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March 11, 2022 | International, Land

DoD SBIR 22.4 Annual BAA Topic Pre-Release: Army Topic Release 2 – A224-004, A224-005, and A224-006

The DoD Small Business and Technology Partnerships Office announces the pre-release of the following DoD SBIR 22.4 Annual Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) topics:

Department of the Army

  • A224-004: Advanced Tire Technology for Manned and Unmanned Systems
  • A224-005: M997A3 Chassis Suspension Improvements
  • A224-006: Variable Speed Engine Cooling Fan for Acoustic Detection Management

Full topic descriptions and instructions are available on DSIP at https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/submissions/login and at https://rt.cto.mil/rtl-small-business-resources/sbir-sttr/.

IMPORTANT DATES:

  • March 10, 2022: Topics pre-release
  • March 24, 2022: Topics open, begin submitting proposals in DSIP
  • April 12, 2022: Topic Q&A closes to new questions at 12:00 p.m. ET
  • April 26, 2022: Topics close, full proposals must be submitted in DSIP no later than 12:00 p.m. ET

Topic Q&A

Topic Q&A is now available on the Topics and Topic Q&A page in DSIP. Proposers may submit technical questions through Topic Q&A page at https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/submissions/login.

During pre-release, proposers can contact TPOCs directly or submit questions via Topic Q&A. Once DoD begins accepting proposals on March 24, 2022, no further direct contact between proposers and topic authors is allowed. All questions and answers are posted electronically for general viewing. Topic Q&A will close to new questions on April 12, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. ET, but will remain active to view questions and answers related to the topics until the BAA close.

Questions submitted through the Topic Q&A are limited to technical information related to improving the understanding of a topic's requirements. Any other questions, such as those asking for advice or guidance on solution approach, or administrative questions, such as SBIR or STTR program eligibility, technical proposal/cost proposal structure and page count, budget and duration limitations, or proposal due date WILL NOT receive a response. Refer to the Component-specific instructions given at the beginning of that Component's topics for help with an administrative question.

Proposers are advised to monitor Topic Q&A during the BAA period for questions and answers and frequently monitor DSIP for updates and amendments to the topics.

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