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A -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) -- GLAST SPACECRAFT DUE 011298 POC Mary S. Di Joseph, Technical Officer, Phone (301) 286-0118, Fax (301) 286-0204, Email mdijosep@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov -- Robert Maichle, Technical Monitor, Phone (301) 286-5222, Fax (301) 286-0204, Email bmaichle@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFI-217-237-01. E-MAIL: Mary S. Di Joseph, mdijosep@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC hereby issues a Request For Information (RFI) document via the internet. This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as to promote competition. Prospective respondents are invited to sumbit comments or questions to: Ms. Mary S. Di Joseph, no later than January 12, 1998. In responding reference RFI-217-237-01. THE RFI DOCUMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) DOCUMENT, THEREFORE, PLEASE DO NOT SEND A PROPOSAL. The intent of the RFI document is to survey industry's ability to develop the Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) Spacecraft and to support the spacecraft's launch and activation. The GLAST mission is a follow-on to the EGRET (Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO). GLAST is a high-energy, gamma ray observatory designed to observe celestial gamma ray sources in the approximate energy range 0.01 to greater than 300GeV. The GLAST launch date is planned for mid-2004. Comments may be forwarded to Ms. Di Joseph via electronic transmission or by facsimile transmission. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the review. Any questions regarding this announcement should be directed to the identified point of contact. A secondary point of contact is provided, if Ms. Di Joseph is not available. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The RFI and any related documents are available over the Internet. These documents are in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is: http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html. It is the respondent's responsibility to monitor this cite for the release of the RFI and/or amendments (if any). Potential respondent's will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the RFI and/or amendments, if any. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0346)

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