Small Business Innovative Research
Abstract
The Small Business Innovation Program (SBIP) explores innovative concepts pursuant to Public Law 106-554 (Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2000) and Public Law 107-50 (Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001), which mandates a two-phase competition for small businesses with innovative technologies with a defense application as well as a commercial value. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs will develop new dual-use technologies for possible future DLA operational and sustainment requirements. DLA strives to make it fast and easy for customers to work with our Agency by quickly understanding current requirements and anticipating their future needs. In support of the major subordinate commands and military Services, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) helps to ensure readiness and lethality across the end-to-end supply chain by optimizing retail and industrial support, which ultimately reduces risk and increases efficiency, and positions solutions for Warfighter requirements. Dual-use means the technologies will be judged on their potential for future private sector investment both as a vehicle for reducing development time and cost, unit costs of new DLA technologies, and as a route to national economic growth through new commercial products. DLA will conduct the competition as well as award and manage the contracts. The DLA's SBIR/STTR investments are divided into multiple Research Areas that are aligned with the National Defense Strategy and the DLA Strategic Plan. DLA R&D SBIP Strategic Focus Areas - Nuclear Enterprise Support: To maintain nuclear weapons systems readiness, SBIP seeks to qualify alternate sources of supply through the reverse engineering of technical data and/or source approval processes to improve availability for consumable parts for weapons systems with limited or diminishing sources of supply. - Force Readiness and Lethality: To improve life cycle performance through technological advancement, innovation and reengineering, SBIP strives to mitigate single points-of-failure that threaten the readiness of weapons systems used by our Warfighters. - Supply Chain Innovation: To maintain a secure and resilient supply chain, SBIP provides opportunities for our small business industrial base to engage in technological innovations that enhance supply chain operations, improve procurement lead times, and reduce life cycle costs. - Supply Chain Assurance: To ensure supply chain readiness, SBIP endeavors to secure the microelectronics supply chain, adopt industrial base best practices associated with counterfeit risk reduction, and develop a domestic supply of rare earth elements essential to maintain the integrity of DLA’s complex supply chain. DMEA - Advanced microelectronics concepts, technologies, and applications - Continue to seek innovative technical solutions to DOD microelectronics research and development needs and increase private sector commercialization of these innovations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 01_0605502S_6_0400_PB_2024
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