NASA Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Fiscal Year 2025 Solicitation
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSCFY25STTRPI
- Agency
- Shared Services Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology
- Points of contact
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- Charles Bridges charles.c.bridges@nasa.gov (228) 813-6250
- Kenneth E. Albright agency-sbir-sttrsolicitation@mail.nasa.gov (228) 813-6127
- Steven Brockway steven.m.brockway@nasa.gov (877) 677-2123
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Phase I Fiscal Year 2025 Solicitation seeks innovative research and development proposals from small businesses partnering with research institutions to create disruptive technologies benefiting NASA missions, other government agencies, and commercial markets. The solicitation supports early-stage technological innovation, focusing on strengthening small businesses' role in federal R&D needs and encouraging participation from socially and economically disadvantaged persons and women-owned small businesses. Proposals will be evaluated across several key criteria, including NASA benefits (30%), technical risk (20%), project plan (15%), team ability (15%), advancing state of the art (10%), commercial potential (5%), and submission quality (5%). The solicitation requires firms to be registered in SAM.gov and the STTR Firm Registry, with proposals submitted through NASA's ProSAMS system by the due date of May 21, 2025. Successful proposals must demonstrate technical feasibility and clear commercial potential.
The solicitation is set aside for small businesses, with specific requirements that firms must have 500 or fewer employees and perform at least 40% of the project work while a research institution performs at least 30%. Phase I awards will provide up to $150,000 for a 13-month period of performance, with potential supplemental funding of $6,500 for Technical and Business Assistance and up to $25,000 for I-Corps training. Companies are limited to submitting a maximum of 5 proposals, with a potential for Phase II funding up to $850,000 for 24-month projects. The program targets U.S.-based small businesses across various research subtopics including communications, autonomous systems, manufacturing, and power systems, with a preference for technologies that can be applied across NASA's mission directorates and broader government and commercial sectors. Proposals will be evaluated for their potential to drive technological innovation and create meaningful scientific and economic impact.
Notice text
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/.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| STTR 80NSSCFY25STTRPI Amendment 4 Signed.pdf | ||
| Amendment 3 STTR Phase I Solicitation.pdf | ||
| SF30 Mod STTR Phase I Solicitation.pdf | ||
| 2025 NASA STTR Phase I Solicitation.pdf | ||
| 2025 NASA SBIR Phase I Solicitation.pdf | ||
| 2025 NASA STTR Phase I Solicitation.pdf |
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