7. Scientific and Technical Information Sources
7.1 NASA SBIR/STTR Homepage
Detailed information on NASA's SBIR/STTR Programs 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 Technology Transfer Center (NTTC), sponsored by NASA in cooperation with other Federal agencies, serves as a national resource for technology transfer 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 Technology Transfer Centers (RTTCs) provides business planning and development services. However, NASA does not accept responsibility for any services these centers may offer in the preparation of proposals.RTTCs can be contacted directly as listed below to determine what services are available and to discuss fees charged. Alternatively, to contact any RTTC, call 800-472-6785.
| Northeast: Center for Technology Commercialization Massachusetts Technology Park 1400 Computer Drive Westboro, MA 01581-5043 Phone: 508-870-0042 URL: http://www.ctc.org |
Mid-Atlantic: TECC - The Technology Commercialization Center 144 Research Drive Hampton, VA 23666 Phone: 757-766-9200 URL: http://www.teccenter.org |
| Southeast: Georgia Institute of Technology 151 6th Street 216 O'Keefe Building Atlanta, GA 30332-0640 Phone: 404-894-6786 URL: http://www.edi.gatech.edu/nasa/ |
Mid-West: Great Lakes Industrial Technology Center 25000 Great Northern Corporate Center Suite 260 Cleveland, OH 44135 Phone: 216-898-6400 URL: http://www.glitec.org |
| Mid-Continent: Mid-Continent Technology Transfer Center Texas Engineering Extension Service 301 Tarrow Street College Station, TX 77840-7896 Phone: 979-845-8762 URL: http://www.mcttc.com/ |
Far-West: Far-West 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 United States Small Business Administration
The Policy Directives for the SBIR/STTR Programs, which also state the SBA policy for this Solicitation, may be obtained from the following source. SBA information can also be obtained at: http://www.sba.gov/.
Office of Innovation, Research and Technology
U.S. Small Business Administration
409 Third Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20416
Phone: 202-205-7701
7.5 National Technical Information Service
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
Phone: 703-605-6040
URL: http://www.ntis.gov
