Opportunities for Government Contracting

Businesses looking to win government contracts will have the opportunity at the Greater Pierce County Purchasing Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the STAR Center, 3873 S 66th St in Tacoma. Click here for map and directions.

Learn first-hand how to register and compete for contracts with federal, state, and local government agencies, meet one-on-one with purchasing agents, network with other Pierce County business owners and managers, and participate in breakout sessions.

• Panelists and exhibitors include 
• Pierce County
• City of Tacoma
• Port of Tacoma
• Washington State Department of Transportation
• Washington State Department of Enterprise Services
• Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
• Native PTAC
• NAVSUP Fleet Logics Center-Puget Sound
• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Joint Base Lewis-McChord
• Tacoma Public Schools
• Pierce Transit
• Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council
• King County Director Association (KCDA) School Purchasing Consortium
• Washington State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises

Register online or contact Hans Kueck at (253) 798-2335 or email.

Purchasing Forum for Local Businesses

A Purchasing Forum for local businesses.  There is no charge to attend.  Learn of new and existing business opportunities with government agencies.  The Forum will offer your business a chance to:
•    Learn first-hand how to register and compete for contracts with federal, state and local government agencies
•    Ask questions of a panel of government purchasing agents
•    Meet one-on-one with purchasing agents
•    Meet and interact with other Pierce County business owners and managers






FREE but click here to Register or contact Hans Kueck at (253) 798-2335 or email hkueck@co.pierce.wa.us


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Walsh Subcontractor Outreach Event

Walsh is hosting am event to present potential bidding and subcontracting opportunities to local subcontractors and suppliers - especially for the University Science Phase II project at Central Washington University, Ellensberg.

More info here.

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City Opens RFPs for Strategic Plan

The City of Tacoma is seeking qualified firms to contract for consulting services to guide a citywide strategic planning/visioning process and develop the City of Tacoma Strategic Visioning Plan.

Proposals will be received until 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 25.

Click here for the RFP.

Government Procurement Trade Show & Matchmaking

Procurement conference where you may connect with government in a high-quality forum for businesses interested in selling to the government, prime contractors and government buyers seeking to reach businesses.

Why should you attend?

Meet the buyers: Alliance is the largest business-to-government event in the region where you can meet agency buyers and prime contractors that buy what you sell.  There is no better way to develop relationships with those in the marketplace than to participate fully in the event.  You’ll leave the event with a pocket full of business cards and valuable information on how to find, bid, and win government contracts.

Learn How to Succeed:  Alliance features high quality workshops not found anywhere else in the region.  You’ll hear from government purchasing experts, prime contractors, and government representatives on what it takes to succeed in the competitive government marketplace.

Go here for complete details and to register. If you have any questions please contact Traci or Alisa at 360-754-6320.

Is Your Business Impacted by the Federal Government Shut-Down

Has your business been impacted by the federal government shutdown?

Some have.  It goes beyond the question of procurement and payment for goods and services.  There are certifications and reports from federal sources that are in due diligence and other documentary requirements.

Let Gary Brackett, 253-682-1720 know if your business is impacted in any way.

Pierce County Purchasing Forum

2013 Greater Pierce County Purchasing Forum 

provides opportunities for businesses looking to win government contracts

Scheduled Guest Speakers:

*Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy

*Linh Thai, Office of Representative Adam Smith, Ranking Member House Armed Services Committee

Panelists and Exhibitors include:
*Pierce County             
*City of Tacoma
*Tacoma School District           
*Port of Tacoma
*Pierce Transit              
*Go Local Tacoma
*Tacoma /Pierce County Health Dept
*WA Dept. of Enterprise Services
*WA Dept. of Transportation
*U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
*Joint Base Lewis-McChord
*NAVSUP Fleet Logics Center, Puget Sound
*U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
*U.S Naval Undersea Warfare Center
*Pacific NW Defense Coalition
*Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
*Native PTAC
*U.S. Dept. of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency.

Also at the Forum, the Washington State Office of Women and Minority Owned Enterprises will conduct a workshop to assist qualified businesses procure State Certification as a bona fide minority owned business as well as a new category-Small Business Enterprise, a gender and race neutral program.

Date:                Friday, October 4, 2013            

Program:          8:30 a.m. to Noon           

Place:               Environmental Services Building
                        9850 64th Street W.
                        University Place, WA 98467

Directions:       Driving Directions to the ESB GPS Coordinates: Lon: 122° 34' 6.33” W | Lat: 47° 11' 52.8” N
Registration:    Click here to Register or contact Hans Kueck at (253) 798-2335 or email 

Greater Pierce County Purchasing Forum

Looking to do business with governments?  Meet purchasing agents from local, state, federal and other public agencies. Exhibitors include: Pierce County City of Tacoma Port of Tacoma Pierce Transit WA Dept. of Transportation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Joint Base Lewis McChord U.S. Navy Fleet and Industrial Supply U.S. General Services Administration U.S naval Underwater Warfare Center Pacific NW Defense Coalition NW Minority Supplier Development Council Washington C.A.S.H. . . . and more.  It’s also a great opportunity to meet other business people in the region.   Friday, Oct. 12 8 a.m. - Noon Environmental Services Building 9850 64th St. West University Place, WA  98467 Map and Directions Click here to register or call Hans Kueck at (253) 798-2335. (click on image for a larger view)

Learn About Online Marketing!

The Chamber, in partnership with South Sound Washington Business Center, SBA, Tacoma SCORE, Signs By Tomorrow and KeyBank presents next Tuesday, June 21, “Entrepreneur Corner,” a free quarterly small business workshop. This quarter the discussion will be “Online Marketing”:

▪ Learn how to maximize your website and infrastructure requirements from experts in their fields.
▪ Find out how and why to register your business to obtain government contracts.

Presentations by: SiteCrafting, mynetworkcompany.com and the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC).

Entrepreneur Corner
Tuesday, June 21
11 am – 1:30 pm
Chamber Office: Simpson Community Room
950 Pacific Avenue, Suite 300
Tacoma, 98402

The workshop is complimentary and open to Chamber members and the public. Registration is required due to limited seating. To RSVP click here.

The free quarterly “Entrepreneur Corner” small business workshops are part of Operation Business Bootstrap. Anyone interested in learning how to expand and stay profitable in their business should check out the "Entrepreneur Corner"sessions.

Operation Business Bootstrap is a series of small business workshops; SBA Loan Briefings, Entrepreneur Corners, and Small Business Start-Up 101. This collaborative joint venture is presented by partners offering small business resources in our area. Partners include the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, SBDC, SouthSound Washington Business Center, PTAC, William Factory Incubator, City of Tacoma, Pierce County Economic Development, U.S. SBA and KeyBank. This series is for existing businesses who are seeking information and/or resources.

Procurement Notices from Port

The Port of Tacoma has recently added a new feature to its website that notifies constituents when certain pages on the site are updated. 

Chamber members might find this feature particularly helpful in terms of updates to the web page describing opportunities to do business with the port.  This is where the Port publishes call-for-bids, requests-for-proposals, etc. 

Members can certainly change their preferences whenever they want.  For more information, members should visit our website at: http://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAPT/subscriber/new. 

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Local Local Procurement Conference

Register online or call Hans Kueck at: 253.798.2335.