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A -- HALL THRUSTER DEVELOPMENT -- SOURCES SOUGHT SOL 3-114549 DUE 121598 POC Glen M. Williams, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-2885, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Glen.M.Williams@lerc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/date.html#3-114549. E-MAIL: Glen M. Williams, Glen.M.Williams@lerc.nasa.gov. NASA/LeRC is hereby soliciting information for potential sources for research on an improved Hall Thruster to develop a Hall thruster propulsion system that has increased performance, reduced mass, reduced complexity, and reduced recurring cost over state-of-the-art ion thruster propulsion systems for aggressive space science missions. A R&T program to establish feasibility shall be carried out followed by development and validation of engineering model hardware. NASA plans to establish a two phase research and development effort in the area of Hall thruster system development. The first phase shall consist of an R&T effort to demonstrate the critical technologies required for successful system development. The second phase shall be an option dependant upon Contractor progress and the availability of funds and shall consist of the development, fabrication and testing of an engineering model system. Phase I shall be Firm Fixed price not to exceed 6 months, Phase II shall be Cost Sharing. The total programs duration is expected to be less than thirty-six months. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in the CBD and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these cites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirement should submit a capability statement of at least 1 page indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein. Technical questions should be directed to: Robert Jankovsky, (216) 433-7515. Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in Internet "Note A". This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not benotified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to Robert Jankovsky, no later than 12-15-98. In responding reference 3-114549. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Posted 11/06/98 (D-SN269273). (0310)

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