VPTAC Services
Mission: To support economic development
efforts in the region for the retention and creation of jobs
by assisting small businesses on how to do business with the
public sector.
Eligibility: VPTAC services are available
to existing small businesses located in the counties of Brooks,
Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, Willacy, and
Zapata. To be considered for program services
please complete the brief registration
form.
Cost: Counseling and program services
are provided at no cost.
Overview of services provided:
- Experienced
counseling on how to do business with federal/state/local
government agencies
- Assessment
of each company's products/services that have reasonable
expectation of being procured
- Access to
cutting-edge system that profiles each company's product/services
for daily electronic alerts on relevant bid opportunities
- Access to
our Blueprint/Plan Room complete with high-speed internet
access and a range of blueprints from contractors requesting
bid proposals
- Assistance
in identifying Federal North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS)
as well as state and local commodity codes
- Information
on locating subcontracting opportunities
- Up-to-date
leads on area federal/state/local procurement advertised
bid opportunities
- Assistance
in accessing solicitations, references, specifications,
and drawings from federal buying offices
- Thorough
market research to identify government agencies or prime
contractors who buy your products or services
- Access to
hundreds of websites on federal/state/local procurement
resources
- Pre and post-award
contract assistance
- Valuable
information on electronic commerce
- Assistance
on small minority, women-owned, and disabled veteran federal
certifications
- Assistance
on State of Texas Historically Underutilized Business Zone
(HUBZone) certification
- Assistance
on Federal HUBZone registration*
*Important
note: According to recent legislation, small businesses
no longer need to be owned by U.S. citizens in order to apply
for HUBZone certification. Another change permits a rural
county to qualify for HUBZone status if its local unemployment
rate is relatively high when compared to either the state's
annualized unemployment rate or the national unemployment rate.
Some of the many
benefits to your business include:
- Workshop
and seminars on a variety of contracting topics
- Minimize
tracking of time-consuming tracking bid opportunities
- Complete
government buying paperwork correctly the first time
- Remain updated
on changes in buying rules and regulations
Why pursue sales to the Government?
- The Federal
Government is the largest buyer in the U.S.
- Federal and
State Governments buys over $650 billion annually
- Hundreds
of public sector buying offices in the local region
- The Government
is a reliable, continuous source of business
- Red tape
challenges are minimal with VPTAC's information and assistance.
