Del Mar College APEX Accelerator

Our goal is to assist any business interested in pursuing Federal, State, or Local government contracts through the following services:

Confidential Advising at No Charge
Federal, State and Local Registrations and Certifications
Plan Room for Area Government Construction Projects
Electronic Bid Match System at No Charge
Proposal Review & Bid Document Assistance
Assistance with System for Award Management Registration (SAM.gov)
Network Opportunities with Area Governmental Agencies
Seminars and Workshops on a Variety of Procurement Topics
Vendor Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment - PIEE (formerly Wide Area Workflow WAWF)

The Del Mar College APEX Accelerator serves the following counties throughout the Coastal Bend:

Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio and Victoria.

APEX Accelerator Plan Room

Our Plan Room hours are: Monday thru Thursday 8:30am – 5:00pm and Friday 8:30am - Noon.

Please email APEXAccelerator@delmar.edu to order plans. Call 361-698-1020 for details.

APEX ACCELERATOR CLIENTS

Have you been awarded a contract recently that you can attribute to some type of assistance from Del Mar College APEX Accelerator? If so, let us hear from you. We are here to assist you in any way we can!

If you are a client of Del Mar College APEX Accelerator, please provide your feedback here about the assistance you received.

You’re encouraged to send us an email by clicking on our names or by using this address: APEXAccelerator@delmar.edu.

Disaster Assistance Prep for Contractors

Local Agency Bid Posting Sites
- Aransas County TX - Requests for Qualifications/Bids/Sealed Quotes
- Bee County TX - View vendor registry and current RFQ/RFP’s.
- Calhoun County TX - Bid Notices and Results
- City of Beeville – Purchasing WebsiteView current RFP’s and RFQ’s in Beeville.
- City of Corpus Christi Capital Programs
  Learn about the City’s construction vendor requirements and opportunities.
- City of Corpus Christi Purchasing Website
  The City of Corpus Christi site for information on the purchase of all equipment, materials and supplies.
- City of Kingsville – Purchasing Website
  View current RFP/Bid openings by clicking the RFB tab on the left.
- City of Victoria – Purchasing Website
  Learn how to view bids and become a vendor with the City of Victoria.
- Corpus Christi ISD Purchasing
  The Corpus Christi Independent School District Purchasing department’s home page.
- Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority
  View the CCRTA Current Procurement Schedule
- Del Mar College Purchasing and Business Services
  Del Mar College Purchasing website.
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Information
  Certification program information.
- Goodbuy Purchasing Cooperative Education Service Center Region 2
- Jim Wells County TX - Requests for Bidding/RFP/RFQs
- Kleberg County TX - Bids and Proposals Advertisements
- Live Oak County TX - Bid Notices
- Nueces County TX
  Purchasing Department site with bid notices.
- Port of Corpus Christi
  To learn about becoming a vendor with the Port, select the Business tab from the main website.
- Refugio County TX - Refugio County bids
- San Patricio County TX - Public Notices
- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
  This is the website for the purchasing department at TAMUCC.
- Texas A&M University Kingsville
  Procurement and HUB program link for TAMU Kingsville.
State of Texas Procurement Links
- National Institute of Governmental Purchasing codes – NIGP
  Search site for state of Texas commodity codes.
- NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement
  This site lists hyperlinks to all state purchasing websites in the U.S. and provinces in Canada.
- Procurement at Comptroller of Public Accounts
  Your first and best source for State of Texas procurement information.
- Texas Centralized Master Bidders List - CMBL
  The CMBL is a master database used by State of Texas purchasing entities to develop a mailing list for vendors to receive bids based on the products or services they can provide to the State of Texas.
- Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT)
  Learn about doing business with TxDOT
- Texas Division of Emergency Management
- The go to website for the state of Texas emergency preparedness.
- TEXAS Electronic State Business Daily - ESBD
  This link is a search engine for State of Texas Procurement Opportunities.
- Texas HUB Program
  The State of Texas program website for Historically Underutilized Businesses.
- Texas Legislative Budget Board
  Data entry and report submission features for state agencies.
- Texas Secretary of State
  Business and public filings, Texas business law.
Federal Registrations
- Dynamic Small Business Search
  Database of small businesses’ certifications and performance history.
- IRS – Employers Identification Number (EIN) Registration page
  Website where businesses may obtain an Employer’s Identification Number.
- System for Award Management (SAM)
  Database of basic business information from contractors that want to do business with the Federal Government.
Federal Certifications
Assistance is available at Del Mar College APEX Accelerator! Call for guidance before attempting!
- Department of Veterans Affairs
  Instructions for verification as Veteran Owned or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.
- HUBZone Program
  The HUBZone program helps qualifying small businesses gain access to federal procurement opportunities.
- Small Business Development Programs
  Learn about the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program.
- Woman Owned Small Business Certification (WOSB)
  Expanding Federal contracting opportunities for woman-owned small businesses.
Federal Resources
- APEX Accelerators
  Fostering Success in Government Contracting.
- Challenge.gov - Where public innovators are inspired to meet challenges big and small. Challenge is a leading program that supports federal agencies to mature and scale the use of prize competitions in order to advance their missions.
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification - CMMC
- Defense Logistics Agency - DLA
  Through its contracting offices, DLA buys more than four million different items for Department of Defense (DoD) activities.
- Department of the Navy - Office of Small Business Programs
  The Department's technological advantage depends on a healthy and secure national security innovation base that includes both traditional and nontraditional defense partners and small businesses are a critical team member and a key catalyst to accelerate innovation.
- DLA Internet Buy Board System (DIBBS)
  A web-based application that provides the capability to search for, view, and submit secure quotes for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
- DoD Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization - OSDBU
  Provides the direction and resources needed to achieve DoD small business procurement objectives while managing differing perspectives, change, challenges and opportunities.
- Federal Acquisition Regulations - FAR
  Research FAR clauses included in federal solicitations.
- Federal Aviation Administration - FAA
  How to do business with FAA and contracting opportunities.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency - FEMA
  How to do business with FEMA and the Stafford Act.
- Federal Procurement Data System - FPDS
  Next generation in government procurement.
- Federal Supply codes - FSC
  Four digit codes used to group products into logical families for supply management purposes.
- Made in America - Is a key facet in a broader economic strategy to increase U.S. productivity and global competitiveness as well as the resiliency of our manufacturing base to market volatility and manipulation.
- Navy Electronic Commerce Online - NECO
  This site is your link to the world of Navy Electronic Business Opportunities.
- North American Industry Classification System Codes - NAICS
  Commodity Code Search site for federal contracting.
- Office of Congressman Michael Cloud
- Office of Congressman Vicente Gonzalez
- Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment PIEE (formerly WAWF)
  This is the official site for federal vendors to submit invoices.
- Product Service Codes - PSC
  Used by the U.S. government to describe the products, services, and research and development purchased by the government.
- Project Spectrum Their mission is to improve cybersecurity readiness, resiliency, and compliance for small/medium size businesses and the federal manufacturing supply chain.
- SAM.gov (formerly FedBizOpps)
  The official federal government solicitation posting site for federal buys over $25k.
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Online Tutorials. Learn more about SBIR/STTR programs.
- Unison (formerly FedBid )
  A dynamic reverse-auction marketplace.
- USA Spending
  Official website of the U.S. government to track awards and research agency buying trends.
- U.S. Department of Treasury Forecast of contract opportunities of anticipated contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold that small businesses may be able to perform under direct contracts or subcontracting opportunities
- U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Official Website of the Acquisition Opportunities with the Department of Veterans Affairs