Convert SBIRs into
Phase III contracts.
Former Contracting Officers building defensible acquisition strategies that get Phase III contracts signed.
No pitch. We'll tell you what we'd do, and whether we're the right fit.
Trusted by federal customers including
Brilliant technology doesn't speak for itself — not in a contracting office.
The gap between a great prototype and a Phase III award isn't in your technology. It's in knowing how to get a Program Manager to champion you and a Contracting Officer to sign. That's the work we do.
Built differently. On purpose.
Former CO Perspective
We've been on the other side of the table. We know what gets signed, what gets challenged, and what gets thrown out.
Phase III is our only focus
We build the strategy, guide the conversations, and walk with you from first meeting to final signature.
Defensible by design
Every acquisition pathway we build is structured to survive scrutiny from contracting officers, legal, and program managers.
From SBIR innovation to program of record.
Align
We determine where you are and what your goal is.
Pursue
Target the right customers with the right message.
Transition
Move from interest to execution.
Scale
Grow from initial contract to program of record.
85+
Years federal acquisition
100%
Phase III transition focus
3 Wks
Fastest Phase III award
Unlimited
Warranted COs
On every engagement
Former Contracting Officers. Phase III exclusively.
Trusted by teams navigating the hardest phase.
What happens when Phase III goes wrong.
Protest Exposure
One poorly documented sole-source award is all it takes. A competitor protests, the award gets pulled, and the program office moves on. They won't try again.
Lost SBIR Investment
You spent years and millions in Phase I and II building something that works. Without a clear path to Phase III, that technology sits on a shelf.
Missed Contract Windows
The program office had a budget. They were ready to move. But you weren't ready. That window may not open again.
We work best with companies who are ready.
A good fit if
- You've won a Phase II but don't have a clear path to Phase III.
- A program office loves your technology, but nothing's moving.
- You've been told "we want to sole-source this," and then heard silence.
- Your SBIR is ending and your team's future depends on what comes next.
- You're ready to transition and you want to get it right the first time.
Probably not if
- You're still in the ideation phase.
- You don't have a U.S. entity.
- Your work won't be performed in the U.S.
- You have a concept but not a proven solution.
- You're just looking for proposal writing, not Phase III strategy.
Nicole Tripputi
SBIR Phase III Strategist
Nicole spent her career inside federal contracting offices, signing SBIR awards on the government side of the table. She founded Bidwell to give companies the strategy and the language that contracting officers actually need to move Phase III contracts forward.
Every engagement is led by a former warranted Contracting Officer, never an account manager. That's the standard, and it doesn't change.
We've been in the room when the decision gets made.
Now we're in yours.
The Phase III Transition Guide.
What most SBIR companies get wrong, and how to build an acquisition strategy that actually gets signed.
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What you're probably wondering.
Every Phase III effort is different. Different agency, different contract history, different stages of the process. We consider your situation. On our first call, we'll understand where you are and scope an engagement that fits. No templates, no surprises.
It depends on where you are and what you need. Some engagements take days or weeks, others take months. But when the clock is ticking, we move. Our fastest engagement went from kickoff to in front of the contracting officer in 8 hours. On our first call, we'll assess your timeline and build a pace that matches it.
Not at all. Most of our clients come to us because they've hit a wall. They have a CO who won't move, a program team that doesn't 'get it,' or a protest on the horizon. We step in wherever you are and get it back on track.
Our team is made up of former Contracting Officers who have personally signed SBIR awards from inside the government. Phase III transition is all we focus on. We build the strategy, prepare your team, sit with you in meetings, and stay by your side from first conversation to final signature.
Any company who wants to utilize the SBIR program to go directly to the government. We help frame your path and defend your position.
Your SBIR clock is running.
Let's talk.
A 30-minute conversation. No pitch. We'll tell you what we'd do, and whether we're the right fit.
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