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B -- EOCAP-TECH '96 SOL Cooperative Agreement Notice SSC 01-96. Due 121595. Contact Joan E. Johnson, 601/688-1903/Contracting Officer, Rebecca S. Dubuisson, 601/688-1636. Earth Observations Commercial Applications Program - Technology in Support of the NASA, John C. Stennis Space Center Commercial Remote Sensing Program Office, Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) SSC-01-96. NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) is soliciting sources to provide innovative solutions to technical obstacles impeding accurate, timely, and cost effective Autonomous Processing and Downlink and Distribution of spatial and spectral information. NASA's Office of Space Access and Technology is sponsoring this CAN as part of its plan to accelerate the US Remote Sensing Industry to the top of the international market. The FY '96 competition, called the Earth Observations Commercial Applications Program-Technology (EOCAP-Tech '96), involves co-investment by NASA and partners. NASA will share technical and financial risks associated with product development. NASA plans to co-fund 4-6 proposals with typical project co-funding levels of $500,000 annually for a potential three-year period. The CAN will be available via CRSP's World Wide Web Home Page upon release by the Contracting Office at URL http://crsphome.ssc.nasa.gov. You may also request a copy by contacting Ms. Joan E. Johnson, CRSP, Mail Code JA30, Bldg. 1100, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000. Telephone (601) 688-1903; Fax (601) 688-7455; e-mail jejohns@ssc.nasa.gov.. (261)

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