Small Business Directorate William E. (Bill) Harrison III Director, Small Business AFRL/SB September 2017
Small Business Programs to Solve and Transfer Technologies to the Warfighter U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E Tough Warfighter Problem Small Business S Develop Technology Speed Transfer to Warfighter Commercial Partners
AFRL: Fueling the World s Greatest Air Force Revolutionary Technology to make and keep the fight unfair Game Changing Technologies Relevant To near & mid-term AF needs X-51 Providing technical solutions for critical capability gaps Responsive To the right-now F-35 Innovative Molding Technology Rapid Innovation Silver Fang The World s Greatest Air Force Powered by Airmen, Fueled by Innovation Air Force Vision 2013 DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for public release; distribution unlimited (88ABW-2016-0257) 3
FY16 AFRL S&T Business Model Investments Air Force Inputs $425 M Academia $1,320 M Small Business Products Basic Research Intellectual Property $2,433M External $2,795M AFRL Workforce $2,735M Industry $748M Technology Base Advanced Demonstrations ~$4B Total Funds In-House $86 M* International Collaboration * In kind support over multiple FY DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for public release; distribution unlimited (88ABW-2016-0257) Fielded Capabilities 4
FY16 Small Business Obligations Top 15 States State SB Obligations OH $266.71 NY $164.90 VA $134.40 MD $127.73 CA $93.52 MA $92.28 NM $71.70 CO $44.49 TX $43.02 AL $31.47 FL $28.74 NH $21.28 OR $20.05 MI $16.43 NJ $14.02 5
Connecting Tech Small Businesses to Warfighter Needs 6
U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E Small Business Programs AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORATE SMALL SOURCE RIGHT VALUE BIG PERFORMANCE 7
Connect with AFRL www.afrlsbhub.com Explore the Small Business Toolkit Attend a Collider Event 8
Small Business Toolkit 9
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U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E Small Business Programs AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORATE SMALL SOURCE RIGHT VALUE BIG PERFORMANCE 11
AF SBIR/STTR Program http://www.afsbir.com 12
AF SBIR/STTR Program Structure Program Focus: ROI 13
PURPOSE: Transition a company s SBIR/STTR effort into hardware or software products, processes or services that benefit the Air Force acquisition community. SBIR/STTR Phase III refers to work that derives from, extends, or completes an effort made under prior SBIR funding agreements It is funded with Non-SBIR sources Funding can come from: PHASE III Transfer to the Defense Community o Either Government and/or the private sector! NOTE: Once a company has successfully been awarded a SBIR Phase I or Phase II, Phase III awards can be made using a Non-Competitive process since competition requirements were satisfied using the previous Phase(s). This is the Holy Grail for the SBIR Program! 14
National Economic Impact of AF SBIR/STTR program 15
U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E Small Business Programs AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORATE SMALL SOURCE RIGHT VALUE BIG PERFORMANCE
AF IP Has Value and Must be Protected Invention Disclosure 1 st then Publish 17 17
AFRL Patents Available for License 18
AFRL Commercialization Toolbox 19 19
WRIGHT BROTHERS INSTITUTE - DOWNTOWN: AN AFRL PARTNERSHIP A STRATEGIC PLAN TO BUILD AN INNOVATION DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN DAYTON, ANCHORED BY AFRL. 20
AFRL in the Dayton Innovation Distirct 21
AFRL s Makerspace and connection to the Maker Community Focus on desktop manufacturing capabilities, open source design tools, and rapid innovation through prototypes and tech sprints Located at WBI Tec^Edge Orville Room Operates at the intersection of workforce development and tech transfer Open 8AM-5PM AFRL Maker Hub POC: Emily Fehrman Cory, PhD emily.fehrman_cory.1@us.af.mil 22
Founded or Grown By AFRLers or AFRL Technologies Since 2015 Mentis Adk Ops Afterzero E-Health Now Indago Intake 23
Founded by AFRLers Prior to 2015 24
AFRL Small Business AFRL has robust small business programs AFRL Small Business AF SBIR/STTR AF Tech Transfer Innovation and Commercialization 25
U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E Questions? @AFRLSBDirector AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTORATE SMALL SOURCE RIGHT VALUE BIG PERFORMANCE