DOD Pre-releases 2010.1 Topics

The DoD SBIR 2010.1 solicitation was pre-released at http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation on November 12, 2009. The Air Force, Army, Navy, DARPA, CBD, DTRA, and SOCOM invite small businesses to submit proposals under this solicitation. During the pre-release period, which ends on December 9, you may contact the topic authors directly (contact information is listed with the topic) to ask technical questions about specific solicitation topics. The DoD will begin accepting proposals on December 10, 2009 and will close to proposals on January 13, 2010 at 6:00 a.m. ET.

Department of Homeland Security releases SBIR pre-solicitation

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate invites small business concerns to submit proposals under this Solicitation for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Small business concerns with the capability to conduct research or research and development (R/R&D) in any of the homeland security-related topic areas described below, and to commercialize the results of that R/R&D are encouraged to participate.

DHS S&T DIRECTORATE TOPICS -- DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

H-SB010.1-001 Rechargeable, High Efficient, High Capacity Energy Storage
H-SB010.1-002 Rare Variant Detection Using Next Generation Sequencing Technology
H-SB010.1-003 Precision Information Environments
H-SB010.1-004 Molecular Recognition for Explosives Detection
H-SB010.1-005 Synthetic Biometrics
H-SB010.1-006 GPS Resolution in Denied Location (GRIDLOC)

Important dates:

· November 2, 2009: Pre-release issued
· November 18, 2009: Full Solicitation issued
· November 18, 2009 through January 4, 2010: Phase I Proposals Submitted and Accepted
· January 4, 2010: Deadline for Submission of Phase I Proposals is 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Point of Contact - Susan D. Eicher, Contracting Officer (susan.eicher@dhs.gov)

Link to the Fed Biz Opps announcement:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=cbe7d797ee20b1fc244ab65f18110dc4&tab=core&_cview=0

Link to the full solicitation:
https://www.fbo.gov/utils/view?id=9d0288df76bd3fb184b969058080cc3d