
The
LaGuardia Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) is a small
business assistance program that was established in 1999 through
a cost sharing Cooperative Agreement between LaGuardia Community
College and the Defense Logistics Agency, U. S. Department of Defense.
Our mission is to assist Queens and other New York City firms
market their goods and services to the federal, state, and local
governments.
The
center offers procurement technical assistance and training workshops
to meet the needs of small, minority, and women business owners
throughout the New York metropolitan area. The LaGuardia PTAC sponsors
the Queens Annual Business and Procurement Expo and also participates
in major business and procurement initiatives that are sponsored
by other service providers and governmental agencies.
PTAC
provides free procurement technical assistance and counseling services
to clients. Assistance and services provided include
- Assessing
a company's potential for government contracting
- Registration
and certifications
- Customized
bid-matching services
- Solicitation
review and bid preparation assistance
- Customized
bid opportunity searches
- Identification
of North America Industry Supply Codes (NAICS) and federal supply
codes
- Electronic
commerce (EC/EDI) training
- Procurement
regulations assistance
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Assistance
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