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City plans to hold Public Hearing for adoption of the 2019 Stormwater Management Manual of Western Washington on June 14th, 2022
The City of Bainbridge Island is preparing to adopt the Washington State Department of Ecology 2019 Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington (SWMMWW) to continue to support the City’s Comprehensiv...

Follow Kitsap’s Social Media and Stay In Touch!
May 11 2022Follow Kitsap’s Economic Development Alliance (KEDA) social media pages and stay updated on events and news in the area! The Kitsap County’s economic development website is geared toward providing in-depth information on the county. Our social media pages were created to help everyone in the area stay updated on loca...

T.H.R.I.V.E. IS FREE six-month intensive business training for small business entrepreneurs and executives to help them get unstuck and take their business to the next level
With your invaluable connection and involvement in supporting small businesses in your community, I would love your assistance to help us spread the word an...

Biz Opps: DoD SBIR 22.4 Annual BAA Topic Open DARPA HR0011SB20224-04, HR0011SB20224-05, HR0011SB20224-06
May 11 2022The Department of Defense announces the opening of the following Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) topics:
DARPA
• HR0011SB20224-04: “Innovative Fabrication Techniques for Millimeter-wave Linear Beam Vacuum Electron Devices”
• HR0011SB20224-05: “Readout Integrated Circuit Development for 2-micron Cutoff Linear Mode Staircase Avalanche Photodiodes”
• HR0011SB20224-06: “Hardening Aircraft Systems through Hardware (HASH)”
Full topic descriptions and instructions are available on DSI...

IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Restructured master contract coming soon
The Department of Enterprise Services (DES) is restructuring the IT professional services (ITPS) master contract to create a more consistent and efficient method of purchasing IT services that fully meets competitive procurement requirements and addresses major customer and vendor challenges with the current contract.
Wha...

What: Taking Your Business International
When: May 11 from 10am-noon PDT
Where: rsvp for free here
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdOGgpjMsHNGrXzL1IxM7bQVdxkBuWgvZ
Join us for a lively discussion with nationally recognized speaker and author Jim Foley to learn what your business must do to leverage export opportunities and adapt your strategies internationally.
This will help you:
Learn detail...

BIZ Opps: Hypersonics Testing Opportunity
May 10 2022Coming Soon
Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB)
Flight tests for hypersonic weapon systems are expensive, complex and require long-term planning.
The traditional approach creates a growing backlog of technologies to form a hypersonic “valley of death”. A new approach is needed.
ACCESS MACH-TB
Questions?
Email us at s2marts@nstxl.org
For more information, visit s2marts.org

KEDA's Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) is partnering with NAVFAC NW to host a Pre-Proposal Conference on NW MACC Regional Contract and 8(a) MACC Regional Contract.
May 11th - 1:00-2:30pm 8(a) MACC / 2:45-4:15 NW MACC
Solicitation No: N44255-21-R-4000 Title: NW MACC Regional Contract
Solicitation No: N44255-21-R-2001 Title: 8(a) MACC Regional Contract
NOTE RE: 8(a) MACC: Proposal accepted fro...

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND QUOTES NO. PG0314-FAC
TITLE: FACILITATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
ISSUED ON APRIL 28, 2022
RESPONSES DUE BY MAY 13, 2022 AT 4:00PM PDST
PURPOSE
Washington State University (WSU, University) issues this Request for Qualifications and Quotes (RFQQ) seeking statements of qualifications and quotes from firms (Respondents, Consultants, Contractors) capable of assisting the Willia...

GSA invites startups and leading edge technology companies to submit a 3-page white paper demonstrating innovative and promising AI solutions to bolster federal operational capabilities.About the Applied AI Challenge
Submission period: Open until 05/16/22 02:00 PM PDT
Challenge type:Technology demonstration and hardware
Total cash prizes: $50,000
LEARN MORE
The Applied AI Challenge will assist federal agencies t...

FEMA Region 10 Hosts Webinar on How to Do Business with FEMA
When FEMA responds to a disaster, our goal is to contract with local businesses in the affected area, whenever practical and feasible.
FEMA’s Chief Component Procurement Officer and FEMA Region 10 are facilitating a webinar for businesses to learn ho...

Joe Morrison, KEDA Executive Director, for the the Kitsap Sun
Gratitude, they say, is a best practice for daily life. When it comes to daily life in Kitsap, I’m grateful I own my home, something becoming harder and harder to do.
For much of 2022 and 2021, home values have grown aggressivel...

New Grants Coming Soon!
May 3 2022COVID-19 Emergency Funding for Small Businesses
Over the last year, Washington State has provided small businesses throughout the state with more than $500 million in grants to address the economic outfall of COVID-19. This effort continues as we look to new funding strategies for businesses in the process of rebuilding an...

BIZ OPPS: WEBS Bidding Opportunity Domestic Promotion and Marketing of Washington Blueberry
May 2 2022Introduction
The Washington State Blueberry Commission (WBC) is issuing this Competitive Solicitation pursuant to RCW 39.26. Pursuant to this Competitive Solicitation, WBC intends to conduct a competitive procurement to award an Agency Contract for WBC to purchase Marketing and Promotional Services for Washington’s blueberry industry.
The Washington Blueberry Commission Established in 1969 by ...

Steve Strauss, USA Today Senior Small Business Columnist and best selling author shared great, actionable content during our April Digital Hour - check it out!
See below to download a FREE chapter of Steve's book, "Boom Your Small Business", watch the video and download slides.
Click Here to Download Slides
Watch the video here. Downloa...

King County: 218th Avenue SE Roadway Preservation
• 218th Avenue SE Roadway Preservation
• This project provides for the improvement of 218th Avenue SE from SE Green Valley Road to SE Auburn-Black Diamond Road in King County by clearing and grubbing, roadway excavation, erosion/water pollution control, grading, drainage, surfacing, paving with HMA, guardrai...

KEDA ANNUAL MEETING AWARDS RECOGNIZES KITSAP ECONOMIC CHAMPIONS
SILVERDALE, WA -- The Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (“KEDA”) held a virtual annual meeting on March 30th, presenting its 2021 Annual Report, 2022 priorities and plan, electing officers and voting on new and renewing directors to the KEDA board. Featured speaker and housin...

KEDA Annual Meeting Presentations
Mar 31 2022KEDA's 2022 Annual Meeting is over but you are in luck!
You can view the Annual Report and Annual Plan video by clicking here.
View Economic Preview - The Economy in 20 Minutes video by clicking here
View Featured Presenter: Skylar Olsen, Tomo Economic by clicking here
Presentation slide decks are available for viewin...

New search feature coming to WEBS on March 31
Mar 30 2022In addition to being able to search current opportunities in Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS), all registered vendors will be able to search past opportunities starting March 31. All information, including documents available at the time of posting, will be visible.
This request came from the Department of Enterprise Services’ (DES...

Turn your passion into a livelihood!
Washington State Department of Commerce Startup Washington just announced the launch the new Creatives Academy.
The academy is a series of free, on-demand lessons that cover a wide swath of business skills, designed to teach those in the creative sector how to turn their passion into a livelihood.
Twelv...

SharedWork Training
Mar 29 2022Employment Security Department SharedWork Training
The South Kitsap Chamber is working together with the Employment Security Department to bring you SharedWork/Business-Friendly Programs with an important business webinar series.
SharedWork and Labor Market Data & Economic Information
Date: 4/21/2022
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PST)
Fee: No Fee
REGISTER
Learn the latest developments of two important program...

Submissions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023’s Congressionally Directed Spending - Deadline April 5
Mar 29 2022Submissions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023’s Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) program are being accepted now.
Please note the Senate deadline is April 5; House of Representatives is April 1.
Using a provided form, public, Tribal and non-profit entities may submit a request. For FY 2023, there are no funding limitations...

Ready to build something amazing for the future economy?
Here's a rare forward-facing opportunity to dream and build something entrepreneurial -- fully funded. The Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (“KEDA”) is looking for a creative, connected and entrepreneurially-minded team to take our economic development moonshot: Help us launch the Washington Autonomous Vehicl...
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It’s no secret that the recipe for economic success usually includes generous portions of innovation and technology. That has been part of the economic development story for many years in such places as Boston, Seattle, the Research Triangle, and Silicon Valley.
But just as you can find more and more cutting-edg...