Welcome to the United States Army Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program’s Site for the DoD 24.B Broad Agency Announcement  

Here you will find all the resources you will need to engage in the Army STTR process with regard to the 24.B BAA including solicitation topics, STTR requirements, upcoming events, Frequently Asked Questions and more.

Missed this year’s Army STTR Industry Day? Recordings of the Q&A sessions can be found here. And be sure to check out our other upcoming events.

Small Business looking for Research Institution Partners? Check out our Research Connections or our Micronetworking events to find additional potential leads.

STTR Program Overview

The Army Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program encourages small, high-tech U.S. businesses (fewer than 500 employees) in partnership with research institutions to provide innovative research and development solutions in response to critical Army needs. By capturing the tremendous and varied talents of the U.S. small business community and research institutions, the STTR program benefits the Department of Defense (DoD), the private sector, and our national economy.

The Army STTR program is comprised of eight participating organizations throughout the Army. Each organization specializes in and excels at meeting certain Army Modernization Priorities. Our participating organizations include:

 

  1. Armaments Center (AC) 

  2. Army Research Laboratory/Army Research Office (ARL/ARO) 

  3. Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC) 

  4. Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) 

  5. Chemical Biological Center (CBC) 

  6. Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) 

  7. Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) 

  8.  Soldier Center (SC) 

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Army Modernization Priorities

In October 2019, the Army published a new modernization strategy aimed at conducting Multi-Domain Operations to address the current and future actions of our near-peer competitors. The six priorities are: 

  1. Long Range Precision Fires 

  2. Next Generation Combat Vehicle 

  3. Future Vertical Lift 

  4. Network/C3I 

  5. Air and Missile Defense 

  6. Soldier Lethality

Difference Between STTR and SBIR

 

Due to their similar names, there may be some confusion regarding the difference between the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs. There are two key differences. First, a STTR project requires the small business applicant to partner with a non-profit research institution (RI). Second, the STTR program aims to transition technology from research institutions to the marketplace.

In addition to these two key differences, there are other, more subtle differences. One important difference is, for SBIR project, the principal investigator (PI) must be primarily employed at the proposing small business. With a STTR, the PI could be primarily employed at either the RI or the small business. Another important difference between the two programs is that up to 60% of the research effort for an STTR project can be subcontracted, whereas there is a 33% limit on Phase I SBIR subcontracting.

This is a high-level overview of the differences, only. For more information, please visit the SBIR.gov website.

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