Supply Officer (Code 42), Naval Postgraduate School, 1588 Cunningham Road, Rm 106, Monterey, California 93943-5209

A -- MOBILE ROBOTS RESEARCH SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SOL N62271-96RQZ3002. Contact Point, Prof. F. Kevin Owen, 408/656-2038, Contracting Officer, E. Malissa Williams, 408/656-2800. The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, as amended, provides for making Federal laboratory developments accessible to private industry, and to state and local governments, and for the improvement of economic, environmental and social well-being of the United States by stimulating the civil utilization of Federally-funded technology development. In the spirit of this Act, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, CA solicits inquiries and proposals for Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) and other contractual agreements which cover joint ventures with outside partners which are structured to mutually benefit NPS and the cooperative partner, and which lead to dual use technology transfer and commercialization for the benefit of the public and private sectors. As part of the NPS overall research program, the School has developed, and patents applied for, software for the instruction and guidance of mobile robots including motion planning, trajectory planning, tracking control sonar date interpretation, and servo control. Accordingly, NPS has extensive expertise and information in this subject area, and state-of-the-art test facilities and support services. Research and development proposals are requested which compliment the School's research mission and which require NPS personnel, facilities and equipment. NPS will make these resources available at cost to the partner. The proposing partner will provide the funds and other personnel and resources as required. The partner will also have the interest, resources and technical expertise to incorporate the NPS and its in-house technology into either dual-use or commercial products intended for sale. This is not a solicitation. Parties interested in licensing these software inventions are invited to submit a letter of interest providing information about the company, area of potential application for the technology, and a point of contact. Questions and inquiries regarding this particular project and the availability of specific NPS resources may be directed to Prof F. Kevin Owen, (408) 656-2038(fax). (099)

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