NASA Selects 25 Innovative Small Business Projects

  NASA Press Release: 98-121, August 17, 1998

NASA has selected 25 research proposals for negotiation of Phase I contract awards for NASA's 1998 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program.
     STTR is designed to stimulate technological innovation, help small businesses become better-qualified to assist NASA in its research and development, and increase private commercialization of federally funded research. The program also requires small businesses to conduct cooperative research and development by partnering with a research institution.
     Seven NASA field centers reviewed proposals for technical merit and feasibility and relevance to NASA research and technology requirements. The selected firms will be awarded fixed-price contracts valued up to $100,000 each to perform a one-year Phase I feasibility study.
     The combined award total for the 25 Phase I contracts is expected to be $2,495,046. Companies which successfully complete the Phase I activities are eligible to compete for Phase II selection the following year. The Phase II award allows for a two-year, fixed-price contract in the amount up to $500,000. The 1998 solicitation closed on May 14, 1998. NASA received 130 proposals submitted by small, high technology businesses from across the country.
     The NASA STTR Program Management Office is located at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, with executive oversight by NASA's Office of Aeronautics, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. Individual STTR projects are managed by the NASA field centers.
     A listing of companies selected for the program is can be accessed on the internet at URL: http://sbir.nasa.gov