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NASA SBIR/STTR 2021 Program Solicitation
NASA SBIR/STTR Program Solicitation Details | Cover
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Executive Summary
Chapter 1 Program Description
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Program Management and Alignment
1.3 Three-Phase Program
1.4 Availability of Funds
1.5 Eligibility Requirements
1.6 NASA Technology Available (TAV) for SBIR/STTR Use
1.7 I-Corps™
1.8 Technical and Business Assistance (TABA)
1.9 NASA Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP)
1.10 Intern Supplement Pilot (at Phase II)
1.11 NASA Procurement Ombudsman Program
1.12 General Information
1.13 Definitions
Chapter 2 Registrations, Certifications and Other Proposal Information
2.1 Small Business Association (SBA) Firm Registry
2.2 System for Award Management (SAM) Registration
2.3 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Certifications
2.4 Certifications
2.5 NASA Clauses
2.6 False Statements
2.7 Software Development Standards
2.8 Human and/or Animal Subject
2.9 HSPD-12
Chapter 3 Proposal Preparation Instructions and Requirements
3.1 Fundamental Considerations
3.2 Proprietary Information in the Proposal Submission
3.3 Phase I Proposal Requirements
3.4 Phase II Proposal Requirements
Chapter 4 Method of Selection and Evaluation Criteria
4.1 Access to Proprietary Data by Non-NASA Personnel
4.2 Phase I Proposals
4.3 Phase II Proposals
4.4 Notification and Feedback to Unsuccessful Offerors
Chapter 5 Considerations
5.1 Requirement for Contracting
5.2 Awards
5.3 Reporting and Required Deliverables
5.4 Payment Schedule
5.5 Profit or Fee
5.6 Cost Sharing
5.7 Rights in Data Developed Under SBIR Funding Agreements
5.8 Copyrights
5.9 Invention Reporting, Election of Title, Patent Application Filing, and Patents
5.10 1852.225-70 Export Licenses
5.11 Government-Furnished and Contractor-Acquired Property
5.12 Essentially Equivalent Awards and Prior Work
5.13 Additional Information
5.14 Use of Government Resources
Chapter 6 Submission of Proposals
6.1 Submission Requirements
6.2 Submission Process
6.3 Deadline for Phase I Proposal Receipt
6.4 Deadline for Phase II Proposal Receipt
6.5 Acknowledgment of Proposal Receipt
6.6 Withdrawal of Proposals
6.7 Service of Protests
Chapter 7 Proposal, Scientific and Technical Information Sources
7.1 NASA Websites
7.2 United States Small Business Administration (SBA)
7.3 National Technical Information Service
7.4 Other Sources of Assistance
Chapter 8. Submission Forms
Chapter 9. Research Topics for SBIR and STTR
Appendices
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Descriptions
SBIR/STTR and the Technology Taxonomy
Potential Transition and Infusion Opportunities
Amendments
Amendment 0001 to the Solicitation
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