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A -- COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE-COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION SOL CAN-SSC-04-99 DUE 092099 POC Rodney McKellip, Technical Monitor, Phone 228-688-2984, Fax 228-688-7455, Email rodney.mckellip@ssc.nasa.gov -- Frank S. Oerting, Contract Specialist, Phone (228) 688-1638, Fax (228) 688-1141, Email frank.oerting@ssc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/SSC/date.html#CAN-SSC-04-99. E-MAIL: Rodney McKellip, rodney.mckellip@ssc.nasa.gov. As part of NASA's charter to encourage the commercial development of space through the promotion of new ventures and the development of new space technologies, the Commercial Remote Sensing Program (CRSP) Office is seeking qualified offerors to technically collaborate on validation of remote sensing applications for several resource and environmental discipline areas. Until recently, remote sensing and related technologies have traditionally been the tools of scientists and government agencies. With the expanding use of high-resolution satellite and airborne digital imagery to populate Geographic Information System databases, industry has begun to adopt remote sensing for a broad range of applications. This activity has resulted in a significant interest and investment in remote sensing and related technologies. Several US companies are planning to offer high-resolution satellite imagery within the next few years. Since 1987, CRSP has been operating public-private partnership programs for the co-development of applications and technology with US companies. CRSP is challenged to serve as a pathway between the development of new remote sensing and geospatial technologies and their infusion into a commercial market. In order for any collaboration with CRSP to be successful, an offerer must fully fully understand: 1)the overall remote sensing applications challenges involving the infusion of remote sensing and geospatial technologies into a commercial market, and 2) every facet of the remote sensing/geospatial information market relating, in the first phase, to agriculture, from product inception to testing to market acceptance and use but eventually involving other resource and environmental disciplines. An initial broad-based experience in agriculture is essential, but the broad-based experience must extend in later phases to other areas including forestry and educational outreach. Because CRSP has access to various corporate business plans and proprietary information, technical collaboration is sought only from not-for-profit offerors to ensure there is no perception of competition or conflict of interest. Posted 08/18/99 (D-SN369710). (0230)

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