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SAN DIEGO – A co-host of the 23rd Annual Navy Small Business Gold Coast Conference, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command encouraged business partnerships between small businesses and the Department of Defense to leverage innovative technology solutions for the Armed Forces.
Rear Adm. Chuck Rainey, SPAWAR vice commander, provided Gold Coast opening remarks, stating that Navy Information Dominance is reliant upon future innovations.
“What are some things you should know about working with SPAWAR? First, there are strong opportunities at the prime and subcontractor level,” said Rainey. “SPAWAR was about 81 percent competitive in all of our contracts last year. Competition drives efficiency and effectiveness and we value businesses that can bring that advantage to the warfighter and the taxpayer.”
The purpose of Gold Coast is to provide a forum to educate, guide and assist businesses, especially small businesses, in working with the government, primarily DoD. From Aug. 22-24, Gold Coast hosted more than 1,600 attendees who were educated on navigating DoD’s contracting process, legislative updates and successfully conducting business with the government.
Faye Esaias, director of SPAWAR Small Business Programs, identified potential procurement opportunities for SPAWAR at Gold Coast.
“Small business partnerships enable us to provide best value and innovative approaches to achieve the information dominance vision,” she said. “In partnering with our systems centers and engaging in community outreach, innovation is a reality.”
SPAWAR, the Navy’s Information Dominance systems command, relies on small business and in fiscal year 2010 totaled $1.2 billion in obligations, which is roughly 20 percent of the command’s total obligation authority.
Companies that aggressively pursue technical and business processes that yield efficiencies are attractive to DoD during times of budget constraints.
“There’s no doubt we are in fiscally challenging times, but we still have and will continue to have a requirement to deliver the finest Information Dominance capability possible with the resources available and small business is ideally suited to help deliver these capabilities,” said Rainey.
SPAWAR depends on interoperability and non-proprietary solutions to assist the command in fully integrating across DoD, ensuring that cutting-edge technology is maintained throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
SPAWAR’s small business program provides training, advice, guidance and innovative strategies to ensure quality solutions for SPAWAR acquisition teams while maximizing opportunities for small businesses, as required by the Small Business Act and Federal Acquisition Regulation.
| Date Taken: | 08.23.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 08.23.2011 19:32 |
| Story ID: | 75811 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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