National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Innovation Research 1999 Program Solicitation

Chapter 7. Scientific and Technical Information Sources

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

7. Scientific and Technical Information Sources

NASA SBIR Homepage

Detailed information on NASA's SBIR 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 Innovation Research Center (NTTC), sponsored by NASA in cooperation with other Federal agencies, serves as a national resource for Innovation Research 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 Innovation Research Centers (RTTCs), listed below, provides a variety of business planning and development services to NASA SBIR 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://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: 409-854-2913 URL: http://teex.cy-net.net/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

7.4 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 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.sba.gov/.

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
URL: http://www.ntis.gov

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