cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message sm & a type private company industry aerospace defense health care software financial services founded 1982 headquarters irvine california usa area served worldwide key people steven myers founder ajay patel president & ceo services business development competition management proposal management and program services execution consultation number of employees approx . 500 october 2012 website 1 sm & a founded in 1982 as steven myers & associates is a defense and aerospace consulting firm located in irvine california . the founder and chairman emeritus of sm & a is steven myers . in 2008 steven myers sold the company to odyssey investment partners llc and the name was shortened to simply sm & a. the company is the world s largest provider of competition management services business capture and proposal development and program services high value post award program solutions . they provide business capture and proposal leadership program management systems engineering and expert support to major industrial customers in the defense homeland security aerospace information technology telecommunications healthcare and professional services sectors . external links edit sm & a home information regarding government procurement consulting whitepapers on proposal management whitepapers on winning government contracts this united states corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sm % 26a & oldid 701328331 categories companies based in orange county californiacompanies established in 1982management consulting firms1982 establishments in californiaunited states company stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from september 2013all articles lacking sourcespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 january 2016 at 22 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view