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SUMMARY:Contracting with the Government: A Roadmap for Business Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:The Illinois Tollway is connecting small\, diverse and veteran-owned businesses with critical resources and opportunities to grow their goods and services businesses.\n\nWorkshops\n\n\n	How to do Business with the Tollway: Goods and Services   Tollway Procurement \n	How to get Business Enterprise Program certified   Commission of Equity and Inclusion \n	Navigating BidBuy and the IL Procurement Gateway   Chief Procurement Office\n\n\n \n\nExhibitors\n\n\n	Tollway Internal Departments\n	Tollway On Demand Team \n	Tollway Capital Planning Interactive Exhibit\n	Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)\n	Tollway Information Technology and Business Systems\n	Tollway Technical Assistance\n	Commission of Equity and Inclusion (CEI)\n	BidBuy \n	Illinois Procurement Gateway (IPG)\n	Central Management Services \n	Department of Information Technology (DoIT)  \n\n\nResources\n\nTop 10 National Institute of Government Purchasing (NIGP) categories for upcoming Tollway Procurement\n\n\n	DATA PROCESSING\, COMPUTER\, PROGRAMMING\, AND SOFTWARE SERVICES\n	MANAGEMENT SERVICES\n	EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR GENERAL EQUIPMENT\n	MARKERS\, PLAQUES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES\n	CONSULTING SERVICES\n	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES\, NO. 2 (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED)\n	SECURITY\, FIRE\, SAFETY\, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES (INCLUDING DISASTER DOCUMENT RECOVERY)\n	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES\, NO. 1 (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED)\n	ROADSIDE\, GROUNDS\, RECREATIONAL AND PARK AREA SERVICES\n	SIGNS\, SIGN MATERIALS\, SIGN MAKING EQUIPMENT\, AND RELATED SUPPLIES\n\n\nRegister Here:  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/y5kjqwq
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<img alt="" height="230" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/650/Image/Contracting_WGov_email.png" style="width: 700px\; height: 230px\;" width="700" /><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; color: rgb(58\, 58\, 58)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">The Illinois Tollway is connecting small\, diverse and veteran-owned businesses with critical resources and opportunities to grow their goods and services businesses.</p>\n\n<h3 style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 10px 0px\; font-weight: bold\; line-height: 26px\; font-size: 22px\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; text-rendering: optimizelegibility\; text-transform: capitalize\; padding-bottom: 10px\; color: rgb(0\, 156\, 52) !important\;">Workshops</h3>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; margin-top: 0px\; color: rgb(58\, 58\, 58)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">How to do Business with the Tollway: Goods and Services &ndash\; Tollway Procurement&nbsp\;</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">How to get Business Enterprise Program certified &ndash\; Commission of Equity and Inclusion&nbsp\;</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Navigating&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.bidbuy.illinois.gov/bso/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(53\, 127\, 212)\; text-decoration-line: none\; -webkit-user-drag: none\; user-select: none\;" target="_blank">BidBuy</a>&nbsp\;and the&nbsp\;<a href="https://ipg.illinois.gov/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(53\, 127\, 212)\; text-decoration-line: none\; -webkit-user-drag: none\; user-select: none\;" target="_blank">IL Procurement Gateway</a>&nbsp\;&ndash\; Chief Procurement Office</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; color: rgb(58\, 58\, 58)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h3 style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 10px 0px\; font-weight: bold\; line-height: 26px\; font-size: 22px\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; text-rendering: optimizelegibility\; text-transform: capitalize\; padding-bottom: 10px\; color: rgb(0\, 156\, 52) !important\;">Exhibitors</h3>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; margin-top: 0px\; color: rgb(58\, 58\, 58)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Tollway Internal Departments</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Tollway On Demand Team&nbsp\;</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Tollway Capital Planning Interactive Exhibit</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Tollway Information Technology and Business Systems</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Tollway Technical Assistance</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Commission of Equity and Inclusion (CEI)</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">BidBuy&nbsp\;</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Illinois Procurement Gateway (IPG)</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Central Management Services&nbsp\;</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Department of Information Technology (DoIT) &nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3 style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 10px 0px\; font-weight: bold\; line-height: 26px\; font-size: 22px\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; text-rendering: optimizelegibility\; text-transform: capitalize\; padding-bottom: 10px\; color: rgb(0\, 156\, 52) !important\;">Resources</h3>\n\n<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 10px 0px\; font-weight: bold\; line-height: 18px\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; text-rendering: optimizelegibility\; text-transform: uppercase\; color: rgb(58\, 58\, 58)\;">Top 10 National Institute of Government Purchasing (NIGP) categories for upcoming Tollway Procurement</h2>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; margin-top: 0px\; color: rgb(58\, 58\, 58)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">DATA PROCESSING\, COMPUTER\, PROGRAMMING\, AND SOFTWARE SERVICES</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">MANAGEMENT SERVICES</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR GENERAL EQUIPMENT</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">MARKERS\, PLAQUES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">CONSULTING SERVICES</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES\, NO. 2 (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED)</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">SECURITY\, FIRE\, SAFETY\, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES (INCLUDING DISASTER DOCUMENT RECOVERY)</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES\, NO. 1 (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED)</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">ROADSIDE\, GROUNDS\, RECREATIONAL AND PARK AREA SERVICES</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\;">SIGNS\, SIGN MATERIALS\, SIGN MAKING EQUIPMENT\, AND RELATED SUPPLIES</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; color: rgb(58\, 58\, 58)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">Register Here:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/y5kjqwq<br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:South Shore Cultural Center 7059 S South Shore Dr.\, Chicago\, IL 60549
UID:e.650.1950
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DTSTAMP:20260513T150136Z
URL:https://business.hampshirechamber.org/events/details/contracting-with-the-government-a-roadmap-for-business-opportunities-1950
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