SB Informer
Monday, November 20, 2006; 01:26 AM
NASA has selected 260 proposals for negotiation of phase 1 contract awards in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, and 27 proposals for negotiation of phase 1 contract awards in the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.
The selected SBIR projects have a total value
of approximately $25 million. The selected STTR projects have a total
value of approximately $3 million. The SBIR contracts will be awarded
to 206 small high technology firms in 32 states. The STTR contracts
will be awarded to 25 small high technology firms in 14 states. The
programs are competitive, three-phase award systems that provide
qualified small businesses with opportunities to propose innovative
ideas that meet specific research and development needs of the federal
government. Business program participants include women-owned and
disadvantaged firms. The STTR program requires collaboration of
research institutions in the resulting contracts.
Phase 1 is a
feasibility study to evaluate the scientific and technical merit of an
idea. The SBIR awards may last up to six months while STTR awards may
last up to one year. Both programs award Phase 1 contracts up to
$100,000. Phase 2 expands on the results on the development of Phase 1.
Phase 2 Awards are for up to two years in amounts up to $600,000. Phase
3 is for the commercialization of the results of phase 2 and requires
the use of private sector or non-SBIR federal funding.
Participating
contractors submitted 1,709 Phase 1 SBIR proposals and 201 Phase 1 STTR
proposals. The criteria used to select the winning proposals included
technical merit and feasibility; experience, qualifications and
facilities; effectiveness of the work plan; and, commercial potential
and feasibility. For information about NASA's SBIR and STTR programs,
and a complete list of selected companies, visit: http://sbir.nasa.gov.
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