Tuesday, October 26, 2010

CommerceConnect

"Q. What is CommerceConnect?

A. CommerceConnect is an economic development initiative launched by Secretary Locke last year. The initiative provides streamlined and coordinated "one- stop" assistance to facilitate American businesses' access to the Department of Commerce's 70+ programs, products, services, and partner resources, including other federal, state, local and nonprofit programs. CommerceConnect's mission is to support U.S. business innovation and entrepreneurship; enhance economic resiliency; assist job creation; and help American firms transform themselves into globally competitive enterprises. This is accomplished by efficiently and effectively connecting U.S. businesses with Department of Commerce and partner resources that meet their needs at every point in their life cycle through a "no wrong door" approach to accessing enterprise assistance."

Final Days to Apply for U.S. Clean Technology Trade & Investment Mission

"The final application deadline will be November 1, 2010 for community delegates interested in participating in the U.S. Commerce Department’s U.S. Clean Technology Trade & Investment Mission (Cleantech Mission) in France and Belgium.

Led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Brian McGowan, the mission will bring together a mix of U.S. community delegates (representatives from U.S. states, counties, cities, towns, and regions) and businesses within their regions to catalyze the process of connecting U.S. communities with opportunities to increase exports and attract foreign direct investment (FDI), with a particular emphasis on advancing the green economy and creating jobs in the United States.

The week-long Cleantech Mission is being held from November 29 – December 4, 2010 and will begin in Lyon, France at Pollutec, the world's leading international tradeshow for the environment and sustainable development markets. The trip will conclude in Brussels, Belgium where U.S. communities and companies will participate in a U.S. Embassy reception, NATO cleantech roundtable with procurement officers, Invest in America event, and other networking sessions.

EDA will cover registration costs to ease the financial burden on community delegates interested in participating to pursue foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities for their communities. Please note that communities still will be responsible for community delegate travel costs as well as the $400 participation fee and travel costs for any additional participants.
For more information, visit http://export.gov/cleantechmission/ or contact Laura Stierle at lstierle@eda.doc.gov.

About the U.S. Economic Development Administration (www.eda.gov):‪‪ This year, EDA marks 45 years of public service, with a mission of leading the federal economic development agenda by promoting competitiveness and preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. EDA partners with distressed communities throughout the United States to foster job creation, collaboration, and innovation."

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Notification of Opportunity to Propose/Submit: Printing Services

The City & County of Denver currently has a Notification of Opportunity to Propose/Submit for Printing Services of the 2011 Wastewise Newsletter

Proposal No: 6716 Date: October 5, 2010
Title: PRINTING SERVICES – 2011 WASTEWISE NEWSLETTER
Number of Items: 1 Pages: 25
Due Date: October 19, 2010 Time Due: 3:00 P.M.

Note: To download the entire proposal go to: http://www.denvergov.org/purchasing

While you're on the site, sign up to "Receive Automatic Email Subscription" to receive notice of future opportunities to bid.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Sustainability Management Plan RFP

"DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT PLAN
CONTRACT NO. CE 14002

Denver, Colorado October 8, 2010

Description: The Department of Aviation for the City and County of Denver is requesting proposals for the purposes of selecting a firm(s) to prepare a Sustainability Management Plan for Denver International Airport (DIA). This Plan would integrate the targets and objectives identified in the EMS, Strategic Plan, Greenprint Denver Action Agenda, and Denver’s climate action plan into a comprehensive document that would be used to incorporate sustainability principles into all aspects of DIA’s business (planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance) with respect to setting environmental, economic, and social performance goals; developing a monitoring/tracking system; and reporting progress to our internal and external stakeholders. Therefore, DIA has prepared this Request for Proposals to solicit interest and qualification and experience packages from qualified firms for the development of DIA’s Sustainability Management Plan. The Sustainability Management Plan will cover the Airport owned and operated facilities, and will make recommendations for tenant facilities.

Documents Available: Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be available on the DIA Contract Procurement website at http://business.flydenver.com/bizops/rfp.asp beginning October 8, 2010.

Proposals Due: Proposals in response to the RFP will be due no later than 2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 and must be submitted to Nathan Jones, Technical Services Office, Room 8810, Denver International Airport, 8500 Pena Blvd., Denver, CO 80249.

Pre-Proposal Conference: A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 10:00 AM, LOCAL TIME, OCTOBER 20, 2010 in the triple wide trailer, located within the DIA South Campus at 27301 E. 71st Avenue, Unit #2, Denver, CO 80249.

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation: Department of Transportation (DOT) 49 CFR Part 26 ("Part 26") applies to this Project and will be incorporated into any agreement entered into as part of this selection process. It is the policy of DOT and the City and County of Denver to ensure non-discrimination in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts. Proposers must fully comply with the DBE requirements of Part 26 in proposing and performing hereunder.

The Director of the Mayor's Office of Contract Compliance is authorized to establish project goals for expenditures on concession contracts let by the City and County of Denver. The specific goal for this project is 10% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

Published in: The Daily Journal
October 8, 11 & 12, 2010"