| Small
Business Innovation
Research (SBIR, ARMY) |
| Summary |
A contract program for small
business supporting Defense and commercial applications.
|
| Manager |
Army Research Office-Washington
(ARO-W) |
| Web Sites |
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| Program Process |
- Army advertises interest in specific research topics
- Small businesses offer proposals addressing topics
- Successful proposals awarded Phase I support for
6 months' work
- Successful Phase I projects compete for 2 years'
additional support in Phase II
|
| Technology Maturity Level |
Early developmental, some
basic science. |
| Award Size |
Phase I, up to $70K; Phase
II, up to $730K. [Some Phase I - Phase II transitional
funds available. Some Phase III funds available for commercial
development.] |
| Program Size |
$135M in FY01. 250 Phase
I and 150 Phase II awards anticipated. |
| Format Requirements for Topic
Submission |
USAMRMC submits relatively
short (one to two pages) narratives describing proposed
Phase I topics. |
| Criteria for Selecting Topics |
- Linked to the Objective Force, Army STOs
- Cannot be used simply to fill gaps in normal program
- Must allow contractor reasonable degree of independence
- Must require contractor innovation
|
| Criteria for Selecting Proposals |
- Military relevance
- Technical merit, innovation
- Potential for commercial exploitation
- Staff qualifications
|
| USAMRMC Participation |
- Develop candidate topics for Phase I
- Review proposals for Phase I, Phase II
- Monitor projects during execution
|
| Calendar |
| Topic |
Phase I |
Phase II |
| USAMRMC closing date for topic ideas |
Nov |
N/A |
| USAMRMC topic submissions to ARO |
Dec |
N/A |
| Public solicitation opens |
Jul |
Apr |
| Public solicitation closes |
Aug |
May |
| USAMRMC closing date for proposal reviews |
Nov |
Jul |
| Awards announced |
Dec |
Nov |
|
| USAMRMC Recent History |
Approximately 20 topics,
20 phase I and 10 Phase II awards per year. |
| Comments |
Program has high visibility
with Congress, financed by a tax on all 6.1 - 6.3 research
funds. |
| Examples |
- Maskless lithography system for generation of high-density
DNA microarrays
- Design and characterization of a two-bag blood products
lyophilization system
- General-purpose miniature thermometer for remote
monitoring of soldiers
- Imaging modality to identify angiogenesis
- Development of a microbead whole-cell delivery system
for oral immunization against traveler's diarrhea
- A new soluble powder for the sterilization of medical/dental
instruments
- High-frequency optrode system for ambulatory EEG
monitoring and wireless signal transmission
- Synthesis of combinatorial chemical libraries containing
potential inhibitors of botulinum neurotoxin protease
activity
- Virtual medical training system
- Development of a vaccine for the treatment and/or
prevention of cancer
- Novel gene repair technology to generate serum carboxylesterase
deficient mice
- Dry system for thawing frozen blood
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