The Department of Defense issued its pre-solicitations on July 19th. The full proposal will be released until August 20th at which time they will begin accepting proposals. The proposal submission deadline is September 19, 2007. Participating DoD Components in this solicitation are Air Force, Navy, MDA, and NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency).

Solicitation Spreadsheet
The T2Bridge program, who is partnering with the NC SBTDC on DoD outreach and assistance efforts, has developed a spreadsheet populated with all 222 topics. For each topic, the following key points are provided:

Title
Technical Area Key words
Overall Objective
Description
Phase 1, 2 and 3 Objectives
Keywords
Technical Points of Contact

The spreadsheet is available for download at www.sbtdc.org/technology/newsletter/07-8/DOD_Topics-SBIR_07-3.xls.

The hope is that this tool will provide you with simplified view of the DoD's current offerings and potentially enlighten you to potential funding opportunities that you may not have been aware of.

If you do identify a potential match(es), we strongly recommend that you communicate with the TPOC. You have until to August 20th when the full solicitation is published to communicate one-on-one with the TPOC. Use this opportunity to determine if the pre-solicitation is truly a fit with your areas of interest. Many DoD awardees can attest to the value of this communication.

Articles
Below is a compilation of articles published over the past few years by the Greenwood Consulting Group that will help to shed light on the details of the DoD SBIR/STTR program. All articles are copyrighted by the Greenwood Consulting Group. The more informed you are, the more successful you will become.

"Smart Schmoozing with the Dept of Defense":
http://g-jgreenwood.home.att.net/sbir_proposal_writing_basics65.htm

"Two Tips for Dept of Defense Phase I Proposals":
http://g-jgreenwood.home.att.net/sbir_proposal_writing_basics60.htm

"A Must Activity for SBIR Companies Proposing to the DoD":
http://g-jgreenwood.home.att.net/sbir_proposal_writing_basics9.htm

Interview with DoD
In 2004 the NC SBTDC interviewed several DoD SBIR program Managers. The Q&A from this interview is available at http://www.sbtdc.org/technology/sbir/DoD_interview.pdf.

DoD Website
And finally, the DoD's SBIR/STTR website offers a plethora of information. Make specific note of the link within for the DoD's helpdesk: http://www.dodsbir.net/