UIDA Business Services is a supporting non-profit program of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED).

UIDA Business Services (UBS), which serves as a Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), is funded in part through a cooperative agreement from the Department of Defense (DOD) through a program that is administered by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The content of any written materials or verbal communications of the PTAC does not necessarily reflect the official views of or imply endorsement by DOD or DLA.

UBS serves clients in the Southwest BIA Area, the Navajo BIA Area, and the Eastern/Southeastern BIA Area; with primary emphasis on the following states:

Connecticut, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas (El Paso), New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah.

We also serve clients in other states on a voluntary basis.

UBS’ main office is located in Marietta, GA with sub-offices located in Herndon, VA - Ocean Springs, MS - Window Rock, AZ - and Albuquerque, NM

Our services are designed to assist Indian owned and tribally owned businesses succeed in government contracting. The Native American Procurement Technical Assistance (PTA) program at UIDA Business Services is one of approximately 100 centers located in different states. The PTA centers are funded in order to provide assistance and information to small businesses interested in selling their goods and services to the DoD and any Federal, state or local government agency.

In March 2011 UIDA Business Services received the Economic Impact Award from the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers and in October 2011 UIDA received the Excellence in Service award from the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of the Carolinas. We are dedicated to Native American business expansion and growth.

Those not familiar with the PTAC program can also go to www.aptac-us.org for more specific information on the types of help that PTACs provide.

For more information about The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) and other events please visit http://www.ncaied.org/

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