Taking The Pentagon To The People (TTPTTP) Session II ... · SBIR 18.2 & STTR 18.B 20 Apr 18 22 May 18 20 Jun 18 SBIR 18.3 & STTR 18.C 25 Aug 18 26 Sep 18 25 Oct 18 SBIR 19.1 & STTR

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UNCLASSIFIED The Nation’s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces

Taking The Pentagon To The People (TTPTTP)

Session II: “Doing Business With DoD”Fayetteville State University

11-12 April 2018

Mr. Michael “John” Smith

Program Manager, Army STTR

Army Research Laboratory/Office (ARL/ARO)

Research Triangle Park, NC

Overview

Army Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)

Army Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

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Agenda

Army OSBP Overview

STTR Program Overview

STTR Budget & Topics

STTR Technology Investment Areas

STTR Tech Assistance, Web Resources

ARL/ARO Opportunities

Q&A

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• Small Business participation in Major Weapons Systems Development

• Promote greater involvement of SBs in Army contracts for services

• Support of HBCUs & MIs in the acquisition process

• Subcontracting plan development and enforcement

• SB participation in OCONUS contracts

• SB personnel professional development

• Maximize use of set-aside authority under multiple award contracts

• Educate small businesses and institutions about opportunities in the SBIR/STTR programs

• Increase HUBZone SB participation in Army requirements

Army Office of Small

Business Programs (OSBP)

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Associate Directors Contact Info

Army Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)

703-697-2868

Twitter: @ArmySmallBiz

Army Materiel Command (AMC) - Redstone Arsenal, AL

Buys: Combat systems, Information systems, Intelligence security information systems

Small Business AD: Ms. Nancy Small, 256-955-5718

Website: www.army.mil/amc

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Washington, DC

Buys: Military/civil works construction projects, Environmental projects

Small Business AD: Ms. Donna Peebles, 202-761-8789

Website: http://www.usace.army.mil

Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) - Ft. Sam Houston, TX

Buys: Medical supplies and health care equipment, Professional services

Small Business AD: Mr. Pete Hunter, 210-295-4415

Website: http://www.armymedicine.army.mil

National Guard Bureau (NGB) - Arlington, VA

Buys: Base operations, Construction/environmental projects

Small Business AD: Mr. Harry Shank, 703-607-1001

Websites: http://www.arng.army.mil

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Army STTR Program Office

M. John Smith – Program Manager

Army Research Laboratory (ARL) / Army Research Office (ARO)

Research Triangle Park, NC11 April 2018

ARMY Small Business Technology

Transfer Program (STTR)

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STTR Purpose

The statutory purpose of the STTR Program...

Stimulate a partnership between innovative Small Business Concerns (SBCs) and Research

Institutions (RIs) through Federally-funded research and development

Create opportunities to move ideas to market; enable researchers to pursue commercial

application of technologies; bridge funding gap between basic research and commercial product

Requires each federal agency with an extramural R&D budget >$1B to set-aside 0.45%

Army STTR FY18 Budget = $35M

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STTR Eligibility Criteria

Applicant is U.S.-owned Small Business Concern

Formal Cooperative R&D Effort

• Minimum 40% by small business

• Minimum 30% by U.S. research institution

• Agencies do not broker/arrange these relationships

Intellectual Property Agreement

• Allocation of rights in IP and rights to carry out

follow-on R&D and commercialization

U.S. Research Institution

• College or university; other non-profit research

organization; Federal R&D center

Award is always made to Small Business Concern (SBC)

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Federal and DoD STTR Programs

Dept. of Defense

National

Science

Foundation

Dept. of Health and

Human Services

Dept. of Energy

National Aeronautics

and Space

Administration

Navy

Missile Defense

Agency

Army

Defense Advanced

Research Projects

Agency

Air Force

Assistant Secretary of

Defense (Research &

Engineering)

Defense

Health

Program

Federal SBIR + STTR Programs

DoD STTR Programs

Joint

Science &

Technology

Office CBD

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Output to Field

Phase I Phase II

Soldier SolutionsIncreased Operational CapabilitiesArmy Program of RecordMDAPs (ACAT I-IV) IntegrationCommercial Applications

Input from Field

Topics

TransitionNon-SBIR Funds• Government• Industry

Product: Feasibility StudyA short term effort to

determine viability of a topic solution

(6 months, $150K) 150-200 proposals received, ~50 PhI awards (~20% rate)

A Technology RequirementWritten by Army Scientists & Engineers across Army Labs, and R&D Centers in response to Soldiers’ Needs

Army STTRSmall Business Technology Transfer

STTR Life Cycle

Phase III

“Sequential” Ph2 ($1.0M) BridgesTRL 3-4 of 1st Ph2 to TRL 5-7

in 2nd Ph2; Limited Funding Avail;Strongest Transition 1st Ph2

Candidates Selected (~25% of active Ph2s)

5-8 Ph2s

Product: Prototype Creation of a prototype to validate & mature the topic solution (2 years, $1.0M)~50% PhIs Awarded PhIIContracts = 25 Ph2s (10% rate)

2nd Phase II

Soldier Critical NeedsR&D / Innovation / New CapabilityArmy Modernization PrioritiesArmy Futures Command (AFC) Priorities

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STTR Budget & Topics

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Army STTR History

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($M) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Budget ($M) $31.8 $29.3 $24.9 $24.7 $20.2 $22.8 $20.9 28.8 $28.2

# Topics 30 29 34 30 21 18 18 16 25

# Phase I Proposals

Received448 446 477 425 407 191 152 118 142

# Phase I Contracts 45 57 60 56 21 38 34 34 47

# Phase II Contracts 22 29 22 29 20 18 15 22 19

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Army STTR BAA Schedule

Dates established by OSD Office of Small Business Programs; not all DoD

Components participate in each announcement.

A DoD Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) includes:

DoD Instructions

Service/Component-specific Instructions, esp PAGE COUNT!

Army STTR participates each year in the XX.B cycle:

Solicitation Schedule

Solicitation Pre-Release Open Close

SBIR 18.2 & STTR 18.B 20 Apr 18 22 May 18 20 Jun 18

SBIR 18.3 & STTR 18.C 25 Aug 18 26 Sep 18 25 Oct 18

SBIR 19.1 & STTR 19.A 29 Nov 18 8 Jan 19 7 Feb 19

NEW! DoD SBIR/STTR Closing Times for all Announcements is 8:00pm Eastern Time

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Topics written by DoD Component

representatives

Finding Topics

DoD SBIR/STTR:

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

https://sbir.defensebusiness.org

Federal: www.fedbizopps.gov

STTR Topics

https://sbir.defensebusiness.org/

http://www.fedbizops.gov/

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Army STTR Program

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”Typical Year”

$28M (FY17)

1 Solicitation per year (18B BAA Cycle)

25 Topics

Phase I: Qty 50, max $150K, 6 months ea.

Phase II: Qty 25, max $1M, 2 years ea.

73 Businesses

58 University/RI

NO CRP (Commercialization Readiness Program)

$500K

NO Phase II Enhancement, $500K

However! “Sequential” (Follow-on Ph2) $1.0M Potential

Bridges TRL “Valley of Death”

Available to Limited, but Most Promising Ph2

STTRs

Technical Assistance Advocates (TAAs)

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Technology Investment Areas

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Technology Investment Areas

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

SpacePlatforms

Technology

NuclearTechnology

Air Platforms BattlerspaceEnvironment

Weapons Ground &Sea Vehicles

HumanSystems

InformationSystems

Technology

Biomedical ChemicalBiologicalDefense

Materials /Processes

Sensors,Electronics&Electronic

Warfare

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FY11-17 Army STTR Topics

Top Investments

1.Sensors, Electronics, & Electronic Warfare

2.Materials/Processes

3.Chemical Biological Defense

4.Biomedical

5.Information Systems Technology

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2018 Modernization Priorities

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• Long Range Precision Fires

• Next Generation Combat Vehicle

• Future Vertical Lift

• Network/C3I

• Air and Missile Defense

• Soldier Lethality

Also, HQ Army Futures Command (AFC) standup, Summer 2018

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Technical Assistance, Web Resources

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TAA Sites

Technical Assistance Advocates (TAAs)

Primary Sites

Alternate Sites

Aberdeen Proving Ground

Redstone Arsenal

Adelphi Laboratory Center

Fort Detrick, MD

TAA #8

ARL, ARO,STTC,

PEO STRI

TAA #6

MRMC, DHP

TAA #5

ECBC, ERDC,

PEO CBD

TAA #4

CERDEC, ATEC,

PEO C3T

PEO EIS

PEO IEW&S

TAA #3

TARDEC, PEO CS&CSS,

PEO GCS

TAA #1

NSEDEC, PEO Soldier

TAA #2

ARDEC, PEO AMMO

Technology Transition Specialists

Strategically located at Labs/Centers/PEOs https://www.armysbir.army.mil/sbir/TechnicalAssistance.aspx Warren, MI

Natick, MA

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

Edgewood, MD

Hanover, NH

TAA #9

AMRDEC (A)

PEO AVIATION

TAA #10

AMRDEC (M)

PEO Missile

SMDC

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Technical Assistance Advocates

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Name TAA Support Phone Email

Glenn Weaver TAA Lead 443-275-9228 [email protected]

LaVonda Blount CERDEC, ATEC, PEO-C3T/EIS/IEW&S Sensors, C4ISR 443-861-7678 [email protected]

Erich Lehnert MRMC, DHA Medical / Biotechnology 301-619-7406 [email protected]

Frederick Waibel ARDEC / PEO Ammunition 973-724-2873 [email protected]

Darby Moore AMRDEC (A) / PEO Aviation 256-842-1094 [email protected]

Stephen Douglas NSRDEC/PEO Soldier 508-233-6984 [email protected]

Richard Garland AMRDEC (M) / PEO Missiles and Space 256-313-8542 [email protected]

Randy Bartley JPEO-CBD/ECBC/ERDC Chem, Biodefense, Environment 443-345-8248 [email protected]

Mike Piatak TARDEC, Tank and Automotive 586-282-2067 [email protected]

Jeff WidderArmy Research Laboratory (ARL), ARO, STTC Basic/Applied

Research, Simulation & Training301-394-0709 [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]










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Contacts/Web Resources

Army STTR Program Office

Email: [email protected]

Army SBIR-STTR Program Information & Solicitation Schedules

www.armysbir.army.mil

DoD SBIR/STTR Small Business Portal:

https://sbir.defensebusiness.org

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) SBIR/STTR Program:

www.sbir.gov

SBIR/STTR Gateway (Non-Govt Administered Website)

www.zynsys.com/sbir/


http://www.armysbir.army.mil/

https://sbir.defensebusiness.org/

http://www.sbir.gov/

http://www.zyn.com/sbir/

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ARMY Research Lab/Office

(ARL / ARO)

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Open Campus Initiative

Successful pilot at ARL-Adelphi, Moving to implement at APG

Started in FY14 to link ARL with the global research community;

partners and ARL S&Es working side-by-side in research facilities.

Collaborations focused on

Army-specific challenges of

mutual importance to all

partners

Partners from Army, Industry

and Academia engage in

research with shared access to

people, infrastructure and

resources

Expanded S&T Research

Ecosystem

$38.7M in-kind research

$82Min-kind research since Open Campus start

138Active CRADAs

61CRADAs with Academia

77 CRADAs with Industry

342CRADAs projects

163CRADAs projects in

negotiation

700 visiting researchers

80visiting researchers from

22 different nations

Army Benefits as of

February 2018:

Industry

DASA(R&T)

AMC

RDECOM

ARL

Academia

Soldier

(TRADOC)

ARL Open Campus is “a role model to the broader

defense research enterprise”- Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force

on Defense Research Enterprise Assessment, January 2017

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ARL

AcademiaIndustry

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How can you engage in ARL’s

Open Campus?

• Explore www.arl.army.mil/opencampus

• Review collaboration opportunities and

ARL Facilities

• Start a dialog with ARL researcher

• If appropriate, develop joint statement

of work within CRADA

• More Information at www.arl.army.mil

• Army Science Planning & Strategy

• ARL Technical Strategy 2015-2035

• Research@ARL

• ARL Facilities

• Open Campus Open House

http://www.arl.army.mil/opencampus

http://www.arl.army.mil/

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