General FAQS

When will my contract be awarded?

After you receive your selection notification, the acquisition requirements package is compiled and reviewed by the technical point of contact. A contract specialist will then reach out to discuss next steps ahead of the contract awarding. It can take up to 120 days for your contract to be awarded, although the contracting office often awards

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What is the difference between an SBIR|STTR pre-release announcement and the SBIR|STTR announcement?

During the pre-release phase, you can review the solicitations and ask questions about the open solicitations. Once the announcement opens, the Army does not permit any direct (oral or written) conversations with the topic authors or any direct conversations with government representatives about specific technical matters.

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Why can’t I use prior SBIR/STTR work to document feasibility for a Direct to Phase II proposal?

Direct to Phase II topics leverage technology readily available in the commercial market, not technology already under development with the government. Feasibility documentation for Direct to Phase II topics must be not be derived from prior SBIR/STTR work as that is work already under development with the government.  For a project already under development with

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