November 2019 - In This Issue:
ABOUT US

The PTAC is a business and technology extension program of the UNC System. Our purpose is to generate employment and improve the general economic condition of the state by assisting North Carolina companies, including those eligible for business development programs for local, state and federal government contracts. We provide procurement technical assistance by offering no-fee and confidential counseling on selling your products and/or services to the appropriate local, state or federal government agency.
THE TEAM
PTAC Program Director
919.600.6096

PTAC Advisor 
Elizabeth City / Greenville
252.737.1369


PTAC Advisor 
Asheville / Cullowhee
828.251.6025


PTAC Advisor 
Raleigh / Chapel Hill / Durham
919.513.0623


PTAC Advisor 
Fayetteville / Pembroke
910.672.1359


PTAC Advisor
Wilmington
910.962.3566


BROOKLYN DELLINGER
PTAC Advisor/Events Coordinator
Hickory / Boone
828.322.5379


JACQUIE SPEARMAN
PTAC Advisor
Charlotte
704.687.0443


SUE CROTTS
PTAC Advisor
Triad
336.256.9302

UPCOMING EVENTS
Dec 10, 2019
Webinar
Jan 14, 2020
Charlotte, NC
Jan 28, 2020
Charlotte, NC
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ACCELERATE: A BLOG FOR CEOs OF MID-SIZED FIRMS
SBTDC's Strategy and Growth Services blog, Accelerate, helps CEOs of mid-sized companies make business and leadership improvements through helpful insight, resources, and tools.
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TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION SERVICES
The SBTDC's Technology Commercialization Services team provides business counseling to small to mid-sized business owners, university researchers, and entrepreneurs looking to advance their innovations to the marketplace.
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
The SBTDC's International Business Development Specialists assists small and mid-sized businesses with export planning and exporting.
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Director's Corner: 
New PTAC Advisor in the TRIAD
By Mark G. Mills, PTAC Program Director at North Carolina State University
Sue Crotts has been hired as the new PTAC advisor for the TRIAD region that includes North Carolina A & T State University, Winston-Salem State University and UNC -Greensboro. As a PTAC advisor she is responsible for Caswell, Davison, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin counties. Her focus is on advising established businesses on how to navigate the purchasing processes to win local, state and federal government contracts. The North Carolina PTAC Program is co-located with the Small Business and Technology Development Center ( www.sbtdc.org ).
 
Sue brings thirteen years of government procurement experience from the City of Greensboro and Guilford County to the North Carolina PTAC Program. Experience includes managing procurements for federal, state and local bids, RFPs and contracts and supporting subcontracting requirements to include set aside programs. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from UNC-Greensboro and is a Certified Local Government Purchasing Officer (CLGPO), designated by UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Government.

Updates on beta.SAM.gov
By Brooklyn Dellinger, PTAC Counselor at Appalachian State University

FBO/FedBizOpps was retired in November and now resides on beta.sam.gov as "Contract Opportunities". Other databases are migrating to beta.SAM.gov as modernization of SAM continues.















Click here to learn more: https://beta.sam.gov/help/whats-next .


SELLING TO THE GOVERNMENT

5 West Hargett St., Suite 600
Raleigh, NC 27601
919.600.5998

The Procurement Technical Assistance Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the 
Defense Logistics Agency

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