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NAVY PROPOSAL SUBMISSION NAVY
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

INTRODUCTION:

The responsibility for the implementation, administration and management of the Navy STTR program is with the
Office of Naval Research (ONR). The Navy STTR Program Manager is Mr. John Williams, (703) 696-0342,
williajr@onr.navy.mil. If you have questions of a general nature regarding the Navys STTR program, contact Mr.
Williams. For general inquiries or problems with electronic submission, contact the DoD Help Desk at 1-866-724-
7457 (8AM to 5PM EST). For technical questions about a topic, contact the Topic Authors listed under each topic
before 15 March 2005. Beginning 15 March, for technical questions you must use the SITIS system
www.dodsbir.net/sitis or go to the DoD website at http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir for more information.

PHASE I PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

Read the DoD front section of this solicitation for detailed instructions on proposal format and program
requirements. When you prepare your proposal, keep in mind that Phase I should address the feasibility of a solution
to the topic. The Navy only accepts Phase I proposals with a base effort not exceeding $70,000 and with the option
not exceeding $30,000. The technical period of performance for the Phase I base should be 7 months and will
commence on or about 01 July 2005. The Phase I option should be 3 months and address the transition into the
Phase II effort. Phase I options are typically only funded after the decision to fund the Phase II has been made.
Phase I technical proposals, including the option, have a 25-page limit (see section 3.4). The Navy will evaluate and
select Phase I proposals using scientific review criteria based upon technical merit and other criteria as discussed in
this solicitation document. Due to limited funding, the Navy reserves the right to limit awards under any topic and
only proposals considered to be of superior quality will be funded. The Navy typically provides a firm fixed price
contract or awards a small purchase agreement as a Phase I award.

All proposal submissions to the Navy STTR Program must be submitted electronically. It is mandatory that the
entire technical proposal, DoD Proposal Cover Sheet, Cost Proposal, and the Company Commercialization Report
are submitted electronically through the DoD SBIR Submission website at http://www.dodsbir.net/submission. If
you have any questions or problems with the electronic submission contact the DoD SBIR Helpdesk at 1-866-724-
7457 (8AM to 5PM EST). Your proposal must be submitted via the submission site before 6:00 a.m. EST, Friday,
15 April 2005. A hardcopy will NOT be required. A signature by hand or electronically is not required when you
submit your proposal over the Internet.

Acceptable Formats for Online Submission: All technical proposal files will be converted to Portable Document
Format (PDF) for evaluation purposes do not lock/protect your pdf file. You are required to include your
company name, proposal number and topic number as a page header in your technical proposal document. Cost
sheets can be included in the technical proposal or submitted separately through the Cost Proposal form available
through the Submission website. Technical Proposals should conform to the limitations on margins and number of
pages specified in the DoD Program Solicitation. However, your on-line Cost Proposal form will only count as one
page and your Cover Sheets will only count as two, no matter how they print out after being converted. Most
proposals will be printed in black and white so make sure all graphics are distinguishable in black and white. It is
strongly encouraged that you perform a virus check on your file before you upload. If a virus is detected, the file
will be deleted. To verify that your proposal has been received, click on the Check Upload icon to view your
proposal. Typically, your proposal will be virus checked and converted within the hour. However, if your proposal
does not appear after an hour, please contact the DoD Help Desk. It is recommended that you submit early, as
computer traffic is heavier near the solicitation closing.

Within one week of the Solicitation closing, you will receive notification via e-mail that your proposal has been
received and processed for evaluation by the Navy. Please make sure that your e-mail address is entered correctly
on your proposal coversheet or you will not receive a notification.




NAVY - 1 ADDITIONAL NOTES:

1. The Small Business Administration (SBA) has made a determination that will permit the Naval Academy,
the Navy Post Graduate School and the other military academies to participate as a Research Institution or
subcontractor in the SBIR/STTR program, since they are institutions of higher learning.

2. The Navy will allow firms to include with their proposals, success stories that have been submitted through
the Navy SBIR website at http://www.onr.navy.mil/sbir. A Navy success story is any follow-on funding
that a firm has received based on technology developed from a Navy SBIR or STTR Phase II award. The
success stories should be included as appendices to the proposal. These pages will not be counted towards
the 25-page limit. The success story information will be used as part of the evaluation of the third criteria,
Commercial Potential (listed in Section 4.2 of this solicitation) which includes the Companys
Commercialization Report and the strategy described to commercialize the technology discussed in the
proposal. The Navy is very interested in companies that transition SBIR/STTR efforts directly into Navy
and DoD programs and/or weapon systems. If a firm has never received a Navy SBIR/STTR Phase II it
will not count against them.

PHASE I ELECTRONIC SUMMARY REPORT:

All Phase I award winners must electronically submit a Phase I summary report through the Navy SBIR website at
the end of their Phase I. The Phase I Summary Report is a non-proprietary summary of Phase I results. It should
not exceed 700 words and should include potential applications and benefits. It should require minimal work from
the contractor because most of this information is required in the final report. The summary of the final report will
be submitted through the Navy SBIR/STTR website at:

http://www.onr.navy.mil/sbir, click on Submission, then
click on Submit a Phase I or II Summary Report.

PHASE II PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

Phase II is the demonstration or further development of the technology that was found feasible in Phase I. Only
those Phase I awardees who achieved success in Phase I, as determined by the Phase I technical point of contact
measuring the results against the criteria contained in section 4.3, will be invited to submit a Phase II proposal.
During or at the end of the Phase I effort, awardees will be notified to submit their proposal for Phase II evaluation.
The invitation will be based on the success the company has accomplished for the particular topic as evaluated by
the technical point of contact and the Navy STTR program manager. If you are invited to submit a Phase II
proposal to the Navy, phase II instructions will be given or you may obtain a copy from the Navy SBIR website.

Upon receiving an invitation, submission of a Phase II proposal should consist of three elements: 1) A base effort,
which is the demonstration phase of the SBIR/STTR project; 2) A 5 page Transition/Marketing plan describing how,
to whom and at what stage you will market and transition your technology to the government, government prime
contractor, and/or private sector; and 3) At least one Phase II Option which would be a fully costed and well defined
section describing a test and evaluation plan or further R&D. Phase II efforts are typically two (2) years and Phase
II options are typically an additional six (6) to 12 months. Phase II proposals together with the Phase II Option are
limited to 40 pages (unless otherwise directed by the TPOC or contract officer). All Phase II proposals must have a
complete electronic submission. Complete electronic submission includes the submission of the Cover Sheets, Cost
Proposal, Company Commercialization Report, and the ENTIRE technical proposal via the DoD Submission site.

All Phase II award winners must attend a one-day Transition Assistance Program (TAP) meeting typically held in
the July to August time frame in the Washington D.C. area during the second year of the Phase II effort. If you
receive a Phase II award, you will be contacted with more information regarding this program or you can visit
http://www.dawnbreaker.com/navytap.

As with the Phase I award, Phase II award winners must electronically submit a Phase II summary report through
the Navy SBIR website at the end of their Phase II. The Phase II Summary Report is a non-proprietary summary of
Phase II results. It should not exceed 700 words and should include potential applications and benefit. It should
require minimal work from the contractor because most of this information is required in the final report.

NAVY - 2 The Navy has adopted