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Government Contracting: In-Person Event in Abilene, TX @ 5:30pm

Tue, Jan 24

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Abilene

If you are interested in doing business with the government, this event is for you! Learn some helpful and up-to-date information if you are new to contracting. Speaker is Rich Lyles, Program Director of NW Texas APEX Accelerator Center @ Texas Tech Univ. (formerly NWT PTAC)

Government Contracting: In-Person Event in Abilene, TX @ 5:30pm
Government Contracting: In-Person Event in Abilene, TX @ 5:30pm

Time & Location

Jan 24, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Abilene, 749 Gateway St suite 301 building c, Abilene, TX 79602, USA

About the event

In-Person Event in Abilene hosted by Abilene SBDC & NW Texas APEX Accelerator Center of Texas Tech University. Advance registratiion requested.

Last year the Federal Government of the United States spent over 1/2 of a trillion dollars on goods and services.  State and local entities spent an additional 1.8 trillion dollars in the aggregate for similar goods and services.

Come learn about the basics of getting started in this $2+ trillion dollar public sector market. Learn about registering in the System for Award Management (SAM) and how the government procures goods and services.  We will also discuss marketing tips and opportunities for small businesses.

Join the NW Texas PTAC as we cover the basic steps every potential supplier to the public sector should know.  We’ll address such topics as:

  • Registering in SAM
  • How the federal government buys
  • Socioeconomic set-asides
  • State of Texas Purchasing basics
  • And much more...

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OUR TEAM

ABILENE:

749 Gateway Street,

Building C, Suite 301

Abilene, TX 79602

Rich Lyles (EMAIL)

Regional Director

WICHITA FALLS:

2455 Hampstead Lane

Wichita Falls, TX 76308

(940) 397-4371

Mark Snyder (EMAIL)

Senior Field Counselor

SAN ANGELO:

Field Office

San Angelo, TX 76904

(806) 834-5958

Emma Carrasco (EMAIL)

Senior Field Counselor

LUBBOCK:

5001 W. Loop 289

Lubbock, TX 79414

(806) 834-3769

David Miller (EMAIL)

Business Field Advisor

AMARILLO:

2300 N Western St.

Amarillo, TX 79124

(806) 651-5151

Brandy Reed (EMAIL)

Event/Program Coordinator

(806) 742-7822

www.nwtapex.org

Our offices close on same holiday schedule as Texas Tech University.

This APEX Accelerator is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense.

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