Renee Decker Slippery Rock University of PA February 8, 2018 Services Available at the Government Contracting Assistance Center (GCAC) Renee Decker Slippery Rock University of PA February 8, 2018

Government Contracting Assistance Center (GCAC) Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) - Resource for businesses interested in selling products or services to federal, state and local government agencies - Provide marketing and technical assistance and/or other guidance related to government contracting

Government Contracting Assistance Center (GCAC) Economic development program established at Slippery Rock University in 1989 GCAC is a satellite office of the Government Agency Coordination Office (GACO) established in 1985 at California University of PA

GACO/GCAC Office Locations California University of Pennsylvania 250 University Ave, Box 20 California, PA 15419 Phone 724-938-5881, Fax 724-938-4575 E-mail glodek@calu.edu https://www.calu.edu/community/business-careers/gaco/ Pittsburgh Satellite Office Riverside Center for Innovation 700 River Avenue, Suite 220 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Phone 412-237-6098, Fax 412-237-6099 Email glodek@calu.edu https://www.calu.edu/community/business-careers/gaco/

GACO/GCAC Office Locations Slippery Rock University Satellite Office 006 Eisenberg Classroom Building Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Phone 724-738-2346, Fax 724-738-2168 E-mail: renee.decker@sru.edu http://www.sru.edu/offices/government-contracting-assistance-center

GACO/GCAC Funding Funding for our program comes from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the Allegheny Foundation Funded to assist businesses in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Greene counties

PTAC Locations in Western PA Contact Counties Government Agency Coordination Office (GACO) Kate Lacey Glodek Phone: 724-938-5881 Email: glodek@calu.edu Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene and Washington Southwestern PA Commission (SPC) Dave Pinkosky Phone: 412-391-5590 x308 Email: dpinkosky@spcregion.org Allegheny, Westmoreland, Fayette Northwest PA PTAC Robyn Young Phone: 814-677-4800 x130 Email: robyny@northwestpa.org Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango and Warren Indiana University of PA Ron Moreau Phone: 724-357-7824 Email: rfmoreau@iup.edu Indiana Johnstown Area Regional Industries Lenora Leasure Phone: 814-254-4022 Email: lleasure@jari.com Cambria, Somerset North Central PA Regional Planning & Development Commission Donna Hottel Phone: 814-773-3162 x3059 Email: dhottel@ncentral.com Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter  

GACO/GCAC Statistics Currently assisting 1,804 businesses Assisted area businesses to obtain 58,602 contracts and subcontracts totaling $3,764,042,405 (01/18) Per federal guidelines GACO/GCAC can be credited with creating or saving 87,883 jobs in western Pennsylvania since commencing operations in 1985

Services Available at GACO/GCAC Advising and assisting in marketing products or services to the government Assisting with government registrations (SAM, DSBS, Commonwealth of PA Vendor Registration, Contracting Websites, etc.) Providing bid opportunities through our bid match service for federal, state and local government contracts 

Services Available at GACO/GCAC Advising on bid preparation Assisting with obtaining specifications and standards data, past procurement information and other technical data for federal government work  Developing profiles for our Subcontracting Match program and advising of subcontracting opportunities and contacts

Services Available at GACO/GCAC Conducting seminars and webinars for education and training in government contracting policies and procedures  Hosting procurement fairs for face-to-face marketing opportunities with federal, state, local and corporate purchasing agents

Seminars, Webinars and Procurement Fairs March 14, 2018 – COSTARS Contracting Program, Doubletree by Hilton Washington –Meadowlands, Washington, PA October 23, 2018 – 31st Annual Procurement Opportunities Fair, Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, PA

Getting Started… For those who are not a GACO/GCAC client a GACO/GCAC representative will follow up with you after the seminar