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John C. Stennis Space Center
(228) 688-3341 March 31, 2004
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STS-04-024
Paul Foerman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NASA News Chief
(228) 688-3341
NASA SELECTS INNOVATIVE SMALL BUSINESS PROJECTS HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. – NASA selected 10 additional research proposals for negotiation of Phase 2 contracts for NASA’s 2002 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards, and 18 proposals for negotiation of contracts for the 2002 Phase 2 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards. Three of the 28 proposals will develop technologies for NASA Stennis Space Center under the management of its Technology Development and Transfer Office (TDTO).
The goal of the NASA SBIR and STTR programs is to stimulate technological innovation. The programs also seek to increase the use of small businesses, including women-owned and disadvantaged firms, to meet federal research and development needs, and to increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from federally funded research. The STTR program includes partnerships with nonprofit research institutions.
TDTO will manage one SBIR proposal, “Improving Test Operations through Scalable Video Processing on Computer Clusters,” written by Technological Services Co. of Clinton, Miss.
Additionally, TDTO will manage two STTR proposals, “Energy-Based Acoustic Measurement Techniques and Sensors,” written by Larson Davis Inc. of Provo, Utah, in partnership with Utah’s Brigham Young University; and “Wavelength-Agile Optical Rocket Propulsion Sensor (WORPS),” written by Orbital Technologies Corp. of Madison, Wisc., in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The SBIR projects have a total value of approximately $6 million and will be awarded to 10 small, high-technology firms in six states. The STTR projects have a total value of approximately $9 million and will be awarded to 17 companies in 13 states.
SBIR Phase 1 contractors submitted 251 Phase 2 SBIR proposals. The proposals were evaluated to determine they met SBIR Phase 1 objectives and are feasible research innovations for meeting NASA needs. Phase 2 continues development of the most promising Phase 1 projects. Selection criteria include technical merit and innovation, Phase 1 results, value to NASA, commercial potential and company capabilities. Funding for Phase 2 contracts may be up to $600,000 for a two-year performance period.
STTR Phase 1 contractors submitted 18 Phase 2 STTR proposals. The proposals were evaluated to determine they met STTR Phase 1 objectives and are feasible research innovations for meeting NASA needs. Phase 2 continues development of the most promising Phase 1 projects. Selection criteria include technical merit and innovation, Phase 1 results, value to NASA, commercial potential and company capabilities. Funding for Phase 2 contracts may be up to $600,000 for a two-year performance period.
The SBIR/STTR Program Manager is located at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. Executive oversight is provided by NASA’s Office of Exploration Systems, Washington. Individual SBIR and STTR projects are managed by NASA’s 10 field installations.
For information about the selected companies on the Internet, visit: http://sbir.nasa.gov For information about NASA and its programs on the Internet, visit: https://www.nasa.gov
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