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What Works for Minority Business Enterprises to Become Shovel-ready to Win Government EV (Electric Vehicle) Charging Station Grants and Contracts

Event Start Date & Time: June 02, 2023 2:00 PM

Event End Date & Time: June 02, 2023 3:30 PM

Time Zone: (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Location: Webinar

Join MBDA's Federal Procurement Center in a our comprehensive webinar that aims to provide a thorough understanding of the CFI and NEVI grant opportunities. By the end of this webinar, participants will have a clear roadmap for understanding how to market their respective capabilities, in order to team with the entities/organizations that are permitted to bid these Grants as Primes: States or Political Subdivisions of States/Local Governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations or Economic Development Authorities, Public Agencies/Commissions with a Transportation Function, Tribal Organizations, Universities, etc.

Introduction – Federal Procurement Center and the What Works Mission
Overview – Biden-Harris Administration Funding Initiatives – Transportation Infrastructure and EV's – U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Major Grant Solicitations – CFI – Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program

Community Charging and Fueling Grants (Community Program)
Alternative Fuel Corridor Grants (Corridor Program)

Major Grant Solicitations – NEVI – National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program – Funding to States to strategically deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and to establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability
How to Become Shovel-ready

EV Sector Capabilities
- Site Preparation, Construction, Installation
- Charging Station Design/Manufactured Structural Components
- Electrical Systems
- Power Supply/Grid Interface
- EV Sector Workforce Training
FPC Out-of-Scope Training/Support to Grow Your Business
- GSA Schedules
- 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB Certifications
- Federal Mentor-Protégé Partnerships with Prime Contractors
- Skilled Workforce Development
- Technical Proposal Writing
- Bid Pricing/Cost-control/DCAA Compliant Accounting