Muskegon Agency Receives $108,000 to Help Firms Secure Government Contracts
Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-2, Holland) announced this afternoon that a Muskegon agency has been awarded $108,158 from the U.S. Department of Defense that will enable it to continue assisting local businesses, large and small, in procuring contracts with the federal and state governments.
Muskegon Area First’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), which also receives funding from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and other local funding partners, will provide a 50% match with the Department of Defense PTAC Agreement for a total amount of $216,315.
Muskegon Area First PTAC Director Pam Vanderlaan-Poort said that the agency helped local businesses procure nearly $80 million in government contracts in 2005. Contracts have included such items as food, aircraft components and cleaning supplies and contract awards have ranged in value from $1,000 to $1.5 million.
Muskegon Area First’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), which also receives funding from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and other local funding partners, will provide a 50% match with the Department of Defense PTAC Agreement for a total amount of $216,315.
Muskegon Area First PTAC Director Pam Vanderlaan-Poort said that the agency helped local businesses procure nearly $80 million in government contracts in 2005. Contracts have included such items as food, aircraft components and cleaning supplies and contract awards have ranged in value from $1,000 to $1.5 million.
