“SAVING MONEY WITH COSTARS” COSTARS FOR BUYERS/MEMBERS

Date: POSTPONED – Due to COVID-19 state recommendations
Time: TBD
Location: TBD

The seminar cost is $30 per person. Registration is required. Reserve your seat now!

DO YOU WANT TO:

  • • Learn how to save money with volume purchasing?
  • • Negotiate with sellers for the lowest price?
  • • Choose from multiple sellers based on price, geography, quality, brand, etc.?
  • • Make your purchase quickly without lengthy, formal bidding process.
  • • Get greater discounts on purchases.
  • • Spend less time purchasing supplies.
  • • Benefit from competitive pricing negotiated by the Commonwealth of PA.

THEN THIS SEMINAR IS FOR YOU!

SEDA COG and the PA Department of General Services are collaborating on this training and is sponsored by SEDA COG. Kim Bullivant, Marketing Manager of the Pennsylvania Department of General Services COSTARS program will present the program. She will present the following information:

  • Program Background Member Benefits
  • Information on the COSTARS Website How to Become a COSTARS Buyer
  • State Contracts & COSTARS Contracts How to Search for COSTARS Contracts & Statewide Contracts
  • How to Purchase through COSTARS How to Save Money with Surplus Property

For more information or registration questions contact Cylinda Reichard at SEDA-COG at (570) 524-4491 or via e-mail creichard@seda-cog.org


Workshop in Chambersburg to help businesses tap government marketplace

Businesses will have the opportunity to gain basic principles they need to do business with local, state, and federal governments in a free workshop conducted by SEDA-Council of Governments’ Procurement Technical Assistance Center staff.

The Selling to the Government: The First Steps workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon February 20 at the Franklin County Area Development Corporation, 1900 Wayne Road, Chambersburg. Kelly Rhodes, Small Business Specialist from Letterkenny Army Depot will be the featured guest.

Topics include:

  • • How the government buys goods and services
  • • Certifications and registrations necessary to sell to local, state and federal governments
  • • How government agencies advertise their opportunities
  • • Locating subcontracting opportunities with government “prime” contractors
  • • Understanding the sales process
  • • How Letterkenny Army Depot procures products and services

Registration is required and can be completed online at https://bit.ly/30YYy6j. For more information, contact SEDA-COG’s Robert Brown at 570-522-7224 or rbrown@seda-cog.org.

Cosponsors are Franklin County Area Development Corporation and the Small Business Development Center at Shippensburg University.

SEDA-COG’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center helps companies explore and compete in the local, state, and federal government marketplace. For more information about the SEDA-COG Procurement Technical Assistance Center, visit https://seda-cog.org/departments/ptac/