From Conception to Commercialization
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
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 well‐ p p p y being 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?
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
State Participation
• Green indicates middle tier p indicates bottom tier • Purple
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Federal Legislation Government to Government
Alliances
Contracts
Government to Industry
(Prior to 1980) Commercialization Pilot Program National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1994 National Defense l f Authorization Act for FY 1993 Small Business Research & Development Act of 1992
Stevenson‐Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
Grants
C Cooperative Agreements ti Ag t
CTA
Bayh‐Dole Act of 1980 Patent License Agreement g
Dual Use SBIR
Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982
STTR CRADA
Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986
Mentor‐Protégé IR&D National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1991
EPA
Education Outreach Partnership Intermediaries
National Competitiveness Technology Transfer Act of 1989 f f 8 Other Transaction Authority Technology Investment Agreement
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Program Goals l
SBIR
2.7% of RDT&E 11 participating DoD agencies
g Stimulate technological innovation Use small business to meet Federal R&D needs Foster and encourage participation by minorities and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation h l i li i Increase private‐sector commercialization innovations d i d f derived from federal R&D f d l R&D
STTR
0.35% of RDT&E 6 participating ti i ti DoD agencies
p 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 l l f technologies Bridge funding gap between basic research and commercial product h d i l d t
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Federal Participation Annual Budget: About $2B g $ • 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 i l i f d d • Department of Transportation f i and Technology; National • Environmental Protection Oceanic and Atmospheric Ocea c a d t osp e c Agency Administration) • National Aeronautics and Space • Department of Education Administration* • Department of Energy* • National Science Foundation* * Al ti i t i STTR * Also participate in STTR 6 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
DoD Budget d FY12 DoD SBIR/STTR Agency Funding / g y g
All topics in SBIR.1/STTR.A
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Small Business Participation ll i i i i 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
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
100‐249
250‐500
Why is DoD Unique? h i i Focused on the WARFIGHTER LARGEST SBIR program in the g Federal government More than 750 topics/year, resulting in 2,000 Phase I awards Company retains data rights f 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
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Air Force R&D Organizations i i i 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
KIRTLAND AFB, NM
ROBINS AFB, GA
• Air Force Research Laboratory • Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
• Air Force Sustainment Center
EGLIN AFB, AFB FL • Air Force Research Laboratory • Air Force Life Cycle Management Center • Air Force Test Center DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Program Phases
Note: Air Force Phase II efforts are awarded at an initial value not to exceed $750,000. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Commercialization Integral to the success of accelerating SBIR transition g g Air Force provides valuable assistance in transitioning technology to military and commercial sectors Successful Air Force SBIR/STTR contracts may help small businesses get additional non‐SBIR funding to transition technology to commercial sector
Transition agents assigned to each PEO Establish connections between PEO Establish connections between PEO’s subject matter experts s subject matter experts and AFRL’s scientists and engineers pp p g p g Support topic generation and planning for SBIRs Conduct technical interchange workshops and support transition or maturation planning PEO–Program Executive Officer
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Air Force Focus The Air Force SBIR/STTR Program is a mission‐ oriented program that integrates the needs and requirements of the Air i t f th Ai Force through research and development topics that have military and commercial potential.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Air Force Focus, Cont’d Air Force Focus Cont’d 1. Nuclear Deterrence Operations Supe o ty 2. Air Superiority 3. Space Superiority 4. Cyberspace Superiority 5 Global Precision Strike 5. Global Precision Strike 6. Rapid Global Mobility 7. Special Operations 8 Global Integrated ISR 8. Global Integrated ISR 9. Command and Control 10. Personnel Recovery 11. Building Partnerships ildi hi 12. Agile Combat Support
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Air Force Focus, Cont’d 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 l Environment 1%
Air Platforms 18%
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Air Force Focus, Cont’d Air Force Focus Cont’d
• • • • • • •
Information 11% • Knowledge Management • Information Security • Information Assurance • Communications • Networking • Modeling & Simulation • Computing & Software p g
Materials Affordability 15% Service Extension Survivability Manufacturing Composites Inspection Environmental Quality
• • • Air Platforms • • 18% • DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Fixed‐ & Rotary ‐Wing Vehicles Turbine Engines Power High‐Speed Propulsion Alternative Fuels UAVs
Air Force Focus, Cont’d Air Force Focus Cont’d • Automatic Target Sensors 17% Recognition • Electro Electro‐optical optical • Radar • Acoustic • Signals
• • • • •
Integrated Platforms RF Components Microelectronics Electronic Materials Electronic Warfare RF & EO/IR Electronics/EW 7% DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Space Platforms 14% p • Space & Launch Vehicles • Space Propulsion
Air Force Focus, Cont’d Air Force Focus Cont’d • • • • •
• • • • •
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 C g iti P Cognitive Processing i g 8% Personnel Recovery Training & Development Military Medicine Combat Care Battlespace Environment • Terrestrial and Ocean • Lower Atmosphere and Space 1% DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Getting Started in SBIR Determine your firm s eligibility Determine your firm’s eligibility Find a topic Ask questions Prepare proposal Submit proposal
Solicitation Topics
Proposal Submission
Evaluation
Award 19 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Abo out 6‐9 M Months
1. 2. 3. 4. 5 5.
Eli ibilit Eligibility
SBIR
STTR
Organized for‐profit business based in the U.S. based in the U S 500 or fewer employees Principal Investigator’s primary employment must be with the l t t b ith th small business
Applicant is for‐profit small business based in the United States U.S. research institution Formal cooperative research and F l ti h d 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
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Topics i Finding SBIR/STTR Topics DoD SBIR/STTR: www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir 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: sbir‐subscribe@listserv.dodsbir.net www.dodsbir.net DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Topics, Cont’d 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
04/23/2014
05/23/2014
01/22/2014 04/09/2014 06/25/2014
08/21/2014 8/ /
09/22/2014 / /
10/22/2014 / /
Note: See www.dodsbir.net/solicitation/default.htm; list of other Note: See www dodsbir net/solicitation/default htm; list of other government solicitations available at www.sbir.gov. 22 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Questions i SBIR/STTR Interactive Topic Information System (SITIS): / p y ( ) www.dodsbir.net/sitis During Pre‐Release Period 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
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Proposals l A SBIR/STTR Phase I or Phase II proposal for any / p p y 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 is available at www.dodsbir.net; found at www.dodsbir.net/submission/help/faq‐3.htm. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Evaluations Peer/scientific review of: / Soundness, technical merit and innovation of proposed approach Qualifications of proposed principal/key investigators, staff, consultants Potential for application in government or public sector P t ti l f li ti i t bli t (commercialization) Reasonableness of proposed cost and fee; resource availability
Proposals evaluated against published criteria, not each other (no common statement of work) ( ) However, equal opportunity process 25 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Evaluations, Cont’d E l i C ’d After evaluation, proposals generally categorized* as: ,p p g y g Highly Recommended: Proposals are recommended for acceptance if sufficient funding is available, and normally are displaced only by other Highly Recommended proposals; Selectable: Proposals are recommended for acceptance if sufficient funding is available but at a lower priority than Highly sufficient funding is available, but at a lower priority than Highly Recommended proposals. May require additional development. To ensure a diversity of approaches, a Selectable proposal may be prioritized over a Highly Recommended proposal if the Selectable proposal presents a unique approach unlike any of the Highly Recommended proposals; or Not Selectable: Even if sufficient funding existed, the proposal should not be funded. *Consult BAA, as categories may vary DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Awards Air Force sends Phase I selection status within 90 days (typically) of solicitation’s closing Air Force awards contracts within 180 days (typically) y ( yp y) Similar timing for Phase II awards
27 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Awards, Cont’d Awards Cont’d For non For non‐selected proposals selected proposals Principal investigator/corporate official will be notified y q g May request a debriefing Must be written request Received within 30 days of receipt of notice of non‐selection Entitled to only one debriefing for each proposal Debrief usually prepared by contracting officer and TPOC (may be oral or written)
28 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
BAAs BAA Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) Used for research and development projects only Advance the state of the art Advance the state‐of‐the‐art Increase knowledge or understanding in technical area Provide research interest/problem statement Anticipate varied technical/scientific approaches Proposals evaluated against published criteria, not each Proposals evaluated against published criteria not each other (no common statement of work) Do not follow source selection procedures (FAR Part 35) “Closed” BAAs used for SBIR/STTR
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Next Steps 1. Check out the current open solicitations p 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
30 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Helpful Advice Persevere! Be in it for the long haul Persevere! Be in it for the long haul—could take years could take years for effort to make it into a military system Be a technology problem‐solver and innovator, not just gy p , j 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
31 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Helpful Links Air Force SBIR/STTR Program (“Small Business” section) g ( ) www.afsbirsttr.com Air Force SBIR/STTR Proposal Instructions & Status www.afsbirsttr.com/proposals f bi tt / l DoD SBIR/STTR Program FAQs www dodsbir net/help 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
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Helpful Links, Cont’d l f l i k ’d Federal Business Opportunities pp www.fbo.gov; www.grants.gov AFRL Contracting/Business Opportunities www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9218 fb f l/l b /f h /f h d Broad Agency Announcement Guide for Industry www wpafb af mil/library/factsheets/factsheet asp?id=9218 www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9218 DoD Grant & Agreement Regulations / / / / /3 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
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution
Contact Us Contact Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office at / g 1‐800‐222‐0336 Visit our website for SBIR POCs, topic info, p newsletter, etc.:
www.afsbirsttr.com
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution