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News You Can Use From the Office of Procurement Services

Fairfax City Office of Procurement Services encourages businesses to take advantage of educational services and programs offered by the Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity.

Check out these free virtual programs SBSD had scheduled in March. For more information, and to register for these events, please visit SBSD.Eventbrite.com.

March 9: Small Business Academy Workshop: Government Contracting 101

How can a small business get into government contracting? This workshop will educate small business owners with an overview of government contracting. This is the first webinar in the Government Contracting series.

March 10: Selling to the Commonwealth – eVA 101

This session will provide a high level overview of the Commonwealth’s purchasing process, including purchasing policies that affect how buyers use the eVA system to “shop” and the eVA tools used by our buying community.

To register for this event, click here.

March 16: Small Business Academy Workshop: Government Contracting Accounting, Pricing and Costs

There is accounting and there is government accounting. Accounting in Government contracting has its own unique and specialized rules, regulations, standards, and hurdles. This workshop will educate small business owners with an overview of government contracting accounting. This is the second webinar in the Government Contracting series.

March 17: How to Generate Leads in eVA

eVA is Virginia’s online, electronic procurement system: web-based vendor registration and purchasing system that allows state agencies, colleges, universities and many local governments to conduct all purchasing and sourcing activities for goods and services.. This advanced workshop focuses on how to find business opportunities and how to build your own lead list.

To register for this event, click here.

March 23: Small Business Academy Workshop: Government Contracting Compliance

Winning a government contract is just the first step. Part of contract management is compliance. This workshop will educate small business owners with an overview of government contracting compliance. This is the last webinar in the Government Contracting series.

What is the SBSD?

The mission of the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD) is to enhance growth opportunities for Virginia’s small businesses to prosper through increased revenue and job creation, thereby raising the standard of living for all Virginians.

Visit the SBSD page for more information, and click here for a full list of events offered by SBSD.