Implementation of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Commercialization Pilot Program: Be All You Can Be?

Abstract

In Section 252 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2006, Congress adopted four wide-ranging reforms to the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs in order to increase the effectiveness of SBIR and STTR for both the DoD and the defense industry. First, Section 252 directed closer alignment between R&D and acquisition goals of SBIR and STTR. Second, Section 252 authorized and funded creation by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the military Services of the Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP) to facilitate transition of SBIR technologies into the acquisition process. Congress conditioned the use of CPP funds on detailed evaluative reporting to Congress. Third, Congress codified into statutory law President George W. Bush?s Executive Order No. 13329, which incentivized manufacturing technologies through the SBIR and STTR programs. Fourth Congress clarified the authority to conduct testing and evaluation of SBIR and STTR technologies in SBIR and STTR Phases II and III. The implementation requirements were specified in the text of Section 252 and the Congressional Guidance Letter issued by the House and the Senate Small Business Committees. This study analyzes the implementation of Section 252 by the Secretaries of Defense, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. It reflects the results of literature review and a survey of SBIR and STTR program executives. The study questions are based on Section 252 text and the Congressional Guidance Letter, as well as on best practices identified in relevant academic and professional literature. The study finds that although the DoD and the military departments have begun implementation of the DoD SBIR CPP program and other Section 252 reforms, progress is uneven. Specifically, agencies are not implementing Section 252 CPP incenti

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA544193

Entities

People

  • Kevin Hettinger
  • Mario Gonzalez
  • Max Kidalov

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Public Policy
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.