Small Business Teaming Pilot Grantees

www.sba.gov/teaming

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Five-year pilot program will help small businesses work together to grow and create jobs

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced grant awardees in a pilot program designed to help small businesses work together to compete for federal contracts, grow, and create jobs.

The Small Business Teaming Pilot Program, made possible by the Small Business Jobs Act, awards grants to organizations for training, counseling, and mentoring to help small businesses enter into teaming relationships and compete for larger federal contracts. Teaming may take the form of joint venture and mentor-protege relationships.

Eleven grantees were selected from hundreds of applications submitted. Grantees were awarded between $200,000 and $500,000 in funding, for a total of approximately $5 million in Fiscal Year 2011.

The organizations in the pilot program will help small businesses find other firms interested in teaming, form teaming arrangements, and find and bid on larger contracts. Grantees will leverage their existing resources and collaborate with SBA District Offices, resource partners, and other federal, state, local and tribal government small business development programs.

"Government contracts are a crucial source of revenue for small businesses," said SBA Administrator Karen Mills. "The teaming pilot program will help small businesses grow and create jobs by giving them the tools they need to work together on larger contracts."

Small businesses interested in becoming part of a small business team should contact the grantee nearest to them.

For more information about the Small Business Teaming Pilot Program, please visit www.sba.gov/teaming.

A full list of the teaming grantees and their contacts are attached.

Chicago Urban League
www.thechicagourbanleague.org
4510 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60653

Point of Contact:
Keenya Lambert
Development Manager / Grant Writer
klambert@thechicagourbanleague.org
Phone: (773) 285-5800
Fax: (773) 285-7772

SBA District Office Teaming Representative
Judith Roussel
District Director
Judith.Roussel@sba.gov
Phone: (312) 353-4508
Fax: (202) 481-2784
500 West Madison St., Ste. 1150
Chicago, IL 60661-2511

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Clearwater Economic Development Association (CEDA)
www.clearwater-eda.org
1626 6th Avenue N
Lewiston, ID 83501

Point of Contact:
Christine Frei
Executive Director
cfrei@clearwater-eda.org
Phone: (208) 746-0015
Fax: (208) 746-0576

SBA District Office Teaming Representative
Julie Mcfarlane
Deputy District Director
julie.mcfarlane@sba.gov
Phone: (206) 553-7342
Fax: (202) 481-2819
2401 Fourth Ave., Ste. 450
Seattle, WA 98121-3419

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Long Island Forum for Technology (LIFT)
www.lift.org
510 Grumman Road West
Bethpage, NY 11714

Point of Contact:
William Wahlig
Executive Director
dwahlig@lift.org
Phone: (631) 846-2720
Fax: (631) 846-2789

SBA District Office Teaming Representative
Clyde Martin
Contract Negotiator
clyde.martin@sba.gov
Phone: (212) 264-5276
Fax: (202) 481-0842
26 Federal Plaza, Ste. 31-00
New York, NY 10278

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LSI Business Development, Inc.
www.lsiwins.com
1530 North Layton Hills Parkway
Layton, UT 84010

Point of Contact:
John Pitt
Economic Development Executive
jpitt@lsiwins.com
Phone: (801) 525-5402
Fax: (801) 776-3830

SBA District Office Teaming Representative
Dennis Wengert
Business Development Specialist
dennis.wengert@sba.gov
Phone: (801) 524-3204
Fax: (202) 292-3694
125 South State St., Room 2227
Salt Lake City, UT 84138

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Mercy Enterprise Corporation dba Mercy Corps NW.
www.mercycorpsnw.org
43 SW Naito Parkway
Portland, OR 97204

Point of Contact:
John Haines
Executive Director
jhaines@mercycorpsnw.org
Phone: (503) 896-5072
Fax: (503) 896-5072

SBA District Office Teaming Representative
Jennifer Baker
Business Development Specialist
Jennifer.Baker@sba.gov
Phone: (503) 326-5122
Fax: (202) 481-4446
601 SW Second Ave., Ste. 950
Portland, OR 97204-3192

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National 8(a) Association
www.national 8aassociation.org
101 E. 9th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501-3651

Point of Contact:
Ron Perry
President
ron@natonal8aassociation.org
Phone: (907) 230-4696
Fax: (907) 562-5497

SBA District Office Teaming Representative
Karen Forsland
District Director
karen.forsland@sba.gov
Phone: (907) 271-4861
Fax: (202) 481-2857
510 L St., Ste. 310
Anchorage, AK 99501

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National Community Reinvestment Coalition
www.ncrc.org
727 15th Street, NW Suite # 900
Washington, DC 20005

Point of Contact:
Owen Jackson
Vice President, Business Development
ojackson@ncrc.org
Phone: (202) 464-2303
Fax: (202) 628-9800

SBA District Office Teaming Representative
Theodore Holloman
Deputy District Director
Theodore.Holloman@sba.gov
Phone: (202) 272-0341
Fax: (202) 481-0491
740 15th St. NW., 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20005

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Raytheon Company
www.raytheon.com
8333 Bryan Dairy Road
Largo, FL 33777

Point of Contact:
Don Brechtel
Supplier Diversity Business Lead
Donald_L_Brechtel@raytheon.com
Phone: (727) 302-4747
Fax: (727) 302-2727

SBA District Office Teaming Representative
Jose Ramos
Area Manager
jose.ramos@sba.gov
Phone: (407) 648-2891
Fax: (202) 481-2712
200 E. Robinson St, Ste. 1270
Orlando, FL 32801

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San Diego State University Research Foundation
www.foundation.sdsu.edu
5250 Campanile Dr.
San Diego, CA 92182-1931

Point of Contact:
Jennie Amison
Director, Sponsored Research Development
awards@foundation.sdsu.edu
Phone: (619) 594-5731
Fax: (619) 594-4950

SBA District Office Teaming Representative
Rosa Rodarte
ADD/ED
rosa.rodarte@sba.gov
Phone: (619) 727-4877
Fax: (202) 481-5371
550 West C St., Ste. 550
San Diego, CA 92101-3500

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The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
www.NCAIED.org
953 E. Juanita Avenue
Mesa, AZ 85204

Point of Contact:
Erik Becker
Controller/CPA
erik.becker@ncaied.org
Phone: (480) 545-1298
Fax: (480) 545-4208

SBA District Office Teaming Representative
Shivani Dubey
Associate DD for Business Development
shivani.dubey@sba.gov
Phone: (602) 745-7227
Fax: (202) 481-6538
2828 North Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004

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Urban League of Rochester, NY, Inc.
www.ulr.org
265 North Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY 14605-1857

Point of Contact:
Shelia James
VP for Program, Planning, Research & Eval.
sjames@ulr.org
Phone: (585) 325-6530
Fax: (585) 325-4864

SBA District Office Teaming Representative
Jon Richards
Branch Manager
Jon.Richards@sba.gov
Phone: (585) 263-6700
Fax: (202) 481-4040
100 State St., Ste 410
Rochester, NY 14614

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