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A -- CELL CULTURE UNIT SOL RFP2-34650(CVB) DUE 100695 POC Christine Beach, Telephone (415)604-4698, e-mail address to Christine_Beach@qmgate.arc.nasa.gov NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA is looking for sources who can provide a Cell Culture Unit. A Cell Culture Unit is to be developed for use in the Gravitation Biology Facility of the Space Station Biological Research Project at NASA/Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. This unit will be used to conduct life sciences research on the effects of gravity and its absence, on biological systems. It will have the capability to maintain and monitor microbial, animal and plant cell tissue cultures for up to 30 days. These habitats will provide media addition of additives, light, gas, pH, and tem perature control. The habitat will provide data links to allow sensor monitoring and active control of environmental parameters within the unit. Current schedules for the CCU show that flight hardware shall be available for integration May 1999, with subsequent launch on UF-2, July 1999. Parties interested in receiving a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the development of this habitat are encouraged to contact the above, no later than September 15, 1995. The anticipated RFP release date is October 6, 1995. The Government estimates a 24 month period of perfor mance. Interested parties are to indicate if they are a Small Business or a Small Disadvantaged Business. NASA-Ames Research Center has an active Home Page. It is available at the following URL:http://www.arc.nasa.gov/org-listing.html via a worldwide web browser such as Mosaic, Netscape or similar application. Look for Ames Acquisition under the Center Operations Directorate. The Home Page contains our synopses, subsequent solicitations, information on the NASA MidRange Program, and will have appropriate technical and business points of contact. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the Agency. (0237)

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