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There may be only one submission
per business. In addition, each entity:
• Shall be incorporated in and
maintain a primary place of business in
the United States;
• May not be a Federal entity or
Federal employee acting within the
scope of their employment.
• Sole proprietors may participate in
xTechSearch if the individual is a
citizen or permanent resident of the
United States and the business is
registered in the United States.
• Foreign companies may participate
in xTechSearch by establishing a US
domestic business relationship (e.g.,
wholly owned US subsidiary) or partner
with a US based company.
• Companies that have previously
participated in the xTechSearch
competition are eligible to participate
for new technology concepts or
improvements to prior submitted
proposals.
Registered participants shall be
required to agree to assume any and all
risks and waive claims against the
Federal Government and its related
entities, except in the case of willful
misconduct, for any injury, death,
damage, or loss of property, revenue, or
profits, whether direct, indirect, or
consequential, arising from their
participation in a prize competition,
whether the injury, death, damage, or
loss arises through negligence or
otherwise.
Participants shall be required to
obtain liability insurance or
demonstrate financial responsibility, in
amounts determined by the Army, for
claims by—
• Third parties for death, bodily
injury, or property damage, or loss
resulting from an activity carried out in
connection with participation in a prize
competition, with the Federal
Government named as an additional
insured under the registered
participant’s insurance policy and
registered participants agreeing to
indemnify the Federal Government
against third party claims for damages
arising from or related to prize
competition activities; and
The Federal Government for damage
or loss to Government property resulting
from such an activity.
Prizes will be offered under 15 U.S.C.
Section 3719 (Prize competitions).
• The total prize pool is $2.18M.
Evaluation Criteria and Process
Phase I: Concept White Paper Contest
The Phase I proposal must be a white
paper describing the novel technology
concept, innovative application concept
and integration with one or more of the
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Army’s technology focus areas. The
proposal must be submitted via the
Challenge.gov portal as a single
searchable PDF file containing:
• Title.
• Author(s).
• Army Technology Focus Area:
Choose from the eight (8) Technology
Focus Area(s):
Æ Long Range Precision Fires.
Æ Next Generation Combat Vehicle.
Æ Future Vertical Lift.
Æ Network with hardware, software,
and infrastructure.
Æ Air and Missile Defense.
Æ Soldier Lethality.
Æ Medical Technologies.
Æ Military Engineering Technologies.
• Keyword(s): Provide up to ten (10)
keywords that describe the technology.
• Abstract: Provide an abstract (up to
250 words).
• White Paper: Technology proposal
concept, no greater than 1000 words
(not including title, author(s), keywords,
abstract, company bio, graphs, figures or
images). The word limit on the White
Paper submission will be strictly
enforced.
• List of prior SBIR awards in the past
5 years: Include Date award received,
Funding organization, Phase of awards,
and Topic Title awarded.
• Company Biography (Optional):
Company background information, up
to 1 page.
Contestants’ concept papers will be
reviewed by a panel of subject matter
experts who will select the contestants
to be invited to the xTechSearch
Technology Pitch Forums. Companies
selected by the panel will receive a
prize of $4,000 and an invitation to
Phase II: xTechSearch Technology
Pitches.
Concept White Papers will be ranked
using the following Scoring Criteria:
• Potential for Impact/
Revolutionizing the Army—50%.
• Scientific and Engineering
Viability—50%.
Phase II: xTechSearch Technology
Pitches
• Up to sixty (60) selected contestant
semi-finalists will be invited to
complete an in-person venture style
pitch to a panel of Army subject matter
experts and judges at locations across
the United States.
• Companies will pitch their
technology and a proposed live proof-ofconcept demonstration for Phase III (15
minute pitch followed by 10 minutes for
questions and answers).
• Up to twenty five (25) semifinalists
selected by the judge panel will receive
a prize of $10,000 and be invited to
display an exhibit and make a formal
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public oral presentation of their
proposal at the 2019 AUSA Global Force
Symposium and Exposition Innovators’
Corner in Huntsville, AL.
• Scoring Criteria:
Æ Potential for Impact/
Revolutionizing the Army—40%.
Æ Scientific and Engineering
Viability—40%.
Æ Proof-of-Concept Demonstration
Plan—10%.
Æ Team Ability—10%.
Phase III: AUSA Innovators’ Corner
• The AUSA Innovators’ Corner
phase provides up to twenty five (25)
xTechSearch semifinalists to be featured
at the AUSA Innovators’ Corner at the
AUSA Global Force meeting, 26–28
March 2019 in Huntsville, AL. The
finalists will leverage Army-sponsored
exhibit space to engage with Department
of Defense (DoD) customers, Army
leadership, industry partners, and
academia.
• Up to twelve (12) Phase III prize
winner finalists will be announced at
AUSA and provided a prize of $120,000
and 6 months to demonstrate proof-ofconcept for their xTechSearch
technology at the Phase IV: xTechSearch
Capstone Demonstration.
Phase IV: xTechSearch Finale
Demonstration—October 2019
• Each Phase III finalist will
demonstrate proof-of-concept for their
technology solution to Army subject
matter experts and DoD leadership at
the AUSA Annual Meeting and
Exposition, October 2019, Washington
DC. A single grand-prize winner will be
selected for the technology concept with
the greatest potential for impact and to
revolutionize the Army.
• The winner of the Finale
Demonstration will be awarded a prize
of $250,000.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. Section 3719; Pub. L.
96–480, Section 24, as added Pub. L. 111–
358, title I, Section 105a, Jan. 4, 2011 Stat.
3989.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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[Docket ID DOD–2018–OS–0048]
Submission for OMB Review;
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Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
DoD.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
30-Day information collection
notice.
The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by December 24,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be
emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD
Desk Officer, at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please identify the
proposed information collection by DoD
Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and
title of the information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Licari, 571–372–0493, or whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: DoD Enterprise-Wide
Contractor Manpower Reporting
Application (ECMRA); OMB Control
Number 0704–0491.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 5,582.
Responses per Respondent: 4.
Annual Responses: 22,328.
Average Burden per Response: 5
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,860.667.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
achieve the collection of direct labor
hours and associated costs in order to
meet the requirements set for the DoD
by section 2330a of Title 10, United
States Code. Furthermore, ECMRA
collections enable DoD organizations to
understand the extent of contracted
support, the associated level of effort in
achieving mission, the reliance on
contracted services necessary to
facilitate their workforce planning
process, and to support statutory
requirements set forth in sections 115a,
129a, 235, 2461, and 2463 of Title 10,
United States Code.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
Seehra.
You may also submit comments and
recommendations, identified by Docket
ID number and title, by the following
method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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ID number, and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick
Licari.
Requests for copies of the information
collection proposal should be sent to
Mr. Licari at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil.
Dated: November 16, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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[Docket ID DOD–2018–HA–0067]
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Comment Request
Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs,
DoD.
ACTION: 30-Day information collection
notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by December 24,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be
emailed to Ms. Cortney Higgins, DoD
Desk Officer, at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please identify the
proposed information collection by DoD
Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and
title of the information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Licari, 571–372–0493, or whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: TRICARE Select Survey of
Civilian Providers; OMB Control
Number 0720–0031.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 20,000.
SUMMARY:
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Average Burden per Response: 5
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,667.
Needs and Uses: As mandated by
Congress, the information collection
requirement is necessary to determine
how many providers are aware of the
TRICARE health benefits program, and
specifically accept new TRICARE Select
patients in each market area. The
original requirement is outlined in
Section 711 Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) (Pub. L. 110–181) and was
reaffirmed in Section 721 FY12 NDAA
(Pub. L. 112–81). Section 712 of FY15
NDAA extended the requirement to
conduct the survey from 2017 through
2020. Surveys of civilian physician and
non-physician behavioral health care
providers will be conducted in a
number of locations in the United States
each year. Respondents include civilian
physicians (M.D.s & D.O.s) and nonphysician behavioral health providers
(clinical psychologists, clinical social
workers and other TRICARE authorized
behavioral health providers). The
locations surveyed will include areas
where the TRICARE Prime benefit is
offered (known as TRICARE PRIME
Service Areas) and geographic areas
where TRICARE Prime is not offered.
Respondents will be contacted by mail
with a telephone follow-up to complete
the survey.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Cortney
Higgins.
You may also submit comments and
recommendations, identified by Docket
ID number and title, by the following
method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, Docket
ID number, and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick
Licari.
Requests for copies of the information
collection proposal should be sent to
Mr. Licari at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DOD-2018-OS-0048]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness, DoD.
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ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance
the following proposal for collection of information under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December
24, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments and recommendations on the proposed information
collection should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer,
at [email protected]. Please identify the proposed
information collection by DoD Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and title
of the information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoD Enterprise-Wide
Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA); OMB Control Number
0704-0491.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 5,582.
Responses per Respondent: 4.
Annual Responses: 22,328.
Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,860.667.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
to achieve the collection of direct labor hours and associated costs in
order to meet the requirements set for the DoD by section 2330a of
Title 10, United States Code. Furthermore, ECMRA collections enable DoD
organizations to understand the extent of contracted support, the
associated level of effort in achieving mission, the reliance on
contracted services necessary to facilitate their workforce planning
process, and to support statutory requirements set forth in sections
115a, 129a, 235, 2461, and 2463 of Title 10, United States Code.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, Docket ID number, and title for this Federal Register document.
The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of
the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on
the internet at https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Licari.
Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should
be sent to Mr. Licari at [email protected].
Dated: November 16, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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