Our Mission
We help Georgia businesses identify, compete for and win government contracts. Our assistance comes in the forms of teaching, mentoring and coaching. We also provide our clients with a set of tools to research and identify government contracting opportunities. Our services are available at no cost to any Georgia business, 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.
How to Get Started
The Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) conducts training to help your personnel better understand the government procurement process. Our classes cover a wide range of government contracting topics and are taught by experts with many years of government contracting experience.
If you are interested in taking advantage of GTPAC’s services, you are strongly encouraged to attend GTPAC’s “Introduction to Government Contracting” class. This class provides a complete orientation to doing business in the government marketplace and provides instruction on all the fundamentals to get started. Attending this class also qualifies attendees to become registered as GTPAC clients and thereby benefit from our complete range of services, including one-on-one instruction in areas like:
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Reading and understanding a bid solicitation
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Understanding RFID, UID and packaging standards |
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Handling post-award contract administration |
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Locating technical information and pricing data |
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Reviewing and finalizing your bid or proposal |
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Participating in electronic and Internet procurement opportunities |
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Executing Central Contractor Registration and other registrations |
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Conducting market research, finding opportunities and establishing relationships |
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Researching federal specifications/standards |
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Preparing for pre-award surveys |
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Properly submitting an invoice, including Wide Area Work Flow |
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...and much, much more. |
GTPAC has offices conveniently located throughout Georgia. All counselors, locations, phone numbers and e-mail addresses are posted under team directory for easy identification and access by the public. Be sure to check for the office nearest you.
Our Terms and Conditions
To receive our services, you must:
- be a Georgia-based company (if your business is not located in Georgia, please click here to see a list of PTAC organizations in other parts of the country),
- want to sell to the government,
- have the potential to sell to the government,
- have e-mail capability and have internet access,
- complete a GTPAC client application,
- submit a procurement activity report every three months (you are expected to report all government contract awards each calendar quarter, whether or not GTPAC was directly involved), and
- respond to our annual Quality of Services survey.