Small businesses are now able to submit
proposals for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 20.1 Solicitation to
address nine homeland security technology needs, DHS announced December 19.
“Small businesses are vital to the innovation process, providing the agility and ingenuity that help us develop cutting-edge technology solutions,” said William Bryan, senior official performing the duties of the DHS under secretary for science and technology. “I encourage small businesses, women-owned small businesses, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses to submit their best innovative proposals for the DHS SBIR Solicitation, so that together we can address critical homeland security technology needs.”
DHS will accept proposals for topic areas until the solicitation period closes at 12:00 noon ET on January 22, 2020. Small businesses must submit proposals through the online proposal submission system at https://sbir2.st.dhs.gov/.
The solicitation is published on Beta.SAM.gov and details each of the
following topic areas:
- Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1)
Multimedia Content Analysis Engine Capability for the Emergency Communications
Cyber Security Center (EC3) – (DHS201-001)
- Remote Sensor Data Protection and
Anti-Spoofing – (DHS201-002)
- Digital Paging over Public Television (DHS201-003)
- Soft Targets and Crowded Places
Security (DHS201-004)
- In-building Coverage Analysis System
(ICAS) Using Existing First Responder’s Radio and Smartphone (DHS201-005)
- Handheld Advanced Detection/Imaging
Technology System (DHS201-006)
- Enhanced Explosives and Illicit Drugs
Detection by Targeted Interrogation of Surfaces (DHS201-007)
- Urban Canyon Detection Tracking and
Identification of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (DHS201-008)
- Machine Learning Module for Detection
Technologies (DHS201-009)
The DHS SBIR Program is a competitive contract awards program to increase the participation of innovative and creative U.S. small businesses in federal research and development initiatives and to increase private sector commercialization of SBIR-funded solutions.
Source: DHS
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