Areas of Counseling

Registration and Certification
» Assistance with the registration in government databases:
» Dun & Bradstreet (D&B)
» System For Award Management (SAM)
» Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS)
» SBA CertificationPrograms
» State & County purchasing Systems

Bid/Proposal Preparation
» Solicitation/bid analysis
» Review of GSA schedule solicitations
» Identification of cost elements

Contract Administration
» Payment Problems
» Contract modification
» Liaison between clients and government agencies

Marketing
» Bid Match
» System For Award Management (SAM)
» Government Procurement Website
» Office of Small Business Program (OSBP)
» Potential subcontracting opportunities

Hawai‘i PTAC Goals

• To Help small businesses in Hawai`i secure government contracts and sub-contracts.
• To Maximize partnerships between eligible small business with prime contractors or big businesses.
• To Build capacity of small business in government contracting through targeted training and our one-on-one counseling.

Hawai‘i PTAC Mission

Help small businesses understand how to successfully market goods & services to the government (at the federal, state, and county levels) that may result in job creation, income generation, and business retention in the local economy.