ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - MEDA
ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - MEDA
ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - MEDA
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Procurement Technical<br />
Assistance Center<br />
The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)’s overall goal is to<br />
strengthen Minnesota’s economy by assisting businesses in securing<br />
government contacts at the Federal, State and local levels. Since<br />
October 2003, <strong>MEDA</strong> has served as the host of this federally-funded<br />
program. Through its Bid Match Program, PTAC provides a quick and<br />
easy way for clients to identify government procurement opportunities<br />
specific to their company’s products and services.<br />
With small businesses as its primary clientele, PTAC’s efforts are aligned<br />
with <strong>MEDA</strong>’s by working to increase minority business involvement in<br />
government contracting opportunities. PTAC area managers provide<br />
one-on-one counseling and technical assistance and offer extensive<br />
training through a variety of workshops designed for companies of all<br />
sizes and levels of experience.<br />
Client Highlights<br />
PTAC assisted Powerain Systems, Inc., a tribal-owned company in<br />
Tower, Minnesota, with solicitation questions and bid package review.<br />
Their product - vehicle washing equipment and supplies - seemed an<br />
unlikely match; however, they received fast results and were awarded a<br />
$298,000 contract for a drive-in truck wash at Minot Air Force Base.<br />
Through a close working relationship<br />
with PTAC specialists, Saginaw<br />
Construction, a disabled-veteran<br />
company from Duluth, Minnesota,<br />
was awarded a Multiple Award Task<br />
Order Contract with the Minnesota<br />
National Guard. They are now<br />
one of five contractors approved<br />
for National Guard projects<br />
throughout the state for the next<br />
five years. Through PTAC networking<br />
events, Saginaw also has established<br />
a working relationship with the Veteran’s<br />
Administration Medical Center in St. Cloud<br />
and have had multiple contracts totaling<br />
$1.3 million.<br />
Steve Erickson<br />
Saginaw Construction<br />
Keystone Computer Solutions, a Saint Paul minority-owned company,<br />
attended a North Central Regional Council meeting hosted by PTAC and<br />
was introduced to contacts at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. This<br />
meeting led to a sole-source award for a $205,000 contract for IT help<br />
desk services.<br />
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PTAC<br />
<strong>2006</strong> Results<br />
• Worked with 936 clients<br />
throughout Minnesota<br />
• Produced 57 workshops<br />
which trained 2,204 potential<br />
contractors on the ins<br />
and outs of government<br />
contracting<br />
• Attracted more than 200<br />
attendees to the 2nd Annual<br />
out-state Procurement Fair<br />
in Walker, MN.<br />
• Consulted one-on-one with<br />
338 new business owners<br />
and followed up with 2,584<br />
meetings<br />
• Assisted in securing 422<br />
contracts awarded to 104<br />
individual contractors<br />
totaling $278.8 million<br />
• 33% of the total awards ($92.9<br />
million) were earned by 27<br />
entrepreneurs of color<br />
• 5,576 jobs were created<br />
or sustained through<br />
these contract awards<br />
(as calculated by Federal<br />
formula)<br />
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