NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771

A -- NEW MILLENNIUM PROGRAM IN SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF EARTH SCIENCE(OES) SOL NRA-98-OES-12 DUE 112498 POC Lou Schuster, Program Executive, Phone (202) 358-0772, Fax (202) 358-2769, Email lschuster@hq.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#NRA-98-OES-12. E-MAIL: Lou Schuster, lschuster@hq.nasa.gov. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) intends to solicit proposals for measurement concepts as part of the New Millennium Program in support of the Office of Earth Science(OES). The New Millennium Program(NMP) will seek proposal for measurements concepts leading to advanced instruments which will be validated on future flight missions in support of OES technology development and science research. The Research Announcement will solicit analytical studies for innovative measurement concepts which have the highest potential to evolve into instruments that can be validated on a NMP technology validation mission. These missions need not be limited to free flying satellites either launched independently or co-manifested with another satellite, but can include a demonstration instrument on a non New Millennium launch or hitchhiker on the shuttle. The New Millennium Program is a technology validation flight program. The primary goal is to demonstrate and validate a suite of selected "leap ahead" advanced technologies that will aid NASA in realizing its vision for exciting, affordable science missions in the 21st century. Breakthrough technologies selected from the existing technology "pipeline"-from the ongoing technology programs of NASA, other government agencies, industry and academia- will be developed in partnership with NMP. The NRA will be available electronically on the release date, via the Internet at the Office of Earth Science "Home Page" at http:/www.hq.gov/office/mtpe/ under the ESE Research Announcements or via anonymous ftp at ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/mtpe. A paper copy will be available to those who do not have access to the Internet by calling (202) 358-3552 and leaving a voice mail message. This announcement will be open for the period from September 25, l998 through 4PM EST November 24, 1998, and proposals may be submitted at any time throughout that period. This NASA Research Annoucement constitutes a broad agency announcement in accordance with the Federal Aquisition Requisition (FAR). Posted 09/11/98 (D-SN248579). (0254)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0002 19980915\A-0002.SOL)