NASA Headquarters, Acquisition Division, Washington, DC 20546 Attn:XZ/John Mankins

A -- ADVANCED CONCEPTS RESEARCH PROJECTS PROGRAM SOL CAN-OSAT-95-01 POC John Mankins tel: 202/358-4659 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invites applications for funding under the Advanced Concepts Research Projects Program (ACRP). During fiscal year 1996, the ACRP will hold general competition CAN-OSAT-95-01 in which proposals in all areas of technology meeting the ACRP criteria are solicited. This invitation provides general information for the competition, as well as proposal due dates, program competition topics, and other competition-specific instructions. Those interested in applying for ACRP funding must contact the ACRP at the address shown below to obtain application materials. The Program Information Package (PIP) is available electronically via Internet from the NASA Advanced Concepts Office homepage on the World Wide Web, via a dedicated Anonymous FTP server. Copies may also be obtained upon request from the NASA Advanced Concepts Office. Mandatory letters of intent are required for CAN-OSAT-95-01. The purpose of these letters of intent is to allow early development of technical evaluation teams to support timely review of ACRP proposals. The mandatory letters of intent must be received at the address listed below no later than 4:00PM local time on October 27, 1995. Proposals must be received by 4:00PM local time on December 1, 1995. Should the NASA site be closed on the specified due date, ACRP proposals will be due at 4:00PM local time on the next business day that the NASA site is open. It is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that their proposal is received at the ACRP by the date and time stated. Applicants for CAN-OSAT-95-01 must submit five (5) copies of their proposals. The length of the proposal should not exceed thiry-five (35) one-sided pages. Proposals are to be sent to: Advanced Concepts Research Projects Program, Proposal Solicitation CAN-OSAT-95-01, ATTN: Mark Stiles, BLDG 4201/RM600B, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812. NASA has selected electronic transmission as the primary method of distributing the 1995 Advanced Concepts Research Projects Program (ACRP) Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN). NASA will issue the 1995 ACRP CAN starting Noon, EST, September 29, 1995. Potential offerors are encuraged to obtain the Solicitation by one of the various methods of electronic distribution described: Internet FTP Requests: The ACRP CAN and other program information is available via Internet MOSAIC and FTP for those with direct Internet access. OSAT's Advanced Concepts Office anonymous FTP site is (http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/acrp/oac.html). Any commercial or public domain DTP package should connect to the site. To access the server through MOSAIC, load the NASA Advanced Concepts Office home page (http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/acrp/oac.html). If you are using a Windows or Macintosh based FTP package, moving through the directory structure and getting files is usually just a matter of point and click. To request a printed copy of the ACRP Cooperative Agreement Notice, or to have your name added to the ACRP database for future mailings, you may use these options: 1. Request information via fax at 202-358-3084. 2. Request information via electronic mail at jmankins@osat.hq.nasa.gov. 3. Write to ACRP at the address above. Mailings of this information will not begin before September 29, 1995. (0268)

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