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2026 Request for White Papers: NASA SBIR/STTR Phase II Sequential Awards

Agency: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Location: Nationwide
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 14, 2026
Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total
NAICS code: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: AJ11

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Posted

Sep 14, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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Agency: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Location: Nationwide
Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total
NAICS: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category)
Scope: Federal

Amendment 2: The NASA 2026 Sequential Call for White Paper (80NSSC26R0014) is modified as to; 1.

Change the deadline for white paper package submission; From: September 11, 2026 at 5:00P.M.

Eastern Time To: September 16, 2026 at 11:00 A.M.

Eastern Time.

NASA is considering inviting companies to propose for Sequential Phase II awards with higher award values ranging between $2.5 Million to $4 Million through the Agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program in 2027.

These awards would facilitate rapid post Phase II development of technologies with the goal to infuse key technologies that reach specific milestones into specific NASA programs.

Purpose Why is NASA requesting this information?

The NASA SBIR program is performing a portfolio evaluation exercise with the aim of determining what NASA SBIR Phase II technologies show the promise of risk reduction for key programs and what firms are capable candidates for further investment through a potential Sequential Phase II award.

NASA has a large SBIR Phase II portfolio to evaluate, and this exercise will help accomplish two objectives: 1.

Highlight and map SBIR Phase II technologies to key programs with white papers providing additional context and details about opportunities for small business technology development.

Provide a participatory method for interested parties to communicate that they are engaged and ready to support a subset of NASA’s priorities that may be appropriate for small business participation, as described in this call for white papers.

Disclaimer NASA reserves the right to use the information received from these white papers in any way it chooses, including determinations to invite companies to propose for a Phase II Sequential award.

A Phase II awardee may receive one additional, sequential Phase...

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