FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 21, 2011
Media Contacts:
Virginia Gibbons, Public Affairs Officer - Phone: (541) 618-2113 - Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Jim Whittington, Public Affairs Officer – Phone (541) 618-2220– BLM Medford District Office
BLM and Forest Service to Sponsor Workshop on Contracting and Doing Business with the Federal Government
Medford, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Medford District will host speakers
from the Government Contract Assistance Program (GCAP) on July 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
noon at the Medford Interagency office, 3040 Biddle Road.
The workshop is designed to provide the necessary tools to navigate the Federal government
procurement system to those interested in potentially providing goods or services to the BLM or
Forest Service. Topics will include bid preparation, electronic contracting, interpreting
solicitations, and how to obtain contract specifications.
The Government Contract Assistance Program—Oregon's Procurement Technical Assistance
Program—is sponsored and brought to you by the Organization for Economic Initiatives, the
Defense Logistics Agency, the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department and
the Oregon Department of Transportation.
For more information about the workshop, please contact Pat Hebb at (541) 618-2212.
The mission of the USDA Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and
grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The Agency manages 193 million acres of public land,
provides assistance to State and private landowners, and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the
world.
About the BLM: The BLM manages 245 million acres of public land known as the National System of Public Lands.
The lands are primarily located in 12 Western states, including 75 million acres in Alaska. With a budget of about $1
billion, the bureau also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM’s
multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present
and future generations.