HSHQDC-FY20-SBIR-PreSolicitation

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, comprised of the Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate’s SBIR Program and the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office SBIR Program, invites small business concerns to review this pre-solicitation for Fiscal Year (FY) 20.

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION; IT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.

Pertinent information for the pending solicitation topic areas can be found in the attached FY 20 SBIR Topic Areas document. 

The pre-solicitation period is from November 13, 2019 through December 17, 2019.

During the pre-solicitation period, technical questions concerning the topics should be directed towards the Technical Point of Contact (POC) for each topic, listed in the FY 20 SBIR Topic Areas document.

During this pre-solicitation period, interested parties have an opportunity to contact topic authors via email to ask technical questions about specific technical topics attached to this notice. 

Telephone inquiries will not be addressed.

Questions should be limited to specific information related to improving the understanding of a particular topic's requirements. Potential offerors are prohibited from seeking advice or guidance on its solution approach or submitting any materials. No further contact between offerors and Technical Points of Contact shall occur after 5pm on December 17, 2019.

The Government anticipates release of the solicitation on December 18, 2019.

It is mandatory that potential offerors be registered on the following areas:

SBIR Portal (https://sbir2.st.dhs.gov)

U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Company Registry Database (http://sbir.gov/registration)

System for Award Management (SAM) (www.SAM.gov).

Only small business, as defined in the Small Business Administration (SBA) SBIR Policy Directive, are eligible to submit proposals.

1.0       Research Topics

1.1       S&T Directorate Topic

The following are the topics for the FY20 S&T Directorate’s SBIR Program:

DHS201-001 - Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) Multimedia Content Analysis Engine Capability for the Emergency Communications Cyber Security center (EC3)
 

DHS201-002 - Remote Sensor Data Protection and Anti-Spoofing
 

DHS201-003 - Digital Paging over Public Television
 

DHS201-004 - Soft Targets and Crowded Places Security
 

DHS201-005 - In-building Coverage Analysis System (ICAS) Using Existing First Responder’s Radio and Smartphone

DHS201-006 - Handheld Advanced Detection/Imaging Technology System
 

DHS201-007 - Enhanced Explosives and Illicit Drugs Detection by Targeted Interrogation of Surfaces

DHS201-008 - Urban Canyon Detection Tracking and Identification of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

DHS201-009 - Machine Learning Module for Detection Technologies

1.2       CWMD Office Topics

The following are the topics for the FY20 CWMD SBIR Program:

DHS201-010 - Innovative Technologies for Next Generation of Sample Collection Media

DHS201 -011 - Development and Evaluation of Nucleic Acid-Based Assays to Accelerate Biohazard Detection

Specific details for each topic are included in Appendix A.