Small Business Innovation Research/Small Bus Tech Transfer

Abstract

This program element consists of a highly competitive three-phase award system that provides qualified small businesses with the opportunity to propose high quality innovative ideas that meet specific research and development needs of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) is a result of the Small Business Development Act of 1992. It was enacted by Congress in Public Law 97-219, reenacted by Public Law 99-443, and reauthorized by the SBIR Program Reauthorization Act of 2012. Starting in FY 1994, the SBIR program was refocused toward dual use and defense reinvestment efforts. Phase I projects evaluate the scientific merit and feasibility of an idea. Phase II projects expand the results of, and further pursue, the developments of Phase I. Phase III commercializes the results of Phase II and requires the use of private or non-SBIR federal funding. USSOCOM participates annually in the DOD Request for Proposal (RFP) process. USSOCOM then awards its proposed SBIR projects. FY 2014 was the first year USSOCOM participated in the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The STTR goal is similar to the SBIR program, but the STTR program additionally seeks to expand public/private sector partnerships between small business and nonprofit United States research institutions.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Source ID
1160279BB_7_0400_PB_2022
Change Summary Explanation
Funding: FY 2020: Net increase of $27.278 million is due to reprogramming from various program elements for the congressionally mandated SBIR ($23.915 million) and STTR ($3.363 million) programs. FY 2021: None. FY 2022: None. Schedule: None. Technical: None.
Service Agency Name
United States Special Operations Command

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Special Operations Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • Product Development
  • Small Business
  • Technology Transfer
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command

Readers

  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3

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