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The SBIR/STTR Alerting Service is a free service that provides bi- weekly notification of SBIR and STTR solicitation announcements, news and information, and Internet resources relevant to the SBIR/STTR programs. This service is provided by the Economic Development Office of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

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NEWS IN THIS ISSUE

-- DoD STTR Program 2009.A Presolicitation Notice -- NIH SBIR and STTR Program Announcement and RFA -- SBIR Proposal Writing Tip: Ignore What We Tell You (Sometimes)

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SBIR/STTR NEWS AND INFORMATION

-- DoD SBIR Program 2009.2 Presolicitation Notice

The Department of Defense (DoD) posted a presolicitation notice for their 2009.2 SBIR program on the Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fedbizopps.gov) website on April 16, 2009. A portion of the notice appears below for your convenience. To view the entire announcement, visit https://www.fbo.gov/index? s=opportunity&mode=form&id=b63c2e5b51de606c0d0cb53e093fedf0 &tab=core&_cview=0

Notice Type: Presolicitation Notice Solicitation Number: DoDSBIR2009_2 Posted Date: April 16, 2009 Original Response Date: Jun 17, 2009

Synopsis:

Small high-technology firms are encouraged to submit proposals to DoD for R&D projects with both military and commercial applications in response to SBIR solicitation 2009.2, which will be publicly released on the DoD SBIR Web Site (http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir) on Apr 20, 2009. The 2009.2 SBIR Solicitation will open for receipt of proposals on May 18, 2009 and will close at 6:00 AM EASTERN TIME, Jun 17, 2009.

Six DoD components will participate in the 2009.2 solicitation - the Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), and the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD). The solicitation lists all the R&D topics under which DoD is seeking proposals, and also contains detailed information on the parameters of the SBIR program and how to submit a proposal.

Small firms apply first for a six-month phase I award of $70,000 to $100,000 (unless otherwise specified in the component instructions) to test the scientific, technical, and commercial merit of a particular concept. If phase I proves successful, the firm may be invited to apply for a two-year phase II award of $500,000 to $750,000 to further develop the concept.

The complete solicitation may be accessed at ‘http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation'. Participation in the DoD SBIR Program is restricted to small business firms organized for profit with 500 or fewer employees, including all affiliated firms. Questions may be directed to the SBIR/STTR Help Desk at (866) 724-7457 or Mr. Michael Caccuitto at (703) 588-8610, or by e-mail: [email protected] or Ms. Amy Smith, Contracting Officer at (937) 255-0493, e-mail [email protected]. Current Point of Contact: SBIR Help Desk at (866) 724-7457.

-- NIH SBIR and STTR Program Announcement and RFA

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently added a Program Announcements (PA) and a Request for Applications (RFA), that may be of interest to SBIR participants on the 'Special Announcements for Small Business Research Opportunities' page on their SBIR web site (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm). This page lists NIH SBIR/STTR-Relevant PAs, RFAs, and notices that are taken from the NIH Guide Electronic Repository of Special Announcements for Small Business Research Opportunities (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html).

The title, announcement number, participating Institute(s), web address, and receipt date(s) of the PA and RFA appears below:

Translational Tools for Clinical Studies of CAM Interventions (SBIR) RFA-AT-09-004 – posted 4/17/09 National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AT-09-004.html Application Receipt Date(s): August 17, 2009

Multiplex Assay Development for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (SBIR) PA-09-127 – posted 4/10/09 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-127.html

-- SBIR Proposal Writing Tip: Ignore What We Tell You (Sometimes)

The following proposal writing tip was provided by Gail & Jim Greenwood. Past SBIR proposal writing articles written by the Greenwoods are available on the Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. (GCGI) web site at http://g-jgreenwood.home.att.net.

SBIR Proposal Writing Basics: Ignore What We Tell You (Sometimes)

Let’s suppose that you sent in an SBIR/STTR proposal a few months ago. Now suppose that you get word that the agency is not going to fund your proposal. Finally, suppose this is one of the SBIR/STTR agencies that allow resubmission of a proposal (many do not), and that you received good feedback from the agency’s reviewers about what they liked and did not like about your proposal.

So you are now ready to prepare your resubmission of your proposal. You plan to incorporate important changes in the resubmission that respond to the agency’s constructive criticisms of your original proposal--good for you, we highly recommend this, and encourage you to be positive and professional in how you respond. But of course you also plan to make additional modifications based on additional thoughts about the original proposal, right?

WRONG. Do not change other aspects of the proposal until you have spoken with the agency to find out whether the group of reviewers who will look at the resubmission will be the same ones who reviewed your original proposal. If not, then it is fair game to make additional changes. But if the reviewers will be the same, then do not make significant additional changes beyond those that they suggested.

Here’s what we’ve seen happen if the resubmission reviewers are the same people who reviewed the original proposal: You submit a proposal, the agency does not fund it, and says that it might be fundable if you fix X. You then fix X. But you don’t stop there, because based on someone else’s comments (or your own thoughts), you decide to also tinker with Y and rework Z. The agency reviewers hopefully are pleased with what you did with X, but there’s a chance that they will be unhappy with what you have done with Y and/or Z. This is a variation on the old rule of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Put into SBIR/STTR terms, if the agency reviewer doesn’t criticize a particular aspect of your proposal, and if he/she is going to review the resubmission, then don’t monkey with it on a resubmission.

We’ll finish with a couple of suggestions:

First, you can often reduce the likelihood of this problem by allowing ample time for outside critiques before you submit the original proposal. Then you can incorporate the sage advice you got from third parties, which hopefully will make the initial proposal stronger and perhaps allow you to correct some boo boos before the agency reviewer sees them and criticizes them.

Second, don’t ask an outsider to simply critique your previously submitted proposal Instead, give them the agency reviewers’ comments, and ask them how they would incorporate those comments into the resubmission. Finally, if you feel you do have to make significant changes on the resubmission, such as incorporating relevant work that you have done on your own or with other resources since you wrote the original proposal, then discuss these with the agency rep for any advice they have for incorporating them. Also, when you make these changes to the resubmitted proposal, explain to the reader why these changes have been included.

Gail and Jim Greenwood may be reached at the following address:

Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. 1150 Junonia Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 395-9446 (voice & fax) [email protected] (email)

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11th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference, Omaha, NE, June 30-July 1, 2009. This year’s annual conference, hosted by the Nebraska Business Development Center, will focus on “Transforming Medicine Through Innovation.” It encompasses two full days of in-depth information about the NIH SBIR and STTR programs including funding opportunity identification, application preparation and electronic submission, post award administration, and transitioning into the marketplace. The agenda, registration, and other conference information are available at the conference website: http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/SBIR/NIHconference/home.htm#. For more information, contact Lisa Tedesco at 402-554-6270 or [email protected].

2009 Fall National SBIR Conference, Sparks, NV, November 2-5, 2009. The conference will bring together federal program administrators from all of the SBIR participating agencies, venture capital and angel investors, large companies, secondary market and traditional lenders, university and federal laboratory representatives and other experts who provide assistance or are interested in doing business with early-stage ventures. Participants will also hear presentations by SBIR award winners who have successfully commercialized their research, and learn about opportunities while networking with peers involved in innovation. For more information, visit https://www.cisweb1.unr.edu/cxs/CourseListing.asp? master_id=1542&master_version=1&course_area=CON&course_num ber=129&course_subtitle=00, or contact Dr. Fritz H. Grupe at 775-813- 7407 or [email protected].

REGIONAL SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposal Writing, Jonesboro, Arkansas, April 21. This workshop is for early-stage, first-time, or previously unsuccessful writers of Phase I proposals. The eight-hour workshop covers all 11 federal agencies that participate in SBIR and STTR. Instructor is Sharon Ballard of EnableVentures, Inc., a multiple-SBIR awardee and entrepreneur with extensive experience as an entrepreneurial coach. To register, call (501) 683-7700 or go to http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/sbir. For more information, contact Mildred Holley at [email protected].

SBIR/STTR Proposal Preparation Workshop DoD Focus, Detroit, MI, April 23, 2009. This one day session provide detailed instruction on proposal preparation, including both technical and commercialization plans and proposal submission procedures. Differences between agencies are addressed. Core principals of preparing fundable SBIR/STTR proposals are stressed. For more information, visit http://www.bioconsultants.com/training_schedules.html, or contact Biotechnology Business Consultants at 734-930-9741 or [email protected].

* Phase 1 Proposal Preparation Workshop, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 28, 2009. The SBIR-STTR Assistance Program (SSAP), a USTAR initiative, and the Miller Business Resource Center at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) Miller Campus welcomes Jim Greenwood, SBIRSTTR expert for an intense one day workshop. This workshop will provide an overview of the SBIR/STTR programs, and clarify their differences and similarities. It will also provide a simple but effective four-step process for developing a competitive Phase 1 SBIR or STTR proposal, and offer an opportunity to critique a sample Phase 1 proposal, learn its history, and find out the benefits (and limitations) of sample proposals. For more information or to register, visit www.innovationutah.com/sbir.html, email [email protected], or call 801.957.5249 or 801.957-5239.

DCAA/DCMA Government Contractors Compliance Conference DCAA/Cost Accounting Seminar, Denver, CO, April 28, 2009. For more information, visit www.gov-con.us/seminars_feb_ca.html, or contact Carie Fay at 303 800-9115 or [email protected].

QuickBooks® /Indirect Rate Dev/Incurred Cost Poposal Workshop, Denver, CO, April 29, 2009. For more information, visit www.gov- con.us/seminars_feb_ca.html, or contact Carie Fay at 303 800-9115 or [email protected].

SBIR/STTR Proposal Preparation Workshop, Ann Arbor, MI, April 28- 29, 2009. This two-day workshop combines the SBIR/STTR 101, Proposal Preparation, and NIH Electronic Submission Workshops into a two-day intensive workshop. This is targeted to life science companies, covering DOD, NSF and NIH, with detailed emphasis on NIH. For more information, visit http://www.bioconsultants.com/training_schedules.html, or contact Biotechnology Business Consultants at 734-930-9741 or [email protected].

SBIR/STTR Phase I Grant Proposal Course, Pomona, CA, May 7, 2009. This one-day, 8 hour intensive course provides an overview of the SBIR and STTR funding process and helps individuals prepare to write a comprehensive grant proposal. For more information, visit http://www.ceu.csupomona.edu/courses/dynamic_content/certificates/d efault.aspx?certid=2073, or contact Rebecca Pang at [email protected] or 909-869-4495.

NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II Grantee Conference 2009, Baltimore, MD, May 18-21, 2009. This conference will showcase awardees to potential industrial strategic partners and Venture Capital (VC) investors, and provide opportunities for networking between grantees and one-on-one interactions with NSF Program Directors. This conference will highlight advanced technologies including biotechnology, information technology, electronics, materials, manufacturing and chemical processing implemented by SBIR/STTR Grantees. For more information, visit http://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp? cntn_id=112081&org=IIP, or contact Amanda E. Morris at (703) 292- 7055, or [email protected].

* Phase 1 & Phase 2 Proposal Preparation Workshops, Washington DC Area, May 20-21, 2009. Day 1 of this event will provide an overview of SBIR/STTR, recommendation for preparing a solid Phase 1 proposal to any SBIR/STTR agency, and an examination of a real Phase 1 proposal. Day 2, will focus on the Phase 2 portion of the SBIR/STTR program. This 2nd day workshop will cover the basics of Phase II, how it differs among the various agencies, how to prepare the Phase II proposal, and what should be covered in the commercialization discussion in the Phase II proposal. For more information or to register, contact Robert Brooke at [email protected] or visit http://www.cit.org/events/index.html.

SBIR Phase II Workshop, Little Rock, Arkansas, July 9, 2009. This workshop is designed specifically for companies that have received at least one SBIR Phase I award and are confident they will be invited to submit a Phase II proposal. This eight-hour course provides entrepreneur-authors with specific exercises and interactive feedback to help them plan and then complete each section of a Phase II SBIR/STTR proposal. Instructor is Sharon Ballard of EnableVentures, Inc., a multiple-SBIR awardee and entrepreneur with extensive experience as an entrepreneurial coach. To register, call (501) 683-7700 or go to http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/sbir2. For more information, contact Mildred Holley at [email protected].

SBIR Phase II Proposal Writing Workshop, Little Rock, AR, July 16, 2009. This workshop will focus on two areas key to winning SBIR funding: the work plan and the commercialization plan. Specific steps to attract commercialization partners and tools, techniques, and methods for doing business with the government will also be provided. In addition, staffing strategies will be explored since a Phase II effort typically requires new and additional skills. For more information, visit http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/sbir2/, or contact Mildred Holley at [email protected] or 501-683-7716.

2009 SBIR Beyond Phase II: Conference & Technology Showcase Orlando, FL, September, 21-25, 2009. The Beyond Phase II Conference showcases the SBIR Program’s Phase II awardees’ technologies and provides a forum for commercialization opportunities. The event brings together current SBIR Phase II companies, key technology and acquisition personnel from government, and industry to enable the transition of SBIR-funded research and development into products for military, government and private sector commercial markets. For more information, visit https://www.beyondphaseii.com/index.aspx, or contact Andy Talbert at [email protected] or 703 412-3152.

Other possible upcoming SBIR training opportunities include:

National SBIR Conference, Reno/Sparks, Nevada, November 2-5, 2009

* Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc will provide training at these workshops. Any attendee of one of these workshops is entitled to a free critique of his or her draft SBIR or STTR proposal. If you have questions, contact Gail or Jim Greenwood at (239) 395-9446 (voice & fax) or [email protected], or visit their web site at www.g- jgreenwood.com.

If you are sponsoring or are aware of SBIR workshops in your area and would like to post an announcement feel free to contact us.

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DHS DNDO FY09.1 SBIR Solicitation Due April 20, 2009 www.dndosbir.dhs.gov

EPA 2009 Phase I SBIR Due May 20, 2009 http://es.epa.gov/ncer/sbir/

NSF FY2009 SBIR Phase I Due June 9, 2009 http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/index.jsp

PHS-2009-2 SBIR/STTR Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA Due Aug 5, Dec 5; AIDS and AIDS-Related Due May 7, September 7, January 7, 2010 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

COMING SOON

DoD SBIR Solicitation 2009.2 Expected on the Web April 20, 2009 http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/solicitations/index.htm

USDA FY 2010 Phase I SBIR Expected early June 2009 http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/sbir/sbir.html

NASA SBIR 2009 Phase I Solicitation Expected July 7, 2009 http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/SBIR.html

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PARTICIPATING AGENCY SBIR WEB SITES:

Department of Agriculture www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/sbir/sbir.html Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration www.oar.noaa.gov/ORTA/ National Institute of Standards and Technology www.nist.gov/sbir

Department of Defense www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir or www.dodsbir.net Defense Technical Information Center www.dtic.mil/dtic/sbir/ Air Force www.sbirsttrmall.com/Portal.aspx Army www.aro.army.mil/arowash/rt/sbir/sbir.htm Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBD) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) www.darpa.mil/sbir/ Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) www.dtra.mil/acq/business/acq%5Fsmallbus.html Missile Defense Agency (MDA) www.winbmdo.com/ Navy www.navysbir.com/ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) www.nga.mil/portal/site/nga01/index.jsp Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Special Operations Command (SOCOM) http://soal.socom.mil/index.cfm?page=sadbu&sb=sbir SBIR Interactive Technical Information System (SITIS) http://dtica.dtic.mil/sbir/index.html Department of Education www.ed.gov/programs/sbir/index.html Department of Energy www.science.doe.gov/sbir Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) https://sbir.dhs.gov/ Homeland Security Domestic Nuclear Detection (DNDO) https://dndosbir.dhs.gov/ Department of Transportation www.volpe.dot.gov/sbir Environmental Protection Agency http://es.epa.gov/ncer/sbir/ National Institutes of Health http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm National Aeronautics & Space Administration http://sbir.nasa.gov National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/index.jsp Small Business Administration www.sba.gov/SBIR/

NATIONAL RESOURCES (GOVERNMENT/NON-PROFIT)

CRIS (Current Research Information System) http://cris.csrees.usda.gov/ CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) www.crisp.cit.nih.gov/ Federal Business Opportunities www.fedbizopps.gov/ Grants.gov www.grants.gov Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Economic Development Office www.pnl.gov/edo/ SBA Tech-Net http://tech-net.sba.gov/ State Science and Technology Institute www.ssti.org

STATE/REGIONAL SBIR AND SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES (listed alphabetically by state)

Technology Research and Development Center of Alaska (TREND) www.trendalaska.org/ Arkansas SBDC SBIR/STTR Program www.asbdc.ualr.edu/sbir/grants/ SBIR Colorado www.sbircolorado.org/ The Connecticut SBIR Office www.ctsbir.com/ Delaware Technology Assistance Program (DETAP) www.detap.org/ Florida SBDC Network Business Technology Commercialization Program www.floridasbdc.org/btc Georgia SBIR Assistance Program www.sbir-georgia.org/ Georgia's SBIR Network http://science.kennesaw.edu/SBIR/network/ Hawaii SBIR program (HDTC) www.htdc.org/sbir/ Idaho SBIR Initiative Program http://technology.idaho.gov/sbir Heartland Illinois Technology Enterprise Center (HITEC) www.heartlanditec.org/ Illinois DCEO Innovation Challenge Technical Assistance Program www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/Bureaus/Technology/Technology+Grants+Pr ograms/Innovation+Challenge+Program.htm Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (OIPTT) and NASA Illinois Commercialization Center (NICC) www.nasa-illinois.org Indiana Economic Development Corporation http://www.in.gov/iedc/sbir.htm Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (ISURF) www.techtransfer.iastate.edu Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) www.ktec.com/business/section/resources.htm Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation www.kstc.com Maine Technology Institute www.mainetechnology.org/ Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) www.marylandtedco.org/ Defense Alliance of Minnesota www.defensealliance.com/ MoFAST: Moving Missouri's Innovations to Market www.mofast.net Montana SBIR Program - Montana Department of Commerce http://sbir.mt.gov/index.asp MSU TechLink - Regional DoD SBIR and Transition Assistance www.techlinkcenter.org/sbir Nebraska Business Development Center http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/SBIR/ Nevada Small Business Development Center (NSBDC) www.nsbdc.org/ New Jersey SBDC Technology Commercialization Center www.njsbdc.com/SciTech/sbir.asp New Mexico SBIR Outreach Program www.techventures.org/whatwedo/entrepreneurs.php New York SBIR/STTR Assistance www.nystar.state.ny.us/sbir/outreach.htm North Dakota SBIR/STTR (NDSS) www.techconnectnd.com/ North Carolina SBTDC SBIR Outreach www.sbtdc.org/technology/sbirsttr.asp Ohio SBIR Program www.odod.state.oh.us/tech/sbir/ Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology www.ocast.state.ok.us/Programs/SBIRSTTR/tabid/58/Default.aspx Oregon SBIR and STTR Resource Guide www.bizcenter.org/Services/7530/6198/7548 Innovation Partnership (Pennsylvania) www.innovationpartnership.net/ Puerto Rico Small Business Development Center www.prsbdc.org/CDTC_web/index.htm Small Business High Technology Institute www.sbhti.org/ South Dakota SBIR Center www.sbir.dsu.edu SBIR-STTR Assistance Center of Utah www.innovationutah.com/sbir.html Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology www.cit.org/ Washington Technology Center SBIR Program http://www.watechcenter.org/sbir Washington State Small Business Development Center www.sbdc.wsu.edu Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network www.wenportal.org Wisconsin SBIR/STTR Program www.wisconsinsbir.org/ Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative www.uwyo.edu/sbir/

OTHER RESOURCES AND CONSULTING SERVICES Other Resources And Consulting Services

Advanced Technology Innovations, Inc. http://www.atiincusa.com/ Bid Data Line www.biddataline.com/fed/ Biotechnology Business Consultants, LLC www.bioconsultants.com Centurion Technology www.centuriontechnology.com/ Clark Nuber P.S., CPAs www.clarknuber.com/ Cohen International, SBIR Consulting http://rogercohen.com/sbir Consulting Concepts, LLC www.consultingconceptsllc.com DuResTec www.durestec.com Foresight Science & Technology, Inc. www.foresightst.com Gov-Con Solutions, LLC www.sbiraccounting.info Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. www.g-jgreenwood.com GROW LLC www.growllc.com InKnowVation Online www.inknowvation.com Innovation Asset Management, LLC www.iam-llc.com/ Jameson & Company, P.C. (SBIR Survival Kit) www.jamesoncpa.com/gov't_contract_services.htm Hentzel & Associates SBIR Services www.sbirhelp.com Lytmos Group, LLC www.lytmos.com Miller & Associates, P.C. www.millerpc.com/ New Technology Connection www.newtechconnect.com NineSigma, Inc. www.ninesigma.net/ Ohio Aerospace Institute www.oai.org Parmelee Creative & Technical Writing www.parmeleewriting.com/ PBC SBIR Services www.sbirhelpdesk.com www.pbcinc.com Piquero Insights, Inc. www.piqueroinc.com/ Proposals that Work, LLC www.proposalsthatwork.com ResearchResearch www.researchresearch.com/entry/entry.htm Research Editing www.researchediting.com Robert Berger Consulting Under construction Rocket Science Technologies http://rocketscitech.com SBIR.gov http://www.sbir.gov/ SBIR Gateway www.zyn.com/sbir/ SBIR Resource Center http://sbir.us SciBiz Services www.scibiz.net/ Small Business Technology Coalition www.sbtc.org Summit Contract Management, LLC www.summitcontractmanagement.com Tech BizSolutions, Inc. www.sbiraccounting.com The SBIR Coach - Fred Patterson www.SBIRcoach.com The SBIR Network www.sbir.net

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