A -- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM

***** TWO SETS OF DOCUMENTS WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WERE POSTED TODAY, 4 JAN 2008, AS AMENDMENTS 2 and 3. AMENDMENT 2 IS ASSOCIATED WITH DHS SBIR TOPIC H-SB08.1-004; AMENDMENT 3 IS ASSOCIATED WITH DHS SBIR TOPIC H-SB08.1-002. ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THIS NOTICE REMAIN UNCHANGED, INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES.***** Proposals will be sought from small business concerns for participation in the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The SBIR Program is a three-phase program which implements Public Law 102-564, the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992. The following five (5) research topics are available under this solicitation: 1) H-SB08.1-001 - Assess Ability to use Eye Tracking and Pupil Dilation to Determine Intent to Deceive; 2) H-SB08.1-002 - Miniature Chem/Bio/Explosive Sensors; 3) H-SB08.1-003 - Mapping of Long-term Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Impacts; 4) H-SB08.1-004 Trace Explosives Sampling for Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosives Device (VBIED) Detection; and 5)H-SB08.1-005 - Smart Sensor System. Please make note of the following important dates: Pre-release issued 3 December 2007; Full solicitation will be issued on or before 19 December 2007; Full proposals will be accepted from 19 December 2007 - 4 February 2008; Deadline for receipt of proposals is 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 4 February 2008. Classified proposals are not accepted. During the period 3 December 2007 through 18 December 2007, proposers have an opportunity to contact Technical Points of Contact by telephone or by email to ask technical questions about specific technical topics. No further direct contact between proposers and Technical Points of Contact shall occur from 19 December 2007 through 4 February 2008 for reasons of competitive fairness. The solicitation is available only in electronic format from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web site at www.fbo.gov, in accordance with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA). For convenience, the solicitation will be available at http://www.sbir.dhs.gov. If you have questions about the DHS SBIR program, please submit your questions via the web site at http://www.sbir.dhs.gov. DHS intends to award either Purchase Orders and/or Contracts in Phase I at $99,990. DNDO does not have topics in this solicitation. This is a solicitation for DHS S&T SBIR only. Wanda J. Armwood, Contracting Officer - 202-254-6678; Elizabeth Moya, Contract Specialist - 202-254-5619. See Numbered Note 1.