Hello NIDIA Friends, Happy Wednesday! I wanted to share with you that we are hosting a webinar today: The SBA and the State of IN SBIR/STTR Programs 101, at 2PM today. This is a very high-level overview of 1) what is new in the SBIR/STTR Program – both at the state of IN and federal level and then 2) an introduction to the program for anyone brand new to SBIR/STTR funding. I look forward to talking to you later today, if you are able to attend! The information and link to attend is: The SBA and the State of IN...
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NIDIA Members, the local chapter of the National Contract Management Association is planning an excellent FAR education seminar for March 7th. FAR Essentials is a one-day National Education Seminar (NES) that presents the essential topics from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) – the source of the uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by all U.S. federal government agencies. This seminar will explore in-depth the essential topics of the FAR to be mastered by government and industry contract management professionals. FAR Essentials will make your job a little bit easier, helping you digest the important aspects of the FAR without thumbing...
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NIDIA Members, please take advantage of Start Fort Wayne (our new technology center located downtown) and their week long tech tour that runs from October 24th through the 28th. You can visit the agenda at www.startfortwayne.com/tech-tour. Start Fort Wayne’s mission is below: To build a new economy in Fort Wayne, we need to rely on those new ventures created by people whose sole purpose is to create a “new way.” A new way of life for them and their employees, new technology or inventions that makes the world a better place, and new markets that no one has even dreamed...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 5, 2016 FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership announced today the launch of a new website developed to attract business and talent to the 11-county region. The website puts regional economic data at the forefront with infographics, maps, charts and metrics to fulfill the organization’s mission to build, market and sell Northeast Indiana to increase business investment. That data can then be customized and exported with the report builder feature, a personalized reporting tool that allows users to save, share and print information about the region. Users can learn about the strong economy and creative quality-of-life...
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The Fall 2016 NIDIA Mega Conference is next week and there are only a few days left to signup. Registration is FREE, so don’t delay! Event Information WHEN: Friday, October 7, 2016 from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) WHERE: IPFW Walb Student Union 2101 East Coliseum Blvd., Ft. Wayne, IN Register Here View Mega Conference Schedule View SASPO New Buys Target List View SASPO Potential Buy List On behalf of the NIDIA Board, see you there! David L. Augustine, Chairman Northeast Indiana Defense Industry Association
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Fellow NIDIA Members, this fall, we are honored to host the Tinker AFB Strategic Alternative Sourcing Program Office (SASPO) at our conference. Many times in our quest to bring more defense work to NE Indiana, we find ourselves scouring across the nation for opportunities, typically through FedBizOpps. SASPO is another office you should be engaged with. SASPO, located within the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), optimizes the alternate sourcing process and leverages opportunities for resolution of obsolescence issues enterprise-wide. SASPO accomplishes this through two mission elements: Source Development and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS). Bottom line, SASPO saves...
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NIDIA Members, Thanks to the painstaking detail and endless hour from Carolyn Hatch and our friends from the Purdue Center for Regional Development, we now have our “Why NE Indiana for Defense” Version 1.0 published on our NIDIA site for download. Just below the company photos on our home page is a link to this publication. Please download and send out across everyone that impacts you or you impact in the defense world. Tell them loud and clear, NE Indiana is the place to grow defense! We will update this document each December so if you have ideas and or...
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All – Please see below for the announcement on the latest round of SBIR and STTR solicitations from Department of Defense agencies. Important Dates August 26, 2016 Solicitation enters pre-release September 26, 2016 Solicitation opens and DoD begins accepting proposals October 26, 2016 Solicitation closes to receipt of proposals at 6:00 AM ET—plan ahead and submit early. Details and topics can be found at the web link below. https://sbir.defensebusiness.org If there are topics of interest to your small business, and university support is needed, please let me know. I would be pleased to look for collaboration opportunities within Purdue, Indiana...
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NIDIA Members, please join us at our first ever nuts and bolts level discussion on how to prepare Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) submissions and WIN SBIR Contracts. This discussion will be led by the 2nd most successful SBIR contracts Tag Team in Indiana and fellow Fort Wayne residents, Patrick and Val McCammon. This is your chance to take everything you’ve heard over the past two years on SBIR contracts and put them into something tangible and doable within your companies. The event in on Friday, August 26, 2016 will begin at 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM (EDT) at the Northeast Indiana Innovation...
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Chris Straw is looking forward to good things for his company from upgrades recently made to Conexus Indiana’s industrial supplier matchmaking database. He won’t be the only one benefiting from the improved program in the state. Straw is president of Team Quality Services, a firm he founded in Auburn, which helps companies with quality control and safety issues. He will receive an even greater benefit from the upgrade if the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and Ivy Tech Community College make a promotional push to boost enrollment for the database. “The more businesses in there, the more successful it’s going to...
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