On May 24, 2012, the Department of Defense (DoD) began accepting Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) proposals for SBIR Solicitation 2012.2. This is the second of three solicitations for the SBIR program the DoD will offer this year, which in total will award over a billion dollars in SBIR-funded projects. Small businesses considering submitting proposals for that 2012.2 Solicitation need to consider the changes recently made to the SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012.