NEWS
C5BDI Launches Fast Rope Hampton Roads!
C5BDI is now hosting our very own Fast Rope chapter!!! October 4th from 9-10am ET, we’ll be hosting Fast Rope Hampton Roads — a hybrid event. Click on the link below to register https://fastrope.wildapricot.org/event-4954790/RegistrationsList! We are very excited to launch Fast Rope Hampton Roads and hope to see you there!
LA Small Business Wins Contract w/ USAF Through OCADDS’s Pitch Day!
A Los Angeles small business has recently been selected to participate in the Ogden Catalyst Campus Accelerator for Digital Data Strategies with the Air Force and its Digital Transformation Office. Their technology is being used to improve digital data strategies through the methodologies/technologies that will accelerate the development of cloud hybrid data architectures and/or facilitate the development of an overarching data strategy for the enterprise while ensuring the movement of the data happens for Air Force users in real-time, near-real-time. It was awarded through OCADDS’s latest Pitch Day.
BS3G Receives in C5BDI Giveback!
C5BDI has recently given back to Blue Skies For The Good Guys And Gals (BS3G). They are an organization that honors our nation’s veterans, Purple Heart Warriors, and the families of fallen heroes by providing enriching, life-changing experiences that facilitate new friendships and emotional healing.
C5BDI At FMMS 2022!
The FMMS agenda includes senior military keynotes, industry speakers, informative panels, Innovation Theater speakers, technical paper presentations, and a professional development course. The Fleet Maintenance & Modernization Symposium also has partnership events – including the Industry/Navy Discussion Panel (INDP), the Port Engineers Symposium, and the Small Business Roundtable. In addition to the professional Keynotes, Panels, Technical Paper presentations, and Innovation Theater discussions, FMMS will have maritime industry exhibitors in the Virginia Beach Convention Center Exhibit Hall, with superb government ~ and industry networking opportunities!
C5BDI Attending AFA’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference!
C5BDI will be attending AFA’s annual Air, Space, & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, MD from September 19th – 21st! We are excited to hear from the USAF and USSF leadership, industry experts, and government officials as they discuss challenges facing the aerospace and cyber communities today and in the future.
STTR Phase II Win on The Books w/ UMKC & NOVA SB!
C5BDI connects a NOVA small business that teamed with the University of Missouri-Kansas City on a recently awarded STTR Phase II with the US Air Force for their Rapid Mission Planning Command and Control (C2) of Air Vehicles technology to support relevant UAS mission planning C2 needs. Their medium-fidelity simulation analysis solution will be used for air defense.
C5BDI Giveback Continues w/ American Farmland Trust (AFT)
C5BDI gives back to American Farmland Trust (AFT). In the 35 years since American Farmland Trust began, they’ve seen farmland preservation transform into a national movement that has protected well over five million acres nationwide. Check out American Farmland Trust (AFT) and its continued impact over the years https://farmland.org/.
MATB Event on Sept 15th, Getting Started w/ SBIR/STTR
The Mid-Atlantic Tech Bridge will be hosting a tech talk tomorrow September 15th, to help small businesses learn how to utilize SBIR/STTR resources. Join MATB to learn more about local resources to start up your small business and how they align with the 8 Steps to Becoming Procurement Ready & Doing Business with the DON. In this series, MATB will cover Steps 2 and 3: Register your Business and Research your Market. The event is online and takes place from 1-2 pm EST.
SBIR Phase III Alert From C5BDI’s Phoenix Group of Virginia!!!
Phase III Alert!!! Our very own Virginia Beach #SDVOSB, Phoenix Group of Virginia, has been awarded a SBIR Phase III with their Air Force customer out of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing in Kansas. The Phase III’s backbone technology is based on installation energy to reduce costs and emissions creating more eco-friendly bases around the country. This was a long sought-after Phase III, but C5BDI was successful in helping our client bridge the notorious valley of death that so many contractors find themselves in.
C5BDI Gives Back to Weighted Angels
In our recent giveback, we have donated to Weighted Angels. Weighted Angels is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization operating in Hampton Roads and Richmond Virginia that provides weighted stuffed animals to grieving families that have experienced pregnancy and infant loss. Infant and pregnancy loss is an unfathomable event for any expecting parent, so Weighted Angels help provide comfort and support for those who have to go through this unfortunate experience.