The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Support

***THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) NOTICE*** BACKGROUND NIST is conducting market research to support acquisition planning and budget development for a possible future contract, or series of contracts, related to the review of commercialization plans submitted with NIST Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) proposals. We are seeking preliminary cost and capability information from organizations with relevant expertise in commercialization, technology transfer, business development, and investment for early-stage technology development that will ultimately lead to the technology's commercialization under the NIST SBIR program. Under the contemplated requirement, qualified personnel under the contract would review individual commercialization plans, assess them against Government-provided evaluation criteria, and provide advisory scores and written comments. Government personnel would retain responsibility for all final evaluation, selection, and award decisions. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE In responding to this notice, please DO NOT PROVIDE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Please include only the following information, readable in either Microsoft Word 365, Microsoft Excel 365, or .pdf format, in the response: Submit the response by email to the Primary Point of Contact and, if specified, to the Secondary Point of Contact listed in this notice as soon as possible, and preferably before the closing date and time of this notice. Provide the complete name of your company, address, name of contact for follow-up questions, their email, their phone number and, if your company has an active registration in https://sam.gov, your company’s Unique Entity ID (UEI). For market-research purposes, please provide the following information: Your estimated hourly labor rate for personnel qualified to perform this work. The estimated number of labor hours required to review and score one commercialization plan. Your estimated total cost per proposal. Any minimum engagement, admi