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A -- NASA 1998 SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PHASE I PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT DUE 051498 POC Allied Technology, NASA SBIR Support Office, Phone (301)918-8150, Fax (301)918-8154, Email sbirsupport@lan.alliedtech.com WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/date.html#98-1. E-MAIL: Allied Technology, sbirsupport@lan.alliedtech.com. The NASA STTR Program is conducted under the authority of the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992. The NASA STTR Program is designed as a vehicle for converting the nation's investment in research carried out by research institutions into new commercial technologies in order to advance U.S. economic competitiveness and high-tech economic development. The NASA STTR 98-I technical topics and subtopics support the NASA strategic enterprises and the core competencies of the NASA Centers of Excellence. The NASA STTR 1998 topics include: Scientific Research; Human Operations in Space; Launch and Payload Processing Systems; Structures and Materials; Turbomachinery; Space Propulsion; and Rocket Propulsion Testing. It is anticipated that the 98-I STTR solicitation will identify one or more specific potential product areas within each of the above-listed topics that NASA wishes to emphasize. To participate in the NASA STTR program, firms must have Internet access via the World Wide Web and an e-mail address. Details can be found on the WWW NASA SBIR Bulletin Board at http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR.html. NASA will issue its STTR solicitation 98-I starting at noon, Eastern time on March 2, 1998. Distribution will be by electronic transmission services or by diskette as described below. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be distributed. Instructions for electronic access to the solicitation are as follows: Via the Internet (WWW): The STTR solicitation document and other program information are accessible on the NASA SBIR/STTR home page which can be reached at <http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR.html&;gt;. Via the NASA SBIR/STTR Bulletin Board System (BBS): access to the BBS is available by calling (301)918-8177. BBS specifications are Baud: 2400-9600; Parity: None; Data Bits: 8; Stop Bits: 1; Computer Terminal Type: ANSI or VT-100. The BBS is available 24 hours per day, but it is recommended that downloading be performed when possible outside regular business hours of 8:00 AM through 4:30 PM Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Diskettes: those requesting the solicitation are strongly urged to download it from one of the electronic services described above. However, if that is not possible, a diskette containing the solicitation may be requested by U.S. Mail from the NASA SBIR Support Office, Allied Technology Group, 4200 Forbes Blvd., Suite 106, Lanham, MD 20706 or via Fax at (301)918-8154. The request must include the name and full address of the requester and specify either a PC or Macintosh format for the diskette. These will be distributed by U.S. Mail starting on March 2, 1998. Questions regarding electronic access and other administrative matters should be referred to (301)918-8150. Detailed instructions for proposal development and submission are contained in the solicitation. Proposals are due 5/14/98 and will be required in both paper and electronic formats as described in the solicitation instructions. (0041)

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