Welcome to the Vermont Procurement Technical Assistance Center (VTPTAC) homepage. The center exists for just one reason: to help Vermont businesses succeed in obtaining Government contracts. The center offers FREE counseling services to Vermont businesses and assists them in learning how to bid on Government contracts at the federal, state and local level.
The mission of the VT PTAC is to:
- Increase the percentage of federal contracts being awarded to Vermont businesses with particular emphasis on contracts awarded to small businesses. The federal spending can flow to businesses either as direct contract recipients or through subcontractors to prime contractors with federal Government contracts.
- Ensure that Vermont businesses are awarded the maximum number of contracts possible under state and local contracting invitations to bid.
- Facilitate business to business commerce opportunities for Vermont businesses.
Our strategy for accomplishing this mission is to provide assistance to Vermont businesses in three areas:
- Knowledge - Have trained and certified counselors located at the center that can provide businesses with an understanding of the requirements of government contracting/subcontracting and the know-how to obtain and successfully perform on federal, state, and local contracts. Assist businesses in setting up access to procurement databases which will allow them to bid on Government contracts. Assist businesses in finding the answers that they require relative to the procurement process.
- Experience- Have experienced personnel who can help businesses understand what they might expect from the bidding process.
- Support – Provide one on one assistance and counseling to Vermont businesses in bid and contract performance. Work with Federal Agencies and Federal Prime Contractors to meet their federally mandated goals for the awarding of contracts to small businesses including: SDB/8a, HUB Zone, Veteran Owned / Service Disabled, and Woman Owned businesses. Provide assistance to Vermont companies in identifying, bidding on, and winning: grants for Small Business Innovation Research programs and R&D opportunities. Click on the highlighted area for more information.
- Facilitate a “matchmaking” service to all Vermont businesses by matching buyers with sellers through planned events. Provide training for Vermont businesses in the field of Government contracting. Provide government market research and market assessment to Vermont businesses.
In order to help determine if your company qualifies for one-on-one assistance and counseling, click on the highlighted area of this sentence. The center may also be contacted by letter, email or phone. The names of individual Procurement Counselors are listed below. The lead center information is presented below:
Vermont Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Department of Economic,Housing and Community Development
1 National Life Drive,6th Floor
Montpelier, VT 05620-0501
Email: vtptac@thinkvermont.com
Phone: (802) 828-5243
Thank you for visiting our website and I hope that the center can assist you and your business. The Vermont Procurement Technical Assistance Center.
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