Solicitations

 
The Navy SBIR/STTR solicitations are released as part of the DoD SBIR/STTR solicitation process. On average, the DoD releases 3 SBIR solicitations per fiscal year, and 2 STTR solicitations. The Navy participates in all 3 SBIR solicitations, and generally 1 STTR solicitation per year, normally the STTR "A" released in January.

FY-2013
ProgramRelease DatesOpensCloses
DoD SBIR 2013.116 Nov 201217 Dec 201216 Jan 2013
DoD STTR 2013.A25 Jan 201325 Feb 201327 Mar 2013
DoD SBIR 2013.224 Apr 201324 May 201326 Jun 2013
DoD SBIR 2013.326 Jul  201326 Aug 201325 Sep 2013
DoD STTR 2013.B26 Jul  201326 Aug 201325 Sep 2013

The SBIR and STTR solicitation process is made up of 3 periods:

Solicitation Release - The release period (sometimes referred to as pre-release) is a time period where the solicitation is issued but not open to accepting proposals. During this time a small business may contact the technology topic point of contact (TPOC) to ask questions relevant to the topic material. The release period generally is about 30 days in length. Also during this time period topics may be altered or deleted.

Solicitation Open - Proposals are accepted during this period only. All proposals must be submitted electronically via the DoD's submission system. Also during this period, direct contact with the TPOC is not allowed. Questions relevant to the topic may be submitted via the DoD's public SITIS system where the TPOC may answer questions in this public forum. Solicitations are generally open to proposals for 30 days. Note: Traffic on the submission web site is extremely heavy towards the end of the solicitation period. Companies that wait till the last few hours may find it difficult to upload their submissions during this time and risk the chance of not submitting before the deadline. Proposals submitted after the published deadline will not be evaluated.

Solicitation Closed - Immediately following the submission deadline, the DoD will stop accepting submissions. After the closing date, the evaluation process of submissions will commence. The selection process is time consuming and complex. Depending on the volume of submissions, notification of a selection for an award can range from one to several months.

Selections - Prior to the making of an award, a company may be selected for further consideration (a selectee). A list of selectees will be posted on the Navy SBIR web site and updated weekly as new selections are made. After the contract award process is complete, the Navy web site will list the winners, the contact information and the proposal abstract.

SBIR
Current Solicitation

SBIR FY-2013.2

Release:  24 Apr 2013
Opens:    24 May 2013
Closes:    26 Jun 2013


STTR
None Open

Next STTR Solicitation:
Release: 26 Jul 2013
Opens:   26 Aug 2013
Closes:   25 Sep 2013


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