Client Success Stories – Montana APEX Accelerator

Keep Learning for Success

True North Contracting LLC has been working with PTAC for about a year, and they have come a long way. PTAC started by assisting with their SAM registration and SBA profile. From that point we took both Jesse and Kaity Butler through various learning/training processes including a government contracting orientation, a three-part series on joint venturing and teaming, and several in person meetings to discuss how to find opportunities. We helped them to register at different federal sites explained the SDVOSB set-aside program. PTAC also assisted True North in becoming certified through Veterans First program as a certified SDVOSB and … Read more

PTAC Success Story-Rollins Field Service, Inc.

Rollins Field Service, Inc. 2460 Clarks Point Drive Laurel, MT 59044 https://billingsonsiterepair.com/ Jennifer and Dustin Cornell have always had entrepreneurial aspirations. They have owned and operated a tool and tire company for many years and in 2016, they were presented with the opportunity to purchase Rollins Field Service, Inc. The company was an established heavy equipment repair operation with mobile capabilities, a solid reputation and established customers. The couple was excited about taking the company to the next level. Heavy equipment cannot be moved off-site for repair, so it is necessary for the mechanic to go to the equipment. … Read more

Long-Time Contractor Witnesses Many Changes

Settle Contracting, Inc., located in Kalispell, is a general contracting firm that performs: site-work; road, bridge and dam construction; water and sewer line construction and subdivision maintenance. In addition to owning and managing the contracting firm, President Steve Settle is a wild land firefighter. A PTAC client since 1998, Steve has worked frequently with Doug Bolender, the government contracting advisor in Kalispell. Doug has helped Steve obtain HUBzone certification and register his vast array of heavy equipment for fire fighting seasons. In addition to assisting Steve with numerous fire contracts, Doug has advised Steve on construction bids for the Forest Service. Throughout the years, … Read more

“Start Small, Think Big”

“Start small. Think big.” That’s the advice PTAC advisors often give companies interested in government contracting. Successfully performing on small government contracts can pave the way for winning larger contracts down the road. Canyon Electric, a Billings company, is off to a great start. The company recently secured a $25,000 project at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Livestock and Range Research Laboratory in Miles City. Winning the contract involved meeting a short deadline to register in the System for Award Management (SAM). An active registration in the database is a requirement for anyone who wants to do business with the federal government. Fortunately, … Read more

A Big Win for a Missoula Company

Missoula-based Abatement Contractors of Montana, LLC (ACM) was recently awarded a $25,000,000 with the Air Mobility Command at Fairchild Air Force Base. One of just four companies participating in the four-year, multiple task order contract (MATOC) contract, ACM is a general contracting and environmental remediation company. In 10 years, the 8 (a) certified firm has grown from a three-person operation to a firm employing 31 people in two states. Government contracting has added a vital dimension to ACM’s client roster and bottom line. The company has successfully managed over 200 8(a) projects, in addition to completing hundreds of commercial and private residential projects. The Missoula PTAC has had the opportunity to assist owner and president Tanya Chemodurow in a variety … Read more

Small Business Goes for Competitive Edge

“Carol Cunningham with PTAC has been invaluable in providing technical assistance … and has been wonderful to work with,” says Dale Iseman, chief executive officer of High Sierra Enterprise, Inc. A licensed general contractor in Lake County, Dale has worked in the construction industry since 1968, specializing in Victorian Restoration. Since 1995, Dale also has been involved in wild land fire suppression and disaster relief. He has operated water tenders at major fires in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and the Dakotas and also was dispatched to assist in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Over the years, Carol Cunningham at the Ronan PTAC office has helped … Read more

“This is Why I Love What I Do”

The phrase “job satisfaction” has a different meaning for different people. For Government Contracting Advisor Carol Cunningham of Ronan, “job satisfaction” is the ability to see the positive impact her work has on others. An email that she and Kathy Moody-Lund, a PTAC advisor in Billings, recently received prompted Carol to say, “This is why I love what I do.” Below are excerpts from that email. Carol and Kathy: Today I received my Certification from the VA as a Service-Disabled-Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) . . . I am energized. . . . . it was exactly 48 years ago, Jan. … Read more

It’s a First for a Lewistown Consulting Company

Hole World Consulting provides heavy construction, site preparation and related services in Lewistown, Montana. Last August, owner Dave Ward noticed that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was seeking a contractor to plug and repair a leak in the Marcott Coulee Well in Fergus County. He contacted BLM and was referred to the PTAC office in Lewistown for assistance in registering for federal contracting. Mr. Ward needed help with the basics, from locating his Dun & Bradstreet number to registering in the System for Award Management (SAM) data base. These are requirements for anyone who wants to do business with … Read more

PTAC Helps Missoula Company Find the Way

We’ve all heard the expression, “to do the job, you need the right tools.” But what if you have the right tools, but can’t find the job? In a sense, that was the problem facing Jessie Ellis, the owner of PinnaCal, a Missoula-based corporation. PinnaCal provides tool calibration and repair services to multiple industries, including the aviation, manufacturing and automotive sectors. Meeting rigid quality management and assurance standards, the business trains and requires their staff to become ASQ-certified calibration technicians. PinnaCal has grown steadily since its inception in 2012. Encouraged by the company’s success in the commercial market, Ellis decided … Read more

PTAC Is an Organization That Works

So says Dave Russell, owner of Homestead Resource Management, Inc. in Nye, Montana. Experienced in heavy construction and site preparation, Russell founded the company in 2008. But even with his many years of experience in the commercial market, Russell needed help when an opportunity arose to pursue a federal contract. That’s when he called Montana PTAC. Government Contracting Advisor Doug Bolender worked with Mr. Russell, ensuring that the company was appropriately registered for federal contracting. He then assisted the client with the solicitation, helping him to understand the requirements and to submit a completed bid. The client’s time and effort … Read more