Opportunities

8a Contractor Newsletter February 19, 2010

Small Contractors,  Find out about Department of Defense (DOD) contracting:

U.S. Department of Defense Central Contract Registry (CCR) - http://www.ccr.gov 

HUBZone:

Are you looking for contracting opportunities? Find out if you are located in a qualified HUBZone. Several Iowa counties and certain census tracts in qualified urban areas are HUBZones. Find out more.
Visit: HUBZone at http://archive.sba.gov/hubzone/ 

Information Nets:

TECHNet:

TECH-Net is an electronic gateway of technology information and resources for and about small high tech businesses. It is a search engine for researchers, scientists, state, federal and local government officials, a marketing tool for small firms and a potential "link" to investment opportunities for investors and other sources of capital.
Visit ... TECH-Net at http://tech-net.sba.gov/ 

SUBNet:

SUB-Net is an online sub-contracting network connecting contractors with qualified sub-contractors capable of completing their out-sourced contracting work. One of the big difficulites facing small businesses is the difficulty searching for contracts to bid on. Either the contract is out of its service area or the size of the contract is beyond the small business' capacity. If you're a subcontractor, stop the frustrating and often fruitless legwork involved in searching out contracting oppotunities using the "Hit or miss" approach. Find available opportunities quickly using this one-stop, sub-contractor's search tool.
Visit ... SUB-Net at http://web.sba.gov/subnet/ 

SBIR/STTR 

Are you a high technology innovator looking for grant money? The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs may be just what you're looking for. For additional information, contact:

Kris Johansen
SBIR/STTR Program Administrator
310 Lab of Mechanics
Ames, IA 50011-2131
Iowa SBIR/STTR web site
Phone: 515-294-3208
Fax: 515-294-0778
E-mail: kajohans@iastate.edu

Small Business Information:

The Business Gateway to Federal Government Resources - www.business.gov