Del Mar College has entered into an agreement with the Department of Defense, Defense Logistic agency to help small businesses sell their goods and services to the government. Although the program has Federal roots, PTAC assists with state and local opportunities as well. Selling to the government can be a challenge…for many reasons. There are lots of rules and regulations, and they change on a regular basis.

On September 1, 2007, the State of Texas has changed the departments that handle procurement. The HUB certification process is now handled by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The TPASS – Texas Procurement and Support Service is under the Comptroller and has the mission to lead the State of Texas procurement and contracting communities with enhanced services, innovative systems, and best practices to further encourage competition and operational efficiency for the benefit of state agencies, local government entities, and the vendor community.

The Comptroller now owns the CMBL Program (Centralized Master Bidders List) and the HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) Program. If you want to sell to the state of Texas, you should register on the CMBL at http://www.window.state.tx.us/procurement/prog/cmbl/
PTAC can assist your with any questions you might have related to this process.
If you are a minority or Women Owned Business, then I would recommend looking at the HUB Certification. You can view the HUB applications at http://www.window.state.tx.us/procurement/prog/hub/hub-forms/
PTAC has extensive experience assisting small businesses with the HUB application process. If you want to know if you qualify, just give us a call at 698-1025 or 698-2221.

If you are in the computer or communications business you need to know that the CISV Program has been revoked. No real need to go much further explaining a program that no longer exists, but you should be award of the way the State of Texas purchases IT, computer and communications goods and services. Call us or visit www.TexasOnline.com to see the website for the Department of Information Resources.

Is that enough change for you? There is plenty more, and even more coming. This is always the way things go…just when you think you have learned how to do business with the government, the rules change. That is why PTAC is here! Just give us a call.