NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

A -- SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS FORUM SOL SDBF-01-18-00-TJK DUE 012500 POC Thomas J Kolis, Small Business Specialist, Phone (650) 604-4690, Fax (650) 604-4646, Email tkolis@mail.arc.nasa.gov -- Thomas J Kolis, Small Business Specialist, Phone (650) 604-4690, Fax (650) 604-4646, Email tkolis@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=21#SDBF-01-18-00-TJK. E-MAIL: Thomas J Kolis, tkolis@mail.arc.nasa.gov. NASA Ames Research Center is seeking 3 -- 5 small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) as well as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) and Other Minority Institutions (these entities are hereinafter collectively referred 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 14, 2000. 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 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 aerospace and space transportation. 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, air-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 multi-disciplinaryresearch 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 Aerospace Directorate is to research, develop, and transfer leading-edge aerospace and space transportation technologies and services through the integration of computation, simulation, experimentation, and information systems. The goal are to improve aircraft safety and efficiency, minimize the environmental impact of aviation, increase the competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry, improve space transportation system safety and reliability, and reduce the cost of access to space. Respondents are invited to submit capability statements and other information that provides evidence of their technical expertise in areas that relate to the Ames mission. A cover sheet shall contain the following information: Company name, address, phone no., fax no.; type of business/entity (e.g., WOSB, HBCU, etc.), name of point of contact (POC); POC's phone, fax nos., and email address; alternate POC's phone, fax nos., and email address; brief description of capability (up to 7 words), descriptive/listing of capabilities (up to 35 words). Selection of participants is solely at the discretion of Ames. No expenses for participation will be reimbursed by the government. Previous Forum presenters at Ames and firms having prime or subcontracts on-site at Ames within the last 3 years are not eligible for participation. Additional information is provided at the following URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codek/ under the header, Special Programs, Quarterly Aerospace SDB Forum. Notification of selected firms will be made by announcement posted at the following URL on or after February 22: http://nais.nasa.gov/hottopic.html . 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 intentto attend at 650-604-4646. Posted 01/24/00 (A-SN418024). (0024)

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