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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...Continue Reading

Follow 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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

The 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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

Coming 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  Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

COVID-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...Continue Reading

Introduction 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 ...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

    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...Continue Reading

KEDA'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...Continue Reading

In 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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

Employment 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...Continue Reading

Submissions 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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading