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B -- RESEARCH FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONAUTICS SOL F0561197Q0129 DUE 091896 POC Sheri Denny, Contract Specialist, (719)333-6081 Everett Carter, Contracting Officer, (719)333-4908. This is a notice of intent to conduct a sole source procurement with Dr. Humble for research with the Department of Astronautics, USAFA. Contractor shall direct all research services in support of two projects for the Department: the hybrid rocket engine project and the Blue Moon small satellite project. Contractor shall conduct basic research on hybrid rocket engine design and testing with faculty at the Academy and industry experts. The Contractor (a.k.a. Project Leader) shall lead the Blue Moon Project team consisting of faculty and cadets at the Academy, industry and other university experts in design, build, test, launch and operate a small satellite to orbit the moon to collect and transmit scientific data to the team. The Contractor shall be responsible for the satellite design, the finished satellite, the test data, the launch, the lunar trajectory information and the scientific data of this project. The Contractor shall provide a research proposal for the two research projects and subsequently provide progress reports to the Department Head quarterly. The Contractor shall prosent research briefings occasionally to faculty and also present the research to cadets in special upper level astronautics classes. This is not a commercial service. Performance period shall be from 1 Oct 96 - 30 Sep 97. No telephone requests - Only written requests received directly from the requester are acceptable -- If requesting the bid by FAX, you may send your request to: (719)333-4404, Attn: Sheri Denny -- The Standard Industrial Classification Number is 8711 and the Business Size Standard is 13.5M -- REQUESTERS MUST STATE THEIR BUSINESS SIZE ON EACH REQUEST -- Women owned and small disadvantaged business are encouraged to submit offers -- See Note #22. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0248)

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