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A -- STUDIES & RESEARCH INTO ADVANCED AIR TRANSPORTATION CONCEPTS & TECHNOLOGY SOL NRA2-36189(BRM) DUE 041295 POC Contact Point, Barbara McKeag, 415/604/5086, Contracting Officer, Barbara McKeag, 415/604-5086 NASA is soliciting proposals for studies on various aspects of advanced air transportation concepts and technology to support the development of a national research program in Advanced Air Transporation Technologies (AATT). Through research, development and demonstration, the program will contribute to and accelerate progress in Advanced Air Transportation Technologies. The objective of the NRA is to support the development of an AATT research program plan and to provide information that will help with the justification and advocacy of the program to a high level Executive Steering Committee and a Non-Advocate Review, scheduled in June 1996, and to support trade -off studies and evaluations during the program. The components of the study are: 1) Air Transporation Markets and Opportunities; 2) Air Transportaton Management Concepts; 3) Technologies and Procedures for AATT; 4) ATM Systems and Implementation; 5) Economic and Technical Modeling of AATT Markets, Concepts Technologies and Procedures and Systems. This NRA is designed to encourage work in all of the above areas. In each of these areas, NASA plans to award approximately equal numbers of studies for each one of the following focuses: Airborne Focus - As much air transpor tation management and control as possible is placed in airborne abilities; Ground Focus - As much air transportation management and control as possible is placed in ground facilities; Mixed Focus - The air transportation management and control has a mix of aircraft and ground abilities. The justification for such a mix must be addressed. Three levels of study will be considered: Overall Studies - The objective of these studies is to define: the needs for new AATT capabilities and new concepts and approaches that meet those needs; to identify system integration and implementation issues; and provide estimates of the economic benefits to the United States of the proposed solutions. These studies will address all, or at least, almost all the the component areas. They must include economic projections and allow independent validation of results. It is planned to award up to four such Overall Studies, each ranging from approximately $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 per year. Conceptual Studies - The objective of these studies is to develop and understand significant new approaches, and their related issues, that will provide major (revolutionary) AATT capabilities. The study must include all segments of flight and ground operations to support flight operations from gate of departure to gate of arrival. The proposers in these areas must provide information that will allow for economic as well as technical evaluation of the proposed concepts. Up to eight awards of this size are contemplated, each ranging from approximately $500,000 to $750,000 per year. Topical Area Studies - The objective of these studies is to acquire the best ideas from a broad set of potential proposers on a wide range of topics. The topics proposed may be in any of the component areas or any topics relavant to Air Transportation Mangement outside the identified components. In particular, NASA is interested in funding studies of novel ideas, ideas not constrained by current ATM system operational practices, and investigating the applicant of technologies not normally associated with Air Transportation Mangement. Up to twenty such studies will be awarded, between approximately $50,000 and $400,000 each per year. Pariticipation in this program is open to the following categories: Educational institutions, industry, nonprofit institutions, and other governmental agencies. This opportunity constitutes a NASA Research Announcement as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2). This announcement will remain open for a period of three years. Proposals may be submitted at any time during this period and, after the initial evaluation, will be evaluated at 6- month intervals beginning January 30, 1996. Funds for approximately $4M are presently available for awards under this NRA with an expected funding of $10M in the next fiscal year. The NRA allows single fiscal-year or multi fiscal- year funding of projects. The majority of the projects pro posed shall be completed within one calendar year of award. Studies of less than a year duration are acceptable. It is expected that funding for proposals submitted after the initial deadline will be very limited. The NRA Announcement is expected to be available in March 1995. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. (0048)

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