Leveraging Federal Research Laboratories in your SBIR/STTR Proposals 

Having a federal lab or FFRDC letter of support strengthens your SBIR proposal a lot. The labs can provide support to projects through joint research (especially in Phase II and III), offer commercialization support or provide market analysis, and provide access to their networks of stakeholders. Many FFRDCs have dedicated small business collaboration or technology transfer offices.  Look for "partnership," "collaboration," or "tech transfer" on their websites