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ActiveDepartment of the Navy · 2026

Department of the Navy (DON) SBIR FY-26 Release 4 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

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Agency: Department of the Navy
Funding: Not specified
Deadline: Check Source
Status: Active
Eligibility: Small businesses

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Department of the Navy (DON) SBIR FY-26 Release 4 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is sponsored by Department of the Navy. This BAA includes 2 conventional SBIR topics. The pre-release period allows for direct communication between small businesses and Technical Points of Contact (TPOCs) to answer technical questions about the topics.

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Small Business Innovation Research Small Business Technology Transfer - Program Info - - FAQs - Overview FAQs / Navy SBIR Description FAQs / All SBIR SBIR Tutorial Eligibility Getting Started Policy / Law Getting Paid Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Broad Agency Announcements Current DoW SBIR/STTR BAAs Current Navy SBIR/STTR BAAs Navy SBIR Transition Program (STP) SBIR Experimentation Cell (DON SEC) Navy Awards & Success Stories Database Current DoW SBIR/STTR Topics Presentations / Tutorials Reference Material / Manuals Transition / Commercialization Resources Important SBIR Agency Websites Navy Virtual Transitions Marketplace VTM To date, the Navy has funded over $11 billion to commercialize SBIR/STTR technologies.

DoW/Navy FY-26 Release 4 SBIR Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Pre-release 7/1/26 Opens 7/22/26 Closes 8/19/26 ( 12:00pm ET ) The Department of the Navy (DON) SBIR FY-26 Release 4 topics are now open. This BAAs includes 2 conventional SBIR topics.

The pre-release period is 1 July through 21 July and allows for direct communication between small businesses and Technical Points of Contact (TPOCs) to answer technical questions about the topics. Direct communication with the TPOC ends when the solicitation opens to proposal submission on 22 July and closes 19 August at 12:00 p. m.

EDT. A Topic Q&A page, available on the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP), allows firms to post technical questions publicly for TPOC response. The Topic Q&A page on DSIP will close to new questions on 5 August 2026.

Navy FY-26 Release 4 SBIR Instructions & Topics Navy FY-26 Release 2 STTR Instructions & Topics DoW FY 2026 Release 4 BAA Instructions DoW SBIR R4 BAA & Preface & Instructions DoW SBIR R4 BAA & Preface & Instructions DoW DSIP BAA Submission & Information Website DoW/Navy FY-26 Release 3 SBIR/STTR Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Pre-release 6/3/26 Opens 6/24/26 Closes 7/22/26 ( 12:00pm ET ) The Department of the Navy (DON) SBIR/STTR FY-26 Release 3 topics are now closed.

These BAAs included 12 conventional SBIR topics, and 1 Commercial Solutions Openings (CSO) Open Topic. Awards under the CSO Open Topic will use Other Transaction (OT) agreements to accelerate prototyping and transition. The pre-release period was 3 June through 24 June and allowed for direct communication between small businesses and Technical Points of Contact (TPOCs) to answer technical questions about the topics.

The solicitations opened to proposal submission on 24 June and closed 22 July at 12:00 p. m. EDT.

A Topic Q&A page, available on the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP), allows firms to post technical questions publicly for TPOC response. The Topic Q&A page on DSIP will close to new questions on 8 July 2026.

Navy FY-26 Release 3 SBIR Instructions & Topics Navy FY-26 Release 2 STTR Instructions & Topics DoW FY 2026 Release 3 BAA Instructions DoW SBIR R3 BAA & Preface & Instructions DoW SBIR CSO R3 BAA Preface & Instructions STTR BAA Preface & Instructions DoW DSIP BAA Submission & Information Website [7/21/26] Navy Launch - Accelerating Commercial Success for Navy SBIR Phase II Awardees NAVY Launch is an intensely focused program for Navy SBIR Phase II awardees to explore, define (or redefine), and implement a commercialization strategy.

Navy Launch has presented 8 virtual Commercialization workshops and now will be presenting 3 Private Capital Forum Events. IP and IP Protection , and will be held on March 31, 2026. --> The next 2026 Navy Launch Private Capital Forum Event will take place on August 13, 2026 in Austin, TX.

Learn about these great opportunities available to you! Here --> Visit Navy Launch Website We are presenting a series of live Private Capital Forums with the next one being held on November 20. [ Info & Registration ] --> [7/10/26] Navy SBIR Office Hours 5/28/25 --> The Navy SBIR will not present its monthly Office Hours for July.

We will resume our monthly sessions on Wednesday August 26 at 12:00 p. m. ET.

These are one-hour virtual session dedicated to guiding you through DON SBIR/STTR program as well as updates, and allowing you the space to ask questions.

Learn more about Navy SBIR Office Hours and view the slides from our June event Here [7/3/26] Posting of Navy FY-26 Release 1 SBIR/STTR/CSO Selections In order to keep small businesses informed about the Navy's proposal selection status, the Navy posts a list of SBIR/STTR/CSO The list of selections is an ongoing process that may take several weeks to complete.

Current selections for Navy FY-26 Release 1 SBIR/STTR/CSO are now being posted. A selectee is a company selected for further consideration , meaning that the proposal is of interest, but the final decision and contract negotiation is not complete. Being listed as a selectee on this website is NOT a notification of contract award.

View FY 26 Release 1 Selections [05/27/26] DoW and Navy SBIR/STTR BAA Calendar As part of the SBIR and STTR program reauhtorization, the DoW is now issuing BAAs on a monthly schedule. The DoW Services and Components may elect to release topics under these monthly BAAs throughout fiscal year 2026, and the Navy will participate in several of them. [04-20-26] New Navy Transitions Newsletter is Here!

This edition highlights important Transitions news such as: SBIR Reauthorization Passed!

Learn about the changes from Navy SBIR/STTR Program Director Brian Shipley Strategic Breakthrough Awards First-time SBIR participant Pareto Frontier secures Phase III award for tactical communications solution Product/technology positioning in Navy STP Navy�s Rapid Capabilities Office accelerates capability delivery to Sailors and Marines View/Download Your Copy Here (PDF Format) View SBIR News & Announcements Archive To report Fraud, Waste or Abuse please visit www.

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Eligibility Requirements

Small businesses

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Who funds Department of the Navy (DON) SBIR FY-26 Release 4 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)?

Department of the Navy (DON) SBIR FY-26 Release 4 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is funded by Department of the Navy. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.

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