July 3, 2006
Wyoming SBIR/STTR
Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter
No. 7-06
(Past Newsletter Issues)
The July 3, 2006 Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter is available in its entirety at http://www.uwyo.edu/sbir/newsletter/nwsltr_060703.htm.
This monthly newsletter is published by the Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI). Please visit our website at www.uwyo.edu/sbir for complete program information (including links to participating federal agencies, support agencies, conferences, archives of this newsletter, etc.) Contact WSSI@uwyo.edu to be added to or removed from the Distribution List for this newsletter.
SOLICITATION COUNTDOWN
WSSI Phase 0:
due
5:00 p.m., 8/1/06; 28 days – submit to
WSSI@uwyo.edu
DoD SBIR 2006.2: due
6 AM EST 7/14; 11 days
HHS/NIH SBIR/STTR: due 8/1; 28 days
HHS ACF: due 8/3/06; 31 days
USDA SBIR: due 9/1/06; 59 days
2006 SBIR/STTR
SOLICITATION RELEASE SCHEDULE – All Agencies
CONTENT
1.0 Mark Your Calendars - August 8-10 and September 13
2.0 Congratulations to our June Phase 0 Award Winners
3.0 Final USDA Solicitation released
4.0 NASA issues 2006 pre-solicitation notices for SBIR and STTR
5.0 2006 NIH Annual SBIR Conference
6.0 Last chance for Tibbetts Award Nominations
7.0 Next National SBIR Conference in Milwaukee November 6-9
8.0 Acknowledgements and Publication Information
A single girl who worked in a busy office arrived one morning and began passing out big cigars and chocolates, both tied with blue ribbons. When asked what the occasion was, she proudly displayed a new diamond solitaire ring on her third finger, left hand, and announced, "It's a boy, six feet tall, 170 pounds!"
1.0 IMPORTANT!!! MArk your calendars - Aug 8-10 and Sep 13
Manufacturing-Works is holding their annual awards
event in Sheridan on August 8-10. The WSSI will make a presentation featuring
SBIR emphasis on manufacturing innovation. Full details on this important
all-Wyoming event can be found at
http://www.manufacturing-works.com/awardsCeremony.htm . This event includes
an important WSSI presentation on Thursday August 10th for all those interested
in SBIR participation. There is no charge for this program.
Each year, the federal SBIR agencies sponsor a SWIFT bus tour of rural states.
This year’s tour includes a stop in Wyoming. The event will be held at the Best
Western Ramkota Hotel in Casper on September 13. This is a rare opportunity to
visit one-on-one with representatives from all the federal SBIR agencies. The
program starts with a continental breakfast from 7-8 AM followed by agency
presentations. There will be a buffet lunch followed by an afternoon program
featuring panel discussions by successful Wyoming SBIR participants. Don’t miss
this important FREE event.
If you want your wife to listen and pay undivided attention to every word you
say, talk in your sleep.
2.0 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR JUNE WSSI PHASE 0 AWARDEES
AristaTek, Inc.,
Laramie
Principal Investigator: S. Bruce King
Email: sbking@aristatek.com
Phase 0 Title: Development of a PDA Interface to a Server Based High
Resolution Prediction Tool Application
Phase I Target: US Army/A06-072 - Mobile Toxic Hazard Transport and
Diffusion Analysis and Prediction Tool
Bright Ideas Software,
Cheyenne
Principal Investigator: Dave Richards
Email:
daver@brightideassoftware.com
Phase 0 Title: Visualization Software for Enhancing Calculus Learning
Phase I Target: Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences
Panamax35, LLC,
Cheyenne
Principal Investigator: Eliot Case
Email: emc@panamax35.com
Phase 0 Title: A Modular Data Toolkit
Phase I Target: Department of Health and Human Services, PAR-06-088,
Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology Initiative
Square One Systems Design,
Jackson
Principal Investigator: Robert Viola
Email: viola@sqr-1.com
Phase 0 Title: A Closed-Loop Manipulator Optimized for Ordnance Disposal
Phase I Target: DoD/Navy, Topic N06-162, Dexterous Robotic Manipulator
for Small Robotic Platforms
The wife said, "No, I didn't wake up sleepy and irritable - I let him sleep in."
3.0 FINAL USDA SOLICITATION RELEASED - WWW.SBIRWORLD.COM
The final complete version of the USDA SBIR FY2007 RFA has been released.
It contains key application information absent from the June 6, 2006 abbreviated
version. Of particular importance, subsections 3.2, 3.3, 6.1 and 6.2 have been
updated to instruct applicants regarding the required electronic submission of
proposals through www.Grants.gov. Start registering NOW – it takes days to
weeks.
The research topics can be found in the
SBIRworld
solicitation search engine and the closing date for this solicitation
is September 1, 2006. The RFA is available at
www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/sbir/sbir_delay.html.
A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" The father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."
4.0 Nasa issues 2006 pre-solicitation notices - WWW.SBIRWORLD.COM
NASA issued presolicitation notices for their 2006 SBIR and STTR offerings.
The NASA SBIR 2006 technical topics and subtopics support the NASA Mission
Directorates of Space Operations, Aeronautics Research, Science, and Exploration
Systems. The NASA STTR 2006 research areas are aligned with the needs associated
with the core competencies of the NASA Centers. NASA will issue the combined
STTR/SBIR solicitation starting at noon Eastern time on July 7, 20056 and
proposals will be due September 7, 2006, 5:00 pm Eastern time. While the
solicitation documents are combined, the review, selection and award processes
will be conducted separately for each program. Proposals must be submitted as
either an SBIR or an STTR proposal and will only be considered for award under
one program.
To participate in the NASA SBIR and STTR program, firms must have Internet
access and an e-mail address. The solicitation and other program information
will be available on the NASA SBIR/STTR home page which can be viewed at
http://sbir.nasa.gov/. Distribution will be
by the Internet and paper copies of the solicitation will not be distributed. If
downloading the solicitation from the NASA homepage is not possible, potential
offerors may request assistance from the NASA SBIR/STTR Support Office by
calling (301)937-0888. The 2006 NASA SBIR presolicitation notice is available at
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/NASA/GRC/OPDC20220/SBIR% 2D2006/listing.html and the
STTR presolicitation notice is available at
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/NASA/GRC/OPDC20220/STTR% 2D2006/listing.html .
One
summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small boy
into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his
voice, "Mummy, will you sleep with me tonight?"
The mother smiled and gave him a
reassuring hug. "I can't, dear," she said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room."
A long silence was broken at last by his
shaky little voice: "The sissy."
5.0 NIH ANNUAL CONFERENCE - 7/13/06 - WWW.SBIRWORLD.COM
Cleveland, OH
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Web Site:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/SBIRConf2006/index.htm
Conference Address:
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
24 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio
Description: This one day conference, is presented by the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) and co-sponsored by Bio Enterprise and the Ohio
Department of Development, and will focus on the Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. These
programs offer funding explicitly to small businesses that have innovative
biomedical or behavioral research ideas with commercial potential. This
conference will benefit those who are relatively new to these programs as well
as those who are more experienced.
Contact Information:
Name: Christopher Anderson
Phone: 614-466-3887
Email: ohsbir@odod.state.oh.us
A woman awoke during the night to find that her husband was not in bed. She
put on her robe and went downstairs. He was sitting at the kitchen table with a
cup of coffee in front of him. He appeared to be in deep thought, just staring
at the wall. She saw him wipe a tear from his eye and take a sip of his coffee.
"What's the matter dear? Why are you down here at this time of night?" she
asked. "Do you remember twenty years ago when we were dating and you were only
16?" he asked. "Yes, I do," she replied. "Do you remember when your father
caught us in the back seat of my car making out?" "Yes, I remember." "Do you
remember when he shoved that shotgun in my face and said, “Either you marry my
daughter or spend twenty years in jail?” "Yes, I do," she said. He wiped another
tear from his cheek and said, "You know...I would have gotten out today."
6.0 TIBBETTS AWARD NOMINATIONS CLOSE 7/15 - WWW.ZYN.COM
The Tibbetts Awards Program has been revived after a three year hiatus. The
awards ceremony will be held September 26, 2006 at the Wyndham Hotel,
Washington, DC. Named for Roland Tibbetts, the person acknowledged as the father
of the SBIR program, these prestigious, national awards are made annually to
those small firms, projects, organizations and individuals judged to exemplify
the very best in SBIR achievement. The emphasis is on recognizing those
accomplishments where, in the judgment of those closely involved and often most
immediately affected, the stimulus of SBIR funding has made an important and
definable difference. The nominations must be received no later than July 15.
Nomination packages and complete Information can be found at
www.tibbettsawards.org .
Little Johnny's father said, "Let me see your report card." Johnny
replied, "I don't have it." "Why not?" His father asked. "My friend
borrowed it - he wants to scare his parents."
7.0 NATIONAL SBIR CONFERENCE - NOVEMBER 6-9 - WWW.SBIRWORLD.COM
The National Science Foundation, in association with the Small Business
Administration and all 11 SBIR/STTR agencies, is sponsoring the 2006 Fall
National SBIR/STTR Conference in Milwaukee, November 6-9. This conference will
give you the tools you need to obtain part of the $2+ billion available to small
business innovators. This conference also provides each participant with
multiple opportunities to meet and network with SBIR and STTR Program Managers,
and fellow attendees, including SBIR/STTR award winners, speakers, and experts
from businesses and the government willing to work with you to move your
business ahead. For further information, contact Sharon DelaBarre Phone:
360-683-5742 Email: sbir@dbamlg.com
An acquaintance of mine who is a physician told this story about her then
four-year-old daughter. On the way to preschool, the doctor had left her
stethoscope on the car seat, and her little girl picked it up and began playing
with it. Be still, my heart, thought my friend, my daughter wants to follow in
my footsteps! Then the child spoke into the instrument: "Welcome to McDonald's.
May I take your order?"
8.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION
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This newsletter is published monthly as part of the Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI). The mission of the Initiative is to increase the number of federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program awards to Wyoming. The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) funds the initiative which is administered by the University of Wyoming Research Office. Please contact Gene Watson ewatson@wyoming.com with your comments.
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