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From Conception to Commercialization
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Overview
“The essence of the American economic system of private enterprise is free competition.
The preservation and expansion of such competition is basic not only to the economic wellbeing but to the security of this Nation. Such security and well-being cannot be realized
unless the actual and potential capacity of small business is encouraged and developed.”
- Small Business Act
 How is the DoD program structured?
 How is the Air Force program structured?
 Where to find information?
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State Participation
• Green indicates middle tier
• Purple indicates bottom tier
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Federal Participation
Annual Budget: About $2B
• Department of Defense*
• Department of Health and
(about $1B)
Human Services*
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Homeland
Security
• Department of Commerce
(National Institute of Standards • Department of Transportation
and Technology; National
• Environmental Protection
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Agency
Administration)
• National Aeronautics and Space
• Department of Education
Administration*
• Department of Energy*
• National Science Foundation*
* Also participate in STTR
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DoD Budget
FY12 DoD SBIR/STTR Agency Funding
All topics in
SBIR.1/STTR.A
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Program Goals
SBIR
 2.8% of RDT&E
 11 participating
DoD agencies
 Stimulate technological
innovation
 Use small business to meet
Federal R&D needs
 Foster and encourage
participation by minorities and
disadvantaged persons in
technological innovation
 Increase private-sector
commercialization innovations
derived from federal R&D
STTR
 0.4% of RDT&E
 6 participating
DoD agencies
 Funds cooperative R&D between
small businesses and research
Institutions
 Create vehicles to move ideas
from research institutions to
market
 Enable researchers to pursue
commercial application of
technologies
 Bridge funding gap between basic
research and commercial product
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Small Business Participation
 Small hi-tech
firms from across
the country
 Third of
applicants are
new to the
program
 25 percent of
awardees are
first-time winners
2-9
2%
Employees
12%
39%
12%
13%
22%
10-24
25-49
50-99
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100-249
250-500
Why is DoD Unique?
 Focused on the WARFIGHTER
 LARGEST SBIR program in the
Federal government
 More than 750 topics/year,
resulting in 2,000 Phase I
awards
 Company retains data rights
for 5 years
AC-130H Spectre gunship gunners operate an M102
Howitzer while flying a close-air-support mission
over Southeast Afghanistan.
 Sole-sourcing allowed for follow-on awards
 DoD is both an INVESTOR and a CUSTOMER
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Air Force R&D Organizations
ROME, NY
• Air Force Research Laboratory
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH
HILL AFB, UT
• Air Force Research Laboratory
• Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
• Air Force Sustainment Center
HANSCOM AFB, MA
• Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
EDWARDS AFB, CA
• Air Force Research Laboratory
• Air Force Test Center
TINKER AFB, OK
ARNOLD AFB, TN
• Air Force Test Center
• Air Force Sustainment Center
ARLINGTON, VA
• Air Force Research Laboratory
• Joint Strike Fighter
LOS ANGELES AFB, CA
• Space and Missile Systems Center
MAUI, HI
• Air Force Research Laboratory
ROBINS AFB, GA
KIRTLAND AFB, NM
• Air Force Sustainment Center
• Air Force Research Laboratory
• Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
EGLIN AFB, FL
• Air Force Research Laboratory
• Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
• Air Force Test Center
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Program Phases
Note: Air Force Phase II efforts are awarded at an
initial value not to exceed $750,000.
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Air Force Focus
The Air Force SBIR/STTR
Program is a missionoriented program that
integrates the needs and
requirements of the Air
Force through research
and development topics
that have military and
commercial potential.
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Air Force Focus, Cont’d
Sensors
17%
Weapons
8%
Nuclear
1%
Information
11%
Materials
15%
Space Platforms
14%
Human Systems
8%
Electronics/EW
7% Battlespace
Environment
1%
Air Platforms
18%
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Air Force Focus, Cont’d
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Information
11%
• Knowledge Management
• Information Security
• Information Assurance
• Communications
• Networking
• Modeling & Simulation
• Computing & Software
Materials
Affordability 15%
Service Extension
Survivability
Manufacturing
Composites
Inspection
Environmental Quality
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Air Platforms •
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18%
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Fixed- & Rotary -Wing Vehicles
Turbine Engines
Power
High-Speed Propulsion
Alternative Fuels
UAVs
Air Force Focus, Cont’d
• Automatic Target
Recognition
• Electro-optical
• Radar
• Acoustic
• Signals
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Sensors
17%
Integrated Platforms
RF Components
Microelectronics
Electronic Materials
Electronic Warfare RF & EO/IR
Electronics/EW
7%
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Space Platforms
14%
• Space & Launch Vehicles
• Space Propulsion
Air Force Focus, Cont’d
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Test & Simulation
Nuclear
1%
Lethality Effects
Threat Reduction/Detection
Warfighter Consequences
System Effects/Survivability
• Guidance & Control
Weapons • Guns, Missiles, Ordnance
8%
• Fuzes
• Lethality/Vulnerability
• Lasers
• High-Power Microwave
Human Systems
Cognitive Processing 8%
Personnel Recovery
Training & Development
Military Medicine
Combat Care
Battlespace
Environment • Terrestrial and Ocean
• Lower Atmosphere and Space
1%
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Eligibility
SBIR
STTR
 Organized for-profit business
based in the U.S.
 500 or fewer employees
 Principal Investigator’s primary
employment must be with the
small business
 Applicant is for-profit small
business based in the United
States
 U.S. research institution
 Formal cooperative research and
development effort
 40% of work performed by small
business
 30% of work performed by U.S.
research institution
Note: Additional requirements apply—see www.sbir.gov/applicants
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Topics
 Finding SBIR/STTR topics
 DoD SBIR/STTR:
www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir and
www.dodsbir.net
 Federal:
www.fedbizops.gov
 Individual websites:
www.sbir.gov/contacts
 Comprehensive agency search:
www.zyn.com/sbir
 Sign up for DoD listserv:
[email protected]
www.dodsbir.net
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Topics, Cont’d
 DoD issues solicitations at fixed times
 Topics are predetermined
 Solicitation instructions critical!
 Check out current DoD solicitations:
FY 2014 Schedule
Solicitation
SBIR 2014.1
STTR 2014.A
SBIR 2014.2
SBIR 2014.3 &
STTR 2014.B
Pre-Release
Open
Close
02/03/2014
04/23/2014
03/05/2014
05/23/2014
01/22/2014
04/09/2014
06/25/2014
08/21/2014
09/22/2014
10/22/2014
Note: See www.dodsbir.net/solicitation/default.htm; list of other
government solicitations available at www.sbir.gov.
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Questions about Topics
SBIR/STTR Interactive Topic Information System (SITIS):
www.dodsbir.net/sitis
During Pre-Release Period:
 Direct contact with topic
authors
 Topic author’s contact info
listed in topic
During Open Period:
 Contact with topic author
prohibited
 Questioner and respondent
remain anonymous
Note: Questions on solution approach or
submission of additional material are not allowed
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Proposals
A SBIR/STTR Phase I or Phase II proposal for any DoD
component must be:
1. Submitted through the
online DoD Submission
System at
www.dodsbir.net/submission
2. Prepared using online
forms and file upload
utility
3.Submitted as unclassified
Note: Online tutorial on how to prepare and submit a proposal
is available at www.dodsbir.net; proposal examples can be
found at www.dodsbir.net/submission/help/faq-3.htm.
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Awards
 Air Force sends Phase I selection status typically within
90 days of solicitation’s closing
 Air Force awards contracts typically within 180 days
 Similar timing for Phase II awards
 For non-selected proposals
 Principal investigator/corporate official will be notified
 May request a debriefing
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Next Steps
1. Check out the current open solicitations
2. Take a look at past award winners
3. Review the SBIR Policy Directive and the STTR Policy
Directive for submission guidelines at
www.sbir.gov/about/sbir-policy-directive
4. Search technology areas and identify opportunities
where your firm is a good fit
5. Submit proposals aligned with your core business
strategy or area of expertise
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Helpful Advice
 Persevere! Be in it for the long haul—could take years
for effort to make it into a military system
 Be a technology problem-solver and innovator, not just
a manufacturer
 Build a network of contacts in the Air Force and
programs of record
 Have engineers in the specific technology on staff
 Take advantage of all available assistance, including
online information
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Helpful Links
 Air Force SBIR/STTR Program (“Small Business” section)
www.afsbirsttr.com
 Air Force SBIR/STTR Proposal Instructions & Status
www.afsbirsttr.com/proposals
 DoD SBIR/STTR Program FAQs
www.dodsbir.net/help
 DoD SBIR/STTR Current Solicitations
www.dodsbir.net/solicitation
 DoD SBIR/STTR Proposal Submissions
www.dodsbir.net/submission
 U.S. SBIR/STTR Program
www.sbir.gov
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Helpful Links, Cont’d
 Federal Business Opportunities
www.fbo.gov; www.grants.gov
 AFRL Contracting/Business Opportunities
www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9218
 Broad Agency Announcement Guide for Industry
www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9218
 DoD Grant & Agreement Regulations
www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html/321006r.html
 Air Force Small Business
www.airforcesmallbiz.org
 AFRL Small Business Office
www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5809
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Contact Us
 Contact Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office at
1-800-222-0336
 Visit our website for SBIR POCs, topic info,
newsletter, etc.:
www.afsbirsttr.com
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