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The SBIR and STTR programs are highly competitive programs that encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development, or R/R&D, with the potential for commercialization. Including qualified small businesses in the nation’s R&D arena stimulates high-tech innovation, and the United States gains entrepreneurial spirit while meeting specific research and development needs.
Assisted Acquisition Services predominantly awards and administers SBIR or STTR Phase III contracts. The objective of Phase III is for small businesses to pursue commercialization of the objectives resulting from Phase I/II R/R&D activities. AAS also awards and administers Phase I/II work on behalf of clients in participating agencies.
Navigating SBIR/STTR contracts can be complex, but Assisted Acquisition Services provides expert support; here’s a step-by-step overview of how AAS works with you to award and administer these contracts.
Client: Contact GSA and provide the initial information about the requirement.
GSA: Obtains additional information on cyber supply chain risk management, construction, weapons systems, data rights, and SBIR disclosures to determine whether a Phase III award can be made.
Client and GSA: If accepted, a GSA team will be assigned, and you will provide intake documents. The team will assist you where necessary.
Client and GSA: Works with you to complete all technical and pre-solicitation documentation.
GSA and awardee: A request for proposal is sent to the SBIR/STTR awardee.
Client and GSA: Reviews the proposal and ensures compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements before an award can be made.
GSA: Contracting officer awards the contract.
GSA and awardee: Ensures contractor compliance with all requirements during contract administration.
The time it takes to award a new Phase III contract depends on several factors, including the type of contract, ceiling value, maturity of requirements, and available resources. On average, agencies can expect about 180 days from the time we receive a complete requirements package. Early in the process, your AAS project manager will create a detailed acquisition schedule and provide updates throughout.
Phase III contracts may result from prior Phase I, Phase II, or earlier Phase III agreements. They do not have to be awarded by the agency that funded the earlier phases. As long as the new work is derived from, extends, or completes work from those agreements, any federal agency can award a Phase III funding agreement.
For more information about SBIR/STTR, see:
To begin the process of working with AAS, agencies should first provide a high-level overview of the project. This will allow us to confirm capacity and determine whether we can accept the requirement. Email gsasbir-sttr@gsa.gov to contact our SBIR/STTR team. Please include the following details in your message:
View the Small Business Administration’s list of fraud, waste, and abuse.
To report suspected fraud, waste, and/or abuse on a SBIR/STTR work that has been awarded by AAS, please contact gsasbir-sttr@gsa.gov.
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.