Government Contracting Newsletter
MARCH 2018
Starting or Growing a Veteran-Owned Business
Boots to Business Reboot, an entrepreneurship training program for Veterans and their spouses
Thursday, April 12, 2018
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wilkes-Barre THINK Center
7 South Main Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Free for Veterans and their spouses

Veterans have the character, discipline and skills needed to succeed as small business owners and entrepreneurs. Wondering what it takes and how you can prepare? Enroll in Boots to Business Reboot.
 
Boots to Business Reboot is a two-step training program that provides participants an overview of business ownership as a career vocation, an outline and knowledge on the components of a business plan, a practical exercise in opportunity recognition, and an introduction to available public and private sector resources.
 
This event is step one of the training program. This Introduction to Entrepreneurship course is available to Veterans of all eras, service members and their spouses. The course will feature speakers from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its partners, including the NEPA PTAC.
 
For more information contact Shannon Degiglio at (610) 382-3082.
 
 
PA eMarketplace Opportunities
The NEPA PTAC offers a free customized bid match program that will monitor these types of opportunities on a daily basis. Contact us to learn how to sign up for our bid match program. 

Solicitation / Project Title:  2018 EPA Region 3 Inspectors' Workshop
Solicitation / Project #: 6100045074
Agency: Agriculture
Location: Monroe County
Brief Description: The Invitation for Bids is for 80 persons for lodging and all meals as outlined in the full proposal. 
Solicitation Due Date: March 19, 2018 at 5:00 PM

Solicitation / Project Title: State Workers' Insurance Fund Investment Advisor
Solicitation / Project #: 6100043121
Agency: Labor & Industry
Location: Lackawanna County
Brief Description: The Department of Labor & Industry is seeking a contractor to analyze and evaluate the State Workers' Insurance Fund's (SWIF) current investment strategy and investment portfolio, recommend money managers to the State Worker's Insurance Board (SWIB), develop and monitor investment strategies to recommend to SWIB, manage the money managers, monitor Treasury performance, and prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports for SWIF management.
Solicitation Due Date: March 20, 2018 at 10:00 AM

Solicitation / Project Title: PA State Police Honesdale Station Lawn Care
Solicitation / Project #: 6100045052
Agency: State Police
Location: Wayne County
Brief Description: Furnish all labor, materials and equipment to cut, trim and maintain grass area at the PA State Police, Troop R, Honesdale Station.  This is for 4 cuttings per month and once a month weed control. 
Solicitation Due Date: March 21, 2018 at 1:30 PM

Solicitation / Project Title: Rigidply Rafters Pavilion Kit
Solicitation / Project #: 6100045073
Agency: Conservation & Natural Resources
Location: Lackawanna County
Brief Description: The Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Bureau of State Parks, requires a Rigidply Rafters 28'x36' Standard Rectangular Shelter Package for construction of a pavilion at Lackawanna State Park.
Solicitation Due Date: March 22, 2018 at 10:00 AM

Solicitation / Project Title: Diesel Generator Maintenance & Repair Services
Solicitation / Project #: 6100045161
Agency: Transportation
Location: Monroe County
Brief Description: I-80 Eastbound Mile Post 295 Welcome Center Diesel Generator Maintenance & Repair Services.
Solicitation Due Date: March 23, 2018 at 10:30 AM

Solicitation / Project #: 6100045107
Agency: Labor & Industry
Location: Lackawanna County
Brief Description: This Invitation for Bid is to establish multiple award contracts for Non-Emergency Transport Services for the State Workers' Insurance Fund. 
Solicitation Due Date: April 3, 2018 at 10:00 AM
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