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A -- NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL -- RESIDENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM (NRC-RRAP) SOL Reference-Number-F49620-96-C-0001-P000XX DUE 100799 POC Thomas McLean, Jr, Contracting Officer, Phone 703 696-5958, Fax 703 696-9733, Email thomas.mclean@afosr.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=Reference-Num ber-F49620-96-C-0001-P000XX&LocID=1542. E-MAIL: Thomas McLean, Jr, thomas.mclean@afosr.af.mil. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) intends to solicit and negotiate a contract modification with the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC 20418, to extend the term of Contract Number F49620-96-C-0001 through 14 Oct 2002 under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The contractor will continue support of the NRC-RRAP in cooperation with Air Force Laboratories and research organizations. The contractor will conduct a national competition for outstanding scientists and engineers at the postdoctoral and renowned research levels and award research opportunities as guest investigators at participating Air Force Laboratories and research organizations. The objectives of the prorgram are: (1) to provide postdoctoral scientists and engineers of unusual promise and ability with opportunities for reseach in the Air Force Laboratories, (2) to provide world-renowned leading researchers a sabbatical opportunity to perform reseach on problems largely of their ownchoice, and (3) to contribute thereby to the overall research effort of the Air Force. Numbered Notes: 22, 25. Posted 09/07/99 (D-SN376993). (0250)

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