United Through Reading wins MOH Society Award - Tribute to Military Families on May 25th

Friends, I volunteer as a member of the leadership committee of United Through Reading, www.unitedthroughreading.org @UTR4military - a wonderful non-profit that supports deployed servicemembers and their families.  United Through Reading helps the families of deployed units by providing the equipment and materials to film parents in the unit reading stories to their children back home.  United Through Reading unites military families facing physical separation by facilitating the bonding experience of reading aloud together.

There are two exciting new developments. First, United Through Reading has just won the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's Inaugural Community Service Hero Award:  http://www.unitedthroughreading.org/united-through-reading-named-recipient-of-congressional-medal-of-honor-societys-inaugural-community-service-hero-award/ and second, United Through Reading has won the Library of Congress's 2015 American Prize Literacy Award http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2015/15-195.html. These are two amazing awards that reflect the importance of United For Reading and the recognition they deserve to help improve literacy and the bonds between our deployed servicemembers and their children.

And, finally - I'd like you to consider having you or your company become involved in this wonderful organization.  There is a Tribute to Military Families dinner on Wednesday night, May 25th in DC at the Mellon Auditorium on Constitution Avenue.  It is a gala event with all the right, great people in the room.  There are some corporate branding opportunities, tickets and tables available, and please give me a shout if you want more information at doug@coaspire.com.  

Thanks,

Doug

CoAspire Submits Seaport-e Contract Proposal to the US Navy

We had a busy week preparing a very thorough technical and cost proposal for the US Navy in Dahlgren, Virginia,  If we win, we will become a prime contractor in the Navy's Seaport-e  program.  

CoAspire supports Ventus Solutions for a US Coast Guard Cyber Security Event

CoAspire, LLC supported Ventus Solutions, LLC at a Coast Guard Cyber Security event last week, January 11-12th.  It was great to help Coast Guard and other US Government Cyber professionals help map their strategy moving forward.

ACC WEPTAC Conference at Nellis AFB, January 13-14, 2016

CoAspire attended the US Air Force's Weapons and Tactics Conference in Nellis AFB last week to help Iris Unmanned recruit recently retired or separated MQ-1 or MQ-9 pilots.  It was a great event, and hopefully we can bring aboard great operators for Iris Unmanned and the US Government. 

Finding NAVAIR Support Contractors

Friends, Happy New Year.  Thanks to the great response to an earlier posting, CoAspire was recently able to find and put under contract a senior naval aviation professional.  We are going to try it again at a much larger scale.  We have now joined a team competing to win a NAVAIR small business contract and follow-on task orders.  The final step for our proposal is to put forward resumes in response to a draft task order of folks interested in being a Program Manager, or a Project Lead for a proposed NAVAIR program that involves Logistics, IT systems, acquisition strategy and support to multiple programs and offices.  This sample task order that we are competing for is an opportunity to show that we can find quality people for future opportunities later in 2016.  Equally important to the top two positions is the need to fill a large list of qualified professionals at the senior, mid-level and junior levels for this same NAVAIR program. We need a senior, mid-level and junior-level:

-        Engineer

-        Operations Research Analyst

-        Acquisition Analyst

-        Information Technology Specialist

-        Logistician (Senior position has already been filled)

-        Configuration Data Management (CDM Support)

-        Facilitator/Trainer Support

-        Financial Management

-        Management Analyst

-        Technical Writer (just mid-level and junior level)

-        Administrative Assistant

I will pass along detailed draft job descriptions from the NAVAIR RFP to anyone interested in learning more details about these ~35 positions.  What is key to know is that this is not an offer of employment or a contract.  Our team has to win a contract, and then we will compete for a task order.  We expect this to be the first task order, but that is an assumption. Location is assumed to be Patuxent River, MD, and the earliest we think anyone would get one of these positions in August, 2016.  We can’t confirm that until we win and see the task orders.  For now, our strategy is to discreetly collect through our network the resumes of high-quality, interested, candidates.  If we win the contract and task order, then we will offer our candidates very competitive compensation and give them an opportunity to come aboard our team working onsite for the NAVAIR customer.  If you know someone who is interested in discretely offering their resumes for initial consideration, please contact CoAspire at info@coaspire.com

By no means is this a binding decision.  The candidate can decline any future offers from us, and there is a chance our small business team won’t win.  This is just an opportunity for all of us to help others who are retiring, separating, or interested in a new opportunity supporting the NAVAIR customer.  

Thank you!

CoAspire, LLC wins Federal Contract with the U.S. Department of Interior

For Immediate Release

Fairfax, VA – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Interior Business Center (DOI-IBC) recently awarded CoAspire, LLC of Fairfax, Virginia, a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide the Department with Stand-Up Adjustable Work Desks and Mats.  CoAspire competed against numerous other vendors and was awarded a BPA with two other vendors.  CoAspire was then awarded by DOI-IBC the first BPA Call Award.  CoAspire successfully performed on this BPA Call and delivered desks and mats to DOI-IBC locations in Washington, DC, Herndon, Virginia, Reston, Virginia, Lakewood, Colorado and Sacramento, California.  This is CoAspire’s first prime contract for the federal government.

About CoAspire, LLC

CoAspire is recognized for its proven and demonstrated consulting and acquisition expertise as a professional services provider for business development, government relations, IT, and various high technology and defense markets. For more information, visit: http://www.coaspire.com

CoAspire Recertifies as a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

We are pleased to announce that CoAspire, LLC has been recertified for another two-year period by the CVE of the Veteran's Administration as a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).  This certification allows CoAspire to better compete for contracts as a prime in the federal marketplace, and allows CoAspire's current clients the opportunity to take credit for CoAspire's sub-contract work to meet internal or external small business and SDVOSB goals.

Great Article in Politico about the Services' infighting over future roles/missions

So as defense professionals, we get inundated with articles, tweets, emails, etc. about current events.  I was impressed with this article today in Politico about the services' roles as the nation looks toward the threat from China:

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/pentagon-air-force-navy-fight-china-119112.html#.VY2KsPlVhBc

Great Navy League Event with Senator John McCain

As a VP with the National Capital Council of the Navy League, I was honored to organize the event on Capitol Hill on June 2nd where Senator McCain was honored with the 2014 Sea Service Member of the Year award.  The Chief of Naval Operations, the Commandant of the Marine Corps and other Senators and Flag officers attended.

Senator McCain receiving the 2014 Sea Service Award with Doug Denneny, VP of the National Capital Council of the Navy League in the background

CoAspire is Entering the Advocacy Business

CoAspire found success as an IT Services company and is now a full-service advocacy business to help clients in the federal business space.  Keep watching here for more news!