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ArchaeoPaleo Resource Management, Inc. provides cultural and paleontological resource services, working to meet local, state, and federal resource regulations. The firm states it is one of the only firms in Southern California qualified for both archaeology and paleontology, with staff meeting Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for archaeology and Society of Vertebrate Paleontology standards for Qualified Paleontological Resource Monitors.

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Augenblick, Palaich and Associates (APA Consulting or APA) is a federally-registered small business founded in 1983 that provides research and policy analysis on education issues. It has served clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, including state legislatures, state education agencies, school districts, cities, foundations, and non-profits. APA focuses exclusively on early childhood, K-12, and higher education, with expertise in school finance, program evaluation, cost modeling, and cost-benefit analysis.

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Bluemont Health Consulting is an LLC partnership founded in 2025 by Sue Felt-Lisk, MPA, and Martha Kovac, MPH, each drawing on three decades of experience leading healthcare research, data collection, and advisory services projects. The firm provides healthcare clients with strategic advice to accelerate progress and adaptation in a changing landscape, improving health outcomes and experiences for health professionals and their patients.

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Critica Research and Analysis, LLC is a Woman-Owned Small Business based in Washington, DC, founded and directed by Dr. Nadia Al-Dayel. It is a non-partisan research center with multidisciplinary expertise focused on economic development and providing insight on issues of conflict and security. Its research is published in peer-reviewed journals aimed at policy makers and academia, and its economic development projects focus on empowering communities. It also provides grant writing, feasibility analysis, and federal funding strategy for Native American t

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Life-Changing Innovation We create technology that makes measurable impacts for marginalized communities. Who we are:We are a women and minority-owned human-centered design and technology company with an emphasis on designing for niche demographics. Our mission is to support our clients in moving from nascent ideas to life-changing technological innovations. Working with for profit industries, nonprofit organizations, government entities, and startups, we support the development of new technologies or re-centering of existing products and services. With more than 25 years of experience designing, developing, and implementing technologies, we are confident that our research-based strategies will position your idea to make a difference in the marketplace. Want to build better?Dig Deeper. We created DEEP Designs because we believe great success is fueled by deep knowledge. Our company is.

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Dunlap Research provides data-driven research and human factors expertise in transportation safety, helping partners understand behavior, solve complex problems, and create safer, smarter systems. Its areas of expertise include ground transportation, evaluation, effects of alcohol and drugs, pupil transportation and safety, product safety, and aerospace systems.

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Elemental Text, LLC is a single-person, woman-owned firm founded in 2014 by Dr. Heather Stettler that provides technical editing, writing, and formatting services, mostly to environmental consulting firms and nonfiction authors. It is certified as a DBE, WOSB, and EDWOSB, and Dr. Stettler is a Registered Professional Archaeologist.

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EmDX Research and Consulting Associates is a small consulting firm that specializes in life sciences and physical sciences. Its goal is to enhance clients' research and manufacturing capabilities by streamlining processes. The consulting staff has experience in all aspects of research, from benchtop to manufacturing to real-world trials, with expertise including Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Biomedical, and Biotechnology.

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EvaluationNow LLC partners with mission-driven and social sector organizations to deliver customized research, evaluation, and organizational learning solutions. Its core services include organizational learning, program evaluation, and applied research, aimed at helping partners strengthen strategy, deepen understanding, and translate insights into action. Its work began with program-specific evaluations in public health and has broadened to support systems change and organizational learning in education and community services.

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Golden State Health Policy, founded by Karen K. Shore, PhD, works to translate research to inform evidence-based health policy. It partners with clients on health policy and research projects, offering policy analysis and recommendations, program evaluation, research and analysis, and conference planning and support.

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Independent Archaeological Consulting, LLC (IAC) is a woman-owned small business providing a full range of archaeological services to help civil engineers, planners and developers meet State and Federal regulations for permits. IAC began in 1990 under Dr. Kathleen Wheeler and has operated as an LLC since 1998; in 2020 ownership transferred to Jessica Cofelice and Jacob Tumelaire. The company maintains a fully-equipped archaeology lab in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and works across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

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Kaytharalotus LLC offers study guides and consultations for healthcare research, focusing on observational studies. Its offerings cover literature reviews and meta-analysis, an EndNote utilization guide, case reports, observational studies, epidemiology, and biostatistics. The board-exam guide reviews core concepts such as incidence, prevalence, risk measures, bias, confounding, diagnostic accuracy, and statistical significance, with recommended reference materials.

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Karen Karp & Partners (KK&P) designs customized solutions to improve food environments in communities, marketplaces, and organizations. Founded in 1990 by Karen Karp, the firm helps communities and organizations build food systems that thrive, from research and strategy to implementation and recruiting.

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