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NASA Headquarters, through the Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) and its Game Changing Technology Division (GCT), announced a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) called "Unique and Innovative Space Technology" to fund research and development efforts that could dramatically improve the nation s space capabilities. The central aim is to identify technology ideas that are genuinely novel and have the potential to deliver "game changing" gains in efficiency and effectiveness for space missions and related capabilities. Rather than focusing on incremental improvements, the solicitation is designed to attract bold concepts and unconventional approaches that map to NASA s Space Technology Grand Challenges and the (at the time) draft NASA Space Technology Roadmaps.

The opportunity was structured to accept submissions in multiple stages, allowing organizations to enter with a lighter initial package and then progress toward full proposals. NASA invited executive summaries, white papers, and complete proposals, and it made clear that submissions could be sent at any time while the announcement remained open. Reviews and award decisions were planned to occur on a rolling basis throughout the year, meaning proposals could be evaluated and selected as they arrived rather than waiting for a single end of cycle decision. The final deadlines listed in the announcement were: Executive Summaries due October 3, 2011 before 6:00 pm EDT, White Papers due November 15, 2011 before 6:00 pm EST, and Full Proposals due February 17, 2012 before 6:00 pm EST. The posting dates and record history show it was posted in early March 2011, with the closing date ultimately reflected as February 17, 2012, and an archive date immediately after.

All submissions were required to be made electronically through NASA s NSPIRES system (NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/. NASA emphasized that organizations needed to register in NSPIRES ahead of time and identify their authorized organizational representative(s), because the final electronic proposal had to be submitted by an authorized official, not simply an individual researcher. The notice also encouraged potential applicants to log into the system well before deadlines to become familiar with the required forms, data fields, and submission flow, reducing the risk of last minute registration or upload issues. Detailed evaluation criteria and specific submission requirements were stated to be provided within the full BAA text itself.

Eligibility for participation was intentionally broad. The BAA was open to essentially all categories of organizations, including universities and other educational institutions, private industry, nonprofit organizations, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA Centers, and other government agencies. The funding opportunity was listed as discretionary and allowed for multiple award instrument types, including grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts. NASA also explicitly reserved the right to decide which award instrument was most appropriate for any selected proposal, regardless of whether the opportunity appeared on FedBizOpps.gov, Grants.gov, or both.

Administratively, the opportunity was identified by Funding Opportunity Number NNH11ZUA001K and carried CFDA number 43.009 (Cross Agency Support). It did not require cost sharing or matching. Like most federal R and D solicitations, awards were contingent on the availability of appropriated funds. The BAA was issued under the federal research BAA authority referenced in FAR 35.016 and NASA s supplement NFS 1835.016, reinforcing that this was a competitive, merit reviewed research solicitation intended to attract innovative technical solutions. For access issues with the full announcement, the point of contact listed was Harry Partridge, System Engineer.

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