DoD MoA expands small biz ops

The Department of Defense’s Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on small business matters, and the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), an innovation unit within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) March 5 to collaborate on expanding the national security innovation base. The partnership links two DoD organizations with a common mission to establish an annual, joint program plan to leverage OSBP and NSIN resources to achieve shared objectives: Collaborate to develop events and programs to engage small businesses in the National Technology and Industrial Base; Prototype operational concepts related to emerging technologies and accelerate the transition of technologies and services into acquisition programs and operational use; Support partnership between DoD and academic institutions, commercial firms, accelerators, incubators, and non-profit organizations whose missions relate to national security innovation; and Enhance the capabilities of the DoD in market research, source selection, partnerships with private capital, and access to commercial technologies. The OSBP-NSIN partnership enables more DoD collaboration and support between small businesses, academic institutions, commercial firms, accelerators, incubators, and nonprofit entities whose missions include national security innovation. (Source: DoD 03/31/21) Partnership Expands Opportunities for New and Small Businesses to Work With the Department of Defense, Expand National Security Innovation Base > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Release