DoD SBIR Broad Agency Announcement for the Chemical and Biological Defense Program is a grant from the Department of Defense that funds small business innovation in chemical and biological defense technologies. The program seeks research and development of novel detection, protection, decontamination, and medical countermeasure solutions against chemical and biological threats.

Eligible applicants are U.S.-based small businesses with relevant scientific and technical expertise. Phase I awards support initial feasibility research, while Phase II awards fund full R&D toward prototype development. Topics include agent detection sensors, protective equipment, medical diagnostics, and therapeutics for CBRN threats.

Tutorial 2 Department of Defense (DOD) - Components Hide Options Show Options Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) The Chemical and Biological Defense, or CBD, program was established by the Department of Defense (DoD) in 1994 to provide state-of-the-art defense capabilities to allow U.S. military forces to operate and successfully complete missions in chemical and biological warfare environments.

The overall objective of the CBD Small Business Innovation Research [SBIR] program is to elicit innovative solutions from the small business community that can address chemical and biological defense technology gaps confronting DoD and to include technologies that will also have high commercialization potential in the private sector.

Technologies developed under the SBIR program have the potential to transition to the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, or JPEO-CBD, if the appropriate level of technology maturity has been demonstrated. The CBD SBIR program is one of the 12 components within DoD and is often confused with DTRA, or the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

However, the CBD and DTRA programs are separate programs, each with a separate budget and a separate program manager. The CBD SBIR Program targets technology efforts that maximize a strong defense posture in a biological or chemical environment using passive and active means as deterrents. SBIR topics are developed in the following program areas to address both chemical and biological threats.

These include: Detection and Identification Diagnostics and Disease Surveillance CBD participates in both the SBIR program and the STTR program.

The programs fund a large and diverse array of topic areas and technical disciplines including: detectors and sensors, medical pre-treatment, therapeutics, and diagnostics; decontamination and protection; bioinformatics and data analysis systems; proteomics, molecular biology, drug development, and many more.

The Annual Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology Conference is a great place to learn more about CBD S&T priorities. A number of short videos from the 2017 conference are highlighted in the Links section of this Tutorial. CBD participates in both the SBIR and STTR programs.

These programs fund a large and diverse array of topic areas and technical disciplines including: detectors and sensors; medical pre-treatment, therapeutics, and diagnostics; decontamination and protection; bioinformatics and data analysis systems; soldier support, health and performance; proteomics; molecular biology; drug development; and many more. The maximum dollar value for a Phase I award is $150,000 for up to 6 months of work.

CBD no longer includes an option period as part of Phase I projects. CBD provides three opportunities annually for Phase I awardees to submit a Phase II proposal and encourages Phase I awardees to defer Phase II proposal submission until at least the fifth month of the Phase I period of performance. The total SBIR funding available for Phase II is $1 million over two years.

Approximately one in ten Phase I proposals are selected for contract award with approximately two proposals selected for each topic. Approximately 50% of Phase I awardees receive a Phase II contract. To learn more about the CBD SBIR and STTR programs, please reach out to Larry Pollack, the CBD SBIR Program Manager.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) - COMPONENTS - CBD (1) True or False? The CBD and DTRA programs each have a separate SBIR program manager. (2) Which two DoD SBIR programs are inappropriately believed to have a combined budget?

(3) True or False? CBD does not have an STTR program. (4) The typical award rate for CBD Phase I SBIR is: (5) True/False?

Technologies developed under the CBD SBIR program are meant to address defense technology gaps, and are not meant to be commercialized in the private sector. Hide Options Show Options Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) The Defense Threat Reduction Agency, or DTRA, is the youngest Agency in the Department of Defense.

Formed in 1998, the mission of DTRA is to keep weapons of mass destruction, or WMD, out of the hands of terrorists and other enemies by locking down, monitoring, and destroying weapons and weapons-related materials. DTRA is a Combat Support Agency meaning that it provides support to the U.S. Military during Combat Operations. With its headquarters in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, DTRA’s vigilance is constant, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In order to anticipate future threats, DTRA manages a research and development portfolio that is based on the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Community of Interest, or CWMD COI. To increase the effectiveness of investments, Communities of Interest were established to ensure coordinated DoD Science & Technology program development through joint planning and provision of a forum for stakeholder participation.

The CWMD Community of Interest is based on the DoD strategy for CWMD and is chaired by DTRA with members including the Army, Navy, Air Force, DARPA, and others. The first objective - Understanding the Environment, Threats and Vulnerabilities - requires capabilities such as global situational awareness, threat detection, forensics, weapons effects, and the identification, verification and monitoring of threats.

The second objective - to Control, Defeat, Disable and Dispose of WMD Threats - leverages Special Operations support to identify, secure, and dismantle WMDs as well as to remove WMD development and employment.

The final objective - to Safeguard the Force and Manage Consequences – focuses on sensing, identifying and quantifying chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense hazards in the environment and developing and providing the technologies needed to mitigate threat agents such as personal protection, medical diagnostics and analysis, vaccines and therapeutics, and rapid response and restoration.

DTRA’s Enabling Technologies include basic research, CWMD testing capabilities, Technical Reachback, advanced analytics and interagency and international leverage. DTRA also participates in both the SBIR and STTR programs and participates in one DoD BAA annually. Both programs are fairly small.

For example, in FY17 the DTRA SBIR budget was $9. 2 million, while the STTR budget was $1. 3 million.

The topics in the DTRA solicitation reflect current strategic priorities where small businesses are believed to have capabilities to address challenging technical issues. Recent topics include Field Debris Analysis for Nuclear Forensics and High Performance Computing (HPC) tools. DTRA Phase I SBIR awards are for up to $150,000 and need to be accomplished within seven months.

Phase II proposals must be submitted no later than 30 days after the end of the seven-month Phase I effort. DTRA also participates in the OSD Office of Small Business Programs Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) program. This program is used to expedite the transition of innovative solutions to the Warfighter.

A RIF effort may build on the results of an SBIR Phase II and help transition these new capabilities for military use. The Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology Program is managed within DTRA under the Joint Science & Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) with separate SBIR/STTR and RIF efforts.

For more information on the DTRA SBIR program, potential applicants are encouraged to contact Mr. Mark Flohr, the SBIR Program Manager. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Videos to help you learn about some of the DTRA Commands that sponsor SBIR and STTR topics DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) - COMPONENTS - DTRA (1) In what year was DTRA formed? (2) True or False?

DTRA’s primary role is to keep WMD out of the hands of America’s enemies. True or False? The Army chairs the CWMD Community of Interest.

In the acronym WMD, what does the D stand for? (5) A DTRA SBIR Phase I award should be completed in how many months? Hide Options Show Options The United States Special Operations Command (or USSOCOM) has its headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.

It is the only Unified Combatant Command legislated into being by Congress and is charged with overseeing the Special Operations Component Commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force. The Special Operations Forces, or SOF, conduct covert and clandestine missions such as special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, unconventional warfare and many other special operations.

USSOCOM is a Combatant Command with global responsibilities. A special operator needs to be equipped and trained to work in every environment within the world - in the air, on the land, on the surface of the sea and below the sea.

SOCOM has Component organizations of its own that mirror the services - so you will hear mention of the United States Army Special Operations Command (or USASOC), the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the Marines (MARSOC]), and the Navy Component referred to as the Naval Special Warfare Command (or NSWC). The logo for USSOCOM is the spear and this symbol is incorporated into the SBIR logo as the letter “I”.

The special operators are at the tip of that spear and they require leading edge technology. When SOCOM sends special operators into harm’s way, it wants them to have a technological advantage over their adversaries. As the saying goes, a level playing field is for sports, not war.

The USSOCOM SBIR and STTR programs focus exclusively on the needs of the Warfighter. Topics in the SOCOM solicitations are aligned with officially documented programs of record that verify a need for Special Operations Forces. USSOCOM generally participates in the three traditional DoD solicitation cycles during the fiscal year.

Phase I SBIR and STTR awards are for $150,000 and typically last six months. Phase II awards are for up to $1,000,000 and for two years effort. An interesting point is that fifty percent of SOCOM Phase IIs began as non-SOCOM SBIR/STTR efforts.

Companies that have relevant Phase I awards from other Agencies are encouraged to take advantage of this cross-Agency option. USSOCOM wants to see leading edge technologies get to Phase II and benefit the special operator. In order to be successful in Phase III, you must understand the requirements of the Program Executive Office (or PEO) that is funding your SBIR award.

It is important that you deliver your work on time and on budget – as USSOCOM wants reliable suppliers. When working with SOCOM there are various avenues that a small business can investigate to determine if SOCOM may have a need for your technology.

The Technical Experimentation (or TE) events are held three times a year and provide a unique opportunity for technology developers to interact with the SOF community in a collaborative environment. There is an application process to participate in a TE events. Another opportunity to gain more exposure is through attendance at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (or SOFIC), held in May each year in Tampa, Florida.

This is where the leaders of SOCOM clarify what they need from industry. A third source is the Engage SOF Office also referred to as the eSOF office. This site is where USSCOM lists capabilities of interest and where companies can submit their ideas and clarify their capabilities.

In the links section of this tutorial, you will find the link to eSOF, as well as the other resources mentioned. In closing, let’s introduce the SOCOM PEOs. The Program Executive Offices are acquisition organizations that reside within the Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Center (or SOF AT&L).

Each PEO has a military or civilian official at the helm who has responsibility for directing several Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and non-major system acquisition programs. PEO-C4 is responsible for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers. It includes enterprise networks transport, tactical comms, as well as Military Information Support Operations.

PEO Fixed Wing is responsible for Special Operations manned and unmanned fixed wing airpower capabilities. PEO Maritime’s vision is to build unmatched affordable surface and undersea platforms that deliver SOF safely and undetected anytime and anywhere on the globe. PEO SDA-SOF Digital Applications is a one-stop shop for software-defined capabilities and artificial intelligence applications.

PEO Rotary Wing is responsible for providing the SOF community with the advanced vertical lift capability available to the U.S. military. SOF-Warrior provides enhanced lethality, mobility, and survivability while performing ground SOF activities across environment conditions.

The Program Executive Office for Special Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Exploitation (PEO-SRSE) is responsible for the acquisition, fielding, and sustainment of intelligence systems for Special Operations Forces. The systems contribute directly to USSOCOM priorities to deter, disrupt, and defeat terrorist threats and sustain and modernize the force in persistent intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance.

PEO Special Operations Forces Support Activity of PEO SOFSA supports the SOF community through the execution of contracting, financial management, and operations oversight to ensure dedicated, responsive, and cost-effective contractor logistics support services.

And finally, PEO Services (PEO-SV) provides the USSOCOM Commander and Acquisition Executive with the leadership to execute and oversee efficient and optimized services acquisition. To learn more about the USSOCOM SBIR program please look at the Components website. Also be sure to look at the Engage SOF Office site, known as eSOF to learn about how to submit your capabilities and ideas to USSOCOM.

Videos to help you learn about some of the USSOCOM Commands that sponsor SBIR and STTR topics Air Force Life Cycle Management Center DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) - COMPONENTS - USSOCOM (1) Which of the following is a false statement regarding USSOCOM?

(a) USSOCOM's headquarters is at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida (b) USSOCOM is one of numerous Unified Combatant Commands legislated by Congress (c) The Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force participate in USSOCOM (d) The Navy Special Warfare Command is referred to as NSWC (2) Which of the following is an acronym for the United States Army Special Operations Command? (3) True or False?

Like other Components within DoD, USSOCOM has an STTR program (4) Small businesses that are interested in exploring SOCOM opportunities can: (a) apply to participate in a TE event (b) attend the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) held each May (c) use the eSOF process to submit your company's product/service/capability (5) True or False? To win a SOCOM Phase II you must first win a SOCOM Phase I award.

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mil/Portals/61/Documents/DTRA%20Strategic%20Plan%20FY%202018-2022. pdf? ver=2018-03-14-121356-257 DTRA’s Chemical/Biological Technologies Department https://www.

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