Programs & Information...

USDA BioPreferred^SMProgramThe USDA biobased product procurement program for the Federal government USDA BioPreferred^SM Program Product Lists OverviewAn overview of the types of products covered by the USDA BioPreferred^SM Program USDA BioPreferred^SM Program Company Registation and Product SubmissionThe USDA process for collecting biobased product information. This information aids in the creation of designations for the procurement of biobased products by the federal government. Products may only be listed in the Biopreferred^SM catalog when their designations are finalized. Federal Business OpportunitiesA discussion of the business opportunities created by the USDA BioPreferred^SM Program Partner OrganizationsThe organizations that make the Northwest Ohio Green Products Program possible.

The Green Products Connection Newletter...

The Green Products Connection Newsletter: January - February, 2010The January - February, 2010 edition of The Green Products Connection newsletter

In this issue:

Biobased Products;
Microfiber;
Clean Energy Policies;
Keep Your PC Green;
EAP Launches Green Disinfectant Program;
Is Nuclear Power the Way to Go?;
Data on Plastics Use;
Biobased Feedstocks;
The Green Team;

Click here to view the current and past issues.A collection of all Green Products Connection newsletters.

Tools & References...

Ohio Green Product Company LocatorLocate Ohio green product companies by product type or by county. USDA Biopreferred^SM Program Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal ProcurementAn overview of the USDA BioPreferred^SM Program guidelines for classifying biobased products and Federal procurement of such products. USDA BioPreferred^SM CatalogThis catalog is the official USDA BioPreferred^SMProgram list of products designated for preferred procurement status. Currently this consists of products that fit into items from Rounds 1 through 4. The number of products in this catalog will increase as more items gain preferred procurement status. Forms & RegistrationLinks to business and Federal Government organizations important to the UDSA BioPreferred^SM Program procurement process. Green Products Contact InformationHow to contact Northwest Ohio Green Products representatives.

Northwest Ohio Green Products Center
Video Library

NWOGPC Presents...

Selling to the Feds

Mr. Jim Duffy, Assistant District Director for Business & Economic Development, SBA, Cleveland Office, Mr. George Kay, Kay & Associates, and Mr. John Chichester, Chichester Consulting

Presented at the webinar, Selling to the Feds, on March 27, 2009

Note: If the video is "choppy", stop the video using the stop/start button in the lower left corner of the screen, drag the slider at the bottom of the screen to the left to display the beginning of the video, wait a minute and restart the video using the stop/start button.

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Northwest Ohio Green Products Center Videos...

BioPreferred Program - by Kate Lewis, Deputy Program Manager, USDA BioPreferred^SM Program and Jim Matzinger, Program Coordinator, Northwest Ohio Green Products Center
Building Sustainable Relationships with the Federal Government - by John Chichester, Chichester Consulting
SBA Loan Programs - by Jim Duffy, Assistant District Director for Business & Economic Development, Small Business Administration, Cleveland Office
Selling to Feds - by Jim Duffy, Assistant District Director for Business & Economic Development, Small Business Administration, Cleveland Office, George Kay, Kay & Associates, and John Chichester, Chichester Consulting