DoD Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) FY2018.2 SBIR
Opened May 22, 2018 Closed June 20, 2018 8:00 PM ET
The DoD issued its 2018.2 BAA SBIR pre-release on April 20, 2018, which opened to receive proposals on May 22, 2018, and closed June 20, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET.
This BAA was inclusive of 44 phase I topics from 5 of the Navy's SYSCOMS.
Navy SBIR/STTR BAA/solicitations archive is available at navysbir.com/previous.htm
DoD Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) FY2018.B STTR
Opened May 22, 2018 Closed June 20, 2018 8:00 PM ET
The DoD issued its 2018.B BAA STTR pre-release on April 20, 2018, which opened to receive proposals on May 22, 2018, and closed June 20, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET.
This BAA was inclusive of 6 phase I topics from 1 of the Navy's SYSCOMS.
Navy SBIR/STTR BAA/solicitations archive is available at navysbir.com/previous.htm
Schedule of DoD SBIR/STTR BAAs for FY-2018
The DoD's SBIR/STTR BAAs for FY 2018 began November 29, 2017 with the pre-release of the 2018.1 SBIR and 2018.A STTR. Below is the DoD schedule for FY 2018.
Information on previous Navy SBIR/STTR BAAs can be found at www.navysbir.com/previous.htm
FY18 Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF)
Broad Agency Announcement Released
The Department of Defense (DoD) has released a special notice for the FY18 Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) on FedBizOps (www.fbo.gov/).
The RIF BAA includes a section with Navy specific topics, but there are also separate sections for combatant commands that have related topics (administered directly by the Office
of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).
The Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) is a DoD-wide program to transition small business technology to the warfighter. Congressional language states that all awards under the RIF program will
be by a competitive, merit-based solicitation with preference to small businesses. 90% of RIF awards are to small businesses with 60-70% having participated in the SBIR program
(RIF qualifies as a SBIR Phase III funding source). Projects may receive up to $3M in program funding during a 24 month period of performance. Transition is required at the
end of the RIF into a Program of Record (POR) or fielded system (details are included in the BAA).
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Key dates to note from the announcement:DoD begins accepting White Papers on March 8th, 2018 and White Papers must be completely submitted by 3pm EST April 12th, 2018.
Read the note below that is included in the special notice release of the FY18 RIF BAA:
" NOTE: Funding for Service & Agency requirements described in this notice is contingent upon the availability of funds via a Fiscal Year 2018 appropriation. White Paper submitters are hereby given notice that while the FY2018 RIF Program is authorized in the FY2018 Authorization language, funds have not yet been appropriated or made available for the FY2018 Rapid Innovation Fund Program. Publication of this announcement does not obligate the DoD to review any white paper submission beyond an initial administrative review, or to award any specific project, or to obligate any available funds."
What is the difference between a release and a special notice release?
What this means is that no white papers will be reviewed, no full proposals requested/submitted and no contracts will be awarded unless the FY18 Defense Appropriation Act or a Continuing Resolution that explicitly calls out funding for the DoD Rapid Innovation Fund is signed into law. The FY18 Defense Authorization (NDAA) bill has already passed with the DOD RIF Program authorized. The FY18 Defense Appropriation bill still needs to go through the legislative process.
Direct links to the announcements on the FedBizOps website (same announcement with different NAICS Codes) are below:
541714 -- Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology):
www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f17964b0389181
fd354a073a29af39ef&tab=core&_cview=0
541715 -- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology):
www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=3c819c2395eeb47
162e4d4d9a62b92a1&tab=core&_cview=0
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National Economic Impact Report of the Navy
SBIR/STTR Program FY-2000-2013
The Department of the Navy (DON) SBIR/STTR leadership commissioned a study to measure commercialization and related economic impacts of nearly $2.3 billion in DON SBIR/STTR Phase II contractual investment over FY2000 - 2013.
During that period, DON SBIR/STTR made 2,734 separate Phase II awards to 1,199 small businesses in virtually every U.S. state. Some of the findings include:
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Commercialization results:
$7 billion in sales of new capabilities and products to the U.S. military
$14.2 billion in total sales of new products and services
64% of SBIR/STTR contracts with subsequent innovative technology sales
Other economic results, or impacts:
14,973 full-time jobs created per year with an average salary of $68,535
$44.3 billion in total economic output nationwide, in all 50 states
$22.2 billion in new wealth creation, or value added
$4.9 billion in new federal, state, and local tax revenues
$14.4 billion in labor income
97.4% of firms had fewer than 10 Phase II awards - a broadly democratic distribution
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The 6 page brochure can be downloaded below:
Spring 2018 Edition of The Navy Transitions Newsletter is Here!
The Spring 2018 Edition of the Navy's SBIR/STTR Transitions newsletter has just been released. In this edition you will find valuable articles about:
- Section 809 Advisory Panel on Streamlining Regulations
- Pilot Program for Streamlining Awards for Innovative Technology
- Finding Advanced R&D and Manufacturing Opportunities
- Prepare Path for Production While You Build Your Prototype
- SBIR, RIF Enables Small Company to Develop Big Capability
- List of NAVY FY17 Phase III Awards
- and Much More!
DoD Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) FY2018.1 SBIR
For Reference Only
Opened January 8, 2018 Closed February 7, 2018 8:00 PM ET
The DoD issued its 2018.1 BAA SBIR pre-release on November 29, 2017, which opened to receive proposals on January 8, 2018, and closed February 7, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET.
This BAA was inclusive of 93 phase I topics from 6 of the Navy's SYSCOMS.
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Topic Q&A (SITIS): During the BAA period, communication between small businesses and topic authors is highly encouraged. During the Pre-Release period, you may talk directly with topic authors to ask technical questions
about the topics. Their names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses are listed within each BAA topic. For reasons of competitive fairness, direct communication between proposers and topic authors is not allowed during
the Open period when DoD is accepting proposals for each BAA. However, proposers may still submit written questions about BAA topics through the SBIR/STTR Interactive Topic Information System (SITIS)
(see sbir.defensebusiness.org/topics/.
In SITIS the questioner and respondent are anonymous and all questions and answers are posted electronically for general viewing until the BAA closes. All proposers are advised to monitor SITIS during the Open BAA period
for questions and answers and other significant information relevant to their SBIR/STTR topics of interest.
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A Full DoD Topics Search Engine is available at sbir.defensebusiness.org/topics/
Complete BAA instructions and forms are available on the DoD SBIR/STTR web site at
sbir.defensebusiness.org/topics/instructions.
DoD Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) FY2018.A STTR
For Reference Only
Opened January 8, 2018 Closed February 7, 2018 8:00 PM ET
The DoD issued its 2018.A BAA STTR pre-release on November 29, 2017, which opened to receive proposals on January 8, 2018, and closed February 7, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET.
This BAA was inclusive of 28 phase I topics from 3 of the Navy's SYSCOMS.
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Topic Q&A (SITIS): During the BAA period, communication between small businesses and topic authors is highly encouraged. During the Pre-Release period, you may talk directly with topic authors to ask technical questions
about the topics. Their names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses are listed within each BAA topic. For reasons of competitive fairness, direct communication between proposers and topic authors is not allowed during
the Open period when DoD is accepting proposals for each BAA. However, proposers may still submit written questions about BAA topics through the SBIR/STTR Interactive Topic Information System (SITIS)
(see sbir.defensebusiness.org/topics/.
In SITIS the questioner and respondent are anonymous and all questions and answers are posted electronically for general viewing until the BAA closes. All proposers are advised to monitor SITIS during the Open BAA period
for questions and answers and other significant information relevant to their SBIR/STTR topics of interest.
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A Full DoD Topics Search Engine is available at sbir.defensebusiness.org/topics/
Complete BAA instructions and forms are available on the DoD SBIR/STTR web site at
sbir.defensebusiness.org/topics/instructions.
Required Cyber Security Certification:
What You Need To Know
On November 4, 2010, the President signed Executive Order 13556, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). This established a government-wide CUI Program to standardize the way the Government (and Government contractors) will handle unclassified information that requires protection. The guiding document for this endeavor is NIST Special Publication 800-171.
Full compliance of NIST SP 800-171 is required no later than December 31, 2017. [read more...]
NIST SP 800-171 provides the minimum required cybersecurity standards to protect the confidentiality of CUI for Federal Agencies. The document contains specific security requirements that contractors must implement at contract award. Within 30 days of contract award, the contractor must notify the DoD CIO (osd.dibcsia@mail.mil) of any of the security requirements specified by NIST SP 800-171 that are not implemented at contract award.
Contractors may use subcontractors and/or outsource information technology requirements; but, they are responsible for ensuring that these entities meet the cybersecurity standards.
For more information go to: nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-171.pdf to download your copy of the NIST SP-800-171 document and
business.defense.gov/Portals/57/Documents/Cybersecurity.pdf for a DoD presentation on Protecting DoD Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
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The Future Navy
On May 17, 2017 Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson threw down a gauntlet before the Dept. of the Navy, challenging the Department "
to get to work now to both build more ships,
and to think forward - innovate - as we go. To remain competitive, we must start today and we must improve faster
The pace at which potential competitors are moving demands that we in turn increase the speed at which we act."
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This challenge, circulated widely as a White Paper, is available here: The Future Navy and is expected to have long-term impact on the Department and its
industrial base - especially small firms in the SBIR/STTR program, whose hallmark is agility and innovation.
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Authorities to Transform SBIR Opportunities
Three major authorities have been issued that should transform SBIR/STTR opportunities for entrepreneurs, industry, and the government acquisition community. They are:
- Better Buying Power 3.0 (BBP 3.0) a fundamental DoD acquisition policy statement that creates important new on-ramps for small business in general and SBIR/STTR in particular. Procedures and processes
to implement this broad policy statement are forthcoming. More information is on the BBP 3.0 web site at bbp.dau.mil/
- DoD Instruction 5000.02 (DoDI 5000.02) a formal prescription, for the first time, of DoD acquisition goals and tracking/reporting requirements for SBIR/STTR in alignment with BBP 3.0.
- Tapping Into Small Business in a Big Way a memo from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley that provides SBIR/STTR implementation guidance to the DONs acquisition community, with a focus on
increased use of Phase III contracts to improve SBIR/STTR commercialization (i.e., deployment) outcomes and help acquisition management meet cost, schedule and performance goals.
Navy Office of Small Business Programs
The Department of the Navy's (DON) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) promotes acquisition opportunities where small business can best support the needs and mission of the U.S. Navy.
The OSBP strives to support our Sailors and Marines by providing them with the systems, innovation, products and tools necessary to enable them to accomplish their mission and return home safely.
The Navy OSBP web site will provide you with information and links to find opportunities for small businesses to compete for providing products and services to the Navy and Marine Corps.
The OSBP web site is located at: www.secnav.navy.mil/smallbusiness/pages/index.aspx
March 2018 - SBIR Fraud Case
San Diego Communications Company Pays More Than $12 Million to Settle False Claim Act Allegations Regarding Eligibility for SBIR Contracts - Learn More:
www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/san-diego-communications-company-pays-more-12-million-settle-false-claim-act
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