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    Office Hours

    The PA DGS’ Office of Business Inclusion and Supplier Development (BISD - formerly BIDSBO) is proud to announce another resource for vendors to access assistance in navigating the Commonwealth of PA's procurement landscape.  In the spirit of making information more accessible, we are announcing monthly Office Hours with Audrey Smith, Outreach Program Lead, BISD. 

    Beginning this February and to be repeated monthly at different dates and times.  Audrey will be available on an all-access TEAMS video-conference call to answer your questions and provide direction on how to register to do business with the commonwealth, register as a small or diverse business enterprise in PRiSM, where to find bidding opportunities, where to find vendor resources, or any other questions you may have.

    Feel free to join the discussion on Monday, February 23rd at 12:30 pm EST. Join us via Microsoft Teams!:

    https://tinyurl.com/BISDhours (https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28084112635498?p=b8vBS6TAARG1XKk9e6 )

    Meeting ID: 280 841 126 354 98

    Passcode: S2Co78cc

    AND:

    Feel free to join the discussion on Monday, March 30th at 4:00 pm EST Join us via Microsoft Teams!:

    https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/25829979819238?p=VSbXJoojGd9Mt53EYO

    Meeting ID: 258 299 798 192 38

    Passcode: i2os3sC2

     

    News

    Attention Construction Management Small Businesses:

    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as part of its commitment to improving the participation of small businesses in state government contracting and the overall economy, is asking for your participation in the PA DGS Small and Small Diverse and Veteran Business Program. We welcome all small business entities that meet Department of General Services (DGS) criteria to consider this upcoming new opportunity in construction management. Participation is not restricted to businesses incorporated or residing in Pennsylvania. Specifically, DGS Capital Programs has issued a Small Business Reserve Invitation to Qualify solicitation to pre-qualify for the future procurement of “Construction Management Services”. The solicitation advertisement can be found on eMarketplace.
     
    For access to the solicitation documents in eBuilder follow this link.
     
    Vendors must be registered with DGS as a Small Business (SB) in order to participate in this procurement opportunity. To start the registration process, visit Self-certify My Small Business.
     
     
     
    Workshops

    New Procurement Training Tool for Contractors!

    Want to learn more about how to do business with the commonwealth? Need to understand the difference between an RFP and and IFB? Curious about best practicies for responding to contracting opportunities? Want to learn when it's convenient for you? BDISBO has you covered. We invite interested small buisnesses try out the new Procurement Training Tool for Contractors. Watch short, information videos about contracting with the government, responding to solicitations, and more.​​