- 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 website. - 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.
Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Procurement Technical Assistance Center
PTAC Plan Room Is OPEN!
The PTAC Plan Room is open for curbside pickup Monday thru Wednesday 1:30pm – 3:30pm. Please email ptac@delmar.edu to place to order. Payment via credit card only! Call 361-698-1020 for details.
COVID -19 UPDATE
While Del Mar College facilities are closed to the public, all PTAC staff will continue to work remotely as long as the current situation requires. 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
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.
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Local Agency Bid Posting Sites
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State of Texas Procurement Links
- National Institute of Governmental Purchasing codes – NIGP
Search site for state of Texas commodity codes. - NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement
This site lists hyperlinks to all state purchasing websites in the U.S. and provinces in Canada. - 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 Legislative Budget Board
Data entry and report submission features for state agencies. - Texas Secretary of State
Business and public filings, Texas business law.
- National Institute of Governmental Purchasing codes – NIGP
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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.
- Dun and Bradstreet
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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.
- Department of Veterans Affairs
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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)
Four digit codes used to group products into logical families for supply management purposes. - Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment PIEE (formerly WAWF)
This is the official site for federal 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
- Product Service Codes (PSC)
Used by the U.S. government to describe the products, services, and research and development purchased by the government. - USA Spending
Official website of the U.S. government to track awards and research agency buying trends.
- Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Center APTAC
Del Mar College PTAC - Economic Impact
Indicator | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 5YR Avg |
5YR Total |
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Total Clients (active) | 334 | 375 | 383 | 253 | 329 | 335 | 1,674 |
Total Advising Hours | 2,291 | 1,254 | 1,500 | 1,660 | 2,104 | 1,762 | 8,809 |
Total Value of Contracts (in millions) | $26.8 | $11.6 | $60.1 | $48.4 | $58.6 | $41.1 | $205.5 |
Job Creation - full time* | 536 | 232 | 1,215 | 969 | 1,173 | 825 | 4,125 |
Total Training Events | 38 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 54 | 45.2 | 226 |
Total Attendees | 949 | 1,505 | 1,197 | 1,168 | 1,091 | 1,182 | 5,910 |
Del Mar College PTAC - Growing your Business One Contract at a Time!
*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 August 31, 2020.