March 22, 2021 | 
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															The DoD Small Business and Technology Partnerships Office announces the pre-release of the following Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) topic:
															Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 21.4
															
																SBIR Topic A214-005: “Waveform Challenge for Tactical Radios,” published at: https://rt.cto.mil/wp-content/uploads/Army_21.4_ASO_Announcement_4.pdf
															
															IMPORTANT DATES:
															
																April 1, 2021: DSIP pre-release (March 16, 2021 on beta.SAM)
																April 1, 2021: Topic Q&A opens to questions
																June 1, 2021: BAA opens (begin accepting proposals in DSIP)
																June 1, 2021: Topic Q&A closes to questions at 12:00 PM ET
																June 18, 2021: BAA closes, full proposals must be submitted in DSIP no later than 12:00 p.m. ET
															
															Full topic and instruction document is available at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/23a3541bee074eea8deef2abcdf1bbef/view.
															
														
													
												
												
												 
											
										
									
									
								
							
						
						
					
				
			
			 
			
				
					
						
						
							
								
									
									
										
											
												 
												
												
													
														
															
															
																
																	
																		
																		 
																		
																	
																
															
															
														
													
												
												 
												
													
														
															
															IMPORTANT: A prize competition, xTech|SBIR Waveform Challenge, will be used to identify small business concerns that meet the criteria for award of a Phase I or Direct to Phase II (D2PhII) SBIR contract under 10 U.S.C. §2374a. Winners selected from the xTech|SBIR Waveform Challenge prize competition will be the only firms eligible to submit a Phase I or D2PhII SBIR proposal under this announcement. A separate xTech|SBIR Waveform Challenge prize competition announcement will be issued concurrent with this BAA and can be found by selecting the xTech|SBIR Waveform Challenge tile at: https://www.xtechsearch.army.mil/
															
														
													
												
												 
												
												 
											
										
									
									
								
							
						
						
					
				
			
			 
			
				
					
						
						
							
								
									
									
										
											
												 
												
												
													
														
															
															
																
																	
																		
																		 
																		
																	
																
															
															
														
													
												
												 
												
													
														
															
															Topic Q&A
															During pre-release, proposers can contact TPOCs directly. Once DoD begins accepting proposals on June 1, 2021, no further direct contact between proposers and topic authors is allowed. Topic Q&A will be available for proposers to submit technical questions at https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/submissions/login beginning April 1, 2021. All questions and answers are posted electronically for general viewing. Topic Q&A will close to new questions on June 1, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. ET but will remain active to view questions and answers related to the topics until the BAA close.
															
														
													
												
												 
												
												 
											
										
									
									
								
							
						
						
					
				
			
			 
			
				
					
						
						
							
								
									
									
										
											
												 
												
												
													
														
															
															
																
																	
																		
																		 
																		
																	
																
															
															
														
													
												
												
												 
											
										
									
									
								
							
						
						
					
				
			
			 
			
				
					
						
						
							
								
									
									
										
											
												 
												
												
													
														
															
															DSIP Help Desk Contact Info
															
																Phone Number: 703-214-1333
																Email: DoDSBIRSupport@reisystems.com
																Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
															
															Thank you for your interest in the DoD SBIR/STTR Program.
															DoD SBIR/STTR Support Team
															
														
													
												
												 
												
													
														
															
															
																
																	
																		
																		 
																		
																	
																
															
															
														
													
												
												 
												
													
														
															
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