small business innovation research program sbir road tour 2015 – vince garcia/peter roohr
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NOAA’S MISSION
To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans and coasts.
To share that knowledge and information with others.
To conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.
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NOAA's SBIR Program is seeking highly
innovative products and services with excellent
commercial potential. All SBIR proposals must
directly benefit the NOAA mission, as well as be responsive to the
greater market demands in order to be successful.
NOAA’S SBIR PROGRAM
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MAIN NOAA OFFICES
National Weather Service (NWS)
National Environmental Satellite Data & Information Service (NESDIS)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
National Ocean Service (NOS)
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
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FY15 Funding ~$5M
PHASE I
Feasibility Study, Proof of Concept
$95k Max, for 6 months
PHASE II
Full Research and Development Effort
$400k Max, for 2 years
PHASE III
Commercialization Stage
Non-SBIR Federal Funding
THREE-PHASE PROGRAM
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NOAA SBIR TOPICS
Fall in line with NOAA’s four major goals:
Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Weather-Ready Nation Healthy Oceans Resilient Coastal Communities and
Economies
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Internal Topic
Development
NOAA Releases
SBIR Solicitatio
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Proposal Submissio
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Internal and/or
External Peer
Review
NOAA Internal
Programmatic
Review
Phase I Awards
NOAA’S SBIR PROCESS
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Solicitation Release Date mid-October
Proposals Due mid-January
Phase I Contracts Awarded mid-July
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Ratings Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor
Five Criteria Technical Approach & Anticipated Commercial and
Agency Benefits Commercial Potential Level of Innovation Qualifications of Team Fulfillment of Subtopic
NOAA’S SBIR PEER REVIEW PROCESS
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Number and timing of solicitations Topic areas (Broad v. Focused) Dollar amount of award (Phase I
and II) Proposal preparation instructions Proposal review process Questions during open solicitation Proposal submission (NOAA
currently requires paper)
SBIR AGENCY DIFFERENCES
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NOAA Technology Partnerships Office (TPO)
(301) 713-3565
NOAA SBIR Office NWS SBIR Office
Vince Garcia Peter Roohr
[email protected] [email protected]
(301) 713-3565 x 184 (301) 427-9274
TPO Website: http://techpartnerships.noaa.gov/
CONTACT US
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