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Thank your son for his question and for the opportunity to clear up any uncertainty in this regard. I do post to this concern from time to time, but DD can sroll of the board quickly.

Your question, as i understand it, is whether Bosch or anyone else can swoop in and take over the technology that AFTC developed for the common rail that is now under negotiation for commercialization with The Army.

This link, clearly, addresses the no-competition consideration given to firms frunded through SBIR research contracts.

http://www.sbir.us/SoleSrce.html

I will leave the above link for those who wish to open it themselves, for those who cannot, I will cut and paste it in its entirety below"

Phase III Government Follow On Opportuities
(how to receive sole source downselects)

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SBIR/STTR firms can deal with the Federal Government without competition.




SBIR firms enjoy very powerful and unique provisions which simply do not accrue to any other form of financing. Among these are the "follow on provisions" that encourage (entice) SBIR firms to commercialize their technologies. Loosely stated this provision goes like this:

"Firms that have ever had even one SBIR, or STTR, Phase I can be
in a position to allow the Federal Government to legally offer them
contracts and grants with no (zero) competition."

There is NO dollar limit (worth $billions?) and no time limits (for the life of the firm) in this provision of the law. As we said, it was intended by Congress to entice the SBIR firm to go on to full commercialization.

Now this may sound wonderful, but the harsh reality is that the government doesn't actually realize this -- at least not much of it. The procurement officers of the Government are all indoctrinated toward "competition" but taking advantage of this very real provision seems to represent asking them to perform anti-competitive actions. Moreover the SBIR and STTR program are minuscule compared to the everyday scope of purchasing officers and they simply do not know that these provisions even exist, nor how to use them. They seem to be dangerous and potentially “career busters” to these officials. They need incontrovertible proof that:

1) their doing this is legal and
2) that they are not breaking new ground to work with you on this basis.

Thus, the SBIR Center has developed the SBIR-SoleSource(TM) tool/tutorial package to both train and equip you, and your potential contracting officer, in how to deal with this provision.

If you want to help yourself to help the potential contracting official give you that megabuck contract/grant on a sole-source no competition basis, then you need this tool. It is only $295.00 and will save you many hours and greatly increase the likelihood of your actually getting that BIG Phase III order.


Submit Your Tool Order Here.




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With regard to your concern that Bosch may be competition. No, for the reasons listed above and also because AFTC used the Bosch Common Rail as the platform for the enhanced high pressure common rail.

This link is the original SBIR solicitation that specifically seeks a firm capable of modifying the Bosch common rail into a high pressure JP-8 compatible common rail...value added modifications...the value of which will accrue to AFT in these current negotiations.

Bosch supplied AFT with the pump that needed to be upgraded. They are in this together.


This should, with no doubts, answer your son's concerns. Please feel free to ask me other questions and I am sure either I or a board member will provide an answer as best we can.

Take time to read the 9 page intro on SBIR process. Not only for the current Phase 3, but for the anticipated Phase 1 that could be awarded in March.

https://www.armysbir.army.mil/Commercialization/PhaseIIIBrochures.aspx

GLTA