NASA CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR 1995 SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR AWARD

NASA is calling for submissions for the 1995 NASA Software of the Year
Award to give recognition to software developed and owned by the space
agency.

The award is co-sponsored by the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance,
Washington, DC, and NASA's Inventions and Contributions Board (ICB). Last
year the competition drew responses from 135 participants, with nearly
$200,000 awarded. The winning teams in 1994, INS3D from Ames Research
Center and CARES/Life from Lewis Research Center, each received a prize of
$40,000.

The award, which will include a trophy, certificate signed by the NASA
Administrator, and a substantial award, will be presented to author(s) of
software (1) in which NASA has an intellectual property interest, (2) that
has been supported, adopted, sponsored, or used by NASA and (3) that which
is significant to the NASA mission.

Entries will be judged by a NASA Software Award Review Panel comprised of
software development experts from all NASA Centers and the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory. After their review, the panel will submit their selection(s)
to the ICB. The ICB may recommend a monetary award of up to $100,000 for
the winner(s) depending on the value of the contribution to government and
industry. The award will be presented by NASA officials later in the
year.

NASA Form 1329 (ICB Award Evaluation Questionnaire) must be filled out for
each entry. Copies of the software, sample applications and data, and
descriptive documentation of the package should be included, in addition
to evidence demonstrating the impact and degree of innovation and
suitability of the entry. This information will be the primary data used
by the panel in recommending awards. Software programs must have been
legally disseminated as commercial-grade (not alpha or beta phase)
products to the public by NASA beginning within the last five years.

Inquiries on award criteria should be made through the NASA Space Act
Awards Liaison Officer at any NASA Center or through the ICB. Call
202/358- 2468 for names of these contacts. Entries and supporting material
must be submitted to these offices no later than May 1, 1995.

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