EVALUATION AND SELECTION The DON will evaluate and select Phase I and Phase II proposals using the evaluation criteria in Sections 6.0 and 8.0 of the DoD SBIR Program Announcement respectively, with technical merit being most important, followed by qualifications of key personnel and commercialization potential of equal importance. Due to limited funding, the DON reserves the right to limit awards under any topic and only proposals considered to be of superior quality will be funded.
Approximately one week after Phase I solicitation closing, e-mail notifications that proposals have been received and processed for evaluation will be sent. Consequently, e-mail addresses on the proposal coversheets must be correct.
Requests for a debrief must be made within 15 calendar days of non-award notification. Please note the DON debrief request period is shorter than the DoD debrief request period specified in section 4.10 of the DoD Instructions
Protests of Phase I and II selections and awards shall be directed to the cognizant Contracting Officer for the DON Topic Number. Contact information for Contracting Officers may be obtained from the DON SYSCOM SBIR Program Managers listed in Table 1.
