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News Release: DHS Announces SBIR Pre-Solicitation | Homeland Security News Release: DHS Announces SBIR Pre-Solicitation News Release: DHS Announces Small Business Innovation Research Pre-Solicitation In an effort to keep DHS. gov current, the archive contains outdated information that may not reflect current policy or programs.
Release Date: November 22, 2021 S&T Public Affairs, 202-254-2385 Washington – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program released 11 topics for the new Small Business innovation Research (SBIR) 22. 1 Pre-solicitation. During this period, small businesses can review topics and ask clarifying technical questions regarding the topic requirements.
“The topics span a broad range of homeland security needs that give small businesses the opportunity to partner with DHS and turn their ideas into effective solutions,” said Dusty Lang, DHS SBIR Director. “I encourage all innovative small businesses to review the topics in the Pre-Solicitation to better understand our research and development needs. ” Full topic descriptions for the titles listed below can be viewed at SAM.
gov . Technical questions should be directed to the technical point of contact for each topic, listed in the 22. 1 SBIR Topic Areas document.
Small businesses have until 5:00 p. m. ET on December 14, 2021 to submit their questions.
The DHS topics in the 22.
1 SBIR Pre-Solicitation are: DHS221-001 - Automated Artificial Intelligence (AI) Distress Alerts and Monitoring DHS221-002 - Rapidly deployable countermeasures at protected perimeters and structures DHS221-003 - Non-Invasive and Real-time Detection of Counterfeit Microelectronics DHS221-004 - Broadband Push-to-Talk Interoperability Platform DHS221-005 - A Step Towards Agent Agnostic Detection of Biological Hazards DHS221-006 - Streamlined Airport Checkpoint Screening for Limited Mobility Passengers DHS221-007 - Mass Fatality Tracking System (MFTS) DHS221-008 - Next Generation Semiconductor-Based Spectroscopic Personal Radiation Detectors (SPRDs) DHS221-009 - Field Forward Diagnostics for Select Agent List Toxins DHS221-010 - Wearable Detector for Aerosolized Chemical Threats DHS221-011 - From Port-Side to Pen-Side: Low Cost Detection/Diagnostics for High-Consequence Transboundary or Nationally Reportable Animal Diseases, Particularly Those with Zoonotic Propensity The DHS SBIR Program is a competitive contract awards program to increase the participation of innovative and creative U.S. small businesses in federal research and development initiatives and to increase private sector commercialization of SBIR-funded solutions.
To learn more about the program, visit: https://oip. dhs. gov/sbir/public or contact STSBIR.
Program@hq. dhs. gov .
Interested small businesses can register for the Deconstructing SBIR: What’s New in 2022! webinar on Wednesday December 1, 2021 at 2 p. m.
ET. During this live webinar, attendees will hear from the DHS SBIR Director about how small businesses can participate in the program and how technologies developed through SBIR can support DHS component technology needs. For more information on S&T’s innovation programs and tools, visit: https://www.
dhs. gov/science-and-technology/work-with-st . This page was not helpful because the content has too little information
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Small business concerns (SBCs) organized for profit, with a place of business in the United States; at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more U. S. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Yes — DHS S&T Announces Small Business Innovation Research Pre-Solicitation is offered by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and this listing comes from SBIR, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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