Space technology research, development, demonstration, and infusion-2019

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters, Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) will be releasing an umbrella NASA Research Announcement (NRA) titled "Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion-2019 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2019)" on or about October 1, 2018. The NRA will be accessible from the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) website, (http://nspires.nasaprs.com ) by clinking through the menu listing "Solicitations", and then selecting "Open Solicitations" and finally selecting "Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion-2019 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2019)." Under SpaceTech-REDDI-2019, proposals will be solicited through separate Appendices as funding becomes available for new opportunities. Once new Appendices are released, interested parties will be able to access them by clicking through the Open Solicitations link, then selecting "NRA 80HQTR19NOA01", and then selecting "List of Open Program Elements". It is anticipated that this umbrella solicitation (SpaceTech-REDDI-2019) will be open for one year (through September 2019) and follow-up umbrella SpaceTech-REDDI solicitations will be issued annually on or about October 1 of each year.

The STMD portfolio supports a combination of early-stage studies, for assessing the feasibility of new technologies (which corresponds to a technology readiness level (TRL) range from 1 to 3); maturing feasible technologies through rapid competitive development and ground-based testing (TRL 3-5); and flight demonstrations in relevant environments to complete the final steps prior to mission infusion (TRL 5-7). This technological TRL diversity range results in a sustainable pipeline of revolutionary concepts. STMD seeks aggressive technology development efforts that may require undertaking significant technical challenges and risk to achieve a higher potential payoff.

Directorate level solicitations, as well as specific STMD program solicitations, will be included in the SpaceTech-REDDI-2019 umbrella. Refer to the posted SpaceTech-REDDI-2019 umbrella for the 2019 planned solicitation releases.

Additional information about the STMD Programs is available at http://www.nasa.gov/spacetech . The SpaceTech-REDDI-2019 solicitation will contain target release dates for the Appendices that will be solicited in that year.

To the greatest extent practicable, participation will be open to all categories of organizations, domestic and foreign, including industry, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, NASA Centers, and other Government agencies. Foreign entities may also partner with US proposers, but only without the exchange of funding. The Appendices will provide details of the solicited opportunities including: specific scope of the work solicited, anticipated budget for new awards, number of awards anticipated, proposal due dates, and specific instructions about proposal content and evaluation criteria. The number and value of awards will depend on the availability of funds and the quality of proposals received. This is a broad agency announcement as specified in FAR 35.016 and NFS 1835.016.

Notwithstanding the posting of this opportunity at FedBizOpps.gov and Grants.gov, NASA reserves the right to determine the appropriate award instrument for each proposal selected pursuant to the NRA.

Information concerning general NRA policies and procedures may be found in the Guidebook for Proposers Responding to a NASA Funding Announcement, revised March 2018 Edition located at
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/nraguidebook/

Proposals must be submitted electronically using either NASA's proposal data system, NSPIRES (http://nspires.nasaprs.com ) or Grants.gov. Each electronic proposal system places requirements on the registration of principal investigators and other participants (e.g., co-investigators). Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to access the electronic proposal system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this NRA must be registered with NSPIRES; organizations that intend on submitting proposals via Grants.gov must be registered with Grants.gov, in addition to being registered with NSPIRES. Registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal.

Interested proposers should monitor the NSPIRES website or become a registered NSPIRES member and sign up for email notifications for release of the Space Tech-REDDI-2019 umbrella solicitation and Appendices. Further questions concerning the Space Tech-REDDI-2019 solicitation may be submitted to: HQ-STMD-SpaceTech-REDDI@mail.nasa.gov. Responses to inquiries will be answered by e-mail and may also be included in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document located on the NSPIRES page associated with the solicitation; anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved.

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