DoD 2009.1 SBIR SOLICITATION

November 12, 2008:	Solicitation enters pre-release
December 8, 2008:	DoD begins accepting proposals
January 14, 2009:	Deadline for receipt of proposals by 6:00 a.m. EST -- plan ahead and submit early.

	December 1, 2008 NOTE: SBIR 9.1 has been updated to further clarify instructions for proposals responding to topics involving Human/Animal Test Subject and Recombinant DNA research activities.
	January 7, 2009 NOTE: SBIR 9.1 has been updated, the DARPA Component instructions have been modified to notify offerors that non-Government employees may serve as advisors on DARPA proposal evaluations. Non-Government technical consultants/experts will not advise the Government on proposals that are labeled by their offerors as "Government Only".

Program Solicitation -- This file contains the proposal preparation instructions and requirements, program description, definitions, methods of selection and evaluation criteria, and contracting information. The Program Solicitation is available in the following formats:

HTML format
PDF format -- can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader (download it FREE)
MS Word 95, 97, and 2000 format
Important Note: In addition to following the DoD-wide instructions in the Program Solicitation, proposers must also follow the specific instructions of the DoD Component (Army, Navy, Air Force, DTRA, SOCOM, CBD, and OSD) to which they are applying -- see Solicitation Topics below.

Solicitation Topics -- These files contain topics and the Component-specific instructions. The files for the participating DoD Components -- Army, Navy, Air Force, DARPA, SOCOM, CBD, and OSD are available in the following formats:

Important Note: A list of modifications made to the solicitation since its release to the internet is available here.

	Air Force Topics	Army Topics	CBD Topics	DARPA Topics	NAVY Topics	OSD TOPICS	SOCOM Topics
F O R M A T	HTML	HTML	HTML	HTML	HTML	HTML	HTML
	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
	MS Word	MS Word	MS Word	MS Word	MS Word	MS Word	MS Word

Technical Questions: Between November 12 and December 7, 2008, you may talk directly with the Topic Authors to ask technical questions about the topics. Their names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses are listed within each solicitation topic above. For reasons of competitive fairness, direct communication between proposers and topic authors is not allowed starting December 8, when DoD begins accepting proposals for this solicitation. However, proposers may still 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. No direct contact between proposers and the topic authors is allowed. Written questions to SITIS must be submitted via the Internet at www.dodsbir.net/sitis. Questions are limited to technical information related to improving the understanding of a particular topic's requirements; any other questions, such as those asking for advice or guidance on solution approach, will not receive a response. Locate the topic to which you want to submit a technical question by using the SITIS Quick Scan feature on this website. Then, using the form at the bottom of the topic description page, enter and submit your question. Answers are generally posted within seven working days of question submission. (Answers will also be emailed directly to the inquirer if the inquirer provides an e-mail address.)

The SITIS service for this solicitation opens on November 12, 2008 and closes to new questions on December 31, 2008. All questions and answers will be posted from November 12, 2008 through January 14, 2009. All proposers are advised to monitor SITIS during the solicitation period for questions and answers, and other information relevant to the topic under which they are proposing.

Topics Search Engine: Visit the DoD Topic Search website to quickly and easily find topics by keyword across all DoD components participating in this solicitation. Once you find a topic of interest to you, remember to read the Component-specific instructions for that topic from the table above.

Proposal Preparation and Submission: All SBIR Proposal Cover Sheets and Company Commercialization Reports must be prepared and submitted electronically through the DoD SBIR/STTR Electronic Submission Web Site http://www.dodsbir.net/submission/, as described in Sections 3.0 and 6.0 of the program solicitation. For components requiring complete electronic submission, technical proposals must be uploaded through the Submission Website.

If you are unable to download any of these files, please contact our Help Desk (by Email, or phone 866-SBIRHLP (866-724-7457)) for assistance. If you wish to be notified via email of future DoD SBIR/STTR solicitations and events, then subscribe to our listserv.