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U -- NASA SPACE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM (SSIP) SOL D-15302 DUE 011397 POC Lynn Marra Phone(202)358-1529, Fax(202)358-3048, E-mail: lynn.mara@hq.nasa.gov WEB: Click on the Web link and search on Space Science Student Involvement or SSIP, http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/acquisition/bizops.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the POC via e-mail., lynn.marra@hq.nasa.gov. NOTICE: This is not a Request for Proposals/Release of Solicitation. Members of the public are hereby notified that NASA is seeking industry comments and recommendations about the Space Science Student Involvement Program. All interested parties are notified not to send cost/price data or any type of information that is considered proprietary as NASA will be using feedback from this Request for Information (RFI) to develop its requirements. NASA reserves the right not to issue a solicitation for this requirement. Any solicitation will be released via the NASA Internet Acquisition Service (NAIS). The solicitation will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as MOSAIC or Netscape. The solicitation will be released no sooner than March of 1997. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: NASA Headquarters requests information, ideas and sources for NASA's Space Student Involvement Program (SSIP). Subsequent to receipt and evaluation of this notice, NASA intends to issue a formal Request for Offer (RFO) to fulfill the requirements for this procurement. NASA is currently in the process of evaluating and soliciting new and innovative ideas for a Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) Student Involvement Program. The current Space Science Student Involvement Program (SSIP) has been modified over the years from the original Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP) which allowed senior high students the opportunity to propose experiments that could be performed aboard the Space Shuttle. The current Space Science Student Involvement Program (SSIP) encompasses Grades 3-12. As NASA modifies/streamlines its mission focus for the future 25 years, NASA would like to modify and redesign the student competition program to be more relevant to NASA's objectives. Additionally, the release of national standards in science, mathematics, and technology provide a challenge to develop innovative programs to help students achieve success in those disciplines. The SSIP will continue to serve as one of NASA's major national education programs addressing the need of American students for basic science, mathematics, and technology literacy. The objective of this Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain new and innovative ideas from the community on the redesign of this student involvement program. Proposed changes or new innovations must be compatible with the guidelines given at the following URL on the NASA Headquarters Acaquisition Division's homepage: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/acquisition/bizops.htm Interested parties are urged to download the full text of the Request for Information at the above URL before contacting Lynn Marra for additional information. (0354)

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