Introduction US Ignite (us-ignite.org), a nonprofit public-private partnership based in Washington, DC, seeks a Smart Communities Manager for its several smart and connected community projects headlined by its signature Smart Gigabit Communities (SGC) effort.  These projects represent some of the most ambitious and productive smart community efforts in the United States. Since US Ignite’s la…

US Ignite is seeking proposals from technology partners to deploy, operate and maintain autonomous vehicles (“AV”) to help serve the needs of U.S. Army Installation at Fort Carson, near the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The objective of this request for proposal is to complete an Autonomous Service Vehicle Pilot (“the Pilot”) as part of the AV Research Testbed. The use cases for the …

With funding from the National Science Foundation, US Ignite’s Smart Gigabit Communities project is supporting the expanded deployment of successful applications covering virtual reality emergency response training, interactive bioscience education, and regional connectivity platform development WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 23, 2020 – US Ignite is pleased to announce that four community pa…

Outgoing Executive Director Bill Wallace Transitions to Executive Chairman of the Board, and Dr. Nick Maynard Becomes Chief Operating Officer WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 9, 2020 – US Ignite has promoted Chief Operating Officer Joe Kochan to Chief Executive Officer, and has elevated Chief Strategy Officer Dr. Nick Maynard to Chief Operating Officer. The Board of Directors approved both appo…

US Ignite is seeking proposals from technology partners to deploy, operate and maintain an autonomous vehicle (“AV”) shuttle to service a designated route on U.S. Army Installation Fort Carson, near the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado (the “Pilot”). The Pilot will be a public-private partnership with US Ignite lasting for one year (the “Pilot Term”) and may be extended for up to one…

This Request for Proposals (RFP), released by US Ignite, Inc (US Ignite), is to contract with a communications/public relations firm(s) to provide contracted graphic design, media relations, and communications support for US Ignite.   For further details, access the complete RFP document here. Proposer Questions and Answers (updated 12/13/19): Question 1:  Does US Ignite currently wor…

This Request for Proposals (RFP), released by US Ignite, Inc (US Ignite), is to contract for a Financial Audit and a Single Audit for the year ending December 31, 2019 (Base Year). This proposal includes the option to extend the contract for up to four additional one-year periods. For further details, access the complete RFP document here.  Please visit the consolidated list of Questions …

Overview – Intern Position US Ignite, Inc. (US Ignite) is looking for a Data Scientist Intern (Preferred experience working with Urban Datasets) to work on development of an economic development tool for US Ignite’s partner communities and their small businesses partners. If you're looking for an exciting and innovative project to accelerate your career, come join a team that constantly s…

US Ignite is seeking a wireless network design business to assist with scoping, designing, and documenting a wireless communications network for its Fort Carson Transportation Testbed project. The network will be used to collect sensor and autonomous vehicle data created by the smart base pilot project that US Ignite is launching at Fort Carson this year. For further details, please access the…

New $4M initiative is funded by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), and managed through a collaboration of US Ignite, Fort Carson, the city of Colorado Springs, and the University of Colorado Washington, D.C. – October 10, 2019 – US Ignite today announces the launch of a smart transportation testbed and autonomous vehicle (AV) pilot program in coordination with Fo…

New regional testbed spanning areas of Raleigh and Cary, North Carolina will focus on wireless communications for vehicular and unmanned aerial systems Raleigh, N.C. – September 18, 2019 – The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced the third award in its Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program. In collaboration with an industry consortium of 30 networking compa…

US Ignite is pleased to announce the finalists for its Pitch Competition for teams from the US Ignite/AWS Startup Accelerator 2019 cohort.  The final pitch competition features eight teams selected from the twenty invited to participate in this year's training, which consisted of curriculum from the Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac training for entrepreneurs, mentorship from technical professiona…

US Ignite – Autonomous Vehicle Testbed Project Manager About US Ignite US Ignite is accelerating the smart city movement – and creating value for an entire ecosystem – by guiding communities into the connected future, creating a path for private sector growth, and advancing technology research that’s at the heart of smart city development. To make it all happen, our crew of highly…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 9, 2019 – US Ignite is pleased to announce the cohort for the Spring/Summer 2019 US Ignite/AWS Startup Accelerator program.  As part of US Ignite's mission to accelerate the smart city movement, we have partnered with Amazon Web Services to help these companies launch into their next phase of development.  Leaders from each of these organizations will participate in…

US Ignite seeks a vendor to provide Software as a service (SaaS)/Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud computing platform to enable US Ignite to build a visual, demographic economic tool. Responses to the RFP are due by June 12, 2019. For further details, access the complete RFP document here. Current Questions and Answers from prospective proposers include:  Q: As it is SaaS solution we n…

US Ignite seeks a vendor to provide ongoing web hosting services. US Ignite is soliciting responses from qualified firms for a 12-month contract. The term of the contract will begin July 1, 2019 and end June 30, 2020. For further details, access the complete RFP document here. Please visit the consolidated list of Questions and Answers from prospective proposers here.