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The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) is announcing the xTechSearch prize competition to be featured at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., from October 8-10, 2018.
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DESCRIPTION
The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) is announcing the xTechSearch prize competition to be featured at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., from October 8-10, 2018. xTechSearch will highlight opportunities for nontraditional defense partners to collaborate with the Army to tackle the most poignant Army modernization challenges. The ASA(ALT) recognizes that the Army must enhance engagements with the entrepreneurial funded community, small businesses, and other non-traditional defense partners, by:
- Understanding the spectrum of technologies being developed commercially that may benefit the Army;
- Integrating the sector of nontraditional innovators into the Army’s research and development ecosystem;
- Providing mentorship and expertise to accelerate, mature, and transition technologies of interest to the Army.
Pursuant to Title 15, United States Code, Section 3719, the xTechSearch competition will provide prizes to select businesses for innovative technologies and ideas that can solve Army challenges. The program will also integrate these nontraditional innovators into the Army’s Science and Technology (S&T) ecosystem by providing cooperative research opportunities with Army labs, including access to the Army’s organic intellectual and technical capital. xTechSearch is an opportunity for small businesses to pitch technology solutions – a new application for an existing technology or a new technology concept entirely – to the Army. xTechSearch is a novel approach for linking innovators directly with the Army labs, with a focus on lowering the entrance barriers and spurring innovation.
SCHEDULE AND PRIZES
PHASE 1: Concept White Paper
Jun 15, 2018 - Jul 11, 2018
Up to 125 winners
$1,000/Winner
PHASE 2: Technology Pitches
Aug 1, 2018 - Aug 30, 2018
Up to 25 winners
$5,000/Winner
PHASE 3: AUSA Innovators’ Corner
Oct 8, 2018 - Oct 10, 2018
Up to 12 winners
$125,000/Winner
PHASE 4: Capstone Demonstration
Mar 26, 2019 - Mar 28, 2019
1 winner
$200,000/Winner
ELIGIBILITY
The entities allowed to participate in this competition are small businesses as defined in 13 C.F.R. Part 121. To qualify, the participating entity must fall within the size standard by North American Industry Classification System code 541713, 541714, and 541715.
There may be only one submission per business. In addition, each entity:
- Shall provide registration information in the xTechSearch Cover Letter registration form;
- Shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States;
- Shall perform the work in the United States.
- May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of their employment.