IMPORTANT UPDATE: Effective 1 October 2025, SBIR/STTR program authorization has expired. New activity is paused; ongoing awards remain valid. Awardees are encouraged to contact their TPOCs and contracting officers with questions regarding active awards.
Direct to Phase II (D2P2) opportunities are available via solicitations within Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP). You can submit a proposal via DSIP for a D2P2 using the same process as a SBIR Phase I. In order to qualify for an Open Topic D2P2, you need to have a Government customer, Technology Point of Contact (TPOC), and end-user identified in your proposal package via a signed Customer Memorandum. If you don’t already have a customer, please note that the Open Topic Phase I assists in customer discovery, but a company may also conduct their own research and make their own connections.