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Department of Defense Establishes a Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) at UOG

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 25, 2008 – Washington, D.C.

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), today, awarded a Department of Defense (DoD) Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement to the University of Guam.  The grant is valued at $289,476 and the funding will go to assist and guide local businesses in obtaining federal, state, and local government contracts.  The cooperative agreement provides funding for the University of Guam to develop a Procurement Technical Assistance Center.

“The announcement that a PTAC (Procurement Technical Assistance Center) is being established on Guam is good news for Guam’s small businesses,” Congresswoman Bordallo said today. “The PTAC will leverage the capabilities of the Small Business Development Center at UOG and will arm Guam’s businesses with the tools to be successful bidders on federal contracts.  University of Guam President Dr. Robert Underwood has emphasized the need for greater professional development for the military build-up in areas such as contract specialists.  The PTAC at the University of Guam is an opportunity to help achieve this goal and to develop Guam’s professional workforce and our business community.”

Congresswoman Bordallo sponsored language in H.R. 5658, the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, which directed the Department of Defense to support the establishment of a PTAC on Guam to encourage the utilization of local small businesses during the buildup.  The Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program was established by Congress in 1986.  The program was developed to provide Department of Defense assistance to state and local governments and other nonprofit organizations by sharing the cost of establishing new PTAC programs.

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Contact: Matthew Mateo in Washington, D.C. at 202-225-1188 or James Sablan at 671-477-4272/4

matthew.mateo@mail.house.gov or james.sablan@mail.house.gov

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www.house.gov/bordallo


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