Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

PLEASE NOTE: Congressional authorization of the SBIR and STTR programs is set to expire on September 30, 2022. NASA intends to continue evaluating proposals and making selections for negotiation after... PLEASE NOTE: Congressional authorization of the SBIR and STTR programs is set to expire on September 30, 2022. NASA intends to continue evaluating proposals and making selections for negotiation after September 30, 2022. NASA anticipates sending notifications for projects selected for negotiation of a Phase I contract and making contract awards from this solicitation when the SBIR and STTR program authority is reauthorized or extended. The SBIR Ignite solicitation is a limited pilot program focused on technologies with a strong commercial pull. There are several differences from the traditional NASA annual SBIR and STTR solicitations. The limited number of topic areas of interest for this solicitation have been specifically selected for their commercial relevance. Offerors must demonstrate their understanding of the market and provide a strong commercialization plan to be considered responsive. Offerors familiar with the traditional NASA annual SBIR and STTR solicitations will notice significant differences in Section 3: Proposal Preparation Instructions and Requirements; Section 4: Method of Selection and Evaluation Criteria; Section 6: Submission of Proposals; and Section 8: Submission Forms. Be sure to read each of these sections carefully to ensure your proposal makes it through administrative screening to be considered. Proposal submission will occur through Box rather than the standard Electronic Handbook (EHB) platform used for the traditional NASA SBIR Phase I or II solicitation. The technical proposal will be separated into 2 distinct parts: A white paper A slide deck Firms may be invited to present to a panel made up of NASA subject matter experts and/or 3rd party reviewers. Phase II proposals will be due 120 days from the start of the Phase I period of performance. Firms will be notified of the exact date when they receive their Phase I award. The goal is to reduce the time between the end of the Phase I and the beginning of the Phase II periods of performance. The SBIR Ignite program aims to accelerate the advancement of technology to market. Firms are encouraged to propose the shortest Phase II period of performance that is required to reach their proposed milestones and not to default to the maximum 24-month period of performance. Note: The Phase I period of performance is expected to be the standard 6 months.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

NASA/NSSC is issuing this notification of a planned solicitation release under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using ... NASA/NSSC is issuing this notification of a planned solicitation release under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS codes and Size Standard are 541713 or 541715 and 500 employees or less, respectively. All eligible and interested sources may submit a proposal via Box when NASA/NSSC publishes the solicitation on July 12, 2022. Each proposal will be considered by the Agency through either 3rd party, internal review, or both. The planned release date of the 2022 SBIR Ignite Phase I Solicitation is July 12, 2022 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about November 1, 2022. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html. The SBIR Ignite program is designed to provide entrepreneurial small businesses with opportunities to compete for federal research and development awards and to stimulate the commercialization of the resulting technology in NASA-relevant markets. To participate in the NASA SBIR program, small businesses shall have Internet access and an e-mail address. Details can be found on the NASA SBIR Home Page at http://sbir.nasa.gov/. Distribution will be by the Internet as described below. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be distributed. Instructions for electronic access to the solicitation are as follows: the solicitation and other program information will be accessible on the NASA SBIR home page which can be viewed at http://sbir.nasa.gov/. Those requesting the solicitation are strongly encouraged to download it from the NASA SBIR home page once published and as described above. The NASA SBIR/STTR program will host webinars on June 28, 2022 and July 13, 2022. This event is free, open to all interested applicants, and pre-registration is not required. More information and the link to join is available on https://livestream.com/nasaitech/sbirignite; a recording of the webinar will also be posted on sbir.nasa.gov as soon as it is available. It is the interested offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Interested offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). All contractual and technical questions shall be submitted in writing to Agency-SBIR-STTRSolicitation@mail.nasa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted.