DoD Office of Small Business Programs is partnering with the Manufacturing Extension Program The new partnership links two DOD organizations with a common mission to assist small businesses and to achieve shared objectives:

• Provide training and technical support to small-and-medium U.S. manufacturers engaged or planning to engage with the defense sector.
• Promote and co-sponsor joint training events beneficial to national security, with an emphasis on cybersecurity for defense manufacturing.
• Establish direct and consistent relationships at multiple organizational levels within both Parties to document and share complementary assistance best practices.

The OSBP and NIST partnership enables more DOD collaboration and support of small and medium manufacturers (SMMs). They will collaborate to support the ongoing development and security of the Defense and Industrial Base.

This partnership will combine OSBP’s expertise in leveraging small businesses to close capability gaps for our armed forces with the MEP National Network.