Save Hangar One Committee

(cross posted from Moffett Users)

Spaceref.com reports that NASA is seeking parties who might be interested in sheathing Hangar One with photovoltaic panels:

… Assuming that the Navy elects to remove the contaminated exterior siding and leave the structural frame …, NASA intends to enter into an enhanced use lease or other legal instrument (not a procurement action) with a third party … to install a new Photovoltaic (PV) system that will generate a minimum of two megawatts of electricity along with the hangar’s re-siding work at no cost to the Government. NASA WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY FUNDS FOR THE SIDING, PV SYSTEM, OR ITS INSTALLATION. NASA’s contribution is to provide the use of the Hangar One’s outer surface area, with options to purchase delivered power, and the right to use the project for credentials, publications and advertising …

The anticipated schedule of events includes a Site Visit on September 6, 2005. Developers with Expressions of Interest of this AOO should attend the Site Visit to be held on September 6, 2005 at 10:00 AM at the north end of Hangar One parking lot … If you plan to attend the site visit, send an email to Keith Venter at keith.venter@nasa.gov no later than September 1, 2005 …