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A -- NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) LARC 97-2 FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, PROTOTYPING, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AVIATION WEATHER INFORMATION (AWIN) SYSTEMS AND RELATED TOPICAL RESEARCH SOL NRA-LaRC-97-2 DUE 012698 POC Richard J. Siebels, Contracting Officer, Phone (757)-864-2418, Fax (757) 864-6131, Email R.J.SIEBELS@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#NRA-LaRC-97-2. E-MAIL: Richard J. Siebels, R.J.SIEBELS@larc.nasa.gov. NASA/LaRC plans to issue a NASA Research Announcement for research, development, prototyping, and implementation of Aviation Weather Information (AWIN) Systems and related topical areas that contribute to a reduction in the rate of fatal aviation accidents. The NASA AWIN effort is part of the NASA Aviation Safety Initiative and attempts to follow the Weather Investment Recommendations Summary of the weather sub-team of the Aviation Safety Investment Strategy Team (ASIST) as publicized on the Internet at http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/aero/oastthp/images/WX_Summa.pdf . All interested offerors are invited to visit this web site for additional information. The primary objective of these proposals is to encourage/stimulate commercially viable prototyping and development of complete AWIN systems or one or more components of AWIN systems to enhance aircraft safety for the national general aviation community, national airline/air transport community, and for wherever American built or owned aircraft fly. Systems should address the general aviation issues of affordability, low altitude coverage, limited coverage area, tactical decisions, etc. The anticipated release date of the NRA is on or about November 24, 1997 with an anticipated proposal due date of on or about January 26, 1998. Participation in this NRA is open to all individuals and categories of foreign and domestic organizations, including industry, non-profit organizations, educational institutions and other Government agencies. Technical evaluations will be conducted through a peer review process by discipline specialists. Proposals for up to 5 years of research support will be solicited. Approximately $2.5Million of FY 1998 funds have been allocated for awards under this NRA. It is anticipated that $5-$8 million will be available for 1999 through 2002. Cost sharing arrangements (contracts and cooperative agreements) will be given greater priority in the selection process. Teaming ventures to develop entire systems are highly encouraged. Additional information on the program, including the funding profile, is available at the URL provided above. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL of the NASA/LaRC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the aforementioned Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0307)

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