2020 Meet the Buyer

Are you interested in learning how to sell your products or services to the government? If so, this is a MUST attend event for you. Purchasing agents from the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce PTAC in collaboration with the Saginaw Future PTAC and local municipalities will be on hand to meet with you.
Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) is partnering with Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commercet to host this event and have lined up a great list of potential new business opportunities for you. Below is a partial list of who will be at this Meet the Buyer Event:
State of Michigan DTMB Procurement, Bay Metro Transit,City of Flint, Consumers Energy, County of Oakland, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Genesee County Purchasing Department, Genesee County Road Commission, MTA Flint, TACOM, U.S. Small Business Administration, Great Lakes Water Authority, MDOT, General Services Administration
You will learn the process of doing business with each government unit, how to apply for and get notified of RFP/RFB's, and what the thresholds are for micro-purchasing opportunities.
The event will include a one on one meeting led by the purchasing agents of each partner listed above. You'll have a chance to select purchaser/s to sit with for a candid conversation and hear about their micro-purchasing needs and bid process.
Concurrently there will be “resource walk” with walk-up tables staffed by governmental organizations and service provider partners to answer questions, give direction and provide procurement advice.
The event will begin at 8:30 am. There is limited seating for the one on one meeting, but open networking and walk-up tables will be available throughout the course of the event.
Resource Partners Included
Michigan PTAC
SBA
Asian Pacific American Chamber
Michigan Hispanic Chamber
National Business League
Great Lakes Women's Business Council
Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council