Department of War (DoW) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Solicitations (Amd 01)
Contact and place of performance
—
USA
The purpose of Amendment 01 to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of WAR's SBIR/STTR Program, Annual Program BAAs and CSOs is to provide important programmatic updates stemming from the reauthorization to include the following: - Section 1.9 Discretionary Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) - Section 2.2 SBA Company Registry &n...
View moreProposers are encouraged to thoroughly review the full solicitation and register for the DSIP Listserv to remain apprised of important programmatic and contractual changes.
---- Original Post Below:
The Department of War (DoW) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs aim to stimulate technological innovation by strengthening the role of small businesses in meeting DoW research and development needs, delivering innovative technology to the Warfighter, and growing the defense industrial base through commercialization.
This announcement serves as an umbrella for each of the annual DoW SBIR/STTR program solicitations. Proposers are encouraged to carefully review the details for each to determine the best fit for their organization and technology. The solicitations are:
DoW Services and Components may elect to release topics under the appropriate solicitation once a month throughout fiscal year 2026. While new research topics are scheduled to pre-release on the first Wednesday of each month, please note that due to a delay in the SBIR/STTR program reauthorization, the Department of War is deviating from this schedule for the initial April post. This is a one-time adjustment, and the standard monthly pre-release schedule is expected to resume in May. Each release will have corresponding open and close dates applicable only to those topics within the release. For the official schedule, please visit: https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/.
The full solicitations and all associated documents will be posted exclusively on the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP). Proposers are directed to the DSIP website to review the solicitations in their entirety. While on the DSIP, it is also highly recommended that proposers register for the official Listserv to receive important programmatic and contractual updates.
The Department of War (DoW) issued this special notice for the Fiscal Year 2026 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program solicitations under solicitation number W5170126R0001. This announcement functions as an umbrella for the annual SBIR/STTR Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) and Commercial Solutions Openings (CSO). The program aims to stimulate technological innovation by increasing small business participation in meeting Department of Defense research and development needs, delivering technology to the Warfighter, and expanding the defense industrial base through commercialization. Amendment 01 introduces programmatic updates related to program reauthorization, including revisions to Discretionary Technical and Business Assistance (TABA), the SBA Company Registry, and submission details, while adding a Direct to Phase II Program to the STTR solicitations.
This opportunity is classified under NAICS code 541715 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and PSC code AC12 for National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research. The initiative is designated with an SBA (SBA) set-aside. Services and Components within the DoW may release specific research topics once a month throughout the 2026 fiscal year, with new topics generally pre-releasing on the first Wednesday of each month for performance within the United States. Each individual topic release carries its own specific open and close dates.
The Department of Defense published this notice on April 13, 2026, and last updated it on June 4, 2026. The full program solicitations and associated documents are managed through the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP). Metadata for this notice includes two attachments: a DSIP Listserv Registration Link and an SBIR STTR Active Solicitation Link, both posted on April 13, 2026. Proposers are required to use the DSIP for submission details and to access the full solicitation cycles for the DoW SBIR 2026 BAA, DoW SBIR 2026 CSO, DoW STTR 2026 BAA, and DoW STTR 2026 CSO.
Generated by Lumen AI
Scoped analysis and attachments—go beyond the summary when you need detail from the solicitation package.