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Economist sees full recovery for Georgia next year

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Georgia’s economy will bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic next year, despite inflation and the latest COVID-19 variant, the dean of the business school at the University of Georgia predicted Monday.

“We’ve made tremendous progress getting back to normal,” Benjamin Ayers of UGA’s Terry College of Business, told an audience of about 475 business leaders at the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta.  “By late 2022, Georgia’s economy will fully recover from the COVID-19 recession.”

In fact, Georgia’s forecast economic growth rate of 4.3% next year will outperform the predicted increase in the nation’s gross domestic product of 4.0%, Ayers said during Terry College’s annual Economic Outlook luncheon.

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GTPAC hosts Atlanta Government Contracting Day event

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On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (“GTPAC”) hosted an event called Atlanta Government Contracting Day.  The purpose of the event was to provide general information and education on how to be a successful government contractor in Georgia.  The event also served as a platform to provide attendees with awareness of resources that could provide assistance to small businesses looking to participate in the government market.

Over 60 small businesses attended the event from a wide variety of industries.  GTPAC wants to thank everyone who attended the event, and our resources partners (SBA, SBDC, SCORE, State of Georgia Purchasing Division) who participated.  The event was a huge success and we could not have done it without the help of our resource partners and the great support that was also provided by our friends at The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech.

For those who did not attend, you can download and review the event slideshow presentations below:

How To Win Government Contracts – Andrew Smith

GTPAC Community Launch Presentation – Khai Edouard

Overview of the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) – Bart Njoku-Obi

Overview of SCORE Atlanta – Nancy Cleveland 

Doing Business with the State of Georgia – Julian Bailey

Here are the Georgia businesses who won federal contracts in April 2019

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Ever wonder who’s winning federal contracts in Georgia?
Wouldn’t this information be helpful if you are looking for subcontracting prospects?  Or when you’re trying to figure out who your competitors are?  Or when considering who might be a good partner on an upcoming bid proposal?

federal-contract-award-winners-in-georgiaEach and every month, the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) compiles and publishes a list of federal contracts awarded to Georgia businesses.  The list comes complete with point-of-contact information on the awardees, the name of the awarding agency, the dollar value of the contract, and much more.

Download details on the federal contract award winners in Georgia during APRIL 2019 right here: FEDERAL CONTRACT AWARDS IN GEORGIA – APRIL 2019

Here are the Georgia companies who won federal contracts in earlier months of 2019: 
Contract winners from previous years are archived below:

To see award winners in Calendar Year 2018, see: https://gtpac.org/2019/01/02/here-are-the-georgia-businesses-who-won-federal-contracts-in-2018

To see award winners in Calendar Year 2017, see: http://gtpac.org/2018/01/01/here-are-the-georgia-businesses-who-won-federal-contracts-in-2017

To see award winners in Calendar Year 2016, see: http://gtpac.org/2017/01/02/here-are-the-georgia-businesses-who-won-federal-contracts-in-2016

To see award winners in Calendar Year 2015, see: http://gtpac.org/2016/01/04/here-are-the-georgia-businesses-who-won-federal-contracts-in-2015

To see award winners in Calendar Year 2014, see: http://gtpac.org/2015/01/here-are-the-georgia-companies-who-won-federal-contracts-in-2014 

Here are the Georgia businesses who won federal contracts in Mar. 2019

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Ever wonder who’s winning federal contracts in Georgia?
Wouldn’t this information be helpful if you are looking for subcontracting prospects?  Or when you’re trying to figure out who your competitors are?  Or when considering who might be a good partner on an upcoming bid proposal?

federal-contract-award-winners-in-georgiaEach and every month, the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) compiles and publishes a list of federal contracts awarded to Georgia businesses.  The list comes complete with point-of-contact information on the awardees, the name of the awarding agency, the dollar value of the contract, and much more.

Download details on the federal contract award winners in Georgia during MARCH 2019 right here: FEDERAL CONTRACT AWARDS IIN GEORGIA – MARCH 2019

Here are the Georgia companies who won federal contracts February 2019: 
Contract winners from previous years are archived below:

To see award winners in Calendar Year 2018, see: https://gtpac.org/2019/01/02/here-are-the-georgia-businesses-who-won-federal-contracts-in-2018

To see award winners in Calendar Year 2017, see: http://gtpac.org/2018/01/01/here-are-the-georgia-businesses-who-won-federal-contracts-in-2017

To see award winners in Calendar Year 2016, see: http://gtpac.org/2017/01/02/here-are-the-georgia-businesses-who-won-federal-contracts-in-2016

To see award winners in Calendar Year 2015, see: http://gtpac.org/2016/01/04/here-are-the-georgia-businesses-who-won-federal-contracts-in-2015

To see award winners in Calendar Year 2014, see: http://gtpac.org/2015/01/here-are-the-georgia-companies-who-won-federal-contracts-in-2014 

UPDATED: Details on debris removal and other disaster recovery contract opportunities in Georgia

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In the wake of Hurricane Michael, many communities in Georgia are contracting for disaster recovery-related work.  Below are details on some current opportunities.  Contact the local government agencies directly for further details.  For assistance, contact your nearest Procurement Counselor at the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) at: https://gtpac.org/team-directory/

Important note: This information was last updated on Nov. 8, 2018.  Contract opportunities which have expired are crossed out.  Newer opportunities are listed toward the bottom of this column, along with instructions for finding additional opportunities.

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Bid Title: Storm Debris Removal Services

Bid Number: 6481

Agency: SAVANNAH, CITY OF

Contact Person: Stacy Shabazz

Contact Phone Number: 912-651-6426

Contact E-mail Address: sshabazz@savannahga.gov

Bid Closing Date/Time: Oct 16, 2018@1:30 PM EST

Details: Sealed proposals are due in the office of the Purchasing Director, located at the Savannah Morning News Building, 1375 Chatham Parkway, 2nd floor, Savannah, GA 31405 no later than 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.  The names of the respondents will be read at the public bid opening shortly thereafter.  Proposal packages are available at the office of the Purchasing Director, or may be downloaded from the City’s Website at www.savannahga.gov.

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Bid Title: Disaster Related Debris Removal Services

Bid Number: 19-027

Agency: ALBANY, CITY OF

Contact Person: Yvette Fields

Contact Phone Number: 229-431-3211

Contact E-mail Address: yfields@albanyga.gov

Bid Closing Date/Time: Oct 19, 2018@5:00 PM EST

Details: A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on October 17, 2018 at the Procurement Division office, to review requirements and answer questions. All prospective respondents are strongly encouraged to attend.  To see Bid Forms, Instruction to Proposers, and the Invitation to RFP visit: http://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/PRSapp/PublicBidNotice?bid_op=196475019-027

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Bid Title: Debris Monitoring Services

Bid Number: 19-010-KMB

Agency: MACON BIBB COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Contact Person: Kimberly Bradley

Contact Phone Number: 478-803-0554

Contact E-mail Address: kbradley@maconbibb.us

Bid Closing Date/Time: Nov 8, 2018@12:00 PM EST

Details: Bids will be publicly opened in the Macon-Bibb County Procurement Department Conference Room on Thursday November 8, 2018 at 2:00 pm.   Minority, Women Owned and other Disadvantaged Business Enterprises are encouraged to participate in the solicitation process. Additionally, respondents are encouraged to use M/W/DBE subcontractors where possible. Small and other disadvantaged businesses requiring assistance with the competitive process can contact Sam Henderson, Director of Small Business Affairs at (478) 803-2806 or shenderson@maconbibb.us.  Bid documents may be examined and obtained at the Macon-Bibb County Procurement Department, Suite 308, Government Center, 700 Poplar Street, Macon, Georgia 31201, by calling (478) 803-0554, or may be viewed and downloaded from one of the links included below:  Georgia Procurement Registry website at http://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/PRSapp/PR_custom_index.jsp?agency=61100 or the Macon-Bibb County Procurement Page at www.maconbibb.us/purchasing

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Bid Title: EMA Debris Removal Service

Bid Number: 19-008-NT

Agency: MACON BIBB COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Contact Person: Nan Tharpe

Contact Phone Number: 478-803-0536

Contact E-mail Address: ntharpe@maconbibbi.su

Bid Closing Date/Time: Nov 8, 2018@12:00 PM EST

Details: Bid documents may be examined and obtained at the Macon-Bibb County Procurement Department, Suite 308, Government Center, 700 Poplar Street, Macon, Georgia 31201, by calling (478) 803-0550, or may be viewed and downloaded from one of the links included below:

Georgia Procurement Registry website at http://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/PRSapp/PR_custom_index.jsp?agency=61100 or the Macon-Bibb County Procurement Page at www.maconbibb.us/purchasing     A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:00 o’clock a.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2018, in the EMA Headquarters next to Government Center located at 700 Poplar Street, Macon, GA 31201. This pre-bid is mandatory; contractor must be present in order to submit a response.

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Bid Title: Debris Removal Pre-Contrac

Bid Number: 101018

Agency: FANNIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISIONERS

Contact Person: Robert Graham

Contact Phone Number: 706-632-1958

Contact E-mail Address: rgraham@fannincountyga.o

Bid Closing Date/Time: Nov 9, 2018@4:00 PM EST

Details: Fannin County Board of Commissioners / Emergency Management Agency has issued an invitation to submit bid proposals for a “pre-contract” for disaster debris removal that follows all FEMA Guidelines.  A complete bid package with details of bid requirements can be obtained by contacting Robert Graham, EMA Director at rgraham@fannincountyga.org.  Bids will be accepted until 4:00 PM on November 12, 2018.  See further details at: http://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/PRSapp/bid-documents/1877326101018226661.pdf

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Bid Title: Debris Removal and Disposal Monitoring Services

Bid Number: 18-3610-01

Agency: THOMAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Contact Person: Twink Monahan

Contact Phone Number: 229-225-4100

Contact E-mail Address: monnette.monahan@thomascountyga.gov

Bid Closing Date/Time: Nov 27, 2018@2:00 PM EST

Details: The Thomas County Board of Commissioners, Thomas County, Georgia, request proposals from qualified contractors for Debris Removal and Disposal Monitoring Services required as needed after a disaster. It is the intent of this solicitation to enter into a contract for the monitoring of the removal and disposal of certain debris more particularly described in this Request for Proposal. This solicitation by the County will result in the selection of at least one experienced firm to monitor the removal and lawful disposition of disaster-generated debris (other than household garbage) from public property and public right-of-ways and to undertake such other activities as may be deemed necessary by the County in connection with the provision of such monitoring services. To request the RFP documents, e-mail monnette.monahan@thomascountyga.gov.

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Bid Title: Debris Removal and Disposal Services

Bid Number: 18-3610-02

Agency: THOMAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Contact Person: Twink Monahan

Contact Phone Number: 229-225-4100

Contact E-mail Address: monnette.monahan@thomascountyga.gov

Bid Closing Date/Time: Nov 27, 2018@2:00 PM EST

Details: The Thomas County Board of Commissioners, Thomas County, Georgia, request proposals from qualified contractors for Debris Removal and Disposal Services required as needed after a disaster. It is the intent of this solicitation to enter into a contract for the removal and disposal of certain debris more particularly described in this Request for Proposal. This solicitation is for and experienced company for removal and lawful disposition of disaster-generated debris (other than household putrescible garbage) from public property and public right-of-ways and to undertake such other activities as may be deemed necessary by the County. To request the RFP documents, e-mail monnette.monahan@thomascountyga.gov.

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To locate more contract opportunities like these inside the state of Georgia, visit the Georgia Procurement Registry at http://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/PRSapp/GPR_P_start.jsp.  In the search field entitled “Search Title and Description,” type in a word like “debris” and hit the Search button.

For more insights into disaster and emergency contracting, visit https://gtpac.org/training-video/ and review the many resources posted there under the heading “Before the Storm.”

SBA’s advocacy office report reveals Georgia ranks 6th in veteran-owned business population

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The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy has released a new report on veteran-owned businesses. The report gives a detailed profile of this robust business population based on the latest available data, the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 Survey of Small Business Owners.

  • In 2012, the United States had 21.2 million veterans, and 2.52 million businesses were majority-owned by veterans.
  • Almost all of veteran-owned businesses (99.9 percent) were small businesses.
  • Veteran-owned firms had receipts of $1.14 trillion, employed more than five million people, and had a combined annual payroll of $195 billion.
  • These firms represent 9.1 percent of all U.S. firms.
  • The three states with the most veteran-owned businesses were California, Texas, and Florida.
  • Georgia ranks 6th among states with the most veteran-owned businesses. According to the report, there are 96,787 veteran-owned firms in Georgia.
  • The three states with the highest percent of veteran-owned businesses in their populations were South Carolina, New Hampshire, and Virginia.  Georgia ranks 16th among the states, with 10.4% of all businesses being veteran-owned businesses.
  • The report shows that in 2012, veteran-owned businesses in Georgia reported sales of $35,745,281.  This means veteran-owned businesses in Georgia ranked 6th in revenues, behind California, Texas, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania.

The report is entitled “Veteran-Owned Businesses and Their Owners: Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Business Owners.”  It is one of the only large-scale compilations of data on veteran-owned businesses in the United States, and it provides valuable data for analytical and policy-making.

The full report is available on the Office of Advocacy’s website at https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/435-veteran-owned-businesses-report.pdf and the research summary can be seen here.

Contractor indicted in bribery, kickback scheme in Savannah

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A Lithonia, Georgia contractor has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Savannah for allegedly scheming with former Chatham Area Transit (CAT) executive director Chadwick Reese and his maintenance director to defraud the transit company out of more than $200,000.

Anthony Florence, the 50-year-old owner of SR Contracting, allegedly schemed with Reese and former maintenance director Joel Morris, 54, through a series of bribes, kickbacks and concealment for work billed, but not done, for CAT.

Florence, who supposedly was providing maintenance for bus routes, concrete repairs to parking lots and other services, submitted a series of 22 invoices to Reese for $4,750 each between Aug. 19, 2013, and Oct. 2, 2015, the indictment returned last week charged.

Those invoices covered fraud between July 2013 and November 2015, the indictment charged.

As part of the scheme cited in the indictment for mail fraud, Florence “would provide bribes and kickbacks to (Reese and Morris), including payments of tens of thousands of dollars worth of work done on the homes of each.

Keep reading this article at: http://savannahnow.com/news/2017-04-10/contractor-indicted-ongoing-chatham-area-transit-fraud-scheme

New administration’s infrastructure list could mean billions of dollars in government contract opportunities

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The Trump Administration has compiled a list of about 50 infrastructure projects nationwide — totaling more than $137 billion, which could represent the core of major of domestic spending in coming years.

The White House’s proposed investment priorities are outlined in documents obtained by McClatchy’s Kansas City Star and The News Tribune, published on jan. 24, 2017.

The list is entitled “Emergency & National Security Projects,” and was reportedly shared with the National Governors Association in December requesting further suggestions.  The letter from the Presidential Transition Team states that it is “looking for 3 to 5 project suggestions from each state that they would vet for inclusion in a new program.”

One project in Georgia currently appears on the list of proposed projects — acceleration of the Savannah Harbor Expansion project.

To see the full list of proposed projects, click on this link: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3409546-Emergency-NatSec50Projects-121416-1-Reduced.html

Savannah Harbor Expansion Project Acceleration
The acceleration of the expansion of Savannah Harbor appears as #19 on a list of 50 national infrastructure projects proposed by the Trump transition team to the National Governors Association.

Meet April’s ‘Faces of Manufacturing’

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Faces of Manufacturing in GeorgiaThe team members at Beaulieu — a leading floor covering manufacturer headquartered in Dalton, Georgia — are working in conjunction with the Great Promise Partnership to help teens that are at risk from graduating high school gain confidence, earn a paycheck, complete their schooling, and alter their future. The program has these teens going to school in the morning and then working in Beaulieu in the afternoon, where they are valued team members in the plant, filling open positions and bringing fresh ideas to contribute to the processes within the company.

The team at Beaulieu have been named the “Faces of Manufacturing for the month of April 2016 by the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

Read their inspiring story at http://facesofmanufacturing.com/portfolio/beaulieu/ and view their video at https://youtu.be/lsU7-Z17Tn4 as the teens talk about the impact this program and Beaulieu have had on them and as the Beaulieu team talks about the impressions these teens have made within the plant.

 

Lessons from Georgia, the #1 procurement state

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GA DOASIn February, Governing magazine released a report ranking 39 states based on their procurement policies. They were ranked in 10 categories, including their use of technology, how they engage with vendors and how effectively central procurement offices work with agencies.

Six states stood out as top performers: Georgia in the lead, followed by Virginia, Minnesota, Utah, and, tied for 5th place, Massachusetts and Ohio.

Governing columnists Katherine and Richard Greene helped evaluate the states and saw tremendous variation in the ways states handle this important function. To hear more about how the #1 state got to be where it is, we interviewed Lisa Eason, the deputy commissioner of Georgia’s purchasing office, and her predecessor, Leslie Lowe, who retired in 2015.

Read about the procurement reforms the State of Georgia undertook at: http://www.governing.com/columns/smart-mgmt/gov-georgia-procurement-eason-lowe.html 

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