{"id":641982,"date":"2021-07-23T12:43:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connect.org\/?p=641982"},"modified":"2024-08-22T17:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:05:22","slug":"sbirconnect-navy-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbirconnect-navy-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"SBIR@Connect: Navy Primer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"641982\" class=\"elementor elementor-641982\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1eb49c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e1eb49c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23359349 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23359349\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4e9489 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e4e9489\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e3039c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33e3039c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SBIR@Connect: Navy Primer<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6e73ff elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2c6e73ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f97c819 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>July 23, 2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7e6375b elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>12:43 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a2e79ac elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/category\/sbir\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">SBIR<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275ae35f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"275ae35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc1f58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fc1f58\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ea2ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7ea2ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Starting the journey to work with the government can initially seem overwhelming and confusing, but SBIR@Connect is here to help. Below are some helpful tips to understanding the Navy domain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc954ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc954ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip 1 \u2013 Understand Function and Relevance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9553475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9553475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Navy (DoN) is one of the three military departments under the Department of Defense (DoD). Supporting the DoN are a set of commands called systems commands (or SYSCOMs). SYSCOMs are responsible to design, construct, and maintain military systems, including ships, aircrafts, facilities and weapons. Each SYSCOM supports one category of these systems for a full life-cycle (research and development, design, procurement, testing, repair, and in-service engineering and logistics support).<\/p><p>Navy SYSCOMs are entities that hold SBIR\/STTR funding, and are the entities that you will be working with should you participate in the Navy SBIR\/STTR program. SBIR@Connect is closely associated with one Navy SYSCOM, the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), though still connected with the other Navy SYSCOMs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6ab90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e6ab90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip 2 \u2013 Understanding SYSCOMs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af6af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7af6af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below is a listing of all Navy SYSCOMs along with the category of military systems they support:<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navair.navy.mil\/organization\/NAVAIR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAVAIR (Naval Air Systems Command)<\/a> \u2013 Naval Aircraft<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navsea.navy.mil\/Who-We-Are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAVSEA (Naval Sea Systems Command)<\/a> \u2013 Ships and Submarines<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navsup.navy.mil\/public\/navsup\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAVSUP (Naval Supplies Systems Command)<\/a> \u2013 Supply Chain Management<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navfac.navy.mil\/about_us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAVFAC (Naval Facilities Engineering Service Command) <\/a>\u2013 Facilities and Expeditionary<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marcorsyscom.marines.mil\/Home\/About-Us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MCSC (Marine Corps Systems Command)<\/a> \u2013 Specific Equipment for the Marine Corps<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navwar.navy.mil\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAVWAR (Naval Information Warfare Systems Command)<\/a> \u2013 Information Technology<\/li><\/ol><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><div>ONR (Office of Naval Research) and SSP (Strategic Systems Program Office) are grouped with the SYSCOMs above and hold SBIR\/STTR funding but are not considered SYSCOMs. Click on each entity to learn more.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Some of the SYSCOMs contain \u201cwarfare centers\u201d. These serve as the arms for research, development, testing and evaluation. For NAVWAR, Naval Information Warfare Center (located primarily in San Diego, CA, and Charleston, SC) serve as the warfare center to the NAVWAR SYSCOM.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eab14a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eab14a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip 3 \u2013 Understanding PEOs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c55279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c55279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NAVWAR, along with its sister SYSCOMs, support one or more organizations known as Program Executive Offices (PEOs). Affiliated PEOs for NAVWAR include:\u00a0<\/p><ol><li aria-level=\"1\"><h6><span style=\"color: #007084;\">PEO C4I, Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><h6><span style=\"color: #007084;\">PEO SS,\u00a0Program Executive Office for Space Systems\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><h6><span style=\"color: #007084;\">PEO Digital, Program Executive Office Digital and Enterprise Services<\/span><\/h6><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><h6><span style=\"color: #007084;\">PEO MLB, Program Executive Office Manpower, Logistics and Business Solutions\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><\/li><\/ol><p>Each of these PEOs supports one facet of NAVWAR\u2019s overall responsibility of information technology systems, and are further broken down into program offices (or PMWs).\u00a0<i>For a list of some of the PMWs, please visit our Agency Resources page\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbir\/agency-resources\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p><p>These PEOs (and PMWs under them) enable our sea and shore platforms and installations to operate effectively and efficiently in cyberspace. The systems developed by the PEOs and PMWs under NAVWAR must meet performance requirements with respect to capacity, security, and reliability, but also be affordable and on schedule for delivery to the Fleet.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d06d796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d06d796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip 4 \u2013 Take the First Step<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc8268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bc8268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_7\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_7 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>If your technology is aligned to any of the entities listed above and\/or would like to connect, please reach out to us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sbir@connect.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>sbir@connect.org<\/strong><\/a>. It\u2019s helpful to indicate which PEO or PMW is a good fit and why, and we\u2019ll do our best to connect you to the right point of contact (POC).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed84ca4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed84ca4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497bc52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"497bc52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SBIR@connect-300x101.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SBIR@connect-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SBIR@connect-1024x343.png 1024w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SBIR@connect-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SBIR@connect.png 1184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5b98c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c5b98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through this partnership, Connect has created the <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbirconnect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>SBIR@Connect<\/b><\/a> program. <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbirconnect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>SBIR@Connect<\/b><\/a> aims to better service those interested in participating or collaborating with the government, specifically with the Navy\u2019s Small Business Research Innovation and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR\/STTR) Program, by providing services such as office hours, workshops, and tutorial videos. The mission of this program is to foster relationships, and make conversations between government, industry and academia more accessible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee939f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee939f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5a82f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b5a82f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Connect-SBIR-Business-Innovation-Research-Technology-Office-Hours-Graphic-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-641986\" alt=\"\" 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