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Appendix A
DoD Data Book
AWARDS
TABLE App-A-1 DoD Phase I and Phase II Awards, per Year
Year
Number of Phase I Awards
Number of Phase II Awards
Total
1992
1,065
433
1,498
1993
1,303
591
1,894
1994
1,370
406
1,776
1995
1,262
575
1,837
1996
1,372
611
1,983
1997
1,526
638
2,164
1998
1,286
672
1,958
1999
1,393
568
1,961
2000
1,220
626
1,846
2001
1,310
702
2,012
2002
2,162
661
2,823
2003
2,113
1,078
3,191
2004
2,075
1,173
3,248
2005
2,344
998
3,342
Total
21,801
9,732
31,533
SOURCE: Department of Defense.
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TABLE App-A-2 DoD Phase I Awards by Component, per Year
Year
Number of Phase I Awards
Total
AF
ARMY
BMDO
CBD
DARPA
DSWA
DTRA
MDA
NAVY
NGA
NIMA
OSD
SOCOM
1992
230
224
0
0
169
24
0
209
209
0
0
0
0
1,065
1993
470
288
0
0
70
19
0
147
306
0
0
0
3
1,303
1994
390
175
0
0
328
9
0
161
290
0
0
0
17
1,370
1995
427
252
0
0
31
11
0
116
373
0
0
42
10
1,262
1996
310
247
0
0
237
15
0
140
361
0
0
56
6
1,372
1997
431
291
0
0
146
19
0
189
380
0
0
59
11
1,526
1998
471
200
167
20
44
0
9
11
229
0
3
115
17
1,286
1999
416
197
170
20
119
0
26
0
406
0
2
29
8
1,393
2000
367
198
230
26
82
0
20
0
216
0
6
56
19
1,220
2001
373
281
161
18
82
0
24
0
241
0
2
108
20
1,310
2002
427
282
2
34
120
0
23
520
578
0
4
128
44
2,162
2003
449
352
0
25
90
0
7
454
550
0
2
156
28
2,113
2004
527
356
0
27
155
0
0
315
585
2
0
83
25
2,075
2005
608
705
0
21
74
0
40
240
466
2
0
163
25
2,344
Total
5,896
4,048
730
191
1,747
97
149
2,502
5,190
4
19
995
233
21,801
SOURCE: Department of Defense.
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TABLE App-A-3 DoD Phase II Awards by Component, per Year
Year
Number of Phase II Awards
Total
AF
ARMY
BMDO
CBD
DARPA
DSWA
DTRA
MDA
NAVY
NGA
NIMA
OSD
SOCOM
1992
110
172
0
0
41
0
12
46
52
0
0
0
0
433
1993
199
123
0
0
83
0
6
60
120
0
0
0
0
591
1994
152
78
0
0
43
0
3
23
107
0
0
0
0
406
1995
191
131
0
0
84
0
6
34
127
0
0
0
2
575
1996
217
100
0
0
78
0
3
36
156
0
0
16
5
611
1997
221
113
0
0
57
0
6
51
164
0
0
23
3
638
1998
243
111
0
0
71
0
7
69
136
0
0
33
2
672
1999
212
105
0
6
44
0
7
43
107
0
0
37
7
568
2000
195
112
0
8
45
0
5
56
186
1
0
13
5
626
2001
221
180
0
7
53
0
6
59
136
3
0
29
8
702
2002
233
124
0
11
47
0
6
28
170
1
0
36
5
661
2003
234
323
0
10
66
0
3
184
193
1
0
50
14
1,078
2004
317
273
0
11
75
0
3
211
212
2
0
60
9
1,173
2005
339
123
0
7
80
0
4
102
290
1
0
38
14
998
Total
3,084
2,068
0
60
867
0
77
1,002
2,156
9
0
335
74
9,732
SOURCE: Department of Defense.
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TABLE App-A-4 DoD Total SBIR Awards by Component, per Year
Year
Number of SBIR Awards
Total
AF
ARMY
BMDO
CBD
DARPA
DSWA
DTRA
MDA
NAVY
NGA
NIMA
OSD
SOCOM
1992
340
396
0
0
210
24
12
255
261
0
0
0
0
1,498
1993
669
411
0
0
153
19
6
207
426
0
0
0
3
1,894
1994
542
253
0
0
371
9
3
184
397
0
0
0
17
1,776
1995
618
383
0
0
115
11
6
150
500
0
0
42
12
1,837
1996
527
347
0
0
315
15
3
176
517
0
0
72
11
1,983
1997
652
404
0
0
203
19
6
240
544
0
0
82
14
2,164
1998
714
311
167
20
115
0
16
80
365
0
3
148
19
1,958
1999
628
302
170
26
163
0
33
43
513
0
2
66
15
1,961
2000
562
310
230
34
127
0
25
56
402
1
6
69
24
1,846
2001
594
461
161
25
135
0
30
59
377
3
2
137
28
2,012
2002
660
406
2
45
167
0
29
548
748
1
4
164
49
2,823
2003
683
675
0
35
156
0
10
638
743
1
2
206
42
3,191
2004
844
629
0
38
230
0
3
526
797
4
0
143
34
3,248
2005
947
828
0
28
154
0
44
342
756
3
0
201
39
3,342
Total
8,980
6,116
730
251
2,614
97
226
3,504
7,346
13
19
1,330
307
31,533
SOURCE: Department of Defense.
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TABLE App-A-5 DoD Phase I Awards by Component, per Year (Percent of Annual Awards)
Year
Phase I Awards (Percent of Annual Awards)
Total
AF
ARMY
BMDO
CBD
DARPA
DSWA
DTRA
MDA
NAVY
NGA
NIMA
OSD
SOCOM
1992
21.6
21.0
0.0
0.0
15.9
2.3
0.0
19.6
19.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
1993
36.1
22.1
0.0
0.0
5.4
1.5
0.0
11.3
23.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
100.0
1994
28.5
12.8
0.0
0.0
23.9
0.7
0.0
11.8
21.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
100.0
1995
33.8
20.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
0.9
0.0
9.2
29.6
0.0
0.0
3.3
0.8
100.0
1996
22.6
18.0
0.0
0.0
17.3
1.1
0.0
10.2
26.3
0.0
0.0
4.1
0.4
100.0
1997
28.2
19.1
0.0
0.0
9.6
1.2
0.0
12.4
24.9
0.0
0.0
3.9
0.7
100.0
1998
36.6
15.6
13.0
1.6
3.4
0.0
0.7
0.9
17.8
0.0
0.2
8.9
1.3
100.0
1999
29.9
14.1
12.2
1.4
8.5
0.0
1.9
0.0
29.1
0.0
0.1
2.1
0.6
100.0
2000
30.1
16.2
18.9
2.1
6.7
0.0
1.6
0.0
17.7
0.0
0.5
4.6
1.6
100.0
2001
28.5
21.5
12.3
1.4
6.3
0.0
1.8
0.0
18.4
0.0
0.2
8.2
1.5
100.0
2002
19.8
13.0
0.1
1.6
5.6
0.0
1.1
24.1
26.7
0.0
0.2
5.9
2.0
100.0
2003
21.2
16.7
0.0
1.2
4.3
0.0
0.3
21.5
26.0
0.0
0.1
7.4
1.3
100.0
2004
25.4
17.2
0.0
1.3
7.5
0.0
0.0
15.2
28.2
0.1
0.0
4.0
1.2
100.0
2005
25.9
30.1
0.0
0.9
3.2
0.0
1.7
10.2
19.9
0.1
0.0
7.0
1.1
100.0
Total
27.0
18.6
3.3
0.9
8.0
0.4
0.7
11.5
23.8
0.0
0.1
4.6
1.1
100.0
SOURCE: Department of Defense.
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TABLE App-A-6 DoD Phase II Awards by Component, per Year (Percent of Annual Awards)
Year
Phase II Awards (Percent of Annual Awards)
Total
AF
ARMY
BMDO
CBD
DARPA
DSWA
DTRA
MDA
NAVY
NGA
NIMA
OSD
SOCOM
1992
25.4
39.7
0.0
0.0
9.5
0.0
2.8
10.6
12.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
1993
33.7
20.8
0.0
0.0
14.0
0.0
1.0
10.2
20.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
1994
37.4
19.2
0.0
0.0
10.6
0.0
0.7
5.7
26.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
1995
33.2
22.8
0.0
0.0
14.6
0.0
1.0
5.9
22.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
100.0
1996
35.5
16.4
0.0
0.0
12.8
0.0
0.5
5.9
25.5
0.0
0.0
2.6
0.8
100.0
1997
34.6
17.7
0.0
0.0
8.9
0.0
0.9
8.0
25.7
0.0
0.0
3.6
0.5
100.0
1998
36.2
16.5
0.0
0.0
10.6
0.0
1.0
10.3
20.2
0.0
0.0
4.9
0.3
100.0
1999
37.3
18.5
0.0
1.1
7.7
0.0
1.2
7.6
18.8
0.0
0.0
6.5
1.2
100.0
2000
31.2
17.9
0.0
1.3
7.2
0.0
0.8
8.9
29.7
0.2
0.0
2.1
0.8
100.0
2001
31.5
25.6
0.0
1.0
7.5
0.0
0.9
8.4
19.4
0.4
0.0
4.1
1.1
100.0
2002
35.2
18.8
0.0
1.7
7.1
0.0
0.9
4.2
25.7
0.2
0.0
5.4
0.8
100.0
2003
21.7
30.0
0.0
0.9
6.1
0.0
0.3
17.1
17.9
0.1
0.0
4.6
1.3
100.0
2004
27.0
23.3
0.0
0.9
6.4
0.0
0.3
18.0
18.1
0.2
0.0
5.1
0.8
100.0
2005
34.0
12.3
0.0
0.7
8.0
0.0
0.4
10.2
29.1
0.1
0.0
3.8
1.4
100.0
Total
31.7
21.2
0.0
0.6
8.9
0.0
0.8
10.3
22.2
0.1
0.0
3.4
0.8
100.0
SOURCE: Department of Defense.
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TABLE App-A-7 DoD Phase I and Phase II Awards by Component, per Year (Percent of Annual Awards)
Year
Phase I and Phase II Awards (Percent of Annual Awards)
Total
AF
ARMY
BMDO
CBD
DARPA
DSWA
DTRA
MDA
NAVY
NGA
NIMA
OSD
SOCOM
1992
22.7
26.4
0.0
0.0
14.0
1.6
0.8
17.0
17.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
1993
35.3
21.7
0.0
0.0
8.1
1.0
0.3
10.9
22.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
100.0
1994
30.5
14.2
0.0
0.0
20.9
0.5
0.2
10.4
22.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
100.0
1995
33.6
20.8
0.0
0.0
6.3
0.6
0.3
8.2
27.2
0.0
0.0
2.3
0.7
100.0
1996
26.6
17.5
0.0
0.0
15.9
0.8
0.2
8.9
26.1
0.0
0.0
3.6
0.6
100.0
1997
30.1
18.7
0.0
0.0
9.4
0.9
0.3
11.1
25.1
0.0
0.0
3.8
0.6
100.0
1998
36.5
15.9
8.5
1.0
5.9
0.0
0.8
4.1
18.6
0.0
0.2
7.6
1.0
100.0
1999
32.0
15.4
8.7
1.3
8.3
0.0
1.7
2.2
26.2
0.0
0.1
3.4
0.8
100.0
2000
30.4
16.8
12.5
1.8
6.9
0.0
1.4
3.0
21.8
0.1
0.3
3.7
1.3
100.0
2001
29.5
22.9
8.0
1.2
6.7
0.0
1.5
2.9
18.7
0.1
0.1
6.8
1.4
100.0
2002
23.4
14.4
0.1
1.6
5.9
0.0
1.0
19.4
26.5
0.0
0.1
5.8
1.7
100.0
2003
21.4
21.2
0.0
1.1
4.9
0.0
0.3
20.0
23.3
0.0
0.1
6.5
1.3
100.0
2004
26.0
19.4
0.0
1.2
7.1
0.0
0.1
16.2
24.5
0.1
0.0
4.4
1.0
100.0
2005
28.3
24.8
0.0
0.8
4.6
0.0
1.3
10.2
22.6
0.1
0.0
6.0
1.2
100.0
Total
28.5
19.4
2.3
0.8
8.3
0.3
0.7
11.1
23.3
0.0
0.1
4.2
1.0
100.0
SOURCE: Department of Defense.
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TABLE App-A-8 DoD Phase I and Phase II Awards, per State (1992–2005)
Phase I Awards
Phase II Awards
Total Awards
State
Number
Percent
State
Number
Percent
State
Number
Percent
CA
4,929
22.61
CA
2,198
22.59
CA
7,127
22.60
MA
3,212
14.73
MA
1,412
14.51
MA
4,624
14.66
VA
1,607
7.37
VA
741
7.61
VA
2,348
7.45
MD
1,047
4.80
OH
447
4.59
MD
1,478
4.69
OH
929
4.26
CO
435
4.47
OH
1,376
4.36
CO
928
4.26
MD
431
4.43
CO
1,363
4.32
NY
869
3.99
PA
413
4.24
NY
1,269
4.02
TX
848
3.89
NY
400
4.11
PA
1,250
3.96
PA
837
3.84
TX
346
3.56
TX
1,194
3.79
NJ
687
3.15
NJ
309
3.18
NJ
996
3.16
FL
582
2.67
FL
240
2.47
FL
822
2.61
AL
513
2.35
AL
227
2.33
AL
740
2.35
AZ
461
2.11
NM
203
2.09
NM
659
2.09
NM
456
2.09
MI
194
1.99
AZ
616
1.95
MI
420
1.93
CT
191
1.96
MI
614
1.95
CT
392
1.80
WA
165
1.70
CT
583
1.85
WA
326
1.50
AZ
155
1.59
WA
491
1.56
MN
294
1.35
MN
127
1.30
MN
421
1.34
NH
248
1.14
NH
124
1.27
NH
372
1.18
IL
214
0.98
IL
94
0.97
IL
308
0.98
GA
202
0.93
GA
92
0.95
GA
294
0.93
NC
178
0.82
NC
79
0.81
NC
257
0.82
UT
151
0.69
UT
76
0.78
UT
227
0.72
TN
142
0.65
TN
69
0.71
TN
211
0.67
OR
140
0.64
OR
63
0.65
OR
203
0.64
IN
94
0.43
NV
48
0.49
IN
130
0.41
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Phase I Awards
Phase II Awards
Total Awards
State
Number
Percent
State
Number
Percent
State
Number
Percent
MO
92
0.42
WI
46
0.47
WI
129
0.41
OK
84
0.39
IN
36
0.37
MO
122
0.39
WI
83
0.38
RI
32
0.33
NV
117
0.37
RI
73
0.33
MO
30
0.31
OK
113
0.36
NV
69
0.32
OK
29
0.30
RI
105
0.33
ME
63
0.29
ME
26
0.27
ME
89
0.28
HI
59
0.27
WV
25
0.26
HI
79
0.25
LA
57
0.26
MT
25
0.26
DE
77
0.24
DE
56
0.26
KS
22
0.23
LA
75
0.24
SC
56
0.26
DE
21
0.22
SC
75
0.24
WV
50
0.23
HI
20
0.21
WV
75
0.24
DC
49
0.22
VT
19
0.20
MT
72
0.23
MT
47
0.22
SC
19
0.20
KS
67
0.21
KS
45
0.21
LA
18
0.18
DC
62
0.20
VT
43
0.20
ID
13
0.13
VT
62
0.20
ID
36
0.17
DC
13
0.13
ID
49
0.16
MS
26
0.12
NE
11
0.11
MS
37
0.12
IA
21
0.10
MS
11
0.11
IA
30
0.10
KY
20
0.09
IA
9
0.09
NE
29
0.09
NE
18
0.08
AR
8
0.08
KY
27
0.09
AR
15
0.07
KY
7
0.07
AR
23
0.07
WY
10
0.05
ND
6
0.06
ND
15
0.05
ND
9
0.04
WY
3
0.03
WY
13
0.04
AK
7
0.03
SD
2
0.02
AK
9
0.03
SD
7
0.03
AK
2
0.02
SD
9
0.03
Total
21,801
Total
9,732
Total
31,533
SOURCE: Department of Defense.
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TABLE App-A-9 DoD Awards by Demographics
DoD Awards to Woman-owned Firms
DoD Awards to Minority-owned Firms
Year
Number of Phase I Awards
Number of Phase II Awards
Total
Year
Number of Phase I Awards
Number of Phase II Awards
Total
1992
89
29
118
1992
127
67
194
1993
110
49
159
1993
190
69
259
1994
118
36
154
1994
199
43
242
1995
101
53
154
1995
180
89
269
1996
134
51
185
1996
197
86
283
1997
129
58
187
1997
196
117
313
1998
108
62
170
1998
137
107
244
1999
129
44
173
1999
195
73
268
2000
110
62
172
2000
143
74
217
2001
141
75
216
2001
148
80
228
2002
219
60
279
2002
249
63
312
2003
213
110
323
2003
229
98
327
2004
206
117
323
2004
200
102
302
2005
303
132
435
2005
219
116
335
Total
2,110
938
3,048
Total
2,609
1,184
3,793
DoD Awards to Minority Woman-owned Firms
DoD Awards to Either Minority- or Woman-owned Firms
Year
Number of Phase I Awards
Number of Phase II Awards
Total
Year
Number of Phase I Awards
Number of Phase II Awards
Total
1992
32
8
40
1992
184
88
272
1993
31
7
38
1993
269
111
380
1994
20
5
25
1994
297
74
371
1995
25
12
37
1995
256
130
386
1996
27
11
38
1996
304
126
430
1997
31
18
49
1997
294
157
451
1998
26
14
40
1998
219
155
374
1999
31
8
39
1999
293
109
402
2000
19
10
29
2000
234
126
360
2001
28
9
37
2001
261
146
407
2002
51
14
65
2002
417
109
526
2003
34
19
53
2003
408
189
597
2004
38
16
54
2004
368
203
571
2005
43
23
66
2005
479
225
704
Total
436
174
610
Total
4,283
1,948
6,231
SOURCE: Department of Defense.
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TABLE App-A-10 Award Distribution
FY
Mean ($)
Count
Minimum ($)
Maximum ($)
Sum ($)
Median ($)
Phase I
Phase II
Phase I
Phase II
Phase I
Phase II
Phase I
Phase II
Phase I
Phase II
Phase I
Phase II
1992
51,952
502,886
1,065
433
23,980
77,464
150,000
6,190,970
55,328,849
217,749,677
49,985
496,424
1993
56,939
560,752
1,303
591
6,622
50,000
238,729
4,293,621
74,191,797
331,404,639
50,000
502,567
1994
74,454
626,667
1,370
406
25,698
94,995
118,086
1,975,000
102,001,625
254,426,790
69,969
646,025
1995
76,269
668,247
1,262
575
9,164
114,749
129,770
4,236,522
96,251,012
384,241,870
71,900
650,400
1996
81,695
692,883
1,372
611
34,150
69,977
150,803
5,776,851
112,084,899
423,351,421
70,757
710,501
1997
88,074
742,196
1,526
638
6,170
87,650
153,675
6,838,043
134,401,334
473,520,837
98,796
744,797
1998
89,242
748,204
1,286
672
5,388
69,673
163,805
2,382,173
114,765,110
502,792,826
99,114
748,237
1999
85,741
789,013
1,393
568
0
190,195
198,216
4,089,106
119,437,606
448,159,151
91,629
749,262
2000
89,587
817,288
1,220
626
0
99,304
179,968
3,562,762
109,296,293
511,622,538
99,000
749,110
2001
91,656
836,488
1,310
702
45,500
124,997
262,540
6,361,394
120,069,946
587,214,239
99,568
748,121
2002
88,049
844,539
2,162
661
40,002
65,000
303,996
7,674,976
190,362,208
558,240,048
98,449
749,731
2003
88,776
807,484
2,113
1,078
36,595
8,897
448,796
4,024,384
187,584,379
870,468,216
98,979
747,245
2004
95,224
772,776
2,075
1,173
25,000
104,211
597,999
4,829,998
197,590,105
906,466,318
99,820
747,989
2005
91,076
730,747
2,344
998
33,944
50,000
163,050
4,294,783
213,482,151
729,285,506
99,439
748,994
SOURCE: Department of Defense.
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TABLE App-A-29 Sales by Firm Growth
Of the 420 projects that reported sales or licensing at time of survey, only 399 projects reported the year for first sale (Question 4).
Of the 399 projects that reported the year for first sale, 393 projects reported a combined sales dollar amount > 0 (Questions 4a + 4b)
Of the 393 project that reported a combined sales dollar amount > 0 379 projects reported their current number of of employees.
Employee Change
<$100K
$100K to < $1M
$1M to <$5M
$5M to <$50M
>$50M
Total
Percent
–26 +
1
4
0
1
6
1.6
–6 to –25
4
7
1
1
13
3.4
–1 to –5
9
13
1
0
23
6.1
0–5
29
50
19
8
106
28.0
6–10
10
27
20
4
61
16.1
11–25
9
26
28
6
69
18.2
26–50
7
13
20
17
57
15.0
51–100
2
10
4
6
22
5.8
101–250
5
6
5
2
16
4.7
251–500
1
1
0
2
0.5
500+
1
0
1
2
0.5
Missing
Total
71
157
100
49
2
379
Percent
18.7%
41.4%
26.4%
12.9%
0.5%
100.0%
Mean
7.0
24.0
31.3
60.2
224.0
28.5
Mean change in employees by sales classification
Employee change = (16b − 16a) of the Phase II survey
16a Number of employees (if known) when Phase II proposal was submitted
16b Current number of employees
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
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TABLE App-A-30 Firm Growth by Year of Award
811 answered question 16a and 16b
Year
Number of Projects
Growth Sum (Number of Employees)
Average Employment Growth per Project
2001
135
1,588
11.8
2000
132
2,122
16.1
1999
89
2,151
24.2
1998
97
3,244
33.4
1997
69
1,438
20.8
1996
60
2,415
40.3
1995
73
1,452
19.9
1994
49
3,087
63.0
1993
65
1,608
24.7
1992
42
1,984
47.2
811
21,089
26.0
NOTE: Firms that “closed” were not surveyed, thus the “true” average growth could be lower.
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
TABLE App-A-31 Customers
5. To date, approximately what percent of total sales from the technology developed during this project have gone to the following customers? (If none enter 0 [zero]. Round percentages. Answers should add to about 100 percent). 920 firms responded to this question as to what percent of their sales went to each agency or sector
Domestic private sector
21%
Department of Defense (DoD)
38%
Prime contractors for DoD or NASA
12%
NASA
1%
Agency that awarded the Phase II
—%
Other federal agencies (Pull down)
1%
State or local governments
1%
Export Markets
11%
Other (Specify)__________
16%
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
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TABLE App-A-32 Sales by Year of Award
Year of Award
Number of Respondents
Number of Respondents with Sales
Total Reported Sales ($)
Average Reported Sales (n=378) ($)
Average Reported Sales (All Firms n=920) ($)
1992
46
19
150,371,265
7,914,277
3,268,941
1993
75
24
89,398,693
3,886,900
1,191,983
1994
55
27
128,949,544
4,775,909
2,344,537
1995
82
31
92,889,225
2,996,427
1,132,795
1996
62
30
72,995,813
2,433,194
1,177,352
1997
78
30
84,807,417
2,826,914
1,087,275
1998
107
48
104,409,505
2,175,198
975,790
1999
94
49
76,685,396
1,565,008
815,802
2000
147
71
248,397,371
3,498,555
1,689,778
2001
174
49
44,331,086
904,716
254,776
Total
920
378
1,093,235,315
2,892,157
1,188,299
This table only counts firm sales from the NRC Phase II Survey, question 4a.
This table does not count reported sales by lincensee, or “other sales “4b for firms or lincensee.
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
TABLE App-A-33 Commercialization Lags
Time elapsed between award and sales
Frequency by award year for companies still expecting sales
Elapsed Years
Number of Projects
Percentage of Responding Projects
Year of Award
Projects Expecting Sales
Historical Success Percentage
–10
1
0.3
1992
3
–6
1
0.3
1993
4
–4
2
0.5
1994
4
0.3
–3
1
0.3
1995
8
0.8
–2
6
1.6
1996
6
0.3
–1
14
3.7
1997
13
0.3
0
40
10.6
1998
18
2.4
1
65
17.2
1999
19
3.7
2
83
22.0
2000
32
4.8
3
80
21.2
2001
61
10.1
4
38
10.1
5
18
4.8
6
14
3.7
7
9
2.4
8
1
0.3
9
1
0.3
10
3
0.8
11
1
0.3
378
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
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TABLE App-A-34 Type of Product
Q10 How did you (or do you expect to) commercialize your SBIR award?
Number of Responses
Percentage
17
3.1
No commercial product, process, or service was/is planned
178
32.1
As software
334
60.3
As hardware (final product, component, or intermediate hardware product)
127
22.9
As process technology
102
18.4
As new or improved service capability
2
0.4
As a drug
2
0.4
As a biologic
86
15.5
As a research tool
11
2.0
As educational materials
54
9.7
Other, please explain
913
n=554
Responses to Question 10 of the Phase II survey
233
Respondents with multiple responses
321
Respondents with a single response
554
Total Responses
Most Common Paired Responses
67
Paired Responses to (c) hardware and (d) process technology
53
Paired Responses to (c) hardware and (b) software
53
Paired Responses to (c) hardware and (e) new or improved service capability
48
Paired Responses to (c) hardware and (h) research tool
41
Paired Responses to (d) process technology and (e) new or improved service
35
Paired Responses to (b) software and (e) new or improved service capability
34
Paired Responses to (b) software and (h) research tool
34
Paired Responses to (e) new or improved service capability and (h) research tool
32
Paired Responses to (b) software and (d) process technology
27
Paired Responses to (d) process technology and (h) research tool
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
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TABLE App-A-35 Sales by Number of Previous SBIR Awards
Q19 How many SBIR awards did your company receive prior to the Phase I that led to this Phase II?
Additional Prior SBIRs
Number of Responses by Reported Sales
$0
<$100K
$100K to < $1M
$1M to <$5M
$5M to <$50M
$50M>
Total
0
118
34
57
35
11
1
256
46.1%
13.3%
22.3%
13.7%
4.3%
0.4%
1
48
7
10
8
3
0
76
63.2%
9.2%
13.2%
10.5%
3.9%
0.0%
2
39
8
16
12
2
0
77
50.6%
10.4%
20.8%
15.6%
2.6%
0.0%
3–5
68
10
30
17
6
2
133
51.1%
7.5%
22.6%
12.8%
4.5%
1.5%
6–10
51
7
14
13
5
0
90
56.7%
7.8%
15.6%
14.4%
5.6%
0.0%
11–15
18
1
4
5
5
0
33
54.5%
3.0%
12.1%
15.2%
15.2%
0.0%
16–25
23
1
7
5
5
0
41
56.1%
2.4%
17.1%
12.2%
12.2%
0.0%
26–50
24
6
7
7
3
0
47
51.1%
12.8%
14.9%
14.9%
6.4%
0.0%
51–100
22
1
4
1
0
0
28
78.6%
3.6%
14.3%
3.6%
0.0%
0.0%
101+
36
3
10
2
0
0
51
70.6%
5.9%
19.6%
3.9%
0.0%
0.0%
Total
447
78
159
105
40
3
832
53.7%
9.4%
19.1%
12.6%
4.8%
0.4%
832
answered either 4 or 19 (n=832)
88
did not answer 4 or 19 (due to not have Phase II done (43) or dropped out (45))
920
Additional Prior SBIRs
Sales Reported (Percent)
Total Responses
0
<$100K
$100K to < $1M
$1M to <$5M
$5M to <$50M
$50M>
0
46.1
13.3
22.3
13.7
4.3
0.4
256
1
63.2
9.2
13.2
10.5
3.9
0.0
76
2
50.6
10.4
20.8
15.6
2.6
0.0
77
3–5
51.1
7.5
22.6
12.8
4.5
1.5
133
6–10
56.7
7.8
15.6
14.4
5.6
0.0
90
11–15
54.5
3.0
12.1
15.2
15.2
0.0
33
16–25
56.1
2.4
17.1
12.2
12.2
0.0
41
26–50
51.1
12.8
14.9
14.9
6.4
0.0
47
51–100
78.6
3.6
14.3
3.6
0.0
0.0
28
101+
70.6
5.9
19.6
3.9
0.0
0.0
51
Total
53.7
9.4
19.1
12.6
4.8
0.4
832
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
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TABLE App-A-36 Additional Investment
Additonal Investment/funding other than SBIR
Any Investment
Responses
Percent
Yes
451
52.9
49.02174
No
402
47.1
43.69565
Total
853
100.0
920
Investment ≥ 1$M
Responses
Percent
Yes
130
15.2
No
723
84.8
Total
853
100.0
Further Investment in SBIR Projects
$50M+
2
$106,700,000
0.2345
$5M to <$50M
32
$324,151,193
3.7515
$1M to <$5M
96
$202,819,919
11.254
$100K to <$1M
241
$90,112,919
28.253
<$100K
80
$3,291,603
9.3787
None
402
$0
47.128
Total Investments
853
$727,075,634
Percentage of all respondents
52.9%
Average (all)
$852,375
Average (with investment)
$1,612,141
Any Additional Investments
Any Investment
Responses
Percent
Yes
801
93.8
No
53
6.2
Total
854
100.0
The above table looks for investment from questions 19, 20, 21, and 22
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
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TABLE App-A-37 Investment Sources
Further Investments in SBIR Projects
Source of Investment
Total Investment ($)
Percent
Number of Investments
Percent
Average Investment ($)
Non-SBIR Federal Funds
332,374,455
45.4
205
25.8
1,621,339
Private Investment from U.S. Venture Capital
155,768,006
21.3
30
3.8
5,192,267
Your Own Company
83,640,416
11.4
274
34.4
305,257
Private Investment from Other Private Equity
71,066,831
9.7
55
6.9
1,292,124
Private Investment from Other Domestic Private Company
52,602,991
7.2
105
13.2
500,981
Private Investment from Foreign Investment
15,404,973
2.1
19
2.4
810,788
Personal Funds
14,013,832
1.9
65
8.2
215,597
State or Local Government
5,536,863
0.8
31
3.9
178,608
Colleges or Universities
1,667,264
0.2
12
1.5
138,939
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
TABLE App-A-38 Related SBIR Awards
Additional SBIR Funding
Number of Phase II Awards
Number of Companies
Percent
28
1
0.1
9
1
0.1
7
4
0.5
6
6
0.7
5
12
1.5
4
23
2.8
3
29
3.6
2
106
13.0
1
172
21.2
65
354
43.5
Total answering the question = 813
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
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TABLE App-A-39 Equity-related Activities
Activities
Equity-Related Activities
U.S. Companies/Investors
Foreign Companies/Investors
All Companies/Investors (Percent)
Finalized (Percent)
Ongoing (Percent)
Total (Percent)
Finalized (Percent)
Ongoing (Percent)
Total (Percent)
Licensing Agreement(s)
16
16
32
3
5
8
33.4
Sale of Company
1
5
6
0
1
1
6.3
Partial Sale of Company
1
4
5
0
1
1
5.3
Sale of Technology Rights
4
10
14
1
3
4
15.3
Company Merger
0
3
3
0
1
1
3.6
Joint Venture Agreement
4
8
12
1
2
3
13.4
Marketing/Distribution Agreement(s)
11
9
20
5
4
9
22.5
Manufacturing Agreement(s)
3
9
12
3
2
5
15.2
R&D Agreement(s)
14
14
28
3
3
6
28.3
Customer Alliance(s)
14
14
28
5
3
7
27.9
Other Specify____
2
2
4
0
1
1
3.9
n=620 Responses to Question 12 of the Phase II survey
Projects with at least one other company.
Yes
67.0%
415
No
33.0%
204
Total
619
214
Projects discontinued with no sales (not asked Question 12)
43
Projects not finished with Phase II (not asked Question 12)
44
Projects dropped out of the survey before Question 12
920
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
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TABLE App-A-40 The “Go” Decision
Counterfactual: Greenlighting the Project
In the absence of the SBIR award, would the project have been implemented?
Number of Responses
Percent
a
18
2.9
Definitely Yes
b
62
10.0
Probably Yes
c
107
17.3
Uncertain
d
201
32.5
Probably Not
e
230
37.2
Definitely Not
618
100.0
n=618 Responses to Question 13 of the Phase II survey
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
TABLE App-A-41 Patenting Activities
Patents and Patent Applications
Projects with Patent Applications
Projects with Patents Awards
Yes
281
34.4%
205
25.1%
No
535
65.6%
611
74.9%
816
816
This data excludes respondents with projects not yet completing Phase II (Q1a)
Number of Patents per Company, Responses (%)
Responses
Percent
1 patent
129
63
2 patents
43
21
3–5 patents
25
12
6–10 patents
4
2
11–20 patents
4
2
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
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TABLE App-A-42 Patents and Marketing
Q18 Results
270
Projects with Some Patents, etc.
546
Projects with No Patents, etc.
816
346
Projects with Some Patent Attempts, etc.
470
Projects with No Patent Attempts, etc.
816
Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks
Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, or Pending Similar Items
614 of the 816 responses question 18 responded to question 11
614 of the 816 responses question 18 responded to question 11
Counts
Counts
24.3
149
No Activity + No Marketing
21.5
132
No Pending + No Marketing
36.2
222
No Activity + Marketing
28.0
172
No Pending + Marketing
7.7
47
Activity + No Marketing
10.4
64
Pending + No Marketing
31.9
196
Activity + Marketing
40.1
246
Pending + Marketing
614
614
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
TABLE App-A-43 Patents and Firm Size
Firm Size at Survey
Responses
Patents
Ratio
0–5
151
74
0.490066
6–10
107
57
0.53
11–15
85
31
0.36
16–20
54
20
0.37
21–25
50
25
0.50
26–30
37
24
0.65
31–40
33
23
0.70
41–50
59
34
0.58
51–75
67
69
1.03
76–100
35
7
0.20
101–200
85
18
0.21
201–300
19
4
0.21
301–500
31
12
0.39
500+
6
0
0.00
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.
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TABLE App-A-44 Scientific Publications Developed as a Result of Phase II Project
Number Submitted
Number Published
Scientific Publications
1,028
990
NOTE: Results for 816 respondents to survey question.
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey, Question 18.
TABLE App-A-45 University Involvement
Q31 Any involvement by universities faculty, graduate students, and/or university developed technologies?
Yes
212
No
625
Total
837
University Involvement in SBIR Projects
1.3%
The Principal Investigator (PI) for this Phase II project was at the time of the project a faculty member.
1.3%
The Principal Investigator (PI) for this Phase II project was at the time of the project an adjunct faculty member.
13.6%
Faculty member(s) or adjunct faculty member(s) work on this Phase II project in a role other than PI, e.g., consultant.
11.4%
Graduate students worked on this Phase II project.
9.2%
University/college facilities and/or equipment were used on this Phase II project.
2.2%
The technology for this project was licensed from a university or college.
3.9%
The technology for this project was originally developed at a university or college by one of the participants in this Phase II project.
12.5%
A university or college was a subcontractor on this Phase II project.
n=837
SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.