# Tacoma Offers Small Businesses Bid-Preparation Workshop

The City of Tacoma and Washington APEX Accelerator are offering a free virtual “Preparing the Bid” workshop on October 19, 2026, from 10 a.m. to noon. The session is designed to help small businesses assess government solicitations and prepare compliant, competitive bids through solicitation-review techniques, a customizable pre-bid checklist, and a bid/no-bid decision matrix. The event is 18 days away as of October 1, 2026.

- Small-business contractors can use the workshop’s tools to assess solicitation fit and organize bid preparation before committing proposal resources.
- The session is free and virtual; interested businesses can register through https://t.co/L0gk8qCJ58.
- Procurement support providers and prime contractors may find the workshop useful to share with small-business suppliers seeking to strengthen their government-contracting capabilities.

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**Published:** September 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- City of Tacoma
- Washington APEX Accelerator

### Sources
- [Join us and the Washington APEX Accelerator for Preparing the Bid, a virtual, interactive workshop designed to help small businesses strengthen their government contracting skills.
📅 Oct. 19, 2026
⏰ 10 a.m. – noon
💻 Virtual
Learn more and register at https://t.co/L0gk8qCJ58. ht](https://x.com/CityofTacoma/status/2105382760411971741) - twitter-fed-procurement