Counseling
I wanted to take a second to thank you for so much of your time yesterday. Your expertise, knowledge, and willingness to help me will certainly make a HUGE difference for me and our company."
A business is ready to receive Maryland APEX Accelerator counseling services provided it is registered in the state of Maryland and has a product or service that has a reasonable expectation of being procured under a government contract or purchase order. There is NO COST to the business owner who receives services. Your application will be processed within 30 days of your request.
Our services include:
- Information on federal/state/local procurement opportunities.
- Assistance with SBIR & STTR applications
- Advice for obtaining solicitations, references, specifications, and
drawings from buying offices. - Assistance with the preparation of bidders' mailing list applications.
- Market research to locate government agencies that buy your products or services.
- Help in locating subcontracting opportunities.
- Access to a library of federal, state, and local procurement resources.
- Support with bid package preparation.
- Pre/post-award contract assistance.
- Aid with electronic commerce/electronic data interchange.
- Guidance for small, minority, women-owned, and disabled veteran certifications.
- Referrals to other programs or activities to support businesses when appropriate.
- Information about cybersecurity requirements and compliance, including federal government and DoD cybersecurity regulation compliance.
- Information about contract-related risks related to Foreign Ownership, Control, and Influence (FOCI).
- The Department of Defense (DoD) Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP) and similar government programs
- And much more!