Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 15 is to update the closing date of the overarching Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to February 15, 2022, to accommodate the closing date of the final Small Business Opportunities (SBOs) released against it.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 14 is to announce the pre-release of two SBIR Opportunity (SBOs). See Amendment 14 attachment for details. This SBO will open for proposals on October 26, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on November 30, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 13 is to announce the pre-release of two SBIR Opportunity (SBOs). See Amendment 13 attachment for details. This SBO will open for proposals on September 28, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on October 28, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 10 is to announce the pre-release of one SBIR Opportunity (SBOs). See Amendment 10 attachment for details. This SBO will open for proposals on September 09, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on October 12, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 10 is to announce the pre-release of one SBIR Opportunity (SBOs). See Amendment 10 attachment for details. This SBO will open for proposals on August 26, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on September 28, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 10 is to announce the pre-release of one SBIR Opportunity (SBOs). See Amendment 10 attachment for details. This SBO will open for proposals on July 07, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on August 10, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 09 is to announce the pre-release of one SBIR Opportunity (SBOs). See Amendment 09 attachment for details. This SBO will open for proposals on June 17, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on July 20, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 08 is to announce the pre-release of two SBIR Opportunities (SBOs). See Amendment 08 attachment for details. This SBO will open for proposals on June 15, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on July 15, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 07 is to announce the pre-release of one SBIR Opportunity (SBO). See Amendment 07 attachment for details. This SBO will open for proposals on May 27, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 29, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 06 is to announce the pre-release of one SBIR Opportunity (SBO). See Amendment 06 attachment for details. This SBO will open for proposals on May 06, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 08, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 05 is to announce the pre-release of one SBIR Opportunity (SBO). See Amendment 05 attachment for details. This SBO will open for proposals on April 22, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 25, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 04 is to announce the pre-release of one STTR Opportunity (SBO). See Amendment 04 attachment for details. This SBO will open for proposals on March 31, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 04, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 03 is to announce the pre-release of five SBIR Opportunities (SBOs). See Amendment 03 attachment for details. These SBOs will open for proposals on March 17, 2021 and close at 12:00 p.m. ET on April 20, 2021.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.

The purpose of Amendment 02 is to clarify foreign ownership disclosure requirements. Updates were made to the following: page 8 paragraph 4; page 28 paragraph 1; page 35 paragraph 1; page 36 paragraph 1; page 43 paragraph 7; and page 44 paragraph 1 of the original BAA. All changes are highlighted. This amendment also serves to replace the Foreign Disclosure Addendum attachment dated 12/14/20, with the attachment titled Disclosure of Offeror’s Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.
The purpose of Amendment 01 is to update page 13 paragraph 4 of the original BAA. In Part II, Section 3.1(a), the seventh paragraph is amended to allow for Venture Capital-owned firms to participate in DARPA SBIR and STTR Programs.

To provide game-changing capabilities to our warfighters, DARPA must have the tools to operate at the pace of innovation. In order to capitalize on small business innovation, DARPA advertises SBIR and STTR funding opportunities on a “just-in-time” basis, outside of the three pre-determined announcements issued at the Department of Defense level. SBIR and STTR Opportunities (SBOs) will be announced under this BAA. Only proposals submitted in response to an active corresponding SBO will be evaluated for funding.