Phase III represents the successful culmination of an SBIR project. While Phase II success is measured by whether the prototype product or service developed by the small business can meet an Army need, Phase III success is indicated by the small business marketing and selling the products or services outside of the SBIR Program. Phase III revenues can be obtained from Government or private customers, and cannot use SBIR funds (these are reserved for Phase I and II projects).
The Army publishes an annual Phase III brochure which highlights recent Phase III success stories. You may view recent Army Phase III publications in "PDF" format. These files are available in Adobe Acrobat® format, and can be downloaded by clicking on the appropriate title on the right side.
If you would like more information about the Commercialization Brochure or would like to submit your Phase III success story for potential publication, please contact the SBIR office via
EMAIL.
DoD Commercialization link: http://www.dodsbir.net/SuccessStories/default.htm
The Army conducts an annual awards program to recognize SBIR Phase II (Research and Development Phase) efforts which exemplify the SBIR goal of bringing innovative technologies and products to the marketplace. All Army SBIR Phase II companies whose project concludes in a given fiscal year are eligible to compete for that year's quality awards. Award winners are selected based on the following four criteria: originality and innovation of research; relevance of the research to the Army mission; immediate commercialization potential of the research, reflecting the primary goal of bringing technology and products to the marketplace; and overall quality performance of the project.
Each year, the Army selects the five most exceptional Phase II projects and presents awards at a formal awards banquet, held at a suitably prestigious location in the Washington, DC area. A senior Army Science and Technology official presents the awards to the SBIR companies as well as to their sponsoring Army organization's Technical Director, SBIR Coordinator, and contract Technical Monitor. Achievement Award winners may be nominated for other external or Department of the Army awards under the provisions of Army Regulation AR 67220 and applicable civilian personnel regulations.
The Army SBIR Program Management Office ensures that noteworthy Phase II projects receive widespread recognition. The office prepares an SBIR Achievement Award Winners Pamphlet recognizing the top five projects. These pamphlets are distributed at all conferences and other meetings at which the SBIR Program participates, providing visibility and potential marketing opportunities for the award winners within the Army and DoD communities, as well as in the private sector.
The Army SBIR Achievement Awards Program is sponsored by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology. The Army SBIR Program Management Office is responsible for executing the awards program.
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