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| In December Issue |
| Events |
| 10th Annual Regional Conference |
| DoEd Contract Solicitation |
| DHS Pre-Solicitation |
| Solicitation Calendar |
| Writing Tip |
| DoD Solicitation |
| NOAA Solicitation |
| NIST Solicitation |
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| 10th Annual Regional SBIR/STTR Conference |
10th Annual Regional SBIR/STTR Conference will take place on January 24-25, 2008, in Saint Louis, Missouri.
The SBIR Program Managers that will participate are:
They will present the latest facts about their programs and will talk about how to:
For more information visit Center for Emerging Technologies website http://www.emergingtech.org/ |
DoEd Contract Solicitation |
The Department of Education has released their contract Solicitation for Phase 1. It was issued on December 5th and will close on January 21, 2008, at 11:00 am CST. The priority areas are (1) technological products used by students, (2) technological products used by teachers, and (3) technological products used by administrators. Proposals must be submitted in HARD COPY to: John Machen US Department of Education 550 12th Street, SW #7119
Washington, DC 20202-4230
Fore more information please visit http://fs1.fbo.gov/EPSData/ED/Synopses/3286/ED-08-R-0007/RFP_ED08R0007.doc. |
| DHS Pre-Solicitation |
 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has pre-released the 8.1 Solicitation for the FY2008. Proposals will be accepted starting December 19th, 2007 through February 4th, 2008 by 3:30 CST. Proposals must be submitted electronically at http://www.sbir.dhs.gov/startproposals.asp.
The topic areas are: H-SB08.1-001 Assess Ability to use Eye Tracking and Pupil Dilation to Determine Intent to Deceive; H-SB08.1-002 Miniature Chem/Bio/Explosive Sensors; H-SB08.1-003 Mapping of Long-Term Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Impacts; H-SB08.1-004 Trace Explosives Sampling for Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) Detection; H-SB08.1-005 Smart Sensor System.
For more information please visit the DHS website http://www.sbir.dhs.gov/. |
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Source: http://www.sbir.gov/ |
| Writing Tip |
SBIR Proposal Writing Basics: It'll Take Years to be an Overnight SuccessCopyright © 2006 by Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. There are basically five types of people, according to the Adoption Curve. The first is the INNOVATOR. These are the folks who are eager to try out a new idea... |
| DOD |
Department of Defense is currently accepting proposals for their 2008.1 solication (http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation/sbir081/preface081.htm) You can search the topics they are funding by using the DoD search engine, http://www.dodsbir.net/Topics/Default.asp If you have questions about the solicitation, you may submit them on the "SBIR/STTR Interactive Topic Information System," http://www.dodsbir.net/sitis/ The questions remain anonymous and answers are posted for anyone to view. Even if you don't submit a question, you should check this system to see if there is any information posted relevant to the topic for which you're applying. The agencies will sometimes add additional reference materials for their topic. |
| NOAA Solicitation |
The National Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research plans to make about 10 awards of up to $95,000 for Phase I SBIR proposals. The solicitation can be viewed at, http://www.oar.noaa.gov/orta/FY2008Solicitation.pdf
Application deadline is 3:00 pm CST on January 23, 2008. Six hard copies of the proposal must be submitted to NOAA in Silver Spring, Maryland. |
| NIST |
| The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has two solicitations open. Phase I awards of up to $90,000 may be made.
The SBIR-Research (SBIR-R) is a traditional solicitation with subtopics in areas of research to support NIST projects. Proposals for the SBIR-R are due at 2:00 pm on Friday, January 25, 2008.
The SBIR-Technology Transfer (SBIR-TT) contains subtopics that describe research needed to commercialize technologies that have already been developed by NIST. The technologies have been developed by NIST and are commercially promising. However NIST is soliciting small businesses to develop products based on these technologies. Proposals for the SBIR-TT are due at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2008.
NIST does not accept electronic proposals; they require four hard-copies of the proposal delivered to their office in Gaithersburg, MD. |
For more information contact
SBIR/STTR Consultant Nebraska Business Development Center 6001 Dodge St. RH 308 Omaha, NE 68182 402-554-6259 (voice) 402-554-6260 (FAX) |