FEDTEX 25 Registration now open!

For more information, visit: https://fedtex.ncmbc.us.
The Federal and Defense Textile and Tactical Equipment (FEDTEX) Summit hosted by the Office of US Senator Thom Tillis, Office of Senator Ted Budd, the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) and the North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH) connects the US Department of Defense (DoD) and federal agency clothing and individual equipment buyers with US textile manufacturers, textile supply chain suppliers, cut and sew contractors, research and development (R&D) facilities, testing labs and academic resources.
USACE Opportunities for Future Hurricane Response
US Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters Contracting has enabled a form specifically for contractors looking to share their capabilities for potential future opportunities for the Hurricane responses. Form: https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Submit-Contractor-Capabilities/
To upload your capability statements directly to Headquarters, you can go to https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Submit-Contractor-Capabilities/
Hurricane Helene: NCDOT Needs Vendors
The NCDOT needs vendors that can clear debris, provide facility support services, furnish necessary supplies and much more. Please complete this Contractor Resource Survey for Divisions 11-14 to help establish a database of resources to share with the Divisions as they transition from emergency response assessment into a mode of repair and reconstruction.
NC Community College: Support to Western NC
Fayetteville Technical Community College is joining efforts to provide relief to communities in western North Carolina that were impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Next week, FTCC is providing a tractor-trailer truck for a special collection drive by the North Carolina Community College System during the system’s biennial conference in Raleigh.
Supporting Western NC: Business and Civilian Support

The North Carolina Military Business Center is in the process of collecting credible information to support Western Carolina with supplies and recovery efforts.
FEMA will be spending the next few weeks doing a preliminary assessment prior to establishing Joint Field Offices in order to coordinate efforts with the NCDOT and the State Emergency Management Office.
Low-Interest Disaster Loans from the SBA are Available to Businesses and Residents in North Carolina (Tropical Storm Helene)
Low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to businesses and residents in North Carolina following the announcement of a Presidential disaster declaration for Tropical Storm Helene that began on Sept. 25.
“SBA’s mission-driven team stands ready to help small businesses and residents in North Carolina impacted by this disaster in every way possible under President Biden’s disaster declaration for certain affected areas,” said SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman.