Line-by-line compliance
Every solicitation requirement is mapped to a specific section of the proposal. No requirement is left unaddressed; the matrix is verified before release.
The most rigorous SBIR/STTR proposal pack a deep-tech startup can submit.
The SBIR/STTR Proposal Production Engine assembles a submission-ready, solicitation-compliant proposal — technical volume, commercialization plan, compliance matrix, budget justification, and every agency-specific form — assembled by an internal AI engine and signed off by a domain-expert grant reviewer before the company's Principal Investigator submits. The founder never operates software; a senior proposal reviewer is the trust interface.
Every solicitation requirement, gate-checkedLine-by-line compliance matrix against review criteriaPrior-art and topic-fit researchDomain-expert reviewer sign-off on every pack5-business-day SLA
Why proposals fail
A single missed requirement can kill a $275k–$2M award.
The federal SBIR/STTR programs push roughly $4–6 billion a year in non-dilutive R&D funding to small businesses across 11 participating agencies. Yet Phase I win rates run ~15–25% — tens of thousands of proposals are rejected each year, very often not because the science is weak, but because the proposal missed a solicitation requirement, buried the innovation, or told a thin commercialization story.
Writing one of these is a punishing, document-heavy exercise: parse a dense agency solicitation, build a line-by-line compliance matrix, draft a technical volume against specific review criteria, write a commercialization/broader-impacts narrative, justify a budget to agency fee rules, and marshal a dozen forms and certifications — usually while the founder is also building the actual product.
The SBIR/STTR Proposal Production Engine exists to close that gap with a single, exhaustive standard applied identically to every file.
15–25%
Phase I win rate at major agencies — most proposals lose
The benchmark
Measured against the letter of the solicitation — subsection by subsection.
We do not summarize the solicitation and hope. Every pack is scored against a versioned rule pack tied to the exact text of the agency's solicitation, review criteria, and applicable federal regulations (FAR, DFARS, NIH Grants Policy Statement). These are the provisions each pack is held to.
Technical merit & broader impacts
The technical volume and commercialization plan are drafted to explicitly address each review criterion, with traceable claims and evidence.
Fixed-fee pricing compliance
Proposal preparation costs are priced as a fixed fee per proposal — never contingent on award, never a success fee — fully compliant with federal cost principles.
Every form, correctly assembled
All required agency forms are completed, validated against agency instructions, and included in the submission packet.
Budget arithmetic & allowability
The budget is built from the technical scope, justified to the penny, and checked against agency allowability rules (e.g., salary caps, F&A rates).
Credible market & pathway
The commercialization narrative includes market size, customer discovery, regulatory pathway, and team qualifications — reviewed by a domain expert for credibility.
How a pack is built
Intake to expert release, with deterministic gates the AI cannot overrule.
AI extracts and drafts. Deterministic rules — running as code, outside the model — decide what is complete. A human domain-expert reviewer signs every release. That order is never reversed.
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Delinquency Gap Scan
Upload your solicitation and technical inputs. We return a free completeness read: which solicitation requirements and review criteria you already have addressed, and which are missing.
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Solicitation ingestion & compliance matrix
As your authorized clerical agent, we parse the agency solicitation, build a line-by-line compliance matrix, and identify prior-art and topic-fit research needs.
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Grounded drafting
The technical volume, commercialization plan, budget justification, and forms are drafted from your validated inputs and the solicitation rule pack into field-locked templates — no legal opinions, no invented facts.
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Deterministic completeness gates
The compliance matrix is resolved to 100%; the budget reconciles to the penny; the review criteria are explicitly addressed; all forms are validated. Any failure blocks release.
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Domain-expert reviewer sign-off
A senior proposal reviewer with real agency review experience reviews the pack and signs the release. High-value or complex proposals route to an additional subject-matter expert.
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Delivery
You receive the pack: technical volume, commercialization plan, compliance matrix, budget justification, all forms, and a submission checklist — ready for the PI to submit under their own name.
The bar we hold
Rigor you can measure.
100%
Expert-reviewed
No pack ships without a domain-expert reviewer signature.
5 days
Standard SLA
From complete intake to released pack.
<1%
Critical-defect target
Tracked against a gold-standard pack library.
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Agency rule packs
DoD, NIH, NSF, DOE, NASA, DHS, DOT, EPA, USDA, DOC, ED — each with versioned solicitation templates.
Why the SBIR/STTR Proposal Production Engine
Built to be the most thorough option a deep-tech startup has.
Documentation-complete, by design
The deliverable is completeness itself — every solicitation requirement and review criterion accounted for or explicitly exception-coded. Nothing is left implicit.
Deterministic, not vibes
The gates that decide completeness are code, not a model's opinion. A drafting error cannot slip past a solicitation requirement.
In its lane, on purpose
We prepare documentation and run research as your clerical agent. We never submit the proposal, give legal advice, or represent you before the agency.
Engagement
Fixed fee per proposal. Never a success fee, never hourly.
Simple, predictable, and aligned with federal cost principles (FAR 31.205-33) — not a cut of any award.
- A free Delinquency Gap Scan before you commit — see exactly what is missing.
- One flat fee per released Proposal Production Pack; disclosed pass-through research costs.
- Optional fixed-fee expert review for complex or high-value proposals.
- Optional Portfolio Retainer for recurring submissions across agencies and phases.
FAQ
Questions, answered precisely.
Is the SBIR/STTR Proposal Production Engine a law firm?
No. The SBIR/STTR Proposal Production Engine, a service of Your Deputy, Obuke LLC, provides documentation-completeness services. It is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and does not represent you in any legal matter. Expert review is available and recommended for complex proposals.
Do you submit the proposal or represent us before the agency?
Never. The SBIR/STTR Proposal Production Engine does not submit proposals or represent you before any agency. The company's Principal Investigator remains the submitter and is responsible for all representations.
What makes a pack 'complete'?
Completeness is defined by the solicitation: the line-by-line compliance matrix resolved, every review criterion explicitly addressed, the budget justified to the penny, all forms validated, and the commercialization plan credible. Deterministic gates enforce each one before release.
How fast is it?
The standard SLA is five business days from complete intake to an expert-reviewed pack. The free Gap Scan is returned much sooner and tells you exactly what is still needed.
How are you priced?
A flat fee per released pack, plus disclosed pass-through research costs. No contingency, no success fee, and no percentage of any award — fully compliant with FAR 31.205-33.
See what's missing before it costs you an award.
Start with a free Delinquency Gap Scan. Send your solicitation and technical inputs and we'll return a completeness read against every requirement and review criterion.
Documentation-completeness service · not legal advice · the PI submits every proposal.