Volume 9, Number 5 • September/October 2001 • Small Business/SBIR

SBIR and STTR Projects Selected

NASA has selected a total of 325 research proposals for negotiation of Phase I contract awards. Of the 325 projects, 305 have been selected for NASA’s 2001 SBIR Awards, and 20 have been selected for the STTR Program.

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

The 2001 SBIR and STTR combined solicitation closed on June 6, 2001. NASA received 1,659 SBIR and 57 STTR proposals submitted by small, high-technology businesses from 34 states. The combined award total for the 325 Phase I contracts is expected to be $23.4 million, with $21.4 million going to SBIR Awards and $2 million to STTR.

Nine of the 10 NASA Field Centers reviewed SBIR and STTR proposals for technical merit and 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 for STTR and $70,000 for each SBIR to perform a Phase I feasibility study.

Companies successfully completing 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 up to $600,000 for SBIR and $500,000 for STTR.

The NASA SBIR/STTR Program Management Office is located at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, with executive oversight by NASA’s Office of Aerospace Technology, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. Individual SBIR and STTR projects are managed by the NASA Field Centers. Q

For more information, contact Carl Ray, NASA SBIR/STTR Program Management Office, Goddard Space Flight Center, 202/358-4652. Please mention you read about it in Innovation.

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