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SUMMARY:Small Business BC - Supplying Professional Services to Federal Government
DESCRIPTION:The Government of Canada is one of the largest purchasers of goods and services in the country. Each year\, the federal government spends up to $25 billion on goods\, services\, and construction.\n\nThis seminar will help you understand more about how the Government of Canada purchases professional services and the use of standing offers and supply arrangements. We will cover how to register your business in the Centralized Professional Services System (CPSS) as well as how to find and bid on professional services opportunities. Become familiar with the procurement tools a Government of Canada buyer may use for purchasing professional services such as:\n\n\n	ProServices\n	Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS)\n	Task and Solutions-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS/SBIPS)\n	Learning Services\n	Translation and Interpretation Services\n	Temporary Help Services\n	SELECT\n\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WILL I LEARN?\n\n\n	\n	Become familiar with the Buyandsell.gc.ca website\n	\n	\n	Search for tenders\, contract history and standing offers and supply arrangements\n	\n	\n	Keeping track of opportunities\n	\n	\n	Use the website to follow opportunities\n	\n	\n	Understanding the role of the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises\n	\n	\n	The essentials to get started in the contracting process\n	\n\n\n\n\nPRESENTED BY\n\n\n	\n	\n	Public Services and Procurement Canada
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div class="seminar-description" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-family: &quot\;Gotham SSm A&quot\;\, &quot\;Gotham SSm B&quot\;\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">\n<div class="tribe-events-single-event-description tribe-events-content" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; max-width: 100%\; width: 734.719px\;">\n<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.7\;">The Government of Canada is one of the largest purchasers of goods and services in the country. Each year\, the federal government spends up to $25 billion on goods\, services\, and construction.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.7\;">This seminar will help you understand more about how the Government of Canada purchases professional services and the use of standing offers and supply arrangements. We will cover how to register your business in the Centralized Professional Services System (CPSS) as well as how to find and bid on professional services opportunities. Become familiar with the procurement tools a Government of Canada buyer may use for purchasing professional services such as:</p>\n\n<ul style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 3em\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; list-style-position: outside\; list-style-image: initial\;">\n	<li style="margin: 0px 0px 20px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.7\;">ProServices</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px 0px 20px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.7\;">Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS)</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px 0px 20px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.7\;">Task and Solutions-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS/SBIPS)</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px 0px 20px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.7\;">Learning Services</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px 0px 20px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.7\;">Translation and Interpretation Services</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px 0px 20px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.7\;">Temporary Help Services</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px 0px 20px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.7\;">SELECT</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n<div id="seminar-learning-points" style="margin: 40px 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-family: &quot\;Gotham SSm A&quot\;\, &quot\;Gotham SSm B&quot\;\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">\n<h4 style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; text-transform: uppercase\; font-weight: 500\; line-height: 1.25\; font-size: 1.8rem\;">WHAT WILL I LEARN?</h4>\n\n<ul style="margin: 20px 0px 0px 20px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; list-style-position: initial\; list-style-image: initial\;">\n	<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; display: block\; position: relative\;">\n	<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Become familiar with the Buyandsell.gc.ca website</p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; display: block\; position: relative\;">\n	<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Search for tenders\, contract history and standing offers and supply arrangements</p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; display: block\; position: relative\;">\n	<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Keeping track of opportunities</p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; display: block\; position: relative\;">\n	<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Use the website to follow opportunities</p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; display: block\; position: relative\;">\n	<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Understanding the role of the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises</p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; display: block\; position: relative\;">\n	<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\;">The essentials to get started in the contracting process</p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n\n<div class="seminar-speaker" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-family: &quot\;Gotham SSm A&quot\;\, &quot\;Gotham SSm B&quot\;\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">\n<h4 style="margin: 40px 0px 15px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; text-transform: uppercase\; font-weight: 500\; line-height: 1.25\; font-size: 1.8rem\;">PRESENTED BY</h4>\n\n<ul style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; list-style-position: initial\; list-style-image: initial\;">\n	<li style="margin: 0px 10px 30px 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; list-style-type: none\; width: 205.719px\; display: inline-block\; vertical-align: bottom\;">\n	<div class="speaker-left" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; display: inline-block\; vertical-align: top\; width: 205.719px\;">\n	<div class="headshot" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><a class="speaker-name" href="https://smallbusinessbc.ca/contributor/office-small-and-medium-enterprises-osme/" style="margin: 5px 0px 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-decoration-line: none\; font-size: 1.4rem\; font-weight: bold\; display: block\;"><img alt="" class="attachment-medium size-medium" height="300" sizes="(max-width: 283px) 100vw\, 283px" src="https://smallbusinessbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Public-Services-and-Procurement-Canada-283x300.png" srcset="https://smallbusinessbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Public-Services-and-Procurement-Canada-283x300.png 283w\, https://smallbusinessbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Public-Services-and-Procurement-Canada.png 285w" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; border: 0px\; max-width: 100%\; height: auto\;" width="283" /></a><a class="speaker-name" href="https://smallbusinessbc.ca/contributor/office-small-and-medium-enterprises-osme/" style="margin: 5px 0px 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-decoration-line: none\; font-size: 1.4rem\; font-weight: bold\; display: block\;">Public Services and Procurement Canada</a></div>\n	</div>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:https://smallbusinessbc.ca/education/supplying-professional-services-to-the-government-of-canada-2021-01-14
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URL:https://business.vernonchamber.ca/events/details/small-business-bc-supplying-professional-services-to-federal-government-4547
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