David E. Steitz May 26, 2004<br />Headquarters, Washington <br />(Phone: 202/358-1730)<br /><br /><br />RELEASE: 04-171<br /><br /><br />NASA EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS TO PARTNER IN <br />DIGITAL IMAGERY<br /><br /><br /> NASA amended its solicitation to make the historic imagery <br />captured by the agency's exploration activities accessible to the public <br />through an innovative partnership. The extension, from June 4 to <br />June 25, allows proposers time to process additional information in <br />the amendment and incorporate it as necessary in submissions.<br /><br /><br />The new information includes examples of type and quantity of <br />archived still imagery at the Johnson Space Center; moving pictures <br />at all NASA Centers; data on the reach of the NASA Web portal; <br />merchandising and advertising guidelines as it relates to imagery.<br /><br /><br />In April NASA requested proposals to digitize and consolidate agency <br />analog, still, film, video and graphic imagery for easier public online <br />research and retrieval.<br /><br /><br />A comprehensive database of historical, educational and <br />commercially viable material will be developed by a partnership <br />between NASA and either an organization or consortium. NASA has <br />more than 115,000 film and video titles and millions of still images <br />documenting the history of America's space program. <br /><br /><br />After the June deadline, NASA will review proposals from <br />organizations sharing the agency's mission, values and goals that <br />could provide entrepreneurial opportunities, in a non-reimbursable <br />relationship, to provide public access to these vast imagery archives.<br /><br /><br />For information about the request for proposals and the amendment <br />on the Internet, visit:<br /><br /><br />http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-<br />bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=04#109967<br /><br /><br />or<br /><br /><br />http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/eps/eps_data/109967-AMEND-001-<br />001.doc