San Diego PTAC Contracting Opportunitites Center
a program of Southwestern College
Contracting Opportunities Center

SDCOC Services

Mission: To assist San Diego County small businesses in how to do business with federal, state and local government agencies.

Eligibility: Any small business may receive SDCOC services provided it has a product or service that has reasonable expectation of being procured under government contract or purchase order. Owners of businesses eligible for these services may invite consultants or manufacturer's representatives to attend counseling sessions with them.

Cost: There is no cost to the small businesses who receive these services.

  • Automated bid matching from over 1000 federal, state and local buying offices, tailored to individual client specifications.
  • Information on federal/state/local procurement actions.
  • Assistance in obtaining solicitations, references, specifications, and drawings from buying offices.
  • Assistance with preparation of bidders mailing list applications.
  • Market research to locate government agencies who buy your products or services.
  • Help in locating subcontracting opportunities.
  • Access to library of federal, state, and local procurement resources.
  • Assistance with bid package preparation.
  • Pre/post-award contract assistance.
  • Information on electronic commerce/electronic data interchange.
  • Workshops/seminars on a variety of contracting topics.
  • Assistance on small minority, women-owned, and disabled veteran certifications.
  • Referrals to other assistance activities where appropriate.

Please contact us for more information.

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