SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) - Phase I Games 2013
- Notice Date
- 12/3/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Contracts & Acquisitions Management, Contracts (All ED Components), 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia, 20202
- ZIP Code
- 20202
- Solicitation Number
- ED-IES-13-R-0008
- Archive Date
- 12/20/2012
- Point of Contact
- Brenda L. Jefferson,
- E-Mail Address
-
brenda.jefferson@ed.gov
(brenda.jefferson@ed.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Education (ED) anticipates the release of the 2013 Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) - Phase I Games solicitation on or about December 17, 2012. The purpose of the SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting ED research and development needs, increase the commercial potential of ED-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 or research and development (R/R&D) that will establish the usability of a prototype and initial feasibility of the concept, a prerequisite for further support in Phase II. Phase I awards are for periods up to 6-months in amounts up to $150,000. Firms with strong research or research and development (R/R&D) capabilities in education technology games in the topic areas listed below are encouraged to participate: Topic 1: R/R&D of games for statistics and probability, ED/IES Topic 2: R/R&D of games for English learners, ED/IES Topic 3: R/R&D of neuroplastic games for improving foreign language learning, DARPA Topic 4: R/R&D of a hybrid videogame/graphic novel to support computer science education, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). This notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Primary Point of Contact: Sadaf Afkhami, Contract Specialist Email: Sadaf.Afkhami@ed.gov
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/ED-IES-13-R-0008/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia, 20202, United States
- Zip Code: 20202
- Zip Code: 20202
- Record
- SN02940824-W 20121205/121203233857-bdbb46b3a2c096221a024b660f2a75bb (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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