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A -- SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM SOL DOC 00-1 DUE 011299 POC Jacqueline G. Turnage, 301/713-0829 x198-Contract Specialist; Diane C. Husereau, 301/713-0829-Contracting Officer WEB: Do not click here for solicitation information before, http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd/SOLINDEX.HTML. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the AMD Web Master., Jan.Nyquist@noaa.gov. A -- Beginning October 1, 1999, proposals are sought from small business firms for participation in the DOC SBIR program. The SBIR program is a three-phase program which implements Public Law 102-564, the "Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992." The purpose of Phase 1 is to conduct feasibility related experimental or theoretical research or research and development (R&D) in order to determine the scientific or technical merit/feasibility of concepts/ideas as a prerequisite to further DOC support under Phase 2. Individuals receiving awards under Phase 1 will be eligible to compete for Phase 2 contracts. The following are NOAA research topics available for Phase 1: Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean Observation Systems, Living Marine Resources, Ocean Science, and Cartography, Photogrammetry, Hydrology, and Geodesy. The following are the NIST research topics available for Phase I: Adaptive Learning Systems, Advanced Building Materials and Systems, Advanced Detection and Suppression of Fires, Combinatorial Discovery of Materials and Chemicals, Condition-Based Maintenance, Intelligent Control, Intelligent and Distributed CAD, Infrastructure for Distributed Electronic Commerce, Measurement and Standards for Composite Materials, Measurement and Standards for Membrane Materials, Microelectronics Manufacturing Infrastructure, Microfabrication and Micromachining, Photonics Manufacturing, Supporting Technologies for Semiconductor Lithography, Integration of Manufacturing Applications, and General. To obtain copies of the Program Solicitation, communicate your request by mail to: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 820, Room 306, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; E-mail: linda.keyes@nist.gov. To obtain the solicitation online, the URL is: http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd/SOLINDEX.HTML LINKDESC: Do not click here for solicitation information before October 1, 1999. General SBIR-related inquires (but not solicitation requests) may be directed to the DOC SBIR Program Manager, Dr. JosephM. Bishop at 301/713-3565. See Note 1. Posted 09/16/99 (W-SN381121). (0259)

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