A--FARMS INVESTMENT SOURCES SOUGHT

This is a modification to the sources sought titled FARMS Investment Sources Sought which was posted on June 24, 2013. You are hereby notified of the following question and answer: Question: Is the expectation that the respondents to this RFI be expected to invest $20M to $50M? Or is this a survey of technical capabilities and the investment will comes from other sources (e.g., NASA, USG, etc)? Answer: Per the sources sought, NASA is looking for hardware development and/or software development partners, willing to financially invest in the development of new technology for a hyperspectral instrument designed to meet the needs of agriculture. A possible range for total commercial investment is between $20M and $50M depending on the number of partners selected. A partner may be either an individual entity or a consortium. Your sources sought response should include your contribution to the partnership (i.e., hardware, software development, or funds for development of technologies).