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Air Force Set to Hold 11 Pitch Days Through End of 2019

Air Force Set to Hold 11 Pitch Days Through End of 2019
Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics gives his opening remarks at the Inaugural Air Force Pitch Day in Manhattan, New York, March 6, 2019. Air Force Pitch Day, happening March 6-7, 2019, is designed as a fast-track program to put companies on one-page contracts and same-day awards with the swipe of a government credit card. The opportunity affords small businesses access to the military market as well as non-dilutive capital—funding that does not require a company to share its ownership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.

Air Force officials will be criss-crossing the country over the next two months as it has scheduled nearly a dozen opportunities for small businesses to pitch new, innovative ideas to the service and get on contract and paid on the spot before the end of 2019. The service’s Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) is partnering on 11 events around the country, where over 300 previously approved startups and small businesses will present their concepts and solutions. Ten…

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