ARMY SBIR 08.2 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS The U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) is responsible for execution of the Army SBIR program. Information on the Army SBIR Program can be found at the following website: https://www.armysbir.com/. Solicitation, topic, and general questions regarding the SBIR program should be addressed according to the DoD portion of this solicitation. For technical questions about the topic during the pre-Solicitation period, contact the Topic Authors listed for each topic in the Solicitation. To obtain answers to technical questions during the formal Solicitation period, visit http://www.dodsbir.net/sitis. For general inquiries or problems with the electronic submission, contact the DoD Help Desk at 1-866-724-7457 (8am to 5pm EST). Specific questions pertaining to the Army SBIR program should be submitted to: Susan Nichols Program Manager, Army SBIR [email protected] US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) ATTN: AMSRD-SS-SBIR 6000 6th Street, Suite 100 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5608 (703) 806-2085 FAX: (703) 806-2044 The Army participates in one DoD SBIR Solicitation each year. Proposals not conforming to the terms of this Solicitation will not be considered. The Army reserves the right to limit awards under any topic, and only those proposals of superior scientific and technical quality will be funded. Only Government personnel will evaluate proposals with the exception of technical personnel from General Dynamics Information Technology, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), and Azimuth, Inc. who will provide Advisory and Assistance Services to the Army, providing technical analysis in the evaluation of proposals submitted against Army topic numbers: A08-121 (General Dynamics Information Technology) and A08-123 (SAIC and Azimuth, Inc.). Individuals from General Dynamics Information Technology, SAIC, and Azimuth, Inc. will be authorized access to only those portions of the proposal data and discussions that are necessary to enable them to perform their respective duties. These firms are expressly prohibited from competing for SBIR awards and from scoring or ranking of proposals or recommending the selection of a source. In accomplishing their duties related to the source selection process, the aforementioned firms may require access to proprietary information contained in the offerors' proposals. Therefore, pursuant to FAR 9.505-4, these firms must execute an agreement that states that they will (1) protect the offerors’ information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary and (2) refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. These agreements will remain on file with the Army SBIR program management office at the address above. SUBMISSION OF ARMY SBIR PROPOSALS The entire proposal (which includes Cover Sheets, Technical Proposal, Cost Proposal, and Company Commercialization Report) must be submitted electronically via the DoD SBIR/STTR Proposal Submission Site (http://www.dodsbir.net/submission). The Army prefers that small businesses complete the Cost Proposal form on the DoD Submission site, versus submitting within the body of the uploaded proposal. The Army WILL NOT accept any proposals which are not submitted via this site. Do not send a hardcopy of the proposal. Hand or electronic signature on the proposal is also NOT required. If the proposal is selected for award, the DoD Component program will contact you for signatures. If you experience problems uploading a proposal, call the DoD Help Desk 1-866-724-7457 (8am to 5pm EST). Selection and non-selection letters will be sent electronically via e- mail. ARMY-1 Army Phase I proposals have a 20-page limit (excluding the Cost Proposal and the Company Commercialization Report). Pages in excess of the 20-page limitation will not be considered in the evaluation of the proposal (including attachments, appendices, or references, but excluding the Cost Proposal and Company Commercialization Report). Any proposal involving the use of Bio Hazard Materials must identify in the Technical Proposal whether the contractor has been certified by the Government to perform Bio Level - I, II or III work. Companies should plan carefully for research involving animal or human subjects, or requiring access to government resources of any kind. Animal or human research must be based on formal protocols that are reviewed and approved both locally and through the Army's committee process. Resources such as equipment, reagents, samples, data, facilities, troops or recruits, and so forth, must all be arranged carefully. The few months available for a Phase I effort may preclude plans including these elements, unless coordinated before a contract is awarded. If the offeror proposes to use a foreign national(s) [any person who is NOT a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – refer to Section 2.15 at the front of this solicitation for definitions of “lawful permanent resident” and “protected individual”] as key personnel, they must be clearly identified. For foreign nationals, you must provide resumes, country of origin and an explanation of the individual’s involvement. No Class 1 Ozone Depleting Chemicals/Ozone Depleting Substances will be allowed for use in this procurement without prior Government approval. Phase I Proposals must describe the "vision" or "end-state" of the research and the most likely strategy or path for transition of the SBIR project from research to an operational capability that satisfies one or more Army operational or technical requirements in a new or existing system, larger research program, or as a stand-alone product or service. PHASE I OPTION MUST BE INCLUDED AS PART OF PHASE I PROPOSAL The Army implemented the use of a Phase I Option that may be exercised to fund interim Phase I activities while a Phase II contract is being negotiated. Only Phase I efforts selected for Phase II awards through the Army’s competitive process will be eligible to exercise the Phase I Option. The Phase I Option, which must be included as part of the Phase I proposal, covers activities over a period of up to four months and should describe appropriate initial Phase II activities that may lead to the successful demonstration of a product or technology. The Phase I Option must be included within the 20-page limit for the Phase I proposal. A firm-fixed-price or cost-plus-fixed-fee Phase I Cost Proposal ($120,000 maximum) must be submitted in detail online. Proposers that participate in this Solicitation must complete the Phase I Cost Proposal not to exceed the maximum dollar amount of $70,000 and a Phase I Option Cost Proposal (if applicable) not to exceed the maximum dollar amount of $50,000. Phase I and Phase I Option costs must be shown separately but may be presented side- by-side on a single Cost Proposal. The Cost Proposal DOES NOT count toward the 20-page Phase I proposal limitation. Phase I Key Dates 08.2 Solicitation Pre-release April 21 –May 18, 2008 08.2 Solicitation Opens May 19 – June 18, 2008 Phase I Evaluations June – August 2008 Phase I Selections August 2008 Phase I Awards October 2008* *Subject to the Congressional Budget process ARMY-2 PHASE II PROPOSAL SUBMISSION Note! Phase II Proposal Submission is by Army Invitation only. Small businesses are invited in writing by the Army to submit a Phase II proposal from Phase I projects based upon Phase I progress to date and the continued relevance of the project to future Army requirements. The Army exercises discretion on whether a Phase I award recipient is invited to propose for Phase II. Invitations are generally issued no earlier than five months after the Phase I contract award, with the Phase II proposals generally due one month later. In accordance with SBA policy, the Army reserves the right to negotiate mutually acceptable Phase II proposal submission dates with individual Phase I awardees, accomplish proposal reviews expeditiously, and proceed with Phase II awards. Invited small businesses are required to develop and submit a technology transition and commercialization plan describing feasible approaches for transitioning and/or commercializing the developed technology in their Phase II proposal. Army Phase II cost proposals must contain a budget for the entire 24 month Phase II period not to exceed the maximum dollar amount of $730,000. During contract negotiation, the contracting officer may require a cost proposal for a base year and an option year. These costs must be submitted using the Cost Proposal format (accessible electronically on the DoD submission site), and may be presented side-by-side on a single Cost Proposal Sheet. The total proposed amount should be indicated on the Proposal Cover Sheet as the Proposed Cost. Phase II projects will be evaluated after the base year prior to extending funding for the option year. Fast Track (see section 4.5 at the front of the Program Solicitation). Small businesses that participate in the Fast Track program do not require an invitation. Small businesses must submit (1) the Fast Track application within 150 days after the effective date of the SBIR phase I contract and (2) the Phase II proposal within 180 days after the effective date of its Phase I contract. CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING APPLICATION (CMRA) Accounting for Contract Services, otherwise known as Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA), is a Department of Defense Business Initiative Council (BIC) sponsored program to obtain better visibility of the contractor service workforce. This reporting requirement applies to all Army SBIR contracts. Beginning in the DoD 2006.2 SBIR solicitation, offerors are instructed to include an estimate for the cost of complying with CMRA as part of the cost proposal for Phase I ($70,000 max), Phase I Option ($50,000 max), and Phase II ($730,000 max), under “CMRA Compliance” in Other Direct Costs. This is an estimated total cost (if any) that would be incurred to comply with the CMRA requirement. Only proposals that receive an award will be required to deliver CMRA reporting, i.e. if the proposal is selected and an award is made, the contract will include a deliverable for CMRA. To date, there has been a wide range of estimated costs for CMRA. While most final negotiated costs have been minimal, there appears to be some higher cost estimates that can often be attributed to misunderstanding the requirement. The SBIR program desires for the Government to pay a fair and reasonable price. This technical analysis is intended to help determine this fair and reasonable price for CMRA as it applies to SBIR contracts. • The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains the secure CMRA System. The CMRA website is located here: https://cmra.army.mil/. • The CMRA requirement consists of the following items, which are located within the contract document, the contractor's existing cost accounting system (i.e. estimated direct labor hours, estimated direct labor dollars), or obtained from the contracting officer representative: (1) Contract number, including task and delivery order number; (2) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of contractor employee entering data; (3) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-contractors); (4) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-contractors); ARMY-3 (5) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-contractor if different); (6) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (The Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information); (7) Locations where contractor and sub-contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website); • The reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. • According to the required CMRA contract language, the contractor may use a direct XML data transfer to the Contractor Manpower Reporting System database server or fill in the fields on the Government website. The CMRA website also has a no-cost CMRA XML Converter Tool. Given the small size of our SBIR contracts and companies, it is our opinion that the modification of contractor payroll systems for automatic XML data transfer is not in the best interest of the Government. CMRA is an annual reporting requirement that can be achieved through multiple means to include manual entry, MS Excel spreadsheet development, or use of the free Government XML converter tool. The annual reporting should take less than a few hours annually by an administrative level employee. Depending on labor rates, we would expect the total annual cost for SBIR companies to not exceed $500 annually, or to be included in overhead rates. COMMERCIALIZATION PILOT PROGRAM (CPP) In FY07, the Army initiated a CPP with a focused set of SBIR projects. The objective of the effort was to increase Army SBIR technology transition and commercialization success and accelerate the fielding of capabilities to Soldiers. The ultimate measure of success for the CPP is the Return on Investment (ROI), i.e. the further investment and sales of SBIR Technology as compared to the Army investment in the SBIR Technology. The CPP will: 1) assess and identify SBIR projects and companies with high transition potential that meet high priority requirements; 2) provide market research and business plan development; 3) match SBIR companies to customers and facilitate collaboration; 4) prepare detailed technology transition plans and agreements; 5) make recommendations and facilitate additional funding for select SBIR projects that meet the criteria identified above; and 6) track metrics and measure results for the SBIR projects within the CPP. Based on its assessment of the SBIR project’s potential for transition as described above, the Army will utilize a CPP investment fund of SBIR dollars targeted to enhance ongoing Phase II activities with expanded research, development, test and evaluation to accelerate transition and commercialization. The CPP investment fund must be expended according to all applicable SBIR policy on existing Phase II contracts. The size and timing of these enhancements will be dictated by the specific research requirements, availability of matching funds, proposed transition strategies, and individual contracting arrangements. NON-PROPRIETARY SUMMARY REPORTS All award winners must submit a Non-Proprietary Summary Report at the end of their Phase I project. The summary report is an unclassified, non-sensitive, and non-proprietary summation of Phase I results that is intended for public viewing on the Army SBIR / STTR Small Business Area. This summary report is in addition to the required Final Technical Report. The Non-Proprietary Summary Report should not exceed 700 words, and must include the technology description and anticipated applications / benefits for government and or private sector use. It should require minimal work from the contractor because most of this information is required in the final technical report. The summary report shall be submitted in accordance with the format and instructions posted within the Army SBIR Small Business Portal at http://www.armysbir.com/smallbusinessportal/Firm/Login.aspx. This requirement for a final summary report will also apply to any subsequent Phase II contract. ARMY-4 ARMY SUBMISSION OF FINAL TECHNICAL REPORTS All final technical reports will be submitted to the awarding Army organization in accordance with Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL). Companies should not submit final reports directly to the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). ARMY-5 ARMY SBIR PROGRAM COORDINATORS (PC) and Army SBIR 08.2 Topic Index Participating Organizations PC Phone Aviation and Missile RD&E Center (Aviation) PJ Jackson (757) 878-5400 A08-015 Sensor Validation for Turboshaft Engine Torque Sensors A08-016 High Performance Computing for Rotorcraft Structural Dynamics A08-017 Advanced Rotorcraft Comprehensive Analysis A08-018 Light Weight Collective Pitch Control Systems for Swashplateless A08-019 Sensor Guided Flight for Unmanned Air Vehicles A08-020 Innovative Pitch Link Actuators for Individual Blade Control (IBC) A08-021 Innovative Systems for Reduction of Rotorcraft Hub Drag A08-022 Practical Composite Rotor Blade and Wing Structural Design Tool for Aeromechanical Assessments in Conceptual A08-023 Reinforced High Temperature Titanium Metal Matrix Composite Systems For Impeller Applications in Advanced Army Turboshaft Engines A08-024 Lightweight Metallics for Cargo Helicopter Main Rotor Shaft Applications A08-025 On-Line Oil Condition and Metal Wear Analysis Sensor A08-026 Advanced Manufacturing methods for Composite Gearbox Housings for Rotorcraft Applications Aviation and Missile RD&E Center (Missile) Otho Thomas (256) 842-9227 A08-027 Effects of High Temperature on Solid Propellants: Insights Into Their Effects on Slow and Fast Cookoff responses Toward Insensitive Munitions A08-028 Complementary Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE)/Testing (NDT) Techniques for Stockpile Reliability Programs (SRP) of U.S. Army Tectical Missile Systems A08-029 Thermal Management in a Composite Skin Missile Airframe A08-030 Improved environmental protection for Zinc Sulfide A08-031 Advanced Adaptive Maneuvering Air Vehicle A08-032 Advanced Scramjet Engine/Vehicle Design A08-033 Transpiration Cooling Computational Fluid Dynamics Submodel A08-034 Low Power Electronics and Energy Harvesting for Anti-tamper Applications A08-035 High Aspect Ratio EMI Grid Application Technique A08-036 Novel Energetic Polymers A08-037 Low Cost Production of Domes Using Freeze Casting or Similar Technology A08-038 Vision Based Adjunct Navigation Technologies A08-039 Prognostics for the Full, Net-Centric, Plug and Fight Integration of Army Air and Missile Defense Systems (AMD) A08-040 Accurate and Reliable Rocket Thruster Technology A08-041 Improved Field of Regard for Strap Down Semi Active Laser Seekers Armament RD&E Center (ARDEC) Carol L'Hommedieu (973) 724-4029 A08-042 Novel Structural Reactive Materials A08-043 High Voltage, High Current, Solid State Switches A08-044 Innovative Tantalum Machining for Weapon Applications A08-045 Reusable and Adaptable Cognitive Decision Aids Components For Remote Weapon Stations A08-046 Novel Efficient and Compact Diode-pumped Rod Gain Modules for Ultra Short Pulsed (USP) Lasers A08-047 Edge-pumped Composites for Ultra-Short Pulse (USP) Lasers A08-048 Biogically Inspired Processor A08-049 Structurally Integrated Position and Orientation Sensor and Seeker Technologies A08-050 Novel Titanium Alloys for Improved Workability and Formability A08-051 High Resolution Multispectral X-ray Imaging A08-052 Development of Nanothermite-Based Microthrusters A08-053 Thermal Sensing and Responsive Materials for Environmental Monitoring A08-054 Spectrally and Spatially Foveated Multi/Hyperspectral Camera A08-055 Compact Unit for Eye-safe Standoff Explosive Detection ARMY-6 Army Research Laboratory (ARL) John Goon (301) 394-4288 A08-056 Bio-Inspired Battlefield Environmental Situation Awareness A08-057 Urban Illumination for Soldier Simulations and Close-Combat Target A08-058 Situation Awareness Assessment Tools for Network Enabled Command and Control Field Evaluations A08-059 A psychologically inspired object recognition system A08-060 Hearing Protection Evaluation System A08-061 Eyesafe laser diode arrays for resonant pumping of Er-doped gain media optimized for cryogenicalled cooled operation A08-062 Fully Flexible Information Electronics with a Flexible Display A08-063 Bi-functional anode and High Temperature Electrolyte Membrane for Reforming Methanol Fuel Cell (RMFC) A08-064 Utilizing Computational Imaging for Laser Intensity Reduction at CCD Focal Planes A08-065 Desulfurization of JP-8 Fuel by Adsorption of Oxidized Organic Sulfur Compunds A08-066 Development of a Device Capable of Rapid isolation of DNA Capture Elements for Biotechnology Applications A08-067 Metamaterial Antennas for Army Platforms A08-068 Cold Spray Nanostructured Powders A08-069 Scalable & Adaptive Munitions Technologies A08-070 Full Field, Out-of-Plane Digital Image Correlation (DIC) from Ultra-High Speed Digital Cameras A08-071 Self-decontaminating materials using organocatalysts A08-072 A 250-W Solid Acid Electrolyte Fuel Cell Generator A08-073 Hydroxyl Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell A08-074 Development of a Fieldable Brain Trauma Analyzer System A08-075 Terahertz Intracavity Spectrometer A08-076 Nano-composite Semiconductor Lasers A08-077 Large Area, High Power Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes Communication-Electronics RD&E Center (CERDEC) Suzanne Weeks (732) 427-3275 A08-078 Detection and Location of Home Made Electro-Optical Booby Traps A08-079 Precision Extraction and Characterization of Lines of Communication from Moving Target Indicator (MTI) Data A08-080 Radio Frequency Over Fiber in Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Platforms A08-081 Persistent Multi-Intelligence Perimeter Sensing A08-082 Event and Temporal Reasoning Ontology's for Unstructured Data A08-083 Advanced Modular/Reconfigurable Cooling Techniques for Signals Intelligence/Electronic Warface (SIGINT/EW) Systems A08-084 High Isolation Transmit/Receive Antennas for Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) and Communications Applications A08-085 Recognition of Non-Native Speakers A08-086 Common Aperture Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) and Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) (CAGE) A08-087 Dismounted Combat Identification A08-088 Command and Control Translation System in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Framework A08-089 Quality of Service Traffic Manager A08-090 High Performance Electrochemical Capacitor Using Nanomaterials for Electrodes. A08-091 Superior High Energy Density and High Rate Rechargeable Lithium ion Battery for Army applications A08-092 Automated Planning Software For A Dynamic Heterogeneous Collection Of Manned And Unmanned Entities A08-093 Counterinsurgency Campaign Design Tool Based on Logical Lines of Operation and Wiki- Inspired Knowledge Capture A08-094 Dynamic Data Model Implementation for Context Sensitive User Interface and Embedded Semantic A08-095 Wireless Intra-Soldier Data Reception and Transmission ARMY-7 A08-096 Precision Gyroscopes for Gyro-Compassing in Man-Portable Target Locator Systems A08-097 Standoff Detection of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Explosively Formed Penetrators (EFPs), or Landmines A08-098 Stabilized Laser Beam Pointing A08-099 Optimal Detection of Buried Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s) in Clutter A08-100 Visible to Shortwave Infrared Solid State Silicon-Germanium Imagiging Camera Development A08-101 Advanced System Tunability for Infrared (IR) Imagers Using Enhanced User-Controlled Parameters A08-102 Cathodoluminescence Defect Characterization for Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) and Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) HgCdTe A08-103 Passivation Innovations for Large Format Reduced Pixel pitch strained layer superlattice Focal Plane Array Imagers Operating in the Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) Band A08-104 Armor Embedded Metamaterial Antenna A08-105 Multicast Admission Control for Multi-Domain Secure Ad Hoc Networks A08-106 Advanced Cooling for Satellite Communications On-the-Move Antennas A08-107 Secure IPv6 Multicasting A08-108 Software Defined Radio Tool Suite A08-109 Enhanced Magnetic Communications A08-110 Gallium Nitride Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit Power Amplifier A08-111 All Digital Transmitter Digital to Analog Converter and High Bandwidth Signal Combiner A08-112 Conformal Omni-Directional Antenna Design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC) Theresa Salls (603) 646-4591 A08-113 Acoustic Detection and Verification of Intrusions against Military Facilities A08-114 Large Area Spatial Urban-Noise Characterization for Anomaly Detection JPEO Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO CBD) Larry Pollack (703) 767-3307 A08-115 Fast-Scan, High-Performance, Portable Imaging Spectrometer for Chemical-Biological Sensing A08-116 Integrated Power-Microclimate Cooling System for the Soldier Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC) COL Terry Besch (301) 619-3354 A08-117 Imaging Device for the Assessment of Airways in Combat Casualties with Inhalation Injury due to Burns, Smoke, or Toxic Gases A08-118 Malaria Diagnostic Methods to Replace Microscopy in Clinical Trials A08-119 Non-invasive near-infrared devices for monitoring hemodynamics, tissue viability, and perfusion for combat casualty care A08-120 An Integrated Physical Therapy/ Rehabilitation Robotic System for Military Healthcare Enhancement A08-121 Unmanned Ground & Air System for CBRNE Contaminated Personnel Recovery A08-122 Multiplexed Assay for the Detection of Wound-related Pathogens A08-123 Prodrugs PEO Ammunition Seham Salazar (973) 724-2536 William Sharp (973) 724-7144 A08-124 Highly Agile Command Deployable Vehicle Arresting System A08-125 Advance Antenna and Processing Solutions for Multi-Functional Target Detection System PEO Aviation Iris Pruitt (256) 313-4975 Rusty Graves (256) 842-4999 A08-126 Improved mini Ku band antenna for TCDL A08-127 Emergency Anti-torque System for Rotary Wing Aircraft (Manned and Unmanned) PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support Mark Mazzara (586) 574-8032 A08-128 JP-8 Fuel Effects on High Pressure Common Rail Pumps ARMY-8 PEO Enterprise Information Systems Rajat Ray (703) 806-4116 Ed Velez (703) 806-0670 A08-129 Encrypt/Decrypt Mobile Devices with Biometric Signature PEO Ground Combat Systems Peter Haniak (586) 574-8671 Jose Mabesa (586) 574-6751 A08-130 Dexterous Manipulation for Non-Line-of-Sight Articulated Manipulators A08-131 Tools, Techniques and Materials for Lightweight Tracks PEO Soldier King Dixon (703) 704-3309 Jason Regnier (703) 704-1469 A08-132 Variable Optical Transmission Lens for Integrated Eyewear Protection PEO Simulation, Training, & Instrumentation Robert Forbis (407) 384-3884 A08-133 Dynamic Terrain System Process Development A08-134 Game Interface for the OneSAF Computer Generated Forces Simulation PM Future Combat Systems Brigade Combat Team Fran Rush (703) 676-0124 A08-135 Development of a small LADAR sensor for a Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) A08-136 Video Compression Techniques for Tactical Wireless Networks Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) Dimitrios Lianos (256) 955-3223 A08-137 High Energy Laser Component Technology for Eye-Safer Fiber Lasers A08-138 Advanced Ferroelectric Materials for Explosive Pulsed Power for Missiles and Munitions A08-139 Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) pumps for Reduced Eye Hazard Wavelength High Energy Fiber Lasers A08-140 Lightweight Electro-Optical/Infrared Payload A08-141 Lightweight High Altitude/On-Orbit Reprogrammable Two-Way Communications Payload Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC) Thao Pham (407) 384-5460 A08-142 Automated Generation of Underground Structures Tank Automotive RD&E Center (TARDEC) Jim Mainero (586) 574-8646 Martin Novak (586) 574-8730 A08-143 MODELING OF THE IMPACT RESPONSE OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE ARMOR A08-144 Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) for Ground Vehicles A08-145 Semi-Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle Control A08-146 Rapid Field Test Method(s) to Measure Additives in Military Fuel A08-147 Automated Algorithm Generator for Ground Vehicle Diagnostics/Prognostics A08-148 Distributed Services Framework for Mobile Ad-hoc Networks A08-149 Sensors for Vehicle Health Monitoring A08-150 Smart Sensor Network for Platform Structural Health Monitoring A08-151 Realistic High Fidelity Dynamic Terrain Representation A08-152 Vehicle Dynamics and Motion Drive for Realtime Simulators A08-153 Improved Thermal Management Systems using Advanced Materials and Fluids A08-154 High Temperature Capacitors for Hybrid Electric Vehicles A08-155 Safe, Low-Cost Cylindrical and Prismatic Nickel-Zinc Batteries for Hybrid Vehicles A08-156 Exportable Vehicle Power Using Cognitive Power Management A08-157 Real-time In-line Water Quality Monitoring A08-158 Measuring Fuel Quantity in Bulk Containers A08-159 Advanced Additives to Improve Fire Resistant Fuels (FRF) A08-160 Intelligent Multi-modal Ground Robotic Mobility A08-161 Tactical Vehicle Underbody Blast Energy Absorber Kit ARMY-9 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PROPOSAL CHECKLIST This is a Checklist of Army Requirements for your proposal. Please review the checklist carefully to ensure that your proposal meets the Army SBIR requirements. You must also meet the general DoD requirements specified in the solicitation. Failure to meet these requirements will result in your proposal not being evaluated or considered for award. Do not include this checklist with your proposal. ____ 1. The proposal addresses a Phase I effort (up to $70,000 with up to a six-month duration) AND (if applicable) an optional effort (up to $50,000 for an up to four-month period to provide interim Phase II funding). ____ 2. The proposal is limited to only ONE Army Solicitation topic. ____ 3. The technical content of the proposal, including the Option, includes the items identified in Section 3.5 of the Solicitation. ____ 4. The proposal, including the Phase I Option (if applicable), is 20 pages or less in length (excluding the Cost Proposal and Company Commercialization Report). Pages in excess of the 20-page limitation will not be considered in the evaluation of the proposal (including attachments, appendices, or references, but excluding the Cost Proposal and Company Commercialization Report). ____ 5. The Cost Proposal has been completed and submitted for both the Phase I and Phase I Option (if applicable) and the costs are shown separately. The Army prefers that small businesses complete the Cost Proposal form on the DoD Submission site, versus submitting within the body of the uploaded proposal. The total cost should match the amount on the cover pages. ____ 6. Requirement for Army Accounting for Contract Services, otherwise known as CMRA reporting is included in the Cost Proposal. ____ 7. If applicable, the Bio Hazard Material level has been identified in the technical proposal. ____ 8. If applicable, plan for research involving animal or human subjects, or requiring access to government resources of any kind. ____ 9. The Phase I Proposal describes the "vision" or "end-state" of the research and the most likely strategy or path for transition of the SBIR project from research to an operational capability that satisfies one or more Army operational or technical requirements in a new or existing system, larger research program, or as a stand-alone product or service. ____ 10. If applicable, Foreign Nationals are identified in the proposal. An employee must have an H-1B Visa to work on a DoD contract. ARMY-10