Tech park responses due this week

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Responses are due Jan. 12 from non-federal organizations interested in leading the development of a 1,100-acre technology corridor on the north side of NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) in South Mississippi. Dr. Richard Gilbrech, director of SSC, mentioned the idea of a "near-site research park" during the Aerospace Alliance Summit in New Orleans this fall, and a Notice of Availability was posted at FedBizOpps on Dec. 4. SSC has a buffer zone and tight security that has been positive for many of the companies that have come to SSC, but is an issue for some companies that want to be close but don’t want to go through the security procedures. The park would "fill the niche and really poise us toward growth in the future," Gilbrech said at the summit. The private or public entity would partner with NASA and lead in the multi-phased development and long-term operation of the park, which would be designed to attract private sector participation in space exploration and space transportation activities. The property is on the northern edge of SSC and includes sites both inside and outside the security perimeter. (Source: Gulf Coast Aerospace Newsletter, December 2017, page 7) Previous