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News & Events Happening in the Cluster

The Lavin Entrepreneurship Center at San Diego State University is leading an effort, with other key organizations, to drive the growth of the San Diego Advanced Defense Technology cluster in order to create more jobs in the region. Read more about SDADT below.

• SDRIC Workshop: Increasing Your Success Rate in Teaming & Bidding on Federal Contracts.
• DoD Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is now accepting proposals; Proposals Due September 26
• Register Here for the San Diego Cybersecurity Cluster & Working Group
• DoD Rapid Innovation Fund Now Accepting White Papers; Navy and Army Due September 17 & Office of Small Business Programs Due September 19
• SDADT: Workshop #5- Winning: Proposal Compliance, Content Development, Selection Criteria & Evaluation; May 22 from 7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; Registration now open.
• SDADT Cluster Joins with Securing Our eCity and ESET Foundation to Launch Cybersecurity Business Cluster- Click Here to Register
• FY 2012 SBIR Phase I Proposals Now Accepted; Due date July 3, 2012; Award ceiling of $150,000
• SBA Offers Online Classes "Government Contracting Classroom" A variety of topics available at -http://www.sba.gov/gcclassroom
• SDADT Workshop #4: Strategy and Execution for Winning Government Contracts
• 2012 SBIR program now accepting applications for January 11, 2012 deadline. For topic search and other information go to http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/solicitations/sbir20121
• SDADT: Workshop #3- Small Business and Primes: Collaborating to Deliver Innovation to the DoD
• White House Business Council & U.S. Small Business Administration Sponsor the Young Entrepreneurs Series
• SDSU Lavin Entrepreneurship Center Receives $603,978 to Continue the San Diego Advanced Defense Technologies Initiative
• SBA - Announces Support for Ten Regional Clusters to Drive Job Creation

• Inc Magazine - SBA Awards Grants to Economic 'Clusters'
• San Diego Daily Transcript - SBA to Foster Defense Technology Cluster in Region
• Wall Street Journal - SBA Awards Contracts to Help Foster Business Clusters
• SDSU Awarded $600k from SBA for Cyber Security
• San Diego State University - San Diego Advanced Defense Technologies Cluster
• Federal Funds to Boost Small Businesses in San Diego Defense industry

Documents

• SDADT Application Instructions (pdf)
• SDADT Application Form Part I (pdf)
• SDADT Application Form Part II (pdf)
• SDRIC Company Capabilities Template (powerpoint)
• Instructions for SDRIC Company Capabilities Presentation (pdf)

Calendar

PowerPoint Slides:

The Mechanics - How Small Businesses Can Best Work with Primes:
0900am - Understanding SPAWAR Market Research Processes, Procurement Methodologies, and Contract Types

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Prime and Small Business Teaming - Lessons Learned/Best Practices:
0955am - Positioning Your Company for Targeted Contract Opportunities through Communications and Networking

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Workshop Handouts:

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Workshop Presenters:

• 0800 Lou Kelly - SDADT
• 0810 June Chocheles - FED
• 0815 Jim Loiselle - Accenture
• 0815 John Dorn - BAE
• 0815 Joe Bulger - Lockheed Martin
• 0815 John Moffett - SAIC
• 0930 David Goshorn - Cubic
• 0930 Jim Lasswell - Indus Technology
• 0930 Benito Hobson - Integrits
• 0930 Terry Downing - Raytheon
• 1045 Jim Loiselle - Accenture
• 1045 Mike Bernabe - Boeing
• 1045 Lydia Bock - Geodetics
• 1045 Chris Neidre - Seacoast Science
• 1245 Andre J. Gudger - Office of Small Business Programs