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Collaborate with CoECI: Federal Agencies

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Sarah Douglas

Jul 10, 2023
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NASA assists other federal agencies in the use of crowdsourced challenges to solve tough, mission-critical problems. The NASA Tournament Lab (NTL) guides these teams on all aspects of implementing challenge-based initiatives, from problem definition to incentive design and post-submission evaluation of solutions. This end-to-end service has allowed and continues to allow other agencies to rapidly experiment with these new methods before standing up their own crowdsourcing capabilities.

Contact the team at nasa-coeci@mail.nasa.gov to discuss how NTL could support your agency. Or submit your project idea using our Intake Form.

Services offered:

Assisted Acquisition – Use an existing NTL contract by establishing an Interagency Agreement with NASA. These are executed via G-Invoicing.

CoECI G-Invoicing Information

Agency Account National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Group Name & Description JSC Seller AA COECI
Agency Location Code 80000004

Crowd-based solutions available through our contracts:

  • Ideas
  • Conceptual Designs
  • System Designs
  • Demos/Prototypes
  • Engineering Models
  • Software
  • Algorithm/Data Science
  • Multimedia
  • Crowd Engagements
  • Technology Scouting

Consultation – Whether your agency is interested in running a challenge or looking to establish its own crowdsourcing program, contact us to schedule a consultation. We can share lessons learned, discuss your goals, and help you develop a culture of innovation at your agency.

Why partner with the NASA Tournament Lab?

  • Cost-efficient and streamlined access to 25 of the top commercial companies specializing in challenge design, management, and administration without having to issue your own contract. CoECI staff manage the contract award for you and provide the contracting officer & COR, thereby reducing barriers to negotiating and securing such services.
  • Offloading of the heavy lift of challenge marketing, advertising, and outreach onto an experienced vendor.
  • Access to curated communities of potential solvers with the high-value skillsets you need without having to build your solver base from scratch.
  • Use of online challenge platforms that can manage participant registration, submission, and communication, and provide a portal for judges.
  • Support from the CoECI team with experience supporting dozens of federal agencies running 400+ challenges.
  • A CoECI project coordinator assigned to guide you every step of the way.