Indiana Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann announced this past July a partnership between the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, the Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (OSBE), and Elevate Ventures to help small businesses tap into the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. These programs offer non-dilutive funding to small businesses to develop and hopefully commercialize new technologies. Last year alone, the federal government distributed nearly $2 billion of these awards to small businesses in a variety of different industry sectors. Only 32 Indiana businesses were part of that distribution. The state’s new program is intended...
Read More
Exelis has been awarded a direct commercial contract worth $28 million to provide an existing international customer with additional communications equipment, spare parts and ancillary devices. Communications equipment acquired under the contract includes the RT-1702 SINCGARS, or Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems, along with installation kits and spares to support the system. Exelis has sold more than 600,000 SINCGARS radios with supporting ancillary devices worldwide. The production of the radios for this international contract will take place at the Exelis Fort Wayne, Indiana facility. Exelis is a global aerospace, defense and information solutions company with over 50 years...
Read More
Fort Wayne, Ind. — Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a $10.3 million sole source U.S. Air Force contract to insert a modern data storage and retrieval technology into the Strategic Automated Command Control System (SACCS). The SACCS provides orders and pass codes authentication for Air Force nuclear weapons platforms, bombers, and support units. Inserting a modern data storage system into this legacy command and control system will dramatically improve retrieval and verification of critical data for decision-makers. The upgrade by Exelis, a leading provider of critical network solutions, will also allow the existing system to continue with uninterrupted service...
Read More
We would like to welcome the newest NIDIA members for the month of November. Please take a moment to have a look at their businesses and make new connections if you aren’t already familiar with them! GCG Industries, Inc. 4636 Newaygo Rd. Fort Wayne IN 46845 260-482-7454 View Member Profile Triton Metal Products 7790 South Homestead Drive Hamilton, IN 46742 260-488-1800 View Member Profile
Read More
Please welcome NIDIA’s new Chairman, Col. David Augustine Effective October 20, 2014, Retired Col. David Augustine will act as the new Chairmain for the Northeastern Indiana Defense Industry Association. At the combined Northeast Indiana Industry Association (NIDIA) and Fort Wayne Base Community Council (BCC) luncheon, Mr. Scott Maddox, the Treasurer for NIDIA announced that the Executive Board, under the leadership of Mr. Jeff Uhey, has selected Col. David Augustine (ret) as the new Chairman effective Oct 20th, 2014. Jeff Uhey quoted “Col Augustine is the right leader, at the right time and the right place to take NIDIA to new...
Read More
Mark Cooper, Director, U.S. Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration presented at the NIDIA Steering Committee meeting, held at the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center on June 19th, 2014. Please find useful resources in the links below: Aerospace Team’s Website Aerospace Resource Guide
Read More
AM General is seeking diversity-owned businesses to support the next phase of the U.S. Army JLTV program. If you are a diversity-owned business with capabilities in these areas: Electrical (wire harness and/or cables) Stampings/Metal Fabrication Castings Springs Armor Paint/Coatings/Finishing and are interested in pursuing business with AM General, please contact: Rich Murphy Program Manager, Conexus Indiana Supplier INsight 111 Monument Circle, Suite 1800 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Office 317.532.4779 Cell 317.796.4390 www.conexusindiana.com
Read More
NIDIA Members, Thank you for attending the Spring 2014 All-Member meeting on May 16th at IPFW. It was a huge success with excellent speakers, networking, attendance and over-all energetic atmosphere! A special thank-you to Gil Perry of the Fort Wayne office of the Indiana PTAC for organizing the event and scheduling the Lt. Governor, Sue Elspermann as the Keynote speaker, to Sean Ryan, Director of University Engagement for scheduling Brooke Pyne, the NSWC Crane Manager of the SBIR/STTR programs and Reggie Joslin, the Manager of NSWC Crane Small Business Programs, and to John Sampson, President of the Northeast Indiana Regional...
Read More
Northeast Indiana Regional Economic Development presentation from Brook Steed of Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Director of the Northeast Region.
Read More
SBIR 14.1 Solicitation is open for proposal submission The DoD SBIR 14.1 solicitation is open for proposal submission from December 20, 2013 through 6 a.m. ET January 22, 2014. For SBIR 14.1 the Army, Navy, Air Force, CBD, DARPA, DHP, OSD, and SOCOM invite small businesses to submit proposals under this solicitation. The solicitation contains detailed information on the parameters of the SBIR/STTR programs and how to submit a proposal. Topics are available at http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation and http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/solicitations, and can be searched by going to http://www.dodsbir.com/Topics. Proposal Submission Proposals must be submitted via the DoD SBIR/STTR Submission website at http://www.dodsbir.net/submission following...
Read More
