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# Space Administration (NASA) # Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) # SBIR Ignite Solicitation # Complete Phase I Proposal Package Due Date and Time : # July 30, 2024 by 5:00 p. m. ET # Complete Phase II Proposal Package Due Date and Time: # 120 th day of Phase I Period of Performance by 5:00 p.
m. ET # Amended April 14, 2025 2 Executive Summary ................................ ................................
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6 1. Program Description ................................ ................................
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7 1. 1 Legislative Authority and Background ................................ ................................
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1. 1 Due Diligence Program to Assess Security Risks ................................ ................................
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......... 7 1. 3 Three -Phase Program ................................
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.......... 8 1. 4 Availability of Funds ................................
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............ 9 1. 5 Eligibility Requirements ................................
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1 Small Business Concern (SBC) Certification ................................ ................................ ................................
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2 SBC Size ................................ ................................ ................................
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5. 3 SBIR Restrictions on Level of Small Business Participation ................................ ................................
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4 Place of Performance and American -made Products and Equipment ................................ ......................... 9 1.
5. 5 Principal Investigator (PI) Employment Requirement ................................ ................................
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6 Novated/Successor in Interested/Revised Funding Agreements ................................ .............................. 10 1.
5. 7 Restrictions on Venture -Capital -Owned Businesses ................................ ................................
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8 Joint Ventures or Limited Partnerships ................................ ................................ ................................
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9 Required Benchmark Transition Rate ................................ ................................ ................................
........ 10 1. 6 NASA Technology Available (TAV) for SBIR Use ................................
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6. 1 Use of NASA Software ................................ ................................
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6. 2 Use of NASA Patent ................................ ................................
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11 1. 7 I -Corps ™ ................................ ................................
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11 1. 8 Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) ................................ ................................
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9 Small Business Administration (SBA) Applicant Resources ................................ ................................ ...............
12 1. 10 NASA Mentor -Protégé Program (MPP) ................................ ................................
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11 Fraud, Waste and Abuse and False Statements ................................ ................................ ..............................
13 1. 12 NASA Procurement Ombudsman Program ................................ ................................
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13 Questions About This Solicitation and Means of Contacting NASA SBIR Program ................................ ......... 14 1.
14 Definitions ................................ ................................ ................................
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Certifications and Other Proposal Requirements ................................ ................................ .......................
15 2. 1 Small Business Administration (SBA) Company Registry ................................ ................................
................... 15 2. 2 System for Award Management (SAM) Registration ................................
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3 Certifications ................................ ................................ ................................
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3. 1 Disclosures of Foreign Affiliation or Relationships to Foreign Countries ................................ .......................
16 3 2. 4 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and NASA Certifications and Clauses ................................ .....................
16 2. 5 Software Development Standards ................................ ................................
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6 Human and/or Animal Subject ................................ ................................ ................................
.......................... 17 2. 7 Flight Safety Standards ................................
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...... 17 2. 8 HSPD -12 ................................
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............................. 17 3. Proposal Preparation Instructions and Requirements ................................
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1 Multiple Proposal Submissions ................................ ................................ ................................
......................... 18 3. 2 Requirements to Submit a Complete Phase I Proposal Package ................................
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2. 1 General Requirements ................................ ................................
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2. 2 Format Requirements ................................ ................................
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2. 3 Complete Phase I Proposal Package ................................ ................................
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2. 3. 4 Proposal Summary ................................
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...... 19 3. 3 Requirements to Submit a Complete Phase II Proposal Package ................................
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3. 1 General Requirements ................................ ................................
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3. 2 Format Requirements ................................ ................................
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3. 3 Complete Phase II Proposal Package ................................ ................................
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4 Understanding the Patent Landscape ................................ ................................ ................................
............... 35 3. 5 Proprietary Information in the Proposal Submission ................................
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6 Release of Certain Proposal Information ................................ ................................ ................................
.......... 36 4. Method of Selection and Evaluation Criteria ................................
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1 Phase I Evaluation Process and Evaluation Criteria ................................ ................................ ...........................
37 4. 1. 1 Administrative Review ................................
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37 4. 1. 2 Proposal Responsiveness ................................
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37 4. 1. 3 Evaluation Criteria ................................
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4 Scoring of Factors and Weighting to Determine the Most Highly Rated Proposals ................................ .. 39 4.
1. 5 Price Evaluation ................................ ................................
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39 4. 1. 6 Panel Review ................................
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7 Selection ................................ ................................ ................................
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1. 8 Determination of cost/price reasonableness and responsibility ................................ ...............................
40 4. 1. 9 I -Corps Evaluation Process ................................
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40 4. 2 Phase II Evaluation Process and Evaluation Criteria ................................ ................................
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1 Administrative Review ................................ ................................ ................................
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2 Evaluation Criteria ................................ ................................ ................................
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2. 3 Scoring of Factors and Weighting to Determine the Most Highly Rated Proposals ................................ ..
42 4. 2. 4 Price Evaluation ................................
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5 Panel Review ................................ ................................ ................................
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2. 6 Selection ................................ ................................
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43 4. 2. 7 Determination of cost/price reasonableness and responsibility ................................
............................... 43 4. 3 Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) ................................
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43 4. 4. Access to Proprietary Data by Non -NASA Personnel ................................
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4. 1 Non -NASA Reviewers ................................ ................................
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44 4. 4. 2 Non -NASA Access to Confidential Business Information ................................
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5 Notification and Feedback to Offerors ................................ ................................ ................................
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1 Providing Feedback ................................ ................................ ................................
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Considerations ................................ ................................ ................................
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1 Requirements for Negotiations ................................ ................................ ................................
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1 Requirements for Contracting ................................ ................................ ................................
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1 Anticipated number of Awards ................................ ................................ ................................
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2 Award Conditions ................................ ................................ ................................
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2. 3 Type of Contract ................................ ................................
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46 5. 2. 4 Model Contracts ................................
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........ 46 5. 3 Reporting and Required Deliverables ................................
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47 5. 4 Payment Schedule ................................ ................................
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47 5. 5 Profit or Fee ................................ ................................
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47 5. 6 Cost Sharing ................................ ................................
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47 5. 7 Rights in Data Developed Under SBIR Funding Agreements ................................ ................................
............. 48 5. 9 Invention Reporting, Election of Title, Patent Application Filing, and Patents ................................
................. 48 5. 11 Government -Furnished and Contractor -Acquired Property ................................
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12 Essentially Equivalent Awards and Prior Work ................................ ................................ ................................
48 5. 13 Additional Information ................................ ................................
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48 5. 13. 1 Precedence of Contract Over this Solicitation ................................
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13. 2 Evidence of Contractor Responsibility ................................ ................................
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14 Use of Government Resources ................................ ................................ ................................
........................ 49 5. 15 Agency Recovery Authority and Ongoing Reporting ................................
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Submission of Proposals ................................ ................................ ................................
........................... 51 6. 1 How to Submit Your Proposal Package ................................
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51 6. 1. 1 Electronic Submission Requirements via ProSAMS ................................
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1. 2 Deadlines for Submitting a Complete Proposal Package ................................ ................................
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3 Proposal Package Submission ................................ ................................ ................................
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4 Acknowledgment of Receipt of a Complete Proposal Package ................................ ................................ .
52 6. 1. 5 Withdrawal of Complete Proposal Packages ................................
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1. 6 Service of Protests ................................ ................................
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52 7. Scientific and Technical Information Sources ................................ ................................
............................. 53 7. 1 NASA Organizational and Programmatic Information ................................
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2 United States Small Business Administration (SBA) ................................ ................................ ..........................
54 7. 3 National Technical Information Service ................................ ................................
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Submission Forms ................................ ................................ ................................
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1 SBIR Phase I Checklist ................................ ................................ ................................
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2 SBIR Phase II Checklist ................................ ................................ ................................
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Research Topics for the SBIR Ignite Solicitation ................................ ................................ .........................
57 Topic Ai02. 24: Aviation -Ready Electrical Energy Storage for All -Electric or Hybrid Electric Aircraft ...................... 57 Topic Hi02.
24: Leak -Free Cryogenic Valves and Quick Disconnects ................................ ................................ .......
57 Topic Si02. 24: Decision Support Tools Using NASA Earth Science Data ................................ ................................
.. 58 Appendices ................................ ................................
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59 Appendix A: Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Descriptions ................................ ................................ .................
59 Appendix B: SBIR and the Technology Taxonomy ................................ ................................ ................................
... 62 Appendix C: List of NASA SBIR Phase I Clauses, Regulations and Certifications ................................ .....................
63 Fiscal Year 2024 SBIR Ignite S olicitation Section 1: Program Description The NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR ) program focuses on transforming scientific discovery into products and services through innovations that have potential for infusion into NASA programs and missions, potential for commercialization into commercial markets, and societal benefit.
Unlike fun damental research, the NASA SBIR program supports small businesses in the creation of innovative, disruptive technologies and enables the application of research advancements from concept to market. Unlike most investors, the NASA SBIR program provides non -dilutive funding at the earliest stages of company and technology development.
The SBIR Ignite Solicitation is a limited pilot initiative focused on technologies with a strong commercial pull. The topic areas of interest for this solicitation have been specifically selected for their commercial relevance. Offerors must demonstrate how their technology meets a need within the commercial market and provide a strong plan for commercialization of the technology to be competitive for award.
If you are familiar with the traditional NASA annual SBIR and STTR solicitations , you will notice significant differences in section 3 : Proposal Preparation Instructions and Requirements ; section 4 : Method of Selection and Evaluation Criteria ; section 6 : Submission of Proposals ; and section 8 : Submission Forms.
Be sure to read each of these sections carefully to ensure your proposal makes it through administrative screening to be considered. For Phase I, t he technical proposal will be separated into 2 distinct parts: Firms may be invited to present to a panel made up of NASA subject matter experts and/or 3rd party reviewers.
Like the 2024 NASA SBIR Phase I solicitation, proposal submission will occur through ProSAMS rather than the standard Electronic Handbook (EHB) platform . Phase II proposals will be due 120 days from the start of the Phase I period of performance. Firms will be notified of the exact date when they receive their Phase I award.
The goal is to reduce the time between the end of the Phase I and the beginning of the Phase II periods of performance. The SBIR Ignite program aims to accelerate the advancement of technology to market. Firms are encouraged to propose the shortest Phase II period of performance that is required to reach their proposed milestones and not to default to the maximum 24 -month period of performance .
Note: The Phase I period of performance is expected to be the standard 6 months. NASA requests Small Business Concerns (SBCs) to submit proposals for the SBIR Ignite solicitation during fiscal year (FY) 2024 . This solicitation includes instructions for you to submit complete proposal packages as well as background information, eligibility and certification requirements, evaluation criteria, and contracting considerations.
Details on the research topic areas appear in section 9 . Communication between NASA and firm s is through email during the solicitation period. The SBIR Ignite proposal submission period begins Monday, June 10, 2024 and ends at 5 p.
m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 . Fiscal Year 2024 SBIR Ignite S olicitation Section 1: Program Description 1.
1 Legislative Authority and Background Congress created the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to support scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of federal research funds.
The purpose of this investment is to build a strong national economy, strengthen the role of small business in meeting federal research and development needs, increase the commercia l application of research results, and foster and encourage participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women -owned small businesses.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides policy through the combined Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 amended the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 63 8) to extend the SBIR and STTR programs until September 30, 2025.
1. 1. 1 Due Diligence Program to Assess Security Risks The SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 requires NASA, in coordination with the SBA, to establish and implement a due diligence program to assess security risks presented by offerors seeking a federally funded award.
As noted above, the NASA SBIR/STTR Prog rams follow the policies and practices of the SBA SBIR/STTR Policy Directive . Revisions to the Policy Directive are in effect as of May 3, 2023, and can be viewed through the Federal Register Notice .
This revision is incorporated into this solicitation, including Appendix III, “Disclosures of Foreign Affiliations or Relationships to Foreign Countries” as reflected in the Disclosures of Foreign Affiliations or Relationships to Foreign Countries form ( see section 2. 3. 1 ).
In accordance with section 4 of the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022, NASA will review all proposals submitted in response to this solicitation to assess security risks presented by offerors seeking an SBIR or STTR award.
NASA will use information provided by the offeror in resp onse to the Disclosures of Foreign Affiliations or Relationships to Foreign Countries form and the proposal to conduct a risk -based due diligence review on the cybersecurity practices, patent analysis, employee analysis, and foreign ownership of a small bu siness concern, including the financial ties and obligations (which shall include surety, equity, and debt obligations) of the offeror and its employees to a foreign country, foreign person, or foreign entity.
1. 2 Purpose and Priorities This solicitation sets the requirements for you, the offeror, to submit a proposal to NASA for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Ignite Phase I projects in fiscal year (FY) 2024. NASA will release its FY 2024 Phase I SBIR Ignite solicitation on Monday, June 10 , 2024.
You must submit completed proposal packages by Tuesday , July 30 , 2024, 5:00 p. m. Eastern.
The Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) directs implementation of the NASA SBIR and STTR programs. The NASA SBIR/STTR Program Management Office (PMO), hosted at the NASA Ames Research Center, operates the programs together with NASA mission directo rates and centers. The NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) manages SBIR and STTR procurements.
Each year NASA mission directorates, programs, and projects identify the research problems and technology needs that the SBIR program will solicit. The range of problems and technologies is broad, and the list of research subtopics varies from year to year to m aintain alignment with current interests.
Fiscal Year 2024 SBIR Ignite S olicitation Section 1: Program Description NASA SBIR projects advance through three phases and are described in detail on the NASA SBIR/STTR website: Phase I projects should demonstrate technical feasibility of the proposed innovation and the potential for use in a NASA program or mission and/or the commercial market.
The NASA SBIR Program does not make awards solely directed toward system studies, mark et research, routine engineering, development of existing product(s), proven concepts, or modifications of existing products without substantive innovation.
Maximum value and period of performance (POP) for Phase I: Maximum Contract Value $150,000 Period of Performance 6 months Phase II proposals continue the research and development started in Phase I to bring the innovation closer to use in a NASA program or mission and/or the commercial market. Phase II requires a more detailed proposal of the technical effort and commercializ ation strategy.
Only Phase I awardees are eligible to submit a Phase II proposal within 120 days from the start of the Phase I period of performance . Firms will be notified of the exact date when they receive their Phase I award. The goal is to reduce the time between the end of the Phase I and the beginning of the Phase II periods of performance.
Firms are encouraged to propose the shortest Phase II period of performance that is required to reach their proposed milestones and not to default to the maximum 24 -month period of performance .
Maximum Contract Value $850,000 Maximum Period of Performance 24 months Post -Phase II Opportunities for Continued Technology Development Phase I and II awards may not be sufficient in either dollars or time to prepare the project for government or commercial use. Therefore, NASA supports small businesses beyond Phase I and II awards with several Post Phase II initiatives.
Please refer to th e NASA SBIR/STTR website for eligibility, application deadlines, matching requirements and further information. Phase III is the commercialization of innovative technologies, products , and services resulting from either a Phase I or Phase II contract. This includes further development of technologies for transition into NASA programs, other Government agencies , or the private sector.
Phase III contracts are funded from sources other Fiscal Year 2024 SBIR Ignite S olicitation Section 1: Program Description than the SBIR and STTR programs and may be awarded without further competition. SBIR awardees are eligible to receive sole -source Phase III contracts any time after award of their Phase I contracts. Please refer to https://sbir.
nasa. gov/content/post -phase -ii -initiatives#Phase -III for Phase III information. 1.
4 Availability of Funds NASA does not commit to fund any proposal or to make a specific number of awards. NASA may elect to make several or no awards in any specific research subtopic. NASA will determine the number of awards based on the level of appropriated funding provided to the program in FY 2024.
NASA will not accept more than 1 proposal packages from any one offeror. NASA does not plan to award more than one (1) SBIR contracts to any offeror. See sections 3.
1 and chapter 4. 1. 5 Eligibility Requirements 1.
5. 1 Small Business Concern (SBC) Certification You must submit a certification stating that the SBC meet the size, ownership, and other requirements of the SBIR program at the time of proposal package submission, award, and at any other time set forth in SBA’s regulations at 13 CFR §§ 121. 701 -121.
705 . NASA encourages socially and economically disadvantaged and women -owned SBCs You, combined with affiliates, must not have more than 500 employees. 1.
5. 3 SBIR Restrictions on Level of Small Business Participation You must be the primary performer of the proposed research effort. To be awarded an SBIR Phase I contract, you must perform at least two -thirds or 67% of the effort, and subcontractors or consultants may perform up to one - third or 33% of the effort.
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4 Place of Performance and American -made Products and Equipment Congress intends that the Awardee of a Funding Agreement under the SBIR/STTR program should, when purchasing any equipment or a product with funds provided through the Funding Agreement, purchase only American -made equipment and products, to the extent pos sible, in keeping with the overall purposes of this If a rare and unique circumstance exists (for example, if a supply, material, equipment, product, subcontractor/ consultant, or project requirement is not available in the United States), NASA requires you to provide justification by completing the Foreign Vendor Form .
This form must be submitted within the Proposal Budget Form, see section 3. 2. 3.
5 NASA will consider a deviation request during contract negotiation and either approve or decline If a foreign vendor is proposed, the Phase I contract may be delayed or not awarded. NASA will not approve purchases from or work with countries that appear on the Designated Country list. For reference, please see https://www.
nasa. gov/oiir/export -control . Fiscal Year 2024 SBIR Ignite S olicitation Section 1: Program Description 1.
5. 5 Principal Investigator (PI) Employment Requirement Primary Employment Principal investigator must be primarily employed with the SBC Employment Certification For Phase I, the principal investigator must be primarily employed with the SBC at the time of award and during the conduct of the proposed project.
Primary employment means that more than one -half of the PI employment time is spent in the employ of the SBC, based on a 40 - hour workweek. NASA considers a 19. 9 -hour or more workweek elsewhere to conflict with this rule.
Deviation Request NASA will review any deviation requests during negotiation and either approve or decline before award. Misrepresentation of Qualifications If you mispresent qualifications, NASA will decline the proposal package or terminate the contract. Substitution of PIs To substitute PIs, you must request approval from NASA after award 1.
5. 6 Novated/Successor in Interested/Revised Funding Agreements An SBIR awardee may include, and SBIR work may be performed by, those identified via a “novated” or “successor in interest” or similarly revised funding agreement. In addition, an SBIR awardee may include those that have merely reorganized with the same key staff, regardless of whether they have been assigned a different tax identification number.
In cases where there is a novation or similarly revised funding agreement, agencies may require the original awardee to relinquish its rights and interests in an SBIR project in favor of another applicant as a condition for that applicant's eligibility to participate in the programs for that project. 1. 5.
7 Restrictions on Venture -Capital -Owned Businesses Small businesses owned in majority part by multiple venture capital operating companies, hedge funds, or private equity firms are not eligible to submit a proposal to this solicitation. 1. 5.
8 Joint Ventures or Limited Partnerships Both joint ventures and limited partnerships are permitted, provided the entity created qualifies as an SBC defined in 1. 5. 1 .
Include in the proposal package a copy or summary of the joint venture or partnership agreement that includes, at a minimum, a statement of how the workload will be distributed, managed, and charged. See definitions for Joint Ventures along with examples at 13 CFR 121. 103(h).
1. 5. 9 Required Benchmark Transition Rate More experienced firms (SBCs with 21 or more Phase I awards) must meet performance benchmark requirements to continue participating in SBIR and STTR programs.
The purpose of these benchmarks is to ensure that Phase I offerors that have won multiple prior SBIR and STTR awards are progressing towards commercialization. SBA will notify companies failing the benchmarks as well as the relevant officials at participating agencies like NASA. Please refer to https://www.
sbir. gov/performance -benchmarks for more information. Fiscal Year 2024 SBIR Ignite S olicitation Section 1: Program Description 1.
6 NASA Technology Available (TAV) for SBIR Use You may use technology developed by NASA, or Technology Available (TAV), on SBIR projects. NASA has over 1,400 patents available for licensing, including many patents related to sensors and materials, and over 1,000 available software applications/tools in the Portfolio and Software Catalog via the NASA Technology Transfer Portal, http://technology. nasa.
gov . NASA provides these technologies "as is" and makes no representation or guarantee that additional effort will result in infusion or commercial viability. Whether or not an offeror proposes the use of a NASA patent or computer software within its proposed e ffort will not in any way be a factor in the selection for award.
1. 6. 1 Use of NASA Software If you intend to use NASA software, a Software Usage Agreement (SUA), on a nonexclusive, royalty -free basis, is necessary, and the clause at 48 C.
F. R. 1852.
227 -88, Government -Furnished Computer Software and Related Technical Data, will apply to the contrac t. Awardees will request the SUA from the appropriate NASA Center Software Release Authority (SRA) after contract award. 1.
6. 2 Use of NASA Patent If you intend to use a NASA patent, you must apply for a nonexclusive, royalty -free evaluation license prior to submitting a proposal. After you have identified a patent to license in the NASA patent portfolio (http://technology.
nasa. gov ), click the link on the patent webpage (“Apply Now to License this Technology”) to NASA’s Automated Licensing System (ATLAS) to finalize your license with the appropriate field center technology transfer office. You must provide the completed evaluation li cense application with the proposal following the directions in section 3.
3. 3. 7 .
The evaluation license will automatically terminate at the end of the SBIR contract. License applications are treated in accordance with federal patent licensing regulations in 37 CFR Part 404.
In addition to an evaluation license, if the proposed work inc ludes the making, using, or selling of products or services incorporating a NASA patent, successful awardees will be given the opportunity to negotiate a nonexclusive commercialization license or, if available, an exclusive commercialization license to the NASA patent. Commercialization licenses are also provided in accordance with 37 CFR Part 404.
An SBIR awardee that has been granted a nonexclusive, royalty -free evaluation license to use a NASA patent under the SBIR award may, if available and on a noninterference basis, also have access to NASA personnel knowledgeable about the NASA patent.
Licens ing executives located at the appropriate NASA field center will be available to assist awardees requesting information about a patent that was identified in the SBIR contract and, if available and on a noninterference basis, provide access to the inventor or surrogate for the purpose of knowledge Access to the inventor for the purpose of knowledge transfer will require the requestor to enter into a non - disclosure agreement (NDA) or other agreement, such as a Space Act Agreement.
The awardee may be required to reimburse NASA for knowledge transfer a ctivities. This is a time -consuming process and therefore, NASA does not recommend it for Phase I projects. NASA partners with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to give Phase I awardees the opportunity to participate in the NSF Innovation Corps (I -Corps ™) program.
I -Corps enables you to conduct customer discovery to learn your Fiscal Year 2024 SBIR Ignite S olicitation Section 1: Program Description customers' needs, to obtain a better understanding of your company's value proposition, and to develop an outline of a business plan for moving forward.
This training is designed to lower the market risk inherent in bringing a product or innovation to mark et, thereby improving the chances for a viable business. For more information on the NASA I -Corps program, visit the NASA SBIR/STTR website. If you are selected for Phase I contract negotiations, you will be provided the opportunity to opt into and participate in the NASA SBIR/STTR I -Corps program as indicated in section 4.
1. 9 The amount of funding is up to $10,000 to support participation in the shortened I -Corps version for SBIR awardees. I -Corps awards will be made separately with a modification with the Phase I contract.
1. 8 Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) Under the Small Business Act , you may request a Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) supplement up to $6,500 above the award amount of the Phase I contract. At Phase II, you may request a TABA supplement up to $50,000.
If your project is selected for award and the TABA supplement is authorized by NASA, you must use the TABA supplement to contract with one or more vendors to receive services to assist in: • Making better technical decisions concerning this SBIR project • Solving technical problems that arise during the conduct of this SBIR project • Minimizing technical risks associated with this SBIR project • Commercializing new products and processes resulting from this SBIR project TABA may include, for example: • Access to a network of non -NASA scientists and engineers • Assistance with product sales • Intellectual property (IP) protections • Development of regulatory and manufacturing plans • Access to technical and business literature available through online databases TABA vendors may include private commercialization assistance or business development service providers, public - private partnerships, other entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs), and attorneys or other IP or licensing professionals.
TABA funds may n ot be used to fund activities conducted internally by the small business awardee. For information on how to request a TABA supplement at Phase I, please see section 3. 2.
3. 9 , Request for Use of Technical and Business Assistance Funds. NASA does not guarantee approval of requests for a TABA supplement.
Awardees who receive a TABA supplement must deliver a description of services obtained, and results at completion of their Pha se I contract. For reference, see https://www. sbir.
gov/ . 1. 9 Small Business Administration (SBA) Applicant Resources The SBA works with several local partners of various organizational types to train and support potential SBIR/STTR applicants around the country from proposal assistance to SAM registration, and commercialization support to industry connections.
To find lo cal assistance visit: https://www. sbir. gov/local -assistance .
To find out more information on the specific types of SBA federal resources available, visit: https://www. sbir. gov/resources .
Fiscal Year 2024 SBIR Ignite S olicitation Section 1: Program Description 1. 10 NASA Mentor -Protégé Program (MPP) The purpose of the NASA Mentor -Protégé Program (MPP) is to provide incentives to NASA contractors, performing under at least one active approved subcontracting plan negotiated with NASA, to assist protégés in enhancing their capabilities to satisfy NASA an d other contract and subcontract requirements.
The NASA MPP established under the authority of Title 42, United States Code ( U.S.C. ) 2473(c)(1) and managed by the Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), includes an Award Fee Pilot Program.
Under the Awar d Fee Pilot Program, a mentor is eligible to receive an award fee at the end of the agreement period based upon the mentor’s performance of providing developmental assistance to an active SBIR/STTR Phase II contractor in a NASA Mentor -Protégé agreement (MP A). For more information on the Mentor -Protégé Program , please visit https://www. nasa.
gov/osbp/mentor -protege - 1. 1 1 Fraud, Waste and Abuse and False Statements Fraud is “any false representation about a material fact or any intentional deception designed to deprive the United States unlawfully of something of value or to secure from the United States a benefit, privilege, allowance, or consideration to which an i ndividual or business is not entitled.
” NASA reserves the right to decline any proposal packages that include plagiarism and false claims. Further, knowingly and willfully making any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations may be a felony under the Federal Criminal False S tatement Act (18 U.S.C.
, section 1001), punishable by a fine and imprisonment Pursuant to NASA policy, any company representative who observes crime, fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement or receives an allegation of crime, fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement from a federal employee, contractor, grantee, contractor, grantee employ ee, or any other source will report such observation or allegation to the OIG.
NASA contractor employees and other individuals are
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U.S. small businesses (per stored grant metadata; not independently confirmed from fetched binary content). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $150,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
This listing does not include a published deadline, but it is an annual program. Check the official notice for the current cycle's exact dates.
NASA 2024 SBIR Ignite Phase I Solicitation is funded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Start with the full solicitation document linked on this page — it contains the submission instructions and required forms.
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ROSES 2025: A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science is sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This program element within the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) supports rapid response and novel research in Earth Science, which can include AI applications to make complex science data easier to find and to develop data-driven predictive modeling an…
AI for Science (ROSES 2025: B. 16 Heliophysics Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-Ready Data) is sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA's AI for Science initiatives focus on developing data-driven predictive modeling and simulation to forecast phenomena such as weather, space weather, and cosmic events, and making complex science data easier to find.
NASA published an RFI on September 12, 2026 seeking states willing to host and sponsor the new United States Space Academy, with responses due October 26 at 6 p.m. EDT through SAM.gov. Only a governor or a governor's designee may submit, and only once per state. The timeline demands groundbreaking by 2027, 300 students in temporary facilities in 2028, and a permanent campus by 2031. Here is what that structure actually means for universities, economic development agencies, and contractors in the states that compete.
Read articleNNH26ZDA016C funds about five multi-institutional lunar research teams at up to $1.8 million per year for five years. Step-1 closes September 29, 2026, Step-2 on December 4, review is dual-anonymous, and up to $180,000 a year is carved out for public engagement before any science gets funded.
Read articleROSES-2025 has been amended 69 times and now runs to December 31, 2026 — but the 'no due date' and flexible program elements that carried the community through the gap close August 31. Two rules changed mid-cycle that most proposers have not read: a generative-AI citation requirement and a $0.09-per-SBU charge for NASA high-end computing that must appear in your Earth Science budget.
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