BAE Subs Out Weapon Part Production

November 6, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Federal Budget Process, TTM Technologies, production program 

As with any large contract the prime contractor, here BAE Systems, has to find companies to make the piece parts and award sub-contracts. In this press release at MarketWatch.com; TTM Technologies announces that they have won a contract from BAE to provide circuit boards and assemblies for use in thermal sights. The contract is wroth $65 M over the next few years. All across the US are many small companies making individual parts and sub-assemblies that are fit together by larger companies to make the actual delivery hardware for the customer. Read more

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Small business prospers

August 21, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Akimeka Technologies, Congress, Contract Awards, Federal Budget Process, IT, SETA 

This article from Hawaii describes how a small, minority owned business is prospering under DoD contracting rules. Most agencies and large contracts are required to share the work among small, disadvantaged business by Federal law and regulation. Here, Akimeka Technologies, a Hawaiian company, that provides IT services benefits from those rules. Larger companies will team with it to cross off that requirement, or they have a step-up in bidding on work due to their status. Of course they need to be able to do the work required, but many companies get a start like this due to the targeted efforts of the DoD.

For more see the article on Pacific Business News.

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