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It’s very difficult to break into government contracting and nearly impossible to get into defense contracting as a new company, especially after the tidal wave
by rm_-rf_slash 6y ago
It’s very difficult to break into government contracting and nearly impossible to get into defense contracting as a new company, especially after the tidal wave of mergers among defense firms in the 90s.
Seems TFA is right on the money with the way new contracting is done: the pentagon likes a thing made by the private sector and they want their own military version of it, or they piggyback on corporate infrastructure with military hardware (as was referenced with spaceX).
But these days it would be very difficult for any new company to break into military contracting.
- wil421 6y agoIsn’t SpaceX the perfect example of a new company taking on the remaining defense contractors post 90s mergers?
- 01100011 6y agohttps://www.sbir.gov/about https://www.sbir.gov/about Plenty of small companies are suckling on the government teat. From what I saw, the bar is pretty low, and some really terrible solutions are bought by the government. Someone with the patience to understand the process of applying for contracts could establish a very profitable business I think.