SBIR 14.1 Solicitation is open for proposal submission
The DoD SBIR 14.1 solicitation is open for proposal submission from December 20, 2013 through 6 a.m. ET January 22, 2014. For SBIR 14.1 the Army, Navy, Air Force, CBD, DARPA, DHP, OSD, and SOCOM invite small businesses to submit proposals under this solicitation. The solicitation contains detailed information on the parameters of the SBIR/STTR programs and how to submit a proposal. Topics are available at http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation and http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/solicitations, and can be searched by going to http://www.dodsbir.com/Topics.
Proposal Submission
Proposals must be submitted via the DoD SBIR/STTR Submission website at http://www.dodsbir.net/submission following the instructions contained in the solicitation, including the instructions specified in the topic files for the DoD component to which you are applying. Submissions must include Volume 1: Proposal Cover Sheets, Volume 2: Technical Volume, Volume 3: Cost Volume, and Volume 4: Company Commercialization Report to be considered a complete proposal. Small businesses submitting proposals through the Submission website may modify their proposals at any time until the solicitation closing on January 22, 2014 at 6:00 a.m. ET. To use the DoD SBIR/STTR Submission website your browser must have scripting enabled and, if your firm has any Phase II awards, commercialization resulting from all prior Phase II awards must be reported and up to date. Offerors bear the risk of website inaccessibility due to heavy usage in the final hours before the solicitation closing time, so plan ahead and submit early.
Technical Q&A through SITIS
Once DoD begins accepting proposals on December 20, no further direct contact between proposers and topic authors is allowed, but proposers may submit written questions through the SBIR/STTR Interactive Topic Information System (SITIS), in which the questioner and respondent remain anonymous and all questions and answers are posted electronically for general viewing. SITIS closes to new questions on January 8, 2014. All questions and answers will be posted up to January 22, 2014. All proposers are advised to monitor SITIS at http://www.dodsbir.net/sitis during the solicitation period for questions and answers and other information relevant to the topic under which they are proposing.
Important Dates
SBIR 14.1 Open: December 20, 2013 SITIS Close: January 8, 2014 SBIR 14.1 Close: January 22, 2014 at 6:00 a.m. ET
Commercialization Reporting
In order to properly evaluate your firm’s commercialization efforts, as well as to reliably measure the performance and impact of the SBIR and STTR Programs, you must review and ensure that your Company Commercialization data is complete, current, and accurate. The Company Commercialization Report must list every prior SBIR and STTR Phase II award received from any federal agency, regardless of whether the Phase II has commercialized to date. Phase III sales and investment figures, as well as manufacturing-related R&D and other commercialization information, must be updated within the last 12 months for all Phase II awards. For more information, see Guidance for Completing the Company Commercialization Report: Instructions and Definitions on the Company Commercialization section of the DoD Submission website.
Password Security and Lock Out Policy
Effective measures to reduce system vulnerability and increase security include creating a strong password to your account and changing it frequently. This is your defense for protecting your firm’s proposal information. Choose a strong password that does not contain easily recognizable information like firm names, phone numbers, addresses, or other information that someone could guess. Your new password MUST be at least 10 characters and contain the following: at least 1 upper case letter; at least 1 lower case letter; at least 1 number; and at least 1 special character (e.g. $, ?, !, etc.). After 5 failed login attempts, firm accounts will be locked for an hour. If you need assistance regarding your account status, please contact the help desk at 866-SBIRHLP (725-7457) or by e-mail at sbirhelp@brtrc.com, be ready to provide your Firm Tax ID, so that the help desk can confirm your identity.
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DoD SBIR Help Desk
The DoD SBIR/STTR Help Desk is prepared to address general questions about this solicitation, the proposal preparation and electronic submission process and other program related areas. The Help Desk may be contacted from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday at 866-724-7457 or by e-mail at sbirhelp@brtrc.com.