Procurement Technical Assistance Center

COVID-19 UPDATE

While Del Mar College facilities are closed to the public, all PTAC staff will continue to work remotely through Friday, April 10, 2020. Please do not hesitate to email us for your government contracting needs. On the right side of this page under PTAC Staff you can easily click on an individual's name to send an email. Thank you and stay well.

The Del Mar College Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) is Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency.

Disaster Assistance Prep for Contractors

Our goal is to assist any business interested in pursuing Federal, State, or Local government contracts through the following services:

Confidential Advising at No Charge
Federal, State and Local Registrations and Certifications
Plan Room for Area Government Construction Projects
Electronic Bid Match System at No Charge
Interpretation of Bid Documents
Proposal Review Assistance
Network Opportunities with Area Governmental Agencies
Seminars and Workshops on a Variety of Procurement Topics
Vendor iRAPT (formerly Wide Area Workflow WAWF)

PTAC Clients

PTAC Counties served Have you been awarded a contract recently that you can attribute to some type of assistance from PTAC? If so, let us hear from you. PTAC is here to assist you in any way we can!

You’re encouraged to send us an email by clicking on our names or by using this address: ptac@delmar.edu.

If you are a client of PTAC, please provide your feedback here about the assistance you received.

Local Agency Bid Posting Sites
- Bee County TX
  View Vendor Registry and Current RFQ/RFP’s
- City of Beeville – Purchasing Website
  View Current RFP’s and RFQ’s in Beeville
- City of Corpus Christi Capital Programs
  Learn about the City’s construction vendor requirements and opportunities.
- City of Corpus Christi Purchasing Website
  The City of Corpus Christi site for information on the purchase of all equipment, materials and supplies.
- City of Kingsville – Purchasing Website
  View Current RFP/Bid Openings by clicking the RFB tab on the left
- City of Victoria – Purchasing Website
  Learn how to view bids and become a vendor with the City of Victoria
- Corpus Christi ISD Purchasing
  The Corpus Christi Independent School District Purchasing department’s home page.
- Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority
  View the CCRTA Current Procurement Schedule
- Del Mar College Purchasing and Business Services
  Del Mar College Purchasing website
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Information
  Certification program information
- Education Service Center Region 2
  Goodbuy Purchasing Cooperative
- Port of Corpus Christi
  To learn about becoming a vendor with the Port, select the Business tab from the main web site
- Nueces County TX
  Purchasing Department Site with Bid Notices
- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
  This is the website for the purchasing department at TAMUCC
- Texas A&M University Kingsville
  Procurement and HUB program link for TAMU Kingsville
State of Texas Procurement Links
- National Institute of Governmental Purchasing codes – NIGP
  Search site for state of Texas commodity codes.
- Procurement at Comptroller of Public Accounts
  Your first and best source for State of Texas procurement information
- Texas Centralized Master Bidders List - CMBL
  The CMBL is a master database used by State of Texas purchasing entities to develop a mailing list for vendors to receive bids based on the products or services they can provide to the State of Texas.
- Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT)
  Learn about doing business with TxDOT.
- TEXAS Electronic State Business Daily - ESBD
  This link is a search engine for State of Texas Procurement Opportunities
- Texas HUB Program
  The State of Texas program website for Historically Underutilized Businesses
- Texas Secretary of State
  Business and Public Filings, Texas Business Law
Federal Registrations
- Dun and Bradstreet
  Everyone should have a DUNS Number (Data Universal Numbering System) If you do not, click here to get one! They are free and necessary for government contracting.
- Dynamic Small Business Search
  Database of small businesses’ certifications and performance history.
- IRS – Employers Identification Number (EIN) Registration page
  Website where businesses may obtain an Employer’s Identification Number.
- System for Award Management (SAM)
  Database of basic business information from contractors that want to do business with the Federal Government.
Federal Certifications
CAUTION! Assistance is available at PTAC! Call for guidance before attempting!
- Department of Veterans Affairs
  Instructions for verification as Veteran Owned or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.
- HUBZone
  The HUBZone program helps qualifying small businesses gain access to federal procurement opportunities.
- Small Business Development Programs
  Learn about the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program.
- Woman Owned Small Business Certification (WOSB)
  Expanding Federal contracting opportunities for woman-owned small businesses.
Federal Resources
- Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Center APTAC
  Getting government down to business
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification - CMMC
  Defense Logistics Agency - DLA
  Through its contracting offices, DLA buys more than four million different items for Department of Defense (DoD) activities.
- DoD Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
- FedBid
  A dynamic reverse-auction marketplace
- beta.SAM.gov - Formerly known as FedBizOpps
  The Official Federal Gov't Solicitation Posting Site for Buys Over 25k
- Federal Acquisition Regulations
  Research FAR clauses included in federal solicitations
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  How to do Business with FAA and Contracting Opportunities
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  How to do Business with FEMA and the Stafford Act
- Federal Procurement Data System - FPDS
  Next Generation in government procurement
- Federal Supply codes (FSC) and Product Service Codes (PSC)
  Federal Supply Codes (FSC) and Product Service Codes (PSC)
- iRAPT (formerly WAWF)
  This is the official site for Vendors to submit Invoices.
- Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO)
  This Site is your Link to the World of Navy Electronic Business Opportunities
- North American Industry Classification System codes (NAICS)
  Commodity Code Search Site for Federal Contracting
- Office of Congressman Filemon Vela
- Office of Congressman Michael Cloud
- Office of Congressman Vicente Gonzalez
- USA Spending
  Official website of the U.S. government to track awards and research agency buying trends.

Del Mar College PTAC - Economic Impact

Indicator	2015 All PTAC Clients	2016 All PTAC Clients	2017 All PTAC Clients	2018 All PTAC Clients	PTAC 4 year Program Totals	PTAC 4 year Program Average
Total Clients (active)	334	375	383	253	1,345	336
Total Advising Hours	2,291	1,254	1,500	1,660	6,705	1,676
Total Value of Contracts (in millions)	$26.8	$11.6	$60.1	$48.4	$146.9	$36.7
Job Creation - full time positions (see note below)	536	232	1,215	969	2,952	738
Total Training Events	38	43	45	46	172	43
Total Attendees	949	1,505	1,197	1,168	4,819	1,205

Del Mar College PTAC - Growing your Business One Contract at a Time!
(Note: Job creation computation is 50k per full-time position.)

This procurement technical assistance center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency.

Page last updated March 27, 2020.

Procurement Technical Assistance Center

Procurement Technical Assistance Center

COVID-19 UPDATE

PTAC Clients

Local Agency Bid Posting Sites

State of Texas Procurement Links

Federal Registrations

Federal Certifications

Federal Resources

Del Mar College PTAC - Economic Impact

PTAC Staff