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NASA Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Fiscal Year 2025 Solicitation

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80NSSCFY25STTRPIFederal

Submission Closed05/21/2025, 09:00:00 PM UTC

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NAICS: 541713

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Solicitation # nsf-seedfund-N-N1_STTR

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National Science Foundation

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AI Contract Overview

This solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for NASA's Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Phase I projects for fiscal year 2025. The program aims to foster technological innovation by providing non-dilutive, seed-stage funding to support early research and development efforts. It emphasizes collaboration between small businesses and research institutions to develop disruptive technologies that can benefit NASA missions, other government agencies, and commercial markets. The initiative also prioritizes increasing participation among socially and economically disadvantaged groups and women-owned small businesses, with a focus on translating research results into practical applications and encouraging technology transfer. Applicants must complete specific registrations, including SAM.gov and the STTR Firm Registry, prior to proposal submission, which is managed through the ProSAMS platform. The deadline for proposals is May 21, 2025, and the solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside under SBA guidelines. The contract is managed by the NASA Shared Services Center located at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, with points of contact available for inquiries. The solicitation details, including objectives, funding, eligibility, and submission instructions, are outlined in the official documentation, accessible via the provided online link.

General Info

NASA STTR Phase I FY2025 solicits innovative small business proposals, emphasizing equity-free funding and collaboration.

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration → NASA Shared Services Center

NAICS

541713 - Research and Development in Nanotechnology

Place of Performance

Set-Aside

SBA

Documents

80NSSCFY25STTRPI Amendment P00004

112 pages · amendment

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Amendment 3 - STTR Phase I Solicitation FY2025 (80NSSCFY25STTRPI)

110 pages · amendment

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NASA FY2025 STTR Phase I Solicitation

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NASA STTR Phase I Solicitation

110 pages · rfp

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8 updates

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PostedJan 7

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Notice updatedJan 7

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Notice updatedMay 19

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Response DeadlineMay 21

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Submission Closed

05/21/2025, 09:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyNational Aeronautics And Space Administration → NASA Shared Services Center

Contacts2 people available

OfficeSTENNIS SPACE CENTER, MS, 39529, USA

Organization / AgencyNational Aeronautics And Space Administration → NASA Shared Services Center

Office AddressSTENNIS SPACE CENTER, MS, 39529, USA

Contacts

Charles Bridges

Steven Brockway

Full Description

This solicitation sets the requirements for you, the offeror, to submit a proposal to NASA for Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Phase I projects in fiscal year (FY) 2025. Chapters 1-8 contain the objectives, deadlines, funding information, eligibility criteria, and instructions to submit a proposal package. Chapter 9 contains research and technology topics, categorized by Mission Directorate and subtopics. The NASA STTR program supports small businesses to create innovative, disruptive technologies that benefit society and may be used in NASA programs and missions, other government agencies, and/or sold in commercial markets. Different from most investors, the NASA STTR Program provides equity-free funding for early or "seed" stage research and development. The NASA STTR program focuses on the following: - Stimulate technological innovation in the private sector. - Strengthen the role of SBCs in meeting Federal research and development needs. - Foster and encourage participation of socially and economically disadvantaged persons and women-owned small businesses. - Increase the commercial application of these research results. - Foster technology transfer through cooperative R&D between small businesses and research institutions. Important considerations: Ensure you have the following registrations complete and up to date. If you are not registered, NASA recommends you start immediately. - SAM.gov registration at https://sam.gov/. You must have a unique Entity Identifier (UEI) - Registration with the STTR Firm Registry at https://www.sbir.gov/registration You must use the Proposal Submissions and Award Management System (ProSAMS) to submit a proposal package. ProSAMS requires firm registration and login and provides a secure connection. To access ProSAMS, go to https://prosams.nasa.gov/.