Presolicitation
NASA SBIR/STTR FY 2026-2027 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Sol. 80NSSC26R0003
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NASA is moving its SBIR/STTR program to a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), a standing call for research proposals from small businesses. This notice sets the general rules, and NASA will release separate appendices with specific funding opportunities, about 2 to 3 per fiscal year.
Watch out for
- No specific opportunity yet. You cannot bid on a specific topic until NASA releases an appendix, and appendix rules override the BAA.
the specific requirements in the appendices take precedence for that opportunity
- Release schedule is uncertain. NASA does not give an exact number of planned appendices, so timing is hard to plan around.
NASA does not have an exact number of planned appendices
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Proposals for SBIR (including SBIR Ignite) and STTR Phase I and Phase II research and development projects
- Responses to specific subtopics that will be released in appendices to the BAA
- Contract vehicle
- Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 80NSSC26R0003 under FAR 35.016
- Offers due
- 2027-09-30T17:00:00-04:00 (SAM.gov response deadline field); each appendix will give its own submission instructions
What to include when you submit
- Instructions to submit a proposal package come with each released appendix
You must have
- Small business set aside (total); the program procures research and development from small businesses
to procure research and development activities from small businesses
Not in the notice text
- Specific topics, funding amounts and deadlines (in future appendices)
- Detailed eligibility criteria (the text says they are in the BAA document itself)
- Evaluation criteria
- Place of performance
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Key facts
- Response due
- Sep 30, 2027, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- 80NSSC26R0003
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Office
- NASA Shared Services Center
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 541715
- Product/service code
- AJ11
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Contracting contact
- Kenneth E. AlbrightAgency-SBIR-STTRSolicitation@mail.nasa.gov2288136127
- Versions
- 3 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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/
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