CTPTAC is fully operational during this COVID-19 pandemic and continues to assist clients as always and, more so by providing additional resources.
Stay competitive! The government could be your best customer. Sign up for webinars that will educate you and help you compete competently and successfully to win government contracts.
If you are new to CT PTAC, and if your business is looking for a way to expand its customer base, then government contracting may be an option.
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Message from Frank Dixon
CT PTAC State Director
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COVID-19 Small Business Guidance and Loan Business Resources
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FYIs from CT PTAC Procurement Specialists
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Valerie Marchand
Procurement Specialist
Groton Office
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Joint Certification Program (JCP)
DD Form 2345
Specific Instructions for Filling Out Form JCP Certification is required to handle/access Department of Defense/Department of National Defense (DOD/DND) unclassified export controlled technical data for the following purposes:
- DOD solicitations that involve access to export controlled data
- Conference/meeting attendance that discusses/shares DOD/DND export controlled material/data
- DOD/DND export controlled technical data exchange between vendors
- Obtain Request for Proposal (RFP) details involving DOD/DND export controlled data
- DOD Research/Development projects involving export controlled data
- To participate in a Directly Arranged Visit (DAV) (Canada to United States (U.S.) or U.S. to Canada)
Failure to provide accurate and complete information will result in your Application being returned or rejected.
Note:
If you are a U.S. Entity,
do not submit a DD Form 2345 unless
Entity has a
Valid Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
number, is currently registered in the
System for Award Management System (SAM)
, and has an
Active Commercial and Government Entity/North Atlantic Treaty Organization (CAGE/NCAGE) Code.
(Refer to the links in Block 2d for assistance with these agencies).
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Cheryl DeMarco
Procurement Specialist
Hartford Office
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Time to start thinking about cybersecurity and how it affects your business!
If you’re a vendor who provides off the shelf items, this doesn’t affect you.
Most small businesses will only need Levels 1 or 2 of CMMC certification, with Level 1 being a definite (and ad hoc)
Why do we need cybersecurity measures in place?
- Estimated loss to the US economy of between $57 billion- $109 billion in 2016 alone
- Data and property destruction
- Business disruption
- Theft of proprietary data, intellectual property and sensitive financial/strategic information
- Projected cybercrime damages by 2021 could total $6 trillion
- Data breaches exposed 4.1 billion records in the first half of 2019
- 62% of businesses experienced phishing and social engineering attacks in 2018
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Marisol Herrera
Procurement Specialist
Stamford Office
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If you are interested in saving searches, following contract opportunities, downloading searches, or signing up for an Interested Vendor List, then you will need to sign-in to beta.SAM.gov.
Watch video on how to search in beta.SAM.gov
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How to Navigate beta.SAM.gov
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Presenter:
Procurement Specialist, Marisol Herrera
Date:
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Time:
11:00 AM – 12:00 pm (EDT)
Location:
GoToWebinar
Description:
This webinar will cover an overview of beta.sam.gov including how to Sign-in, How to Search for opportunities, Filters, Follow and he Interested Vendor List function. After, I’ll transition over to a live demo, and we’ll end with Q & A.
The goal of this webinar is to make you aware of functions available in beta.sam.gov that will better position you in your goal of winning government contracts.
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Responding to Federal Bid Solicitations
Grammar & Writing Strategies to Elevate Your Bid Proposal
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Presenter:
Samantha Williams, President & CEO, Sam’s Word
Date:
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Time:
11:00 AM – 12:00 pm (EDT)
Location:
Zoom Webinar
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Description:
In this webinar, learn key strategies to elevate the professionalism in your federal procurement responses and proposals. We will review properly formatting and structuring your proposal, grammar tips, writing best practices, and more!
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Download Slides to Past CT PTAC Webinars
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Jerry Hollister
Principal Consultant at BBCetc.
Jerry is a huge supporter of PTACs and an SBIR/STTR guru. He has delivered numerous presentations on SBIR/STTR nationwide.
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NSF funding to fight COVID-19
Multiple funding opportunities are available for small businesses with technology that could aid in the effort to combat COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). In an effort to fund COVID-19 research quickly, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is encouraging small businesses that have technology applicable to COVID-19 that include but are not limited to:
- Artificial intelligence
- Digital health
- Diagnostics
- Distributed ledger
- Environmental technologies
- Medical devices
- Pharmaceutical technologies
- Disinfection and sterilization
- Filtration and separations
These opportunities are constantly changing, so we encourage you to continue to monitor agency websites for new notices.
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Meet the CT PTAC Team
Solving the Puzzle of Government Contracting
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May 28,
CT PTAC
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articipated in a virtual business matchmaker event. The live webinar was a major success with over 170 attendees of both primes and small businesses. Primes shared valuable information including: How suppliers can locate primes’ Small Business Liaison Officers (SBLO), products/services they’re looking to buy in the next 6 to 12 months, how COVID-19 crisis changed sourcing, and tips for potential suppliers.
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CT PTAC does not give advice on business loans, but a strategic partner, CTSBDC, is ready to assist you with COVID-19 business related loan programs, On May 28th, CTSBDC delivered an informative live webinar on PPP focused on forgiveness. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions and received immediate answers to act upon.
Visit CTSBDC for more COVID19 loan programs relevant to small businesses,
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Yu-Han (Jamie) Yang
CT PTAC Database Media Manager/
Procurement Specialist
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Frank Dixon
CT PTAC State Director
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