SBIR/STTR Program
Presented By: Brooke Pyne
SBIR Program Manager
NSWC Crane Division
812-854-4823
elizabeth.b.pyne@navy.mil
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Alan M. Pratt
Colonel, USMC
Commanding Officer
NSWC Crane
Dr. Adam Razavian
Technical Director
NSWC Crane
SBIR/STTR Program Mission/Objectives
MISSION: Supporting scientific excellence and
technological innovation through the investment of federal
funds in critical American priorities to build a strong national
economy… one small business at a time.
OBJECTIVE:
•Stimulate technological innovation in DoD’s Critical Technology Areas;
•Strengthen role of small business in meeting DoD R&D needs;
•Encourage participation by minorities, disadvantaged persons and
women in technological innovation
•Increase private-sector commercialization innovations derived from
federal R&D.
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SBIR/STTR Eligibility Checkpoints
SBIR Program
Organized for-profit US business
500 employees or fewer, including affiliates
PI’s primary employment at the time of award and
throughout project duration
STTR Program
Applicant is Small Business Concern
Collaborative R&D effort between SBC and US
research institution
- College or University; other non-profit research
organization; Federal R&D center
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Agency SBIR Differences
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Number and Timing of Solicitations
R&D Topic Areas -- (Broad vs. Focused)
Dollar Amount of Award (Phase I and II)
Proposal Preparation Instructions
Proposal Review Process
Type of Award (Contract or Grant)
o Contract – Highly focused topics; Driven by requirements
o Grant – Less-specified topics; More Flexibility
When in doubt, go to the agency website and
thoroughly review the solicitation.
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Important Facts to Remember
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Eligibility is determined at time of award
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The PI is not required to have a Ph.D. or M.D.
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The PI is required to have expertise to oversee project
scientifically and technically
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Applications may be submitted to different agencies for
similar work
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Awards may not be accepted from different agencies
for duplicative projects
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Department of Defense
SBIR/STTR Program Specifics
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DoD Phase I Process
Solicitation
Topics
Agencies describe R&D topics in
solicitations.
Proposal
Submission
Small Business Concerns prepare
short (usually 25-page) proposals.
Unsolicited proposals not accepted.
Evaluation
Ph I award
Agencies evaluate based on
technical merit, firm’s qualifications,
and commercial potential/societal
benefit.
Agencies make Phase I awards.
$150K – Feasibility Study
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DoD Phase II Process
Agencies will select Phase I awardees
Phase II
Small Business Concerns prepare Phase II
proposals. Uninvited proposals not accepted
Proposal
Submission
Agencies evaluate scientific, technical merit,
firm’s qualifications, and commercial
potential/societal benefit
Agencies make Phase II awards
Evaluation
Ph II award
Expected to produce well-defined deliverable
prototype
Phase II continuation funding is to encourage
transition of SBIR research into DoD acquisition
programs
TALK TO YOUR TPOC DURING PHASE II
$1M – Prototype/Demonstration
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DoD Phase III
• Commercialization phase
• Derives from, extends or logically concludes efforts
performed under prior SBIR/STTR funding agreements
from any agency
• Must be funded by sources outside of SBIR/STTR (private
sector and/or non-SBIR Government)
• Develop prototype into viable product/service for sale in
military and/or private sector markets
• Within DoD, often initial customer is prime contractor for a
major weapon system or program of record
Company owns IP for 4/5 Years after receipt of SBIR
final report. Government has right to use for
government purposes only.
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DoD SBIR vs STTR
SBIR
STTR
2.8%
Tax Agency Budget
.30%
$1.016 Billion
SBIR/STTR Budget
$127 Million
$150K/6mos
Award Amounts: Phase I
$150K/12mos
$1M/2 yrs
Phase II
$1M/2 yrs
<33%
Subcontracts: Phase I
<60%
>50%
Phase II
>60%
Not Required
Academic Component
>30%
>50%
Business Employment of PI
N/A
Stats:
SBIR – 753 Topics, 12,799 proposals, 2052 Phase I Awards and 1071 Phase II Awards
STTR – 126 Topics, 1646 proposals, 383 Phase I Awards and 158 Phase II Awards
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SBIR/STTR Participating Agencies
12 Agencies within DOD with R&D budgets greater than $100 million
SBIR-12
STTR-12
Army
$184M
$25M
Navy
$271M
$37M
AF
$304M
$41M
DARPA
$66M
$9M
MDA
$79M
$10.7M
TOTAL for 2012
OSD
$42M
$5.7M
$1.016B for SBIR
SOCOM
$11M
DTRA
$7M
CBD
$16M
DLA
$1.4M
DMEA
$1.1M
DHP
$33M
$127M for STTR
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Solicitation Timeline
Solicitation
DoD SBIR
2014.1
DoD STTR
2014.A
DoD SBIR
2014.2
DoD SBIR
2014.3
DoD STTR
2014.B
Solicitation Enters
Pre-release
DoD Begins Accepting
Proposals
Deadline for Receipt of
Proposals (by 6:00 am ET)
20 Nov 2013
20 Dec 2013
22 Jan 2014
3 Feb 2014
5 Mar 2014
9 Apr 2014
23 Apr 2014
23 May 2014
25 Jun 2014
21 Aug 2014
22 Sep 2014
22 Oct 2014
21 Aug 2014
22 Sep 2014
22 Oct 2014
You may communicate directly with the TPOC (Technical Point of Contact) ONLY
between Presolicitation & Solicitation Open dates. After that, questions must be posted
to DoD’s SBIR/STTR Interactive Topic Information System (SITIS).
www.dodsbir.net/sitis
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Crane SBIR/STTR Topic Areas – FY12
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Tunable Bandstop Filters for Suppression of Co-site Interference and
Jamming Sources
Spectrally Compliant Waveforms for Navy Communication Systems
Automated Ultrashort Pulsed Laser (USPL) Tailoring Technology
Novel Amplifier Materials and Technology for Ultrashort Pulse Lasers
High Power Monolithic Microwave Limiters
High Performance Cost Effective Circulators/Isolators
Heaters for Electron Guns
Thermal Management Improvements for Transmit/Receive Modules
New Radar/EW Transmit/Receiver Modules and Assemblies
Technologies
High Power Solid State Amplifiers
Very Wide Bandwidth Radar/EW Components and Characterization
Wide Bandwidth, High Performance Cost Effective Antenna Elements
Radar/EW Aperture Cold Plate Innovation for Increased Thermal
Performance
High Thermal Performance Gallium Nitride Power Amplifier and
Transmit/Receive Module Packaging
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Do You Have SBIR Topic Ideas?
Power
And
Energy
Networked
Sensors
Elite Warrior
System of
Systems
Spectrum
Management
Usage
EO/IR
Anti-Tamper
Technologies
Trusted
Electronics
Digital and
Cognitive Signal
Processing
Persistent
Autonomous
Systems
Surveillance
AESA Antennas
Computer
Network
Operations
Irregular Warfare
S&T for Pre and
Post Combat Ops
Electronic
Warfare
Artificial
Environment for
Experimentation
IRCM
Contact us for an SBIR/STTR Topic Template
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Advice From Awardees
 Don’t judge an agency by it’s “name”
 Get to know your agency Program Manager
 Read solicitation and follow instructions
 Don’t depend solely on SBIR funding
 Don’t go it alone – use support systems
 Win or lose – get and review evaluations
 Be PERSISTENT
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Top Five Reasons to Seek SBIR/STTR Funding
Opportunities
 Over $2.0 Billion available
 It is NOT A LOAN – no repayment
 Potential leveraging tool to attract venture
capital or other sources of $$$
 Provides recognition, verification and
visibility
 Provides seed money to fund high risk
projects
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Crane Research and Development BAA
N00164-10-R-0001 - BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT FOR STRATEGIC MISSIONS, ELECTRONIC
WARFARE/INFORMATION OPS, AND SPECIAL MISSIONS
o Key words from the solicitation "scientific study and
experimentation directed toward advancing the state of the
art or increasing knowledge or understanding"
o Proposals are submitted and sent out to the Crane Scientific
Community for review and interest
If interested, that assigned group will be responsible for funding the
project and monitoring the technical evolution
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/N00164/N0016410R0001/listing.html
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BAA Criteria
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Proposals must be concepts that have NOT been developed
or proven (even if never sold before)
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Proposals must be for scientific study and experimentation
directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing
knowledge or understanding
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Deliverables should demonstrate the results of scientific study
and experimentation rather than focus on a specific system or
hardware solution.
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Proposals for non-innovative, marginal improvements are
inappropriate under BAA authority and would not be
considered for funding.
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Big Picture: Technology Transfer (T2)
T2 Mandate:
• Presidential Memo Oct 28, 2011
• Law - Title 15 USC 3701- 3715
• Directives & Instructions:
– DoDD 5535.3 / DoDI 5535.8
– SECNAV Instruction 5700.17
ASD(R&E) T2 Definition:
“Intentional communication of knowledge,
expertise, facilities, and equipment, and
other resources for application to military
and non-military systems.” Includes:
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Spin-off: commercialization of DoD tech
Spin-in: DoD use of non-DoD developed tech
Dual use
Legislative Purpose of T2:
• Improve the economic,
environmental and social well
being of the US, by
• Leveraging innovation
developed with tax payer $ in
the Federal Labs
Lab’s “Shareable Assets” :
• Knowledge (IP, tech data)
• People (Subj matter experts)
• Equipment (specialized)
• Facilities
• Other resources, capabilities
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Still have SBIR/BAA Questions?
Contact us
SBIR Program Manager
NSWC Crane Division
Brooke Pyne
812-854-4823
Elizabeth.b.pyne@navy.mil
SBIR Project Manager
Kelly Bryant
812-854-8936
Kelly.d.bryant1.ctr@navy.mil
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