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Chapter 8. Submission Forms

8.1 SBIR Phase I Checklist

For assistance in completing your Phase I completed proposal package, use the following checklist to ensure your submission is complete.

  1. The slide deck and white paper for any innovation are submitted for one topic only.
  2. The complete proposal package is submitted consistently with the requirements outlined in section 3.
    1. Proposal Cover Page to include Contact Information
    2. Proposal Certifications
    3. Proposal Abstract
    4. Proposal Budget
      1. Subcontractors/Consultants form (if applicable)
      2. Other Direct Costs form (if applicable)
      3. Foreign Vendor form (if applicable)
    5. Slide Deck
    6. White Paper
    7. NASA Evaluation License Application (only if TAV is being proposed)
    8. Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) Request, if applicable
    9. I-Corps Interest Form
    10. Firm-Level Forms (completed once for all complete proposal packages submitted by a firm to a single solicitation)
      1. Firm Information
      2. Firm Certifications
      3. Audit Information
      4. Prior Awards Addendum (for firms with more than 15 Phase II awards in the past 5 years)
  1. The slide deck shall not exceed 15 slides and the white paper shall not exceed a total of 7 standard 8.5- by 11-inch pages with one-inch margins and shall follow the format requirements found in section 3.5.2.
  2. The slide deck and white paper contain all required part in order (section 3.5.3). 
  3. Any additional required letters/documentation.
    1. A letter of commitment from the appropriate Government official if the research or R&D effort requires use of Government resources (sections 3.5 and 5.13).
    2. Letters of commitment from subcontractors/consultants.
    3. If the firm is an eligible joint venture or a limited partnership, a copy or comprehensive summary of the joint venture agreement or partnership agreement is included.
    4. NASA Evaluation License Application if proposing the use of NASA technology (TAV).
    5. Supporting documentation of budgeted costs.
  1. Proposed funding does not exceed $150,000 (section 1.5), and if requesting TABA, the cost for TABA does not exceed $6,500 (sections 1.9 and 3.5.3.8).
  2. Proposed project duration does not exceed six (6) months (section 1.5).
  3. Complete proposal packages shall be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 1, 2022 (section 6.1.2). 

 

Complete the required forms below for your Phase I proposal package. Click on the form name to download the fillable form PDF. Please note that the Slide Deck and White Paper are to be completed separately. Compile all required parts, and any other applicable parts, of your proposal package into a ZIP file and submit at https://nasagov.app.box.com/f/32ef3edd858549c08756e3640c3f1fc2 [16]. Note: Previews of forms and certifications are available via the NASA SBIR/STTR Resources Section, located at https://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/sbir/firm_library/index.html [17]. 

Firm Forms (to be completed once per firm)
Firm Information [18] 
Firm Certifications [19] 
Audit Information [20] 
Prior Awards Addendum [21] (for firms with more than 15 Phase II awards in the past 5 years)

 

Proposal Forms (to be completed for each proposal)
Proposal Cover Page to include Contact Information [22] 
Proposal Certifications [23] 
Proposal Abstract [24] 

Proposal Budget [25] 
NASA Evaluation License Application [33] (only if TAV is being proposed)
Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) Request [34] (if applicable)
I-Corps Interest Form [35] 

 

8.2 SBIR Phase II Checklist

For assistance in completing your Phase II completed proposal package, use the following checklist to ensure your submission is complete.

  1. The proposal and innovation are submitted for one topic only.
  2. The complete proposal package is submitted consistently with the requirements outlined in section 3.
    1. Proposal Cover Page to include Contact Information
    2. Proposal Certifications
    3. Proposal Abstract
    4. Proposal Budget
      1. Subcontractors/Consultants form (if applicable)
      2. Other Direct Costs form (if applicable)
      3. Foreign Vendor form (if applicable)
    5. Phase II Proposal
    6. NASA Evaluation License Application (only if TAV is being proposed)
    7. Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) Request, if applicable
    8. Firm-Level Forms (completed once for all complete proposal packages submitted by a firm to a single solicitation)
      1. Firm Certifications
      2. Audit Information
      3. Prior Awards Addendum (for firms with more than 15 Phase II awards in the past 5 years)
  1. The proposal shall not exceed a total of 40 standard 8.5- by 11-inch pages with one-inch margins and shall follow the format requirements found in section 3.6.2.
  2. The proposal plan contains all required parts in order (section 3.6.3). 
  3. Any additional required letters/documentation.
    1. A letter of commitment from the appropriate Government official if the research or R&D effort requires use of Government resources (sections 3.6 and 5.13).
    2. Letters of commitment from subcontractors/consultants.
    3. If the firm is an eligible joint venture or a limited partnership, a copy or comprehensive summary of the joint venture agreement or partnership agreement is included.
    4. NASA Evaluation License Application if proposing the use of NASA technology (TAV).
    5. Supporting documentation of budgeted costs.
  1. Proposed funding does not exceed $850,000 (section 1.5), and if requesting TABA, the cost for TABA does not exceed $50,000 (sections 1.9 and 3.6.3.7).
  2. Proposed project duration does not exceed 24 months (section 1.5).
  3. Complete proposal packages shall be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on the 120th day after the start of the Phase I period of performance (section 6.1.2). 

 

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