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Assistance Available at the Government Agency Coordination Office (GACO)

Assistance Available at the Government Agency Coordination Office (GACO). California University of PA Government Agency Coordination Office, PTAC. Government Agency Coordination Office (GACO). Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

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Assistance Available at the Government Agency Coordination Office (GACO)

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  1. Assistance Available at the Government Agency Coordination Office (GACO) California University of PA Government Agency Coordination Office, PTAC

  2. Government Agency Coordination Office (GACO) • Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) • Resource for businesses interested in selling products or services to federal, state and local government agencies • Provide marketing and technical assistance related to government contracting

  3. Government Agency Coordination Office (GACO) • GACO is an economic development program operated by California University of PA • Established in 1985 to assist businesses in western Pennsylvania with government contracting

  4. GACO Office Locations • California University of Pennsylvania 250 University Ave, Box 20 California, PA 15419 Phone 724-938-5881, Fax 724-938-4575 E-mail: wojcik@cup.edu http://www.cup.edu/advancement/gaco • Pittsburgh Satellite Office 700 River Avenue, Suite 220 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Phone 412-237-6098, Fax 412-237-6099 Email: gacopso@earthlink.net http://www.cup.edu/advancement/gaco

  5. GACO Office Locations • Slippery Rock University Satellite Office 006 Eisenberg Classroom Bldg., Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Phone 724-738-2346, Fax 724-738-2168 E-mail: renee.decker@sru.edu http://academics.sru.edu/cbiss/gcac

  6. GACO Funding • Funding for our program comes from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the Sarah Scaife Foundation • Funded to assist businesses in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene and Washington counties

  7. PTAC Locations in Western PA

  8. PTAC Locations in Western PA (Cont’d)

  9. GACO • Currently assisting 1,656 businesses • Assisted area businesses to obtain 29,238 contracts and subcontracts totaling $2,208,711,467 (As of 07/09) • Per federal guidelines GACO can be credited with creating or saving 56,776 jobs in western Pennsylvania since commencing operations in 1985

  10. Services Available at GACO • Federal Government Registrations: * Central Contractor Registration (CCR)/Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) http://www.ccr.gov • * Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) • https://orca.bpn.gov • * Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) • http://www.wawftraining.com

  11. Services Available at GACO * HUBZone Certification https://eweb1.sba.gov/hubzone/internet/index.cfm Business Ownership Verification * VetBiz http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov • Business Ownership Certifications * 8(a) Program http://www.sba.gov/8abd * SDB Certification http://www.sba.gov/sdb * State MBE/WBE Certification http://www.dgs.state.pa.us * Unified Certification Program http://www.paucp.com

  12. Services Available at GACO • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania • * Pennsylvania Department of General Services • https://www.pasupplierportal.state.pa.us/irj/portal/anonymous • * Pennsylvania Vendor Registration • https://www.pasupplierportal.state.pa.us/irj/portal/anonymous • Local Bidder’s Lists

  13. Services Available at GACO • Notification of Bid Opportunities * FedBizOpps * DLA Small Purchases * Other Federal Small Procurements * State and Local Purchases • Technical Data * Specifications and Standards * Drawings • Historical Cost Data

  14. Services Available at GACO • Resource Library * Online Publication Guide, Local Procurement Handout and Guides for Doing Business with Various Agencies, etc. • eBusiness • Subcontracting • Seminars and Procurement Fairs

  15. Subcontracting Opportunities • Register in CCR/Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) at http://www.ccr.gov • Access SUB-Net at http://web.sba.gov/subnet • Access http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp to obtain a copy of “Subcontracting Opportunities with DOD Major Prime Contractors” • Search award section of FedBizOpps http://www.fbo.gov • Register into GACO’s Subcontracting Match Program • Attend seminars and procurement fairs • Access http://www.governmentcontractswon.com

  16. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) • On February 17, 2009 the American Recovery • and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was signed into • law. This law allots billions of dollars for • infrastructure improvement, environmental • restoration, construction and upgrades of • federal facilities, information technology and • other projects that directly affect • government operations • http://www.recovery.gov

  17. Seminars and Procurement Fairs • 08/26/09 – Introduction to RFID & UID, Holiday Inn, Beaver Falls, PA • 10/28/09 – Procurement Opportunities Fair 2009, Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North, Mars, PA

  18. Getting Started… • Complete a one page GACO client application • Schedule an appointment to meet with a GACO counselor

  19. Questions?

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