Charles Redmond
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                                                     
May 14, 1993
(Phone:  202/358-1757)


RELEASE:  93-85

SOLICITATION ISSUED FOR TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT PROPOSALS


   The solicitation of proposals for the Technology Reinvestment 
Project was published today in the Commerce Business Daily and 
will be published early next week in the Federal Register.

   The Technology Reinvestment Project is a $471 million federal 
interagency effort to develop and deploy dual-use technologies and 
at the same time give a competitive advantage to American 
companies.  The solicitation seeks proposals in a wide range of 
technological areas from companies and industry-university 
partnerships.  Proposals are due by July 23, 1993.

   The overall goal of the project, which is part of the White 
House $1.7 billion Defense Reinvestment and Conversion Initiative, 
is to commercialize technologies developed in federal research and 
development laboratories.

   The project is structured to create new, high technology 
products, processes, and manufacturing skills that will lead to 
the creation of high quality jobs in the commercial sector that 
both enhance American competitiveness and make advanced military 
systems more affordable.

   Funding for the project comes from Defense Department funds.  
The project also has aspects which will work to develop and 
enhance engineering curricula at major universities and 
technical schools to meet the anticipated competitive challenges 
of this decade. 




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   NASA is participating in this project with the Department of 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Commerce Department 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of 
Energy and the National Science Foundation.  Representatives from 
each of the participating agencies constitute the review and 
selection panels for the proposals.

   Copies of the solicitation can be obtained by calling the 
Technology Reinvestment Project's 1-800-DUAL-USE (382-5873) 
number.  Copies of the solicitation are available to the media at 
the Department of Defense Directorate for Defense Information, 
Room 2E765, Pentagon, (703/695-0192) and at the NASA Headquarters 
newsroom, 300 E Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 
(202/358-1600).

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