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A -- STRATOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY FOR INFRARED ASTRONOMY (SOFIA) DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION POC Hank Remmers, 415/604-5775 The information in the previous announcement regarding the release date and Industry Workshop, is changed to read as follows: The contemplated Issue Date for the draft solicitation is October 11, 1995. The information requested from the qualified sources is due October 27, 1995, but will be accepted until one week prior to issue of the SOFIA System solicitation. To obtain a copy of the draft solicitation, requests should be in writing, FAX or E-mail and directed to: Henry W. Remmers Jr., NASA Ames Research Center, Acquisition Division - Mail Stop 240-6, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000, Telephone: (415)604-5775, Fax: 415/604- 4987, EMail: hremmers@msmail.arc.nasa.gov. An Industry Workshop is currently scheduled for October 24-27, 1995, the workshop will be held at Radisson Haus Inn, 1085 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm each day. The workshop will describe the SOFIA program's current management and technical approach and database of available information. This workshop will follow the release of the SOFIA draft solici tation, and may be rescheduled in the event that the draft solicitation is not released on October 11. For Industry Workshop attendance, send an e-mail message with your name, company, and citizenship to Marti Klug@qmgate, arc. nasa.gov by October 10, 1995. The SOFIA Project Office is at NASA Ames Research Center, MS 244-30, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000. Telephone: (415)604-5343 or 604-4886. Fax: (415)604-1094. (0278)

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