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... Drawing on the methodology developed in its previous study, an ad hoc NRC committee issued a revised survey of SBIR companies, revisited some case studies and developed new ones, and interviewed agency managers and other stakeholders to provide a second snapshot of the program's progress toward achieving its legislative goals. It is important to note at the outset that this volume -- and this study -- does not seek to provide a comprehensive review of the value of the SBIR program, in particular measured against other possible alternative uses of Federal funding.
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... With regard to commercialization, projects funded by the SBIR program are reaching the market at, what is in the Committee's judgment, an appropriate rate, and are also attracting substantial amounts of follow-on investment, which in many cases is a necessary next step toward commercialization. The percentage of Phase II projects reporting sales continues to be greater than 45 percent, based on responses to the NRC Survey.
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... Financial Incentives: DoD should encourage its components to experiment with financial incentives for the adoption of SBIR technologies. Even where financial incentives are not available, DoD should consider encouraging components to add explicit targets to prime contracts, in the same way that targets for the participation of small businesses more generally have been added to some contracts.
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... Streamlining Program Management and Agency Mission Objectives Streamline Guidance: DoD should revise guidance at the Small Business Administration (SBA) , DoD, or component levels that impose unnecessary rigidity on program operations.
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... • Improve Contracting Practices: DoD should provide opportunities for small business concerns (SBC) to raise concerns about contracting practices at the component level.


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