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A -- DEFENSE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM SOLICITATION DUE 010596 POC Contact, Mr. Jon Baron, 800/382-4634 This Presolicitation announcement is made on behalf of the OSD Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, SBIR Program, 3061 Defense Pentagon (Room 2A-338), Washington, DC 20301-3061. Small high-technology business firms with strong research and development capabilities in science or technology are encouraged to submit proposals to the Departments of the Navy and Air Force, the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA), and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) under the Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Proposals are limited to 25 pages under Phase I of this three-phase program which is designed to promote innovative solutions to the Defense Department's research and development requirements. Solicitation Number 96.1 will be issued on October 2, 1995. A wide variety of topics are listed on which we seek proposed solutions. Proposals are to be submitted to the addressees as set forth in the solicitation, to arrive no later than 2:00 PM (Local Time), at the addressees' activity, on January 5, 1996. The Solicitation will be mailed automatically to all firms registered with the Defense Technical Information Center(DTIC) program office as of July 21, 1995. Firms not registered with DTIC can obtain a copy of the solicitation from three sources: (1) Beginning October 2, 1995, the solicitation book and/or floppy diskette are available from DTIC by calling (800) DOD-SBIR. (2) Internet access tot he current DoD SBIR and STTR solicitations as well as the Phase I and Phase II Award publications is provided by DTIC. THese files may be accessed on the Worldwide Web at http://www.dtic.dla.mil/dtic/sbir, or via gopher at Internet address: gopher.dtic.dla.mil on port 70, or through file transfer at Internet address: asc.dtic.dla.mil (login is ''anonymous'', password is: your E- Mail address), under the /pub/sbir directory. (3) The DoD SBIR solicitation can be obtained electronically using Business Gold, the National Technology Transfer Center's bulletin board system. Connect via Internet by teleneting to iron.nttc.edu or using Worldwide Web address http:/www.nttc.edu, or by dialing (304) 243-2560 for high speed modems (9600+) or (304) 243-2561 for 1200-2400 baud modems and logging in as guest. For more information on the NTTC electronic bulletin board system contact: National Technology Transfer Center, Wheeling Jesuit College, 316 Washington Avenue, Wheeling, WV 26003; Telephone: (800) 678-6882. Patent and data rights policy will be in accordance with Public Law 97-219 and Public Law 102-564. The Defense SBIR Program is restricted to small business firms organized for profit with 500 or fewer employees, including all affiliated firms. On or shortly before September 1, 1995 and until October 1, 1995, the topics in Solicitation Number 96.1 will be pre- released electronically, at the locations listed above, along with topic authors or other technical experts and their telephone numbers. This pre- release will give small companies an opportunity to ask technical questions about specific solicitation topics by telephone before the solicitation opens. Once the solicitation opens on October 2, 1995, telephone questions will no longer be accepted. (0227)

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