SBIR/STTR Solicitation Information - October 2006

1) ED 2007 SBIR Presolicitation Notice
2) PHS 07-1 SBIR Deadline Reminder
3) DHS 6.2 SBIR/STTR Solicitation Deadline and Topic Change
4) DOC NIST SBIR Update

1) ED 2007 SBIR Presolicitation Notice
The Department of Education (ED) posted a presolicitation notice announcing the release of their
2007 SBIR Solicitation on the Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ ) website on October 20, 2006. Note that the solicitation is for Fast-Track awards only.
To view the entire announcement, visit http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/errd080008/Attachments.html

Document Type: Presolicitation Notice
Solicitation Number: ED-07-R-0003
Posted Date: Oct 20, 2006

Description:
The Department of Education will be inviting small business firms to submit (Fast-Track) Phase I and Phase II research proposals under this program solicitation entitled Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR). The forthcoming solicitation will be for Fast-Track awards only, in which offerors are awarded contracts for both Phase I and Phase II of the SBIR program. For fiscal year 2007, the Institute has selected one priority for the SBIR program consisting of the development of technological products that directly or indirectly lead to improved student learning and academic achievement.

The opening date is on or around November 6, 2006, the
closing date is expected to be January 8, 2007 at 10:00am EST.
Copies of the solicitation will be available for download on http://www.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV

Point of Contact: Adam Goldstein, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-245-6123, Fax 202-245-6297, Email adam.Goldstein@ed.gov

2) PHS 07-1 SBIR Deadline Reminder

The deadline for receipt of all contract proposals submitted in response to the 2007-1 Public Health Service (PHS), SBIR Solicitation is 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time Monday, November 6, 2006. Proposers must submit an original and 5 copies of each proposal to the contracting officer of the Institute or Center for the topic in which they are
proposing.
For more information, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

3) DHS 6.2 SBIR/STTR Solicitation Deadline and Topic Change

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) opened their 6.2 SBIR/STTR Solicitation on October 12, 2006.

The deadline for receipt of proposals is 4 p.m. ET, November 13, 2006. Section 7.1 of the solicitation idicates:

“Proposals must be completely submitted to the DHS submission website by the specified closing time. Complete submission means that the entire proposal (including the following three (3) parts: cover sheets, technical proposal, and cost proposal) has been properly completed and fully transmitted to the DHS submission website and date stamped. The solicitation deadline is firm. As the close date draws near, heavy traffic on the web server may cause delays. Plan ahead and leave ample time to prepare and submit your proposal. Offerors bear the risk of website inaccessibility due to heavy usage in the final hours before the solicitation closing time.”

For more information, visit the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) SBIR website at http://www.hsarpasbir.com/ Note that the following message was recently posted on the site: “Topic H-SB06.2-004, Next Generation Credentialing System Technologies has been cancelled. No further information is available at this time.”

4) DOC NIST SBIR Update

The Department of Commerce (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
had scheduled their FY2007 SBIR to open on November 3, 2006. However, their SBIR website
(http://patapsco.nist.gov/ts_sbir/ ) now includes the following message:
“NIST does NOT have any current plans to open an SBIR Solicitation in FY07.”

The FY06 SBIR solicitation is still available on the website to view for information purposes,
as well as abstracts of Phase 1 and Phase 2 award winners.

SOLICITATIONS CURRENTLY OPEN

SBIR

PHS 07-1 SBIR (contracts)
Due November 6, 2006
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

HSARPA FY06.2 SBIR/STTR
Due November 13, 2006
http://www.hsarpasbir.com/

DOE FY 2007 SBIR/STTR
Due November 21, 2006
http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir/

2006-2 DHHS PHS SBIR Grants
Non-AIDS Related Topics (NIH, CDC, FDA)
Due December 1
AIDS Related Topics (NIH)
Due January 2
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

DOC NOAA FY2007 SBIR
Due January 17, 2007
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/AGAMD/NOAA%2D2007%2D1/SynopsisP.html


STTR

HSARPA FY06.2 SBIR/STTR
Due November 13, 2006
http://www.hsarpasbir.com/

DOE FY 2007 SBIR/STTR
Due November 21, 2006
http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir/

2006-2 DHHS PHS SBIR Grants
Non-AIDS Related Topics (NIH, CDC, FDA)
Due December 1
AIDS Related Topics (NIH)
Due January 2
grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm


COMING SOON

NSF FY-2007 SBIR/STTR
Opens November 04, 2006 (pre-release on the web now)
http://www.nsf.gov/eng/sbir/

ED 2007 Fast Track Phase I and II SBIR
Expected November 06, 2006
Presolicitation: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/errd080008/Attachments.html