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What are the NASA SBIR and STTR Programs?
NASA's Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs are a three phased approach
for the small business concern or research institution to develop
a technology in response to a specific set of NASA mission driven
needs as presented in the NASA SBIR/STTR Annual
Solicitation. Please check out the NASA SBIR/STTR schedule
for important dates.
I am interested in a particular technology, how can the NASA SBIR/STTR
Program help me?
You may search for a previously developed technology that may
meet your need by searching NASA’s SBIR/STTR
Abstract/Archives Gateway or Success Stories.
This information will provide you with the name of the small business
or research institution that developed the technology and provide
contact information. The intellectual property as a result of the
technical development is resident with the small business concern.
NASA develops a request for proposals or Solicitation based on
specific technology requirements to meet overall mission needs.
These are described in detail in the Solicitation topics
and subtopics. Your technical need may correspond with a subtopic
description. Questions regarding that technology description can
be directed towards the NASA Field
Center Program Manager that sponsors the technology need.
NASA's SBIR/STTR Program develops mission needs with direction
from the NASA Mission Directorates. The Mission Directorate identify,
at the most fundamental level, what NASA does and for whom. Each
Mission Directorate is analogous to a strategic business unit employed
by private-sector companies to focus on and respond to their customers'
needs. Each Mission Directorate has a unique set of goals, objectives
and strategies. Research topics and subtopics in the solicitation
are organized by the four directorates of Aeronautics
Research, Exploration
Systems, Science,
and Space Operations.
Information regarding these Directorates can be found through NASA's
Technology Portal.
Can I access samples of SBIR/STTR deliverables?
If you are interested in viewing samples of the reports and deliverables,
companies must submit please visit the NASA
SBIR/STTR Firms Library.
How can I participate in the development of the technology?
NASA invites those interested in furthering the development of
a specific technology for their own needs to investigate the potential
for a Phase 3 contract
by providing non-SBIR funds to the small business concern to further
develop the technology. NASA is able to accelerate its post-Phase
2 procurement process by recognizing that the federal competition-in-contracting
requirements have been met by the Phase 1 and 2 competitions. Private-sector
investment, in various forms, is also a vehicle for the Phase 3
process.
In addition the government Contracting Officers Technical Representative
(COTR) assigned to each contract awarded may designate technologists,
primarily from within NASA, that will be given access to technical
reports. These individuals will act as advisors,
and can help provide insight, based on NASA's needs and missions,
to the technical development of the technology.
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