DHS S&T Announces Pre-Solicitation for Small Business Innovation Research, Including First Responder, WMD Tech

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has published 11 topics for the new Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 22.1 Pre-solicitation. During this time, small businesses can review topics and ask technical clarification questions about the topic requirements.

“The topics span a wide range of homeland security needs that offer small businesses the opportunity to partner with DHS and turn their ideas into effective solutions,” said Dusty Lang, SBIR Director of DHS. “I encourage all innovative small businesses to review the pre-solicitation topics to better understand our research and development needs.”

Full topic descriptions for the titles listed below can be viewed at SAM.gov. Technical questions should be directed to the technical contact point for each topic, listed in document 22.1 SBIR Topic Areas. Small businesses have until 5 p.m. ET on December 14, 2021 to submit their applications.

DHS arguments in pre-solicitation 22.1 SBIR are:

DHS221-001 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) Automated Emergency Alerting and Monitoring DHS221-002 – Quickly Deployable Countermeasures at Protected Perimeters and Facilities DHS221-003 – Non-invasive, Real-Time Detection of Counterfeit Microelectronics DHS221-004 – Push-to- Broadband Talk Interoperability Platform DHS221-005 – A step towards agnostic biohazard detection by agents DHS221-006 – Simplified screening of airport checkpoints for passengers with reduced mobility DHS221-007 – Mass Mortality Monitoring System (MFTS) DHS221-008 – Next Generation Semiconductor-Based Personal Spectroscopy Radiation Detectors (SPRD) DHS221-009 – Forward Diagnostics to Select Agent List Toxins DHS221-010 – Aerosolized Chemical Threat Wearable Detector DHS221-011 – From Side pen side door: low-cost detection / diagnostics for high-risk cross-border or disease animals that can be reported nationally, in particular those with a zoonotic propensity

The DHS SBIR program is a competitive contract award program to increase the participation of innovative and creative US small businesses in federal research and development initiatives and to increase private sector commercialization of SBIR-funded solutions. To find out more about the program, visit: https://oip.dhs.gov/sbir/public or contact [email protected].

Interested small businesses can register for SBIR Deconstructing: What’s New in 2022! webinar Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 2 p.m. ET. During this live webinar, attendees will hear from SBIR DHS Director on how small businesses can participate in the program and how technologies developed through SBIR can support the technology needs of DHS components.

For more information on S&T innovation programs and tools, please visit: https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/work-with-st.

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