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Welcome to the Procurement Technical Assistance Center

Hands-On Assistance in Government Contracting

Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) are a nationwide network of procurement professionals who help businesses compete for and perform contracts with the Department of Defense, other federal agencies, state and local governments, and with prime contractors.

What we can do for you?

We help Virginia businesses in our service area identify, compete for, and win government contracts.

Our assistance includes teaching, mentoring, one on one assistance and coaching. We also provide our clients with a set of electronic tools to research and identify government contracting opportunities.

Our services are available at no cost to any Virginia business within our area of coverage, large or small, that possesses the interest and potential to perform work — as a prime contractor or a subcontractor — for federal, state or local government agencies. If your business is located outside of our service area, you can find a procurement technical assistance center (PTAC) by clicking here.

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PTACs have ...

PTACs have a local presence in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some PTACs specialize in assistance to federally recognized tribes and their members.

Free

Most PTAC assistance is provided free of charge.

Program Administration

The program is administered by DLA’s Office of Small Business Programs in cooperation with states, local governments and nonprofit organizations.

PTACs provide...

PTACs provide day-to-day assistance, along with training , to firms seeking to do business with Federal
Agencies and state and local governments in the form of such services as:

  • Identifying government agencies that purchase a firm’s products or services
  • Networking and matchmaking events to meet government buyers and prime contractors
  • Using the internet to sell to the government
  • DLA’s Internet Bid Board System {DIBBS)
  • Prime & subcontracting opportunities
  • Contracting fundamentals
  • Helping to prepare bids/proposals
  • Pre-award & post-award administration issues
  • Locating military and other government specifications and drawings
  • Small business programs and certifications
  • Cost accounting system compliance
  • Cybersecurity clause compliance
  • Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program information
  • Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program information
DLA needs...

DLA needs capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Historically Underutilized
Business Zone Small Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses, Veteran-owned and ServiceDisabled
Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

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Crater Procurement Assistance Center, serving as a Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency. Crater Procurement Assistance Center is sponsored by the Crater Planning District Commission.

Service area

Our coverage area consists of these counties and cities: Buckingham, Cumberland, Amelia, Prince Edward, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, Danville, Martinsville, Henry, Franklin, Nottoway, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Chesterfield, Powhatan, Goochland, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Prince George, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Charles City, Surry, Sussex, Emporia and Greenville.

All personnel are PTAC employees.

Events

April 22, 2021
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    April 22, 2021  10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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May 12, 2021
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    8(a) CERTIFICATION WEBINAR
    May 12, 2021  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    4 weeks from now for 2 hours

Announcements

Procurement Specialist Position

Procurement Specialist Position

Mar 3, 2021 | ,

The Crater Planning District Commission in Petersburg, Virginia is seeking a Procurement Specialist for the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC). PTACs provide eligible entities with assistance in identifying, targeting, helping to prepare proposals, submitting proposals, preparing, and submitting performance reports, and in collecting payment on government contracts. Assistance is designed to meet the requirements of the Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) but may include assistance to organizations seeking contracts with other federal agencies and with state and local governments. Procurement Specialists are expected to make a concerted effort to seek out and assist Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business Concerns, Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses, and Historically Black Colleges and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs).

Full time position