Lincoln (Neb.) - Oct. 11, 2001 - Business owners or managers who would like to provide goods or services to schools, cities, government offices or other public entities can learn the procedures at a free workshop Nov. 8 in Lincoln. The workshop runs 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherry Creek Rd. For more information call (402) 472-2126.
Bill Bode, director of purchasing and materials management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said the event, in its fifth year, gives small businesses an opportunity to learn how the procurement process works at various public entities. The workshop is targeted to historically underutilized businesses such as those owned by minorities and women.
According to Bode, the workshop will provide an informal environment for business owners or managers to review procedural requirements and ask questions that might assist them in competing to provide goods and services to the institutions.
The program will feature representatives from the purchasing and
materials management departments from all four University of Nebraska
campuses, Central, Metro and Southeast community colleges, City of
Lincoln/Lancaster County, Federal Reserve Bank, General Services
Administration, Lincoln and Omaha public schools, National Park Service,
Nebraska Business Development Center, Nebraska Public Power District,
Offutt Air Base Contracting, Bonding and Technical Services, and the U.S.
Small Business Administration. The event also features representatives
from these state agencies: Building Division, State Patrol, Roads, State
Purchasing/Material Division, Health and Human Services, plus Douglas
County and the Great Plains Minority Supplier Development Council.
For questions regarding these releases, contact:
tsimons1@unl.edu
(402) 472-8514, Fax: (402) 472-7825