PTAC Procurement Technical Assistance Center

Procurement Technical Assistance Centers work nationwide to provide businesses with the marketing know-how and technical tools they need to obtain and perform successfully under federal, state, and local government contracts – with the mission of creating and retaining jobs, fostering competition, and lower costs for the government, and helping to sustain our armed forces’ readiness.

Earn your share of the more than $300 billion the United States Government spends annually on various products and services! Thousands of contracts totaling billions of dollars bypass small firms that do not know about or understand government procurement!

Duns & Bradstreet – To request your free D-U-N-S number for your business location, click this link – https://www.dnb.com/duns.html.  If you need assistance or have questions please get in touch with our PTAC office.

MESSAGE REGARDING COVID-19 RESPONSE

As you know the COVID-19 virus is dominating the news and our personal and professional lives in a significant way. The Southwest Virginia Community College PTAC is open for business to support you on a regular basis but we are implementing some risk reduction procedures that may affect the way that we interact with our clients.
Here is what you can expect

1. Webinars are being planned for the future and more information will be forthcoming later.
2. Seminars, workshops and site visits will be evaluated individually and, most likely, hosted using our technology platforms such as Zoom rather than being hosted in person.
3. Client contact will remain active but we will rely heavily on technology platforms to facilitate counseling sessions and minimize physical interactions.  Your counselor will reach out to you to set up alternate means of facilitating counseling sessions.  Please feel free to reach out to your counselor if you need assistance or have questions.

Thank you for your patience and support.  Our contact information is listed below.

COVID-19 Business Assistance Resource Links

• Small Business Administration:
  https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance
• U.S. Treasury Department (which links to CARES Act and more):
  https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/top-priorities/cares-act
• OSHA for guidance on preparing workplaces for COVID19:
  https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf
• U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRS and the U.S. Department of Labor overview:
  https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osec/osec20200320
• Paycheck Protection Program:
  https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/paycheck-protection-program-ppp
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Leave Requirements:
  https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-employer-paid-leave
• Full text of the Cares Act:
  https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/748/text
• Virginia 30 Day Fund
  This is a private-sector driven, forgivable loan opportunity for small businesses that need a cash infusion during this COVID-19 crisis.
  https://va30dayfund.com

Find a PTAC – http://www.aptac-us.org

• Small Business Administration – SBA’s Free Online Training
• Vets First Verification Program – https://va.gov/osdbu/verification
• Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) – sba.gov/hubzone.
• Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) – sba.gov/wosb
• Small Business Size Standards –  sba.gov/sizestandards
• Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business – sba.gov/sdvosb
• For information on the formal certification for the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to va.gov/osdbu/verification
• 8(a) Business Development – sba.gov/8a

Federal Procurement Goals

In order to ensure that small, minority, woman, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses get their fair share of federal procurement dollars, the Small Business Administration (SBA) negotiates annual procurement goals with each federal agency and reviews each agency’s results. Procurement goals are established in terms of percentage of annual expenditures.

• 23% of all prime contracts is to be set aside for small businesses
• 5% of all prime and subcontracts is to be set aside for small disadvantaged businesses
• 5% of all prime and subcontracts is to be set aside for woman-owned businesses
• 3% of all prime contracts is to be set aside for HUBZone small businesses
• 3% of all prime and subcontracts is to be set aside for to Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small businesses

Useful Information Links

FEDERAL

• Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) – https://acquisition.gov/
• Contract Opportunities – https://sam.gov/content/opportunities 
• North American Industry Classification System – https://www.census.gov/naics/ 
• SAM – System for Award Management – https://www.sam.gov/SAM/
• Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) –   https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/
• General Services Administration – https://www.gsa.gov/
• Defense Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS)  – http://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/dodwarning.aspx?goto=/
• The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR), The Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) program (SBIR/STTR) – https://www.sbir.gov/about/about-sttr
• Department of Homeland Security/FEMA – https://www.fema.gov/
•  Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Office of Small Business Programs Training Opportunities.  https://tko.dla.mil/

How to apply for basic JCP certification:

Basic JCP Certification: DVIDS
United States Joint Certification: How to fill out the DD Form 2345 (USA version) (open caption)

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/826732/united-states-joint-certification-fill-out-dd-form-2345-usa-version-open-caption

YOUTUBE

United States Joint Certification: How to fill out the DD Form 2345 (USA version) (open caption)

Enhanced JCP (EJCP) Needed to sell to DLA:

https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/EnhancedValidation/

Learn the steps on how to properly fill out the DD Form 2345. This form is the military critical technical data agreement for U.S. vendors who want joint certification. For more information please visit:

https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/

STATE

• Virginia State Procurement System (eVA) – https://eva.virginia.gov/index.html
• SWAM Certification – https://www.sbsd.virginia.gov/certification-division/swam/
• Small Business Supply Diversity (SBSD) – https://www.sbsd.virginia.gov/