Department of Education Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I 2021

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) anticipates the release of the 2021 Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I solicitation on or about December 1, 2020.

The purpose of the SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Department research and development needs, increase the commercial potential of Department-supported research results, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the Nation.

Phase I is to determine, insofar as possible, the scientific or technical merit of ideas submitted under the SBIR program. The proposal should concentrate on Research/Research & Development (R/R&D) that will establish the feasibility of the technological approach, a prerequisite for further Department support in Phase II. Awards are for periods up to 8-months in amounts up to $200,000.

Firms with strong R/R&D capabilities in education technology products, for use in standard education, in the priority areas listed are encouraged to participate. The 2021 priority areas consist of either:

1.    Products that apply emerging technologies to support student learning and relevant education outcomes; or
2.    Products to modernize assessment and support student learning and relevant education outcomes; or 
3.    Products used by educators or administrators to inform decision making; or
4.    Products to prepare existing evidence-based interventions to be used at scale in education settings; or
5.    Products for informal learning to reverse learning loss for the lowest performing students.

Products must fall in one of these priority areas (not all).

Interested parties should continue to monitor this posting for updates.

For more information about the Department’s SBIR program, please see here:  www.ies.ed.gov/sbir

Note!!  There will be a second SBIR Phase I competition this year dedicated to products for use in Special Education.  For Special Education Products please see the Notice for 91990021R0002.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP).  Please view the attachment for the complete RFP.

Interested parties are reminded to continue to monitor this posting for updates.

Amendment 0001 provides Government responses to timely questions received.

Amendment 0002 provides updated budget instructions.

Award has been made to the following successful offerors:

Future Engineers, LLC

48 Pippin Dr

East Glastonbury, CT 06033

Contract number:91990021C0015 

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

BrainQuake Inc.

171 King Road

Petaluma, CA 94952

Contract number:91990021C0017 

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

Nimble Hiring, PBC

1508 Ivey Drive

Charolotte, NC 28205

Contract number:91990021C0020 

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

Sown to Grow, Inc.

515 Crofton Ave.

Oakland, CA 94610

Contract number:91990021C0021 

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

Caprock Creative, LLC

525 South Nolen Dr. Ste. 300

Southlake, TX 76092

Contract number:91990021C0016 

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

Edify Technologies Inc.

1232 Detroit St.

Denver, CO 80206

Contract number:91990021C0018 

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

Peerceptiv

5877 Commerce St. Ste221

Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Contract number:91990021C0019 

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

Lyrics2Learn, LLC.

P.O. BOX 25845

Colorado Springs, CO 80936

Contract number:91990021C0022

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

ThinkAUM

46 Wellesley Ave.

Wellesley, MA 02482

Contract number:91990021C0023

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

RockbyRock, LLC

3263 37th Street 2A

Long Island City, NY 11103

Contract number:91990021C0025

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

Emberex, Inc.

220 East 11th Ave Ste. 6

Eugene, OR 97401

Contract number:91990021C0027

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

Literably, Inc.

2261 Market St. #4177

San Fransico, CA 94114

Contract number:91990021C0024

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

Myriad Sensors, Inc. (PocketLab)

385 S. Monroe

San Jose, CA 95128

Contract number:91990021C0026

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

xSell Labs

2306 Central Park Ave.

Evanston, IL 60201

Contract number:91990021C0028

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000

Charmtech Labs, LLC.

77 Goodell St. St. 570c

Buffalo, NY 14203

Contract number:91990021C0029

Firm-Fixed Price:  $200,000

Scholarcade, LLC

2010 Sharon St.

Boca Raton, FL 33486

Contract number:91990021C0030

Firm-Fixed Price: $200,000                                       

Interested offerors are reminded that the Department will again participate in the SBIR program in 2022.  Please expect preliminary information regarding the FY2022 requirement to be posted to Contract Opportunities in November 2021.  Thank you.

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) anticipates the release of the 2021 Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I solicitation on or about December 1, 2020.

The purpose of the SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Department research and development needs, increase the commercial potential of Department-supported research results, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the Nation.

Phase I is to determine, insofar as possible, the scientific or technical merit of ideas submitted under the SBIR program. The proposal should concentrate on Research/Research & Development (R/R&D) that will establish the feasibility of the technological approach, a prerequisite for further Department support in Phase II. Awards are for periods up to 8-months in amounts up to $200,000.

Firms with strong R/R&D capabilities in education technology products, for use in standard education, in the priority areas listed are encouraged to participate. The 2021 priority areas consist of either:

1.    Products that apply emerging technologies to support student learning and relevant education outcomes; or
2.    Products to modernize assessment and support student learning and relevant education outcomes; or 
3.    Products used by educators or administrators to inform decision making; or
4.    Products to prepare existing evidence-based interventions to be used at scale in education settings; or
5.    Products for informal learning to reverse learning loss for the lowest performing students.

Products must fall in one of these priority areas (not all).

Interested parties should continue to monitor this posting for updates.

For more information about the Department’s SBIR program, please see here:  www.ies.ed.gov/sbir

Note!!  There will be a second SBIR Phase I competition this year dedicated to products for use in Special Education.  For Special Education Products please see the Notice for 91990021R0002.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP).  Please view the attachment for the complete RFP.

Interested parties are reminded to continue to monitor this posting for updates.

Amendment 0001 provides Government responses to timely questions received.

Amendment 0002 provides updated budget instructions.

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) anticipates the release of the 2021 Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I solicitation on or about December 1, 2020.

The purpose of the SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Department research and development needs, increase the commercial potential of Department-supported research results, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the Nation.

Phase I is to determine, insofar as possible, the scientific or technical merit of ideas submitted under the SBIR program. The proposal should concentrate on Research/Research & Development (R/R&D) that will establish the feasibility of the technological approach, a prerequisite for further Department support in Phase II. Awards are for periods up to 8-months in amounts up to $200,000.

Firms with strong R/R&D capabilities in education technology products, for use in standard education, in the priority areas listed are encouraged to participate. The 2021 priority areas consist of either:

1.    Products that apply emerging technologies to support student learning and relevant education outcomes; or
2.    Products to modernize assessment and support student learning and relevant education outcomes; or 
3.    Products used by educators or administrators to inform decision making; or
4.    Products to prepare existing evidence-based interventions to be used at scale in education settings; or
5.    Products for informal learning to reverse learning loss for the lowest performing students.

Products must fall in one of these priority areas (not all).

Interested parties should continue to monitor this posting for updates.

For more information about the Department’s SBIR program, please see here:  www.ies.ed.gov/sbir

Note!!  There will be a second SBIR Phase I competition this year dedicated to products for use in Special Education.  For Special Education Products please see the Notice for 91990021R0002.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP).  Please view the attachment for the complete RFP.

Interested parties are reminded to continue to monitor this posting for updates.
 

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) anticipates the release of the 2021 Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I solicitation on or about December 1, 2020.

The purpose of the SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Department research and development needs, increase the commercial potential of Department-supported research results, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the Nation.

Phase I is to determine, insofar as possible, the scientific or technical merit of ideas submitted under the SBIR program. The proposal should concentrate on Research/Research & Development (R/R&D) that will establish the feasibility of the technological approach, a prerequisite for further Department support in Phase II. Awards are for periods up to 8-months in amounts up to $200,000.

Firms with strong R/R&D capabilities in education technology products, for use in standard education, in the priority areas listed are encouraged to participate. The 2021 priority areas consist of either:

1.    Products that apply emerging technologies to support student learning and relevant education outcomes; or
2.    Products to modernize assessment and support student learning and relevant education outcomes; or 
3.    Products used by educators or administrators to inform decision making; or
4.    Products to prepare existing evidence-based interventions to be used at scale in education settings; or
5.    Products for informal learning to reverse learning loss for the lowest performing students.

Products must fall in one of these priority areas (not all).

This notice is not a request for proposals at this time.  Interested parties should continue to monitor this posting for updates.

For more information about the Department’s SBIR program, please see here:  www.ies.ed.gov/sbir

Note!!  There will be a second SBIR Phase I competition this year dedicated to products for use in Special Education.  For Special Education Products please see the Notice for 91990021R0002.