NASA SBIR/STTR FY 2026-2027 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

Federal · NASADue Thursday, September 30, 2027

Client: NASA
RFP Number: —
Posted: —
Category: US Federal
Budget: —
NAICS: 541715
Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total
Contact: Kenneth E. Albright
Email: [email protected]

Description

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is transitioning to a Broad Agency Announcement framework to procure research and development activities from small businesses. The agency is seeking proposals for Small Business Innovation Research, including SBIR Ignite, and Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I and Phase II projects. This overarching announcement establishes the baseline objectives, funding information, proposal preparation instructions, and eligibility criteria for upcoming solicitations. The agency will solicit proposals for specific funding opportunities by releasing appendices to this announcement throughout its effective period. Each upcoming appendix will contain instructions for submitting proposal packages and will detail the specific research and technology subtopics required for that funding opportunity. The agency anticipates releasing two to three of these appendices each fiscal year, though the exact number remains undetermined. Eligible offerors must qualify as small businesses under the established program rules. Specific requirements, evaluation criteria, and budget signals for each opportunity will be detailed within the individual appendices, which will take precedence over the general announcement in the event of any conflicting instructions. Bidders can monitor the agency website for the release schedule of these upcoming appendices.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from SF30 80NSSC26R0003 SBIR STTR BAA Mod 1.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

NASA is soliciting proposals for research and development activities from small businesses under the SBIR and STTR programs for Phase I and Phase II projects. Eligible small businesses must submit proposals in response to specific funding opportunities released as appendices to this Broad Agency Announcement Omnibus.

Issued by: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Original BAA Release Date: April 17, 2026
Amendment 1 Date: Apr. 28, 2026
BAA Effective Through: September 30, 2027
Proposal Due Dates: Refer to Appendices
How to submit: Electronic via the electronic submissions system
Submission details: Offerors must submit complete proposal packages using the electronic submission system as required by specific opportunity appendices.
Set-aside: Small Business
Place of performance: United States
Funding: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funds

How proposals are evaluated

Technical Evaluation Criteria

Scope of work

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I and Phase II projects
SBIR Ignite Phase I and Phase II projects
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Phase I and Phase II projects
Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) services
Delivery of technical reports and project deliverables

Minimum qualifications

Must be a Small Business Concern (SBC)
Combined with affiliates, must not have more than 500 employees
Active SAM registration under NAICS code 541713 or 541715 as a small business at time of award
SAM registration purpose must be listed as All Awards
Must be registered in SBA's Company Registry with a unique SBC Control ID
SBIR Phase I: SBC must perform at least 67% of effort
SBIR Phase II: SBC must perform at least 50% of research or analytical effort
STTR Phase I and II: SBC must perform at least 40% of effort and single research institution at least 30%

Documents to include with the bid

Firm and Proposal Certifications
Disclosures of Foreign Affiliations or Relationships to Foreign Countries form
Proposal Summary Form
Proposal Budget Form
Foreign Vendor Form (if applicable)
Subcontractor budget and letter of commitment (if applicable)
Research Institution budget and letter from Office of Sponsored Programs (STTR only)
Letters of Capital Commitment (if applicable)
TABA quotes and vendor deliverables description (if requesting TABA)
Commercialization Metrics Report

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number: 80NSSC26R0003
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Buying office: Nasa Shared Services Center
Notice type: Presolicitation
Responses due: Sep 30, 2027, 5:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov: Apr 29, 2026
NAICS: 541715 · Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Product/service code: AJ11
Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total
Contracting contact: Kenneth E. Albright
[email protected]
2288136127
Additional contact: James Hibbs
[email protected]
2288136127

Read the official notice description

The NASA SBIR/STTR Program is moving to a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) (See more in FAR 35.016 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/35.016) to procure research and development activities from small businesses. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) sets the requirements for you, the offeror, to submit a proposal to NASA for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) (including SBIR Ignite) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Phase I and Phase II projects. NASA will solicit proposals for specific funding opportunities by releasing appendices to this BAA throughout the effective period of this BAA. This document contains the objectives, funding information, proposal preparation instructions, and eligibility criteria. Each released appendix will contain instructions to submit a proposal package and the solicited research and technology subtopics for the specific funding opportunity. Requirements specific to each opportunity will be included in the appendices. In any instance where specific requirements in appendices conflict with requirements in the BAA, the specific requirements in the appendices take precedence for that opportunity. As of the release of this BAA, NASA does not have an exact number of planned appendices, but the program anticipates releasing 2 to 3 appendices each fiscal year. More information about the release schedule can be found on our website: https://www.nasa.gov/sbir_sttr/

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

Likely prior awards for this requirement

Likely match

Awarded by the same buying office (80NSSC) with descriptions matching "nasa sbir". The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.

Vendor and award	Value	Ends
VALID EVALUATION, INC.80NSSC25CA019 · SBIR PHASE III - NASA SBIR & STTR EVALUATION PILOT	$232.5K	Nov 27, 2029
VALID EVALUATION, INC.80NSSC26C0009 · SBIR PHASE III - AUTOMATED NASA DILIGENCE FOR NASA SBIR / STTR APPLICATIONS	$541.3K	Jan 14, 2027
FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.80NSSC21F1656 · THIS IS CALL # 18 UNDER BPA 80NSSC18A0008 FOR NASA SBIR/STTR CUSTOMER & EMPLOYEE JOURNEY M	$140.1K	Mar 31, 2022
PEGASENSE, LLC80NSSC18P2177 · THRU SEVERAL NASA SBIR/STTR AND DOD CONTRACTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA S (UCF) C	$125.0K	Feb 15, 2019
MARK O'NEILL LLC80NSSC18P2066 · UNDER RECENT NASA SBIR, STTR, AND OTHER PROGRAMS, OUR TEAM HAS DEVELOPED BOTH LINE-FOCUS A	$124.7K	Feb 15, 2019

Market context

Awards in the same category (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NAICS 541715

Vendor and award	Value	Ends
BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING, LLC80MSFC23CA014 · RAPID DDT&E AND DEMONSTRATION OF S SUSTAINABLE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM INTEGRATED LANDER.	$2.2B	Apr 3, 2032
PARAGON SPACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION80JSC026F0040 · THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO ORDER CLIN 0001 AND 0002 SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FOR FI	$157.0K	Sep 30, 2031
RAYTHEON COMPANY80GSFC24CA038 · PROVIDE THREE LANDIS FLIGHT INSTRUMENT UNITS AND RELATED SERVICES, INCLUDING THE DESIGN, E	$227.0M	Mar 10, 2031
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE80MSFC26C0010 · TRUSS OPTICAL BENCH WILL BE UTILIZED BY THE ST14 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICE ON THE SUPE	$548.0K	Dec 31, 2030
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION80MSFC26F7041 · SOLID PROPULSION	$450.0K	Sep 30, 2030

Top vendors in this category: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NAICS 541715, since Oct 1, 2023

3,935 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

1. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$6.6B
2. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$1.3B
3. BLUE ORIGIN WASHINGTON, LLC$1.3B
4. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$1.0B
5. AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.$710.4M

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

Source and verification

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