Do Business with Government

Name a business, and the government is buying from one like it. The federal government accounts for more than 15% of gross domestic spending.

Throw in state and local governments and you get to over one-third of gross domestic spending. There are 20 million full-time government employees, and they are buying from independent office suppliers, companies that build or supply trucking equipment, companies that do grounds maintenance—you name it. Think of all the post offices and military bases—who’s mowing the grass at those sites? There are a lot of ways that local businesses can play in this market.

Doing business with the government can often help small business in markets where the private sector opportunities are dwindling.

The Chesterfield Procurement Department is the county organization responsible for the centralized purchasing of commodities, services, construction, and professional services for Chesterfield County and Chesterfield County Schools.

If you are interested in doing business with the county, you may use the e‐procurement system, PInG.

PInG enables registered vendors to receive automatic email notification of upcoming business opportunities for the goods and services they sell.

All vendors, current and new, who wish to do business with Chesterfield County government and schools will need to register with PInG to receive and respond to solicitations.

The Commonwealth of Virginia buys almost $5 billion in goods, services, and construction annually. This business-to-government market represents growth opportunities for Virginia firms interested in selling their products and services to state government.

Virginia’s government purchasing is conducted on eVA, the state’s electronic purchasing system. eVA is managed by the Department of General Services (DGS), the Commonwealth agency which oversees state purchasing and sets related policies.

Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) are a nationwide network of dedicated government procurement professionals whose goal is to provide businesses with:

• an understanding of the requirements of government contracting, and
• the know-how to obtain and successfully perform federal, state and local government contracts.

At little or no cost, PTAC provides a wide range of assistance covering every phase of government contracting – from initial registrations through contract completion.

The Crater Procurement Assistance Center serves businesses in the Tri-cities and Chesterfield County.  Their mission is to assist Small, Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, and Disabled Veteran Owned businesses that want to increase their opportunities in the Federal, State, and Local Government marketplace. They also assist Prime Contractors source qualified small businesses to act as subcontractors for government contracts.