DoD SBIR/STTR Topics

Topics for current Department of Defense (DoD) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Solicitations are easily accessed from this site. Search by topic number or keywords.

Before you submit, you need to know...

The DoD SBIR and STTR Solicitations contain DoD-wide proposal submission instructions (listed as "Preface" on Internet) followed by topics organized in separate sections by DoD Component (Army, Navy, etc.). The Component's topic sections contain Component specific instructions for preparing and submitting proposals, and proposal submission addresses. To get started:

1. Download and read through the Solicitation Preface (Sections 1.0-8.0) and the Component Topic Section (for the topic(s) you are interested in) from the Dod SBIR/STTR Solicitation website.
   
   
2. Register at the DoD SBIR/STTR Submissions Web Site.
   
   
3. Get on the DoD Solicitation mailing list for future solicitations.

Eligibility for SBIR

Firms with the capacity to conduct R&D in any of the defense-related topics described are encouraged to participate in the SBIR program. Each proposer must qualify as a small business for research or research and development purposes. A Small Business concern is one that, at the time of award of Phase I and Phase II, meets all of the following criteria: a. Is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in the field of operation in which it is proposing, has a place of business in the United States and operates primarily within the United States or makes a significant contribution to the US economy, and is organized for profit; b. Is (a) at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more individuals who are citizens of, or permanent resident aliens in, the United States or (b) it must be a for-profit business concern that is at least 51% owned and controlled by another for-profit business concern that is at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more individuals who are citizens of, or permanent resident aliens in, the United States; c. Has, including its affiliates, an average number of employees for the preceding 12 months not exceeding 500, and meets the other regulatory requirements found in 13 CFR Part 121. Business concerns are generally considered to be affiliates of one another when either directly or indirectly, (a) one concern controls or has the power to control the other; or (b) a third-party/parties controls or has the power to control both; Control can be exercised through common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. The term "affiliates" is defined in greater detail in 13 CFR 121.103. The term "number of employees" is defined in 13 CFR 121.106. A business concern may be in the form of an individual proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, association, trust, or cooperative. Further information may be obtained at http://sba.gov/size, or by contacting the Small Business Administration's Government Contracting Area Office or Office of Size Standards.

Eligibility for STTR

Small business firms and research institutions are encouraged to jointly submit proposals under the STTR program. Each proposer must qualify as a small business for research or research and development purposes, as described above. In addition, a minimum of 40 percent of each STTR project must be carried out by the small business concern and a minimum of 30 percent of the effort performed by the research institution. A Research Institution is classified as any organization that is a university, a nonprofit institution, or a contractor-operated federally funded research and development center (FFRDC).