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Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) and Commercial Solutions Openings

BAAs are a funding mechanism utilized by the Department of Defense (DoD) for the procurement of basic and applied research by issuing topics for scientific study and experimentation, which are directed towards advancing the state-of-art, increasing knowledge, or understanding rather than focusing on a specific system or hardware solution.

While CSOs are a competitive procedure used to acquire innovative commercial items, technologies, or services. It allows DoD to obtain solutions or potential new capabilities to aid in fulfilling requirements, closing capability gaps, or providing potential technological advancements.

For current SBIR/STTR BAA or CSO opportunities, visit: DSIP

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

SBIR is a competitive three-phased process to solicit proposals for Research/Research and Development (R/R&D), production, services, or any combination to meet stated agency needs or missions; and to award funding agreements to qualifying Small Business Concerns (SBCs).

Only United States small businesses are eligible to participate in SBIR programs. A small business must meet the following criteria:

Organized for profit with a place of business located in the United States
Be more than 50% owned and controlled by one or more individual, who are citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or by other small business concerns that are each more than 50% owned and controlled by one or more individuals who are citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States; and
No more than 500 employees, including affiliates

See the Eligibility Guide for more detailed information.

Key Points:

In Phase I, the proposing Small Business must perform a minimum of 2/3 of the research/work.
In Phase II, the proposing Small Business must perform a minimum of 1/2 of the research/work.
The Small Business must be the primary employer of the Principal Investigator.