Project SBIR West Is a Regional Project of the Small Business High s10

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SBIR/STTR ALERTING SERVICE * November 17, 2006 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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).

Back issues of the SBIR Alert are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.pnl.gov/edo/sbir. Subscription instructions appear at the end of this newsletter.

With the holidays approaching, the newsletter distribution schedule for the remainder of 2006 will be: 12/1 and 12/15.

NEWS IN THIS ISSUE

-- DOE FY 2007 SBIR/STTR Deadline Reminder -- DHHS PHS 2006-2 SBIR Grant Application Deadline Reminder -- NSF FY-2007 SBIR/STTR Opens -- ED 2007 Fast Track Phase I and II SBIR Opens -- DoD 2007.1 SBIR Solicitation Pre-Release and Modifications -- NIH SBIR and STTR Program Announcements -- SBIR Proposal Writing Tip: Addressing the “I” in SBIR

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

SBIR/STTR NEWS AND INFORMATION

-- DOE FY 2007 SBIR/STTR Deadline Reminder

The deadline for receipt of proposals in response to the Department of Energy (DOE) FY 2007 SBIR/STTR solicitation is November 21, 2006. Applications must be received by 8:00 PM Eastern Time. The solicitation indicates that “you are encouraged to transmit your application well before the deadline. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed or considered for award.” If you have problems completing the registration process or submitting your application, call Grants.gov at 1-800-518-4726 or send an email to [email protected].

The DOE SBIR/STTR website (http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir/) includes the following note:

“CORRECTION TO THE 2007 PHASE I FUNDING NOTICE: WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY”

The website also includes a link to a page with email addresses and phone numbers for agency contacts: (http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir/newweb/sbircontact_information.htm ).

-- DHHS PHS 2006-2 SBIR Grant Application Deadline Reminder

The third and final deadline for submitting an application for the DHHS PHS 2006-2 SBIR for non-AIDS related topics (NIH, CDC, FDA), is December 1, 2006. Electronic grant applications must be successfully received by Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization) in order to be considered on time.

Applications for AIDS Related Topics (NIH) are due January 2, 2007. For more information, visit http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm.

-- NSF FY-2007 SBIR/STTR Opens

The National Science Foundation (NSF) began accepting proposals in response to their FY-2007 SBIR/STTR on November 04, 2006. The deadline for proposals is December 4, 2006. The Topics for this Round include:

Biotechnology (BT) Electronics (EL) Information Technology (IT) Emerging Opportunities (EO)

The complete topic descriptions can be found in the solicitation which is available in HTML format on the NSF SBIR/STTR website at http://www.nsf.gov/eng/sbir/.

Also available on the website are a Frequently Asked Questions page with questions typically asked by the first time proposers (see http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/faq.jsp); a Phase I and II supplemental opportunities page for NSF SBIR/STTR grantees (see http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/supplemental_requests.jsp); ad the following notice that was recently posted:

“Effective Immediately: The NSF SBIR/STTR program no longer requires Annual Commercialization Reports for Phase II awards for 5 years after the completion of the award. For more information click on the following link: http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/reporting2.jsp#Phase%20II.”

-- ED 2007 SBIR Solicitation Opens

The Department of Education (ED) began accepting proposals in response to their 2007 SBIR Solicitation on November 6, 2006. Note that the solicitation is for Fast-Track awards only. The solicitation is available on the Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) website in MS WORD format at http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/ED%2D07%2DR %2D0003/Attachments.html. The closing date is January 8, 2007. The solicitation indicates that “for fiscal year 2007, the Institute has selected three priorities for the SBIR program. These priorities consist of the development of technological products that directly or indirectly lead to improved student learning and academic achievement.

Products must fall within one of the three priority areas below:

(1) R/R&D of technological products used by students Products intended for student use must be within one (or more) of the following content areas: reading, writing, math, science, or pro-social development/character development.

(2) R/R&D of technological products used by teachers Products for teachers to use either must be within one (or more) of the following content areas: reading, writing, math, or science, or pro- social development/character development, OR must be a tool designed to improve the efficiency or accuracy with which teachers carry out their administrative responsibilities (e.g., recording and calculating grades).

(3) R/R&D of technological products used by administrators Technological products intended for use by school, district, or state education administrators (e.g., principal, guidance counselors, superintendents, directors of special education) are for improving the manner in which schools are operated (e.g., financial systems to inform school operation, network infrastructures to inform school operation, the application of data systems to inform practice).”

For more information regarding the ED SBIR program, visit : http://www.ed.gov/programs/sbir/index.html. Questions related to the solicitation should be directed to:

Adam Goldstein Contract Specialist US Department of Education 550 12th Street, SW Room 7122 Washington, DC 20065-4230 Phone: (202) 245-6123 Fax: (202) 245-6297 Email: [email protected]

-- DoD 2007.1 SBIR Solicitation Pre-Release and Modifications

The Department of Defense (DoD) 2007.1 SBIR Solicitation was issued for public release on November 6, 2006. DoD will begin accepting proposals on December 6, 2006, and the deadline for receipt of proposals is January 10, 2007. The program solicitation is available in HTML, PDF, and MS WORD file formats on the DoD SBIR/STTR website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/. The solicitation page on the site also includes files which contain the topics and the specific instructions of the participating DoD Components -- Navy, Air Force, DTRA, SOCOM, CBD, and NGA. There have been several modifications that have been made to the solicitation since it's release. A list of these modifications appears below. View the modification file at http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation/sbir071/modlist.htm for links to the associated topics.

- The Air Force has removed topic #: AF071-331 - The TPOC for Air Force topic # AF071-278 has been changed. - The Air Force has added a section with the contact information for the various topic's Program Managers & Contracting Authorities. - The TPOC for Air Force topic # AF071-012 has been changed. - The TPOC for Air Force topic # AF071-107 has been changed. - The TPOC for Air Force topic # AF071-110 has been changed. - The TPOC for Air Force topic # AF071-111 has been changed. - The TPOC for Air Force topic # AF071-112 has been changed. - The TPOC for Air Force topic # AF071-113 has been changed. - The TPOC for Air Force topic # AF071-122 has been changed. - The TPOC for Air Force topic # AF071-345 has been changed. - The TPOC for Air Force topic # AF071-346 has been changed.

For more information, contact the DOD SBIR/STTR Help Desk at http://www.dodsbir.net/helpdesk/ or 866-724-7457.

-- NIH SBIR and STTR Program Announcements

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently added two Program Announcements (PA) and a Request for Application (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 PAs and RFA appears below:

New Technologies for Assessing Manual Therapies (SBIR) (RFA-AT-07-001 -- posted 11/10/06) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AT-07-001.html Application Receipt Date(s): January 17, 2007

Image-Guided Cancer Interventions (SBIR and STTR) (PA-07-041 and PA-07-042 -- posted 11/10/06) National Cancer Institute http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-041.html and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-042.html Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

New Approaches to Arrhythmia Detection and Treatment (SBIR and STTR) (PA-07-031 and PA-07-032 – posted 11/3/06) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-031.html and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-032.html Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

-- SBIR Proposal Writing Tip: Addressing the “I” in SBIR

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.

The “I” in SBIR stands for “innovation.” Therefore, it is probably not surprising that a common reviewer criticism of rejected SBIR Phase I proposals is they were not seen as being “innovative enough.” This month, we want to explore this criticism and how to avoid it.

We think a Phase I proposal might be considered non-innovative for several reasons. First, the applicant may misunderstand the intent of the SBIR program: after all, it isn’t every day that you find a funding program where you get criticized for not being sufficiently “far out” to attract the attention of the reviewers! Second, the reviewer may conclude that the proposed project isn’t innovative, even though the proposer thinks that it is. Third, the proposer may be playing hard to get: we often see proposals where the writer seems to think they must beat around the bush, and force the reviewer to figure out on his/her own that the project is innovative. Fourth, a project may not reflect what others have done in the field lately, and therefore is no longer “innovative.” And finally, maybe the reviewer agrees that the project is innovative, but its impact or importance is so meager that he/she criticizes it as non-innovative.

The solution to the problem of not being innovative, then, depends on the source of the problem.

If you misunderstood the intent of SBIR, then don’t submit a Phase I proposal unless you have an innovative solution to a pressing problem. Just make sure you stay on the right side of the “innovative” vs “crazy” side of the fence.

If you think the proposed project is innovative, but the reviewer may not, then you need to do a better job selling the reviewer on what is innovative. You need to argue in the proposal why the project would be an innovative solution. What may seem like a major difference to you may not be obvious to the reviewer, so explain what is new, different and unique about what you propose to do.

If you are playing hard to get, then stop it. Reviewers don’t have a lot of time to ponder all the data and information stuffed in a typical proposal, so they need your help: in a clear and blunt statement, tell the reviewer why your project represents an innovative approach to an important problem. Don’t hesitate to put this statement in a paragraph by itself, or underline it, to draw attention to it—make your reviewer’s job easier whenever you can.

Make sure you are current in your knowledge of the state-of-the-art relative to your project. There’s no excuse, in the mind of the reviewer, for you not knowing what others are doing in your field.

Finally, don’t stop at telling the reviewer that your idea is innovative: go the next important step and tell them why it matters. This is the “so what?” test: if the reviewer can’t see a compelling reason for funding your project, then it doesn’t matter how innovative it is.

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)

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

NATIONAL

2007 Spring National SBIR Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, April 30 - May 03, 2007.

2007 National SBIR Phase II Conference, Arlington, VA, August 20 - 23, 2007. Phase II companies ready to transition will have the opportunity to meet with end users to discuss commercialization and create partnerships. For more information, visit http://www.dodsbir.com/conference/beyondphase2.htm.

2007 Fall SBIR Conference, Richardson (Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex), TX, October 29 - November 1, 2007. For more information, visit http://www.sbirtexas.com.

REGIONAL

Southern California SBIR Event, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, November 18, 2006. Local IEEE organizations (Orange County IEEE Section with the IEEE OC & LA Consultants Networks) and the California Institute for Telecommunication and Information Technology will sponsor this event to teach senior personnel how to evoke desired responses in reviewers (how to win), plan strategically with SBIR/STTR; estimate and budget R&D project costs and handle the competitive issues in SBIR applications. Assistance with your specific proposal issues and access to outside information and support resources will be provided. For more information, or to register, visit http://sbir.us/course.html or call (410) 315-8101.

SBIR Phase I Proposal Preparation Workshop, French Lick, IN, November 28, 2006. This workshop, hosted by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, will focus on writing competitive technical and cost proposals. For more information, visit www.in.gov/iedc/sbir/index.html, or contact Kelly Bryant at 812-384- 3283 or [email protected].

* Advanced Topics in SBIR/STTR, Gainesville, Florida, November 30, 2006. This workshop will discuss how these programs may be changing in ways that impact your ability to compete. This session will include a live demonstration of search engines that can help you find SBIR/STTR topics of interest to your company, and an abbreviate cost proposal presentation. For more information or to register, contact [email protected].

Innovative Transitions 2006 -- VA's 12th Annual SBIR Conference, Herndon, VA, December, 4-5, 2006. Representatives from DOD’s SBIR programs, DOD customers, major prime contractors, federal and private venture funds, and other key players in the SBIR program will be on hand to discuss important issues related to transitioning and commercializing SBIR technology. For more information, visit http://www.cit.org/SBIRConference/ or contact Robert Brooke at [email protected], or 703-689-3080.

* Phase I & Phase II Proposal Preparation Workshops, New Brunswick, New Jersey, December 7-8, 2006. The first day of this workshop will cover the basics of SBIR/STTR and a four-step process for developing a competitive Phase I SBIR/STTR proposal. The second day includes an overview of Phase II, differences between Phase I and Phase II, a recommended process for developing a competitive Phase II proposal, and a session on technology commercialization. For more information or to register, contact [email protected].

* SBIR/STTR Workshops, Fresno, California, December 12-13, 2006. Details of this event are still being finalized, but it will be a great opportunity for participants to hone their SBIR/STTR proposal preparation skills. For more information, contact [email protected] or [email protected].

Annual STTR/SBIR and HBCU/MI Technical Assistance Conference, Normal (Huntsville), AL, January 29-31, 2007. This conference will include representatives from academia, industry, and U.S. government offices of: DARPA, DoD, ONR, ARO, AFOSR, SMDC, AMCOM, EPA, NSF, DoE and NASA. For more information, visit http://aamuri.aamu.edu/Conference/2006/conference2007_index.htm, or contact Daryush ILA at 256-372-8703 or [email protected].

Rocky Mountain National SBIR Conference, May 9-10, 2007, Denver Colorado. 12 Rocky Mountain states are co-hosting this conference with SBIR Colorado as the lead host. For information see www.SBIRColorado.org.

The Future of Manufacturing is Innovation - 2 Conference, Connecticut, June 2007. The 2006 conference that took place on June 21-22 featured Navy, Air Force, Homeland Security, NIST, Dept of Transportation, SATOP and Industry speakers, matchmaking and networking opportunities, and workshops focused on Innovators and Manufacturers. Additional details regarding the 2007 conference will be posted when available. For more information, visit http://www.ctsbir.com/, or contact Deb Santy at 860-291-8832 or [email protected].

Other possible SBIR training opportunities include:

Additional Winter '06 SBIR/STTR Workshops, Various locations, Dates to be determined

* 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.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SOLICITATIONS CURRENTLY OPEN

DOE FY 2007 SBIR/STTR Due November 21, 2006 http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir/

2006-2 DHHS PHS SBIR Grants Non-AIDS Related Topics (NIH, CDC, FDA) Due December 1 AIDS Related Topics (NIH) Due January 2 http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

NSF FY-2007 SBIR/STTR Due December 4, 2006 http://www.nsf.gov/eng/sbir/

ED 2007 Fast Track Phase I and II SBIR Due January 8, 2007 http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/ED%2D07%2DR %2D0003/Attachments.html

DOC NOAA FY2007 SBIR Due January 17, 2007 http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/AGAMD/NOAA %2D2007%2D1/SynopsisP.html

DOE FY 2007 SBIR/STTR Due November 21, 2006 http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir/

2006-2 DHHS PHS SBIR Grants Non-AIDS Related Topics (NIH, CDC, FDA) Due December 1 AIDS Related Topics (NIH) Due January 2 grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

NSF FY-2007 SBIR/STTR Due December 4, 2006 http://www.nsf.gov/eng/sbir/

COMING SOON

DoD 2007.1 SBIR Solicitation Expected December 6, 2006 (on the Web now) http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SBIR/STTR INFO ON THE INTERNET

PARTICIPATING AGENCY SBIR WEB SITES:

Department of Agriculture http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/sbir/sbir.html Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.ago.noaa.gov/ad/sbirs/index.shtml National Institute of Standards and Technology http://patapsco.nist.gov/ts_sbir/

Department of Defense http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir or http://www.dodsbir.net Defense Technical Information Center http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/sbir/ Air Force http://www.afrl.af.mil/sbir/index.htm Army http://www.aro.army.mil/arowash/rt/sbir/sbir.htm Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBD) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) http://www.darpa.mil/sbir/ Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) http://www.dtra.mil/acq/business/acq%5Fsmallbus.html Missile Defense Agency (MDA) http://www.winbmdo.com/ Navy http://www.navysbir.com/ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) http://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 http://www.ed.gov/programs/sbir/index.html Department of Energy http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) http://www.hsarpasbir.com/ Department of Transportation http://www.volpe.dot.gov/sbir Environmental Protection Agency http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/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/sbir/ Small Business Administration http://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) http://www.crisp.cit.nih.gov/ Federal Business Opportunities http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Economic Development Office http://www.pnl.gov/edo/ SBA Tech-Net http://tech-net.sba.gov/ State Science and Technology Institute http://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 http://www.asbdc.ualr.edu/sbir/grants/ SBIR Colorado http://www.sbircolorado.org/ The Connecticut SBIR Office http://www.ctsbir.com/ Delaware Technology Assistance Program (DETAP) www.detap.org/ Florida SBDC Network Business Technology Commercialization Program www.floridasbdc.com/specialprograms/technology.asp Georgia SBIR Assistance Program http://www.sbir-georgia.org/ Georgia's SBIR Network http://science.kennesaw.edu/SBIR/network/ Hawaii SBIR program (HDTC) http://www.htdc.org/sbir/ Idaho SBIR Initiative Program http://technology.idaho.gov/sbir Heartland Illinois Technology Enterprise Center (HITEC) http://www.heartlanditec.org/ Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (OIPTT) and NASA Illinois Commercialization Center (NICC) www.nasa-illinois.org Indiana University Research & Technology Corporation http://iurtc.iu.edu/sbir.html Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (ISURF) http://www.techtransfer.iastate.edu Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) http://www.ktec.com/business/section/resources.htm Minnesota's SBIR/STTR Assistance Program www.deed.state.mn.us/sbir/ Defense Alliance of Minnesota www.defensealliance.com/ SBIR Outreach Center (SOC) www.mnsbir.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 http://www.techlinkcenter.org/sbir Nevada Small Business Development Center (NSBDC) www.nsbdc.org/ New Jersey SBDC Technology Commercialization Center http://www.njsbdc.com/SciTech/sbir.asp New Mexico SBIR Outreach Center [email protected] or (505) 843-4105 North Dakota SBIR/STTR (NDSS) http://www.techconnectnd.com/ North Carolina SBTDC SBIR Outreach http://www.sbtdc.org/technology/sbirsttr.asp Ohio SBIR Program http://www.odod.state.oh.us/tech/sbir/ Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology http://www.ocast.state.ok.us/sbra.htm Innovation Partnership (Pennsylvania) http://www.innovationpartnership.net/ Puerto Rico Small Business Development Center http://www.prsbdc.org/CDTC_web/index.htm Small Business High Technology Institute http://www.sbhti.org/ South Dakota SBIR Center http://www.sbir.dsu.edu Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology http://www.cit.org/ Washington State Fed and State Tech Partnership Program (WaFAST) http://wafast.org/index.html Washington State Small Business Development Center http://www.sbdc.wsu.edu Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network http://www.wenportal.org Wisconsin SBIR/STTR Program http://www.wisconsinsbir.org/ Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative http://www.uwyo.edu/sbir/

OTHER RESOURCES AND CONSULTING SERVICES

Bid Data Line http://www.biddataline.com/fed/ Biotechnology Business Consultants, LLC http://www.bioconsultants.com Centurion Technology http://www.centuriontechnology.com/ Clark Nuber P.S., CPAs http://www.clarknuber.com/ Cohen International, SBIR Consulting http://rogercohen.com/sbir 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 InKnowVation Online http://www.inknowvation.com Innovation Asset Management, LLC http://www.iam-llc.com/ Jameson & Company, P.C. (SBIR Survival Kit) http://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. http://www.millerpc.com/ National SBIR Conference Center http://sbirworld.com/ New Technology Connection www.newtechconnect.com NineSigma, Inc. www.ninesigma.net/ Parmelee Creative & Technical Writing www.parmeleewriting.com/ PBC SBIR Services www.sbirinfo.com www.sbirhelpdesk.com www.pbcinc.com Piquero Insights, Inc. http://www.piqueroinc.com/ ResearchResearch http://www.researchresearch.com/entry/entry.htm Research Editing http://www.researchediting.com Robert Berger Consulting Under construction SBIR Gateway http://www.zyn.com/sbir/ SBIR Resource Center http://sbir.us SciBiz Services http://www.scibiz.net/ Small Business Technology Coalition http://www.sbtc.org Tech BizSolutions, Inc. www.sbiraccounting.com The SBIR Coach - Fred Patterson http://www.SBIRcoach.com The SBIR Network www.sbir.net

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SUBSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS

To SUBSCRIBE to the SBIR-Alert mailing list, send an email to [email protected] with the following in the subject line or body of your message (your name is optional):

subscribe sbir-alert first_name last_name

example: subscribe sbir-alert joe smith

To UNSUBSCRIBE, send an email to [email protected] with the words "unsubscribe sbir-alert" in the subject line of your message

As of 3/31/06, the URL for the Lyris ListManager Web-based interface of this newsletter has been changed to: http://lyris.pnl.gov/read/login/.

You can make changes to your account as well as view back-issues of the SBIR-Alert (under the Messages tab) and perform keyword searches for issues containing a particular subject or topic of interest from within this interface. Previoulsy a password was optional, but you will now be prompted to choose one via email.

To receive (or cancel) SBIR/STTR notices via FAX, send a request with your name, company, phone and fax number to (509) 372-4370.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HOW TO REACH US

If you have any comments, suggestions, or would like to submit items for the next issue please contact us:

Richard Fowler - [email protected] - (509) 372-4332 Gary Spanner - [email protected] - (509) 372-4296