1. Director, DON SBIR/STTR & Special Programs
Mr. Robert Smith
Director, DON SBIR/STTR & Special Programs

2. We Succeed When You Succeed
DON SBIR/STTR
Primary Program Goals:
Use small business to develop innovative R&D that addresses DON need
Commercialize (Phase III) SBIR-developed technology into a DON platform or weapons/communication system, or for facilities use in expeditionary bases in new “pivot” locales in Africa and Asia
About the Program:
Acquisition Driven Process with Strong Technology Pull
$400 M+ annual funding supporting small business innovation/research
Wide range of SBIR/STTR topics driven by PEO/PM/FNC specific needs
Making a great program better through the use of pilot efforts
We Succeed When You Succeed
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3. Why Participate in SBIR/STTR?
Largest source of early stage R&D funds for small businesses
Builds credibility of company’s research
Data Rights retained for 5 years
STTR: small business must have data rights agreement with research institution
Small business can maintain ownership of equipment purchased under Phase I and Phase II
Better alternative than mortgaging the house…again!
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4. Enduring Strengths of the Program
Creates Technology Options
Influences Process Improvement
Suspends Culture’s Roadblocks, Inertia, and Aversion to Risk
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5. What is part of DON SBIR/STTR?
We need YOUR solutions
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6. BAA Schedule 2019 BAA Schedule
DoD BAAs are released 3 times per year. The FY19 schedule is listed below.
The .1/A BAA typically has the most Agency participation and the largest number of topics.
2019 BAA Schedule
BAA
Pre-Release
Open
Close
FY19.1/A
28 November 2018
8 January 2019
6 February 2019
FY19.2/B
19 April 2019
20 May 2019
19 June 2019
FY19.3/C
23 August 2019
24 September 2019
23 October 2019

7. The Acquisition R&D Cycle - how it shapes SBIR/STTR projects – how SBIR/STTR shapes opportunities
Process Maturation
MS A
MS B
Technology Baseline
MS C
Technology Refresh
S&T
Eng. Dev.
Program Tech. Development
System
Production
System Sustainment
D&I
ATD
Program EMD
SBIR/STTR Opportunity:
Advanced, Component-Level Technologies
SBIR/STTR Opportunity:
Development Tools, Manufacturing Processes, Lower Cost Components
SBIR/STTR Opportunity:
Tech. Refresh, 2nd-Gen Technologies, Repair Processes, Productivity Tools
Example:
Advanced Lasers (supports S&T)
Example:
Software Dev. Tools
Example:
GaN on Diamond Materials
Example:
Improved Heat Spreaders
Example:
Additive Manufacturing for Microwave Tubes
Example:
Advanced Photodiodes (supports S&T)
Example:
ALD Coating for MMICs
Example:
Logistics and Support Tools
Example:
GaN on Diamond Materials
SBIR/STTR Transition Risk
Leadership demands more, now
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“Life” of a Topic
Phase I
Phase II
Second
Phase II
170 Topics
2800+ Proposals
482 Awards
Phase III
170 Topics
482 Phase I Awards
254 Awards
170 Topics
254 Phase II Awards
137 Awards
300% ROI
(SBIR/Non-SBIR) 8
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9. DON SBIR/STTR by the Numbers as of 9 Sept 2018
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
SBIR
Funding ($M)
$243
$259
$305
$311
Topics
129
132
139
145
Phase I Awards (FY Solicitations)
362
360
397
369
New Phase II Awards
212
198
133
187
STTR
$35
$48
$44 25 23 26 35 61 60 69 89 28 31
SBIR/
Phase I Proposals (FY Solicitations)
2,321
1,859
2,099
1,799
Avg. time to award Phase I (mos.)
4.3
4.5
4.6
Phase III Awards
142
140
151
147
Phase III Awards ($M)
$520
$394
$507
$407
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10. Participating DON SYSCOMs
Program
DON
Staff
FY18
$407M
>5,000 Contract Actions
Bob Smith
Director, DON SBIR/STTR
$39M
Lee Ann Boyer
DON CRP
Program Manager
$6M
Steve Sullivan
DON STTR/STP-FST
Program Manager
$19M
Joy McGlasson
DON SBIR/STTR
Operations Manager
Systems Commands
Program Managers
(SYSCOM)
NAVSEA
Dean Putnam
Program Manager
SBIR/STTR/CRP
$103M
ONR
Lore-Anne Ponirakis
Program Manager
SBIR
$58M
NAVAIR
Donna Attick
Program Manager
SBIR
$145M
MARCOR
Jeff Kent
Program Manager
SBIR/STTR/CRP
$16M
SPAWAR
Shadi Azoum
Program Manager
SBIR/STTR/CRP
$9M
NAVSUP
Heather Audet-Auxt
Program Manager
SBIR/CRP
$2M
SSP
Mark Hrbacek
Program Manager
SBIR/STTR/CRP
$8M
NAVFAC
Tim Petro
Program Manager
SBIR/CRP
$2M

11. $4.2M in Government Phase III Funds/$6M+ +Commercial Sales
Evolution of EMILY Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard A Navy SBIR/STTR Success
TODAY
2018
Today
Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard
Worldwide use by lifeguards
Rescue in USA
Swift water rescue
Used in Hurricane Harvey
THE LEVERAGING
2007
The Leveraging Silver Fox UAV
Combat Tested 2007
Video Communications
Threat Warning System
Sensor Classification
2001
THE START
The Start Marine Mammal Detection and Mitigation
Automatic Detection
Low Cost Sensors
Mitigation Decision Aids
TOMORROW
2019
Tomorrow
Mobile Gateway Buoy (MGB) Operationally Tested 2017
Communications
Video Sensors
Sonar Sensors
UUV data relay
Bathometric mapping
Advanced Ceramics Research (ACR) originally used SBIR/STTR funding from the Office of Naval Research to address a Naval sonar testing problem focused on accurate tracking of ocean mammals. ACR's multi-dimensional UAV solution included an innovative composite airframe, an innovative electronic propulsion system, and a large bundle of varied sensors to characterize a target environment. As the Marine Corps took notice of "Silver Fox" from a cost/schedule/performance perspective, for warfighter convoy protection in Iraq, ACR continuously upgraded each of the bird's three systems and their components. In a further evolution, a humanitarian need for a robotic life-guard with enhanced life-saving capabilities was addressed by ACR's successor firm, Hydronalix. EMILY, a highly innovative USV, modeled the same three unmanned systems and components, but in a fast unsinkable surface vessel. In yet another evolution, a Naval need for improve port security was addressed by Hydronalix by re-modeling EMILY as a smart buoy -- the "Mobile Gateway" -- featuring innovative SBIR/STTR technologies throughout its core systems and components.
$5M STTR
$7M SBIR
$4.2M in Government Phase III Funds/$6M+ +Commercial Sales

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