National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Technology Transfer 2000 Program Solicitation

Chapter 7. Scientific and Technical Information Sources

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7.1 NASA SBIR/STTR Homepage
7.2 NASA Commercial Technology Network
7.3 NASA Technology Utilization Services
7.4 United States Small Business Administration
7.5 National Technical Information Service


7. Scientific and Technical Information Sources

7.1 NASA SBIR/STTR Homepage

Detailed information on NASA's STTR Program is available at: http://sbir.nasa.gov.

7.2 NASA Commercial Technology Network

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

7.3 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) provides business planning and development services. However, NASA does not accept responsibility for any services these centers may offer in the preparation of proposals. RTTCs can be contacted directly as listed below to determine what services are available and to discuss fees charged. Alternatively, 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://www.mtac.pitt.edu/WWW/
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
Texas Engineering Extension Service
Technology & Economic Development Division
College Station, TX 77843-8000
Phone: 409-845-2913
URL: http://www.mcttc.com/
Far-West:
Far-West 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

 

7.4 United States Small Business Administration

The Policy Directives for the STTR Program, which also state the SBA policy for this Solicitation, may be obtained from the following source. SBA information can also be obtained at: http://www.sba.gov/.

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

7.5 National Technical Information Service

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
Phone: 800-553-6847
URL: http://www.ntis.gov


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