Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The DoD STTR Program objectives include stimulating technological innovation, strengthening small businesses’ role in meeting DoD R&D needs, fostering and encouraging minority and disadvantaged person... The DoD STTR Program objectives include stimulating technological innovation, strengthening small businesses’ role in meeting DoD R&D needs, fostering and encouraging minority and disadvantaged persons’ participation in technological innovation, and increasing commercial application of DoD-supported R/R&D results. DoD maintains interest through SBIR/STTR topics in many research areas. The top Technology Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence: Algorithms, data quality, and optimized human-machine coordination; disrupt adversaries' efforts. Autonomy: Autonomous systems’ teaming; machine perception, reasoning and intelligence; human/autonomy systems trust and interaction. Communications: High-performance, low power embedded processing; self-configuring, self-healing and resource allocation algorithms. Cyber: Behavioral issues; self-securing network and methodologies development for cyber effects/consequences. Directed Energy: Power scaling; jitter reduction; laser size/weight; adaptive optics; beam propagation; target tracking. Hypersonics: High temperature materials; hypersonic vehicle manufacturing; air breathing propulsion; hypersonic guidance/control systems. Microelectronics: Economically competitive domestic manufacturing capabilities; radiation hardening; radio frequency (RF) technologies for nuclear/space/electronic warfare capabilities specialty applications. Quantum Sciences: Quantum clocks and sensors; quantum communication technologies; technologies for quantum computing in cryogenics/photon detection. Space: Low earth orbit nano-satellites for missile warning/intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance/navigation/ communications. Biotechnology: Disease prevention/mitigation; rapid emergency medical response and trauma management; environmental remediation; advanced materials.