Volume 14, Number 2 | Summer 2020
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THE CONCEPT
Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Program
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- Intro
- Key Program Milestones
- Coming Soon: Phase I Solicitation
- Innovation and Opportunity Conference
- Events
- Happy Birthday, SBIR!
- Executive Presentation
- CVC Insider Feature
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- Phase II-E Option Eligibility: August
- Small Businesses to Mature Lunar Capabilities
- NASA SBIR/STTR RFI: Thank You
- I-Corps
- Opportunity: NASA JPL RFI
- Success Stories
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On June 30th, we announced the selection of 312 small businesses across 44 states and Washington, D.C. to receive Phase I contracts with the NASA SBIR/STTR Program. This year we awarded a total of $51 million for 409 proposals, which is an increase of more than 10% in selected proposals compared to last year. You can learn more about this year’s Phase I selection by reading our press release, which also includes a visual infographic with award data.
If you submitted a proposal to the 2020 solicitation and did not get selected for award, we encourage you to review the debriefing of proposal strengths and weaknesses that you will receive within 60 days of the selection announcement to get insights that may help you better prepare for the next submission.
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As always, thank you for submitting proposals to help advance NASA’s missions. We are here to support our small business community during these uncertain times and are looking forward to all of the incredible things we will accomplish together.
– Carlos Torrez, NASA SBIR/STTR Program Manager
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• NASA SBIR/STTR 2020 Phase I Award Selections – Announced June 30, 2020
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• 2020 I-Corps Selection – Announcement scheduled for August 14, 2020
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• SBIR/STTR Phase II-E Selection – Scheduled to occur every 2 months
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•Next cycle due date: August 12, 2020
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•More info in the Phase II-E section below
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• NASA SBIR/STTR Phase I Solicitation – Scheduled to open on November 9, 2020
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Coming Soon: NASA SBIR/STTR Phase I Solicitation
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The next Phase I solicitation for SBIR and STTR is scheduled to open on November 9, 2020. This is an accelerated release of the annual solicitation for 2021 to give firms an opportunity to receive Phase I funding sooner than our typical January release.
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Innovation & Opportunity Conference
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Save the date: October 20-22, 2020
Hosted by the NASA SBIR/STTR Program
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To move your technology towards integration into a NASA or other government agency mission and/or the commercial market.
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The Innovation & Opportunity Conference provides you with resources, engagement opportunities, and actionable next steps towards transitioning your technology – whether you are just starting your SBIR/STTR journey or ready for Phase III.
Whether your destination is the Moon, Mars, or the Marketplace—let us help you get there.
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SBIR Weeks
The annual SBIR Road Tours hosted by SBA will be fully virtual this year. We will be participating in these SBIR Weeks—visit the SBIR Road Tour website to see the schedule and target regions.
SmallSat Conference 2020
Our program will give an on-demand overview presentation at the 2020 SmallSat Conference, taking place from August 1-6. This year’s event is virtual and free to all attendees.
ASCEND
NASA SBIR/STTR Program Executive Jenn Gustetic will be a speaker at the virtual ASCEND conference, hosted by AIAA on November 16-18. Her presentation is titled “A Small Business’s Place in the Big Space Industry: How NASA SBIR/STTR Supports Entrepreneurs.”
Invention-Con 2020
Invention-Con 2020 is the annual conference for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and intellectual property (IP) professionals. This event takes place online from August 20-22.
Visit our Events page to see more upcoming events that will be attended by our program.
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On July 22, 1982, the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 (PL 97-219) was signed into law. Since then, 11 Federal departments have funded over 175,000 projects through 27,000 small businesses, leading to technologies that protect the warfighter, advance our exploration of the universe, protect the environment, restore our health, and so much more. We’re looking forward to accomplishing even more with small businesses through our program.
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NASA SBIR/STTR Program Executive Presents
at New Hampshire Senate Roundtable
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On June 19th, NASA SBIR/STTR Program Executive Jenn Gustetic presented about the important contributions that small businesses make towards NASA’s missions during a public roundtable discussion that included U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire) and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. Read more about the roundtable discussion on connecting New Hampshire businesses with NASA here: https://www.nhbr.com/nasa-seeks-nh-small-businesses-for-help-with-its-new-moon-mission/
- On July 30th, Jenn Gustetic will join Jim Bridenstine and Congressman Matt Cartwright (Pennsylvania) for a virtual event on small business opportunities in Pennsylvania.
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NASA SBIR/STTR Featured by 500 Startup’s CVC Insider
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Phase II-E Option Eligibility: August
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The deadline to submit a Phase II-E proposal to be considered for the next cycle of awards is August 12, 2020. The eligibility window for SBIR/STTR Phase II-E proposal submission starts after the 12th month of performance and ends 60 days before the Phase II contract end date.
Learn more about Phase II-E proposal instructions for preparation and submission at sbir.nasa.gov/content/post-phase-ii-initiatives
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Small Businesses Selected by NASA to Mature Lunar Capabilities
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NASA SBIR/STTR RFI: Thank You
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Thank you to those who submitted a response to our Request for Information (RFI) in May. The NASA SBIR/STTR RFI was open to firms that started or completed a proposal submission in the 2020 Phase I solicitation. Your responses are used to help us design our next solicitation, which is already in development.
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Opportunity: NASA JPL RFI
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The NASA Innovation Corps (I-Corps) proposal period closed on July 14. Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal to participate in this training program in partnership with NSF. We anticipate selecting approximately 10 STTR firms and 25 SBIR firms for participation in I-Corps.
Learn more about I-Corps in preparation for the next Phase I solicitation: https://sbir.nasa.gov/content/I-Corps
On July 7th, we hosted a special I-Corps webinar with NSF. View the webinar slides on our Event Presentations page: https://sbir.nasa.gov/content/event-presentations
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Read about recent news and successes from some of our SBIR/STTR firms. If you are an SBIR/STTR firm with a success story to share, email us at ARC-SBIR-Outreach@mail.nasa.gov.
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Made in Space, based in Jacksonville, Florida, announced it has been acquired by Redwire, a new venture that is rolling up a number of smaller space companies. The company will continue its existing projects, like Archinaut, while looking to leverage the capabilities of the other Redwire companies. https://spacenews.com/redwire-acquires-made-in-space/
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