VTG wins contract to manage Navy small business research program

VTG will help the Naval Sea Systems Command manage its small business innovation research and small business technology transfer programs.

Under a $27 million contract, the company will provide program and project support services. This will include defining focus areas, developing topics, and identifying proposals and contractors to participate.

VTG will also help the NAVSEA program manager develop strategies, policies, and processes to improve the SBIR program under the five-year contract.

"We look forward to leveraging our expertise across the defense and intelligence sectors to increase small business participation in federally funded research and development,” said VTG CEO John Hassoun.

The government uses the SBIR program to engage small businesses in research and development efforts that bring promising technologies closer to use.