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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Expeditionary Technology Search
(xTechSearch) II Prize Competition
Announcement
Department of the Army, DoD.
Announcement of competition.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the provisions of
applicable laws and regulations, the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
(ASA(ALT)) is announcing the second
cohort of the Army Expeditionary
Technology Search—xTechSearch II
Prize Competition—for the Army to
enhance engagements with the
entrepreneurial funded community,
small businesses, and other nontraditional defense partners. The
xTechSearch program will provide an
opportunity for businesses to pitch
novel technology solutions, either a new
application for an existing technology or
an entirely new technology concept, to
the Army.
DATES:
1. December 31, 2018 at 12:59PM
PST. Deadline for submission of White
Papers to the xTechSearch competition.
Submissions received after the deadline
will not be considered.
2. February 25–March 8, 2019.
Semifinalists—Up to 60 participants
conduct technology pitches to
xTechSearch panels.
3. March 26–28, 2019. Up to 25
finalists featured at the Association of
the United States Army Global Force
Symposium and Exposition in
Huntsville, AL.
4. October 2019. Capstone
Demonstration with Army subject
matter experts and Leadership.
ADDRESSES: Proposals must be
submitted at Challenge.gov: https://
challenge.gov/a/buzz/challenge/88/
ideas/top.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jennifer Smith, Deputy Director for
Laboratory Management (ASA(ALT))
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary
of the Army, Research and Technology,
(703) 697–0685 or via Email at:
usarmy.pentagon.hqda-asaalt.mbx.xtechsearch@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Eligibility: The entities allowed to
participate in this competition are small
businesses as defined in 13 CFR part
121. To qualify, the participating entity
must fall within the size standard by
North American Industry Classification
System code 541713, 541714, and
541715.
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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
Department of the Army
Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) II Prize
Competition Announcement
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Announcement of competition.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of applicable laws and regulations, the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and
Technology (ASA(ALT)) is announcing the second cohort of the Army
Expeditionary Technology Search--xTechSearch II Prize Competition--for
the Army to enhance engagements with the entrepreneurial funded
community, small businesses, and other non-traditional defense
partners. The xTechSearch program will provide an opportunity for
businesses to pitch novel technology solutions, either a new
application for an existing technology or an entirely new technology
concept, to the Army.
DATES:
1. December 31, 2018 at 12:59PM PST. Deadline for submission of
White Papers to the xTechSearch competition. Submissions received after
the deadline will not be considered.
2. February 25-March 8, 2019. Semifinalists--Up to 60 participants
conduct technology pitches to xTechSearch panels.
3. March 26-28, 2019. Up to 25 finalists featured at the
Association of the United States Army Global Force Symposium and
Exposition in Huntsville, AL.
4. October 2019. Capstone Demonstration with Army subject matter
experts and Leadership.
ADDRESSES: Proposals must be submitted at Challenge.gov: https://challenge.gov/a/buzz/challenge/88/ideas/top.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer Smith, Deputy Director
for Laboratory Management (ASA(ALT)) Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Army, Research and Technology, (703) 697-0685 or via
Email at: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Eligibility: The entities allowed to participate in this
competition are small businesses as defined in 13 CFR part 121. To
qualify, the participating entity must fall within the size standard by
North American Industry Classification System code 541713, 541714, and
541715.
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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 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):
[cir] Long Range Precision Fires.
[cir] Next Generation Combat Vehicle.
[cir] Future Vertical Lift.
[cir] Network with hardware, software, and infrastructure.
[cir] Air and Missile Defense.
[cir] Soldier Lethality.
[cir] Medical Technologies.
[cir] 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-of-concept 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 public oral presentation of their proposal at
the 2019 AUSA Global Force Symposium and Exposition Innovators' Corner
in Huntsville, AL.
Scoring Criteria:
[cir] Potential for Impact/Revolutionizing the Army--40%.
[cir] Scientific and Engineering Viability--40%.
[cir] Proof-of-Concept Demonstration Plan--10%.
[cir] 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-of-concept 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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