About PTAC (Procurement Technical Assistance Center)

Utah Procurement Technical Assistance Centers help small businesses with all phases of government contracting (Federal, state, and local). Counselors provide one-on-one and group instructions that help clients identify contracting opportunities, which can create growth of market share and revenues for them. The government is an excellent customer because they generally purchase in large quantities, and pay their bills on time.

PTAC is an important part of The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), with eight offices throughout the state to assist you. There are specific keys available from your PTAC as follows.

• BID Match software to find bid opportunities (Request for Proposal - RFP)
• One-on-one counseling
• Workshops and conferences
• Registration Assistance (Duns, CCR, ORCA)
• Networking facilitation
• Contracting Partnerships:
  • Prime / Sub
  • Mentor / Protégé
  • Teaming agreements
  • 8(a) / Hub Zone Opportunities
• Bid Proposals (response to an RFP)
• Product Specifications / Standards
• Procurement Histories / Pricing Data
• GSA Assistance

Individual Counseling

PTAC Counselors provide contract assistance training at your site, or at one of our eight locations. The counseling can identify how to market to military and government, documentation preparation, grant possibilities, information on SBA loan guarantees, etc. Procurement counselors provide individual counseling on all aspects of government contracting, including assistance in the initial state of how to find the right match, how to market to the government; and how to request and prepare solicitation documents; Counselors also provide information on other government programs including grants and government-backed bank loans.

Client Web Page Bid Match Notifications

PTAC offices utilize a computerized Bid Match program, which compares your company’s products and/or services, in combination with industrial NAICS codes to government solicitations for the things they want to purchase. These purchases can range in scope and type similar to any other very large business procurement effort, and include:

• Federal Agency software and integrated telecommunications circuits
• DOD procurement of environmental remediation solutions
• Federal/State engineering services and all types of equipment
• Construction projects, including home and/or warehouse design/build to asphalt paving, or grounds maintenance
• International Trade Opportunities of every description imaginable