JPL TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCEMENT The Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology (JPL/Caltech), operating under a prime contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), intends to solicit members from industry, academia and government for its New Millennium Program (NMP) Space Technology 5 Project Formulation Teams. The New Millennium Program will seek proposals for advanced technologies that will enable a small technology validation flight that will focus on future needs of NASA's Office of Space Science (OSS) science exploration themes of the Sun-Earth Connection and the Structure and Evolution of the Universe. The three candidate concepts that are being considered at this time are: (1) a concept using small satellites (10-20Kg); (2) a concept employing solar sailing technologies; and (3) a concept for a disturbance reduction system. The target launch opportunity is Fiscal Year 2002-2003. The nature of the technologies desired will be identified by general classes in the announcement. Successful proposers placed on one of three study teams will define the concept and develop a project concept definition document. The concept definition will take place during April through July and successful proposers are expected to: (1) actively participate in the concept definition; (2) attend at least three formal team meetings; and (3) refine technical and programmatic inputs on the technologies to include dependencies, schedules, and cost data. At the completion of the concept definition a presentation will be made to OSS, where it is expected that one of the concepts will be selected for implementation. Technology members of the selected mission concept will become pre-qualified suppliers for the flight hardware. NMP is a technology validation flight program. The primary goal is to validate a suite of selected breakthrough advanced technologies in a system setting that will aid NASA in realizing its vision for exciting, affordable space science missions in the 21st Century. Breakthrough technologies selected from the existing technology "pipeline" which consists of the ongoing technology programs of NASA, other government agencies, industry and academia, will be developed in partnership with NMP. A draft Announcement, for information only, will be available on the NMP home page at http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov, under "Technologies" on February 8, 1999. The final Announcement will be available at the same location or by sending an electronic mail request to: janet.r.holden@jpl.nasa.gov. A copy will be provided by return electronic mail. There will be a three (3) week response time and proposals will be limited to eight (8) pages. All proposals will be peer reviewed by a NASA designated peer review panel(s). JPL's Procurement point of contact is Gerald T. O'Connell (818) 354-4885 and Technical point of contact is Stu Kerridge (818) 354-0899. WEB: Technology, http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov. E-MAIL: NMP Teams, janet.r.holden@jpl.nasa.gov. Posted 02/02/99 (W-SN293650).

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