Volume 11, Number 1 • Spring 2003 • Small Business/SBIR

Innovative Small Business Projects Selected

NASA selected 295 research proposals for negotiation of Phase I contract awards for its 2002 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.

The goals of the SBIR and STTR programs are to stimulate technological innovation and increase the use of small business (including women-owned and disadvantaged firms) in meeting federal research and development needs, and increase private-sector commercialization of results of federally funded research.

The 2002 SBIR and STTR solicitation closed on August 21, 2002. NASA received more than 2,200 SBIR and STTR proposals from small, high-technology businesses in 48 states and the District of Columbia. The combined award total for the Phase I contracts is expected to be approximately $21 million.

Nine NASA Field Centers reviewed SBIR and STTR proposals for technical merit, feasibility and relevance to NASA research and technology requirements. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory evaluated SBIR proposals only. The selected firms will be awarded fixed-price contracts valued up to $100,000 each to perform a Phase I feasibility study.

Companies that successfully complete the Phase I activities are eligible to compete for Phase II selection the following year. The Phase II award allows for a two-year, fixed-price contract of up to $600,000.

The NASA SBIR/STTR Program Management Office is located at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, with executive oversight by NASA’s Office of Aerospace Technology, Headquarters. Individual SBIR and STTR projects are managed by the NASA Field Centers. A listing of the selected companies can be found on the Internet at http://sbir.nasa.gov. Q

For more information, contact Michael Braukus at NASA Headquarters,T: 202/358-1979, mbraukus@hq.nasa.gov. Please mention you read about it in Innovation.

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