TASC/TGIC posting of this event does not constitute sponsorship, endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by TASC/TGIC.
Who: APEX
What:
Decoding the SBIR/STTR Program
Overview of the SBIR/STTR Program’s ownership, size, and affiliation rules, work performance requirements, and data rights provisions to maximize value and ensure compliance
• Called “America’s Seed Fund,” the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR and STTR respectively) programs carry enormous benefit providing non-dilutive funding to innovative small businesses. However, the program has come under scrutiny in recent years shedding light on the program’s unique eligibility and compliance obligations.
• This webinar will provide an overview of the SBIR/STTR Program’s eligibility rules (including its ownership, size, and affiliation requirements that have certain differences from other SBA programs), work performance and other key compliance considerations, review of the program’s three-phased approach including maximizing strategies for Phase III contracts, and explanation of the program’s unique and beneficial data rights provisions.
About the instructor:
Paul Hawkins is a corporate and government contracts attorney with the Virginia-based law firm Gentry Locke. Paul helps government contractors win more business and navigate complex regulations with confidence representing clients at every stage of their business journey from assisting with corporate formation and governance issues to mergers and acquisitions and succession planning. Paul’s practice encompasses a broad range of services designed to support businesses throughout their lifecycle. He advises on corporate formation and governance, including structures tailored for government contracting needs. His experience includes guiding clients through strategic mergers, acquisitions, and succession planning, as well as structuring joint ventures and partnerships, including opportunities under the SBA All-Small Mentor-Protégé Program. Paul also helps businesses protect and grow their government contracting portfolios through bid and size protest representation, contract claims and appeals advocacy, and negotiation of subcontracts and teaming agreements. Additionally, he provides critical compliance and risk management counsel in areas such as Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) compliance, small business and socioeconomic set-aside programs, intellectual property and data rights protection, and security clearance and export control regulations. Paul’s active-duty service as a U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer and continued service in the Navy Reserve—including multiple overseas deployments—provides invaluable insight into how government agencies think and operate. This military perspective gives his clients a distinct competitive edge, especially in the defense sector.
When: May 20, 2026, 10-11:30am
Where: Virtual
Details and Registration: https://virginiaapex.ecenterdirect.com/events/4792
