Here’s how we support your business
CT PTAC
is Solving the Puzzle of
Government Contracting
CT PTAC has a mission to provide marketing and procurement assistance to Connecticut businesses interested in selling their goods or services to federal, state, or local governments. CT PTAC is a statewide program serving all cities and towns in Connecticut.
CT PTAC’s services are provided at no charge.
This procurement technical assistance center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency.
What is PTAC?
We help Connecticut businesses identify, compete for, and win federal, state and local government contracts. If you are not a CT business, please click here to find your state’s PTAC.
We can Help
Our assistance comes in the form of teaching, mentoring and coaching. We also provide our clients with a set of electronic tools to research and identify government contracting opportunities.
Cybersecurity
CT PTAC and CONNSTEP have partnered to assist businesses in Connecticut understand the DFARS 252.204-7012 and NIST 800-171 Cyber Security compliance requirements. This compliance impacts business working on DoD contracts, either as a prime or a subcontractor…
News & Events
Webinar: Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) Overview: Searching for Opportunities, and How to Bid an Opportunity
Presenter: Meredith Glasgow, Procurement Specialist, CTPTAC
Registration Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SeQ5fjl_Qfqo2n0Ocpan2w
Please submit questions prior to the webinar to: ptac@ctptac.org
This course will give an overview on the DIBBS including setting up an account, searching for contract opportunities, performing bidding processes, and other strategies to help you utilize this system. This course is suited for those who already use DIBBS or are still learning the basics.
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Webinar: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) for Subcontractors
Presenter: Allisa Young, Procurement Specialist, CTPTAC; Doug Kim, Senior Vice President, Conquest Cyber; Jeff Parsons, Executive Vice President, AECOM
Registration Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kD7Uu31mQ5arMXotPMeCNQ
Please submit questions prior to the webinar to: ptac@ctptac.orgAchieving compliance with the new CMMC 2.0 framework can be an expensive and difficult road to navigate; but it doesn’t have to be!
Join this webinar to:
· Understand existing FAR and DFARS requirements and how to take action to meet the minimum safeguarding requirements to win more work today.
· Learn about drivers for agencies to mark FCI/CUI, and how to demonstrate compliance so you can sign contracts and subcontracts.
· Learn how secure enclaves can provide low-cost entry and provide compliant environments to manage FCI/CUI.
Doug Kim, Senior Vice President, Conquest Cyber
Doug Kim serves as the Senior Vice President of Cyber Risk and leads the Cyber Risk Advisory, GRC Consultancy, and Customer Success Management teams for Conquest Cyber. He is a 24-year US Military Veteran and has led and handled risk and risk programs at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels in command and primary staff roles within the Special Operations and Counterterrorism community for the past 20 years.
Jeff Parsons, Executive Vice President, AECOM
Jeff Parsons is Executive Vice President, Federal Business Services, for AECOM’s Design and Consulting Services Group. A Fortune 500 firm, AECOM (NYSE: ACM), is a premier, fully integrated infrastructure firm that designs, builds, finances, and operates assets for governments, businesses, and organizations in more than 150 countries.
Mr. Parsons provides executive level leadership and coordination of all functional support activities needed to ensure the successful execution of AECOM’s contracts with the U.S. federal government. He also serves as the primary focal point with all U.S. federal government oversight activities.
Prior to his current appointment in February 2017, Mr. Parsons was the General Manager for AECOM’s U.S. $535 million Global Field Services strategic business unit, providing services in support of international development, contingency operations, and non-proliferation and security services.
Mr. Parsons joined AECOM in November 2011 as Vice President of Federal Programs, following 34 years of distinguished experience in contracting and procurement for the U.S. Government. He successfully led military and civilian organizations around the world. A former member of the US Army’s Senior Executive Service, and a retired Air Force Colonel, Mr. Parsons held several key staff positions at Headquarters, U.S. Air Force; the Air Force Secretariat; Headquarters, US Army Materiel Command; and with the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
He developed and drove contracting policies and processes for the acquisition of goods and services across the Department of Defense. In his last position with the Army, Mr. Parsons’s organization awarded nearly 20 percent of all Federal contract dollars.
Mr. Parsons’ background provides him with an exceptional understanding of the Government contracting business, the warfighter’s operating environment, leading large organizations, and operating a multi-million-dollar line of business.
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Webinar: To Bid or Not – Reading and Responding to RFP’s
Presenter: Ishrat Nazmi, Procurement Specialist, CTPTAC
Registration Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N5lEzVDETHuA26N95awMHQ
Please submit questions prior to the webinar to: ptac@ctptac.orgTo Bid or No to Bid? When you find a solicitation that looks just perfect for your business, you have the Capability and Capacity. How do you know you will WIN? Can you afford the Time and Money it will require to prepare and submit the response? In this course, you will learn how to make bid-no bid decisions in ways that will end your sleepless night. Save you time and Money. Know the steps and critical concepts that successful companies master as they grow their government contract business.
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Joe Courtney, the U.S Representative for Connecticut’s Congressional District, supports CTPTAC and APTAC
Frank Dixon APTAC Region 1 – New England Director
Congratulations to Frank Dixon, CTPTAC’s State Director, for being elected to the National level, as Region 1 Director of the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC). CTPTAC is proud to be under your leadership, and excited to be a part of your future as Region 1 Director.
Message from Frank Dixon, State Director
2021 CT PTAC program year brought much emphasis to new updates in various federal government registration processes but not limited to Sam.gov, Certify.SBA.gov, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification(CMMC) and Veterans Certifications; in addition to the State of CT’s Diversity Supplier Certification which now requires a business to have a Cage Code in Sam.gov.
The CT PTAC team also participated in the APTAC Fall 2021 Hybrid Training Conference in Washington, DC. The conference included training and information sessions presented by PTAC professionals, federal agency officials, private industry experts, and experienced PTAC colleagues to more than 300+ attendees in-person and virtually. Also, during the conference the CT PTAC team gained more insight into the administrative move of the PTAP program from DLA to the Office of Small Business Programs at DoD.
This year also included our successful “Doing Business with Municipalities” series which included three (3) counties and 15+ towns / municipalities with 180 attendees. This has been an amazing year for our client base which has won an estimated $250M in federal, state, municipal and subcontract awards. Happy Holiday!!!
