Regional innovation clusters rics 2026
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 47QACA26C0074
- Awardee
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Startup Junkie Consulting LLC UEI EKB7U5FACKH3
- Awarding agency
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Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration
- Obligated
- $606,540
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Regional Innovation Clusters Solicitation · 47QACA26R0295 · Posted Aug 3, 2026
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $606,540.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 4% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Office of Performance Management and the Chief Financial Officer Small Business Administration
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 38 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC 20416, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Other statutory authority
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Small Business Administration's Office of Investment and Innovation, procuring through the General Services Administration, awarded a $606,540 definitive contract to Startup Junkie Consulting LLC (doing business as Conductor) for Regional Innovation Clusters on September 30, 2026, with no set-aside.
Startup Junkie Consulting LLC is a veteran-owned limited liability company based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Place of performance is Washington, DC.
The originating solicitation sought contractors to establish Regional Innovation Clusters through public-private partnerships aligning federal, state, and local resources with regional strengths to catalyze technology innovation and economic growth. The solicitation anticipated awarding up to 10 single-award, firm-fixed-price contracts with estimated value of $600,000 to $1,000,000 per award. Core performance components include cluster network maintenance in a selected target industry, small business support service delivery focused on technology commercialization and business growth, cluster management and oversight, and quarterly and annual reporting on membership, capital obtained, innovation metrics, and regional economic impact. Each offeror was required to propose a single target industry from a priority list—Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Supply Chains, Defense Industrial Base Technologies and Components, Energy and Critical Materials, Food Supply and Agricultural Systems, or Transportation and Logistics—and designate one geographic service area at the county level.
Performance period is September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2028. NAICS code is 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services); PSC code is R499.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 47QACA26C0074?
47QACA26C0074 was awarded to Startup Junkie Consulting LLC by Federal Acquisition Service (General Services Administration) on September 30, 2026.
How much is contract 47QACA26C0074 worth?
The government has obligated $606,540 on 47QACA26C0074.
Which agency awarded contract 47QACA26C0074?
Federal Acquisition Service (General Services Administration) awarded 47QACA26C0074, with funding from Office of Performance Management and the Chief Financial Officer (Small Business Administration).
Was contract 47QACA26C0074 competed?
The extent of competition for 47QACA26C0074 was full and open competition. The government received 38 offers.
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