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Learn about PTAC Bid Match and the Washington SharedWork Program
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PTAC BID MATCH
120 Free Seats Remaining! $165 Value, Offer ends 12/31
OMWBE has partnered with the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) of Washington to fund 300 free one year subscriptions for state-certified businesses to use their online Bid Match services.
Sign up to receive daily notifications about bidding opportunities in your industry. Get free assistance from a PTAC advisor when you become a client.
Since July 19, 2021, 180 firms have signed up for the free Bid Match subscription.
- 43% of firms state they won bids with Bid Match!
- 76% state they are receiving relevant, daily emails with bid opportunities.
RECENT FEEDBACK FROM OUR CUSTOMER SURVEY:
One firm reported winning a $50,000 contract with Community Transit!
“Bid Match saves me a ton of time searching for Federal contracting opportunities and has opened the doors for biding on out-of-state contracts”.
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Washington's SharedWork Program
As businesses reopen and bounce back, SharedWork continues to be a smart alternative offered through Washington State Employment Security Department.
SharedWork provides flexibility for businesses to restart and bring their employees back from unemployment with reduced hours. Businesses gradually build back their team with qualified workers receiving partial unemployment benefits to replace a portion of their lost wages.
Businesses, employees, families and communities WIN with SharedWork!
Questions? Call 800-752-2500; option 3 to find out if you’re eligible.
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Are you interested in working with state agencies and prime contractors?
Join us for this in-depth, in-person, one day session with OMWBE certifications on the Tulalip Reservation in Marysville, WA. This in-person workshop welcomes all native entrepreneurs to learn about the benefits of the different types of certifications that may be utilized on multi-agency projects.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM PST
Free Workshop - Lunch included
- State and federal Projects
- Small Business Program
- Primes as Partners
- Certifications Additional Resources
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As the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) works on many changes to improve utilization of small and diverse businesses, we want such businesses to be part of the processes and let us know what is most important to them. The Enterprise Services Business Diversity Advisory Group (BDAG) is made up of small, minority-, women-, and veteran-owned businesses as well as non-profits for the blind that serve in an advisory capacity to the agency's contracts and procurement division. Apply to be a part of the Advisory Group. The application deadline is Jan. 16, 2022.
Join us on Oct. 19, 2021 from 10 a.m - 12 p.m. to share your thoughts and learn more about this work.
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New Certifications
43 businesses obtained OMWBE certification in September! We share these monthly lists of newly certified firms with our contract and procurement contacts at State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education.
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