SBIR/STTR Contracting Trends for 2024

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are highly competitive programs that encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) with the potential for commercialization. Submit the form to get an overview of the program, learn how to search for SBIR/STTR data in GovWin IQ and understand key trends.

What's Inside

Produced by GovWin's industry-leading market analysts, this free research report is designed to provide you with an overview of the Small Business Administration's SBIR/STTR programs and the contracting outlook for 2024. Review the report to equip your federal business development team with critical knowledge such as the latest trends for each SBIR/STTR phase, insights on GSA's Research Innovation and Outcomes (RIO) opportunity and how to search for SBIR/STTR information within GovWin IQ.

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Sample SBIR/STTR Contracting Trends for 2024:

GSA's RIO Program
The goal of GSA's Research Innovation and Outcomes (RIO) program, a SBIR Phase III contract vehicle, is to make SBIR Phase I and II vendors more accessible to the wider government market.


Technologies In Demand
AI, additive manufacturing, DevSecOps, hypersonics, satellite payloads, OSAM, robotics, digital engineering, unmanned systems, SDA and VR/AR are examples of the technologies most in demand.


Demand Centers
The United States Air Force is currently the leader in the use of SBIR across all phases within the Department of Defense (DoD).

$551M At $551M in value, Air Force's Initial Digital Environment for Autonomy and Acquisition Support (IDEAAS) was the top SBIR Phase III contract in FY 2023. Download the report to access a list of the top 15 SBIR Phase III contracts by total contract value.

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