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Small Business Technology Transfer 1999 Program Solicitation

Chapter 7. Scientific and Technical Information Sources

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7.1 NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Homepage
7.2 NASA Commercial Technology Network
7.3 United States Small Business Administration (SBA)
7.4 Federal Research in Progress (FEDRIP) Database
7.5 NASA Technology Utilization Services
7.6 National Technical Information Services

7. Scientific and Technical Information Sources

7.1 NASA Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Homepage

Detailed information on NASA's SBIR and STTR Programs are available on the Internet at: http://sbir.nasa.gov.

7.2 NASA Commercial Technology Network

The NASA Commercial Technology Network contains a significant amount of on-line information about the NASA Commercial Technology Program. The address for the NCTN Home Page is: http://nctn.hq.nasa.gov/

7.3 United States Small Business Administration

The Policy Directives for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs, which also state the SBA policy for this solicitation, may be obtained from the following source.

Office of Innovation, Research and Technology
U.S. Small Business Administration
409 Third Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20416
(202) 205-7701

SBA information can also be obtained via Internet at the following address: http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/.

7.4 Federal Research in Progress (FEDRIP) Database

On-line access to abstracts of research from all agencies is available through this database. FEDRIP is accessible through DIALOG, a private information service. For a free copy of the FEDRIP Search Guide, call (703)-605-6000 and ask for order number PB96-153606.

7.5 NASA Technology Utilization Services

The National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC), sponsored by NASA in cooperation with other Federal agencies, serves as a national resource for technology transfer and commercialization. NTTC has a primary role to get Government research into the hands of U.S. businesses. Its gateway services make it easy to access databases and to contact experts in your area of research and development. For further information, call (800) 678-6882.

NASA's network of Regional Technology Transfer Centers (RTTCs), listed below, provides a variety of business planning and development services to NASA STTR offerors. However, NASA does not accept responsibility for any services these centers may offer in the preparation of proposals. RTTCs should be contacted directly to determine what services are available and to discuss fees charged. To contact any RTTC, call (800) 472-6785.

Northeast: Center for Technology Commercialization Massachusetts Technology Park 1400 Computer Drive Westboro, MA 01581-5054 Phone: 508-870-0042 URL: http://www.ctc.org	Mid-Atlantic: Mid-Atlantic Technology Applications Center University of Pittsburgh 3400 Forbes Avenue, 5th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone: 412-383-2500 URL: http://oracle.mtac.pitt.edu/WWW/MTAC.html
Southeast: Southern Technology Applications Center University of Florida, College of Engineering 1900 SW 34th Street, Suite 206 Gainesville, FL 32608-1260 Phone: 352-294-7822 URL: http://www.state.fl.us/stac	Mid-West: Great Lakes Industrial Technology Center Battelle Memorial Institute 25000 Great Northern Corporate Center, Suite 450 Cleveland, OH 44070-5310 Phone: 440-734-0094 URL: http://www.battelle.org/glitec
Mid-Continent: Mid-Continent Technology Transfer Center exas Engineering Extension Service Technology & Economic Development Division College Station, TX 77843-8000 Phone: 409-854-2913 URL: http://www.tedd.org/MCTTC	Far-West: Far-West Regional Technology Transfer Center University of Southern California 3716 South Hope Street, Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA 90007-4344 Phone: 800-642-2872 URL: http://www.usc.edu/dept/engineering/TTC/NASA

7.6 National Technical Information Services

The National Technical Information Service, an agency of the Department of Commerce, is the Federal government's central clearinghouse for publicly funded scientific and technical information. For information about their various services and fees, call or write:

National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
Tel: (800) 553-6847
Fax: (703) 321-8647

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