Each month, the DC Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) hosts a General Vendor Workshop to discuss how to get started doing business with the District. In these sessions, participants are given an overview of how to register in eSourcing, selecting commodity codes, and an overview of the procurement process.
OCP also hosts a monthly workshop specifically for vendors interested in the DC Supply Schedule, a set-aside market for registered Certified Business Enterprises (CBEs) in the District. In these sessions, contracting officers and contract specialist provide an overview of the DC Supply Schedule and its application process.