FW: CCAT's 1401 Solicitation Now Open

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Bill Kalin

Clarus Technology, Inc.

Office for Interoperability and Compatibility

Science and Technology

Department of Homeland Security

(O) - 202-254-6774

(C) - 703-283-2835

 

 

From: Cynthia Edwards
[mailto:] On Behalf Of CCAT (DEFENSE)

Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 12:21 PM

Subject: CCAT's 1401 Solicitation Now Open

 

The
Office of Secretary of Defenses' 1401 Program and Center for Commercialization
of Advanced Technology (CCAT) is pleased to announce the opening of its latest
national solicitation.  This solicitation seeks to identify mature
technologies (minimum TRL 6) that have been funded in whole or in part from
Department of Defense funds and which have the potential to be
transitioned to the First Responder community to enhance their mission capabilities.

 

Your
organization is invited to consider submitting an application for one or more
of the solicitation topics contained in the solicitation material.  

 

Applications
will be processed through a rigorous yet streamlined evaluation and selection
process using the services of independent evaluators from the First Responder,
business, entrepreneurial, academic and government communities.

 

Awarded
organizations will be provided funding for product customization to prepare the
technologies for insertion into real world operational tests.  Business
development services such as market studies, mentoring, access to venture and
angel investment opportunities, and other services will be available to
awarded organizations.

 

The
solicitation is now open.  Applications
must be submitted to the CCAT Program Office no later than 4:00 PM (Pacific
Time), Friday, November 5, 2010.

 

To
access the solicitation documents and instructions please go to www.ccatsandiego.org/1401_sol.html.

 

If
you have any questions please contact CCAT Program Director - Tom Sheffer - at 

 

Best
of luck.