• Defense Contractor Resource Organizations:

• Charleston Defense Contractors Association, CDCA: http://www.charlestondca.org

• Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, AFCEA Lowcountry: http://charleston.afceachapter.org/

• Association of Old Crows: AOC, http://www.palmettoroost.org

• Defense Alliance of North Carolina: https://defensealliancenc.org/

• Palmetto Chapter, Women in Defense, WID: http://www.widpalmettochapter.org/

• Tidewater Association of Service Contractors: https://www.tasc-tgic.org/

• Navy League Charleston: https://www.navyleaguecharleston.com/navy-league-home

• North Carolina Military Business Center: http://www.ncmbc.us/

• City/County Resources:

• Charleston County Economic Development (Defense Industry): https://www.charlestoncountydevelopment.org/key-industries/defense/

• Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce: https://www.charlestonchamber.org

• State Resources:

• MATCHFORCE:  https://matchforce.org/#basic-info

• South Carolina Business One Stop (Resources for Women, Minority, and Veteran Owned Businesses): https://scbos.sc.gov/minoritywomenvet

• South Carolina Apex Accelerator: https://scaccelerator.org/

• South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs: https://scdva.sc.gov/index.php/

• South Carolina Research Authority Economic Development Partnership: https://www.scra.org/resource/economic-development-partnership/

• South Carolina Department of Commerce: https://www.sccommerce.com

• Operation Palmetto Employment (Training, Connecting, and Supporting South Carolina’s Military Jobseekers and Civilian Employers): https://ope.sc.gov

• Federal Resources:

• E-commerce: https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/

• NIWC Atlantic for Industry:  https://www.niwcatlantic.navy.mil/for-industry/

• NavalX: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/agility/Pages/default.aspx

• SeaPort: http://www.seaport.navy.mil

• Defense Travel: https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/dispatch.cfm

• DHS Acquisition Planning Forecast System: https://apfs-cloud.dhs.gov

• Defense Daily Network Documents Drawer: https://www.defensedaily.com/documents/

• Palmetto Tech Bridge:  https://www.secnav.navy.mil/agility/Pages/tb_palmetto.aspx

• Appropriations Committee Defense Funding FY 2023: https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/appropriations-committee-releases-fiscal-year-2023-defense-funding-bill#:~:text=The%20FY%202023%20RDT%26E%20recommendation,the%20FY%202022%20enacted%20level

• Appropriations Committee Defense Funding FY 2023: https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/appropriations-committee-releases-fiscal-year-2023-defense-funding-bill#:~:text=The%20FY%202023%20RDT%26E%20recommendation,the%20FY%202022%20enacted%20level

• Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2023 Budget: https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2980014/the-department-of-defense-releases-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2023-defense-budg/

• Daily Defense (Business Opportunities, Contracts, Defense News, etc.):  https://www.defensedaily.com

• U.S. General Services Administration (getting into the GSA schedule/securing a contract): https://www.gsa.gov

• GSA Contractor Award Information Listing: https://gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/home.do

• U.S. Small Business Administration Subcontracting Network (SubNet): https://eweb1.sba.gov/subnet/client/dsp_Landing.cfm

• Directory of federal government prime contractors with subcontracting plans: https://www.sba.gov/document/support-directory-federal-government-prime-contractors-subcontracting-plans

• Forecast of Contracting Opportunities: https://hallways.cap.gsa.gov/app/#/dv/federal-business-forecast

• Federal Procurement Data System: https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/

• Fiscal Data (government spending tracker): https://www.usaspending.gov

• Navy League of the United States: https://www.navyleague.org

• Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency: https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity

• Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity Portal: https://dibnet.dod.mil/portal/intranet/#dibcsprogram-2

• USNI News: https://news.usni.org/

• National Security Agency/Central Security Service: https://www.nsa.gov/business/getting-started/

  Unclassified Acquisition Research Center registration: https://acq.westfields.net/register/default.aspx

• NASA SEWP: https://www.sewp.nasa.gov/

  NASA Acquisition Forecast: https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/forecast/

• Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) or APEX Accelerators: https://www.aptac-us.org/

• USMC 2023 Acquisition Forecast: Copy of MCSC - NMCARS Annex 25 Long-Range Acquisition Estimates - 6Feb2023.xlsx (live.com)

• Federal “Grant” funding opportunities for Industry: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/home.html

• Apex Accelerator U.S. Locator: https://www.apexaccelerators.us/#/

• GovWin: https://iq.govwin.com/neo/home

  Defense & Aerospace Competitive Intelligence Service: https://www.dacis.com

  SAM.GOV:  https://sam.gov/content/home

• Department of the Air Force- Research Laboratory (AFRL) -AFWERX: https://afwerx.com/about-us/

• Veteran Transition Programs:

• Transition Assistance Program: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/tap

• DOD SkillBridge: DOD SkillBridge - Authorized SkillBridge Organizations (osd.mil)

• Veteran’s Bridge Home: https://veteransbridgehome.org/

• Veteran Benefit Resources:

• Tickets for Veterans:  https://www.vettix.org/

• Mesothelioma Hope:  https://www.mesotheliomahope.com/veterans/

• Hiring our Heroes: https://www.hiringourheroes.org

• AHERO: https://aherousa.org/

• Palmetto Warrior Connection: https://www.facebook.com/PalmettoWarriorConnection/

Government Research Partnership Opportunities

DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcements: https://cftste.experience.crmforce.mil/arlext/s/arl-opportunities

DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Funded Research Announcements: https://www.arl.army.mil/collaborate-with-us/avenue/funded-research/

DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Collaborative Partnership Announcements: https://www.arl.army.mil/collaborate-with-us/avenue/collaborative-partnerships/

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Open Opportunities: https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/current-opportunities

Navy Small Business Innovation Research /Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR): https://www.navysbir.com/

Defense Innovation Unit: https://www.diu.mil

Savannah River National Laboratory: https://srnl.doe.gov/work.htm

Training and Cohorts:

CEO Circle-Bunker Labs: https://bunkerlabs.org/ceo-circle