2014_04-11 Department of Defense, Air Force (DoD-AF)

From Conception to Commercialization

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OverviewOverview“The essence of the American economic system of private enterprise is free competition.

The preservation and expansion of such competition is basic not only to the economic well‐p p p ybeing but to the security of this Nation. Such security and well‐being cannot be realized

unless the actual and potential capacity of small business is encouraged and developed.” ‐ Small Business Act

How is the DoD program structured?How is the Air Force program structured?How is the Air Force program structured?Where to find information?


State ParticipationState Participation

• Green indicates middle tier• Purple indicates bottom tier


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Federal LegislationGovernment to Government Government to IndustryAlliances Contracts

Federal LegislationGovernment to Government Government to Industry

Stevenson‐Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980Grants

Alliances

C ti Ag t

Contracts

National Defense Authorization

Commercialization Pilot Program

(Prior to 1980)

National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1994

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Bayh‐Dole Act of 1980

Patent License Agreement

CTA

Cooperative AgreementsAct for FY 2006

National Defense Authorization Act for FY

1993

Small Business Research &

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STTR

Dual UseSmall Business Innovation Development Act of 1982SBIR

Development Act of 1992

National Competitiveness Technology f f 8EPAIR&D

Mentor‐Protégé

STTRFederal Technology Transfer Act of

1986CRADA

National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1991

Transfer Act of 1989

Other Transaction Authority

EPAIR&D

Partnership Intermediaries

Education Outreach

Technology Investment Agreement


lSBIR STTR 2.7% of RDT&E 0.35% of RDT&E

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Program Goals

Stimulate technological

SBIR STTR 11 participatingDoD agencies

6 participatingDoD agencies

Funds cooperative R&D between ginnovation

Use small business to meet Federal R&D needs

psmall businesses and research Institutions

Create vehicles to move ideas Foster and encourage

participation by minorities and disadvantaged persons in

h l i l i i

from research institutions to market

Enable researchers to pursue l l ftechnological innovation

Increase private‐sector commercialization innovations d i d f f d l R&D

commercial application of technologies

Bridge funding gap between basic h d i l d tderived from federal R&D research and commercial product


Federal ParticipationFederal ParticipationAnnual Budget: About $2B

• Department of Defense* (about $1B)

• Department of Health and Human Services*

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• Department of Agriculture• Department of Commerce ( i l i f d d

• Department of Homeland Security

f i(National Institute of Standards and Technology; National Oceanic and Atmospheric

• Department of Transportation• Environmental Protection AgencyOcea c a d t osp e c

Administration)• Department of Education

Agency• National Aeronautics and Space Administration*

• Department of Energy* • National Science Foundation*

* Al ti i t i STTR


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* Also participate in STTR

dFY12 DoD SBIR/STTR Agency Funding

DoD Budget/ g y g

All topics in SBIR.1/STTR.A


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Small Business ParticipationEmployees

Small hi‐tech firms from across the country 12%

2%Employees

the countryThird of applicants are

39%12%

12%

applicants are new to the program

13%

25 percent of awardees are

22%

first‐time winners

2‐9 10‐24 25‐49 50‐99 100‐249 250‐500


h i iWhy is DoD Unique?Focused on the WARFIGHTERLARGEST SBIR program in the Federal governmentg

More than 750 topics/year, resulting in 2,000 Phase I awards

Company retains data rights f

AC‐130H Spectre gunship gunners operate an M102 Howitzer while flying a close‐air‐support mission

for 5 years

Sole‐sourcing allowed for follow‐on awards

over Southeast Afghanistan.

DoD is both an INVESTOR and a CUSTOMER


i i iAir Force R&D OrganizationsROME, NY• Air Force Research Laboratory

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH

HANSCOM AFB, MA• Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

HILL AFB, UT• Air Force Sustainment Center

,• Air Force Research Laboratory• Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

EDWARDS AFB, CA• Air Force Research Laboratory• Air Force Test Center TINKER AFB, OK

• Air Force Sustainment Center

ARNOLD AFB, TN• Air Force Test Center ARLINGTON, VA

• Air Force Research Laboratory• Joint Strike Fighter

LOS ANGELES AFB, CA• Space and Missile Systems Center

KIRTLAND AFB, NM• Air Force Research Laboratory • Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center

EGLIN AFB FL

ROBINS AFB, GA• Air Force Sustainment Center

Space and Missile Systems Center

MAUI, HI• Air Force Research Laboratory


EGLIN AFB, FL• Air Force Research Laboratory• Air Force Life Cycle Management Center• Air Force Test Center

Program PhasesProgram Phases

Note: Air Force Phase II efforts are awarded at an


Note: Air Force Phase II efforts are awarded at an initial value not to exceed $750,000.

CommercializationCommercialization Integral to the success of accelerating SBIR transitiong g Air Force provides valuable assistance in transitioning

technology to military and commercial sectors Successful Air Force SBIR/STTR contracts may help small

businesses get additional non‐SBIR funding to transition technology to commercial sectortechnology to commercial sector

Transition agents assigned to each PEO Establish connections between PEO’s subject matter experts Establish connections between PEO s subject matter experts

and AFRL’s scientists and engineers Support topic generation and planning for SBIRspp p g p g Conduct technical interchange workshops and support

transition or maturation planning


PEO–Program Executive Officer

Air Force FocusAir Force Focus

The Air Force SBIR/STTR Program is a mission‐oriented program that integrates the needs and

i t f th Ai requirements of the Air Force through research and development topics and development topics that have military and commercial potential.


Air Force Focus Cont’dAir Force Focus, Cont’d

1. Nuclear Deterrence Operations2. Air SuperioritySupe o ty3. Space Superiority4. Cyberspace Superiority5 Global Precision Strike5. Global Precision Strike6. Rapid Global Mobility7. Special Operations8 Global Integrated ISR8. Global Integrated ISR9. Command and Control10. Personnel Recovery

ildi hi11. Building Partnerships12. Agile Combat Support


Air Force Focus Cont’dAir Force Focus, Cont’dSensors

17% Weapons

Nuclear1%

8%

Information11%

Materials15%

Space Platforms14%Human Systems

8%

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Electronics/EW7%


Air Platforms18%

BattlespaceEnvironment

1%

7%

Air Force Focus Cont’dAir Force Focus, Cont’d

Information11%

Materials15%• Affordability

• Service Extension

• Knowledge Management• Information Security• Information Assurance• Service Extension

• Survivability• Manufacturing• Composites• Inspection

• Information Assurance• Communications• Networking• Modeling & Simulation• Computing & Software

• Environmental Qualityp g

• Fixed‐ & Rotary ‐Wing Vehicles• Turbine Engines


Air Platforms18%

• Power• High‐Speed Propulsion• Alternative Fuels• UAVs

Air Force Focus Cont’dAir Force Focus, Cont’dSensors

17%• Automatic Target

Recognition• Electro‐optical• Electro optical• Radar• Acoustic• Signals

Space Platforms14%

• Space & Launch Vehicles• Integrated Platforms

Electronics/EW

p• Space Propulsion• RF Components

• Microelectronics• Electronic Materials• Electronic Warfare RF & EO/IR


Electronics/EW7%

Air Force Focus Cont’dAir Force Focus, Cont’dWeapons

8%

• Guidance & Control• Guns, Missiles, Ordnance• Fuzes

Nuclear1%

8% • Fuzes• Lethality/Vulnerability• Lasers• High‐Power Microwave

• Test & Simulation• Lethality Effects• Threat Reduction/Detection• Warfighter Consequences• System Effects/Survivability

Human Systems8%C g iti P i g 8%• Cognitive Processing

• Personnel Recovery• Training & Development• Military Medicine• Combat Care


BattlespaceEnvironment

1%• Terrestrial and Ocean • Lower Atmosphere and Space

Getting Started in SBIRGetting Started in SBIR1. Determine your firm’s eligibility1. Determine your firm s eligibility2. Find a topic3. Ask questions

SolicitationTopics

3. Ask questions4. Prepare proposal5 Submit proposal

ProposalSubmission M

onths

5. Submit proposal Submission

out 6‐9 M

Evaluation

Abo


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Eli ibilitSBIR STTR

Eligibility

Organized for‐profit business based in the U S

SBIR STTR Applicant is for‐profit small

business based in the United based in the U.S. 500 or fewer employees Principal Investigator’s primary

l t t b ith th

business based in the United States

U.S. research institution F l ti h d employment must be with the

small business 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 www.sbir.gov/applicants


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TopicsFinding SBIR/STTR Topics DoD SBIR/STTR:

www acq osd mil/osbp/sbir and www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir and www.dodsbir.net

Federal: www.fedbizops.gov

Individual websites: www.sbir.gov/contactswww.sbir.gov/contacts

Comprehensive agency search: www.zyn.com/sbir

Sign up for DoD listserv: sbir‐[email protected]


www.dodsbir.net

Topics Cont’dTopics, Cont’dDoD issues solicitations at fixed timesTopics are predeterminedSolicitation instructions critical!Check out current DoD solicitations:

FY 2014 ScheduleSolicitation Pre‐Release Open Close

SBIR 2014.1 01/22/2014STTR 2014.A 04/09/2014SBIR 2014.2 04/23/2014 05/23/2014 06/25/2014SBIR 2014.3 & 8/ / / / / /SBIR 2014.3 &STTR 2014.B 08/21/2014 09/22/2014 10/22/2014

Note: See www dodsbir net/solicitation/default htm; list of other


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Note: See www.dodsbir.net/solicitation/default.htm; list of other government solicitations available at www.sbir.gov.

iSBIR/STTR Interactive Topic Information System (SITIS): Questions

During Pre Release Period

/ p y ( )www.dodsbir.net/sitis

During Pre‐Release Period Direct contact with topic

authors Topic author’s contact info

listed in topicDuring Open PeriodDuring Open Period Contact with topic author

prohibited Questioner and respondent

remain anonymous

Note: Questions on solution approach or submission of additional material are not allowed


lA SBIR/STTR Phase I or Phase II proposal for any DoD Proposals

1. Submitted through the

/ p p ycomponent must be:

online DoD Submission System at www.dodsbir.net/submissionwww.dodsbir.net/submission

2.Prepared using online forms and file upload utility

3.Submitted as unclassified

Note: Online tutorial on how to prepare and submit a proposal is available at www dodsbir net; proposal examples can be


is available at www.dodsbir.net; proposal examples can be found at www.dodsbir.net/submission/help/faq‐3.htm.

EvaluationsEvaluationsPeer/scientific review of:/ Soundness, technical merit and innovation of proposed

approachQualifications of proposed principal/key investigators, staff,

consultants P t ti l f li ti i t bli t Potential for application in government or public sector

(commercialization) Reasonableness of proposed cost and fee; resource availability Reasonableness of proposed cost and fee; resource availability

Proposals evaluated against published criteria, not each other (no common statement of work)( )

However, equal opportunity process


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E l i C ’dAfter evaluation, proposals generally categorized* as:

Evaluations, Cont’d, p p g y g

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 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 Recommended proposals; or

Not Selectable: Even if sufficient funding existed, the proposal should not be funded.


*Consult BAA, as categories may vary

AwardsAwardsAir Force sends Phase I selection status within 90 days Air Force sends Phase I selection status within 90 days (typically) of solicitation’s closing

Air Force awards contracts within 180 days (typically)y ( yp y)Similar timing for Phase II awards


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Awards Cont’dAwards, Cont’dFor non‐selected proposalsFor non selected proposals Principal investigator/corporate official will be notifiedMay request a debriefing y q gMust be written requestReceived within 30 days of receipt of notice of non‐selectionEntitled to only one debriefing for each proposalDebrief usually prepared by contracting officer and TPOC (may be oral or written)(may be oral or written)


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BAABroad Agency Announcements (BAAs)

BAAsBroad Agency Announcements (BAAs)Used for research and development projects onlyAdvance the state‐of‐the‐artAdvance the state of the artIncrease knowledge or understanding in technical areaProvide research interest/problem statementProvide research interest/problem statementAnticipate varied technical/scientific approaches Proposals evaluated against published criteria not each Proposals evaluated against published criteria, not each other (no common statement of work)

Do not follow source selection procedures (FAR Part 35)Do not follow source selection procedures (FAR Part 35)“Closed” BAAs used for SBIR/STTR


Next StepsNext Steps1. Check out the current open solicitationsp2. Take a look at past award winners3. Review the SBIR Policy Directive and the STTR Policy 3. Review the SBIR Policy Directive and the STTR Policy

Directive for submission guidelines at www.sbir.gov/about/sbir‐policy‐directive

4. Search technology areas and identify opportunities where your firm is a good fit

5. Submit proposals aligned with your core business strategy or area of expertise


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Helpful AdviceHelpful AdvicePersevere! Be in it for the long haul—could take years Persevere! Be in it for the long haul could take years for effort to make it into a military system

Be a technology problem‐solver and innovator, not just gy p , ja manufacturer

Build a network of contacts in the Air Force and programs of record

Have engineers in the specific technology on staffTake advantage of all available assistance, including online information


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Helpful LinksHelpful Links Air Force SBIR/STTR Program (“Small Business” section) g ( )

www.afsbirsttr.com Air Force SBIR/STTR Proposal Instructions & Status

f bi tt / lwww.afsbirsttr.com/proposalsDoD SBIR/STTR Program FAQs

www dodsbir net/helpwww.dodsbir.net/helpDoD SBIR/STTR Current Solicitations

www.dodsbir.net/solicitationDoD SBIR/STTR Proposal Submissions

www.dodsbir.net/submissionU.S. SBIR/STTR Program

www.sbir.gov


l f l i k ’d Federal Business Opportunities

Helpful Links, Cont’dpp

www.fbo.gov; www.grants.gov AFRL Contracting/Business Opportunities

fb f l/l b /f h /f h dwww.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9218 Broad Agency Announcement Guide for Industry

www wpafb af mil/library/factsheets/factsheet asp?id=9218www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9218DoD Grant & Agreement Regulations

www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html/321006r.html/ / / / /3 Air Force Small Business

www.airforcesmallbiz.org AFRL Small Business Office

www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5809


Contact UsContact Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office at

Contact Us/ g

1‐800‐222‐0336Visit our website for SBIR POCs, topic info, pnewsletter, etc.:

www.afsbirsttr.comwww.afsbirsttr.com


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