Grow OUR Local Economy With GovTide Technology

1. Grow OUR Local Economy With GovTide Technology By Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc. http://www.AIT.com

2. AIT, Inc. Overview • Privately-held Fayetteville, North Carolina based firm started in 1995 • Specializes in Internet-based products and services, web hosting, domain registration and IT solutions • One of the largest web hosting firms in the world • In-house design and development staff, not outsourced to any other location or company

3. Recent Events • Hire Fayetteville First • Focus on hiring Fayetteville/Cumberland County businesses for City/PWC contracts • Unanimously passed on July 9, 2012 • PWC and City of Fayetteville’s website to be updated with bids • 8 point Plan • Adopted January 2013 • Intent was to use Matchforce.org for solicitation posting by March 1, 2013 • NC Senate Bill 232 • Requires local municipalities to give preference to local businesses. this is an economic policy matter • Effective July 1, 2013 • As of March 25, 2013, no solicitation postings have been made on Matchforce.org

4. Growth, Economic Diversity, and SWOT Economically Stagnant Economically Diverse Economic Development Group: “Drive more businesses within these industries to move to the City.” • Benefits: • Increase in tax base • Decrease in contracts given to outside businesses Growing a Diverse and Prospering Economy

5. Economic Impact of Local Purchases 52% Advantage for local business For every dollar spent on local businesses… The local economy gets $.73 back. For every dollar spent on non-local businesses… The local economy gets only $.38 back. Less than ½ the original investment. Source: Robert Ware, Business Awareness

6. Economic Impact Example Government issues contract for 10 rakes to be purchased… Vendor A Local business Bids $125 for a contract for 10 rakes Vendor B Non-Local business Bids $100 for a contract for 10 rakes Vendor A should win due to being local, and having a 52% advantage for boosting local economy.

7. Do you have answers? • Which vendors are within the City?Outside of the City? • Which ones are small business? Service-disabled veteran owned business? Minority-owned business? • How much savings did we gain from using an online system? • What is our strongest industry? • What is our weakest industry and where are we missing federal, and state contracts?

8. What GovTide IS NOT! No Asset Management No meaningful Reports Data is everywhere Confusing Customer Service • Problems • Unnecessary Duplication • Wasted Resources • Lacks Interoperability • Little Transparency • Confuses Users • Misses Opportunities • Ineffective Reporting Missing Federal and State Contracts Failure to Recruit & Retain Businesses Procurement Waste & Abuse Poor online Payment E-Commerce Systems Missed Revenue Opportunities The Proverbial Puzzle Palace of Government

9. So What is GovTide? 1. E-Procurement transparency, savings, local 2. Asset Management once Assets are Procured 3. Federal and State Contract Feeds Targeted to Community 9. Option to Create Local Social Network Economic Development Engine 8. Custom Analytics & Intelligence Reports 4. Business (Recruit & Retain) Building Tax Base 7. Provides Superb Customer Service Experience 5. Advertising Module To Self-Fund or Increase Revenue Inflows 6. E-Commerce to Process Transactions A Fully Integrated, Hosted, Economic Development System w/Centralized Data To Implement Effective Public Policy & Programs.

10. Features & Benefits Solicitation Posting (Request for Proposal and Reverse Auction) Benefit: Transparency, Competition, and Savings of 9 to 11%* • Custom Analytics & Intelligence Reports • Benefit: Powerful analytics to make smart economic development decisions Already successful with MatchForce.org for State of NC Benefit: $3.5B* in federal contracting dollars directly to NC businesses 4th Patented PPC & Pay Per Zone Advertising Module Included • Benefit: Help promote local businesses, and potentially self fund this project *VentureStats & GovTide installs

11. First Implementation of GovTide • MatchForce.org • Run by the State of NC via NCMBC • Started in 2004 • State of North Carolina has spent over $4M in enhancements, but yielded $3.5B in Federal contracts • Goal: Keep Federal contract dollars within the state through NC Businesses. • Over 50,000 users

12. Testimonials • “GovTide has been absolutely essential to engaging nearly 20,000 businesses in the federal market, connecting them daily to federal opportunities and to helping them win over 1,650 contracts – worth at least $3.5 billion.  These contracts have generated over $275 million in State tax revenue, generated a 28:1 return on investment in the NCMBC, expanded our tax base statewide and generated better quality of life for all citizens in North Carolina.  GovTide is a winner.” • Scott Dorney, Director • North Carolina Military Business Center • “Having seen the economic impact of GovTide, I’m excited about how it can help the communities I represent, and communities throughout North Carolina. A strong, growing economy depends on building a strong base from the bottom up, and enabling businesses and government to work together. GovTide facilitates investing in our own communities helping them grow, diversify, and prosper.” • Representative John Szoka, (R), District 45, 2013 – present North Carolina General Assembly

13. More Testimonials “It’s working in North Carolina and it can work in any other state. GovTide is a smart use of technology for economic expansion. What sets GovTide apart is the ability it gives small business, the heart of this nation’s economic structure, to beat faster and stronger. For the unfamiliar, the federal contracting process can be daunting. For small business, it can mean a significant investment of time with little return. Business can’t succeed and grow without a chance. GovTide gives them that chance.” Representative Robin Hayes (R) NC District 8 1999-2009 United States House of Representatives “I believe so strongly in the GovTide technology that it was a critical component of an economic development bill I sponsored last year. The mission is to help our state’s small and mid-sized businesses compete for and win federal contracts. GovTide is going to prove a tremendous means of creating new jobs and expanding the tax based for communities across North Carolina.” Senator Anthony E. Rand (D) Cumberland, Senate District 24 2001-2009 North Carolina General Assembly

14. Other Communities Implementing GovTide • State of Washington – Completed • Town of Spring Lake – Implementing now • Harnett County • Franklin County • Nash County Overwhelming support for adoption of GovTide

15. User Levels / Dashboards Local Government Admin User • View Industry Strengths and Weaknesses & other Analytics • Search for opportunities • Create requirements for purchasing • Local Procurement Online • Federal & State Contract Feeds • Federal Grant Feeds • Revenue Share Back to Community

16. User Levels / Dashboards Business User • Find Local, State and Federal Contracts • Team with other Businesses • Post Jobs and Search for Employees

17. User Levels / Dashboards Purchasing Agent /Contracting Officer • Post RFP Bids • Post Reverse Auction Bids • Search for Businesses • Receive Matches to Bids

18. User Levels / Dashboards Individual / Job Seeker • Post Resume • Search for Jobs • Match to Job Postings

19. FREE Training Included FREE with GovTide: • 2 hour training for City vendors/businesses • 2 hour training for City staff, and management (train the trainer)

20. Advertising Module

21. Proposal • The City provides the digital records or paper copies of transactions going back as far as 2 years to AIT. • AIT hires unemployed, local veterans/ESC to perform data entry at no cost to the City. AIT will pay up to $5,000 in wages. • Workers would be housed at AIT or at a place of the City’s choosing, and input the data into GovTide. • The City will have 90 days to review reports after data is uploaded. • The City can then determine if they want to create an RFP after that time.