Reprinted from SBIR/STTR Alerting Service

The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) FY05.2 SBIR Program Solicitation is now available. HSARPA will begin accepting proposals on July 29, 2005. The deadline for receipt of proposals is August 29.

The FY05.2 Topics Areas are:

• H-SB05.2-001 Handheld Biological Detection System
  
• H-SB05.2-002 Uncooperative Vehicle Stopping Using Non- Lethal Methods
  
• H-SB05.2-003 Distributed Buoy Vessel Detection System
  
• H-SB05.2-004 Hardware-Assisted System Security Monitor
  
• H-SB05.2-005 Methods To Determine Structural Stability
  
• H-SB05.2-006 Portable/Transportable Directional Gamma Ray and/or
  
• Directional Neutron Detectors

The HSARPA SBIR website, http://www.hsarpasbir.com, offers electronic access to the SBIR solicitation, submission of frequently asked questions (FAQs), answers to FAQs, and hyperlinks to other useful information. All Phase I and Phase II proposals must be submitted via the website.

Before July 29, 2005, you may call or email topic questions to the Technical Point of Contact for the topic, before you prepare a proposal for the FY05.2 solicitation. Technical questions will be researched and answers provided in a timely manner. Contact with HSARPA after the prerelease closing date, is restricted for reasons of competitive fairness, and therefore, all written questions submitted to faq@hsarpasbir.com will be answered and posted electronically for general viewing to the HSARPA website, http://www.hsarpasbir.com.

For more information, call the Help Desk's toll-free number (800-754-3043). General questions pertaining to the HSARPA SBIR program should be submitted to faq@hsarpasbir.com, or you may call the HSARPA SBIR program manager, Tim Sharp, at 202-254-6105.

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