Here’s the good news: it appears that significant parts of government contracts are reaching the hands of small business owners via its prime contractors. That’s the intention of the U.S. Navy, which offers five large contracts that are subcontracted into smaller awards, allowing more entrepreneurs to bid for work. Still, the process can use some... Read More
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Senate Saves a Small Business Innovation Program
By Kiyon Brandford In September 2022, the Senate passed the SBIR & STTR Reauthorization Act of 2022 to renew the sunsetting program for an additional three years. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer programs are designed to encourage small businesses to engage in federal research and development that may eventually... Read More
No Generic Capability Statements
No Generic Capability Statements By Kiyon Brandford A generic capability statement hurts your chances of being noticed by federal decision-makers. The federal marketplace is a large competitive space with thousands of companies trying to breakthrough and build relationships with the decision-makers responsible for awarding federal procurements. Federal decision-makers are tasked with researching and evaluating companies... Read More
Affirmative on SBIR, STTR extension
There’s good news on the horizon for entrepreneurs: the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is not coming to a halt anytime soon. That is because the U.S. Senate recently unanimously passed a three-year authorization of the SBIR and the Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) program. The bill, which passed the House as well... Read More