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From page 213... ... one year after the start of Phase II, at the completion of Phase II, and after the completion of Phase III. Finally, proposed cost-sharing by a third party has been an accepted tie-breaker between equivalent proposals since the program's inception. Read the entire page →
From page 214... ... As recounted by firms and SBIR program officers, submitting an SBIR proposal to DoD is a learning process. Firm interviews indicate that many were initially unsuccessful, and that all had "losers" as well as "winners." There are many workshops available where firms can learn how to submit good SBIR proposals, but experience including debriefings - is often the best teacher.14 6.4.5 Program Manager Role Currently, the role of the SBIR program manager at the awarding agencies and components is largely administrative. Read the entire page →
From page 215... ... assist SBIR-funded firms to speed up the rate of technology transition through development of relationships with prime contractors, and by supporting preliminary strategic planning for Phase III. TAP also underwrites the Navy's Opportunity Forum, an annual event attended by prime contractors, other private sector companies, and representatives from various DoD agencies as well as SBIR awardees. Read the entire page →
From page 216... ... The schedule below was taken from the DoD web site in December 2006. National conferences are published a year in advance, whereas other events are not usually known more than a quarter in advance National SBIR Conferences • 2006 Fall National SBIR/STTR Conference Milwaukee, WI, November 6-9, 2006 • Beyond Phase II: Ready for Transition Conference Crystal City, VA, August 20-23, 2007 • 2007 Spring National SBIR Conference Research Triangle Park, NC, April 30 - May 3, 2007 • 2007 Fall SBIR Conference Richardson, TX, October 29 - November 1, 2007 Other Events where DoD SBIR will be present • Innovative Transitions 2006 Virginia's 12th Annual SBIR Conference Herndon, VA, December 4-5, 2006 FUNDING GAPS AND FUNDING INITIATIVES 6.7 Funding gaps between Phase I and Phase II proposals continue to present a financial problem for many SBIR awardees, especially for start-up and other smaller firms. Read the entire page →
From page 218... ... The program expedites review of, and gives continuous funding during the traditional funding gap to Phase II proposals that demonstrated third-party financing for their technology. Under FastTrack, third-party financing means investment from another company or government agency; or investment in the firm from venture capital or some other private source. Read the entire page →
From page 219... ... Investors are essentially acquiring additional non-diluting capital with their investment. Based on commissioned case studies, surveys, and empirical research, the National Academy's 2000 FastTrack report found that the FastTrack initiative was meeting its goals of encouraging commercialization and attracting new firms to the program, 17 as well as increasing the overall effectiveness of the DoD SBIR Program. Read the entire page →
From page 220... ... Since the Law (PL102-564) permits Phase III awards during Phase II work, the Navy will provide a 1:4 match of Phase II to Phase III funds that the company obtains from an acquisition program. Read the entire page →
From page 221... ... The Phase I maximum at Army is $70,000 over six months. The Phase I Option - which must be proposed as part of the Phase I proposal - covers activities over a period of up to four months with a maximum UNEDITED PROOFS Read the entire page →
From page 222... ... 6.7.4.6 USSOCOM The maximum amount of SBIR funding for a USSOCOM Phase I award is $100,000 and the maximum time frame for a Phase I proposal is 6 months. 6.8 DOD SBIR PROGRAM INITIATIVES Chartered by the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, the first solicitation of FY96 marked the start of new initiatives resulting from the Process Action Team (PAT) Read the entire page →
From page 223... ... DoD also established a 1-800 SBIR hot line22 to answer general questions about the DoD SBIR program. This hot line was expanded in 1996 to provide assistance/information relevant to proposal preparation strategy, contract negotiation, government accounting requirements, and financing strategies. Read the entire page →
From page 224... ... In addition to use in evaluation, the DoD SADBU aggregates some of the information in the CCR and uses it to brief the DoD Principal Deputy for Acquisition and Technology on progress in the SBIR program. Using the information in the CCR, components identify successful projects and contact the firms to develop information for success stories and outreach brochures. Read the entire page →
From page 225... ... This review follows the previous NRC report on the FastTrack program at DoD which compared FastTrack firms with the regular SBIR program at DoD. During the NRC study's gestation, DoD Program Managers also commissioned a smaller, more focused study by RAND that was just recently completed.26 - NRC FastTrack - Navy Output Report (private) Read the entire page →
From page 226... ... Even if line item amounts were available for contract, legal, audit and finance support, these budgets would likely not include salaries, travel, and other expenses for the hundreds of technical monitors throughout DoD, who may spend five to fifty days a year writing topics, reviewing SBIR proposals, or monitoring SBIR awards as the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) Read the entire page →
From page 227... ... Given the substantial size of the current SBIR program at Defense, additional management funds would seem to be warranted and are likely to be cost effective. 29 John Williams, Navy SBIR Program Manager, Private communication. Read the entire page →
From page 229... ... 229 PREPUBLICATION COPY Appendix A: DoD Data Book UNEDITED PROOFS Read the entire page →
From page 238... ... 238 PREPUBLICATION COPY TABLE APP-A-8 DoD Phase I and Phase II Awards, per State (1992 to 2005) Number of Number of Phase I Phase II State Awards Percent State Awards Percent State 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 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 UNEDITED PROOFS Read the entire page →
From page 240... ... 240 PREPUBLICATION COPY TABLE APP-A-9 DoD Awards by Demographics DoD Awards to Woman-owned Firms DoD Awards to Minority-owned Firms Number Number Number Number of of of Phase I Phase II of Phase Phase II Year I Awards Awards Total Year Awards 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 UNEDITED PROOFS Read the entire page →

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... one year after the start of Phase II, at the completion of Phase II, and after the completion of Phase III. Finally, proposed cost-sharing by a third party has been an accepted tie-breaker between equivalent proposals since the program's inception.