xTECH PARTICIPANTS
SUCCESSES
The xTech Program offers remarkable benefits. For small businesses and nontraditional businesses, these include prize money, potential follow-on contracts and opportunities for mentorship, networking and business development. For the U.S. Army, it’s the quick, smart and cost-effective implementation of science and technology innovations that can fill critical mission gaps. Here’s a glimpse at some firsthand xTech Testimonial and Success Stories.
REAL BUSINESSES. REAL SUCCESS.
Hear from past xTech Participants on how their businesses have grown thanks to xTech.
“Blending both prize awards and OTA agreements into a single pitch competition using proven xTech processes gives the Army a novel way to attract new companies, while addressing technology gaps in a mutually beneficial partnership.”
Mike Karaki
U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center
“The ultimate success is putting a capability in the Soldiers’ hands. Some of the small successes along the way are building the trust, getting some contracts in place and getting these non-traditional partners to work with.”
Tom Mulkern
U.S. Army DEVCOM-Atlantic
“Within Army acquisition programs, everything’s very traditional. You start with your requirements, you send out a proposal and down-select your award. It’s a very strenuous acquisition timeline. xTech is very non-traditional, and is a completely different approach to how you go about it.”
Ted Ryerson
U.S. Army PEO IEW&S
“The xTech Program does a good job of reaching out to communities that the Army wouldn’t otherwise have access to. The program offers a low-barrier to entry for these communities to engage with the Army and understand Army challenges.”
Dr. Travis King
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology
ARMY PARTNERSHIPS FILL MISSION GAPS THAT MATTER
xTech values our partnerships with Army organizations to fill mission gaps for Soldiers on the frontlines. See how these partnerships are helping grow the tech footprint for the Army and how the prize competition model might be exactly what your organization needs to identify the latest innovations.
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