Synopsis - Aug 31, 2012

General Information

Solicitation Number: NNX12SBIR-Select Posted Date: Aug 31, 2012 FedBizOpps Posted Date: Aug 31, 2012 Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No Original Response Date: Nov 29, 2012 Current Response Date: Nov 29, 2012 Classification Code: A -- Research and Development NAICS Code: 541712 Set-Aside Code: Total Small Business

Contracting Office Address

NASA Shared Services Center Procurement Division Building 1111 Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000

Description

NASA plans to issue a solicitation/Request for Proposal (RFP) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) is solicited annually pursuant to the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, P.L. 97-219 (codified at 15 U.S.C. 638) as amended by the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, Extension, P.L. 99-443 which extended the program through September 30, 1993. On October 28, 1992, through the Small Business Innovation Research and Development Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-564), Congress reauthorized and extended the SBIR Program for another seven years (2000). Subsequently, on December 21, 2000, through the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-554) Congress again reauthorized the SBIR Program. With the approval of H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act 2012, the SBIR Program was authorized through December 31, 2011. On December 31, 2011, the President signed into law the National Defense Reauthorization Act of 2012 (Defense Reauthorization Act), P. L. 112-81, Section 5001, Division E of the Defense Reauthorization Act contains the SBIR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act)), which extends both the SBIR program through September 30, 2017.

The SBIR program is designed to provide small businesses with opportunities to compete for federal research and development awards and to stimulate the commercialization of the resulting technology. Eligible small businesses along with nonprofit research institutions as a partner are invited to submit proposals in response to the NASA 2012 solicitation. It is anticipated that SBIR Select Phase I proposals will be selected for negotiation of firm-fixed-price contracts around the February 2013 timeframe. This is the first year that the NASA SBIR Program is offering a solicitation for Select Topics; therefore, the Program cannot anticipate how many proposals may be received and possibly selected for negotiations. However, the NASA SBIR Program does not anticipate making more than 20 Phase I awards in response to this solicitation. Further, the NASA SBIR program does not anticipate making more than 12 Phase II awards following any Phase I awards made in response to this solicitation. The NASA 2012 technical topics and subtopics support the NASA Mission Directorates of Human Exploration and Operations, Aeronautics Research, and Science. It is anticipated that the NASA 2012 solicitation will identify specific product areas within each subtopic that NASA wishes to emphasize. To participate in the NASA SBIR/STTR programs, firms must have Internet access and an e-mail address. Details can be found on the NASA SBIR/STTR Home Page at http://sbir.nasa.gov/ .

Note that the NASA 2012 solicitation will be issued as a concurrent document together with the NASA 2012 SBIR solicitation. While the solicitation documents are combined, the review, selection and award processes will be conducted separately for each program. Proposals must be submitted as either an SBIR proposal and will only be considered for award under that program. NASA will issue the solicitation around noon Eastern Time on September 17th, 2012. 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/STTR home page which can be viewed at http://sbir.nasa.gov/ .

Those requesting the solicitation are strongly encouraged to download it from the NASA Home Page as described above. However, if that is not possible, potential offerors may contact the NASA SBIR/STTR Support Office for assistance by calling (301)937-0888. Questions regarding electronic access and other administrative matters should be referred to (301)937-0888. Detailed instructions for proposal development and submission are clearly stated in the solicitation. Phase I Select proposals are due November 29th, 2012, 5:00 pm Eastern time and will be required to be submitted electronically as described in the solicitation instructions. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note26. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541712, 541711 and 500 employees, respectively. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the Solicitation is on or about September 17th, 2012 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about November 29th, 2012. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

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NASA SBIR-STTR General Solicitation: NNX12SBIR-SELECT