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18 -- DRAFT SOLICITATION FOR LAUNCH SERVICES AS AN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NASA VOUCHER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM Sol. UAH.SOL.95-01-D. Due 013195. POC: Valerie Seaquist, 205/895-6000; Contracting Officer, Sue B. WEir, 205/895-6000. The NASA Office of Space Access and Technology has selectedc The Consortium for Materials Development in Space (CMDS) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) for receipt of one sounding rocket equivalent mession as part of the NASA Voucher Demonstration Program. The CMDS envisions a set of short duration recoverable experiments, most of which require 6-12 minutes of microgravity. The contractor or contractors will provide services for integration, launch and recovery of the suborbital microgravity research experiments defined herein. Proposals may be submitted for any of the following: 1) Integrating and flying individual experiments or groups of experiments using available space on an existing suborbital flight for which the proposing organization has responsibility, 2) Integrating and flying a subject of the experiments described on a smaller dedicated vehicle, 3) Integrating and flying the entire complement of experiments on a more capable dedicated vehicle. Because the voucher demonstration program significantly departs from procurement methods used in the past to procure integration and launch services, this draft solicitation is released before the final solicitation to give interested organizations an opportunity to ask questions and raise issues concerning this procedure. A list of proposed payload experiments is contained in the draft solicitation and a firm set of experiment requirements will be contained in the final solicitation. One of the primary motiviations for the voucher demonstration program is to stimuulate the U.S. launch vehicle industry; however, this does not preclude foreign proposals or prohibit use of foreign components or subcontractrs. Surplus military or other government assets in the form of motors or other expendable components may be proposed only if the proposing organization has already purchased and holds title to such assets. A coppy of the draft solicitation can be requested from Valerie Seaquist at the address above or by telefax 205/895-6677. All requests for solicitations, questions and comments MUST BE IN WRITING. All questions and comments must be received by 31 January 1995. Written responses to all questions and comments will be provided to all who request a copy of the solicitation. Issuance of a final soliciation is contingent upon receipt of NASA funds to support the program. (363)

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