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DoW SBIR/STTR FY27 Release 1: Find your topic. Build your team. Plan past Phase I.
25 topics. Proposals open October 28, 2026 and close November 25, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Topic authors can be contacted only until the topics open. Marcantonio Global matches your technology to the right topic and the right partners, fast.
Quick answer
Release 1 at a glance
DoW SBIR/STTR FY27 Release 1 has 25 topics. Proposals open October 28, 2026 and close November 25, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Air Force lists 16 topics (13 SBIR and 3 STTR). Navy lists 6. The Office of the Secretary of War lists 2, both counter-UAS. Army lists 1 xTech topic, with a white paper due October 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Phase I is up to $300,000 for Air Force and the Office of the Secretary of War, or up to $315,000 for Navy, with option. Direct to Phase II is up to $2 million. Proposal limits can be set per solicitation, per topic, or per year. SBIR and STTR are reauthorized through September 30, 2031 (P.L. 119-83). Confirm every date, ceiling, topic title, and later release, including Release 2, on DSIP.
Confirm the topic list on the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP). MG topic briefs are not published on this page.
The release
Topics by component
Counts only. This page does not invent topic titles.
| Component | Topics | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 16 | 13 SBIR and 3 STTR |
| Navy | 6 | Confirm phase and ceiling on DSIP |
| Office of the Secretary of War | 2 | Counter-UAS |
| Army | 1 | xTech white paper due October 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET |
- Phase I up to $300,000 (Air Force and the Office of the Secretary of War) or $315,000 (Navy, with option).
- Direct to Phase II up to $2 million.
- Proposal limits can be set per solicitation, per topic, or per year. Make one strong bid count. Confirm the limit that applies on DSIP.
Why teams work with MG
The team and the path past Phase I
Marcantonio Global builds the team and the route. Proposal writing, where it is needed, comes from partners.
Topic-to-partner matching
We match your technology to a topic and to partners across the MG Alliance, including Centurions where the fit is real.
STTR made simple
SBIR and STTR are both for small businesses. STTR adds a required research-institution partner, and we pair you with one.
Government partnership and teaming
The work is the team and a clear path to a government sponsor, not paperwork alone.
Adaptive acquisition
We map Phase II, Phase III, and other routes, including CSO and OT, when SBIR is not the best path.
Honest fit scoring
Every fit is tagged Proven, Piloted, or Theoretical. No hype.
How it works
From a free scan to a sprint
Listed prices are the ones already public. The sprint and the campaign say Contact us.
Free Topic-Fit Scan
A short intake: your technology, TRL, and SAM.gov or DSIP status. You get your top 3 Release 1 topics, a Proven, Piloted, or Theoretical tag, an SBIR or STTR flag, a reminder of the October 28 topic-author window, and a registration checklist.
Get my free Topic-Fit ScanPathway Report
$2,500, one time. A requirements gate (met, path to meet, or fail), a topic-author question plan, a teaming map, a Phase III and alternate-pathway read, and a success to-do list.
See the Pathway ReportMatchmaking
$100 per match. An introduction to an Alliance or Centurion partner, or an STTR research institution, for a named topic.
See matchmakingProposal Sprint
Strategy, positioning review, a compliance check, and teaming coordination through submission and into later releases. Contact us. No success fee is offered.
Contact us
Stay current with Signal ($500/month), the MG team subscription, including later SBIR/STTR releases. Confirm Release 2 and every later date on DSIP. This page does not state a Release 2 date.
See SignalCampaign / Alliance Teaming
A multi-topic pipeline, Alliance teaming, transition-partner engagement, and a Phase III read. Contact us. No success fee is offered.
Contact usKey dates
Confirm all dates on DSIP
- October 7, 2026
- Pre-release. Topic authors can be contacted only until the topics open.
- October 23, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET
- Army xTech white paper due.
- October 28, 2026
- Topics open. The topic-author contact window ends.
- November 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET
- Release 1 close.
- Later releases
- Including Release 2. Confirm the dates on DSIP. This page does not state them.
Before the deadline
Ready before the deadline
Have these in place before you write. The scan turns them into a checklist for your company.
- SAM.gov registration
- SBA Company Registry registration
- DSIP account
- The topic's CMMC level
- Required training
- Foreign disclosure forms
Start with SAM.gov and DSIP. Do not include classified or controlled information in the scan request.
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Release 1 questions
- What does Marcantonio Global do on this release?
- We match your technology to a Release 1 topic and to partners, then map the path past Phase I. Proposal support covers positioning, review, and compliance. Partners deliver writing where that is needed. We do not guarantee a topic selection, a proposal award, or a Phase III contract.
- When do proposals open and close?
- Proposals open October 28, 2026 and close November 25, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET. The Army xTech white paper is due October 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Confirm every date on DSIP. A different topic can follow a different clock.
- How is STTR different from SBIR here?
- SBIR and STTR are both for small businesses. STTR adds a required research-institution partner. The scan flags which one a topic is. For STTR, we pair you with a research institution.
- Can I contact the topic author?
- Topic authors can be contacted only until the topics open on October 28, 2026. The pre-release date in this cycle is October 7, 2026. After the topics open, use the solicitation as published.
- What are the award ceilings?
- Phase I is up to $300,000 for Air Force and the Office of the Secretary of War, or up to $315,000 for Navy, with option. Direct to Phase II is up to $2 million. These are program ceilings, not a price for MG services. Confirm them on DSIP.
- Do proposal limits apply?
- Proposal limits can be set per solicitation, per topic, or per year. Make one strong bid count. Confirm the limit that applies on DSIP.
- Who is eligible?
- SBIR and STTR are both for small businesses. STTR adds a required research-institution partner. SBA size and ownership rules set the baseline (13 CFR 121.702: generally 500 or fewer employees, including affiliates), and each solicitation adds its own terms. Register in SAM.gov and the SBA Company Registry, and confirm the topic's CMMC level in the solicitation. Confirm the terms on DSIP. Marcantonio Global does not decide eligibility and does not guarantee an award or a certification.
- What should I have ready?
- A SAM.gov registration, an SBA Company Registry registration, a DSIP account, the topic's CMMC level, required training, and foreign disclosure forms. The free scan includes a registration checklist. Do not send classified or controlled information through the contact form.
- How are fits labeled?
- Every fit is tagged Proven, Piloted, or Theoretical. The scan is agent-assisted and human-reviewed before it is sent.
Prepared with AI agents working for Marcantonio Global. Scan outputs are human-reviewed before they are sent. Dates and ceilings are sourced from public DoW releases. Verify them on DSIP.