DoD SBIR/STTR Component BAA Pre-Release: Army SBIR 21.4 Topic 005

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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