Local businesses or others interested in contracting or working with the government, from federal to local, and invited to attend a workshop and Q & A session on Government Contracting on Thursday, June 25th, from Noon to 1 PM, at the Cass County Extension Office. The workshop is offered at no cost to anyone pre-registered, and a light lunch will be provided to all attendees.

Topics covered include how to locate governments in your area and become registered with them, how to research and find government bid opportunities, how to respond to a government solicitation and develop a government proposal as well as more information about Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) services available to your business.

The workshop will be led by Andy Alexander, Government Contracting Specialist with Iowa State University CIRAS. Andy has expertise in bid proposal preparation assistance, government contract counseling and post award assistance, and is a Certified Contracting Assistance Specialist (CCAS) and Certified VA CVE Verification Counselor.

More information on the program is available by calling or stopping into the Cass County Extension office, and can also be found on the Cass County Extension website at www.exension.iastate.edu/cass. Registrations are requested by Wednesday, June 24th at noon. To register, call the Cass County Extension office at 712-243-1132, or e-mail keolson@iastate.edu.