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Nov. 24, 2008
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov
Mike Mewhinney
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
650-604-3937
michael.mewhinney@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 08-310
NASA SELECTS 382 SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded contracts to 382 small business
proposals that address critical research and technology needs for
agency programs and projects. The awards are part of NASA's Small
Business Innovation Research Program, known as SBIR, and the Small
Business Technology Transfer program, known as STTR.
The SBIR program selected 350 proposals for negotiation of phase 1
contracts, and the STTR program chose 32 proposals for negotiation of
phase 1 contract awards. The selected SBIR projects have a combined
value of approximately $35 million. The selected STTR projects have a
combined value of approximately $3.2 million.
The SBIR contracts will be awarded to 242 small, high technology
firms
in 38 states. The STTR contracts will be awarded to 29 small high
technology firms in 14 states. As part of the STTR program, the firms
will partner with 24 universities and research institutions in 16
states.
The SBIR and STTR programs are managed by the Innovative Partnerships
Program Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington, which works with
U.S. industry to infuse pioneering technologies into NASA missions
and transition them into commercially available products and
services.
Results from the program have benefited several NASA efforts,
including air traffic control systems, Earth observing spacecraft,
the International Space Station and the development of spacecraft for
exploring the solar system.
A few of the exciting research areas among this group of selected
proposals include:
Aeronautics
* Innovative technologies to improve noise prediction, measurement
methods and control for subsonic and supersonic vehicles.
Exploration
* Development of higher performance Thermal Protection System (TPS)
materials and integrated entry systems architectures for future
exploration missions.
Science
* Development of reusable flight software with common core components
and library modules that can be used repeatedly for multiple small
satellite missions.
Space Operations
* Technologies and analysis to support the navigation capabilities
for
planetary spacewalks, manned rovers and lunar surface space suits.
The SBIR program is a highly competitive, three-phase award system.
It
provides qualified small businesses - including women-owned and
disadvantaged firms - with opportunities to propose unique ideas that
meet specific research and development needs of the federal
government.
The criteria used to choose these winning proposals included
technical
merit and feasibility; experience, qualifications and facilities;
effectiveness of the work plan; and commercial potential and
feasibility.
NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., manages the
program for the Innovative Partnership Program office. NASA's 10
field centers manage individual projects.
For a list of selected companies and more information about the
program, visit:
http://www.ipp.nasa.gov/ti_sbir.htm
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