Military Opportunities

Resources

San Antonio is known as Military City USA. There are many local and unique opportunities to support small businesses in San Antonio to support our city’s military community. Right now, the U.S. Military is actively seeking local opportunities to contract with a business to find solutions to combating COVID-19 and more.

ANNUITY VETERAN BENEFITS

Find out what benefits are available to you and how eligibility is determined. By combining veterans benefits with Social Security income, savings plans and annuities you will be one step closer to handling your future expenses."

Source: https://www.annuity.org/financial-literacy/veterans/

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS DURING MILITARY A PANDEMIC

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families has put together a list of resources to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/taking-care-of-business-during-a-pandemic/

SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL INNOVATION (SAMMI) FUND INFORMATION

The purpose of the SAMMI Fund is to promote local economic development by providing financial assistance to early-stage local companies engaged in the development of products and technologies that support military medical requirements, as well as having the potential for broader civilian markets:

https://www.sanantonio.gov/EDD/SAMMIFund

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR CIVILIAN CONTRACTORS

This attachment describes how to do business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for civilian contractors and those who may want to help with the Army and its response to COVID-19 (or any USACE missions):

https://www.usace.army.mil/Portals/2/USACE%20Contracting_Vendor%20Flyer.pdf

INNOVATION COMBINE AT THE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY (AUSA) FUTURES CONFERENCE

The Innovation Combine at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Futures Conference, is being tentatively held 23-25 June 2020 in Austin, TX. The Innovation Combine provides a forum to collaborate with the Army, earn prize money, and provide potential funding opportunities to tackle Army challenges in two areas: 1) Salable power and energy solutions; and 2) Novel materials for weight reduction and survivability:

https://www.ausa.org/events/futures-2020

MEDICAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMMAND – ARMY APPLICATIONS LAB:

Businesses looking to provide technology, services or supplies to the COVID-19 response can schedule an appointment to speak with Army Applications Lab (AAL). They are taking the lead in screening and gathering potential solutions on behalf of Medical Research Development Command:

https://calendly.com/cv-aal

VULCAN-SOF.COM

When the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak was declared a national emergency in the United States, the U.S. Secretary of Defense announced several measures to protect the Joint Force and the Public and U.S. Commanders received delegated authority to make further decisions based on their own assessments to protect their people and ensure mission readiness. There is an open call for innovative capabilities to address the impacts of COVID-19 on public safety and national security. The innovations and solutions collected will be shared by default with a wide network of Government personnel engaged in the current challenge:  https://vulcan-sof.com/login/ng2/submission?collectionUuid=5d069bfc-c05c-4967-82e1-2627485b610a

BLUE STAR FAMILIES AND THE ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COMMUNITIES

Blue Star Families and the Association of Defense Communities have put together a dedicated website, COVID-19 Military Support Initiative, with helpful information, resources, recordings of their online events, and information about upcoming online discussions around issues that impact the military community:

https://beta.sam.gov/opp/839590ce73ac4831951908a47ba008a3/view

Staffing Services to the U.S. Government and Prime Contractors

TAD Technical Resources had a long history of providing staffing services to the U.S. government and prime contractors. In response to the current COVID-19 crisis, TAD PGS Inc. is adding hundreds of new career positions throughout the country. We currently have over 250 positions requiring clearances and over 500 positions that DO NOT require clearances:

http://www.tadpgs.com

Military Affairs Committee

The purpose of the Military Affairs Committee is to support military investment in the region by bringing together the business community and military organizations. It also encourages sectoral and demographic diversity in economic development compatible with the community’s vision and Chamber members’ aspirations within the military sector.

If you are interested in joining the Military Affairs committee, please contact ceo@sahcc.org