News & Events

March 23, 2023

Doing Business with the VA

Live Webinar & Matchmaking

April 20, 2022

Arizona APEX Accelerator is once again partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to host a live webinar and matchmaking. Representatives from the VA will present what supplies and services the VA buys. Attendees will learn about current opportunities. More info about matchmaking is coming soon.

ACA Bootcamp: Registering for Government Contracts

April 11

9:00 AM

APEX Accelerators (formerly AZPTAC) will present Registering for Government Contracts as part 2 in a 3-part Arizona Commerce Authority Series.

About the webinar:

Learn how and where to register for contracting with the Federal, State, and local governments. Find out if you qualify for certifications.

New Federal Laws Impacting All Government Contractors

April 13

9:00 AM

*In-person Event*

Federal government laws are constantly changing, and compliance is crucial to maintain you small business certifications and to successfully comply with government contract requirements.

Learn more about this event

Intro to Government Contracting

April 13

1:30 PM

In-person event!

You'll learn the basic steps for contracting with the state, local, and federal governments:

• Verify if your business is ready for government contracting

• Learn how to get your business ready by knowing how to market your business to your customer (the government)

• Learn what agencies could buy your product or service

• Learn what the government purchases

• Learn how the government purchases

• Learn how the government assists small businesses

• Learn where to search for opportunities

• Learn about the no-cost programs that can help you along the way.

ACA Bootcamp: Write a Compelling Capability Statement

April 18

9:00 AM

APEX Accelerators (formerly AZPTAC) will present a workshop on writing a capability statement in this final part of the Arizona Commerce Authority’s 3-part series.

About the webinar:

In this engaging, interactive session, you’ll learn how to develop a compelling capabilities statement for your small business.

2023 ADOT DBE & SMALL BUSINESS TRANSPORTATION EXPO

Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and partner agencies will be holding the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Small Business Transportation EXPO on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. This event is back in-person this year and will allow attendees to learn about project opportunities, network with industry professionals and business owners and hear from transportation leaders including: ADOT, MCDOT, the City of Phoenix Public Transit and Street Transportation departments, Valley Metro, and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

More Information & Registration

Entity Validation in SAM.gov

High demand by entities needing to update their registration in SAM.gov has created processing delays. If you need assistance with the SAM.gov entity registration process, contact the supporting Federal Service Desk (FSD).

Escalating Entity Validation

If your entity validation issue becomes time or mission-sensitive and you have an active MAS contract, you can ask the MAS PMO to escalate your ticket. To do so, please contact the MAS PMO at maspmo@gsa.gov with the following information:

An active entity validation ticket from Federal Service Desk i.e. FSD.gov.
Entity Legal Business Name.
Entity UEI (optional, if available)
Description of urgency (pending/past-due payment, pending award, pending bid, grant funds withheld, etc.).
Brief description of assistance needed or problem experienced.

Meet Nichole Jackson, APEX Accelerator Specialist

Nichole Jackson joined Arizona APEX Accelerators in January 2019. She is located at the AZ APEX office at Gateway and Mesa Community Colleges.

Q. What drew you to AZ APEX Accelerator originally? And how has it changed since? My background was working in the private sector assisting minority businesses. I wanted to learn more about the government sector and transitioned to PTAC at that time. We've seen many changes, especially our name from PTAC to APEX Accelerators. I'm still getting used to the name change.

Q. What do you find the most challenging at AZ APEX? We are understaffed at the moment, but we can handle the workload.

Q. What aspect of your role do you enjoy the most? Meeting new people every day and assisting them through the hurdles they face.

Q. If you had to eat one meal, every day for the rest of your life, what would it be? Chicken fried rice. I love, love rice.

Q. What is your dream vacation? Out of my top 5 dream vacations, my #1 would be a couple of weeks vacationing in the Maldives

News & Events

Doing Business with the VA

﻿Live Webinar & Matchmaking

2023 ADOT DBE & SMALL BUSINESS TRANSPORTATION EXPO

Entity Validation in SAM.gov

Meet Nichole Jackson, APEX Accelerator Specialist

Live Webinar & Matchmaking