This BAA incorporates MANDATORY foreign disclosure requirements and other important programmatic changes as required by the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117-183). These updates can be found in sections 2.2, 2.5, 3.0, 4.2.e., 4.3, 6.0, 8.2, and Attachment 2. Proposals that do not include the completed Attachment 2 in Volume 5 will be deemed noncompliant and will not receive an evaluation.  Small business concerns are highly encouraged to review the full BAA to remain apprised of any additional recent programmatic changes.

The DoD SBIR FY2024.4 Annual BAA is structured to allow participating DoD Components to advertise SBIR topics throughout the course of the fiscal year, outside of the three pre-determined BAA cycles. To be notified of SBIR opportunities released under this BAA and to receive e-mail updates on the DoD SBIR and STTR Programs, it is highly encouraged that proposing small business concerns subscribe to the DoD SBIR/STTR Listserv by visiting https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/submissions/login and clicking “DSIP Listserv” located under Quick Links.

In addition to the instructions provided in this BAA, each topic release will be accompanied by Component-specific proposal submission instructions, which will detail requirements such as proposal content, formatting, structure, budget/duration and proposal submission deadlines. Only proposals submitted in response to an active topic under this BAA will be evaluated.  

Active topic releases and associated Component-specific instructions can be viewed at: https://www.defensesbirsttr.mil/SBIR-STTR/Opportunities/. A full topic release index can be viewed in Appendix A of this BAA.

This BAA and the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP) sites are designed to reduce the time and cost required to prepare a formal proposal. DSIP is the official portal for DoD SBIR/STTR proposal submission. Proposing small business concern are required to submit proposals via DSIP; proposals submitted by any other means will be disregarded. Proposing small business concern submitting through this site for the first time will be asked to register. Proposing small business concerns are required to register for a Login.gov account and link it to their DSIP account. See section 4.14 for more information regarding registration. 

The Small Business Administration (SBA), through its SBIR/STTR Policy Directive, purposely departs from normal Government solicitation formats and requirements, thus authorizing agencies to simplify the SBIR/STTR award process and minimize the regulatory burden on small business. Therefore, consistent with the SBA SBIR/STTR Policy Directive, the Department of Defense is soliciting proposals as a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). The DoD SBIR/STTR Programs follow the policies and practices of the SBA SBIR/STTR Policy Directive, current version. The guidelines presented in this BAA incorporate and make use of the flexibility of the SBA SBIR/STTR Policy Directive to encourage proposals based on scientific and technical approaches most likely to yield results important to the DoD and the private sector. The SBIR/STTR Policy Directive is available HERE.

Classified proposals will not be accepted under the DoD SBIR Program. 

Questions: Please refer to the DSIP Customer Support Document for general information regarding the DoD SBIR/STTR process in DSIP.  For additional assistance with the DSIP application, please visit the Learning & Support section of the DSIP at https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/submissions/learning-support/. Email DSIP Support at [email protected] only for further assistance with issues pertaining directly to the DSIP application. Questions submitted to DSIP Support will be addressed in the order received during normal operating hours (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET). See section 4.14 for further information on where to direct questions regarding instructions and topics in this BAA.