ARMY AL&T
MAKING CONNECTIONS
Jette speaks at the xTechSearch Innovators’ Corner during the AUSA Annual Meeting in October. “Small businesses will be able to get a bit of mentoring, networking and make connections to turn your idea into a fielded product,” he said at the event.
sector, and helping network and mentor businesses seeking to solve the current and future needs of DOD.
INCREASING THE ODDS XTechSearch continues to seek out additional resources and part- nerships to bring the highest value to small businesses across the nation. Te competition is designed to be more than just winning a prize during each phase: It’s about making the right connec- tions, growing small businesses and providing warfighters with the next-generation technology they need.
Te xTechSearch-sponsored Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) topic, “Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) Dual-Use Technologies to Solve Challenging Army Problems,” is an additional opportunity for small busi- nesses to receive funding and formal contracts to further develop their technologies. Agencies within the federal government can advertise their needs with “topics,” or see a possibility to fill their needs with innovative technology. SBIR provides small businesses with an opportunity to understand their technologies’ potential impact on the Army by publishing topics of interest that they can respond to.
Responding to the 19.2 SBIR topic, 10 small businesses were selected by a panel of judges and awarded a contract of up to $120,000 over a period of six months to continue the federal research and development efforts that were initiated in Phase I, showing the technical merit, feasibility and commercial potential for their technology. Eight of the 10 awardees were
companies that had previously participated in the xTechSearch competition.
Te SBIR program gives small businesses the opportunity to deliver innovative research and development solutions to key Army requirements. But xTechSearch has taken a new approach to the program and expanded the horizons to allow for ground- breaking technologies through the SBIR topics. Te xTechSearch SBIR topic consists of three phases, which are roughly similar to the xTechSearch competition. Te SBIR program benefits the Army and small businesses by:
• Providing the Army and DOD with an understanding of how the technologies’ advantage compares with similar commer- cial products, along with how the technology can be applied to Army modernization priority areas.
• Showcasing the prototype solutions and providing a technol- ogy transition and commercialization plan.
• Maturing technology to Technology Readiness Level 6-7 (where it is working in an operationally relevant environment), and producing prototypes for further development and commer- cialization in both the Army and the commercial realm.
• Opening the topic to multiple domains and areas of interest and enabling the Army to see additional technologies and capabil- ities that may be available to assist in solving some of the most critical challenges it faces.
Te xTechSearch SBIR topic is providing a pipeline for small busi- nesses discovered through the xTechSearch program to enter into
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