Air Force Office of Special Investigations
Office of Procurement Fraud Investigations
Prevention Techniques in
the SBIR/STTR Program
Proactive Initiative
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Identify and fix systemic weaknesses in the acquisition process
 Coordination with other agencies
 Best practices
 Coordination with Air Force Research Laboratory
 Committed funding for analysts
A Full Spectrum…Adaptive…and Resilient Force
Recommended Changes
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Certifications
Context statements
On-line training - https://www.afsbirsttr.com/Proposals/Default.aspx
SBIR/STTR Policy Directive eligibility requirements referenced in
contract
Contracts contain a clause explicitly identifying the principal
investigator for each SBIR/STTR contract
 Written approval from the Air Force required prior to changing
the principal investigator
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Questions
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