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TRANSITIONS . . . FALL EDITION VOLUME 11 ISSUE 2 2014
From the Director INTRODUCING NEW SBIR/STTR DIRECTOR I’m Bob Smith, and I consider it an honor to have the opportunity to lead the nation’s most successful SBIR/STTR program. Prior to assuming the role of Acting Director, I held “Big Navy” positions including one with the Navy Secretariat, and at ONR I managed several technology transition programs dealing with programming, budgeting, policy and execution issues affecting multiple and major elements in the Navy’s R&D portfolio. For years I have marveled at the invaluable impact small businesses have had in solving some of the most vexing challenges facing Naval warfighters. Please join me in my efforts to make a great program even better with a goal of accelerating and expanding transition of your technologies. Working together, you, I, acquisition staffs and PEOs within the Navy can make this a reality. Just prior to his departure from SBIR/STTR, John Williams – who put a very impressive stamp on this DON program – wrote, “Over my past 15 years in the SBIR community I’ve met some of this nation’s best engineers and scientists – worked with you, watched you grow, and learned much about entrepreneurship from you. It’s this history that encouraged me to accept a senior position at the Small Business Administration, starting November 1, 2014.” John will be missed, but his departure gives us the opportunity to write a new chapter in American technological innovation, working together. Join me also in wishing DON Office of Small Business Programs’ Director Mr. Sean Crean fair winds and following seas as he leaves successful DON work to help small firms, and moves to the SBA to lead contracting work there. Retired RADM Crean became our SBIR/STTR champion in the “Big Navy”, but has left his office in the very capable hands of Director Patricia Obey (Acting), whom I look forward to working with to take small business contracting and subcontracting to a new level of effectiveness and opportunity.
at www.navysbir.com, and look forward to working with OSBP Director Obey to socialize this important publication throughout the Navy and Marine Corps – and perhaps beyond, to other DoD Services and smaller Components, in response to growing interest. For example, two SBIR awardees have already reported their successful use of the Phase III Guidebook in helping Contracting Officers decide to use the Phase III tool instead of issuing new RFPs – one company with an Air Force SBIR project, the other with an Army SBIR – as proof of this document’s worth across DoD Component lines.
NAVY OPPORTUNITY FORUM I’m happy to report that the 2015 Navy Opportunity Forum is ahead of its planning schedule and has received formal DON Assistant for Administration approval – as you know, the 2014 Forum was one of just a tiny handful of events across DoD approved last year, a fight won on the strength of SBIR/STTR awardees’ commercialization performance plus our ability to achieve major Forum cost efficiencies. Hats off to Dawnbreaker Inc. for their years of service in managing annual Forums starting in 2000. Anticipating an improved 2015 Forum, Steve Sullivan and I have already begun working with DON Systems Commands through VADM Paul Grosklags – Principal Military Deputy ASN RDA – to ensure their participation in the 2015 Forum marketplace. We’re also working with ASN RDA Sean Stackley to ensure his formal support in the form of a DON-wide memo we hope to see in January, 2015. Further, my “Primes Initiative” held more than a dozen meetings with new and old defense industry firms at the recent Beyond Phase II and Defense Manufacturing Conferences to sharpen their appetite for 2015 Forum participation. I expect the 2015 Forum to be the year’s most successful DoD marketplace for 150 small firms, and hope to see you there.
PHASE III GUIDEBOOK DON SBIR/STTR passed a major milestone with the publication in October 2014 of the long-awaited SBIR and STTR Phase III Guidebook For Program Managers, Contracting Officers and Small Business Professionals. Commissioned by ASN RDA in 2012, this comprehensive “how to” desk reference, assembled with assistance from DON Office of Small Business Programs, DASN Research Development Testing & Evaluation and DON Acquisition & Procurement, is intended as a “living document” that will be frequently updated to ensure accuracy. Importantly, It reflects input on best practice from DON’s PM and Contracting Officer communities. I have posted the Phase III Guidebook
Bob Smith Director (Acting),DON NavySBIR/STTR SBIR/STTRPrograms Programs Director (Acting),
SBIR/STTR Phase III Guidebook www.navysbir.com
The Navy SBI R/ STTR Program Office is located at the Office of Naval Research. For additional information visit www.navysbir.com.
Lockheed Martin – Proud Supporter of the SBIR Effort Aligning with a prime contractor is a major achievement for a small business after developing an SBIR/STTRfunded technology – to see a product, which once was nothing more than an idea — be picked up by a major defense contractor is rewarding. And no name is more synonymous with defense than Lockheed Martin. Ranked as the #1 U.S. defense contractor in 2013, Lockheed Martin secured over $45 billion in government contracts. The company’s enthusiasm and support of small business initiatives is one reason why they have become the exemplary prime with which many research and development firms strive to partner. Lockheed Martin proudly supports the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs by providing small businesses with assistance during multiple phases of their SBIR/STTR projects. This includes supporting technology requirements, evaluation, co-development and insertion into larger systems. “Our SBIR/STTR program objectives are to assist small businesses in the development of innovative technologies that can be inserted within our products and services,” said Orysia Buchan, Lockheed Martin co-lead for SBIR/STTR programs. “By doing so, we are bridging the technology gap between current technologies and future innovations, while providing access to high-level subject matter expertise and cutting-edge technologies found within small innovative firms.”
tanium parts to reduce the cost of titanium while increasing production rates. There is currently a Phase III transition for this technology for titanium roughing of F-35 aircraft parts, which will realize huge affordability savings for the program. This year, Lockheed Martin is keeping pace with several additional Phase III successes. In 2014, the company partnered with Wagner Associates on the Littoral Combat Ship program to develop Anti-Submarine Warfare modules for optimizing the use of air, surface and subsurface assets
Lockheed Martin-endorsed proposals led to 113 new SBIR/ STTR project awards to small businesses in 2013. To achieve Phase III success by inserting SBIR/STIR-funded technologies into programs of record, the company is currently involved in several projects. Lockheed Martin is partnering with Medford, Massachusetts-based Midé to deliver novel sensor capabilities on tactical equipment. The technology is not currently available with other sensing techniques Figure 1: SBIR technologies specific to the F-35 fighter jet program and will be integrated into the Aegis Weapon System. On its MH-60 helicopter platform, Lockheed Martin is working on a project that to defend threat submarines and reduce friendly force vulnerability. leverages advances in fiber lasers thanks to its acquisition of Lockheed Lockheed Martin and Neya Systems are also working on a Phase III Martin Aculight following the company’s Phase I and II SBIR awards. transition in which Neya is integrating Army-developed Phase II SBIR Lockheed Martin teamed with small businesses Creare and Gamma work on mission management as part of Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Engineering on a long-term project utilizing cryogenic machining of tiTechnology Unmanned Aerial Systems (ATUAS) program. In this effort,
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Neya is extending its Mission Planning and Management System to incorporate a market-based planner component that will enable dynamic tasking and re-tasking of unmanned vehicles. This project follows another Phase III success with Neya Systems, where the two companies are demonstrating intuitive control of unmanned rotorcraft called VERTI. The project is flight-testing the tablet-based ground controller on the K-MAX cargo helicopter, which just returned from an almost three-year deployment resupplying Marines in Afghanistan. The F-35 fighter jet, one of Lockheed Martin’s most in-demand systems, has seen a number of SBIR projects contribute to its development. Many earlier F-35 SBIR projects are seeing results with technology being used on the production line or planned for use in aircraft sustainment. This includes technologies for mold-in-place inlet coatings, optical projection of work instructions, a panel step/gap measurement device, a terahertz coating measurement device, a hand-held imaging tool and advances in fastener fill materials and applications. The chart in Figure 1 illustrates SBIR technologies specific to this program. One of the keys to Lockheed Martin’s success in the SBIR and STTR programs is collaboration across the company’s five Business Area teams, who share best practices and work together as one, unified team. The Lockheed Martin team has approximately 150 technologists, business development and supplier diversity professionals assisting in leveraging small business technologies for the benefit of Lockheed Martin programs and new business pursuits. Lockheed Martin typically provides small business innovation research firms with technical and business assistance during varying phases of
their SBIR/STTR projects. The company prefers to start relationships with small businesses as early as possible, preferably the Phase I solicitation phase prior to a Phase I contract award, in order to maximize the benefit to the business and government. However, these relationships may start at various times during program phases. Local and national SBIR/STTR conferences provide another avenue for Lockheed Martin to view small business capabilities. As a Platinum Sponsor of the 2014 Navy Opportunity Forum®, Lockheed Martin had the opportunity to meet dozens of small businesses to learn about their technologies through presentations, one-on-one meetings and informal networking. It was also at this venue where Lockheed Martin proudly accepted the inaugural People’s Choice Award for SBIR by the Navy Transition Assistance Program in 2012. The company is also a sponsoring member of the industry-led SBIR Consortium (ISCo) and has established Technology Collaboration and Innovation Centers to facilitate transition of advanced SBIR/STTR technologies. Within these centers, Lockheed Martin’s small business partners are able to demonstrate and assess their technologies in near-operational environments that increase the technology readiness level and facilitate transition of advanced SBIR/ STTR capabilities. Through the SBIR and STTR programs, Lockheed Martin and its small business partners are developing innovative, affordable solutions that address their customers’ most difficult challenges. The company is committed to continuing these relationships and furthering the success of small businesses across the country.
RESOURCES 1. Lockheed Martin maintains a SBIR/STTR Programs website for small businesses to interface with the corporation: www.lockheedmartin.com/us/suppliers/govt-programs/ sbir.html. 2. During each solicitation period, Lockheed Martin produces a Topics of Interest list that contains technologists’ contact information. This list is released to the SBIR small business distribution list, and Lockheed Martin encourages businesses to contact the technologists directly for topics of mutual interest. To join the distribution list, email: sbir.fc-LMC@lmco.com. 3. SBIR companies may complete an SBIR/STTR chart online and email it to sbir.fc-LMC@lmco.com. You can also contact the company if there is interest in partnering outside of the normal SBIR/STTR topics of interest cycle. To learn more about Lockheed Martin’s SBIR/STTR programs leadership team, contact Nafiz Karabudak at nafiz.n.karabudak@lmco. com or Orysia Buchan at orysia.d.buchan@lmco.com.
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4. Lockheed Martin’s Technology Collaboration Center in San Diego, California, is primarily focused on Naval surface combat systems, command and control, communications, and training applications. Small businesses interested in partnering with the Lockheed Martin Technology Collaboration Center should email a non-proprietary capability brief and the SBIR solicitation to michael.w.costello@lmco.com. 5. Lockheed Martin’s Innovation Marketplace located in Huntsville, Alabama, focuses on supporting emerging technology for air and missile defense applications. The center provides a “think tank” atmosphere for collaboration with small businesses and academia in north Alabama on cutting-edge technology and research. Lockheed Martin identifies technology matches for program needs. To apply to join, email a nonproprietary capability brief to innovation.dp-hsv@lmco.com. 6. Lockheed Martin’s Silicon Valley Alliance (SVA) initiative, based out of its Space Systems Company campus in Sunnyvale, California, looks to foster strategic relationships with leading tech companies, both big and small, on potential innovation synergies. Companies interested in partnering with Lockheed Martin can contact Craig Talbot at craig.m.talbot@lmco.com.
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Learning from the Experts at the Navy Opportunity Forum® 2014 Communicate, be proactive, and be flexible – these were some of the major themes communicated by Navy leadership, industry, and small businesses at this year’s Navy Opportunity Forum® held June 2–4 at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, VA. The Navy invests over $250M annually in SBIR/STTR initiatives to foster technology research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) for use on major platforms including the H-53 Helicopters, the Littoral Combat Ship, and the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS). The experienced event speakers underscored this commitment through their presence, words of advice, and guidance throughout the event. The Navy Opportunity Forum® is the Navy’s premiere small business event and is considered a model for technology transition process. The SBIR technology development environment and Navy Transition Assistance Program (TAP) provide the Navy with significant return on investment as SBIR-funded technologies drive down costs by increasing competition and providing revolutionary technologies. The overall technology commercialization rate for Navy TAP participants is significantly higher (70%) than that of non-TAP participants (39%). The event speakers’ and panelists’ messages emphasized success beginning with the first panel − “Innovation: Roles and Opportunities for Small Business” − featuring VADM Paul A. Grosklags, VADM David A. Dunaway, RADM Mathew L. Klunder, and RDML Thomas J. Kearney, and followed by a luncheon keynote address from The Honorable Sean J. Stackley, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). Day Two featured lunch with keynote speaker Thomas W. Hicks, the Acting Under Secretary of the Navy and two panel discussions − “The Mechanics Behind Transitioning SBIR Technology to a PoR” (with James Smerchansky, Deputy Commander MCSC; William P. Bray Executive Director, PEO-IWS; Robert Kimball, Deputy Program Manager for Strike Weapons PEO U&W; and moderator Mary Lacey, DASN (RDT&E) and “SBIR Data Rights and Better Buying Power: A Case Study" (with Frank T. Willis of Physical Optics; David Metzger of Arnold & Porter, LLP; and Gary Schubert of PMA 299. Keynote Speaker The Honorable Dennis V. McGinn, ASN Energy, Installations & Environment (ASN (EI&E)), provided additional insights on Day Three. Each of these speakers shared their per-
spectives on how small businesses can maximize their commercialization potential by interacting more efficiently with both the Navy and industry. Communication – between small businesses, primes, and Government as well as government to government – was a common theme at the event. RDML Kearney of NAVSEA touched on how his group is working to improve the communication cycle between the government, the primes, and small businesses, which he likened to a circle with three different points on it representing the government, the primes, and small businesses. Currently, very strong linkages exist between the government and the primes with a lot of contracts between the two, but he
Creare, Inc., a New Hampshire research and development company, presents its latest technology – a Flight Hearing Protection System – to interested attendees at the 2014 Navy Opportunity Forum®.
Rear Admiral Matthew L. Klunder participates in a panel discussion titled, “Innovation: Roles and Opportunities for Small Business" at the 2014 Navy Opportunity Forum®.
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leadership discussed a variety of techniques to gain a better understanding of working with established processes using a realistic approach. Robert Kimball, Deputy Program Manager for Strike Weapons PEO U&W, noted that, “A lot of times when you’re dealing with SBIR initiatives, they are a piece, it’s not the complete answer. A lot of the transitions that we’ve seen that have been successful have not been just one SBIR, but it’s a culmination of multiple SBIRs.” This may take the form of multiple SBIRs from one company, or several different companies SBIR technologies working together.” Mr. Kimball went on to point out that effectively communicating with the different advanced development leads who understand the breadth of opportunities that are out there and what the different parts are, and how to put them together is a vital component of technology transition.
Vice Admiral Paul A. Grosklags talks about what it takes to transition SBIR technologies to the fleet during a panel discussion at the 2014 Navy Opportunity Forum®.
noted that, in his opinion, the link between the government and small businesses can be much better than it has been in the past. Efforts to improve communication, including the Navy Opportunity Forum®, are underway, but attendees were also encouraged to communicate more with their program offices. One way to potentially improve communication between these groups is to push forward to ensure that government representatives understand that they can and should talk to industry. Effective communication also plays a role when program managers and contractors deal with risk. VADM Dunaway of NAVAIR noted that, “We train ourselves to be risk averse, we have to train ourselves to be risk managers. In a warfighting world, we’re risk managers, we’re not risk averse. If we were risk averse we’d duct tape ourselves to our seat and never get in our airplanes – we don’t do that.” Therefore, Operational Risk Management (ORM) is something that the Navy is trying to incorporate into its program process, which may help by communicating the risk ahead of time instead of just not accepting it.
A cornerstone of both the Navy Opportunity Forum® and Navy TAP − tying excellent technology to a strong transition plan − was a key element echoed by the speakers throughout the event. Having a plan to mature a piece of a solution from beginning to end must be considered up front. The most successful companies have had well-thought-out transition plans from the onset of their projects along with roadmaps on how to transition technology into the targeted weapons system. VADM Dunaway expanded on this idea by noting that, “If you’re waiting on the requirements process to define the requirements for you, you are in the wrong business; the requirements process is a monolithic, very slow, cumbersome process. You have to connect with the warfighter, you have to take the incredible, intellectual technology that you have, connect it with the warfighter and articulate where it belongs in the process. I think it’s much more of a push from the small businesses perspective than it’s going to be a pull, if you want it to be successful. The businesses that figure that out and learn how to take the risks and get a technology to
Another key to success highlighted by the speakers was the importance of a small business being proactive about risk management. RADM Klunder spoke to the topic of proactively managing risk noting that, “If we don’t take risk, we’re running with the pack, and the bad guys are in the pack also. If we’re really going to stay in front of our adversaries and keep this nation secure and our other partner nations secure, we cannot be risk averse and I guarantee you we’re not.” Understanding and meeting requirements as another way to succeed was stressed by VADM Paul A. Grosklags during a panel session, “If you can bring technologies and solutions that actually meet defined requirements, whether that’s new technology or old technology, that’s used in an innovative way to address a warfighter need or cost or readiness, those are getting attention today.” To help small businesses align themselves with the requirements process, Navy
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JRM Enterprises unveiled not one, but two projects at this year’s Navy Opportunity Forum – a Lightweight, Flexible, Scalable Approach to Trainer Systems under a NAVSEA SBIR and Material Classification for Physics-Based Sensor Simulation Using Stereo-Pair Imagery under a NAVAIR SBIR.
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the point where it’s so tantalizing that we can’t help but be interested are the businesses that are going to succeed.” The Honorable Sean Stackley further underscored the importance of working through the requirements process from a government and small business perspective, “The most important thing is getting those requirements right. When you look at where we have failed, in terms of major programs breaking down, cost over-runs, etc. 90% of the time it’s because we failed to get the requirement right and so we’re spending more time in that phase of the process.” Efforts are underway to help better identify requirements so that if they point toward a particular capability, the Navy can spend time with industry to help further shape the technology. Part of this process is ensuring that the requirement makes sense technically and is affordable and feasible before releasing a Request for Proposal (RFP). This should help ensure that the Navy has a good understanding of the costs, the maturity of the technology, and the timeline for delivering that capability at the time of the award. The idea of flexibility for small businesses, industry, and government was also a central theme throughout the event. During his talk, The Honorable Dennis V. McGinn, the ASN(EI&E), described his view of technologies with both defense and commercial applications as “spin-in, spin-out.” Technologies developed for the government can be spun out and have a tremendous impact on the Nations’s economy and quality of life, but the spin-in of commercial off the shelf technology is also a role that government needs to play. However, getting a technology to the point of transition poses many challenges for small businesses, often from a timing and budget perspective. Developing strategies to cope with these challenges is a task on the government radar and should also be at the forefront of small business planning. Secretary Stackley touched on the challenge of the burdensome length of the contract
process and the need for government to address this problem. One approach that Secretary Stackley suggests is setting up a chain of advocacy – PEOs and program managers should give small businesses an entry point to the organization and help small businesses solve problems in a timely fashion. Flexible business models and careful planning around challenges were discussed in depth when a case study of a successful Phase III transition was explored. Recognizing the customers’ unique needs and demonstrating a willingness to react and make compromises was discussed by panelists from industry, government, and small business. Frank Willis of Physical Optics described this process as one in which it is, “…extremely important to listen, but it’s more important to take a look at what’s in the best interest for you and your customer and ask yourself ‘what are the trade offs that we both can make to come up with a solution that addresses the need?’ The central themes of the Navy Opportunity Forum® speakers all clearly tied into that sentiment – communicate with your customers and sponsors, be proactive and work to identify ways for your technology to meet a demonstrated need, and be flexible when working with all of the involved parties. The lessons learned at the 2014 Navy Opportunity Forum® truly exemplify the Navy’s continued commitment to small business successes.
The Navy Opportunity Forum® provides the ideal platform for small businesses to showcase their SBIR/STTR-funded technologies and to make connections with members of the acquisition community, government personnel, and potential strategic partners.
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NAVY PHASE III OBLIGATIONS DURING FY13 Total Command Dollars Obligated to Phase III Projects in FY13 as reported in FPDS-NG TOPIC #
Company Name
PIII Contract
Contracting Office
OBLIG$ in FY12
MARINE CORPS SOCOM03-004
TRIDENT SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
M6785410D2203
MARCOR
$323,188
N102-144
PACIFIC ENGINEERING INC.
M6785412C6513
MARCOR
$600,000
A09-051
CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
M6785413C0242
MARCOR
$149,999
A09-051
CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
M6785413C6582
MARCOR
$2,999,818
N04-193
MAGNUM POWER PRODUCTS LLC
M6785413D5030
MARCOR
$5,997,449
MARCOR TOTAL
$10,070,454
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND N01-188
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION
N0001912C0062
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
$8,974,067
N05-071
SOLID STATE SCIENTIFIC COMPANY
N0042107D0006
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV
$599,890
SB992-018
VOXTEC INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
N0042107D0018
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV
$882,970
N00-020
EDAPTIVE COMPUTING, INC.
N0042112D0006
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV
$644,200
N03-190
PATHFINDER SYSTEMS, INC.
N6134011C0021
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$766,541
N03-190
PATHFINDER SYSTEMS, INC.
N6134011C0037
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$10,337
AF121-020
LUMIR RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
N6134013C0006
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$146,804
N07-029
BUGEYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC
N6134013C0012
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$234,003
N02-152
ADAPTIVE METHODS, INC.
N6833509D0089
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$108,000
N06-T023
CREARE INCORPORATED
N6833510C0457
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$108,837
N92-170
NAVMAR APPLIED SCIENCES CORPORATION
N6833510G0026
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$34,671,456
SC05-005
TRIDENT SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
N6833511C0006
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$23,609,425
N06-123
LAMBDA SCIENCE, INC.
N6833511C0028
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$530,000
N92-170
NAVMAR APPLIED SCIENCES CORPORATION
N6833511C0039
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$12,966,224
N05-088
COMBUSTION RESEARCH AND FLOW TECHNOLOGY INC
N6833511C0158
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$65,698
N06-011
R D A INC
N6833511C0269
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$2,499,265
N03-138
INSITU, INC.
N6833511G0009
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
-$2,854
N06-011
SIGNAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N6833511G0017
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$1,892,836
N04-255
AEGISOUND, LLC
N6833511G0019
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$5,742,983
N98-161
SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS COMPANY INC.
N6833511G0020
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$803,679
N08-006
TECHNICAL DATA ANALYSIS, INC.
N6833511G0033
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$349,214
A06-086
COHERENT TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.
N6833511G0035
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$2,378,554
N04-237
NAVMAR APPLIED SCIENCES CORPORATION
N6833512C0003
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$2,893,482
N06-002
ARETE ASSOCIATES
N6833512C0147
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$1,172,200
N03-141
STARA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
N6833512C0314
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$4,559,371
N94-178
NAVMAR APPLIED SCIENCES CORPORATION
N6833512C0353
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$16,846,353
N06-068
TROUT GREEN TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED
N6833512C0390
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$754,569
N06-T007
PC Krause and Associates, Inc.
N6833512G0006
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$1,120,496
N102-129
PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION
N6833512G0045
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$18,874,118
N08-153
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
N6833512G0051
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$696,510
N06-125
NORTH STAR SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
N6833512G0058
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$497,726
N06-036
MERCURY DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.
N6833512G0059
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$3,913,000
N07-T004
COMBUSTION RESEARCH AND FLOW TECHNOLOGY INC
N6833513C0014
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$104,976
N06-006
MANAGEMENT SCIENCES INC
N6833513C0022
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$176,932
N98-057
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES, INC.
N6833513C0027
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$5,912,457
N07-T002
GEM POWER, LLC
N6833513C0083
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$356,752
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TOPIC #
Company Name
PIII Contract
Contracting Office
N101-004
GROUP W INC.
N6833513C0095
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$282,690
N02-152
ADAPTIVE METHODS, INC.
N6833513C0106
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$1,633,574
N101-018
CORNERTURN, LLC
N6833513C0122
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$451,434
N07-103
Adaptive Dynamics, Inc.
N6833513C0167
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$1,484,281
N091-041
First RF Corporation
N6833513C0169
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$1,249,671
N091-019
INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORIES, INC.
N6833513C0170
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$2,850,226
N07-013
OPTRA, INC.
N6833513C0171
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$1,471,423
N04-011
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N6833513C0172
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$1,459,366
N05-088
COMBUSTION RESEARCH AND FLOW TECHNOLOGY INC
N6833513C0175
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$124,271
N09-T005
SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS COMPANY INC.
N6833513C0406
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$404,992
N121-045
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N6833513G0001
NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV LKE
$8,257,426
N96-061
REYNOLDS SYSTEMS INC
N6893608D0015
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$201,605
N03-070
MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION
N6893609D0043
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$125,000
N102-164
MATERIALS & ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CORP.
N6893611C0055
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$149,992
N05-071
SURFACE OPTICS CORP.
N6893611D0004
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$684,764
N07-034
INNOVATIVE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
N6893611D0005
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$1,099,861
N101-019
CHESAPEAKE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, CORP.
N6893611D0023
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$2,901,330
N112-105
OPTIMAX SYSTEMS, INC.
N6893612C0032
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$399,936
N112-094
AMERICAN GNC CORPORATION
N6893612C0035
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$549,981
N08-130
QYNERGY CORPORATION
N6893612C0133
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$649,404
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Company Name
PIII Contract
Contracting Office
N05-071
SURFACE OPTICS CORP.
N6893612C0166
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
OBLIG$ in FY12 $299,872
N02-139
LOCKHEED MARTIN ACULIGHT CORPORATION
N6893612C0212
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$6,966,342
N03-111
ARETE ASSOCIATES
N6893612D0019
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$299,945
N091-009
MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION
N6893612D0023
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$2,882,589
N101-019
CHESAPEAKE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, CORP.
N6893613D0006
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$829,299
N96-061
REYNOLDS SYSTEMS, INC.
N6893613D0020
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
$67,845
NAVAIR TOTAL
$193,638,190
NAVAL FACILITIES COMMAND N07-128
QUEST INTEGRATED, INC.
N3943013C1241
NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND
$874,920
N96-005
ROBOTEK ENGINEERING INC
N6258310D0417
NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND
$15,123
N07-127
TDC ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC.
N6258312C0703
NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND
$623,319
NAVFAC TOTAL
$1,513,362
NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND N131-045
Applied Research in Acoustics LLC (ARiA)
N0001412C0249
OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH
$75,000
N093-209
Metal Matrix Cast Composites, LLC
N0001910C0071
NAVSEA HQ
$18,800
N99-113
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS,
N0002408C5205
NAVSEA HQ
$228,000
INC. N05-125
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N0002408C5206
NAVSEA HQ
$2,051,000
N05-059
SEDNA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
N0002408C6203
NAVSEA HQ
$4,938,910
N05-057
CONSULTING NETWORK INC, THE
N0002408C6264
NAVSEA HQ
$700,000
N98-122
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N0002408C6297
NAVSEA HQ
$9,261,364
N01-127
ADAPTIVE METHODS, INC.
N0002409C5206
NAVSEA HQ
$3,380,000
N05-125
L-3 CHESAPEAKE SCIENCES CORPORATION
N0002409C5214
NAVSEA HQ
$550,000
N93-078
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS,
N0002409C6206
NAVSEA HQ
$12,963,351
INC. N03-220
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N0002409C6207
NAVSEA HQ
$4,994,830
N05-044
ADAPTIVE METHODS, INC.
N0002410C5229
NAVSEA HQ
$5,162,166
N05-159
RITE-SOLUTIONS, INC.
N0002410C6258
NAVSEA HQ
$647,000
N05-049
ADVANCED SYSTEMS/SUPPORTABILITY ENGINEERING
N0002410C6259
NAVSEA HQ
$350,000
TECHNOLOGIES AND N08-057
DANIEL H. WAGNER ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED
N0002411C5202
NAVSEA HQ
$425,000
N04-065
ADVANCED ACOUSTIC CONCEPTS, INC.
N0002411C5204
NAVSEA HQ
$435,000
N07-070
3 PHOENIX, INC.
N0002411C6287
NAVSEA HQ
$14,575,719
N05-149
MIKEL INC.
N0002411C6295
NAVSEA HQ
$833,260
N96-278
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N0002411C6296
NAVSEA HQ
$10,820,000
N05-163
INNOVATIVE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
N0002411G4226
NAVSEA HQ
$7,228,768
N04-138
3 PHOENIX, INC.
N0002412C6249
NAVSEA HQ
$2,149,717
N04-065
ADVANCED ACOUSTIC CONCEPTS LLC
N0002412C6311
NAVSEA HQ
$15,042,895
N05-149
ADVANCED SYSTEMS/SUPPORTABILITY ENGINEERING
N0002413C4543
NAVSEA HQ
$2,024,907
TECHNOLOGIES AND TOOLS, INC. N101‐059
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES CORPORATION
N0002413C4546
NAVSEA HQ
$2,918,708
N131-022
3 PHOENIX, INC.
N0002413C4547
NAVSEA HQ
$2,842,063
N08-216
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N0002413C5203
NAVSEA HQ
$1,725,000
N01-150
CONSULTING NETWORK, INC., THE
N0002413C5207
NAVSEA HQ
$513,600
N04-138
3 PHOENIX, INC.
N0002413C6264
NAVSEA HQ
$2,493,130
N03-048
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N0002413C6283
NAVSEA HQ
$7,337,140
N02-039
MIKROS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N0016410DGR63
NSWC CRANE
$1,982,286
SOCOM96-002
SEEMANN COMPOSITES INCORPORATED
N0016707D0007
NSWC CARDEROCK
$2,388,469
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TOPIC #
Company Name
PIII Contract
Contracting Office
N04-048
SKC POWERTECH, INC
N0016708D0025
NSWC CARDEROCK
OBLIG$ in FY12 $400,452
H-SB04.1-004
SPADAC INC.
N0017410D0001
NSWC INDIAN HEAD EOD TECH DIV
$3,417,413
N98-114
3E TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
N0017410D0021
NSWC INDIAN HEAD EOD TECH DIV
$5,877,281
N05-046
Daniel H. Wagner Associates, Inc.
N0017804D4119
NAVSEA HQ
$21,971
N00-062
TRIDENT SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
N0017806D3023
NSWC DAHLGREN
$109,893
A05-080
OCEANIT LABORATORIES, INC.
N0017810C1041
NSWC DAHLGREN
$411,325
N05-099
SIMVENTIONS, INC.
N0017811D3010
NSWC DAHLGREN
$9,476,538
N97-156
PLANNING SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
N0025308D0016
NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER
$527,630
N05-065
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N0025311C0008
NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER
$1,473,638
N02-082
TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS, INC.
N0025313D0001
NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER
$260,588
N96-150
ARETE ASSOCIATES
N6133111C0007
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER
$5,315,843
N04-138
3 PHOENIX, INC.
N6339408C1287
PORT HUENEME DIVISION
$600,000
N04-138
3 PHOENIX, INC.
N6339410C1200
PORT HUENEME DIVISION
$10,416,324
N95-209
CHESAPEAKE SCIENCES CORPORATION
N6523608D2836
NUWC NEWPORT
$1,345,736
N95-209
L-3 CHESAPEAKE SCIENCES CORPORATION
N6523611D6087
NUWC NEWPORT
$4,024,786
N01-078
MATERIALS SCIENCES CORPORATION
N6660408D0034
NUWC NEWPORT
$32,762
N03-016
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES CORPORATION
N6660410D0205
NUWC NEWPORT
$5,025,291
N95-208
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES CORPORATION
N6660411D0558
NUWC NEWPORT
$460,565
N99-100
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N6660411D0978
NUWC NEWPORT
$2,520,877
NAVSEA TOTAL
$172,774,996
OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH N02-207/1
SCIENTIFIC SOLUTIONS, INC.
N0001409C0143
OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH
$20,008
N06-105
ACUMENTRICS CORPORATION
N0001412C0652
OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH
$1,630,554
N07-079
ARETE ASSOCIATES
N0001413C0131
OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH
$892,750
N01-139
ZIVKO AERONAUTICS, INC.
N0024410C0023
NAVSUP FLT LOG CTR SAN DIEGO
$2,321,988
ONR TOTAL
$4,865,300
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE COMMAND N98-114
3E TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC
N0003909D0022
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS
$482,217
N04-210
ADAPTIVE METHODS INCORPORATED
N0003907C0014
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS
$25,312
N06-072
BASIC COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES INC
N6600109D0074
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS
$1,778,167
N00-028
FISCHER CUSTOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
N6600113C0124
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS
$727,283
MDA04-088
GATR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
N6523609D5193
SPAWAR SYSTEMS CENTER ATLANTIC
$499,830
N07-146
IMAGINE ONE TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD
N6523612D3885
SPAWAR SYSTEMS CENTER ATLANTIC
$2,940,863
N05-163
INNOVATIVE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
N0003912C0090
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS
$7,581,555
N95-209
L-3 CHESAPEAKE SCIENCES CORPORATION
N6523611D6087
SPAWAR SYSTEMS CENTER ATLANTIC
$686,729
N99-171
MAKAI OCEAN ENGINEERING, INC.
N0003909D0134
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS
$1,188,560
N12A-T026
MAYACHITRA INC
N6600113C5216
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS
$2,529,284
N07-149
OUT OF THE FOG RESEARCH LLC
N0003913C0040
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS
$1,953,569
N05-074
OUT OF THE FOG RESEARCH LLC
N0003911C0057
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS
$297,881
N96-273
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N6600111D0030
SPAWAR SYSTEMS CENTER ATLANTIC
$171,677
N02-107
PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
N0003905C0011
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS
$3,770,183
A04-132
SCALABLE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
N0003911D0035
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS
$2,350,832
SPAWAR TOTAL
$26,983,942
STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS
$2,959,841
SSP TOTAL
$2,959,841
STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS N04-230
SEXTANT ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
N0003013C0061
Total Command Dollars Obligated to Phase III Projects in FY13 (per FPDS) $412,806,085
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Naval Future Force Science & Technology EXPO The Naval Future Force Science & Technology (S&T) EXPO is the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) premiere event. Formerly the S&T Partnership Conference, it provides access to naval leadership who will discuss the objectives of the revised Naval S&T Strategy, the status of key programs and new research opportunities. Most importantly, the EXPO provides small firms with the opportunity for face-to-face meetings with ONR program staff who are ordinarily not available to small firms, and the opportunity to display posters and whole technology demos. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) delivers Innovations for the future force. Technological advantage for our Sailors and Marines is achieved through the Naval S&T Strategy, which is: “To discover, develop, and deliver decisive naval capabilities, near- to long-term, by investing in a balanced portfolio of breakthrough research, innovative technology and talented people.” The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are already exploring innovative solutions in cutting-edge programs, such as: lasers and railguns, autonomous systems, tactical cloud technology, training and medical science, energy initiatives, oceanography and meteorology.
• • • • •
Expeditionary & Irregular Warfare Platform Design & Survivability Power & Energy Power Projection & Integrated Defense Warfighter Performance
In addition to the technology EXPO, complementary topics will run concurrently on: doing business with ONR, small business opportunities; science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) and workforce development; and international S&T collaboration. When: February 4-5, 2015 Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC Registration is open: www.onr.navy.mil/expo This event is co-sponsored with the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE): www.navalengineers.org
As ONR investigates these and other technologies, it recognizes the importance of dialogue and sharing new ideas on complex challenges. Nine S&T focus areas will be explored at the conference: • • • •
Assure Access to Maritime Battlespace Autonomy & Unmanned Systems Information Dominance – Cyber Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare
IN THIS ISSUE:
CONTRIBUTORS
From the Director
Director (Acting), DON SBIR/STTR Programs Bob Smith
Lockheed Martin – Proud Supporter of the SBIR Effort Learning from the Experts at the Navy Opportunity Forum® 2014 Navy Phase III Obligations During FY13
Transitions is brought to you by the Navy Transition Assistance Program Download this newsletter at www.navysbir.com
For comments / questions about this newsletter contact: Bob Smith, Director (Acting), DON SBIR/STTR Programs robert.l.smith6@navy.mil
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR Jenny C. Servo CONTRIBUTORS Eliza Gough Julie Scuderi Jenny C. Servo Lockheed Martin Lore-Anne Ponirakis GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Adrienne Stiles Brian Boucheron Copy Editor Eva Patry
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