A -- SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS FORUM -- NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER NASA Ames Research Center is seeking small, small disadvantaged and small women-owned businesses as well as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) and Other Minority Institutions (these entities are hereafter refer to as SDB's) to participate in the NASA Aero-Space Technology Small Disadvantaged Business Quarterly Forum. The forum will be conducted at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California on March 25, 1999. In partnership with the NASA's Office of Aero-Space Technology and the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Ames Research Center hosts annual Forums where certain high tech Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB's) deliver technical presentations to senior Ames managers and NASA prime contractors regarding their technical capability related to Ames programs. NASA is seeking to identify high-tech SDB's to participate in the upcoming Forum with expertise in the areas described below. The forums are a means of identifying high-tech SDB's capable of participating in Ames' most complex programs as future contractors and subcontractors. Ames is NASA's "Center of Excellence" for Information Systems technologies, encompassing research in supercomputing, networking, numerical computing software, artificial intelligence, and human factors to enable bold advances in aeronautics and space. Ames has the agency lead role in airspace operations systems, which includes air traffic control and human factors, and the lead Center for rotorcraft technology. Ames also has major responsibilities in the creation of design and development process tools and in wind tunnel testing. breathing propulsion concepts-, instrumentation systems-, and flight loads predictions. The mission of Ames Space Directorate is to advance the frontiers of knowledge, technology, and exploration in four areas: Earth System Science; Life Sciences; Space Science; and Space Technology. Within NASA, Ames is responsible for conducting the mission of astrobiology, a broad area of multidisciplinary research devoted to the exploration of life in the universe, the role of gravity in living systems, and the study of the Earth's atmosphere and ecosystems. The mission of the Ames Aeronautics Directorate is to research, develop and transfer leading-edge aeronautics technologies and services through the integration of computation, simulation, experimentation and information systems. The goal is to improve aircraft safety and efficiency, minimize the environmental impact of aviation, and increase the competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry. Respondents are invited to submit capabilitiy statements and other information that provides evidence of their technical expertise in areas that relate to the Ames mission. Selection of participants is solely at the discretion of Ames. No expenses for participation will be reimbursed by the government. Past presenters at Ames are not eligible for participation. Additional information is provided at the following URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codek/ under the header, Quarterly Aeronautics SDB Forum. Submissions to be sent to NASA/Ames Research Center, M/S 241-1, T. Kolis (F), Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000. Government and contractor (large, small, and small disadvantaged) personnel are welcome to attend this event. Reservations are required for badging purposes. Please contact Thomas J. Kolis by phone at 650-604-4690 or fax him your intent to attend at 650-604-4646. Primary Point of Contact: Name: Thomas J. Kolis Title: Small Business Specialist Phone: (650) 604-4690 Fax: (650) 604-4646 E-mail: tkolis@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#SDBF-03-25-99-TJK. E-MAIL: Sharon L. Connolly, sconnolly@mail.arc.nasa.gov. Posted 02/11/99 (D-SN297768).

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