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32 -- ENERGY INNOVATIONS, INC. STUDY ON USE OF RETROJET TUBE TRANSPORTATION SOL 9BP220502P DUE 122894 POC MARGARET HOWE, Tel:713-483-8217 Contracting Officer:MARIANNE RUIZ, Tel:713-483-8528 NASA/Johnson Space Center intends to award a contract to Energy Innovations, Inc. for a study on the use of the Retrojet Tube Transporta- tion (RTT) concept, which will include a written report and a video tape documenting the study findings. This acquisition is supported by a Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one responsible source under the authority of FAR 6.302. The surface transportation industry is an area where much of aeronautics technology can be effectively used to ensure future U.S. economic competitiveness. Procurement of the RTT study will allow NASA to determine the potential for commercialization. Energy Innovations, Inc. is a small business with a patent pending on its proprietary retrojet technology. There is currently no other technology available in the commercial market comparable to the retrojet technology. This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/JSC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993. See Note 22. (0004)

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