SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- SMALLSAT TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS (STP) - NNH17ZOA001N-17STP_E1
- Notice Date
- 7/17/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH17ZOA001N-17STP_E1
- Point of Contact
- Christopher Baker,
- E-Mail Address
-
HQ-STMD-SST-Partnerships@nasaprs.com
(HQ-STMD-SST-Partnerships@nasaprs.com)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters has released a solicitation, titled Smallsat Technology Partnerships (STP), as an appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate umbrella NASA Research Announcement (NRA) titled "Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion 2017 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2017), on July 17, 2017. The solicitation is available by opening the NSPIRES homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ by selecting "Solicitations," then selecting "Open Solicitations," and, finally, selecting "Smallsat Technology Partnerships (STP)." The Space Technology Mission Directorate, and the Small Spacecraft Technology program in particular, seek proposals from accredited U.S. universities to develop unique, disruptive, or transformational space technologies that have the potential to enable mission capabilities that are more rapid, more transformative, and more affordable than previously achievable. The overall objective of the Small Spacecraft Technology program is to facilitate development projects and demonstration missions that: enable and demonstrate new mission architectures for which small spacecraft are uniquely suited; expand the capability of small spacecraft to execute missions at new destinations and in challenging new environments; enable the augmentation of existing assets and future missions with supporting small spacecraft. Our Nation's universities couple fundamental research with education, encouraging a culture of innovation based on the discovery of knowledge. Universities are, therefore, ideally positioned to both conduct fundamental space technology research and diffuse newly-found knowledge into society at large through graduate students and industrial, government, and other partnerships. The Space Technology Mission Directorate investments in space technology research at U.S. universities promote the continued leadership of our universities as an international symbol of the country's scientific innovation, engineering creativity, and technological skill. These investments also create, fortify, and nurture the talent base of highly skilled engineers, scientists, and technologists to improve America's technological and economic competitiveness. Only accredited U.S. universities are eligible to submit proposals. Teaming with a NASA Center is required (see solicitation for complete eligibility and teaming requirements). An individual may be the PI on only one proposal in response to this solicitation but may participate as a Co-I or other role on multiple proposals (see solicitation for restrictions). The solicitation exclusively seeks proposals that are responsive to one of three topics: •Instrument Technologies for Small Spacecraft •Technologies That Enable Large Swarms of Small Spacecraft •Technologies That Enable Deep Space Small Spacecraft Missions NASA anticipates addressing other topics in future solicitation releases. The financial and programmatic support for Smallsat Technology Partnerships comes from the Small Spacecraft Technology program within the Space Technology Mission Directorate. Awards are planned to start in January 2018. NASA plans to make approximately 5 awards as a result of this solicitation, subject to the receipt of meritorious proposals. The actual number of awards will depend on the quality of the proposals received; NASA reserves the right to make no awards under this solicitation. Mandatory Notices of Intent are due by August 21, 2017 and must be submitted electronically via NSPIRES. All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES or through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) by an authorized organizational representative and are due on or before September 20, 2017. Detailed submission instructions and due dates are provided in the solicitation. Potential proposers and their proposing organizations are urged to familiarize themselves with the submission system(s), ensure they are registered in NSPIRES, and submit the required proposal materials well in advance of the deadline. Technical and programmatic comments and questions may be addressed by e-mail to the Small Spacecraft Technology Program Executive, Christopher Baker, at HQ-STMD-SST-Partnerships@nasaprs.com. Acquisition questions may be addressed by e-mail to the acquisition point of contact on this solicitation, Rachel Khattab, at HQ-STMD-SST-Partnerships@nasaprs.com. Responses to inquiries will be answered by e-mail and may also be included in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents located on the NSPIRES page associated with the solicitation; anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved.
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