C² was once a small, disadvantaged, woman-owned business, and benefited from partnerships with large firms. Now, as a mid-size company, we are committed to partnering with small emerging businesses. Our leadership is currently involved in mentoring and accelerating several emerging businesses.

C² recognizes the important contributions made by small businesses to our Nation. We believe small businesses, including small, disadvantaged, woman-owned, veteran-owned, HUB zone companies and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs), bring good capabilities and technical know-how to assist C² and better serve our customers. Our collective experience and innovative ideas are key to jointly building business in a wide range of areas. It’s good business and supported at the highest levels of management.

C² uses the following criteria in selecting small businesses to participate in its procurement and acquisition process:

• Niches/capabilities
• Customer Knowledge
• Past Performance
• Financial Stability

Almost all subcontracting activity is accomplished through upfront teaming on specific procurements. Therefore, it is critical that small businesses interested in teaming have niches and capabilities relating to a specific statement of work contained in a procurement. Additionally, two great discriminators or differentiators are knowledge of the customer and strong past performance qualifications.

It is imperative that small businesses interested in a specific opportunity contact C² early for teaming consideration before the release of request for proposal (RFP) or as soon as it is released.