SCRA Applied R&D today announced a recent win of $857,394 to provide program management support for the Navy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The task order award was made by Engineering Services Network, Inc. based in Arlington, Va. The program is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.

The SBIR program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in federal research and research and development with the plan to commercialize their technologies and innovations. Through a competitive, awards-based program, the program enables small businesses to explore their technological potential. By including qualified small businesses in the nation's research and development arena, high-tech innovation is stimulated and the United States gains entrepreneurial spirit as it meets its specific research and development needs.

The STTR program expands funding opportunities in the federal innovation research and development arena. The unique feature of the STTR program is the requirement for the small business to formally collaborate with a research institution in Phase I and Phase II stages. This program bridges the gap between performance of basic science and commercialization of resulting innovations.

"This award demonstrates our continued success in managing important federal programs," said SCRA Applied R&D President Chris Van Metre. "Throughout our three business sectors, SCRA has helped take high-tech innovations out of the lab and into the commercial marketplace, and this Navy award builds on our expertise in the technology implementation arena."

About SCRA

SCRA is an applied research corporation with over 30 years of experience delivering technology solutions with high returns on investment to federal and corporate clients. To fulfill our mission, SCRA has three sectors: Our Technology Ventures sector helps early-stage companies to commercialize innovations and create jobs, our Applied R&D sector manages national and international R&D programs worth nearly $2 billion in contract value and our R&D Facilities sector builds and manages research facilities that include wet labs and advanced, high-tech manufacturing shops. Multiple economic impact studies show SCRA's cumulative output on South Carolina's economy to be over $15.3 billion.

About Engineering Services Network, Inc.

ESN is a trusted leader in engineering and technology solutions. For nearly two decades, ESN has been proudly standing "Shoulder to Shoulder®" with our military and government customers, delivering critical services for missions that matter. ESN provides our military and government customers with mission-critical services in the areas of: professional management & systems engineering services; cyber security & information / mission assurance services; network design, integration, & data center consolidation services; enterprise IT ITIL & ITSM services; systems development & life-cycle services; health IT services; and acquisition services.

Based in Arlington, VA, ESN has regional and field offices throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Founded in 1995, ESN is ISO 9001:2008 certified and has achieved Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level 2 for Services v 1.3, and CMMI Maturity Level 3 for Development v 1.3.

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micki.macnaughton@scra.org