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NASA SBIR/STTR 2023 Program Solicitation
NASA SBIR/STTR Program Solicitation Details | Cover
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Executive Summary
Chapter 1 Program Description
1.1 Legislative Authority and Background
1.2 Purpose and Priorities
1.3 Three-Phase Program
1.4 Availability of Funds
1.5 Eligibility Requirements
1.6 NASA Technology Available (TAV) for SBIR Use
1.7 Technical and Business Assistance (TABA)
1.8 Phase II Intern Diversity Supplement (IDS) Program
1.9 Small Business Administration (SBA) Applicant Resources
1.10 NASA Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP)
1.11 Fraud, Waste and Abuse and False Statements
1.12 NASA Procurement Ombudsman Program
1.13 General Information
1.14 Definitions
Chapter 2 Registrations, Certifications, and Other Completed Proposal Package Information
2.1 Small Business Administration (SBA) Company Registry
2.2 System for Award Management (SAM) Registration
2.3 Certifications
2.4 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and NASA Certifications and Clauses
2.5 Software Development Standards
2.6 Human and/or Animal Subject
2.7 Flight Safety Standards
2.8 Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12)
Chapter 3 Phase II Proposal Preparation Instructions and Requirements
3.1 Phase II Proposal
3.2 Proprietary Information in the Proposal Submission
3.3 Release of Certain Proposal Information
3.4 Requirements to Submit a Phase II Complete Proposal Package
Chapter 4 Phase II Selection Process and Evaluation Criteria
4.1 Selection Process
4.2 Phase II Evaluation Criteria
4.3 Selection
4.4 Technical and Business Assistance (TABA)
4.5 Intern Diversity Supplement (IDS) Program
4.6 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 Export Control
5.11 Government-Furnished and Contractor-Acquired Property
5.12 Essentially Equivalent Awards and Prior Work
5.13 Precedence of Contract Over this Solicitation
5.14 Use of Government Resources
5.15 Agency Recovery Authority and Ongoing Reporting
Chapter 6 Submission of Proposals
6.1 How to Apply for SBIR Phase II
Chapter 7 Proposal, Scientific and Technical Information Sources
7.1 NASA Organizational and Programmatic Information
7.2 United States Small Business Administration (SBA)
7.3 National Technical Information Service
Chapter 8. Submission Forms
Chapter 9. Research Topics for SBIR
Appendices
Appendix A - Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Descriptions.pdf
Appendix B - SBIR and the Technology Taxonomy.pdf
Appendix C - List of NASA SBIR Phase II Clauses, Regulations, and Certifications.pdf
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