Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-091
Key Dates
Release Date: August 8, 2006
Contract Proposal Receipt Date: November 6, 2006
Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (www.nih.gov)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (www.cdc.gov)
Innovative technologies and methodologies fuel progress in biomedical and behavioral research and represent an increasingly important area of the economy. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program provides support for research and development (R&D) of new or improved technologies and methodologies that have the potential to succeed as commercial products.
The purpose of this notice is to (1) announce the issuance of the Solicitation of the Public Health Service for Small Business Innovation Research Contract Proposals (PHS 2007-1) with a due date of NOVEMBER 6, 2006 for receipt of SBIR CONTRACT proposals; and (2) inform the public about the opportunities that the SBIR program offers to small business concerns as well as to scientists at research institutions.
The SBIR legislation requires the Public Health Service (PHS), Department of Health and Human Services, and certain other federal agencies to reserve 2.5 percent of their extramural research or R&D budgets for an SBIR program. The PHS SBIR set-aside requirement for FY 2006 is $572.6 million.
The offeror organization must be a small business concern as defined by the Small Business Administration and described in the Solicitation. The primary employment of the principal investigator MUST be with the small business concern at the time of award and during the conduct of the proposed project. In accord with the intent of the SBIR program to increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from federal R&D, scientists at research institutions can play an important role in an SBIR project by serving as consultants and/or subcontractors to the small business concern. Generally, one-third of the Phase I budget may be spent on consultant and/or subcontractual costs, and, generally, one-half of the Phase II budget may be spent on such costs. In this manner, a small business concern with limited expertise and/or research facilities may benefit from teaming with a Scientist(s) at a research institution; for the scientist(s) at a research institution, this team effort provides support for R&D not otherwise obtained.
The SBIR program consists of the following three phases:
PHASE I: The objective of this phase is to determine the scientific and technical merit and feasibility and potential for commercialization of the proposed research or R&D efforts and the quality of performance of the small business concern, before consideration of further Federal support in Phase II. Generally, Phase I SBIR awards do not exceed $100,000 for direct costs, Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs, and negotiated fee for a period generally not to exceed six months.
PHASE II: The objective of this phase is to continue the research or
R&D efforts initiated in Phase I. Funding shall be based on the results of Phase I and the scientific and technical merit and commercial potential of the Phase II proposal. Only Phase I contractors are eligible to apply for Phase II funding, and Phase II proposals may be submitted upon the request of the Contracting Officer ONLY. (However, see "Fast-Track" Initiative below.) Generally, Phase II awards do not exceed $750,000 for direct costs, F&A costs, and negotiated fixed fee for a period generally not to exceed two years. That is, generally, a two-year Phase II project does not cost more than $750,000 for that project. Only one Phase II award may be made for any SBIR project.
PHASE III: The objective of this phase is for the small business concern to pursue, with non-SBIR funds, the commercialization of the results of the research or R&D funded in Phases I and II.
"FAST-TRACK" INITIATIVE: (Applicable only to proposals submitted to the
National Institutes of Health [NIH] and only if an awarding component indicates it is accepting Fast Track proposals for a particular topic.)
The Fast-Track initiative is an opportunity for small business concerns to submit both a Phase I and Phase II proposal for concurrent peer review. This initiative also has the potential to minimize any funding gap between Phase I and Phase II. Proposals must be prepared in accordance with Phase I and Phase II proposal preparation instructions.
Following are the research topics contained in the Solicitation of the
Public Health Service for Small Business Innovation Research Contract
Proposals (PHS 2007-1) for the contract proposal RECEIPT DATE of
NOVEMBER 6, 2006:
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Immunization Safety Office (ISO)
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP)
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
Inquiries
Eligibility requirements, definitions, submission procedures, review considerations, contract proposal forms and instructions, and other pertinent information, including the "Fast-Track" Initiative, are contained in the Solicitation of the Public Health Service for Small Business Innovation Research Contract Proposals (PHS 2007-1) for the proposal receipt date of November 6, 2006. The PHS SBIR Contract Solicitation PHS 2007-1, including proposal forms, is available electronically through the National Institutes of Health's "Small Business Funding Opportunities" home page at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm. Be sure to use the appropriate CONTRACT PROPOSAL forms as they differ from the SF424 (R&R) GRANT application forms.Contracting Officers
Any small business concern that intends to submit an SBIR contract proposal under this Solicitation should provide the appropriate contracting officer(s) with early, written notice of its intent, giving its name, address, telephone, and topic number(s). If a topic is modified or canceled before this Solicitation closes, only those companies that have expressed such intent will be notified.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Ms. Mary Landi-O Leary
Phone: (301) 435-3807
Fax: (301) 480-0309
Email: ml186r@nih.gov
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Mr. John Taylor
Phone: (301) 435-0327
Fax: (301) 480-3338
E-mail: taylorjc@nhlbi.nih.gov
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Mr. Robert Stallings
Phone: 301-496-6965
Fax: 301-402-3676
Email: stallinb@mail.nih.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Mr. Craig Sager
Phone: (301) 443-6677
Fax: (301) 443-7595
Email: cs591t@nih.gov
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Ms. Jo Ann Lewis
Phone: (919) 541-7894
Fax: (919) 541-2712
Email: Lewis9@niehs.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Ms. Suzanne Stinson
Phone: (301) 443-2696
Fax: (301) 443-0501
Email: sstinson@mail.nih.gov
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Immunization Safety Office (ISO)
Mr. Jeff Miller
Phone: 770-488-2651
Fax: 770-488-2777
Email: afx2@cdc.gov
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP)
Ms. Raquel Powell
Phone: 404-639-6401
Fax: 404-639-8095
Email: RPowell2@cdc.gov
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
Mr. Carlos M. Smiley
Phone: 770/488-2754
Fax: 770/488-2777
Email: CSmiley1@cdc.gov
Those interested in the PHS small business research grant programs may access electronically (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm) the
Omnibus Solicitation of the Public Health Service for Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer
(STTR) Grant Applications (PHS 2006-2). There is one grant application
receipt date (December 1, 2006) remaining for calendar year 2006.
To better understand the differences between grants and contracts, see
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/contracts_vs_grants.htm.