GRC NEWS RELEASE 00-062



00-062  

For Release: October 20, 2000


Lori J. Rachul
Media Relations Office
(216) 433-8806
lori.j.rachul@grc.nasa.gov
<h3>Contracts Awarded for System Studies of Revolutionary 
Technology</h3> NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, has 
awarded two contracts with a combined value of $18 million to Modern 
Technologies Corporation, Dayton, OH, and Georgia Tech Research 
Corporation, Atlanta, GA, to support systems analysis research being 
performed on advanced and unconventional aeropropulsion technologies 
for engine/aircraft systems. 

Services to be provided by the contractors may include propulsion 
cycle and flow path studies and conceptual design; metrics 
assessments including probability of success; cost estimation and 
market scenarios; aircraft sizing, mission, emission and acoustic 
analyses; and technology benefits assessment.



Each company was awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity 
5-year contract. Services will be provided by individual task orders.



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