Tom: Good question. The short answer is yes, the GSA provides opportunities for "small businesses" to subcontract or bid on projects. Please see here:
http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentId=16100&contentType=GSA_OVERVIEW I recall working with GSA Small Business Program while working in analog/digital signal conditioning at www.mstarlabs.com and later on power development on Native American lands with GE Power. Each time the US federal government indeed promoted opportunities for qualified small business companies. I took a company through the process and it is not as hard as people think. Each state in the United States has an Economic Development/Economic Vitality program which teams with the Federal Government. There you can find certain program. Felix --- Tom DeReggi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Felix, > > Thanks for the follow up post. It sheds some > additional light on what its > all about. > > I wonder if that GSA contract (Networx Universal) > has a small business set > aside portion included. Required of the winners to > subcontract to? > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Felix A. Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 3:56 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Verizon in the Fixed Wireless > business > > > > Tom: I'm glad you posted the weblink. The > > Verizon/FibreTower announcment is part of the > large > > GSA RFP Networx Universal and Networx Enterprise > RFP, > > whereby "AT&T, Qwest Communications and Verizon > won > > spots on Universal. The same three companies also > got > > places on Enterprise, along with Sprint and Level > 3 > > Communications. Sprint bid unsuccessfully for a > place > > on Universal. Bechtel, is an AT&T partner for > AT&T¡¦s > > Networx offerings. > > http://www.gcn.com/print/26_15/44523-1.html > > The only thing I did not see here is the > convergence > > of wireless witih mission critical radio (two way > > radio) that emerged on the scene with Katrina. > > > > FiberTower will operate under a fixed-wireless > > subcontract agreement with each carrier as they > > compete for telecommunications business from > > government agencies. > > > > I think it will be interesting to follow our > taxpayers > > dollars spent on this program in the next ten ot > tweny > > years. And an opportunity for our federal > government > > to updrade our federal systems. > > http://www.gcn.com/print/26_15/44523-1.html > > > >>From a technologies point of view, the CEO of > > FibreTower is from Flarion who got purchased by > > Qualcomm. The co-founder of Flarion was Lars > > Johannson. Lars is a very sharp engineer who went > on > > to Beceem Communiations as executive in the > > development of Mobile WiMax 802.16(e) chipsets and > > frontrunner of WiMAX for OEMs and ODMs. For those > > following Beceem.. Intel was a big investor in > BeCeem, > > both based here in the Silicon Valley. And Intel > > developed the new mobile Centrino platorm called > > Montevina which offers WiFi/WiMax enabled laptops. > > > http://www.wimax.com/commentary/blog/blog-2007/intel-montevina-wimax > > (plz pardon the self-promotion but it is a good > > summary) > > > > Here are some refererence links: > > Fibertower Earnings Statement - take a look at > EBITDA > > > http://www.fibertower.com/corp/downloads/press_releases/FT_Q107_Earnings_Release.pdf: > > > > Networx Universal & Sprint Vs Verizon > > > http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/04/03/sprint_to_meet_gsa_soon_on_telecom_bid/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Technology+stories > > > > BeeCeem: > > > http://www.lightreading.com/insider/document.asp?doc_id=85629 > > > > Felix > > > > --- Tom DeReggi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> A couple months late posting. But interesting to > >> see Verizon working its > >> way into Fixed Wireless. > >> > >> > > > http://www.fibertower.com/corp/solutions-government-networx.shtml > >> > >> Tom DeReggi > >> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > >> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > >> > >> -- > >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >> > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > >> Archives: > http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? 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