Department of War (DoW) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Solicitations (Amd 01)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W5170126R0001 in this department, oldest first.
- Apr 13, 2026Special NoticeOpen
- Jun 4, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
The purpose of Amendment 01 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 The Department of War (DoW) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program�s objectives include stimulating technol… (show all)
ogical 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/ . ---- Original Post Below: The Department of War (DoW) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs aim to stimulate technological innovation by strengthening the role of small businesses in meeting DoW research and development needs, delivering innovative technology to the Warfighter, and growing the defense industrial base through commercialization. This announcement serves as an umbrella for each of the annual DoW SBIR/STTR program solicitations. Proposers are encouraged to carefully review the details for each to determine the best fit for their organization and technology. The solicitations are: DoW SBIR 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) DOW SBIR 2026 Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) DoW STTR 2026 BAA DoW STTR 2026 CSO DoW Services and Components may elect to release topics under the appropriate solicitation once a month throughout fiscal year 2026. While new research topics are scheduled to pre-release on the first Wednesday of each month, please note that due to a delay in the SBIR/STTR program reauthorization, the Department of War is deviating from this schedule for the initial April post. This is a one-time adjustment, and the standard monthly pre-release schedule is expected to resume in May. Each release will have corresponding open and close dates applicable only to those topics within the release. For the official schedule, please visit: https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/. The full solicitations and all associated documents will be posted exclusively on the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP). Proposers are directed to the DSIP website to review the solicitations in their entirety. While on the DSIP, it is also highly recommended that proposers register for the official Listserv to receive important programmatic and contractual updates. The full program solicitations are available on the DSIP at: https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/submissions/solicitation-documents/active-solicitations. Be sure to select the tab for the appropriate solicitation. Register for the DSIP Listserv at: https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/
Who won similar work
118 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Department of Defense (all)), same product/service code (PSC) AC12.
Single-winner award sizes (108): middle half $2.9M to $9.1M, median $5.3M; range $35K to $1.8B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Summerville SC 29486 USA | 9 | $57.4M | Jan 8, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $93.5B | 5 | $41.2M | Aug 5, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $77.0B | 4 | $116.5M | Feb 23, 2026 |
| RTX BBN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4 | $30.4M | Sep 25, 2025 |
| SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC | 4 | $23.5M | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Leidos Inc · $LDOS · $17.6B | 3 | $29.2M | Jun 16, 2026 |
| SRI INTERNATIONAL Menlo Park CA 94025 USA | 3 | $16.0M | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Two Six Labs, LLC | 2 | $25.9M | Aug 11, 2025 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 2 | $19.4M | Jul 21, 2026 |
| SRI INTERNATIONAL | 2 | $11.6M | Mar 3, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $RTX reported $93.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 108 past awards, $5.3M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $LMT reported $77.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 28, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 108 past awards, $5.3M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $LDOS reported $17.6B revenue (12 months to Jul 3, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 108 past awards, $5.3M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 6, 2026DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC$2.2MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)Materiality: 0.06% of $DRS revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 1, 2026DEFENSE ENGINEERING CORP$37.6MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 20, 2026THE RAND CORPORATION$985.6MThe RAND Corporation National Defense Research Institute (NDRI)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 5, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$8.0MCombat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) Call 05Materiality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 3, 2026Arete Associates Niwot CO 80503 USA$1.5MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 28, 2026SAAZ MICRO, INC.$1.9MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 28, 2026AVIATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING COMPANY$294.0MAirborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 21, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$14.8MCombat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) Call 06Materiality: 0.03% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 20, 2026RADIAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD$6.0MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 23, 2026NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE, INC.$1.4MIndependent Commercialization Generative OptogeneticsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (38 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
- $1.0M from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.