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A -- RING BUFFERED NETWORK BUS TECHNOLOGY DUE 120897 POC Monique M. Sullivan, Contracting Officer, Phone (805) 258-2593, Fax (805) 258-2904, Email monique_sullivan@mail.dfrc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/DFRC/date.html#P8RS00152. E-MAIL: Monique M. Sullivan, monique_sullivan@mail.dfrc.nasa.gov. Research and development effort to implement, demonstrate, and evaluate the performance of the Ring Buffered Network Bus (RBNB)technology currently researched by Creare Inc., Hanover, New Hampshire. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1), it is the Government's intent to solicit and negotiate this follow on effort from Creare Inc. The contractor will develop interfaces and demonstration applications for assessing performance characteristics of their RBNB technology, perform those assessments, refine the RBNB design and investigate approaches for minimizing the life cycle costs for future complex interconnected application. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. See Note 22. This notice is not a request for proposal. Interested firms shall submit information supporting their capability to fully meet this requirement within 15 days of publication of this notice. Responses received after the 15 days shall be considered non- responsive. A determination by theGovernment to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". (0323)

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