A -- SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM

Notice Date

December 14, 2000

Contracting Office

Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Rm. 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200

ZIP Code

20310-5200

Solicitation Number

N/A

Response Due

January 2, 2001

Point of Contact

Pauline Y. Floyd, Contracting Officer, 703-695-0748

E-Mail Address

Defense Supply Service-Washington (floydpy@hqda.army.mil)

Description

"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAM. (For further information, call 800/382-4634.) Small high-technology firms are encouraged to submit proposals to DoD for R&D projects with both military and commercial applications in response to STTR solicitation 2001 which will be publicly released on the DoD SBIR Web Site (http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir) on January 2, 2001. DoD will begin accepting proposals in response to this solicitation on March 1, 2001. Five DoD components will participate in the STTR 2001 solicitation -- the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force; the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO). The solicitation will list all the R&D topics under which DoD is seeking proposals, and will also contain detailed information on the parameters of the STTR Program and how to submit a proposal. Small firms apply first for a six-month phase I award of $60,000 to $100,000 to test the scientific, technical, and commercial merit of a particular concept. Proposals are limited to 25 pages in length. If phase I proves successful, the firm may be invited to apply for a two-year phase II award of $400,000 to $500,000 to further develop the concept, usually to the prototype stage. On January 2, 2001, DoD will also publicly release on the DoD SBIR Web Site (http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir) the names of the SBIR solicitation topic authors and their phone numbers. This will give small companies an opportunity to ask technical questions about specific solicitation topics by telephone before they submit a proposal. Once DoD begins accepting proposals on March 1, 2001 such telephone questions will no longer be accepted. Phase I proposals are to be submitted to the addressees designated in the solicitation, and must arrive no later than 3:00 P.M. local time, at the addressee's organization, on April 11, 2001. A hard copy of the solicitation will be mailed automatically to all firms registered with SBIR Support Services. To register, call SBIR Support Services at 800-382-4634. Hard copies and/or electronic copies of the solicitation will also be available from SBIR Support Services (800-382-4634). Small firms participating in the SBIR program retain patent rights and technical data rights, in accord with Public Law 97-219 and Public Law 102-564. Participation in the DoD SBIR Program is restricted to small business firms organized for profit with 500 or fewer employees, including all affiliated firms."

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001218/ASOL002.HTM (W-349 SN508999)