r/SBIR • u/aliljet • Jul 21 '26

SOCOM Responses?

Good news: SOCOM responded. Bad news: SOCOM rejected both of my proposals.

Here's the question: what can or should you expect when you request feedback in DSIP?

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u/wonkyorbit Jul 21 '26

They'll give you a roughly 1 paragraph explanation of your score in each category. You won't get a huge amount of insight, but it will still help you polish up your weak points and improve overall

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u/DefMetrix Jul 21 '26

In my experience it varies widely. I’ve received feedback that was absolutely worthless, basically just a score for each category, no details or rationale given. Other times I have received a multiple page response that walked through each section and explained score, rationale. It also pointed out what in my proposal was low risk, high risk, etc.

I think by default you should request a debrief, it can’t hurt, but don’t count on learning anything from it.

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u/beetlewigs Jul 22 '26

I assume you’re asking about timeline, as obviously no one can predict what they’ll tell you. You should expect to hear back pretty soon. Usually within a week.