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Small Business News, volume 1, no. 1, August 2009
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Small Business Report accepted by the federal government's electronic reporting system
Lincoln Laboratory submitted its federal government year-end small business report in April 2009, and the Administrative Contracting Officer has accepted the report into the federal government's new electronic reporting system (eSRS). Lincoln Laboratory reported good progress in achieving its overall small business goal of 48%. The Laboratory has reached 90% of this goal and has shown a steady increase for the last three reporting periods. As part of the Small Business goal, Lincoln Laboratory has a number of subgoals for different categories of small business types (see the Lincoln Laboratory Small Business Office page for fuller definitions), and the Laboratory reported 100% achievement for all subcategories. Of special significance was the Laboratory's use of Woman-Owned Small Business, having achieved 10.2% against a goal of 0.5%.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory plays host to small businesses
Lincoln Laboratory has an ongoing outreach program through which small businesses set up table displays in the cafeteria and have an opportunity to discuss their products with Lincoln Laboratory researchers who express an interest. This has been a very successful program with many Laboratory personnel stopping by and asking questions. The Laboratory's most recent visiting supplier remarked, "Thank you both very much for providing my company with the opportunity to come visit your facility and the chance to network with your engineers."
MIT Lincoln Laboratory hosts Department of Defense Northeast Regional Council
On 18 March 2009, Ken Sovie, Lincoln Laboratory's Small Business Liaison Officer, who is a member of the Department of Defense Northeast Regional Council's subcommittee for small business advocacy, hosted a meeting of the subcommittee. This is the second time Lincoln Laboratory has hosted this event.
Representatives of the Air Force, Army, Navy, Army Corps of Engineers, Defense Contract Management Agency, Small Business Association, and members of the Northeast Procurement Technical Assistance Centers attended the conference in person and by telephone conference. Small business liaison officers from Raytheon, Rolls Royce, Teradyne, Tetra Tech, BBN, and other large businesses in the New England area also attended.
Matters discussed included how to increase subcontracting possibilities with Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Plans were made for the next Council-sponsored "Matchmaker" event to be held in New York City in fall 2009.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory attends small business seminar
Lincoln Laboratory attended the National Contract Management Association–sponsored small business seminar on 11 March 2009. Air Force Director of Small Business Programs, Ronald A. Poussard, was the featured speaker. His talk entitled "Beyond Goals: Pushing Past Percentages" outlined his approach to increasing the Air Force's contracts with small business. Mr. Poussard advocates diminishing the importance of goals and focusing on demonstrating how small businesses can assist the Air Force in meeting its mission.
In a discussion prior to the talk, Mr. Poussard was provided with an overview of Lincoln Laboratory's small business initiatives. He encouraged the Laboratory to apply innovative small business solutions to the Laboratory's research.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory representatives attend small business talk
Lincoln Laboratory representatives attended the Defense Contract Management Association's Small Business breakfast talk, held in Woburn, Massachusetts, on 3 March 2009. William Donaldson, the Electronic Systems Center Small Business Programs Director, Hanscom Air Force Base, was the keynote speaker. He conducted a discussion addressing
- Most recent Department of Defense small business updates, trends, and forecasts
- How small businesses can partner with large businesses through the Joint Venture and Mentor Protégé Programs
- Questions regarding small business programs