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Small Business Development Center


The IUP Government Contracting Assistance Program (GCAP) provides procurement technical assistance to firms interested in selling their goods or services to the local, state, and/or federal government.

GCAP is funded by a Cooperative Agreement via the U.S. Department of Defense. Together with our affiliates located in Pittsburgh and Greensburg, we service businesses located in Allegheny, Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana and Westmoreland Counties.

Our services are provided at no cost to you!

Specific programs and services include the following:

  • Computerized bid matching of clients' products with government needs
  • Procurement and pricing history reports by product
  • In-house libraries of Military Specifications and Standards on CD ROM
  • Commodity and service listings of buying activities from across the nation
  • Workshops, seminars, and training sessions on a variety of topics
  • Library of self-help government publications and resource data