DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution From Conception to Commercialization

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution SBIR Overview SBIR Overview 2  Established in 1982 (P.L ) & reauthorized four times (through 2017)  Requires each federal agency with an extramural for R&D over >$100M to set-aside 2.8% for SBIR in FY14 (2.9% in FY15)  Funds R&D at small businesses  Program goals:  Stimulate technological innovation  Increase small business participation in federally funded R&D  Foster participation by socially and economically disadvantaged firms in technological innovation  Increase private sector commercialization of federal R&D  11 Federal agencies and 13 DoD components participate The Small Business Innovation Research program:

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution STTR Overview STTR Overview 3  Established in 1992 (P.L ) & reauthorized three times (through 2017)  Requires each federal agency with an extramural for R&D over >$1B to set-aside 0.4% for STTR in FY14 and FY15  Funds cooperative R&D between small businesses and research institutions  Program goals:  Create vehicles for moving ideas from research institutions to market  Enable researchers to pursue commercial application of technologies  Bridge funding gap between basic research and commercial product  Five Federal agencies and seven DoD components participate The Small Business Technology Transfer program:

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Federal Agency Participation Dept. of Defense National Science Foundation Environmental Protection Agency Dept. of Health and Human Services Dept. of Homeland Security Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Commerce Dept. of Energy Dept. of Agriculture National Aeronautics and Space Administration Dept. of Education SBIR + STTR Programs : SBIR Program only:

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Competitive Three-Phased Process Feasibility Study, Proof of Concept Full Research and Development Effort resulting in a Prototype Commercialization Stage  Further R&D and Product Sales/Services  Seek External Funding [no use of SBIR funds] from federal, state or private sources All Phase I awardees may apply for Phase II. Phase I and II awardees can move to Phase III.

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution What’s Unique About DoD What’s Unique About DoD 6  DoD is both an INVESTOR and a CUSTOMER  Focused on the WARFIGHTER  DoD scientists and engineers seek technology innovation to meet mission needs  Largest SBIR program in the federal government  Company retains data rights for five years  Sole-sourcing allowed for follow-on awards

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution  Small hi-tech firms from across the country  Third of applicants are new to the program  25 percent of awardees are first-time winners Small Business Participation

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Air Force Focus The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight, win…in air, space, and cyberspace. The Air Force SBIR/STTR Program is a mission-oriented program that integrates the needs and requirements of the Air Force through research and development topics that have military and commercial potential.

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution KIRTLAND AFB, NM Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center ROME, NY Air Force Research Laboratory EDWARDS AFB, CA Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Test Center HANSCOM AFB, MA Air Force Life Cycle Management Center HILL AFB, UT Air Force Sustainment Center TINKER AFB, OK Air Force Sustainment Center ARNOLD AFB, TN Air Force Test Center WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Life Cycle Management Center ARLINGTON, VA Air Force Research Laboratory F-35 Joint Strike Fighter SBIR/STTR Organizations ROBINS AFB, GA Air Force Sustainment Center LOS ANGELES AFB, CA Space and Missile Systems CenterSpace and Missile Systems Center MAUI, HI Air Force Research LaboratoryAir Force Research Laboratory SAN ANTONIO, TX Air Force Surgeon General Air Force Civil Engineer Center HURLBURT FIELD, FL Air Force Special Operations CommandAir Force Special Operations Command EGLIN AFB, FL Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Air Force Test Center

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Award Structure Phase II 2 nd Increment Phase II 2 nd Increment Phase IIPhase I Pre Phase I Year 1Year 2 Sequential Phase II Phase III Year 3Year 4-5Year 5-8 Phase II 1 st Increment Phase II 1 st Increment Phase III Commercialization Readiness Program (CRP) Phase II+ Phase II Extensions / Enhancements Phase 0 Topic Generation Anytime Phase 0 Topic Generation Phase 0 Topic Generation PII+

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Technology Focus

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Technology Focus, Cont’d Affordability Service Extension Survivability Manufacturing Composites Inspection Environmental Quality Knowledge Management Information Security Information Assurance Communications Networking Modeling & Simulation Computing & Software Fixed- & Rotary -Wing Vehicles Turbine Engines Power High-Speed Propulsion Alternative Fuels UAVs

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Technology Focus, Cont’d Space & Launch Vehicles Space Propulsion Integrated Platforms RF Components Microelectronics Electronic Materials Electronic Warfare RF & EO/IR Automatic Target Recognition Electro-optical Radar Acoustic Signals

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Technology Focus, Cont’d Guidance & Control Guns, Missiles, Ordnance Fuzes Lethality/Vulnerability Lasers High-Power Microwave Terrestrial and Ocean Lower Atmosphere and Space Cognitive Processing Personnel Recovery Training & Development Military Medicine Combat Care Test & Simulation Lethality Effects Threat Reduction/Detection Warfighter Consequences System Effects/Survivability

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Technology Focus, Cont’d  Air Force topics typically focus on following technology areas:  Depot maintenance and sustainment  Developmental test and evaluation of air, space & cyber systems  Aircraft, alternative fuels, unmanned vehicles, engines, hypersonic vehicles, and collision avoidance  Basic research, material and life sciences, math and physics  Laser systems, high power electromagnetics, weapons modeling and simulation  Human-related training, decision-making, forecasting and performance

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Technology Focus, Cont’d  Advanced computing architectures, cyber operations and information  Materials and advanced manufacturing technologies for aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, rockets and ground-based systems  Explosives, weapons integration, guidance, fuses, navigation and control  Antennas, radar, reconnaissance, electronic warfare and microelectronics  Spacecraft technology, battlespace awareness, and space-related experiment integration and evaluation

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Success Stories Skate Nano-particles eXact Optical Fence

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution To get started:  Determine Eligibility  Find a Topic  Ask Questions  Prepare Proposal  Submit Proposal For Small Business Program Descriptions Getting Started on Phase I Eligibility Solicitation Schedule Current Solicitations Topic Q&A (SITIS) Topic Search Proposal Submission Process Acceleration Resources for Small Business Getting Started

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution  Organized for-profit business based in the U.S.  500 or fewer employees  Principal Investigator’s primary employment must be with the small business SBIRSTTR Eligibility  Applicant is for-profit small business based in the United States  U.S. research institution  Formal cooperative research and development effort  40% of work performed by small business  30% of work performed by U.S. research institution Note: Additional requirements apply—see

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution DoD SBIR/STTR Solicitations SolicitationPre-ReleaseOpenClose SBIR 14.3 & STTR 14.B21 Aug 1422 Sep 1422 Oct 14 SBIR 15.1 & STTR 15.A12 Dec 1415 Jan 1518 Feb 15 SBIR 15.2 & STTR 15.B24 Apr 1525 May 1524 Jun 15 SBIR 15.3 & STTR 15.C27 Aug 1528 Sep 1528 Oct 15  Not all DoD components participate in each solicitation.  Multiple solicitations provide opportunities to participate throughout the fiscal year. 

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution  Topics written by DoD Component representatives  All topics are reviewed and must be approved for release to be included in a DoD solicitation.  All topics are unclassified Topics

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution During Pre-Release  Direct contact allowed with topic authors  Topic authors’ contact info listed in topic  Resource for previous questions and answers During Open Period  Contact with topic author prohibited  Questioner and respondent remain anonymous SBIR/STTR Interactive Topic Information System (SITIS) * *Questions and advice on solution approach and submission of additional material is not allowed Topic Qs & As

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution  READ and FOLLOW solicitation instructions  Focus on the topic and information provided by the author  Take advantage of the pre-release period  Emphasize your innovative approach  Credentials Verification (CV) is required as part of proposal (DoD instructions section 5.4 (8))  If there are technical barriers - address them  Highlight past successes - technical & commercial  Update company commercialization record Preparing a Strong Proposal

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Completed online at the DoD SBIR/STTR Submission site Example Phase I & II Proposals can be found at p/faq-3.htm p/faq-3.htm Completed online at the DoD SBIR/STTR Submission site or completed offline and submitted with Technical Volume Cover SheetTechnical VolumeCost Proposal Proposals Proposals

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution  Submitted through the DoD Submission System ssion ssion  Prepared using on‐line forms and file upload  Unclassified 30-minute online tutorial on how to prepare and submit a proposal available at A SBIR/STTR Phase I or Phase II proposal to any DoD Component must be: Proposal Submission

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution  Soundness, technical merit and innovation (This is the most important consideration)  Qualifications of the Principal Investigator and the team, both from a technical standpoint and their commercialization vision  Commercialization of the effort – DoD warfighter and civilian applications  Each proposal is evaluated on its own merit and not compared to other proposals  Evaluations are based only on the information contained in the proposal Evaluation Criteria

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution  After evaluation, proposals generally categorized* as:  Highly Recommended: Proposals are recommended for acceptance if sufficient funding is available, and normally are displaced only by other Highly Recommended proposals;  Selectable: Proposals are recommended for acceptance if sufficient funding is available, but at a lower priority than Highly Recommended proposals. May require additional development. To ensure a diversity of approaches, a Selectable proposal may be prioritized over a Highly Recommended proposal if the Selectable proposal presents a unique approach unlike any of the Highly Recommended proposals; or  Not Selectable: Even if sufficient funding existed, the proposal should not be funded. * Consult BAA, as categories may vary Evaluations, Cont’d Evaluations, Cont’d

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Awards Awards  Air Force sends Phase I selection status within 90 days (typically) of solicitation’s closing  Air Force awards contracts within 180 days (typically)  Similar timing for Phase II awards 28

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Awards, Cont’d Awards, Cont’d  For non-selected proposals  Principal investigator/corporate official will be notified  May request a debriefing  Must be written request  Received within 30 days of receipt of notice of non-selection  Entitled to only one debriefing for each proposal  Debrief usually prepared by contracting officer and TPOC 29

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Helpful Advice Helpful Advice 30  Persevere! Be in it for the long haul—could take years for effort to make it into a military system  Build a network of contacts in the Air Force and programs of record  Take advantage of all available assistance, including online information  Ask if this is a sponsored topic or who is the SPOC?  Already have a Phase I?  Know your target platform/system for insertion  Build strategic partnerships (primes, universities, etc.)  Plan commercialization path early with technical point-of-contact

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution  Air Force SBIR/STTR Program (“Small Business” section)  DoD SBIR/STTR Program  U.S. Small Business Administration Contact Us

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution  Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs)  Used for research and development projects only  Advance the state-of-the-art  Increase knowledge or understanding in technical area  Provide research interest/problem statement  Anticipate varied technical/scientific approaches  Proposals evaluated against published criteria, not each other (no common statement of work)  Do not follow source selection procedures (FAR Part 35)  “Closed” BAAs used for SBIR/STTR BAAs

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Technology Transfer Technology Transfer The Air Force Technology Transfer Program (T2) makes available Air Force technologies, inventions, patents, facilities, and personnel for collaborative efforts with government, industry or academia. 33 Spin-off Spin-on Co-Development  Cooperative Research and Development Agreement  Collaborative research opportunities, sharing access to people, facilities, data, expertise  Commercial Test Agreement  Provide access to world class Air Force testing facilities  Patent License Agreement  Leverage Air Force intellectual property for commercial applications

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A – Unclassified, Unlimited Distribution Technology Transfer Contacts Technology Transfer Contacts  /  /  /  /