Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

The City of San Antonio is committed to providing entrepreneurs with the tools needed to grow their businesses. The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) is part of a congressionally authorized initiative to assist organizations that are seeking to market their goods and/or services to federal, state, and local governments.

PTAC provides a variety of tools and services that assist local businesses in identifying government procurement opportunities and to compete more effectively for government contracts.

Benefits include free:

• one-on-one counseling to assist in the pursuit of government contracts.

• access to contract opportunity listings and bid boards.

• bid matching for prime contracting and subcontracting to qualifying businesses. Opportunities that match your capabilities are sent directly to your email.

• assistance in completing certifications applications to compete for all levels of government contracting.

• training seminars on various contracting topics.

• monthly publication that advertises open solicitations across Texas.

• assistance in marketing your organization to government buyers by providing procurement contacts, buyers, purchasing agents and contracting personnel for federal, state and local government agencies.

• assistance with pricing histories for bid preparation.

• technical library, including information for:

  • Department of Defense contracting commands across the nation.

  • Doing business with specific federal agencies.

  • Getting on the GSA Schedule and

  • much more.

Service Area

To participate in the San Antonio PTAC program, the established business must be located within the following 12 counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina and Wilson.

Click here to view a map of the PTAC service area.

Not located in our 12-county service area? Click here to find your nearest PTAC office.

Contact the City of San Antonio PTAC office at (210) 207-3900 for more information or to make an appointment with a Counselor.

Click on the "Contracting Insider," to view current contracting opportunities with Federal, State and Local Governments and upcoming events!

On behalf of the Military Transformation Task Force (MTTF), PTAC would like to thank you for participating in the

MTTF Matchmaking Contracting Fair on April 8, 2009

The Fair was a great success! It was organized to address the need of BRAC prime contract awardees in finding teaming partners for subcontracting opportunities. PTAC helped organize the event and facilitated approximately 225 meetings between 15 prime contractors and over 100 potential subcontractors all in one day!

Click here to view prime contractors that were in attendance, their job needs and their pre-qualification forms.

If you missed this fair, check the PTAC webpage often for information on the next MTTF Matchmaking Contracting Fair, date to be determined.