AIR FORCE/INDUSTRY AIR ARMAMENT TECHNOLOGY INTERCHANGE WORKSHOP FOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (IR&D) AND SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) TRANSITION SUPPORT (COMMERCIALIZATION PILOT PROGRAM (CPP)) INTERCHANGE MEETINGS. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans on conducting two Interchange Meetings on 12 - 13 September 2007 at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort, 1500 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE, Ft. Walton Beach FL 32548, phone 850-243-9161. FAX 850-244-5763. The two activities are: (1) Independent Research & Development (IR&D) question and answer session and (2) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program's Transition Support (Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP)) one-on-one session. There will be a four-hour plenary overview, for qualifying contractors, where AFRL will present the Air Force near- and mid-term air armament technology needs and long term air armament technology concepts, and to provide the details of the subsequent IR&D question and answer and SBIR one-on-one sessions. Contractors interested in either IR&D or SBIR will attend this same overview. Following that overview, the AF will hold two parallel tracks -- IR&D Question and Answer sessions and SBIR one-on-one sessions. Twenty minutes will be allotted to each qualifying company interested in either of these two tracks. This announcement is an expression of interest only and does not obligate the government in any way. Response to this request is voluntary and will not impact any future acquisitions. RESPONSE: Please respond, to the appropriate point of contact, within 15 days of the publication of this announcement with your intent to attend the workshop and a copy of your DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement. RESTRICTIONS: These meetings are unclassified, U.S. Defense companies only. In order to attend, you must either be a DoD employee or DoD contractor with a valid DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement. LIMITATIONS: Due to resource constraints, and our expectations for responses to this announcement, we anticipate having to select a more limited group of companies to participate in these sessions. For complete information on the Air Force Research Laboratory IR&D and SBIR CPP Interchange Meetings, including the selection process and criteria please go to the following website and click on "upcoming IR&D events" http://www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5558 Please contact the following points of contact to express your interest in attending the workshops and with any questions: Government IR&D POC: Mr. Giovanni Pagan, 937-656-9176,
[email protected] Government SBIR CPP POC: Mr. Richard Flake, 937-255-0706,
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