New Orleans and Louisiana generate steady public contracting demand, from port and infrastructure projects to flood protection and disaster recovery. The City of New Orleans, the Sewerage and Water Board, the Port of New Orleans, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the Regional Transit Authority and school systems buy year-round, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA-funded resilience work add major federal opportunities.
GERC helps businesses compete for that work. We don’t hand you a to-do list. We complete the filings, write the documents and submit them with you.
Where the opportunities come from
- LaPAC (Louisiana Procurement and Contract Network), where state agencies post solicitations.
- Hudson Initiative certification through Louisiana Economic Development, which supports small entrepreneurs on state contracts.
- The City of New Orleans and its supplier diversity program.
- The port, airport and Sewerage and Water Board, with DBE goals on federally funded work.
- Federal resilience and infrastructure work, including Army Corps and FEMA-funded projects.
What GERC handles for you
- LaPAC registration
- Hudson Initiative and local certification file preparation
- Federal certifications including 8(a), WOSB, HUBZone and DBE
- SAM.gov registration and UEI validation for federal work
- Capability statements and proposal and RFP writing built around evaluation criteria
- Hazard mitigation and resilience grant support, including benefit-cost analysis
Why hands-on support wins
Disaster-recovery and resilience funding comes with strict federal requirements. We help you document eligibility and compliance from the start. For statewide details, see our Louisiana government contracting consultant page.
Our process
- An honest assessment. On the first call we tell you whether government work is realistic for your business right now and which opportunities are worth pursuing.
- We prepare and submit. Registrations, certification files, capability statements and proposals, each checked against the agency’s current rules before it goes out.
- We stay with you until your registration or certification is approved, and through every bid until the award decision is in. That includes answering agency questions, handling resubmissions, renewals and compliance.
GERC is a woman-owned firm led by Dr. Shirley Ayangbah, a PhD legal and political economist, serving clients nationwide and worldwide. Book a strategy consultation and tell us what you want to win.