Message from State Director |
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Frank Dixon
State Director & APTAC Region 1 Director
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CTPTAC’s FY 2020-2021 program year started with a strategic focus on providing an outlet which offered an interactive platform for our clients and key purchasing and procurement department heads within the Federal, State and local government, this training platform is called our “Doing Business with ..." series: “Doing Business with Municipalities” series proved to be our most successful virtual training sessions averaging 90 plus attendees with 20 municipalities/towns participating, as well as our "Doing Business with Federal Primes" series. Another great testament to the staff’s hard work this past contract year which resulted in our 800 plus CT PTAC clients winning $299 million dollars in direct and subcontract government awards, $53 million of which was awarded to Disadvantage (Self-certified Disadvantaged/Minority Owned) businesses. Yielding an estimated $17.5 million dollars in tax revenue and 7,000 new or retained jobs in the state of Connecticut. In addition to our notable client success stories, this year involved some of our clients winning contracts for the first time; which helped the federal, state and local governments meet their demand for Covid-19 related products and services.
Although we will continue to work primarily in a remote capacity, I’m extremely optimistic about the upcoming 2022 contract year, as CT PTAC is better equipped to assist our clients, strategic partners, and local communities enhance and grow their knowledge in government contracting with an immediate focus on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and new Sam.gov registrations processes.
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Feb. 1: Accessing Procurement Opportunities
Feb. 2: SAM.gov Registration
Feb. 8: The Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program
Feb. 15: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0: What it Means for you.
Feb. 6: SAM.gov Registration
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Webinars that build your federal and state contracting acumen |
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FYIs from CT PTAC Procurement Specialists |
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Marisol Herrera
Business Development Manager/Procurement Specialist
Fairfield County
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Be Ready for CT's Infrastructure Procurement Opportunities!
Connecticut will receive $5.38 billion in federal funding over the next five years, and funds will be allocated as follows:
- $3.29 billion to repair roads, accelerate projects, and reduce traffic congestion.
- NAICS: 237310, 488490, 485112
- $1.3 billion to enhance public transportation.
- NAICS: 926120, 488490
- $561 million to repair the state’s aging bridges.
- NAICS: 202223, 238990
- $100 million for broadband coverage.
- NAICS: 518111, 517919, 517312
- $53 million for electric vehicle charging networks.
- NAICS: 335312, 336320
State Certifications to have in your portfolio:
There is a strong preference to award contracts to companies that hold these certifications.
Contact your primary counselor and get certified ASAP!
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Yu-Han (Jamie) Yang
Database Manager/Procurement Specialist
East Hartford Office
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Welcome to 2022! Thank you all for being with CT PTAC in 2021. To highlight, through CT PTAC assistance, our clients won an amazing $299 Million in federal, state, and municipal direct and subcontract awards during 2021!!!! We served 820 clients in 2,166 counseling hours, also provided 57 events last year.
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Ishrat Nazmi
Procurement Specialist
Hartford Office
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How to be successful in winning Bids and Market your business in the Government Marketplace.
What increases your chance of winning a Bid Opportunity? It’s not creating a Proposal or Capability Statement with marketing gimmick filled with awards and accolade, and how wonderful your business is. Fluffier is not what the Contracting Officer or Buyer wants to see in a potential vendor.
Your Target Agency should have a need for your Core Services. Familiarize yourself with the agency you desire to work with. When Government Agencies publish a Request for Quote (RFQ), they are trying to solve a specific problem. Expectation is, you as a government contractor should provide the solution to their problem in your response. Therefore, no point talking about how wonderful your business is in your proposal, instead, be clear on elaborating your solutions. And, how your business has provided same or similar solutions to other clients as a prime or as a sub-contractor.
Understanding the solicitation is KEY! Pay extra attention to the Section C - Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Section - L Proposal Preparation Instructions. Knowing What and How the government wants you to solve the problem, will help you to provide a clear path to solutions. Lastly, you should be in compliance with the RFP instructions and how the agency will evaluate the solicitation.
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Allisa Young
Procurement Specialist
Groton Office
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The Benefits of 'TEAMING' Agreements
- Maximize complementary skills, resources, and capabilities.
- Reduce or eliminate weaknesses and minimize risks –Capture risk –Performance risk.
- Fill gaps in past performance, experience, and technical capabilities.
- Eliminate barriers (capital, geographic, socio-economic, etc.).
- Increase competitiveness.
- Attract potential mentors.
Benefits of Teaming for Subcontractors
- Provides access to opportunity otherwise closed to your firm. Pursue work across all set-aside categories.
- Early engagement and agreement can secure your contract if the prime wins.
- May enable you to position yourself in a higher-level contract without being a prime.
- Helps to build your experience and performance on contracts with your target agency.
- Helps you build relationships and gain an inside perspective on upcoming opportunities with your target agency.
Bringing It All Together
- Engage with an attorney to draft agreement.
- Review agreement and conduct negotiation (all parties).
- Revise and distribute final agreement for signature.
- Develop and execute joint capture plan.
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NOAA's Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Florida Keys National Weather Service, in partnership with NOAA's Acquisition and Grant Office and Florida International University, will be hosting an Industry. This event is an opportunity for interested vendors to learn more about federal contracts with NOAA.
Date: February 3, 2022
Time: 3pm - 5pm EST
Format: Virtually
The following NAICS codes may be relevant to future small business set aside solicitations/opportunities with NOAA:
- 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)
- 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
- 561720 Janitorial Services
- 561730 Landscaping
- 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
- 561710 Exterminating and Pest Control Services
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
- 336999 All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
- 811198 All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 339950 Sign Manufacturing
- 541430 Graphic Design Services
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VENDOR ENGAGEMENT SERIES
The Army Office of Small Business Programs (AOSBP) is launching a virtual vendor engagement series this year. Join us for our first event in this series titled Meet the Army Office of Small Business Programs Team.
Date: February 24, 2022
Time: 1pm - 2pm EST
Format: Virtual
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Solving the Puzzle of Government Contracting |
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