EOTSC20160125 (th) SOCC - Government Contract Workshop

Government Contracting Opportunities workshop at the Small Business Development Center 

Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center (Southwestern SBDC) is offering a helpful workshop on Selling to the Government.  Federal, state and local government agencies spend billions of dollars every year purchasing goods and services from the private sector.  Small business owners often are afraid to tap into this lucrative market because it seems so complex.  This workshop will help participants learn how to complete on-line registrations, find opportunities, and pursue potential contracts.

Selling to the Government will be taught by J. Rick Evans. Mr. Evans is the Executive Director of the Organization for Economic Initiatives, Inc. (OEI) an Oregon private non-profit corporation that administers Government Contract Assistance Programs (GCAP) and other defense-related grants and contracts. In 1986, Rick was hired as the first Director of Oregon's Procurement Technical Assistance Program and has helped grow GCAP into a multi-office, statewide program. Rick is a Certified Contracting Assistance Specialist (CCAS), a recipient of the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Center’s (APTAC) Fellow Award and Member Achievement Award, and a national trainer and speaker on procurement related issues.

A fee of $20 per person will be charged. Seating is limited.  Preregistration athttp://www.socc.edu/sbdc is required to insure seating availability and materials.  The workshop will be held in North Bend at The Business Center, 2455 Maple Leaf from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Contact the Southwestern SBDC at 541-756-6866 or email Mary Loiselle at mloiselle@socc.edu for more information.