Meet the Buyer
Meet the Buyer is a program of the Washington PTAC located at the Tri-City Regional Chamber that connects businesses with government agencies and prime contractors. The quarterly events, sponsored by Washington River Protection Solutions, are designed to educate businesses about what the agencies buy, how they buy, upcoming projects and more. These events are great networking opportunities as well.
Meet the Buyer: Doing Business with Washington State Department of Enterprise Services
Tuesday, October 27 • 10 - 11:30 am • Virtual workshop (held over Zoom)
The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) manages the purchase of products and services for the State of Washington. Ensuring small and minority-, women-, and veteran-owned businesses have equal access to State procurement markets is a key priority for Enterprise Services and for Washington State. Learn how to participate in State contracting and be better prepared to take part in this government marketplace. Erin Lopez-Nielsen, Business Diversity Initiatives Manager, Department of Enterprise Services, will be presenting. Additional guest speakers may be present.
This session will cover the following key topics:
This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom – Pre-registration is required.
Tuesday, October 27 • 10 - 11:30 am • Virtual workshop (held over Zoom)
The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) manages the purchase of products and services for the State of Washington. Ensuring small and minority-, women-, and veteran-owned businesses have equal access to State procurement markets is a key priority for Enterprise Services and for Washington State. Learn how to participate in State contracting and be better prepared to take part in this government marketplace. Erin Lopez-Nielsen, Business Diversity Initiatives Manager, Department of Enterprise Services, will be presenting. Additional guest speakers may be present.
This session will cover the following key topics:
- What products/services do Washington State agencies purchase?
- Where and how do you start selling to them?
- What are the requirements to do business with the State?
- How do I locate opportunities and what is the buying process?
- How can I become a construction subcontractor?
- What projects are upcoming?
This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom – Pre-registration is required.
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View other PTAC events at the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce.
View Washington PTAC events throughout the state.
Past Meet the Buyer events include:
Doing Business on Washington State Contracts
Doing Business with General Contractors
Doing Business with Fairchild AFB
Doing Business with the Ports
Doing Business with the Cities and Counties
Doing Business with the School Districts
Doing Business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Doing Business with the Hanford Prime Contractors and PNNL
Doing Business with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Doing Business with Colleges and Universities
Alternative Public Works Contracting – General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM)
Doing Business with Washington State Department of Transportation
Doing Business with the Bureau of Reclamation
Doing Business with Local Transit Systems
Doing Business with the School Districts
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency.
*To become a Tri-Cities PTAC client, please complete and submit the online PTAC form
View Washington PTAC events throughout the state.
Past Meet the Buyer events include:
Doing Business on Washington State Contracts
Doing Business with General Contractors
Doing Business with Fairchild AFB
Doing Business with the Ports
Doing Business with the Cities and Counties
Doing Business with the School Districts
Doing Business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Doing Business with the Hanford Prime Contractors and PNNL
Doing Business with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Doing Business with Colleges and Universities
Alternative Public Works Contracting – General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM)
Doing Business with Washington State Department of Transportation
Doing Business with the Bureau of Reclamation
Doing Business with Local Transit Systems
Doing Business with the School Districts
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency.
*To become a Tri-Cities PTAC client, please complete and submit the online PTAC form
