A former executive with defense contractor Lockheed Martin has been appointed director of the state program that assists Vermont businesses with obtaining government contracts. The Agency of Commerce and Community Development announced that June Plankey of Colchester is the new Director of the Vermont Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC).
"June brings a tremendous amount of experience in government contracting to this position," said Commerce and Community Development Secretary Kevin Dorn, whose agency includes the Department of Economic Housing and Community Development, where the PTAC is located.
"In addition to 15 years with Lockheed Martin, she has management and consulting expertise," Dorn said. "She is well-positioned to continue the PTAC's history of success in helping Vermont firms get access to government contracts."
The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), with a staff of a 6 that includes a new partnership with the Vermont Small Business Development Center, assists Vermont companies seeking to contract with the federal or state government, or subcontract with companies who do.
Their work has helped such companies as Revision Eyewear in Essex Junction, which makes ballistic eye protection for the military, and Darn Tough Socks of Northfield, which manufactures socks, win significant defense-related contracts.
