Learn basic guidelines for doing business with
the government at free workshops in Sandpoint
and Post Falls October 20-21. The workshops are
detailed below.
Tuesday, October 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. at Idaho Department of Labor, 613 Ridley
Village Road, Sandpoint.
Wednesday, October 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. at North Idaho College, 525 West Clearwater
Loop, Post Falls.
These half-day workshops will provide
participants with an overview on bidding with
the Idaho Transportation Department,
requirements for bidding as a federal
contractor, and available resources and
services, such as free bid-matching and help
responding to Requests for Proposals from the
Idaho Procurement Technical Assistance Center.
The program will feature presenters from the
Idaho Transportation Department, Idaho
Procurement Technical Assistance Center, the
U.S. Small Business Administration and a federal
procurement officer.
Participants will learn how to find government
projects that are out for bid, required licenses
and registrations, and the differences between
state and federal contracting.
Other topics will include the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise program, 8(a) Business Development,
HUBZone, Women-Owned Small Business, and other
business certifications, and where to go for
free assistance.
To register, visit
www.ptassist.com/services/ptac_register.php?id=126A446160.
For more information about the workshop, call
DBE Program Coordinator Liz Healas at (208)
334-8567 or email her at
elizabeth.healas@itd.idaho.gov. |
