# Department of War (DoW) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Solicitations (Amendment 03))

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w5170126r0001

- Solicitation number: W5170126R0001
- Notice type: Solicitation (first published as special notice)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM EDT
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W27P USA Acq SPT CTR (W51701)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC11 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Basic Research
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Arlington, Virginia
- County: Arlington County (FIPS 51013). https://abierto.us/counties/arlington-county-va-51013
- City: Arlington. https://abierto.us/cities/arlington-va-5103000
- First posted: April 13, 2026
- Last posted: September 2, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c50ea40c12ce4dbcb32cdb820313cb47/view

## Description

The purpose of Amendment 0003 to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of WAR's SBIR/STTR Program, Annual Program BAAs and CSOs is to provide important update as follows:

- Section 4.1 Evaluation Process

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The purpose of Amendment 0002 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 2.5 Foreign Risk Evaluation (FRE) Program to Assess Security Risks

 - Section 2.6 Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program

 - Section 2.7 Joint Ventures

 - Section 5.7 Technical Data Rights

NOTE: In alignment with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), this document has been updated to modernize all regulatory guidance. General references to FAR and DFARS are now RFO and R-DFARS, respectively. All specific contract clauses and provisions have been updated to reflect the restructured numbering and titles. Refer to active RFO/R-DFARS guidelines and class deviations for specific execution details.

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The purpose of Amendment 0001 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

         - Section 6.1 Submission Details

         - Add Section 1.7 Direct to Phase II Program to the STTR solicitations

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The Department of War (DoW) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program&rsquo;s objectives include stimulating technological innovation by strengthening the role of small businesses in meeting DoW research and development (R&D) needs, delivering innovative technology to the Warfighter, and growing the defense industrial base through commercialization.

DoW Services and Components may elect to release topics under this solicitation once a month throughout fiscal year 2026. New research topics will pre-release on the first Wednesday of each month, based on the schedule provided at: https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/. Each release will have corresponding open and close dates applicable only to those topics within the release.

Proposers are encouraged to thoroughly review the full solicitation and register for the DSIP Listserv to remain apprised of important programmatic and contractual changes.

	The full program solicitations are available on DSIP at https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/submissions/solicitation-documents/active-solicitations. Be sure to select the tab for the appropriate solicitation cycle.

	Register for the DSIP Listserv at: https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/ .

## Attachments

- [DSIP Listserv Registration Link](https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/)

## Publications

- April 13, 2026: Special notice. Notice 6fd537df284f4195bbbe8a5e923ba278. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6fd537df284f4195bbbe8a5e923ba278/view
- June 4, 2026: Solicitation, due April 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM EDT. Notice 3e18b50baa8c4fd2be07763948eb5055. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3e18b50baa8c4fd2be07763948eb5055/view
- June 4, 2026: Special notice. Notice aedc3280640c4cf395c61ef185f893a6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/aedc3280640c4cf395c61ef185f893a6/view
- June 4, 2026: Solicitation, due April 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM EDT. Notice bc89524a57f84475b5bf6d78651aebb4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bc89524a57f84475b5bf6d78651aebb4/view
- June 4, 2026: Solicitation, due April 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM EDT. Notice eb8184003577454190cd616ec9c6c3f6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/eb8184003577454190cd616ec9c6c3f6/view
- July 16, 2026: Solicitation, due April 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM EDT. Notice a32cb493e27e4312881bdba58afa0a8b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a32cb493e27e4312881bdba58afa0a8b/view
- July 16, 2026: Solicitation, due April 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM EDT. Notice dcd36622c5b0447db939952d1c8b2bbd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dcd36622c5b0447db939952d1c8b2bbd/view
- July 16, 2026: Solicitation, due April 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM EDT. Notice ed69dc1c37b74b50a6dc469ebcec22e2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ed69dc1c37b74b50a6dc469ebcec22e2/view
- September 2, 2026: Solicitation, due April 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM EDT. Notice c50ea40c12ce4dbcb32cdb820313cb47. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c50ea40c12ce4dbcb32cdb820313cb47/view

## Points of contact

- Alicia Toth, alicia.c.toth.civ@army.mil

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