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A -- MISSION TO PLANET EARTH POLAR PROGRAM, NRA-97-MTPE-06 SOL NRA-97-MTPE-06 DUE 071497 POC Dr. Sivaprasad Gogineni, Polar Research Program Manager, Phone (202) 358-0746, Fax (202) 358-2770, Email prasad.gogineni@hq.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#NRA-97-MTPE-06. E-MAIL: Dr. Sivaprasad Gogineni, prasad.gogineni@hq.nasa.gov. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces the release of the Opportunities to Participate in NASA's Mission to Planet Earth (MTPE) Polar Program NRA. This NRA is aimed at investigations of Arctic atmosphere/ice/ocean interactions that affect climate or the mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet. NASA solicits proposals to investigate either of the above topics using data primarily from satellite and/or NASA aircraft sensors, or using theoretical models to improve either data interpretation or understanding of important processes. Participation in this program is open to all categories of domestic organizations: educational institutions, other nonprofit organizations, NASA Centers, industry, and other Government institutions. This solicitation will be available electronically on the release date via the Internet at the Mission to Planet Earth Home Page: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/mtpe/ under "MTPE Research Announcements" or via anonymous ftp at: ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/mtpe. Paper copies of the NRA will be available to those who do not have access to Internet by calling (202)358-3552 and leaving a voicemail message. Please leave your full name and address, including zip code, and your telephone number, including area code. This announcement will be open for the period from May 12, 1997 through July 14, 1997, and proposals may be submitted at any time throughout that period. See Numbered Note 26 regarding procurement of non-commercial items. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B". Numbered notes can be read at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0112)

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