About Us

The Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) is Wisconsin’s APEX Accelerator, operated under the Department of Defense (DoD), Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) with a mission to assist Wisconsin businesses compete in the government markets – to work with existing and new business to strengthen the defense and government industrial base by accelerating innovation, fostering ingenuity, and establishing resilient and diverse supply chains.

The Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) provides Wisconsin business a broad range of technical assistance to Wisconsin businesses including:

-Individual technical assistance
-Locating Local, State and Federal opportunities
-Local, State and Federal registrations and small – diverse business certifications
-Capabilities statement and market profile development
-Workshops, webinars, conferences, and small group training in-person (statewide) and virtual
-Assistance with market research and agency forecasts
-Cyber security and CMMC
-Government market strategy development
-GSA / FSS schedule preparation, administration, and marketing
-Understanding government regulations, compliance and policies including the FAR and DFARS
-Bid and proposal review
-Pre and post contract award functions
-Locating and developing teaming arrangements and agreements [including US SBA and DOD Mentor-Protégé Programs]
-Federal technology, innovation and R&D opportunities and funding including SBIR – STTR
-WAWF, ITAR, JCP, SCA, FOCI, and other Federal contract compliance requirements