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NATIONAL LAB OPPORTUNITY

OPPORTUNITY FOR THE USE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION BY DOMESTIC ENTITIES OTHER THAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is operating...

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Deadline Fixed Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Aug 6, 2009
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  • About: OPPORTUNITY FOR THE USE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION BY DOMESTIC ENTITIES OTHER THAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is operating a share of the…
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OPPORTUNITY FOR THE USE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION BY DOMESTIC ENTITIES OTHER THAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is operating a share of the United States accommodations on the International Space Station (ISS) as a national laboratory in accordance with Section 507 of the NASA Authorization Act of 2005 ( 109-155) and to seek to increase the utilization of the ISS by other federal entities and the private sector. To facilitate and increase such utilization of the ISS, NASA is providing access to the ISS for the conduct of basic and applied research, technology development and industrial processing (collectively, R&D) to federal, state and local government entities, and to private entities (including, but not limited to, commercial firms, non-profit entities, and academic institutions) as part of the national laboratory. In preparation for the ISS post-assembly phase and during the post-assembly complete phase, NASA is seeking proposals from domestic entities other than federal government agencies for the conduct of R&D activities on the ISS as a national laboratory. NASA anticipates using its authority to enter into Space Act Agreements to support national laboratory activities, including providing necessary access to NASA facilities, personnel and technical will be no provision of funds in connection with this opportunity. Respondents will be responsible for financing their own activities. Participation in this National Lab Opportunity will be contingent upon selection by NASA and negotiation of an appropriate Agreement between NASA and the proposer. Proposed activities should involve R&D, including, but not limited to, life equipment, engineering testbeds, spacecraft design and testing, or education and should demonstrate potential benefit to the public, such as development of future products and services contributing to industrial capacity and economic growth or improving STEM education. This opportunity is not exclusive; NASA, at its discretion, may negotiate with other parties for access to ISS under this opportunity. Response Date: This announcement is open through December 31, 2014. NASA will engage in ongoing review of proposals as received prior to the Response Date of December 31, 2014. NASA reserves the right to amend or withdraw this Announcement at any time prior to the Response Date. NASA will not issue paper copies of this Announcement. NASA reserves the right to select for Space Act Agreement negotiations none of the proposals submitted in response to this Announcement. NASA provides no funding for reimbursement of proposal development costs. Material submitted in response to this Announcement will not be returned. It is the policy of NASA to safeguard all proposals as confidential and privileged information, as provided by law. NASA will not, without permission of the proposers, use the proposal contents for other than evaluation purposes. It is not NASA's intent to publicly disclose proprietary information obtained during this solicitation. To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by a respondent as "Proprietary or Confidential" will be kept confidential. NASA may use contractor support personnel to assist in providing expertise regarding proposals. Any support contractor involved in the evaluation process shall be free of conflicts of interest, will be bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements to protect proprietary and competition sensitive information. By submitting a proposal under this Announcement, the proposer is deemed to have consented to release of data in its proposal to NASA contractors supporting evaluation of proposals.

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Source ID48947
PostedAug 6, 2009

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