SBIR - Innovation America

The Jobs Bill Train is Leaving the Station -- and SBIR is being smuggled aboard!

Thursday, 25 February 2010 00:00 |

Evan Bayh said it true. The process Congress uses is flawed. It's more about partisan deal making than the public interest. Back room deals. Sneaking legislative provisions into sometimes unrelated bills to serve private interests and avoid scrutiny and discussion.

We have new evidence today, as they're at it again. With SBIR the victim! And they do it with smug satisfaction, unabashedly sanctimonious. They talk up the little guy (small business) but serve big money (VC) interests instead.

Basically, the House, via Rep Jason Altmire (D-PA), is attempting to bypass the SBIR reauthorization negotiations with the Senate and force the House version of the bill (S.2965) through the back door. If he succeeds in including it in the Job Stimulus bill, it will be difficult for the Senate to oppose it, especially since the President wants this legislation passed quickly.

DoD 2010.A STTR SOLICITATION

Thursday, 25 February 2010 00:00 |

January 25, 2010: Solicitation was issued for public release
February 23, 2010: DoD will begin accepting proposals
March 24, 2010: Deadline for receipt of proposals by 6:00 a.m. EST -- plan ahead and submit early.

February 16, 2010

NOTE: Topic A10a-T027 has been removed from this solicitation.

Program Solicitation -- This file contains the proposal preparation instructions and requirements, program description, definitions, methods of selection and evaluation criteria, and contracting information. The Program Solicitation is available in the following formats:

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Important Note: In addition to following the DoD-wide instructions in the Program Solicitation, proposers must also follow the specific instructions of the DoD Component (Army and Navy) to which they are applying -- see Solicitation Topics below.

Solicitation Topics -- These files contain topics and the Component-specific instructions. The files for the participating DoD Components -- Army and Navy are available in the following formats:

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SBIR Insider 2-08-10

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:00 |

SBIR Gateway Dear SBIR Insider,

Here's a quick update and some answers to a few of your questions. You've been very generous with your comments, and they're deeply appreciated. I want to concentrate on some questions that were critical of the SBIR Insider's reporting.

Although the comments critical of our reporting are minimal by comparison (I can't tell you how fortunate I feel), several bring up important questions/views that you should be aware of.

SBIR/STTR PROGRAM STATUS

As reported previously, and now signed by the President, 10 of the 11 SBIR agency programs have been extended through April 30, 2010. The exception is the DoD which is good through September 30, 2010. Everything is running "as is" with no major changes.

There is no progress to report concerning the House & Senate compromising to pass a full SBIR/STTR reauthorization bill.

SBIR/STTR ALERTING SERVICE -- January 22, 2010

Monday, 01 February 2010 03:45 |

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 at www.pnl.gov/edo/opportunities/sbir.stm. Subscription instructions appear at the end of this newsletter.

NEWS IN THIS ISSUE

PHS 2010-2 Omnibus Solicitation for SBIR/STTR Grants Released
NIH SBIR and STTR RFA and Program Announcements
ED OSERS/NIDRR FY 2010 SBIR Solicitation Opens
DoD SBIR and STTR Program Overview
SBIR Reauthorization Update

Click here to download the current alert in PDF format

Jere Glover, Executive Director of the Small Business Technology Council (SBTC), issued the following announcement this morning:

Friday, 29 January 2010 00:00 |

"The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to extend the SBIR program for another 90 days. The program had been set to expire on Jan. 31, 2010, but the new continuing resolution now pushes the expiration date back to April 30. The Senate is also expected to pass this legislation in short order.

This is the sixth CR passed since the SBIR program was originally up for expiration in 2008. Although reauthorization bills have been passed in the House and the Senate, the language in the two bills was very different, and the two Chambers have so far been unable to reconcile the differences in the two bills into a single bill that can be sent to the President for his signature.

While we are happy that Congress has not allowed this important program to lapse, it is important that the two sides can reach an agreement this year, before the new Congress starts next year and this process will have to start all over again.

SBTC has endorsed the Senate’s language as an acceptable compromise, and urges the House to do so as well."

Keep tuned to www.SBIRreauthorization.com for updates.

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