Jim Cast

Headquarters, Washington, DC October 18, 1995

(Phone: 202/358-1779)

RELEASE: 95-183

NASA ANNOUNCES 1995 SBIR PHASE I SELECTIONS

NASA today announced the selection of 304 research

proposals for immediate negotiation of Phase I contracts in the
Agency's 1995 Small Business Innovation Research Program
(SBIR).

The 1995 solicitation closed on July 11. NASA received

1,947 proposals submitted by small, high technology businesses
from across the United States. The combined award total for
the 304 Phase I contracts is expected to be about $21 million.

The SBIR program seeks proposals directed at specific NASA

needs. SBIR proposals are focused on meeting NASA mission
requirements and further developing the proposed technology
into commercial products and services. The SBIR program
objectives are to stimulate technological innovation in the
United States by using small businesses, including minority and
disadvantaged firms, to meet federal research and development
needs and to encourage commercial applications of federally
supported research innovations.

The nine NASA field centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

and NASA Headquarters reviewed proposals for technical merit
and feasibility and relevance to NASA research or technology
requirements. The selected firms will be awarded fixed-price
contracts valued up to $70,000 each to perform a six-month
Phase I feasibility study.

Companies which successfully complete the Phase I

activities are eligible to compete for Phase II selection the
following year. The Phase II award allows for a two-year,
fixed-price contract in the amount of $600,000.

In October 1992, the President signed legislation re-

authorizing the SBIR program. As part of this new legislation,
award authority was increased and greater emphasis has been
placed on the development of commercial products and services.
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EDITORÕS NOTE: A listing of companies selected for this

program can be accessed electronically at: 1-800-547-1811, and
can be accessed on the Internet at
ftp://coney.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/sbir/awards/text/95ph1.txt. A
limited quantity of printed company listings is also available
through the NASA Headquarters Newsroom: 202/358-1600. A
rundown of awards by NASA installation follows.

AWARD DISTRIBUTION BY NASA INSTALLATION

INSTALLATION AWARDS FIRMS

Ames Research Center 27 27

Moffett Field, CA

Dryden Flight Research Center, 8 7

Edwards, CA

Goddard Space Flight Center 41 41

Greenbelt, MD

Jet Propulsion Laboratory 38 32

Pasadena, CA

Johnson Space Center 40 35

Houston, TX

Kennedy Space Center 14 13

Kennedy Space Center, FL

Langley Research Center 41 38

Hampton, VA

Lewis Research Center 41 39

Cleveland, OH

Marshall Space Flight Center 39 37

Marshall Space Flight Ctr, AL

NASA Headquarters 8 7
Washington, DC
Stennis Space Center 7 7
Stennis Space Center, MS