IPart News – SBIR/STTR Information
December 2007

SOLICITATION DEADLINES

2007 SBIR/STTR SOLICITATION RELEASE SCHEDULE – http://www.zyn.com/sbir/scomp.htm

DoD SBIR 2008.1:                              Released 11/13/07; Due 1/9/08
DoED SBIR Contracts 2008.1:            Posted 12/5/07, Amendment 12/6/07;         Due 1/22/08
NOAA SBIR 2008-1:                           Released 10/17/07; Due 1/23/08
DOC/NIST SBIR:                                Released 11/5/07; Due 1/24/08
DOC/NIST TT SBIR:                           Released 11/5/07; Due 1/24/08

Future Solicitations ** dates are subject to change
Program	Release Dates	Accepts Proposals	Closing Dates
DoD STTR 2008	22 Jan 2008	19 Feb 2008	19 Mar 2008
DoD SBIR 2008.2	21 Apr 2008	19 May 2008	18 Mar 2008
DoD SBIR 2008.3	28 Jul 2008	25 Aug 2008	24 Sep 2008

1) DHS Science and Technology Directorate BAA07-10

2) DoD SBIR 08.1 Solicitation Issued for Public Release
3) DOC NIST FY2008 Solicitations Released
4)   ED SBIR Pre-solicitation Notices Released
5)   SBIR World Website has Become: www.SBIR.gov
6)   SBIR Solicitations Currently Open
7)   STTR Solicitations Currently Open
8)   Upcoming Training Opportunities

1) DHS Science and Technology Directorate BAA07-10

On behalf of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate, the
DHS Office of Procurement Operations released BAA07-10, CELL-ALL Ubiquitous Biological and Chemical Sensing, on October 30, 2007.

The BAA is available on the FedBizOpps web site: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ and on the HSARPA Solicitations Portal: http://www.hsarpabaa.com.

Please check these sites for recently updated amendments to the solicitation.

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2) DoD SBIR 08.1 Solicitation Issued for Public Release

The DoD SBIR 2008.1 solicitation was pre-released at http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation on November 13, 2007.
The Air Force, Army, Navy, CBD, DTRA, OSD, and SOCOM invite small businesses to submit proposals under this
solicitation. During the pre-release period, which ends on December 9, you may contact the topic authors directly
(contact information is listed with the topic) to ask technical questions about specific solicitation topics.
DoD will begin accepting proposals on December 10, 2007 and will close to
proposals on January 9, 2008 at 6am EST.
Plan ahead and submit your proposal early to avoid the risk of website inaccessibility due to heavy usage on the final day.

Technical Q&A through SITIS

Once DoD begins accepting proposals on December 10, 2007, no further direct contact between proposers and topic
authors is allowed, but proposers may submit written questions through the SBIR Interactive Topic Information System (SITIS),
in which the questioner and respondent remain anonymous and all questions and answers are posted electronically for general viewing.
SITIS closes to new questions on December 26, 2007.
All questions and answers will be posted through January 9, 2008.
All proposers are advised to monitor SITIS at http://www.dodsbir.net/sitis during the solicitation period for questions and
answers and other information relevant to the topic under which they are proposing.

Commercialization Update Effort

In order to properly evaluate your firm's commercialization efforts, as well as to reliably measure the performance and
impact of the SBIR and STTR programs, you must review and ensure that your Company Commercialization data is complete,
current, and accurate. The Company Commercialization Report must list every prior SBIR and STTR Phase II award received
from any federal agency, regardless of whether the Phase II has commercialized to date. Phase III sales and investment figures,
as well as manufacturing-related R&D and other commercialization information, must be updated within the last 12 months for all Phase II awards.

Password Security Policy

Effective measures to reduce system vulnerability and increase security include creating a strong password to your account and
changing it frequently. This is your defense for protecting your firm's proposal information. Choose a strong password that does
not contain easily recognizable information like firm names, phone numbers, addresses, or other information that someone could guess. Your new password MUST be at least 10 characters and contain the following: at least 1 upper case letter; at least 1 lower case letter; at least 1 number; and at least 1 special character (e.g. $, ?, !, etc.).

DoD SBIR Help Desk

If you have any questions please contact the DoD SBIR Help Desk at 866-724-7457 or by email at sbirhelp@brtrc.com.

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4) DOC NIST FY2008 Solicitations Released

The Department of Commerce (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) program released a pair
of FY-2008 SBIR solicitations this week.

The first one, SBIR – Research (NIST-08-SBIR-R) includes subtopics describing areas of research to support NIST projects.
The solicitation is available in MS Word format at:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/SB1341%2D08%2DRQ%2DSBIR/Attachments.html.

Closing date is January 25, 2008.

Second solicitation, SBIR – Technology Transfer (NIST-08-SBIR-TT) includes subtopics describing research needed to
commercialize technologies already developed by NIST. The solicitation is available in MS Word format at:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/Reference-Number-NIST-08-SBIRTT/Attachments.html.
Closing date is January 23, 2008.

Research topic areas include:

- Analytical Methods

- Homeland Security

- Information Technology

- Manufacturing System Integration

- Microelectronics Manufacturing

- Micro- and Nano-Fabrication and Micromachining

- Optics and Optical Technology

- Technologies to Enhance Fire Safety

- X-Ray System Technologies

The SBIR Questions and Answers page (http://tsapps.nist.gov/ts_sbir/expert.asp) includes a list of the subtopics
associated for each solicitation. For detailed descriptions of each subtopic, refer to the appropriate solicitation.

For more information regarding the NIST SBIR program, visit http://tsapps.nist.gov/ts_sbir, call (301) 975-3085, or email: mailto:sbir@nist.gov.

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5) SBIR World Website has Become: www.SBIR.gov

This link is also located under IPart Resources Tab at the very top of the IPart web Page
http://www.innovationpartnership.net/resources.html

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6) ED SBIR Solicitation Released

On December 5, 2007 the Department of Education (ED) posted Solicitation Notice and on December 6, posted an
Amendment on the http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/ED-08-R-0007/SynopsisP.html website.

The first notice is for a standard Phase I solicitation.
It can be viewed at http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/ED-08-R-0007/SynopsisP.html.

The second notice is for Fast-Track funding.
A Fast-Track proposal is a single proposal that contains both Phase I and Phase II activities.
This notice can be viewed at http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/ED-08-R-0008/SynopsisP.html.

For more information, contact Lenox Coles, Jr., Contracting Officer, at (202)245-6176 or Lenox.Coles@ed.gov.

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7) SBIR SOLICITATIONS CURRENTLY OPEN

NSF FY-2008 SBIR

Due December 4, 2007

http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/

2007-2 DHHS PHS SBIR Omnibus Grants Solicitation Non-AIDS Related Topics (NIH, CDC, FDA)

Due December 5, 2007

AIDS Related Topics (NIH)

Due January 2, 2008

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

DoED SBIR Contracts 2008.1:

Due January 22, 2008

http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/ED-08-R-0007/SynopsisP.html

DOC NOAA FY 2008 SBIR Phase I

Due January 23, 2007

http://www.ago.noaa.gov/ad/solindex.shtml

DOC NIST FY2008 SBIR-TT (Technology Transfer) Solicitation
Due January 23, 2007
http://tsapps.nist.gov/ts_sbir/

Due January 25, 2008

DOC NIST FY2008 SBIR-R Solicitation

http://tsapps.nist.gov/ts_sbir/

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7) STTR SOLICITATIONS CURRENTLY OPEN

2007-2 DHHS PHS STTR Omnibus Grants Solicitation Non-AIDS Related Topics (NIH, CDC, FDA)

Due December 5, 2007

AIDS Related Topics (NIH)

Due and January 2, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

8) UPCOMING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

IPart Training Events

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
SBIR Advance Workshop January 22-24, 2008

Applications due by December 14, 2007. Click Here to Download the Application.

Workshops are free to eligible participants. All training materials and meals are included.
Space is limited.

Questions and Applications:
Uwe Winzen - 412.770.1647 uwinzen@plsg.com

This same program will be run in late April 2008. Please contact Uwe for more information.

WORKSHOPS IN NEIGHBORING STATES

* SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposal Development and SBIR/STTR Phase II Proposal Preparation, North Brunswick, NJ, December 12-13, 2007. The first day of this program will address the basics of the SBIR and STTR programs, cover the recent changes in each program, and go through a simple four step process for writing a competitive Phase I proposal. The second day is designed primarily for Phase I winners and applicants who want to learn more about the second phase of the SBIR/STTR programs. Participants will learn how Phase II differs from Phase I, how the Phase II programs vary tremendously among the agencies, and how to prepare the Phase II proposal. For more information and online registration visit www.NJSBDC.com/SciTech.

How To Win SBIR Awards, College Park, MD, December 17, 2007. This seminar will focus on strategic planning, pre proposal marketing efforts and competitive application techniques. For more information, visit http://sbir.us/course.html, or contact John Davis at sbir@sbir.us .