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.

University of Pittsburgh Seeking SBIR and STTR Industry Partners

Faculty at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering have recently expressed possible interest in a number of topics for Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) for early stage research and development projects. The University is currently seeking industry partners to develop proposals for submission. If you are planning on submitting a proposal, or if you have an interest in partnering opportunities, please contact:

Paul J. PetrovichAsssistant Director, Technology Commercialization
Office of Enterprise Development,
University of Pittsburgh
office 412.624.3138

For a complete listing of interested topics to the University, please click through to the full announcement.

Army SBIR
A09-127 TITLE: FPGA Low Power Design Rules ITAR
A09-156 TITLE: Development of a Multiplex Hand-held, Field-deployable Assay for the Detection of Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus (TBEV), Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV), and Rickettsia in Ticks
A09-157 TITLE: Portable Device for Noninvasive Quantization of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (M-TBI)
A09-173 TITLE: Smart Sensor Network for Platform Structural Health Monitoring
A09-175 TITLE: Development of Silicon Based Lithium-ion Battery Technology
A09-178 TITLE: Development of High Power Lithium-ion Batteries
A09-179 TITLE: Phasing Multiple High Power Impulse RF Sources ITAR
A09-180 TITLE: High Performance Power Generation for High Altitude Platforms

AIR FORCE SBIR
AF093-065 TITLE: Advanced Li-ion Battery Cathode ITAR
AF093-072 TITLE: Lithium Ion Battery and Ultracapacitors Hybrid for Satellite Power ITAR
AF093-079 TITLE: High Temperature Heat Pipes and Passive Two-Phase Cooling Systems
AF093-124 TITLE: Passive, Wireless Sensors for Turbine Engine Airfoils
AF093-184 TITLE: Energy Harvesting for Efficient Power Generation
AF093-191 TITLE: Non-Intrusive Direct Part Marking

NAVY SBIR
N093-172 TITLE: Compact Energy Harvesting Power Supporting an “A” size Sensor
N093-173 TITLE: Dielectric Resonator Antenna
N093-189 TITLE: Smart Power Load-Leveling Control for Energy Efficient, Advanced Distribution Systems
N093-190 TITLE: Opportunistic Energy Harvesting ITAR
N093-195 TITLE: Long Life Energy Storage Systems for Shipboard Sensor Applications ITAR N093-197 TITLE: Improved Safety in Large Format Lithium-Ion Cells and Batteries
N093-199 TITLE: Increased Submarine RF Capacity for Sensors and Surveillance ITAR
N093-221 TITLE: Highly Efficient Transmitter for High Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR) Waveforms

DARPA SBIR
SB093-014 TITLE: Energy Collection and Storage Systems for Re-Entry Modules
MDA SBIR
MDA09-008 TITLE: Radiation Hardening Manufacturing Technology ITAR

AIR FORCE STTR
AF09-BT01 TITLE: Efficient Band-4 Energy Generation and Distribution
AF09-BT08 TITLE: Inducing Failures in to a Voltage Controlled Oscillator
AF09-BT14 TITLE: Advanced Nonlinear Transmission Lines as High Power Microwave Sources
AF09-BT15 TITLE: Network Information Flow Analysis
AF09-BT16 TITLE: Fusion of a Real-time Analytical Model with Facility Control Systems
AF09-BT19 TITLE: Extreme Wear-Resistant Materials
MDA STTR
MDA09-T001 TITLE: Producibility of Gallium Nitride Semiconductor Materials
MDA09-T004 TITLE: Low Cost, High Performance Transmit/Receive Integrated Circuits on a single Chip ITAR
MDA09-T006 TITLE: Development for Radiation Hardened Applications of Advanced Electronics Materials, Processes, and Devices ITAR

DOD Releases SBIR & STTR Solicitations

The Department of Defense released two solicitations for its sub-agencies: one is an SBIR solicitation and one is an STTR solicitation. SBIR proposals will be ONLY accepted from the 2009.3 solicitation topics and STTR proposals will ONLY be accepted from the 2009.B solicitation topics. For more information and proposal preparation details, please go to: http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/


The DOD will begin accepting proposals on August 24th and will close at 6:00 AM on September 23rd. Prior to August 24th you may (and are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED) to contact the matching Topic Manager for the topic that fits your technical expertise to ask additional technical questions not outlined in the topic itself. To search specifically for DOD topics, visit http://www.dodsbir.net/Topics/Default.asp.

DOD STTR Program Releases Presoliciation

The Department of Defense STTR solicitation 2009.B will be publicly released on the DoD SBIR/STTR Web Site (http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir) on Jul 27, 2009. The 2009.B STTR Solicitation will open for receipt of proposals on Aug 24, 2009 and will close at 6:00 AM EASTERN TIME, Sep 23, 2009. Five DoD components will participate in the STTR 2009.B solicitation - the Department of the Air Force, Department of the Navy, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD). The complete solicitation may be accessed at http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation.

Pittsburgh Firm RE2, Inc. Wins Another SBIR Phase I Award

A Pittsburgh Firm RE2, Inc. was recently awarded an Army Phase I SBIR Grant to Research Robotic Door Opening Technology - http://www.resquared.com/. They are an excellent example of how local technology companies can leverage the SBIR program to achieve tremendous growth and success.