SPAWAR SBIR PROGRAM

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SPAWAR SBIR PROGRAM

• Summer Jones
• SBIR Program Manager
• 14 October 2009

Delivering knowledge superiority to the
warfighter at the right time for the right cost.
Distribution Statement A
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Background

• Established in 1982 by Congress to
• Increase private sector commercialization of
  federal RD
• Increase small business participation in
  federally funded RD
• Foster participation by minority and
  disadvantaged firms in technological innovation

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Program Phases
Amounts may exceed award values where appropriate
for a particular project
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Who Can Participate?

• U.S. for profit small business with fewer than
  500 employees
• Work must be performed in the U.S.
• During Phase I, at least 2/3 of effort must be
  performed by the proposing firm - a minimum of ½
  during Phase II
• Principal Investigator must spend more than ½
  time employed by the proposing firm

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Funding Source

• Each federal agency with an extramural RDTE
  budget in excess of 100M must participate
• Current tax is 2.5 of all extramural RDTE funds

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DoD SBIR Budget
Current budget is 1.23B. Navy receives 319M.
SPAWAR budget for FY09 41M
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Future SPAWAR SBIR Topics

• SPAWAR FY09 SBIR budget (41M) distributed to
  PEOs based on contributions
• JTRS 42
• SPACE 31
• C4I 22
• SPAWAR 05 09 4
• EIS 1
• Changes
• Fewer C4I topics than in previous years
• Significantly more SPACE JTRS topics

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Additional Funding Opportunities

• Phase II Enhancement
• Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP)
• Other SYSCOM SBIR Funding
• Other SYSCOM Program Funding
• Internal Program Funding

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Phase II.5

• Additional SBIR funds added to a phase II
  contract
• Only available as matching funds to external
  funding
• Maximum of 750K of SBIR funds matched 11
• Requires TTA with acquisition program or
  commercialization partner

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Phase II Enhancement

• Additional SBIR dollars are available to Phase II
  companies that have identified an acquisition
  program that will fund the Phase III effort
• Phase III contract must be awarded before the
  Phase II closes
• Up to 250K available
• Matching 1 SBIR dollar to 4 Non-SBIR dollars

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Upcoming Solicitations

• 2010.1
• Pre-Release 12 November 2009
• Solicitation Opens 10 December 2009
• Solicitation Closes 13 January 2010
• 2010.2
• Pre-Release 21 April 2010
• Solicitation Opens 19 May 2009
• Solicitation Closes 23 June 2009
• Note These dates are approximate are subject
  to change.

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SPAWAR SBIR Website

• http//enterprise.spawar.navy.mil/sbir/
• General SPAWAR SBIR information
• Getting Started
• Getting Paid
• Contracts
• Recent Awards
• Success Stories
• Useful Forms

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Resources

• DoD SBIR http//www.dodsbir.net
• Input Proposals
• Search Topics
• View Awards
• NAVY SBIR http//www.navysbir.com
• DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency www.dcaa.mil
• DCMA Defense Contract management agency
  www.dcma.mil
• DTIC Defense Technical Information Center
  www.dtic.mil
• SPAWAR Program Managersummer.m.jones_at_navy.mil
• BRTRC Support Contractors
• Ryan Tubman ryan.tubman.ctr_at_navy.mil
• Meghan Girvin meghan.girvin.ctr_at_navy.mil