[ravingnutter]

Wonderful advice Mark...and I say that as a 23 year DoD RDT&E contractor employee who used to be the Small Business Liaison Officer for the company, so I assisted entrepreneurs like CW on a daily basis. Now I do purchasing, contract administration and coordinate proposal efforts. Here are a some more direct links that should help:

DoD Mentor-Protégé Program

SBA SubNet (Search engine for subcontracting opportunities with established Government Contractors)

Office of Small Business Development Centers Entrepreneurial Development

Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs)

National Association of Small Business Contractors (Networking is very important)

I wish you the best of luck CW!

[Corinthian Warrior]

Thank you, everyone. Your collective advice is invaluable. I will look into to all your suggestions.