The General Services Administration, procuring on behalf of the Small Business Administration's Office of Investment and Innovation, awarded a $980,000 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Hyperion Technologies LLC for Regional Innovation Clusters on September 30, 2026, with no set-aside.
The originating solicitation, posted August 3, 2026 with proposals due August 24, 2026, sought contractors to establish Regional Innovation Clusters involving public-private partnerships aligned with regional technology strengths. The SBA anticipated awarding up to 10 single-award contracts valued between $600,000 and $1 million over two years. Hyperion's award covers cluster network maintenance, 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 awardee designated 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 one geographic service area at the county level. Place of performance is Washington, DC. The contract runs through September 29, 2028. NAICS code is 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services); PSC code is R499.