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Note: Information on websites may be updated frequently. Information listed below does not imply official endorsement by the Department of Defense, nor a guarantee of funding for any specific project. Information provided is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all opportunities.
Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense Programs (OATSD(CBDP))
http://www.acq.osd.mil/cp/
Provides a list of key DoD reports related to chemical and biological defense, including the Annual Report to Congress on the DoD Chemical and Biological Defense Program and various research and development plans.

U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
http://www.army.mil/institution/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/rdecom/
The Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) established the U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command (RDECOM), as a new major subordinate command within AMC. This new command will restructure core in-house capabilities now so we can fully exploit the enormous potential that resides in research activities around the world. RDECOM will respond rapidly by integrating, maturing and demonstrating emerging technologies to field the right equipment, in the shortest time, for our Soldiers.

If you would like to submit a research or business proposal, business idea, recommend improvements to existing equipment or have a revolutionary idea that may be of benefit to the U.S. Army, please contact:

Systems of Systems Integration
Chief of Operations
6000 6th Street
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5608
Commercial: (703) 806-0919 DSN: 656-0919
E-mail: techproposals@belvoir.army.mil

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
https://mrmc.detrick.army.mil/
USAMRMC's mission is to respond to the Army and DoD requirements for science, technology, knowledge, and medical materiel; manage product life cycle of medical materiel and facilities; and support the power projection Army with medical materiel. The scope of medical activities includes medical chemical and biological defense research programs. Detailed information on how to submit a research proposal is available at http://www.usamraa.army.mil/pages/baa_paa/baaproposal.htm.

Additional information on the Medical Chemical and Biological Defense Research Program (MCBDRP) is available at http://medchembio.detrick.army.mil/

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
http://chemdef.apgea.army.mil/

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
http://www.usamriid.army.mil/

U.S. Army Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
http://wrair-www.army.mil/
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, which is the largest, most diverse, and oldest laboratory in the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, conducts research on a range of militarily relevant issues, including naturally occurring infectious diseases, combat casualty care, operational health hazards, and medical defense against biological and chemical weapons. Select "Tech Transfer" (http://wrair-www.army.mil/index.php?view=technologyTransfer) for information on Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs).

U.S. Army Research Laboratory-- Business Opportunities
http://www.arl.army.mil/main/main/default.cfm?Action=18
Provides information on research opportunities, Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), and Technology Transfer. Chemical and biological defense opportunities are identified in the Survivability Lethality Analysis Directorate (SLAD) (http://www.arl.army.mil/slad/)

Naval Surface Warfare Center
http://www.nswc.navy.mil/
Select "Business Opportunities"

Marine Corps Systems Command
http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil
Click on "Doing business with SYSCOM" for opportunities and information.

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research -- Business Opportunities
http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/bus_op.htm
The Department of the Navy and the Office of Naval Research are committed to strengthening the role of small businesses in naval science and technology.

U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) WPAFB
http://www.afrl.af.mil/
For information on a variety of AFRL business opportunities, see http://www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9218.
For chemical and biological defense related technology thrusts, see especially the AFRL Human Effectiveness Directorate (http://www.he.afrl.af.mil/).

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
http://www.darpa.mil
DARPA is the central research and development organization for DoD. It manages and directs selected basic and applied research and development projects for DoD, and pursues research and technology where risk and payoff are both very high and where success may provide dramatic advances for traditional military roles and missions. Following are links to DARPA's biological warfare defense thrust areas:
http://www.darpa.mil/sto/chembio/index.html
http://www.darpa.mil/dso/ 

Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
http://www.dtra.mil/be/business_opp/procurement/acq_procopp.cfm
DTRA solicits proposals for its requirements through the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) and the DoD Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program websites. As a convenience to contractors, we also provide solicitation information for our major acquisitions. While DTRA intends to keep our DTRA Solicitations list accurate and up-to-date, there may be omissions or errors.

Technical Support Working Group (TSWG)

http://www.tswg.gov
Information on projects related to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Countermeasures is available at http://www.tswg.gov/subgroups/cbrnc/cbrnc.html.

Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative (TMTI)
http://www.tmti-cbdefense.org
TMTI is a Department of Defense program that was created to revolutionize protection for the Warfighter against biological threats. Visit TMTI's website (www.tmti-cbdefense.org) and click on "Open for Business" for information and list of opportunities, which are also on Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov). TMTI encourages small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and other firms and entities of interest to submit proposals for research and development work (R&D) that address TMTI's goals.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir/
The Department of Defense (DoD) SBIR/STTR solicitations foster participation by small firms in high-tech research and development to address Department needs. Firms with 500 or fewer employees, owned and operated for profit in the United States are eligible to participate. Comprehensive SBIR/STTR Program information, including mailing list registration for the SBIR and STTR solicitations, is available from the DOD SBIR STTR web site. DoD SBIR solicitations are issued twice per year. Topics are listed for Chemical Biological Defense along with the Air Force, Navy, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) appear in at least one of the two releases.

Federal Business Opportunities
http://www.fedbizopps.gov/
Click on "Find Business Opportunities" to search.

DoD Technology Transfer Office
http://www.dtic.mil/techtransit/
This website provides details about technology transfer opportunities with the DoD and its various organizations. Opportunities are not limited to chemical and biological defense related technologies. Business Opportunities offers links to technology partnership opportunities such as Licensing, Cooperative Research & Development, Facility Sharing, and commercialization resources such as venture capital.

NBC Industry Group
http://www.nbcindustrygroup.com
An industry association established to provide information on nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) civil and military matters to the U.S. Armed Forces, other appropriate Government agencies of the United States and the general public; to improve understanding of the importance of NBC defense and its contribution to the ability of the United States to carry out its global responsibilities; generally, to advance NBC information, technology and materiel for any purposes proper and lawful for the Association.

National Defense Industry Association (NDIA)
http://www.ndia.org
For information on the Chemical and Biological Defense Division select http://www.ndia.org/Template.cfm?Section=NDIA_Divisions_Page&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=3&ContentID=415


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