NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

A -- SELECTED PROPULSION RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES SOL NRA-8-17 POC James W. Bailey, Contract Specialist, Phone (205) 961-2303, Fax (205) 544-1630, Email james.bailey@msfc.nasa.gov -- Mark R. Stiles, Contracting Officer, Phone (205) 544-0381, Fax (205) 544-4401, Email mark.stiles@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#NRA-8-17. E-MAIL: James W. Bailey, james.bailey@msfc.nasa.gov. This NASA Research Announcement (NRA) will solicit proposals that offer new and innovative solutions to address NASA s technical and programmatic challenges under the broad areas of launch assist (such as magnetic lifter technology) and revolutionary rockets (such as pulse detonation rocket engine technology). The Government s intent is to enhance US commercial space launch competitiveness by developing advanced technologies for application to future transportation systems. The long range goal is to significantly reduce the cost of access to space, in-space transportation and lunar and planetary propulsion. Proposals should focus on proof-of-concept experiments and technology demonstrations. The NRA which contains a more detailed description will be released approximately 15 days after publication of this notice on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) and in the Commerce Business Daily (CBDNet). The firm date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the NRA. Written requests for copies of theNRA should be submitted to James Bailey/GP54L, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812 or fax 205-544-1630. An omsbudsman has been appointed, see Note B. All responses to this synopsis will be added to the mailing list for the NRA. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Proposals will be evaluated by peer and/or technical reviews in two cycles, the first 60 days after release of the NRA, and the second cycle 30 days later. (0073)

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