SBIR-STTR_2016_Year_in_ReviewV6-WEB

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Courtesy U.S. Air Force 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Letter from the Program Manager 2 

Introduction 3 

Air Force Participating Organizations 6 

SBIR/STTR Leadership 7 

Program Oversight 9 

The Year in Review 11 

Financial Highlights 13 

SBIR/STTR Budgets 15 

Funding by State 15 

Marketing and Communications 17 

Small Business Industry Events 18 

Road Tour Stops 19 

SBIR/STTR Hot Line 21 

Social Media 21 

Phase III Desk Reference 22 

FY 2015 Achievements 23 

Commercialization Readiness Program 25 

Funding Leveraged 26 

Maturation and Transition Plans 27 

FY 2015 Transition Successes 28 

Small Business Industry Days 29 

Technology Interchange Meetings 30 

SBIR/STTR Topics and Awards 31 

SBIR 2015.1 Topics 32 

STTR 2015.A Topics 37 

STTR 2015.3 Topics 38 

Award Selectees 39 

List of Acronyms 45 

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 

SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 

FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2015 

IN REVIEW 

OUR LEADERSHIP 

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE 

Mark Teskey 

Director, Air Force Office of Small Business Programs 

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE 

AIR FORCE FOR ACQUISITION 

Dr. David Walker 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Office 

for Science, Technology, and Engineering 

William McCluskey 

Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Element Monitor 

AIR FORCE TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE OFFICER 

Maj Gen Thomas Masiello 

AFRL Commander (during FY 2015) 

Maj Gen Robert McMurry Jr. 

AFRL Commander (current) 

AFRL SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE 

William Harrison III 

Director 

AIR FORCE SBIR/STTR PROGRAM OFFICE 

David Shahady 

Program Manager 

James Sweeney III 

Commercial Readiness Program (CRP) Manager 

Cynthia Bryant 

Technical Advisor/ Deputy Program Manager 

Heather Gudorf 

Business and Operations Manager 

Oswaldo Delacruz 

Infrastructure and Communications Manager 

Marilyn Jankowski 

Financial Manager 

Gail Nyikon 

Contracting Officer 

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FROM THE 

PROGRAM MANAGER 

David Shahady 

U.S. Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Manager 

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 

and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) efforts 

are a technical journey, taking place over the course 

of years, winding towards the ultimate destination of 

delivering a solid and creative technology product. The 

government’s ultimate intention is to maximize return 

on its investment by delivering viable solutions for tough 

technical problems, balancing resources across cost, 

schedule and performance objectives, demonstrating 

that technologies developed in the laboratory will 

perform in real-world environments, and finally, 

delivering a product that meets the needs of potential 

customers. 

The Air Force SBIR program, established by Congress in 

1982, funds research and development (R&D) by small 

businesses of 500 or fewer employees. The Air Force 

STTR program, established by Congress in 1992, funds 

cooperative R&D projects between small businesses and 

non-profit U.S. research opportunities. This Air Force 

SBIR/STTR Year in Review discusses Fiscal Year 2015, its 

challenges, successes and major program changes. 

In FY15, we participated in the 15.1 and 15.A 

solicitations as well as the 15.3 solicitation - which 

included Direct to Phase II contracts - while funding 

more than 90 Commercialization Readiness Program 

efforts to transition and mature SBIR technologies. 

During the year we also made great strides to broaden 

the public understanding of the SBIR/STTR opportunity 

by continuing work initiated by Congress’ 2013 pilot 

program that provided additional funding for new 

administrative efforts. These efforts focused on program 

improvements, increased outreach to underserved 

communities and infrastructure upgrades. 

Additionally, the Air Force SBIR/STTR program 

continued implementation of Small Business Industry 

Days (SBIDs), Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), 

and funded over 90 SBIR Commercialization Readiness 

Program efforts (technology transition and maturation 

plans). We also delivered the first ever, Air Force SBIR 

Phase III Desk Reference, which provides guidance 

on using SBIR/STTR technologies to implement SBIR/ 

STTR inclusion requirements for DoD instruction 

(DoDi) 5000.02, realize Better Buying Power 3.0 goals 

and objectives, and expand SBIR/STTR transitions as 

required by the National Defense Authorization Act of 

2012. 

I am beyond excited about the future of the program 

as we continue to achieve great things and implement 

additional program enhancements in FY 2016. 

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INTRODUCTION 

Congress established the SBIR and STTR programs 

several decades ago to foster innovation among small 

U.S. businesses that focused on the needs of federal 

agencies. The programs are administered by the Small 

Business Administration (SBA). 

COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY 

Research and development (R&D) are major factors in 

the growth and progress of industry, for large and small 

businesses. However, the expense of running a serious 

R&D program is beyond the means of many small 

businesses, placing them at an immediate competitive 

disadvantage. 

The SBIR and STTR programs provide high-risk funding 

that helps even the playing field for small companies 

focused on cutting-edge technology. 

Initially, the small R&D business is offered the 

opportunity to compete for federal research contracts. 

This benefits the Air Force by allowing the best ideas to 

surface, regardless of the size of the company. At the 

end of the contract, successful SBIR/STTR efforts may 

generate additional opportunities for small businesses 

to commercialize their project’s results, and attract 

additional funding from non-SBIR/STTR sources, while 

lowering the risk for interested private investors with a 

proven technology. 

Each year, hundreds of U.S. small businesses obtain 

public and private sector contracts as a follow on to 

their federally funded SBIR or STTR effort, and many of 

these were originally Air Force or Department of 

Defense contracts. 

Success 

MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY SET TO LOWER COSTS, 

REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IN F-35 AND OTHER AIRCRAFT 

The Air Force is poised to reduce hazardous materials 

in aircraft, and save big dollars over the long haul, through a 

small business partnership. 

With the backing of a SBIR contract, Massachusettsbased 

Triton Systems successfully developed a technology 

to produce nickel-free material systems. In addition to 

eliminating nickel and associated environmental hazards, 

Triton’s technology provides compelling cost savings for 

F-35 and other aircraft platforms. On the U.S. F-35 fleet 

alone, this could lead to an estimated $550 million savings 

across the life cycle of the program. Additional savings are 

possible if partner aircraft and those provided under the 

Foreign Military Sales program are taken into account. 

The technology has been developed and demonstrated in 

close collaboration with F-35 manufacturers, Northrop 

Grumman and Lockheed Martin. 


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COMPETITIVE 

3 PHASE 

PROGRAM 

PROGRAM 

STRUCTURE 

The SBIR and STTR programs fund R&D through small 

businesses of 500 or fewer employees. Eleven federal agencies 

participate in the SBIR program and five in the STTR program. 

The Department of Defense participates in both programs. 

PHASE I 

• Feasibility study 

• $150K and nine months 

PHASE II 

• Full R&D effort leading 

to prototype 

• Up to $750K initially 

and two years 

• Enhancements/extensions 

possible 

• Commercialization/transition 

assistance if warranted 

PHASE III 

• Final development/production 

• External (non-SBIR) funding 

from government or private 

sources 

These programs focus on projects with the potential to develop 

a product or service for defense or commercial markets, but 

the STTR program funds cooperative R&D projects with small 

businesses and non-profit U.S. research institutions, such as 

universities. 

There are six DoD solicitations each year (three SBIR and 

three STTR). The Air Force typically participates in DoD’s 

SBIR.1 and STTR.A solicitations but may also have topics in the 

other solicitations. Small businesses submit proposals against 

predefined topics that are released for each solicitation. 

WHO IS 

ELIGIBLE? 

To participate in the Air Force SBIR/STTR Program, a company 

must qualify as a small business, including size and ownership 

requirements. 

To participate in SBIR, small business must: 

• Be the primary employer of the principal investigator (PI) 

• Perform two-thirds of the research in Phase I and 

one-half in Phase II 

• Perform the work in the United States 

To participate in STTR: 

• Small business must perform at least 40 percent of work 

• U.S. research institution must perform at least 30 percent 

of work 

• Work must be performed in the United States 

• PI must be employed at the small business or the research 

institution 

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OUR FOCUS IS ON 

TECHNOLOGY 

Each SBIR and STTR topic identifies a key DoD technology focus area that will be addressed by the topic’s proposed 

research. The following chart shows the percentage of FY 2015 topics by associated focus areas: 

1% 

NUCLEAR 

Warfighter Consequences • 

System Effects/Survivability • 

Threat Reduction/Detection • 

Test and Simulation • 11% 

INFORMATION 

16% 

MATERIALS 

Manufacturing • 

Sustainability • 

Survivability • 

Environmental Quality • 

Composites • 

Inspection and Evaluation • 

15% 

SENSORS 

Radar • 

Electro-optical • 

Automatic Target • 

Recognition • 

Signals • 

10% 

WEAPONS 

• Guidance and Control 

• Guns, Missiles, Ordinances 

• Lasers 

• High-Power Microwave 

• Fuzes 

• Knowledge Management 

• Communications 

• Networking 

• Modeling and Simulation 

• Cyber Security 

• Cyber Awareness 

8% 

HUMAN SYSTEMS 

Cognitive Processing • 

Personnel Recovery • 

Training and Development • 

Biomedicine and Biochemistry • 

6% 

ELECTRONICS/EW 

RF Components • 

Microelectronics • 

Electronic Materials • 

2% 

BATTLESPACE ENVIRONMENT 

• Terrestrial 

• Ocean 

• Lower Atmosphere 

• Space 

13% 

SPACE PLATFORMS 

• Space and Launch Vehicles 

• Space Propulsion 

18% 

AIR PLATFORMS 

• Fixed and Rotary Wing Vehicles 

• Turbine Engines 

• High-Speed Propulsion 

• Alternative Fuels 

• Unmanned Aerial Systems 

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Air Force SBIR/STTR database for FY 2012-2016 solicitations.

AIR FORCE PARTICIPATING 

ORGANIZATIONS 

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SBIR/STTR 

LEADERSHIP 

The principal goal of the Air Force SBIR and 

STTR programs is to serve the technology 

needs of the Air Force warfighter. These 

programs, together with the people who 

manage them, accomplish this as part of 

the Air Force’s technology development 

efforts to identify and provide advanced, 

affordable, and integrated technologies 

that keep our Air Force the best in the 

world. 

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MANAGING 

PROGRAM SUCCESS 

The Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office reports to the 

Air Force’s Technology Executive Officer (TEO) and to 

the Secretary of the Air Force’s Science, Technology and 

Engineering Directorate (SAF/AQR). Due to the TEO’s 

role as the AFRL commander, the program’s senior 

managers are assigned to the AFRL Small Business 

Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 

To accomplish its unique mission, the Air Force SBIR/ 

STTR program manager (PM) is responsible for: 

• Establishing the Air Force’s solicitation 

program to meet the DoD schedule 

• Requesting and collecting topics for the 

DoD SBIR solicitations 

• Allocating the number of topics among 

the centers and program offices 

• Managing and allocating funds to AFRL 

and other Air Force centers 

• Creating and maintaining the Air Force 

SBIR/STTR database 

• Coordinating outreach and marketing 

efforts nationwide 

• Responding to small business inquiries 

Success 

SMALL BUSINESS PUSHES THE LIMITS OF SATELLITE 

OPERATIONAL READINESS 

Delays in launching satellites because of thermal 

control issues may soon be history. 

Littleton, Massachusetts-based Infoscitex Corp. has 

developed a spacecraft thermal control solution, Active 

Thermal Tiles (ATT), which recently concluded a successful 

first spaceflight on board the International Space Station. 

With the backing of an Air Force SBIR award, Infoscitex, 

worked with the Air Force Research Laboratory to 

develop a rapidly integrated thermal control system 

solution for the Operationally Responsive Space Office. 

The ATT solution meets the Air Force’s requirement to 

provide a modular, reconfigurable thermal interface that 

drastically simplifies the thermal design of components 

and spacecraft, especially those with tight temperature 

requirements. 

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PROGRAM 

OVERSIGHT 

Small Business Administration (SBA) – is assigned 

Federal administration responsibility for the SBIR/STTR 

Programs. The SBA develops and issues the SBIR and 

STTR Policy Directives, setting forth policy for the 

general conduct of the programs within the Federal 

Government. 

DoD Office of Small Business Programs 

(OSBP) – is responsible for the overall management of 

the DoD SBIR/STTR Programs. The DoD SBIR/STTR 

Program Office is responsible for interfacing with the 

Services, Defense Agencies, SBA, and Congress regarding 

SBIR/STTR. 

SAF/AQ – Appoints the AFRL Commander as the 

Technology Executive Officer (TEO) and serves as 

the Air Force focal point for scientific and engineering 

integrity for the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of 

Staff of the Air Force, and other HAF (Headquarters Air 

Force) elements. 

SAF/AQR – Serves as the Air Force S&T Executive 

to represent, advocate, and defend the Air Force S&T 

Program to the Office of the Secretary of Defense 

(OSD), the other Services, and Congress. Serves as the 

SAF/AQ primary interface to the TEO. 

SAF/SB – Monitors the SBIR/STTR Program and 

leverages program results and Air Force relevant 

technologies developed by small businesses, to meet 

prime and subcontracting goals, when appropriate. 

AFRL CC / TEO – Oversees the execution of Air 

Force SBIR/STTR Program. Develops and approves all 

SBIR/STTR topic allocations and topic selections, and 

ensures topics comply with OSD criteria/guidance and 

meet recognized Air Force mission capability needs and 

technology opportunities consistent with documented 

capability needs. 

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ROLES AND 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

David Shahady is the managing director of the Air Force SBIR/STTR Program. He directs an over $325M research 

budget focused toward qualified small businesses in the nation’s high-tech arena. Through a competitive awards-based 

program, he manages nearly one-thousand yearly contract efforts sponsored by over fifty Air Force organizations from 

across the nation. He also enables small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to 

profit from its commercialization. 

James Sweeney III is the program manager for the Air Force SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Program. His 

responsibilities include direction of the research transition budget focused on qualified small businesses in the nation’s 

high-tech arena, a critical source of innovative technologies for air space and cyberspace forces. 

Cynthia Bryant is the Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office deputy and technical advisor. Her responsibilities include 

orchestrating the SBIR/STTR topic call introducing changes that will tie topic selection closer to the warfighting 

community by focusing on technologies to address technology gaps. She participates in SBA-sponsored roadshow and 

conference activities and is the SB focal point for responding to Congressional actions. 

Heather Gudorf is the Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office operations manager. Her primary responsibilities include 

financial strategy and planning, process improvements and documentation, and the facilitating the daily operation of the 

SBIR/STTR solicitation process. 

Oswaldo Delacruz is the Air Force SBIR/STTR Program infrastructure manager. His primary responsibilities include 

management of multiple information technology services, business process automation, data management and reporting 

services to maintain a state-of-the-art infrastructure and services that reduces cyber threats, maintains program 

efficiency and reduces operational costs. 

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THE YEAR 

IN REVIEW 

The Air Force received 2,031 proposals 

for 158 SBIR topics in FY 2015 (SBIR 2015.1 

and 2015.3). From these proposals, 337 

Phase I contracts were awarded. The Air 

Force also received 465 Phase II proposals 

resulting in 493 Phase II awards. 

The Air Force received 274 proposals for 29 

STTR topics in FY 2015 (STTR 2015.A). From 

these proposals, 76 Phase I contracts were 

awarded. The Air Force also received 26 

Phase II proposals resulting in 16 Phase II 

awards. 

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AN 

OVERVIEW OF 2015 

The Air Force program operates on a congressionally 

mandated percentage of the Air Force’s extramural 

Research/Research (R/RD) budget as established by 

the SBIR and STTR policy directives. This amounted to 

roughly $324 million for FY 2015. 

The Air Force SBIR/STTR program office continued 

several new initiatives to improve operations and 

outreach due to an influx from the new SBIR/STTR 

Administration Pilot funds. In FY 2012, Congress 

authorized an additional three percent in administrative 

funding for SBIR federal agencies to increase 

participation in its programs by small disadvantaged 

businesses, women-owned small businesses, veteranowned 

businesses and small businesses in states 

currently considered “underserved” by the SBA in 

terms of SBIR contracts awards. The pilot program 

was scheduled to run through FY 2015, but was 

reauthorized. 

Success 

COATING TO CUT HEFTY MAINTENANCE COSTS 

BY BETTER PROTECTING AIRCRAFT 

A small business breakthrough in materials 

will likely make a direct impact on the reliability and 

maintainability of weapon systems across the Air Force, 

including the F-35 program. 

Backed by an Air Force SBIR contract, Texas Research 

Institute Austin (TRI/Austin) developed a high-temperature, 

abrasion-resistant coating that demonstrated a 20X 

improvement in laboratory testing. Known as Proteckt, 

this new coating is expected to save the F-35 program 

an estimated $14 million in life-cycle costs by directly 

addressing a current need. 

TRI/Austin’s work was driven by the Air Force’s demand 

for abrasion-resistant coatings that can withstand hightemperatures 

for long durations and match existing 

camouflage paint schemes of aircraft parts. These coatings 

are often used to protect composite surfaces of aircraft, 

particularly when blade seals are in contact with those 

surfaces. 

Therefore, the Air Force continued to use these funds in 

FY 2015 for the following: 

• Outreach 

• Streamlining and simplifying processes 

• Reporting (administrative, congressional and inter-agency) 

• Commercialization 

• Prevention and detection of fraud, waste and abuse 

• Administration and implementation of the SBIR policy 

directive 

The Air Force’s plan for the SBIR Administration Pilot 

funding included: 

• Increasing emphasis on detecting and preventing fraud, waste 

and abuse in SBIR/STTR contracts 

• Conducting an economic impact study 

• Commercializing intellectual property through SBIR 

• Improving manufacturing technology through SBIR 

• Modernizing the Air Force SBIR/STTR program’s information 

technology infrastructure 

• Placing CRP transition agents at AFRL Technology 

Directorates (TDs) for the first time 

• Increasing marketing and outreach efforts to 

underserved communities 






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FINANCIAL 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Per the Congressional guidelines, for 

FY 2015 this was 2.9 pecent for SBIR and 

.40 percent for STTR of it’s overall R/R&D 

budget (i.e., the amount of R/R&D funding 

that goes to external contractors). The 

overall funding level for the Air Force SBIR/ 

STTR Program has remained relatively 

constant over the past few years, although 

the government sequestration and other 

cutbacks remain a challenge. 

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FISCAL YEAR 2015 

There are three phases to SBIR and STTR. The Phase I 

contracts are for less than a year of effort. Since Phase 

II contracts are two years long, each year, the Air Force 

SBIR/STTR budget includes a mix of current and past 

Phase II contracts, including extended Phase II contracts, 

as well as the new Phase I awards that are put on 

contract. 

other federal agencies, or funding from private sources, 

such as major defense contractors. In Fiscal Year 2015, 

the Air Force obligated $56.5 million in funding to Phase 

III contracts. 

However, Phase III contracts are not part of the annual 

budget since, by law, they must be funded with non-SBIR 

dollars. The goal for the Phase III contracts is to find 

external mission dollars, whether from the Air Force or 

Success 

AIR FORCE RESEARCH YIELDS HAND-HELD CUTTING TORCH 

FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES 

Special operations forces operating in war-zone 

environments are not welcomed with open arms as 

adversaries typically deploy a variety of obstacles to keep 

them at bay. That led special ops personnel to request a 

compact, lightweight, hand-held tool that would allow them 

to cut through locks, bars and other barriers 

Round Rock, Texas-based Energetic Materials & Products 

Inc., also known as EMPI, developed a product to meet that 

need. 

The Air Force SBIR/STTR program is providing transition 

funding that will give special operations forces personnel, 

law enforcement and first responders a small, hand-held 

thermal erosive cutting torch, an option to current systems 

which require large oxygen tanks, hoses and separate 

ignition systems. The program also leverages more than $1 

million in non-SBIR funds, which will help ensure the new 

technology successfully transitions into military and private 

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BUDGETS 

ANNUAL AIR FORCE SBIR BUDGET 

Estimate as of 30 September 2015 

BUDGET 

TOPICS 

SBIR PH I 

PROPOSALS 

SBIR PH I 

AWARDS 

SBIR PH II 

PROPOSALS 

SBIR PH II 

AWARDS 

FY 2012 304,125,000 160 2,214 531 377 207 

FY 2013 281,308,000 163 2,252 386 309 294 

FY 2014 267,417,039 186 2,269 475 446 225 

FY 2015 285,172,000 158 2,031 337 465 493 

ANNUAL AIR FORCE STTR BUDGET 

BUDGET 

TOPICS 

STTR PH I 

PROPOSALS 

STTR PH I 

AWARDS 

STTR PH II 

PROPOSALS 

STTR PH II 

AWARDS 

FY 2012 40,940,000 15 148 100 52 40 

FY 2013 36,466,000 15 208 45 64 34 

FY 2014 36,564,468 21 246 53 75 43 

FY 2015 39,000,000 29 274 76 56 16 

SBIR FUNDING BY STATE 

— SBA-identified underserved state 

STATE TOTAL $ STATE TOTAL $ STATE TOTAL$ 

AK $0 LA $710K OH $30M 

AL $10M MA $35M OK $530K 

AR $2M MD $18M OR $2M 

AZ $9M ME $560K PA $8M 

CA $65M MI $5M RI $250K 

CO $23M MN $3M SC $150K 

CT $3M MO $1M SD $0 

DE $2M MS $0 TN $2M 

FL $10M MT $2M TX $15M 

GA $3M NC $3M UT $2M 

HI $2M ND $0 VA $19M 

IA $0 NE $300K VT $150K 

ID $0 NH $8M WA $2M 

IL $4M NJ $5M WI $700K 

IN $2M NM $8M WV $250K 

KS $375K NV $300K WY $900K 

KY $825K NY $14M DC $723K 

PR $0 

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FY 2015 

AWARDS BREAKDOWN 

SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES 

(Obligated in FY 2015) 

Estimate as of 30 September 2015 

The Federal government specifies contracting goals for designated small businesses. In addition, sub-goals are established 

for the following small business concerns (SBC). 

Women Owned Small Business – An SBC at least 

51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the 

case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent 

of the stock of which is owned by one or more women 

and the management and daily business operations of 

the business are controlled by one or more women. 

Veteran Owned Small Business – An SBC not less 

than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more 

veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, 

not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned 

by one or more veterans and the management and daily 

business operations of which are controlled by one or 

more veterans. 

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged 

Small Business – An SBC at least 51 percent 

unconditionally owned by one or more socially and 

economically disadvantaged individuals. 

HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business 

Zone) – An SBC that is at least 51 percent owned and 

controlled by United States citizens and located in a 

historically underutilized business zone. 

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small 

Business – An SBC not less than 51 percent of which is 

owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in 

the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 

percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more 

service-disabled veterans and the management and daily 

business operations of which are controlled by one 

or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a 

veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse 

or permanent caregiver of such veteran. 

Note these descriptions are further defined by U.S. 

regulation. 

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MARKETINGAND 

COMMUNICATIONS 

In FY 2015, we continued to increase our 

marketing activities and media relations, 

building upon our strategic marketing 

plan, to deliver key messages to targeted 

audiences. Each target audience has 

unique characteristics that impact the type 

and frequency of communications to that 

group. Key messages were delivered to 

these audiences through a variety of media 

channels based on their preferred methods 

of receiving communications. Some of these 

strategic marketing activities and products 

were: 

• Air Force SBIR/STTR website at www.afsbirsttr.com 

• Air Force SBIR/STTR Advantage newsletter 

• Brochures, booklets and one-page handouts 

• Success stories 

• News releases 

• Webinars and video teleconferences 

• Web-based and online training 

• Social media (Facebook, Twitter, milSuite) 

• YouTube 

• Tradeshows and conferences 

• One-on-one meetings with small businesses 

• Panel participation 

• Print/online advertising 

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SMALL BUSINESS 

INDUSTRY EVENTS 

The Air Force SBIR/STTR program office participated 

in a series of events sponsored by the Small Business 

Administration (SBA), called the SBIR Road Tours (www. 

sbirroadtour.com). The events included visits to 20 

states across the country concentrating on underserved 

states (states where participation in the SBIR/STTR 

program has traditionally been low). The events took 

place in the Southeast, South Central, North Central 

and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States. 

and research covering medical applications, sensors, 

information technology, energy, human systems and 

many other types of high-tech developments and areas. 

The Air Force SBIR/STTR outreach specialist attended 

every event across the United States covering almost 

4,000 miles in a bus traveling from stop to stop. Many 

small businesses expressed their appreciation at the 

number of agencies that were represented. 

In each region there were typically four to five stops 

at a state university for interviews and visits with 

technology-based firms from the area. Additionally, 

there were two single one-day stops in West Virginia and 

North Dakota. 

At each stop, the day started with a message from 

SBA Technology Director John Williams who painted 

a picture of the day ahead and introduced the 

representative organizations. Representatives from 12 

government SBIR/STTR agencies were present at each 

of the stops, which included one-on-one discussions 

with the small business about potential opportunities 

within their agency. The businesses demonstrated 

a broad range of expertise with their technologies 

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FY 2015 SBIR 

ROAD TOUR STOPS 

In total, the Air Force SBIR/STTR team conducted 262 

interviews. The real measure of success will show in 

an increase in the number of proposals the Air Force 

receives during the future SBIR/STTR solicitation 

process from Small Businesses in these regions. 

“There is no doubt in our minds that the events were 

a success,” said Jim Sweeney, Air Force SBIR/STTR 

Commercialization Readiness Program manager. “Our 

results show that of the 262 interviews, 73 percent of 

the small businesses we encountered have a real chance 

of bidding and even possibly winning a Phase I contract.” 

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FY 2015 SBIR/STTR 

ADDITIONAL EVENTS 

The Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office participated 

in a variety of additional outreach and training efforts, 

including: 

Alliance Northwest 

5 March | Puyallup, Washington 

As the largest business-to-government conference in the 

Pacific Northwest, the event was designed to educate 

and develop relationships between small business 

owners and government agencies, including SBIR/STTR 

program offices. 

HUBZone Small Business Summit 

22 April | San Francisco, California 

This was a free, one-day networking education event for 

HUBZone and other small businesses, featuring matchmaking 

with dozens of government agencies and prime 

contractors. 

Wright Dialogue with Industry (WDI) 

21-23 July | Dayton, Ohio 

This three day event comprised presentations, panels, 

and breakout sessions related to the Air Force science 

and technology focus areas and aerospace R&D. 

Government, Industry and Academia stakeholders 

exchanged information and formed collaborations to 

address current and future Air Force and aerospace 

challenges. 

Briefing for Industry (BFI) 

17-19 August | Albuquerque, New Mexico 

The BFI brings together the Air Force Research 

Laboratory (AFRL), Space and Missile Systems 

Center (SMC) and most of the federal government 

organizations in New Mexico for a comprehensive 

review of new business opportunities for the coming 

year. It also offers a first class opportunity to meet with 

industry and government customers face-to-face. 

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 

6-8 November | Detroit, Michigan 

This annual event was designed to provide opportunities 

for engineering companies and corporations to meet 

with SHPE members and to provide educational, 

technical and career opportunities for professional and 

student engineers. 

National SBIR/STTR Fall Conference 

11-13 November | Austin, Texas 

This conference taught participants how to compete 

for funding in SBIR/STTR programs 

that encourage small businesses 

to engage in federal research/ 

research and development and 

to commercialize technological 

innovations. 

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THE 

SBIR/STTR HOT LINE 

In 2015, The Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office added 

dedicated support staff for an 800 line (1-800-222-0336) 

available during optimal business week working hours 

(Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm Eastern Standard Time) 

for general questions and current news pertaining to 

the SBIR/STTR program. The program support analyst 

tasked with monitoring the 800 line and info@afsbirsttr. 

com email is responsible for addressing these inquiries 

and providing feedback and information with available 

resources. 

Firms typically have questions regarding their submitted 

proposal (notification status, debrief request), 

solicitation information, or how to get started with 

the SBIR/STTR program. Commonly, firms will submit 

complex or technical questions pertaining to foreign 

eligibility, contractual and legal issues, technical data 

rights, etc. In instances where answers can’t be 

immediately provided, the program support analyst 

directs firms to the info@afsbirsttr.com email for 

further investigation. 

The program support analyst researches the firm’s 

questions and issues through our web database 

information, as well as available SBIR/STTR literature 

(proposal instructions, program rules/basics) in order 

to find resolution. The program support analyst also 

reaches out to the SBIR/STTR technical advisor, 

contracting officer, and SBIR focal points at technology 

directorates in order to cross reference information 

and provide further assistance to firm inquiries. Further, 

the program support analyst captures this information 

as a reference tool for tracking resolutions and offering 

future guidance. 

SOCIAL MEDIA 

In the interest of reaching new and broader audiences, 

the Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office became active 

in several social media platforms. Our social media 

strategy includes the following tenets: 

• Creating compelling and relevant content 

to grab the attention of potential participants 

and increase transparency and visibility about 

the program; 

• Responding to SBIR/STTR-related developments 

and policy or program changes; 

• Promoting outreach activities and SBIR/STTR 

events; 

• Delivering an improved understanding of the 

program and collecting feedback for program 

participants and potential participants; 

• Increasing advocacy for the SBIR/STTR program 

from key stakeholders. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afsbirsttr 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/af_sbir_sttr 

Additionally, the program launched a YouTube channel, 

which provides a program overview, success stories, 

previews of 16.1 and 16.A topics, and videos from 

Collider events hosted at AFRL/SB’s Small Business Hub 

in Dayton, Ohio. The major tenets of this effort closely 

mirror the marketing goals of our social media program. 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ 

UCb3EQFQNK0pw5EFv0rAkTBg 

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THE 

PHASE III DESK REFERENCE 

The Air Force SBIR/STTR Phase III Desk Reference is 

a new publication designed to assist all stakeholders 

who have a vested interest in the transition and/or 

commercialization of SBIR/STTR developed technologies 

to: 

• Implement SBIR/STTR inclusion requirements 

discussed in Department of Defense Instruction 

(DoDI) 5000.02 

• Realize Better Buying Power 3.0 goals and objectives 

• Expand SBIR/STTR transitions as required by the 

National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 

and describes SBIR/STTR inclusion in program planning 

and management through program life cycles. 

This Air Force Phase III Desk Reference will support 

acquisition management compliance with DoDI 5000.02 

(DoDI Milestone and Phase Information Requirements 

illustrated on page 5 of the Phase III Desk Reference) 

regarding SBIR/STTR by describing how and why SBIR/ 

STTR technology products may be contracted or 

subcontracted, and by citing current and recommended 

future policies, procedures and references. 

This guidebook focuses on use of SBIR/STTR technology 

to realize mission cost savings and technology objectives 

This publication can be found at: https://www.afsbirsttr. 

com/Publications/Documents/2016_SBIR_STTR_Phase_ 

III_Desk_Reference.pdf 

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FY 2015 

ACHIEVEMENTS 

The Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office produced the 

annual Achievements books covering success stories 

written and published during FY 2014 and FY 2015. 

This publication highlights a number of small business 

success stories from 2014: https://www.afsbirsttr.com/ 

Publications/Documents/AF-SBIR-STTR-2014-Success- 

Stories-web.pdf 

This publication highlights a number of small business 

success stories from 2015: https://www.afsbirsttr.com/ 

Publications/Documents/SBIR-STTR_2016_Success_ 

Story_BookFINAL-WEB.pdf 

Success 

SMALL BUSINESS BANKS ON COMMERCIAL SUCCESS 

WITH TESTING BREAKTHROUGH 

A woman-owned small business in Georgia 

is growing because of its contribution to aircraft 

manufacturing, which has the potential to boost 

performance and generate big savings over the long haul. 

on schedule. By better detecting defects early in the 

manufacturing process, the MM-TSS will likely save 

taxpayers millions of dollars in costly canopy replacements, 

mission down-time, and maintenance man-hours. 

Backed by an Air Force SBIR award, Compass Technology 

Group developed a new way to test the coatings that 

line aircraft canopies and windows. Also known as MM- 

TSS – short for Microwave Mapping Transparency Sensor 

System – this new technology is expected to play a role in 

ensuring mission-effectiveness and the safety of U.S. and 

allied airmen. 

Here’s how: Aircraft transparency systems, such as 

canopies and windows, incorporate electromagnetic 

interference shielding layers that require inspection during 

production. However, current manufacturing inspections 

are conducted manually, making them labor intensive, and 

do not cover 100 percent of the transparent surface. 

The new MM-TSS is designed to inspect and provide 

full-canopy quality assurance in production of the F-35, 

reducing labor costs and helping keep the program 

The Microwave Mapping Transparency Sensor System, or MM-TSS, 

uses innovative broadband RF spot probes on robotic arms. (Courtesy 

photo) 




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FY 2015 

MEDIA COVERAGE 

FY 2015 QUARTER 1: 

12 News Releases 

Published 60+ times: 

• AFMC News Service • Military and Aerospace 

• AFOSR Facebook and Twitter • Military Industry Today 

• AFRL Facebook and Twitter • Product Design and Dev. 

• Air Force Link 

• SatNews 

• AvioNews 

• Strategic Defense 

• Dayton Business Journal • Skywrighter 

• DoD Research and 

• U.S. Air Force Office of 

Engineering Enterprise Small Business Facebook 

• ExecutiveGov 

• Wright-Patt AFB website 

• Global Security 

• Xenia Gazette 

• High Beam Research 

• Intelligent Aerospace 

FY 2015 QUARTER 2: 



• AeroTech News 

• AF Link 

• AFOSR Twitter 

• AFRL Facebook 

• Air Force Technology 

• Dayton Business Journal 

• Defense Aerospace 

• Defense Systems 

• DFNS News 

• Digital Journal 

• DoD Armed with Science Blog 

• Droned Over 

• Early Eagle 

• ECN Mag 

• Electronics Cooling 

• Fairborn Daily Herald 

• Geostrategic Forcasting 

• Global BioDefense 

• Global Security 

• Intelligent Aerospace 

• Military Aerospace 

• Military.com 

• Military Industry Today 

• Military Spot 

• Pilot News Magazine 

• SAE International 

• SatNews 

• SBIR.gov 

• Signal Online 

• Space Daily 

• Special Chem 

• Strategic Defense Intel. 

• Skywrighter 

• United Press International 

• WPAFB website 


FY 2015, QUARTER 3: 



• Acquisition News & Gazette 


• Aviation Pros 

• Aviation Today 

• BIZ. Magazine 


• Dayton Daily News 

• Defense Systems 

• The Exponent Telegram 

• Fairborn Daily Herald 

FY 2015, QUARTER 4: 


Published 40+ Times: 

• Acquisition News & Gazette 


• AFMC website 

• Air Force Technology 

• Albuquerque Journal 

• Aviation Today 

• Composites Manufacturing 


• Dayton Daily News 

• DoD Armed With Science 

• Edwards AFB website 

• Eglin AFB website 

• ExecutiveBiz 

• Phys.org 

• Satellite Today 

• SatNews 

• SBA.gov 

• SBIR.gov 

• Space Ref 

• The Skywrighter 

• Space Daily 


• WPAFB website 

• HPC Wire 

• JEC Composites 

• Orlando Business Journal 

• PR News Wire 

• Product Design & Dev. 

• SatNews 

• Shepard 

• Signal 

• Sioux Falls Argus Leader 

• Skywrighter 

• Union Leader 

• Washington Technology 

• Wright-Patt website 

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COMMERCIALIZATION 

READINESS 

PROGRAM 

This program helps focus SBIR and STTR 

topics on high-priority technology needs 

and works with small business, program 

offices, SBIR program managers, technical 

points of contact and industry technology 

integrators to accelerate technology 

transition. Each year, the Air Force 

dedicates one percent of it’s overall 

SBIR/STTR budget to its CRP efforts. 

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CRP BREAKDOWN OF 

FUNDING LEVERAGED 

The program has been improving technology transition outcomes since its inception in 2006. The primary objective of 

the CRP is to accelerate the transition of SBIR/STTR-developed technologies into real-world military and commercial 

applications. The CRP team is involved from the generation of the SBIR or STTR topic to the transition of the topic’s 

technology to military or public sectors. The CRP achieves success by aligning and connecting transition stakeholders, and 

leveraging the funds required to mature SBIR/STTR projects. The chart below represents the various CRP stakeholders and 

leveraged funds ($k) through FY 2015. 

DOD TRANSITION 

$68,795k 

OTHER AFRL 

$102,173k 

OTHER GOVERNMENT 

(E.G., NAVY, MDA) 

$309,096k 

AIR FORCE SBIR 

CRP 

$236,624k 

INDUSTRY 

(IR&D, CR&D) 

$163,717k 

SMALL 

BUSINESS 

$66,534k 

AIR FORCE PROGRAM OFFICE 

$856,671k 

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MATURATION AND 

TRANSITION PLANS 

CRP transition agents work with the Air Force technical 

points of contact, the small business firm and other 

stakeholders, such as major defense contractors or 

PEOs, to develop an SBIR technology transition plan 

(STTP) or a maturation plan (STMP) for SBIR/STTR 

technologies. 

The plans identify critical stakeholders, their roles 

and responsibilities, technology and manufacturing 

readiness levels, tasks and timing, funding sources, and 

risk mitigation to support SBIR or STTR technology 

transition. 

The Air Force approved 94 projects for SBIR CRP 

funding this year. Of these project, 63 were STTPs and 

31 were STMPs. The CRP has initiated 552 projects 

since inception of its pilot. The total SBIR/STTR funding 

on these CRP projects is $566.3 million and the total 

non-SBIR/STTR funding is approximately $1.5 billion. 

The SBIR/STTR funding includes Phase I, Phase II and 

enhancements to CRP-approved projects. Non-SBIR/ 

STTR funding sources include industry’s independent 

research and development, SBIR firm’s investment, Air 

Force Programs of Record, AFRL core budget, DoD 

transition funds, and state small business funds. In 

addition, 25 major contractors have also participated in 

STTP/STMP projects. 

A total of 88 Air Force SBIR CRP projects are 

considered transition successes, providing significant 

benefit to the nation’s warfighters in improved 

performance, new capabilities, increased reliability, and 

cost savings well exceeding the investment. Each project 

meets the technology needs of at least one Air Force 

system with total cost savings estimated at over $1 

billion. 24 projects were reported as a success this year, 

adding to the 64 successes reported through 2014 that 

have continued to mature and yield benefits. 

STTPS 

457 

COST 

SAVINGS 

30% 

GREATER 

RELIABILITY 

16% 

STMPS 

95 

NEW 

CAPABILITY 

32% 

IMPROVED 

PERFORMANCE 

22% 

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FY 2015 

TRANSITION SUCCESSES 

In fiscal year 2015, the Air Force CRP successfully 

transitioned 24 STTP and STMPs. To be considered a 

transition success, a project must lead to the production 

and delivery of products, processes, technologies, or 

services for sale to or use by the federal government 

or commercial markets. Transition successes are 

providing significant benefit to the nation’s warfighters 

in improved performance, new capabilities, increased 

reliability, and cost savings. From these 24, here are 

three of our top transitions: 

• STTP 2012-47 with small business GATR 

Technologies, titled “4-Meter Class Inflatable 

Antenna,” built on their previously successful 

inflatable antenna technologies to develop 

and field a prototype four-meter class Kuband 

inflatable antenna to address SOCOM 

requirements for a lightweight, multi-carrier 

satellite communications (SATCOM) hub terminal. 

This new sized inflatable antenna provides a 

high capacity communications hub capability 

with 80+percent less volume and weight than 

comparable deployable rigid antennas are 

drastically reduced and shipping costs. Additionally, 

it can be set up in under an hour without the 

need for special tools to enable rapid insertion 

into remote and contingency applications for 

DoD, intelligence, and homeland security. GATR 

has recently agreed to be acquired by Cubic Corp. 

for $232.5M, including this technology and other 

related SBIR technologies transitioned with CRP 

assistance. 

• STTP 2013-09 with small business General Nano, 

LLC, titled “Manufacturing Next Generation 

Multi-functional Carbon Fiber Laminated 

Composites for Air Vehicles,” resulted in nonmetallic 

multi-functional composites for air 

vehicles branded under the name Veelo. These 

multi-functional composites were developed to 

help Boeing’s Research and Technology’s Next 

Generation Composition Team who at the 

time were adding metals to their composition 

structures, which added parasitic weight, and 

were often incompatible with the host materials. 

General Nano’s multi-functional composites 

reduce parasitic weight and also enable order of 

magnitude improvement in electrical and thermal 

conductivity. Boeing is expected to acquire $12M 

worth of Veelo sheet material per year to be 

used in several applications. Ball Aerospace has 

also selected Veelo as its ultra black body on a 

NASA satellite launching in 2018, as well as other 

applications that include lightweight EMI shielding 

and lighting strike protection. 

• Finally, STTP 2014-07 with small business Physical 

Optics Corporation, titled “Micro Weather 

Sensor,” resulted in a sensor to fulfill Air Force 

Special Operations Command’s (AFSOC) 

need for a surface weather/meteorological 

sensing system that is small, lightweight, and 

remotely programmable, with a low probability 

of detection and delivering a high range of 

weather data parameters and imagery via satellite 

communication from denied/inaccessible areas 

for 90 consecutive days without servicing. The 

previous system required a helicopter and two 

men for set up and would involve a meteorological 

Aviation Report at 20, 60, and 180 minutes 

intervals and 360° daytime color imagery 

fully integrated into the AFW-WEBS weather 

monitoring system. This sensor provides improved 

performance at a fraction of the size/weight/cost 

and will result in a savings of more than $200K 

per system totaling $20M per 100 systems for 

operational use. 

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SMALL BUSINESS 

INDUSTRY DAYS 

Launched in 2014, the Air Force Small Business Industry 

Days (SBID) are a new type of event that transforms 

how the Air Force works with small business. They 

focus on small business product capabilities, contract 

opportunities, and technology development prospects 

by matching stakeholders from Centers/PEOs, large 

business, and small business communities. The SBID 

provides benefits to small businesses, major defense 

contractors, and the Air Force by creating partnerships 

to increase small business participation in the Air Force 

acquisition process. These are two to three-day events 

with high-level keynote speakers, Air Force Business 

Opportunities and Technology Needs briefings, exhibit 

hall, parallel informational industry briefings, and 

strategic one-on-one meetings. 

The first of these events were hosted by the Armament 

Directorate and the Air Force Test Center in 2014. 

There were, respectively, 275+ and 300+ attendees 

from small businesses, major defense contractors, and 

multiple government organizations. Feedback from Air 

Force Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) at both events 

indicated that the events offered opportunities to 

acclimate themselves to the small business 

community. 

the SBID was mentioned in the National Center for 

Manufacturing Sciences magazine as a great success and 

encouraged small businesses to attend future events. 

Over the course of these three events, the government 

and major defense contractors took part in 260 oneon-one 

technology deep dive sessions with small 

businesses. Based on event feedback, this allowed 

many small businesses “open discussion between the 

government and industry,” something that is difficult to 

come by. Upcoming 2016 SBIDs include Air Force Space 

and Missile Systems Center. 

The Air Force will continue using these events to 

identify and increase small business presence in 

the acquisition supply chain and to simultaneously 

incorporate new technologies by blending SBIR and 

STTR program-developed technologies into Air Force 

Programs of Records. 

More information is available here: 

https://afconference.brtrc.com/AFSBID/ 

In 2015, an SBID was hosted by the Air 

Force Sustainment Center from 14-15 July. 

In attendance were over 240 attendees from 

small businesses, major defense contractors, 

and multiple government organizations. 

Networking, face-to-face interactions, and 

open communications as an approach to 

understanding the small business community 

and capabilities were praised by SMEs as 

major benefits of the SBID. After this event, 

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TECHNOLOGY 

INTERCHANGE MEETINGS 

The Air Force SBIR/STTR CRP Industry Technology 

Interchange Meetings (TIM) develop or enhance 

Major Defense Contractor (MDC) partnerships with 

the Air Force through collaborative interactions. 

The goal of the TIMs is to establish a general process 

conducive to shepherding SBIR/STTR developed 

technologies for transition to support the warfighter. 

We hope establishing this partnership between relevant 

stakeholders will allow for a greater probability of 

return on investment for SBIR topics. These are two day 

events with MDC leadership briefings, briefings from 

the Air Force, and one-on-one technology matchmaking 

meetings. 

Since their inception in 2008, 15 different MDCs 

have requested and participated, most of whom, after 

experiencing success, have participated more than 

once. The outstanding support continues to grow, and 

this is clear each year through the addition of new 

organizations, incorporation of new business units, 

and inclusion of new subject matter experts (SME). 

To facilitate, the CRP team walks the MDCs through a 

15-Week Process. During this process, CRP helps the 

MDC provide training on how to find SBIR/STTR efforts 

for data mining and due diligence activities, and how to 

prepare for their one-on-one sessions. The success of 

each event is mainly due to the dedication of the MDC 

performing due diligence to identify if selected data 

mined technologies meet the MDCs’ needs. The unique 

characteristic of the TIMs is that they are hosted by 

the MDC at their facility to increase the opportunity 

to get the “right people around the table” for the real 

discussion needed to determine a technology fit. We 

encourage establishing a Non-Disclosure Agreement 

prior to the meeting to allow for an immediate deep 

dive of the technology. All stakeholders are able to 

leave the room with a strong understanding of the small 

business’s capabilities, the needs of the MDC and a plan 

for what will happen next. 

In 2015, Air Force SBIR/STTR CRP assisted six MDCs 

(Harris Corporation, Orbital ATK, L-3, Raytheon 

SAS, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman) and 78 small 

businesses through the TIM process, facilitating 

over 120 one-on-one meetings. Of these meetings, 

approximately 50% are currently being reviewed for 

transition potential. We have also found many one-onones 

from years past have begun to produce successful 

results, even three years later. Regardless of the 

outcome of each individual one-on-one, small businesses 

benefit from the education on how to do business 

with the MDC, the MDCs benefit from government 

presentations and CRP contacts, and all form positive 

relationships. 

Time and time again, the MDC POCs have thanked the 

Air Force CRP team for the thorough facilitation and 

successful outcomes. The lead POC from ATK recently 

commented that “this year’s effort was a success in that 

[they] discovered numerous companies of interest using 

the TIM process.” He continued to say that “[they] have 

built a great relationship with the Air Force and look 

forward to working with the Air Force CRP team each 

year to discover new opportunities.” Similar feedback 

has been received from other MDCs. Upcoming TIMs 

in 2016 include Northrop Grumman, Orbital ATK, L-3, 

Raytheon SAS, Boeing Company, and Rolls-Royce, ULA, 

and Lockheed Martin. 

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TOPICS AND 

AWARDEES 

Each year, participating federal agencies 

identify various R&D topics for pursuit 

by small businesses under the SBIR/STTR 

program. Selected topics represent 

scientific and technical problems requiring 

innovative solutions. These topics are 

bundled together into agency solicitations 

that are distributed to interested small 

businesses at FedBizOpps and the DoD 

SBIR/STTR websites. 

Upon review of the topics, a small business 

can identify appropriate topics to pursue 

and offer a proposal on. The solicitation 

letter contains all necessary information 

for submitting a proposal. Small businesses 

are encouraged to follow the solicitation 

instructions carefully, as proposals are 

received, reviewed and evaluated on a 

competitive basis by Air Force technical 

experts. These experts select the best 

proposals, awarding contracts to the most 

qualified small businesses with the most 

innovative proposed solutions. 

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SBIR 

2015.1 TOPICS 

The following Air Force topics were released for the SBIR 2015.1 solicitation. 

TOPIC NUMBER 

AF151-001 

AF151-002 

AF151-003 

AF151-004 

AF151-005 

AF151-008 

AF151-009 

AF151-010 

AF151-011 

AF151-012 

AF151-013 

AF151-015 

AF151-016 

AF151-017 

AF151-018 

AF151-019 

AF151-020 

AF151-021 

AF151-022 

AF151-023 

AF151-024 

AF151-025 

AF151-026 

AF151-028 

AF151-029 

AF151-030 

AF151-031 

AF151-032 

AF151-033 

AF151-034 

AF151-035 

AF151-036 

TOPIC TITLE 

Real Time Computer Vision 

Electrically-Small Superconducting Wide-Bandwidth Receiver Based on Series Arrays of Nano-Josephson 

Junctions 

Transparent High Refractive Index IR Polymers 

Scaled Hypersonic Test Bed 

Integrated Photonics 

Automated Assessment of Damage to Infrastructure 

Compact, low-cost, energy-efficient detector for gamma rays and neutrons 

Tool to Assess State of Digital System after Electromagnetic Disruption 

Tool for Assessing the Recuperation Time from an Electromagnetic Disruption for a Digital System 

Airborne Fuel Cell Prime Power for Weapons Systems 

Materials and Designs for Compact High-Voltage Vacuum Insulator Interfaces 

Transforming Cyber Data into Human-Centered Visualizations 

Improved Version of Solid State Night Vision Sensor 

Cockpit Passive Optical Helmet Tracker (CPOHT) 

1360 Digital Panoramic Night Vision Goggle (DPNVG) 

Optimized Information Display for Tactical Air Control Party 

F-35 Display Improvement 

Full-Scale Near-Field Acoustic Holography for Reduction of Annoyance and Disturbance 

Realistic Micro-structured Devices to Mimic Organs for In Vitro Aerospace Toxicology 

Breathing Air Quality Sensor (BAQS) for High Performance Aircraft 

Advanced Learning Management System (LMS) for State-of-the-Art for Personalized Training 

Multi-Channel, High Resolution, High Dynamic Range, Broadband RF Mapping System 

Phantom Head for Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Current Model Validation 

Semantic Technology for Logistics Systems Interoperability and Modernization 

Infrastructure Agnostic Solutions for Anti-Reconnaissance and Cyber Deception 

Cyber Hardening and Agility Technologies for Tactical IP Networks (CHATTIN) 

Malicious Behavior Detection for High Risk Data Types (DetChambr) 

MIMO functionality for Legacy Radios 

Virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM) 

Target Based Data Compression Settings Broker 

Miniature Link-16 Communications Device 

Adaptive Agentless Host Security 

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TOPIC NUMBER 

AF151-037 

AF151-038 

AF151-039 

AF151-040 

AF151-041 

AF151-042 

AF151-045 

AF151-047 

AF151-048 

AF151-049 

AF151-050 

AF151-051 

AF151-054 

AF151-056 

AF151-058 

AF151-059 

AF151-060 

AF151-061 

AF151-062 

AF151-063 

AF151-065 

AF151-066 

AF151-067 

AF151-068 

AF151-069 

AF151-070 

AF151-071 

AF151-072 

AF151-073 

AF151-074 

AF151-075 

AF151-076 

AF151-077 

AF151-078 

AF151-079 

AF151-080 

AF151-081 

AF151-082 

AF151-083 

TOPIC TITLE 

Special Operations Forces Multi-function Radio 

Host-Based Solutions for Anti-Reconnaissance and Cyber Deception 

Mediated Mobile Access (MMA) 

On-Aircraft Cloud-Based App to Provide Enhanced EO/IR/SAR/Radar Sensor Exploitation 

Decision Support Tool Using Gridded Weather Data 

Hierarchical Dynamic Exploitation of FMV (HiDEF) 

Safety Critical Implementations of Real-Time Data Distribution Middleware 

Electronic Warfare Battle Manager Situation Awareness (EWBM-SA) 

Cognitive Augmentation for Distributed Command and Control 

Normality Modeling and Change Detection for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) 

Advanced Detectors for Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) Communications 

Built in Test (BIT) Capability for Multi-Mode (MM) Fiber Data Networks 

Airfoil Sustainment Through Automated Inspection and Repair 

Next-Generation All-Electric Aircraft Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) 

Calculated Air Release Point (CARP) Navigation Update Due to Ground Effects (NUDGE) 

Advanced Component Cooling Design and Evaluation for Gas Turbine Engines 

Common Embedded Vehicle Network Diagnostics Interface Hardware 

Fuel-Property-Independent Injection Technology 

Low-Weight, High-Temperature Passive Damping System for Afterburners 

High-Speed, Two-Dimensional Sensor Suite for Fuel-Air Ratio and Heat-Release Rate for Combustor/ 

Augmentor Stability 

Reduced-Order Model for the Prediction of Supersonic Aircraft Jet Noise 

Monopropellant Thrusters for Cubesats 

Advanced Electrochemical Power Sources and Lithium-Ion Batteries for Space-Launch Vehicles 

Solar Electric Propulsion for Agile Space Capabilities 

Noncontacting Full-Field Real-Time Strain Measurement System for Air Platforms in Combined Extreme 

Environments 

Modular Motor Drive with Programming and Configuration Tools for the Development of Small Aircraft 

Electric Power and Propulsion Systems 

Compact High Channel Count, High Frequency, Rotating Data Acquisition and Transmission 

Ultralightweight Airframe Concepts for Air-launched Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) 

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) 

Predicting the Flow Interactions of Modular Liquid Rocket Engine Thrust Chambers 

Narrow Width Line of Detection 

Strategic Hardening of Cold Atom Based Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) 

Advanced Solar Array for Dual Launch GPS 

Reconfigurable RF Front-end for Multi-GNSS/Communication SDR Receiver 

Ephemeral Security Overlay for GPS 

Automated Terrestrial EMI Emitter Locator for AFSCN Ground Stations 

Long Term Ultrastable Laser System for Space Based Atomic PNT 

Novel, Collaborative Tipping and Cueing Methods to Exploit Multiple OPIR Sensors 

Environmental Intelligence 

Post Processing of Satellite Catalog Data for Event 

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TOPIC NUMBER 

AF151-084 

AF151-085 

AF151-086 

AF151-087 

AF151-088 

AF151-089 

AF151-094 

AF151-095 

AF151-096 

TOPIC TITLE 

High-Temperature, Radiation-Hard and High-Efficiency DC-DC Converters for Space 

Advanced High Specific Energy Storage Devices Capable of long life and >300 Whr/kg 

A Practical Incoherent Scatter Radar 

Optimal SSN Tasking to Enhance Real-time Space Situational Awareness 

Development of Ultracapacitors with High Specific Energy and Specific Power 

Radiation Hardened Digital to Analog Converter 

High Power Density Structural Heat Spreader 

40 Percent Air Mass Zero Efficiency Solar Cells for Space Applications 

Selecting Appropriate Protective Courses of Action when Information-Starved 

AF151-097 Space Based Multi-Sensor Data Fusion to Quantify and Assess the Behavior of Earth-Orbiting Artificial 

Space Object Population 

AF151-098 Automated Scaling Software for Oblique Incidence Ionograms 

AF151-101 Hardware-in-the-loop Celestial Navigation Test Bed 

AF151-102 Novel Penetrator Cases for Explosive and Fuze Survivability 

AF151-103 Shock Hardened Laser Targeting System 

AF151-104 Rigid-body Off-axis Ordnance Shock/Tail-slap Environment Replicator (ROOSTER) 

AF151-105 RF Seeker Performance Improvement in Difficult Environments through Circular Polarization 

AF151-106 Develop Advanced Cumulative Damage Models for Multi-Strike RC Bunkers 

AF151-107 Long-Range Adaptive Active Sensor 

AF151-108 Advanced Multisensor Concepts for Theater Ballistic Missile (TBM) Interceptors 

AF151-109 Hostile Fire Detection and Neutralization 

AF151-110 Combined Multiple Classification Methods Using Machine Learning Techniques to Develop VIS-N-IR 

Spectral Processing 

AF151-111 Campaign-Level Optimized Strike Planner 

AF151-112 Next-Generation Semi-Active Laser (Next Gen SAL) 

AF151-113 Miniaturization of RF Seekers 

AF151-114 Dynamic Characterization Methods for Composite Materials Systems 

AF151-114 Dynamic Characterization Methods for Composite Materials Systems 

AF151-118 Physics-Based Modeling for Specialty Materials at High Temperatures 

AF151-119 Development of Flaws in Complex Geometry Coated Turbine Engine Components for Vibrothermography 

NDE 

AF151-120 Linking Coupon to Component Behavior of CMCs in Relevant Service Environment 

AF151-121 Improved Life Cycle Management of Airborne Systems Tools 

AF151-122 NDI Tool for Corrosion Detection in Sub-Structure 

AF151-123 Structural Health Monitoring Methods for Aircraft Structural Integrity 

AF151-125 Automated ‘Tier 0’ Defect Inspection for Low Observable Aircraft 

AF151-126 Uncertainty Propagation to Modal Parameters and Metrics 

AF151-127 Man-Portable Fire Suppression and Rapid Insulating/Cooling Agent 

AF151-128 Robust Titanium Surface Preparation for Structural Adhesive Bonding 

AF151-129 Nondestructive Method and Data Analysis for Organic Matrix Composite Leading Edges 

AF151-130 High-frequency Applications for Carbon Nanotube-based Wires 

AF151-132 Defect Mitigation Processes for III-V-based Infrared Detectors 

AF151-133 Optical Materials Processing for High Linearity Electro-optic Modulators 

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TOPIC NUMBER 

AF151-134 

AF151-135 

AF151-136 

AF151-139 

AF151-141 

AF151-142 

AF151-143 

AF151-144 

AF151-145 

TOPIC TITLE 

Data Management Tools for Metallic Additive Manufacturing 

Research Tool to Support Hybridized Additive Manufacturing 

Modeling Tools for the Machining of Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) 

Robust Light-Weight Doppler Weather Radar 

LWIR Narrow-Band Spectral Filters 

Avionics Access Points and Connection Protection 

High Speed Non-mechanical Beam Steering for Coherent LIDAR/LADAR 

Electronic Warfare Circumvent and Recover 

Waveform Agile, Low-cost Multi-function Radio Frequency ISR in Contested Environment 

AF151-146 Robust and Reliable Exploitation for Ground Moving Target Detection, Geolocation and Tracking Using 

Synthetic Aperture Radar 

AF151-147 Multiple-Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Compatible with Military Global Positioning System 

(GPS) User Equipment (MGUE) 

AF151-148 Space Qualifiable Radiation Hardened Compound Semiconductor Microelectronic Device Technology 

AF151-149 Ka-Band and Q-Band Low Noise Amplifiers 

AF151-150 Ka-Band Efficient, Linear Power Amplifiers for SATCOM Ground Terminals 

AF151-151 Integrated Photonic Optical Circulator 

AF151-152 Compact, High Stability Master Oscillators for Airborne Coherent Laser Radar 

AF151-154 Influence of Long-range Ionospheric and Atmospheric Effects on Surveillance and Communication Systems 

AF151-155 Diffractive Optical Elements for Efficient Laser Cavities 

AF151-156 Overhead Persistent Infrared Tracking 

AF151-158 Very Large Multi-Modal NDI 

AF151-159 Multi-Layer Deep Structure NDI 

AF151-160 Alternative Materials to Cu-Be for Landing Gear Bushing/Bearing Applications 

AF151-161 Innovative Technologies for Automated Capacity Assessment and Planning for Manufacturing 

AF151-162 Non-Destructive Inspection Data Capture 

AF151-163 Landing Gear Bushing Installation 

AF151-166 Thermal Spray Dashboard/Knowledge Management System 

AF151-167 Prognostic Scheduling 

AF151-168 Strip Solutions to Optimize the Stripping of Plating and Thermal Spray Coatings 

AF151-169 Visual Tire Pressure Indication 

AF151-173 Advanced Experimental Design and Modeling and Simulation for Testing Large Format Sensor Arrays 

AF151-174 Background-Oriented Schlieren 3D (BOS-3D) 

AF151-175 Gigapixel High-Speed Optical Sensor Tracking (GHOST) 

AF151-176 Temperature/Heat Flux Imaging of an Aerodynamic Model in High-Temperature, Continuous-Flow Wind 

Tunnels 

AF151-177 Low Power High-Emissivity IR Spatial Uniformity Calibration Source 

AF151-178 Infrared Target Collection System (ITCS) 

AF151-179 Ground Station Antenna Efficiency Improvements 

AF151-180 Recovery Method for Unmanned Hypersonic Test Vehicles 

AF151-181 High Accuracy Moving Platform Surveying/Metrology 

AF151-182 Computer Assisted Tomography for Three-Dimensional Flow Visualization in Transonic Wind Tunnels 

AF151-187 Physics-Based Damage Modeling of Composites for High-Speed Structures 

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TOPIC NUMBER 

AF151-188 

AF151-189 

AF151-190 

AF151-191 

AF151-192 

AF151-193 

AF151-194 

TOPIC TITLE 

Parametric Inlet Bleed 

Reduced-Order Fluid-Thermal-Structural Interactions Model for Control System Design and Assessment 

Environmental Sensors for High Speed Airframes 

Hypersonic Materials Selection and Integration Tools 

Innovative Materials Concepts for Hypersonic Systems 

Innovative Synthetic Aperture Radar/Ground Moving Target Indicator (SAR/GMTI) for Hypersonic Air 

Vehicles 

Cognitive Computing Application for Defense Contracting 

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STTR 

2015.A TOPICS 

As with the SBIR topics, each year, participating federal 

agencies identify various R&D topics for pursuit by small 

businesses with research institution partner under the 

STTR program. Selected topics represent scientific and 

technical problems requiring innovation solutions. 

This topics are bundled together into agency solicitations 

that are distributed to interested small businesses and 

FedBizOpps and the DoD SBIR/STTR websites. 

The following Air Force topics were released for the STTR 2015.A solicitation. 

TOPIC NUMBER 

AF15-AT01 

AF15-AT02 

AF15-AT03 

AF15-AT05 

AF15-AT06 

AF15-AT07 

AF15-AT12 

AF15-AT13 

AF15-AT14 

AF15-AT15 

AF15-AT16 

AF15-AT17 

AF15-AT19 

AF15-AT20 

AF15-AT21 

AF15-AT22 

AF15-AT23 

AF15-AT26 

AF15-AT27 

AF15-AT28 

AF15-AT29 

AF15-AT30 

TOPIC TITLE 

Biomimetic Design of Morphing Micro Air Vehiicles 

Robust Mid-IR Optical Fibers for Extreme Environments 

Alternative Materials for High Temperature, High Pressure Wind Tunnel Nozzel Applications 

Tool to Predict High-Power Electromagnetic Effects on Mobile Targets 

Chalcogenide Glass Mid-IR Optic Development 

Additive Manufacturing Plastic Materials with Improved Dielectric Breakdown Strength 

Broad Spectrum Optical Property Characterization 

Low-Latency Embedded Vision Processor (LLEVS) 

Modeling and Simulation for Design, Development, Testing and Evaluation of Autonomous Multi-Agent 

Models 

Carbon Nanotube Technology for RF Amplification 

High Quality/Low Dimension Data for Sensor Integration 

Reverberation Mitigation of Speech 

Active Control of a Scramjet Engine 

Measurement of Molecular Energy Distributions and Species Concentrations at MHz Rates in Turbulent 

Combusting and Nonequilibrium Flows 

Prediction and Measurement of the Soot Build-Up in Film-Cooled Rocket Engines 

Plasma Generator for Controlled Enhancement of the Ionosphere 

Spectrum Sensing and Sharing by Cognitive Radios in Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Systems 

Compact Passive Millimeter Wave Sensor for GPS-denied Navigation 

Exploitation Algorithms in the Compressive Sensing (Sparse Measurement) Space 

Development of a Multi-scale Simulation Framework to Study the Response of Energetic Materials to 

Transient Loading 

Biomimetic Material Solutions for the Stabilization of Labile Reagents 

Rapid Deployment of Thermodynamic Capability for Integrated Computational Materials Engineering 

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TOPIC NUMBER 

AF15-AT31 

AF15-AT33 

AF15-AT34 

AF15-AT35 

AF15-AT38 

AF15-AT39 

AF15-AT40 

TOPIC TITLE 

Environmentally-Compliant Inorganic Material(s) for Corrosion and/or Wear Protection of Structural 

Metals on Military Aircraft and Weapon Systems 

High Speed Electronic Device Simulator 

Enabling Moving Target Hand-off in GPS-Denied Environments 

Small Sample Size Semi-Supervised Feature Clustering for Detection and Classification of Objects and 

Activities in Still and Motion Multi-spectral Imagery 

Diagnostics and Test Techniques for Complex Multiphysics Phenomena in Hypersonic Environments 

Power Generation for Long Duration Hypersonic Platforms 

Impact of Hypersonic Flight Environment on Electro-Optic/Infrared (EO/IR) Sensors 


2015.3 TOPICS 

15 U.S.C. §638 (cc), as amended by NDAA (National 

Defense Authorization Act) FY 2012, Sec. 5106, PILOT TO 

ALLOW PHASE FLEXIBILITY, allows the Department of 

Defense to make an award to a small business concern 

under Phase II of the SBIR program with respect to a 

project, without regard to whether the small business 

concern was provided an award under Phase I of an SBIR 

program with respect to such project. The Air Force 

conducted a “Direct to Phase II” pilot implementation 

of this authority for this 15.3 SBIR solicitation (although 

it does not guarantee the pilot will be offered in future 

solicitations). Each eligible topic requires documentation 

to determine that Phase I feasibility and the technical 

requirements for a Direct to Phase II proposal have been 

met. 

The following Air Force topics were released for the SBIR 2015.3 solicitation. 

TOPIC NUMBER 

AF153-001 

AF153-002 

AF153-003 

AF153-004 

TOPIC TITLE 

Global Surveillance Augmentation Using Commercial Satellite Imaging Systems 

Handheld Dismount Kit for Persistent, Precision Navigation in GPS-challenged Environments for Military 

Operations 

Additive Manufacturing to Support 100% Parts Availability 

Additive Manufacturing of Masking to Support Turbine Engine Sustainment 

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FY 2015 TOPIC 

AWARD SELECTEES 

The following small businesses were awarded Phase I, II 

or III contracts during FY 2015 (Note: This list may not 

be complete). The awards’ associated topics could have 

come from several solicitations, however, a selection for 

an award does not guarantee the business won the final 

contract (other issues may come into play, just as meeting 

accounting standards, that might prevent a selectee from 

receiving the final contract). For complete information 

on these small business awards, please visit our website: 

www.afsbirsttr.com 

Small businesses selected for Air Force SBIR award in FY 2015. 

FIRM CITY ST 

(ES3) Engineering and Software San Diego CA 

System Solution, Inc. 

3DSIM, LLC Park City UT 

Acellent Technologies, Inc. Sunnyvale CA 

ACENT Laboratories, LLC Manorville NY 

ADA Technologies, Inc. Littleton CO 

Adastral Flower Mound TX 

Adsys Controls, Inc. Irvine CA 

Advanced Cooling 

Lancaster PA 

Technologies, Inc. 

Advanced Fiber Sensors, Inc. Ann Arbor MI 

Advanced Technologies Group, Stuart 

FL 

Inc. 

AdvR, Inc. Bozeman MT 

Agile RF Systems, LLC Berthoud CO 

AJM International Electronics New River AZ 

Consultants 

Allcomp, Inc. City of Industry CA 

Alphacore, Inc. Tucson AZ 

AlphaSense, Inc. Wilmington DE 

Amethyst Research, Inc. Ardmore OK 

Anautics, Inc. Tri-City OK 

Angstrom Designs, Inc. Santa Barbara CA 

ANTEOS, Inc. Shrewsbury MA 

AOSense, Inc. Sunnyvale CA 

Applied Defense Solutions, Inc. Columbia MD 

FIRM CITY ST 

Applied Dynamics International Ann Arbor MI 

Applied Research in Acoustics, Washington DC 

LLC 

Applied Technology Associates Albuquerque NM 

Applied Visions, Inc. Northport NY 

Aptima, Inc. Woburn MA 

Architecture Technology Corp. Eden Prairie MN 

Arctic Slope Technical Services Beltsville MD 

Arete Associates Winnetka CA 

Assured Information Security, Rome 

NY 

Inc. 

ATA Engineering, Inc. San Diego CA 

ATC - NY Trumansburg NY 

Atmospheric and Space Boulder 

CO 

Technology Research 

Associates 

Atmospheric Plasma Solutions Cary NC 

Attollo Engineering, LLC Camarillo CA 

Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. Manassas VA 

AVIRTEK, Inc. Tucson AZ 

Bercli Berkeley CA 

BerrieHill Research Corp. Dayton OH 

Blue Ridge Research and Asheville NC 

Consulting 

Blue Storm Associates, Inc. Fairfax Station VA 

BlueRISC, Inc. Amherst MA 

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Small businesses selected for Air Force SBIR award in FY 2015. (continued) 

FIRM CITY ST 

Bodkin Design and Engineering, Wellesley MA 

LLC 

Boston Engineering Corp. Waltham MA 

Boston Fusion Corp. Burlington MA 

Boulder Nonlinear Systems, Lafayette CO 

Inc. 

Brimrose Technology Corp. Sparks MD 

BST Systems, Inc. Plainfield CT 

Busek Co., Inc. Natick MA 

C & P Technologies, Inc. Closter NJ 

CFD Research Corp. Huntsville AL 

Charles River Analytics, Inc. Cambridge MA 

ChromoLogic, LLC Monrovia CA 

Clear Creek Applied 

Fairborn 

OH 


CogniTech Corp. Salt Lake City UT 

Colorado Engineering Inc. Colorado Springs CO 

Combustion Research and Pipersville PA 

Flow Technology, Inc. 

Combustion Science and Columbia MD 

Engineering, Inc. 

Commonwealth Computer Charlottesville VA 

Research, Inc. 

Correlated Solutions, Inc. Irmo SC 

Corvid Technologies, LLC Mooresville NC 

Creare LLC Hanover NH 

Creative MicroSystems Corp. Waitsfield VT 

Crossfield Technology, LLC Austin TX 

CU Aerospace Champaign IL 

Cyan Systems Santa Barbara CA 

Data Fusion and Neural Networks, 

Broomfield CO 

LLC 

Dayton T. Brown, Inc. Bohemia NY 

Decisive Analytics Corp. Arlington VA 

DexMat Houston TX 

DHPC Technologies, Inc. Woodbridge NJ 

Diversified Technologies, Inc. Bedford MA 

Diversified Technologies, Inc. Bedford MA 

Dynamic Radiation Solutions Palos Verdes CA 

Peninsu 

Echo Ridge, LLC Sterling VA 

EMAG Technologies, Inc. Ann Arbor MI 

FIRM CITY ST 

Embedezyne, LLC Reno NV 

Energy Research Consultants Laguna Hills CA 

ENGIN-IC, Inc. Plano TX 

Enig Associates, Inc. Bethesda MD 

EO Vista, LLC Acton MA 

Etegent Technologies, LTD Cincinnati OH 

EWA Government Systems, Herndon VA 

Inc. 

ExoAnalytic Solutions, Inc. Mission Viejo CA 

Expedition Technology, Inc. Dulles VA 

Faraday Technology, Inc. Englewood OH 

FBS, Inc. Bellefonte PA 

Fibertek, Inc. Herndon VA 

Figure, Inc. d/b/a Figure Manassas Park VA 

Engineering 

FIRST RF CORPORATION Boulder CO 

FlightWire Technology, Inc. Colorado Springs CO 

Florida Turbine Technologies, Jupiter 

FL 

Inc. 

FOMS, Inc. San Diego CA 

FTL Labs Corp. Amherst MA 

Galois, Inc. Portland OR 

Gener8, Inc. Sunnyvale CA 

GIRD Systems, Inc. Cincinnati OH 

Global Technology Connection, Atlanta 

GA 

Inc. 

Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories Tullahoma TN 

LLC 

Goleta Star, LLC Lomita CA 

GrammaTech, Inc. Ithaca NY 

Group W, Inc. Fairfax VA 

Helios Remote Sensing Rome 

NY 

Systems, Inc. 

Heureka Corp. Boulder CO 

Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Windsor CT 

Inc. 

Infrared (IR) Telemetrics, Inc. Houghton MI 

Innovative Materials Testing Superior CO 

Technologies 

Innovative Scientific Solutions, Dayton 

OH 

Inc. 

Innovative Technology 

Applications Co., LLC 

Chesterfield MO 

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FIRM CITY ST 

Innovative Technology, Inc. Greeley CO 

Innoveering, LLC Bethpage NY 

Integrated Solutions for Huntsville AL 

Systems 

Intelligent Automation, Inc. Rockville MD 

Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Santa Clara CA 

Corp. 

Intelligent Fusion Technology, Germantown MD 

Inc. 

Intevac Photonics, Inc. Santa Clara CA 

JENTEK Sensors, Inc. Waltham MA 

Jove Sciences, Inc. San Clemente CA 

JRM Enterprises, Inc. Fredericksburg VA 

Judd Strategic Technologies, Rockwall TX 

LLC 

Jung Research and 

Washington DC 

Development Corp. 

KalScott Engineering, Inc. Lawrence KS 

Karagozian and Case, Inc. Glendale CA 

Kent Optronics, Inc. Hopewell Junction NY 

Kitware Clifton Park NY 

Knowledge Based Systems, Inc. College Station TX 

LaunchPoint Technologies, Inc. Goleta CA 

Leviathan Security Group, Inc. Seattle WA 

Lightstorm Research, LLC Tipp City OH 

Lowell Digisonde International, Lowell 

MA 

LLC 

Lumilant, Inc. Newark DE 

Luminit, LLC Torrance CA 

Luna Innovations, Inc. Roanoke VA 

Lynntech, Inc. College Station TX 

M4 Engineering, Inc. Long Beach CA 

Makel Engineering, Inc. Chico CA 

Mastodon Design, LLC Rochester NY 

Matrix Research, Inc. Dayton OH 

MaXentric Technologies, LLC Fort Lee NJ 

Mayflower Communications Burlington MA 

Co., Inc. 

McGaw Technology, Inc. Lakewood OH 

Mechanical Solutions, Inc. Whippany NJ 

Mehrdad Soumekh Consultant Amherst NY 

Metron, Inc. Reston VA 

FIRM CITY ST 

Michigan Engineering Services, Ann Arbor MI 

LLC 

MicroLink Devices Niles IL 

Minnesota Wire and Cable Co. Saint Paul MN 

Mission Microwave 

Santa Fe Springs CA 


Modus Operandi, Inc. Melbourne FL 

MORSECORP, Inc Cambridge MA 

Morton Photonics Inc. West Friendship MD 

Mound Laser and Photonics Kettering OH 

Center, Inc. 

MZA Associates Corp. Albuquerque NM 

N&R Engineering Cleveland OH 

nBn Technologies Rochester NY 

New Wave Design and St. Louis Park MN 

Verification, LLC 

NexTech Materials, Ltd. Lewis Center OH 

NextGen Federal Systems, LLC Morgantown WV 

Nokomis, Inc. Charleroi PA 

North Star Systems, Inc. Birmingham AL 

Northwest Research 

Bellevue 

WA 

Associates, Inc. 

nou Systems, Inc. Huntsville AL 

Nour, LLC Wilmette IL 

Numerica Corp. Fort Collins CO 

Nuvotronics, LLC Radford VA 

OEwaves, Inc. Pasadena CA 

Ogden Engineering and Tucson 

AZ 

Associates, LLC 

Omnitek Partners, LLC Ronkonkoma NY 

optX Imaging Systems, LLC Lorton VA 

Orbit Logic, Inc. Greenbelt MD 

Orbits lightwave, Inc. Pasadena CA 

Out of the Fog Research, LLC San Francisco CA 

PC Krause and Associates, Inc. West Lafayette IN 

Phoebus Optoelectronics, LLC New York NY 

Physical Optics Corp. Torrance CA 

Physical Sciences, Inc. Andover MA 

Piasecki Aircraft Corp. Essington PA 

Praeses, LLC Shreveport LA 

Princeton Microwave 

Technology, Inc. 

Mercerville NJ 

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FIRM CITY ST 

Progeny Systems Corp. Manassas VA 

QorTek, Inc. Williamsport PA 

QuantTera Scottsdale AZ 

Quantum Technology Sciences, Cocoa Beach FL 

Inc. 

QuesTek Innovations, LLC Evanston IL 

QuinStar Technology, Inc. Torrance CA 

Qunav, LLC Fort Walton Beach FL 

Rad Detect Sharon MA 

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Watertown MA 

Inc. 

Real-Time Innovations Sunnyvale CA 

ReliaCoat Technologies, LLC East Setauket NY 

Resonant Sciences, LLC Dayton OH 

RightPSI Belgrade MT 

Robotic Research, LLC Gaithersburg MD 

SA Photonics Los Gatos CA 

SAZE Technologies, LLC Silver Spring MD 

Scientic, Inc. Huntsville AL 

Scientific Applications and Cypress 

CA 

Research Assoc., Inc. 

SciTec, Inc. Princeton NJ 

Securboration, Inc. Melbourne FL 

Semprius, Inc. Durham NC 

Sienna Technologies, Inc. Woodinville WA 

Signature Research, Inc. Calumet MI 

Silvus Technologies, Inc. Los Angeles CA 

Solid Power, Inc. Louisville CO 

Solid State Scientific Corp. Hollis NH 

Sound Answers, Inc. Canton MI 

Space Information 

Santa Maria CA 

Laboratories, LLC 

Space Micro Inc. San Diego CA 

Spectral Energies, LLC Dayton OH 

Spectral Sciences, Inc. Burlington MA 

Srico, Inc. Columbus OH 

Stellar Science Ltd. Co. Albuquerque NM 

Stottler Henke Associates, Inc. San Mateo CA 

Structural Analytics, Inc. Carlsbad CA 

SURVICE Engineering Co. Belcamp MD 

Systems and Technology 

Research 

Woburn 

MA 

FIRM CITY ST 

Systima Technologies, Inc. Kirkland WA 

T2SYS, Inc. Sylvania OH 

Tau Technologies, LLC Albuquerque NM 

TechFlow, Inc. San Diego CA 

TechLand Research, Inc. North Olmsted OH 

Technology Service Corp. Silver Spring MD 

Tenet 3, LLC Dayton OH 

Texas Research Institute Austin, Austin 

TX 

Inc. 

The Design Knowledge Co. Fairborn OH 

ThermAvant Technologies, LLC Columbia MO 

Third Wave Systems, Inc. Eden Prairie MN 

TIPD, LLC Tucson AZ 

Tivra Corp. Oakland CA 

Torch Technologies, Inc. Huntsville AL 

Toyon Research Corp. Goleta CA 

Transparent Products, Inc. Valencia CA 

Tristan Technologies, Inc. San Diego CA 

Triton Systems, Inc. Chelmsford MA 

Trusted Semiconductor Anoka 

MN 

Solutions 

UES Services, Inc. Dayton OH 

Ultra Communications, Inc. Vista CA 

Ultramet Pacoima CA 

Vadum Raleigh NC 

Vanguard Space Technologies, San Diego CA 

Inc. 

Vesaria LLC d/b/a Grier Lakewood NJ 

Forensics 

Vescent Photonics Golden CO 

Vesperix Corp. Falls Church VA 

Veth Research Associates, LLC Niceville FL 

VEXTEC Corporation Brentwood TN 

Vigilant Systems Mount Airy NC 

Vision Systems, Inc. Barrington RI 

Voxtel Inc. Beaverton OR 

WASK Engineering, Inc. Cameron Park CA 

Weidlinger Associates, Inc. New York NY 

XL Scientific, LLC Albuquerque NM 

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Small businesses selected for Air Force STTR award in FY 2015. 

FIRM CITY ST 

Acumentrics Walpole MA 

ADA Technologies, Inc. Littleton CO 

AdValue Photonics, Inc. Tucson AZ 

Advanced Cooling 

Lancaster PA 


Advratech New Carlisle OH 

Ahmic Aerospace, LLC Beavercreek OH 

Analysis and Applications huntsville AL 


ANDRO Computational Rome 

NY 

Solutions, LLC 

Aqru Research and Technology, Doylestown PA 

LLC 

Atmospheric & Space Boulder 

CO 

Technology Research 

Associates 

ATOM Nanoelectronics Inglewood CA 

Busek Co. Inc. Natick MA 

Carbon Technology, Inc. San Clemente CA 

Carbonics Inc. Marina del Rey CA 

Carrera Bioscience Ithaca NY 

Cascade Technologies, Inc. Palo Alto CA 

Centeye, Inc. Washington DC 

CFD Research Corp. Huntsville AL 

Combustion Research and Pipersville PA 

Flow Technology, Inc. 

Combustion Science & Columbia MD 

Engineering, Inc. 

CompuTherm, LLC Madison WI 

Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Ewing NJ 

Control Vision Inc. Sahuarita AZ 

Cornerstone Research Group, Dayton 

OH 

Inc. 

Creative Aero Engineering Long Beach CA 

Solutions 

CU Aerospace Champaign IL 

Daniel H. Wagner, Associates, Exton 

PA 

Inc. 

DECISIVE ANALYTICS Corp. Arlington VA 

Echo Ridge, LLC Sterling VA 

ECOSIL Technologies, LLC Fairfield OH 

Enig Associates, Inc. Bethesda MD 

Exquadrum, Inc. Adelanto CA 

FIRM CITY ST 

FIRST RF Corp. Boulder CO 

FiskeTech, LLC McLean VA 

Freedom Photonics LLC Santa Barbara CA 

G A Tyler Assoc. Inc. dba the Anaheim CA 

Optical Sciences Co. 

Galois, Inc. Portland OR 

General Sciences, Inc. Souderton PA 

Guerci Consulting Arlington VA 

HyPerComp, Inc. Westlake Village CA 

HYPRES, Inc. Elmsford NY 

In-Depth Engineering Co. Fairfax VA 

InfoBeyond Technology, LLC Louisville KY 

Innoflight, Inc. San Diego CA 

Innoveering, LLC Bethpage NY 

Inovati Santa Barbara CA 

Intelligent Automation, Inc. Rockville MD 

Intelligent Fusion Technology, Germantown MD 

Inc. 

InView Technology Corp. Austin TX 

Ionica Sciences, Inc. Slaterville Springs NY 

IRFLex Corp. Danville VA 

IRradiance Glass, Inc. Orlando FL 

Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Boulder 

CO 

Inc. 

Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. Westerville OH 

LongShortWay Boston MA 

Longview International, Inc. Los Altos CA 

Luminit, LLC Torrance CA 

Luna Innovations, Inc. Roanoke VA 

Materials Research & Design Wayne PA 

MaterialsGenome, Inc. State College PA 

Matrix Research, Inc. Dayton OH 

Mayflower Communications Burlington MA 

Company, Inc. 

Metna Co. Lansing MI 

MetroLaser, Inc. Laguna Hills CA 

Metron, Inc. Reston VA 

MicroLink Devices Niles IL 

Minerva Systems & 

Lexington KY 

Technologies, LLC 

MSNW, LLC Redmond WA 

Multiscale Design Systems, LLC New York NY 

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Small businesses selected for Air Force STTR award in FY 2015. (continued) 

FIRM CITY ST 

MV Innovative Technologies Dayton 

OH 

LLC (DBA: Optonicus) 

MZA Associates Corp. Albuquerque NM 

NanoSonic, Inc. Pembroke VA 

NanoWatt Design, Inc. Fayetteville AR 

NextGen Aeronautics Torrance CA 

Nonlinear Control Strategies, Tucson 

AZ 

Inc. 

NorthWest Research Bellevue 

WA 


Novateur Research Solutions, Ashburn 

VA 

LLC 

Orbit Logic, Inc. Greenbelt MD 

Orbital Technologies Corp. Madison 

WI 

(ORBITEC) 

PaneraTech Falls Church VA 

ParaSym LOS ANGELES CA 

Perceptive Innovations, Inc. ASHBURN VA 

Phase Sensitive Innovations Newark DE 

Physical Sciences, Inc. Andover MA 

Physics, Materials & Applied Tucson 

AZ 

Math Research, LLC 

PolarOnyx, Inc. San Jose CA 

Prime Solutions Group, Inc. Goodyear AZ 

Printed Performance 

Coventry CT 

Innovations 

Quasonix, LLC West Chester OH 

QUEST Integrated Kent WA 

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Watertown MA 

Inc. 

R-DEX Systems, LLC Marietta GA 

Rochester Precision Optics, West Henrietta NY 

LLC 

SA Photonics Los Gatos CA 

Sage Technologies, Ltd. Warminster PA 

Scientific Simulations, LLC Laramie WY 

Securboration, Inc. Melbourne FL 

Sensintel, Inc. Tucson AZ 

Shared Spectrum Co. Vienna VA 

Sierra Engineering, Inc. Carson City NV 

(formerly Johnson Rockets) 

Silicon Audio Austin TX 

Simmetrix, Inc. Clifton Park NY 

FIRM CITY ST 

Smart Information Flow Minneapolis MN 

Technologies, d/b/a SIFT 

Soar Technology, Inc. Ann Arbor MI 

Sonalysts, Inc. Waterford CT 

Southwest Sciences, Inc. Santa Fe NM 

Spectral Energies, LLC Dayton OH 

Spectral Imaging Laboratory Pasadena CA 

Spectral Molecular Imaging Inc. Beverly Hills CA 

Spectral Sciences, Inc. Burlington MA 

Streamline Numerics, Inc. Gainesville FL 

Systems & Technology Woburn MA 

Research 

TallannQuest, LLC Sachse TX 

Tau Technologies, LLC Albuquerque NM 

Technology Holding, LLC Salt Lake City UT 

Tech-X Corp. Boulder CO 

Tethers Unlimited, Inc. Bothell WA 

The Perduco Group, Inc. Beavercreek OH 

Tier 1 Performance Solutions, Covington KY 

LLC 

Toyon Research Corp. Goleta CA 

Transient Plasma Systems Torrance CA 

Triad Semiconductor, Inc. Winston-Salem NC 

TRITON Sysems, Inc. Chelmsford MA 

UtopiaCompression Corp. Los Angeles CA 

Ventana Research Tucson AZ 

Voci Technologies Inc. Herndon VA 

Voss Scientific, LLC Albuquerque NM 

Voxtel Inc. Beaverton OR 

Wasatch Molecular, Inc. Salt Lake City UT 

XL Scientific, LLC Albuquerque NM 

ZONA Technology, Inc. Scottsdale AZ 

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ACRONYMS 

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A 

B 

C 

D 

E 

F 

G 

H 

I 

ACRONYM 

AFMC 

AFRL 

AFSOC 

AFOSR 

AFW-WEBS 

APU 

AQ 

ATK 

ATT 

BIT 

BAQS 

BFI 

BOS-3D 

CARP 

CHATTIN 

CMC 

CPOHT 

CR&D 

CRP 

DoD 

DoDi 

DPNVG 

EMI 

EMPI 

EO 

EW 

EWBM-SA 

FY 

GHOST 

GNSS 

GPS 

HAF 

HiDEF 

HUBZone 

IMU 

IP 

IR 

UNABBREVIATED 

Air Force Materiel Command 

Air Force Research Laboratory 

Air Force Special Operations Command 

Air Force Office of Scientific Research 

Auxiliary Power Unit 

Acquisition 

Active Thermal Tiles 

Built in Test 

Breathing Air Quality Sensor 

Briefing for Industry 

Background-Oriented Schlieren 3D 

Calculated Air Release Point 

Cyber Hardening and Agility Technologies for Tactical IP Networks 

Ceramic Matrix Composites 

Cockpit Passive Optical Helmet Tracker 

Collaborative Research and Development 

Commercialization Readiness Program 

Department of Defense 

Department of Defense Instruction 

Digital Panoramic Night Vision Goggle 

Electromagnetic Interference 

Energetic Materials and Products Inc. 

Electro-Optic 

Electronic Warfare 

Electronic Warfare Battle Manager Situation Awareness 

Fiscal Year 

Gigapixel High-Speed Optical Sensor Tracking 

Global Navigation Satellite Systems 

Global Positioning System 

Headquarters Air Force 

Hierarchical Dynamic Exploration 

Historically Underutilized Business Zone 

Inertial Measurement Units 

Internet Protocol 

Infrared 

46

I 

J 

L 

M 

N 

O 

P 

R 

S 

ACRONYM 

IR&D 

ISR 

ITCS 

JSF 

LADAR 

LLC 

LLEVS 

LMS 

LWIR 

MM 

MDA 

MDC 

MMA 

MGUE 

MM-TSS 

NDAA 

NDE 

NDI 

NUDGE 

OSD 

OSPB 

PI 

PM 

PEO 

POC 

R&D 

RDT&E 

RF 

ROOSTER 


SAF 

SAF/AQR 

SAL 

SAR/GMTI 

SATCOM 

UNABBREVIATED 

Independent Research and Development 

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance 

Infrared Target Collection System 

Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) 

Laser Radar 

Limited Liability Company 

Low Latency Embedded Vision Processor 

Learning Management System 

Long Wave Infrared 

Multi-Mode 

Missile Defense Agency 

Major Defense Contractor 

Mediated Mobile Access 

Military GPS User Equipment 

Microwave Mapping Transparency Sensor System 

National Defense Authorization Act 

Non-Destructive Evaluation 

Non-Destructive Inspection 

Navigation Update Due to Ground Effects 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Office of Small Business Programs 

Principal Investigator 

Program Manager 

Program Executive Office 

Point of Contact 

Research and Development 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 

Radio Frequency 

Rigid-body Off-axis Ordnance Shock/Tail-slap Environment Replicator 

Small Business Technology Transfer 

Secretary of the Air Force 

Secretary of the Air Force’s Science, Technology and Engineering Directorate 

Semi-Active Laser 

Synthetic Aperture Radar/Ground Moving Target Indicator 

Satellite Communications 

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S 

T 

U 

V 

W 

ACRONYM 

SB 

SBA 

SBC 

SBID 

SBIR 

SHPE 

SMC 

SME 

S&T 

STMP 

STTP 


TA 

TBM 

TD 

TEO 

TIM 

TRI 

UAV 

USC 

VTPM 

WDI 

WPAFB 

UNABBREVIATED 

Small Business 

Small Business Administration 

Small Business Concerns 

Small Business Industry Days 

Small Business Innovation Research 

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 

Space and Missile Systems Center 

Subject Matter Expert 

Science and Technology 

SBIR Technology Maturation Plan 

SBIR Technology Transition Plan 

Small Business Technology Transfer 

Transition Agent 

Theater Ballistic Missile 

Technology Directorate 

Technology Executive Officer 

Technology Intechange Meeting 

Texas Research Institute 

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 

United States Code 

Virtual Trusted Platform Module 

Wright Dialogue with Industry 

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