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Showing contracts 451–500 of 531 total. Sorted by action date, most recent first. Excludes $0 modifications.
| Date | Agency | PIID | NAICS | Description | Amount |
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| Sep 12, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC17F0006 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY SWOT PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD SRB SUPPORT. SWOT SURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY IS A NASA INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS SCIENCE MISSION DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENTS FOR DETERMINING OCEAN CIRCULATION, SEA LEVEL RISE AND CLIMATE CHANGE. IT IS DESIGNATED AS A CATEGORY 2 SPACE FLIGHT PROJECT. INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDE CENTRE NATIONAL DETUDES SPATIALES CNES AND CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY CSA. SWOT IS A PROJECT WITHIN THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION OF NASAS SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE. IT IS MANAGED OUT OF THE EARTH SYSTEMATIC MISSIONS PROGRAM OFFICE AT GSFC. 3.2 A STANDING REVIEW BOARD SRB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. 3.3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SRB SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING SWOT LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS LCR, PREPARE REVIEW DOCUMENTS&PRESENTATIONS, ATTEND SUBSYSTEM REVIEWS AS AN SRB OBSERVER, AND COMPLETE ALL REQUESTED MANAGEMENT OUT-BRIEF | $35K |
| Sep 11, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC17F0045 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGFTASK ORDER ENTITLED EUROPA LANDER PRE-PHASE A MISSION CONCEPTS ASSESSMENT. THE EUROPA LANDER PRE-PHASE A STUDY HAS BEEN DIRECTED BY NASA TO THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION DIRECTORATE. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE EUROPA LANDER PRE-PHASE A STUDY IS TO DEVELOP A SURFACE MISSION CONCEPT FOR JUPITERS MOON, EUROPA, AND TO INVESTIGATE THE MOONS POTENTIAL EXTANT LIFE AND HABITABILITY. A LANDER MISSION WOULD BE LAUNCHED NO EARLIER THAN 2025, ON AN SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM. THE INITIAL MISSION CONCEPT REVIEW RESULTED IN A CONCEPT THAT IS MOST LIKELY NOT SUPPORTABLE DUE TO EXPECTED COST. AN INDEPENDENT TEAM HAS BEEN FORMED TO ASSESS OTHER POTENTIAL MISSION CONCEPTS IN TERMS OF SCIENTIFIC VALUE, COST FEASIBILITY, RISK, AND OTHER FACTORS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF MISSION CONCEPTS AND TRADES, AND PREPARE REPORTS AND/OR BRIEFINGS. | $42K |
| Aug 30, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC17F0028 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGFTECHNICAL ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION FOR THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM OFFICE GEOSTATIONARY VEGETATION, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MISSION | $111K |
| Aug 30, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA14T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: TASK ORDER TITLE: COST AND SCHEDULE EVALUATION SUPPORT EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER OFFICE (ESSPO) THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMMATIC COST AND SCHEDULE ASSESSMENTS FOR EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER OFFICE (ESSPO) AND OTHER EARTH SCIENCES DIRECTORATE (ESD) MISSIONS. | $48K |
| Aug 29, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA23T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" MARS 2020 (M2020) STANDING REVIEW BOARDS (SRB). THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT FOR MARS 2020 PROJECT. A STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5E, NPR 7123.B1, NASA SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK REQUIREMENTS AND THE SRB HANDBOOK. | $96K |
| Aug 23, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC17F0003 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF WIDE FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST) INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT/COST REVIEW. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN 15 MEMBERS WITH EXPERTISE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, INSTRUMENTS, OPERATIONS, AND COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATION TO CONDUCT THE WFIRST INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT/COST REVIEW (WIETR) AND ENSURE THAT NASA'S APPROACH TO PHASE A HAS YIELDED A MISSION THAT IS BOTH (1) WELL UNDERSTOOD IN TERMS OF SCOPE AND REQUIRED RESOURCES (COST, SCHEDULE, ETC.) AND (2) EXECUTABLE. | $218K |
| Aug 14, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA12T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: NEW FRONTIERS 4 PROPOSAL TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LARC) ON THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING COST RISK EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THE NEW FRONTIERS 4 SOLICITATION. FOR EACH PROPOSAL EVALUATED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A FORM C, WHICH IS THE FORM THAT SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TMC EVALUATION RESULTS, AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE COST ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH FORM C. THE TMC EVALUATION IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERION C FACTORS C-1 TO C-5 DEFINED IN THE NEW FRONTIERS 4 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO). | $284K |
| Jul 14, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC17F0012 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGFTASK ORDER TITLE: EARTH VENTURE SUBORBITAL-3 TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS AND COST PROPOSAL EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS ON THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS, AND COST FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING COST RISK EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THE EARTH VENTURE SUBORBITAL-3 SOLICITATION. | $582K |
| Jul 12, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC17F0011 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGFPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) MASTERS FORUM WORKSHOPS 2017: THE MASTERS FORUM WORKSHOP CONCEPT INCLUDES HAVING RECENT PIS, PROJECT MANAGERS (PM), PROJECT SYSTEM ENGINEERS (PSE) OR OTHER KEY LEADERS OF RECENT PAST SUCCESSFUL SMD MISSIONS AND INSTRUMENT INVESTIGATIONS SHARE KEY LESSONS LEARNED WITH THE NEWLY SELECTED TEAMS IN A WORKSHOP FORMAT WHICH MAY INCLUDE BRIEFINGS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS. THIS TASK INCLUDES PLANNING THE WORKSHOP AGENDAS, IDENTIFYING THE MASTERS FORUM SPEAKERS, PRESENTERS, AND PANELISTS AND ARRANGING THEIR PARTICIPATION AT THE PI MASTERS FORUM WORKSHOP. | $234K |
| Jul 5, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC17F0008 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF EUROPA CLIPPER STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SRB SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING EUROPA CLIPPER LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS (LCRS), PREPARE REVIEW DOCUMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS, AND ASSOCIATED REVIEW ACTIVITIES. | $300K |
| Jun 28, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC17F0006 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY SWOT PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD SRB SUPPORT. SWOT SURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY IS A NASA INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS SCIENCE MISSION DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENTS FOR DETERMINING OCEAN CIRCULATION, SEA LEVEL RISE AND CLIMATE CHANGE. IT IS DESIGNATED AS A CATEGORY 2 SPACE FLIGHT PROJECT. INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDE CENTRE NATIONAL DETUDES SPATIALES CNES AND CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY CSA. SWOT IS A PROJECT WITHIN THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION OF NASAS SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE. IT IS MANAGED OUT OF THE EARTH SYSTEMATIC MISSIONS PROGRAM OFFICE AT GSFC. 3.2 A STANDING REVIEW BOARD SRB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. 3.3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SRB SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING SWOT LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS LCR, PREPARE REVIEW DOCUMENTS&PRESENTATIONS, ATTEND SUBSYSTEM REVIEWS AS AN SRB OBSERVER, AND COMPLETE ALL REQUESTED MANAGEMENT OUT-BRIEF | $127K |
| Jun 21, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC17F0003 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF WIDE FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST) INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT/COST REVIEW. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN 15 MEMBERS WITH EXPERTISE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, INSTRUMENTS, OPERATIONS, AND COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATION TO CONDUCT THE WFIRST INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT/COST REVIEW (WIETR) AND ENSURE THAT NASA'S APPROACH TO PHASE A HAS YIELDED A MISSION THAT IS BOTH (1) WELL UNDERSTOOD IN TERMS OF SCOPE AND REQUIRED RESOURCES (COST, SCHEDULE, ETC.) AND (2) EXECUTABLE. | $294K |
| Jun 19, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA12T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: NEW FRONTIERS 4 PROPOSAL TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LARC) ON THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING COST RISK EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THE NEW FRONTIERS 4 SOLICITATION. FOR EACH PROPOSAL EVALUATED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A FORM C, WHICH IS THE FORM THAT SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TMC EVALUATION RESULTS, AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE COST ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH FORM C. THE TMC EVALUATION IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERION C FACTORS C-1 TO C-5 DEFINED IN THE NEW FRONTIERS 4 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO). | $452K |
| Jun 12, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA04T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE CCP PROGRAM LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS, SUBSYSTEM REVIEWS, AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. | $130K |
| May 24, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA19T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF:" MARTIAN MOONS EXPLORATION NEUTRON AND GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER INVESTIGATION PROPOSALS EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LARC) ON THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THE MARTIAN MOONS EXPLORATION (MMX) NEUTRON AND GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER (NGRS) INVESTIGATION SOLICITATION AND PROVIDE SCIENCE EVALUATION SUPPORT AS NEEDED. MMX NGRS PROGRAM ELEMENT APPENDIX (PEA) SPECIFICALLY SOLICITS NEUTRON AND GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER INSTRUMENT INVESTIGATIONS. FOR EACH PROPOSAL EVALUATED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A FORM C THAT SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TMC EVALUATION RESULTS, A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY (CES) THAT DOCUMENTS THE COST ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH FORM C, AND A QUAD CHART THAT PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION. THE TMC EVALUATION IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERIA FACTORS C-1 TO C-5 DEFINED IN THE SECOND STAND ALONE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON-3) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) AND REQUIREMENTS DEFINED IN THE MMX NGRS SALMON-3 AO PROGRAM ELEMENT APPENDIX (PEA). THE MMX NGRS IS A UNIQUE INSTRUMENT AND THEREFORE IT IS NECESSARY TO PLAN THE APPROACH TO THE COST ANALYSIS BEFORE THE EVALUATION BEGINS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP A COST ANALYSIS APPROACH FOR THE MMX NGRS INSTRUMENTS. DATA IS AVAILABLE ON MATERIAL GENERATED BY THE NASA PLANETARY DIVISION ON COSTING THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS AND THE COST ANALYSIS DATA REQUIREMENT (CADRE) DATASET. ADDITIONAL DATA MAY BE AVAILABLE FROM OTHER SOURCES. IN ADDITION, THE MMX NGRS PEA REQUIRES THE TMC EVALUATION TEAM TO PROVIDE COMMENTS TO NASA REGARDING THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE MMX SPACECRAFT INTERFACES AND OPERATIONS. THESE COMMENTS WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE TMC FEASIBILITY RISK RATING BUT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE SELECTION OFFICIAL. THE COMMENTS ON COMPATIBILITY WITH THE MMX SPACECRAFT INTERFACES AND OPERATIONS SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS ACCOMMODATION COMMENTS. THE EVALUATION TEAM SHALL DOCUMENT ACCOMMODATION COMMENTS ON EACH PROPOSAL AT THE END OF FORM C. A SUBSET OF THE EVALUATION TEAM SHALL PERFORM AN ACCOMMODATION STUDY FOR A SUBSET OF THE PROPOSALS AFTER THE TMC EVALUATION IS COMPLETE, CONSIDERING THE ACCOMMODATION COMMENTS AND THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE FLIGHT SYSTEMS. | $350K |
| May 23, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA11T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: SENIOR REVIEW FOR PROBABLE EXTENSION OF EARTH SCIENCE OPERATING MISSIONS THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER) ON THE TECHNICAL REVIEWS OF PROPOSALS SOLICITED FOR THE SENIOR REVIEW 2017 FOR EXTENSION OF EARTH SCIENCE OPERATING MISSIONS (REFERRED TO AS THE SENIOR REVIEW FROM HEREON). THE NASA EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION (ESD) OF THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) IS SUPPORTING SEVERAL EARTH OBSERVING MISSIONS THAT ARE OPERATING BEYOND THEIR PRIME MISSION LIFETIMES. EXTENDED OPERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED DATA ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT FRACTION OF THE ESD ANNUAL BUDGET. NASA AND THE ESD THUS PERIODICALLY EVALUATE THE ALLOCATION OF MISSION OPERATION AND DATA ANALYSIS (MO&DA) FUNDS WITH THE AIM OF MAXIMIZING WITHIN FINITE RESOURCES THE MISSIONS CONTRIBUTIONS TO NASAS AND THE NATIONS GOALS. THIS PERIODIC NASA COMPARATIVE REVIEW FOR MISSIONS IN EXTENDED OPERATIONS IS KNOWN AS A SENIOR REVIEW. THE SENIOR REVIEW PANEL IS SUPPORTED BY A TECHNICAL SUBPANEL COMPOSED OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS FROM WITHIN AND/OR OUTSIDE NASA TO ASSESS THE HEALTH AND VIABILITY OF THE OPERATING SATELLITES. THE TECHNICAL SUBPANEL ASSESSES EACH MISSION PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY PROJECTIONS FOR THE SATELLITE AND INSTRUMENT(S), AS WELL AS THE MISSION OPERATIONS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE TECHNICAL EXPERTS CONSIDER FACTORS INCLUDING THE STATUS OF CONSUMABLES AND PREDICTED UTILIZATION; SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENT STATUS, PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION, AND FAILURE RISK; THE PROPOSED MISSION OPERATIONS APPROACH FOR THE EFFECTIVE AND SAFE MANAGEMENT OF AN AGING SATELLITE; AND MISSION AND DATA MANAGEMENT. THIS TECHNICAL REVIEW IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERIA STATED IN THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS SENIOR REVIEW 2017 FOR EXTENSION OF EARTH SCIENCE OPERATING MISSIONS. AS THE PRODUCTS OF THE TECHNICAL REVIEW, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A TECHNICAL REVIEW FORM FOR EACH PROPOSAL, WHICH SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL REVIEW RESULTS. THIS TECHNICAL REVIEW FORM CONTAINS NARRATIVE TEXT AS WELL AS A RISK RATING FOR THE FEASIBILITY OF THE EXTENDED MISSION IMPLEMENTATION. | $10K |
| May 10, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA11T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: SENIOR REVIEW FOR PROBABLE EXTENSION OF EARTH SCIENCE OPERATING MISSIONS THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER) ON THE TECHNICAL REVIEWS OF PROPOSALS SOLICITED FOR THE SENIOR REVIEW 2017 FOR EXTENSION OF EARTH SCIENCE OPERATING MISSIONS (REFERRED TO AS THE SENIOR REVIEW FROM HEREON). THE NASA EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION (ESD) OF THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) IS SUPPORTING SEVERAL EARTH OBSERVING MISSIONS THAT ARE OPERATING BEYOND THEIR PRIME MISSION LIFETIMES. EXTENDED OPERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED DATA ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT FRACTION OF THE ESD ANNUAL BUDGET. NASA AND THE ESD THUS PERIODICALLY EVALUATE THE ALLOCATION OF MISSION OPERATION AND DATA ANALYSIS (MO&DA) FUNDS WITH THE AIM OF MAXIMIZING WITHIN FINITE RESOURCES THE MISSIONS CONTRIBUTIONS TO NASAS AND THE NATIONS GOALS. THIS PERIODIC NASA COMPARATIVE REVIEW FOR MISSIONS IN EXTENDED OPERATIONS IS KNOWN AS A SENIOR REVIEW. THE SENIOR REVIEW PANEL IS SUPPORTED BY A TECHNICAL SUBPANEL COMPOSED OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS FROM WITHIN AND/OR OUTSIDE NASA TO ASSESS THE HEALTH AND VIABILITY OF THE OPERATING SATELLITES. THE TECHNICAL SUBPANEL ASSESSES EACH MISSION PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY PROJECTIONS FOR THE SATELLITE AND INSTRUMENT(S), AS WELL AS THE MISSION OPERATIONS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE TECHNICAL EXPERTS CONSIDER FACTORS INCLUDING THE STATUS OF CONSUMABLES AND PREDICTED UTILIZATION; SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENT STATUS, PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION, AND FAILURE RISK; THE PROPOSED MISSION OPERATIONS APPROACH FOR THE EFFECTIVE AND SAFE MANAGEMENT OF AN AGING SATELLITE; AND MISSION AND DATA MANAGEMENT. THIS TECHNICAL REVIEW IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERIA STATED IN THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS SENIOR REVIEW 2017 FOR EXTENSION OF EARTH SCIENCE OPERATING MISSIONS. AS THE PRODUCTS OF THE TECHNICAL REVIEW, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A TECHNICAL REVIEW FORM FOR EACH PROPOSAL, WHICH SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL REVIEW RESULTS. THIS TECHNICAL REVIEW FORM CONTAINS NARRATIVE TEXT AS WELL AS A RISK RATING FOR THE FEASIBILITY OF THE EXTENDED MISSION IMPLEMENTATION. | $16K |
| Apr 26, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA18T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF:" EXOPLANET EXPLORATION PROGRAM TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR EXOPLANET MISSIONS (TDEM) THE EXEP ANNUALLY SELECTS A NUMBER OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS THROUGH AN OPEN COMPETED PROCESS. ONCE SELECTED, THE GRANTEES PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS (PIS) ARE REQUIRED TO WRITE WHITEPAPERS DESCRIBING POSSIBLE MISSION CONCEPTS AND MILESTONE METRICS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE GRANT, THE PIS WRITE A FINAL REPORT THAT DESCRIBES THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED TOWARDS EACH MILESTONE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE MILESTONES WERE SUCCESSFULLY MET. THE EXOTAC ASSESSES THE MILESTONE WHITEPAPERS, APPLYING THEIR EXPERTISE IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND EXOPLANET SCIENCE TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE MILESTONES IN LIGHT OF THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF THE FIELD. THE EXOTAC ALSO REVIEWS THE MILESTONE FINAL REPORTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE MILESTONES WERE SUCCESSFULLY MET DURING THE WORK PERIOD. | $110K |
| Apr 24, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA17T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: RADIATION BUDGET INSTRUMENT (RBI) COST ANALYSIS SUPPORT. THE RADIATION BUDGET INSTRUMENT (RBI) ON-BOARD THE JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM - 2 (JPSS-2) SATELLITE WILL CONTINUE NASAS LONG-TERM MEASUREMENT OF EARTHS RADIATION BUDGET. THE RBI FOLLOWS THE SUCCESSFUL LEGACY OF THE CLOUDS AND THE EARTHS RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEM (CERES) INSTRUMENTS ONBOARD NASAS TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM) SATELLITE, NASAS EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (EOS) TERRA AND AQUA SATELLITES, AND THE NOAA SUOMI NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING PARTNERSHIP (S-NPP) AND JPSS-1 SATELLITES. DATA PRODUCED BY THE RBI WILL FACILITATE PRODUCTION OF EARTH RADIATION BUDGET (ERB) CLIMATE DATA RECORDS AS SPECIFIED IN THE RBI PROGRAM LEVEL REQUIREMENTS APPENDIX (PLRA) DOCUMENT. DATA PRODUCED BY THE RBI WILL BE SUITABLE TO FACILITATE THE REPROCESSING AND SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS NECESSARY FOR SUPPORTING CLIMATE APPLICATIONS OF THE JPSS DATA RECORDS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A BETTER QUANTIFICATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE EARTHS CLIMATE SYSTEM IS CHANGING, WHAT ARE THE FORCING FUNCTIONS THAT EFFECT CLIMATE CHANGE, WHAT ARE THE GLOBAL IMPACTS TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY, AND FOR DEVELOPING MITIGATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. AS PART OF THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE RBI PROJECT, COST ANALYSIS AND ESTIMATION SUPPORT IS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT PROJECT LIFECYCLE REVIEWS AND CHANGES TO PROJECT SCOPE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN TWO COST ANALYSIS PRODUCTS: A. COST-RISK ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO A NASA PROJECT-LED SCHEDULE-RISK ASSESSMENT OF THE RBI FLIGHT HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE. B. DEVELOPMENT OF A COST ESTIMATE FOR A POTENTIAL FOLLOWING RBI INSTRUMENT (RBI2), IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECTS PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, C. BUDGETING, AND EXECUTION (PPBE)-19 SUBMITTAL TO THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE, NASA HEADQUARTERS. | $54K |
| Apr 3, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA16T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM (PDS) CHIEF SCIENTIST SUPPORT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE PDS PROGRAM EXECUTIVE AND PDS PROGRAM SCIENTIST IN ACHIEVING AN OBJECTIVE, NON-ADVOCATE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT OF A TEN-YEAR PDS ROADMAP. THE TASK INCLUDES REVIEWING THE MATERIAL PROVIDED, PARTICIPATION IN TELECONFERENCES AND SEVERAL FACE-TO-FACE PLENARY MEETINGS OF THE PDS ROADMAP STUDY TEAM (RST). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT SERVICES OF CONSULTANT TO SERVE AS A CHAIR FOR THE PDS MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (PDSMC) FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS, WHICH INCLUDES SUPPORT TO MANAGE THE AGENDA WITH THE PDS PROJECT MANAGER, MONITORING OF ACTION ITEMS FROM ALL PDSMC MEETINGS, AND COORDINATION OF PDS SCIENCE-RELATED TOPICS. THE PDS CHIEF SCIENTIST IS NOT A GOVERNMENT POSITION. HISTORICALLY, IT HAS BEEN HELD BY ACTIVE PLANETARY SCIENTISTS FROM A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCHERS AT ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, OR SCIENCE CONSULTANTS, WHO CAN DEEPLY INTERACT WITH THE PLANETARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. | $116K |
| Mar 30, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA13T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" TASK ORDER TITLE: 2016 HELIOPHYSICS EXPLORER MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY (MO) PROPOSAL EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LARC) ON THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING COST RISK EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THE 2016 HELIOPHYSICS EXPLORER MO SOLICITATION. FOR EACH PROPOSAL EVALUATED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A FORM C, WHICH IS THE FORM THAT SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TMC EVALUATION RESULTS, AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE COST ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH FORM C. THE TMC EVALUATION IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERION C FACTORS C-1 TO C-5 DEFINED IN THE SECOND STAND ALONE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON-2) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO). | $117K |
| Mar 20, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA15T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: TASK ORDER TITLE: MARS 2020 INTERAGENCY NUCLEAR SAFETY REVIEW PANEL (INSRP) THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO DEVELOP A SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORT (SAR) FOR THE MARS 2020 PROJECT. THE PURPOSE OF THE SAR IS TO DOCUMENT THE RESPONSE OF SPACE NUCLEAR POWER SOURCES TO THE CREDIBLE LAUNCH AND REENTRY ACCIDENT SCENARIOS (AND THEIR ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL AND THERMAL INSULT ENVIRONMENTS) AS SPECIFIED IN THE NASA-PROVIDED LAUNCH VEHICLE DATABOOK, AND TO QUANTIFY THE RADIOLOGICAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MISSION. THIS SAR ALONG WITH OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION IS USED BY THE MARS 2020 INTERAGENCY SAFETY REVIEW PANEL (INSRP) TO EVALUATE THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND TO PREPARE A SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT (SER). THE SER IS USED AS A CRITICAL DATA POINT IN DETERMINING IF THE RISK DUE TO THE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS AND IF THE PRESIDENT SHOULD GRANT LAUNCH APPROVAL. | $300K |
| Mar 17, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA14T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: TASK ORDER TITLE: COST AND SCHEDULE EVALUATION SUPPORT EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER OFFICE (ESSPO) THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMMATIC COST AND SCHEDULE ASSESSMENTS FOR EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER OFFICE (ESSPO) AND OTHER EARTH SCIENCES DIRECTORATE (ESD) MISSIONS. | $125K |
| Mar 15, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA13T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: TASK ORDER TITLE: STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL AND GAS EXPERIMENT (SAGE) III STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) THE SAGE III ON ISS PROJECT IS A DIRECTED MISSION, MANAGED BY LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC), COLLABORATING WITH ISS PERSONNEL AT BOTH THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC) AND THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC). SAGE III ON ISS IS DESIGNED TO GLOBALLY MONITOR FROM EARTH ORBIT THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF AEROSOLS, OZONE (O3), WATER VAPOR, AND, STRATOSPHERIC ABUNDANCES OF TRACE SPECIES SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES (NO2 AND NO3), AND HALOGENS. IT IS THE FIFTH IN A SERIES OF SPACE-BORNE REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS DEVELOPED BY THE NASA LARC FOR MONITORING GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF AEROSOLS AND GASEOUS CONSTITUENTS USING THE SOLAR OCCULTATION APPROACH. THE SAGE III INSTRUMENT USES MANY OF THE DESIGN FEATURES AND SYSTEMS OF ITS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PREDECESSORS. FOR THIS MISSION THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE MOUNTED TO THE ISS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN EXPERT SUPPORT FOR THE POST LAUNCH ASSESSMENT REVIEW (PLAR) OF THE SAGE III ON ISS. IN PARTICULAR, THE TECHNICAL EXPERT CONSULTANT (TEC) SHALL INFORM THE REVIEW TEAM REGARDING THE ON-ORBIT PERFORMANCE OF THE INSTRUMENT AND RISKS MOVING FORWARD. THE TEC SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN REVIEW TEAM CONSENSUS DISCUSSIONS. | $8K |
| Mar 10, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA12T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: NEW FRONTIERS 4 PROPOSAL TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LARC) ON THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING COST RISK EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THE NEW FRONTIERS 4 SOLICITATION. FOR EACH PROPOSAL EVALUATED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A FORM C, WHICH IS THE FORM THAT SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TMC EVALUATION RESULTS, AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE COST ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH FORM C. THE TMC EVALUATION IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERION C FACTORS C-1 TO C-5 DEFINED IN THE NEW FRONTIERS 4 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO). | $2.5M |
| Feb 28, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA11T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: SENIOR REVIEW FOR PROBABLE EXTENSION OF EARTH SCIENCE OPERATING MISSIONS THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER) ON THE TECHNICAL REVIEWS OF PROPOSALS SOLICITED FOR THE SENIOR REVIEW 2017 FOR EXTENSION OF EARTH SCIENCE OPERATING MISSIONS (REFERRED TO AS THE SENIOR REVIEW FROM HEREON). THE NASA EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION (ESD) OF THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) IS SUPPORTING SEVERAL EARTH OBSERVING MISSIONS THAT ARE OPERATING BEYOND THEIR PRIME MISSION LIFETIMES. EXTENDED OPERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED DATA ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT FRACTION OF THE ESD ANNUAL BUDGET. NASA AND THE ESD THUS PERIODICALLY EVALUATE THE ALLOCATION OF MISSION OPERATION AND DATA ANALYSIS (MO&DA) FUNDS WITH THE AIM OF MAXIMIZING WITHIN FINITE RESOURCES THE MISSIONS CONTRIBUTIONS TO NASAS AND THE NATIONS GOALS. THIS PERIODIC NASA COMPARATIVE REVIEW FOR MISSIONS IN EXTENDED OPERATIONS IS KNOWN AS A SENIOR REVIEW. THE SENIOR REVIEW PANEL IS SUPPORTED BY A TECHNICAL SUBPANEL COMPOSED OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS FROM WITHIN AND/OR OUTSIDE NASA TO ASSESS THE HEALTH AND VIABILITY OF THE OPERATING SATELLITES. THE TECHNICAL SUBPANEL ASSESSES EACH MISSION PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY PROJECTIONS FOR THE SATELLITE AND INSTRUMENT(S), AS WELL AS THE MISSION OPERATIONS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE TECHNICAL EXPERTS CONSIDER FACTORS INCLUDING THE STATUS OF CONSUMABLES AND PREDICTED UTILIZATION; SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENT STATUS, PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION, AND FAILURE RISK; THE PROPOSED MISSION OPERATIONS APPROACH FOR THE EFFECTIVE AND SAFE MANAGEMENT OF AN AGING SATELLITE; AND MISSION AND DATA MANAGEMENT. THIS TECHNICAL REVIEW IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERIA STATED IN THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS SENIOR REVIEW 2017 FOR EXTENSION OF EARTH SCIENCE OPERATING MISSIONS. AS THE PRODUCTS OF THE TECHNICAL REVIEW, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A TECHNICAL REVIEW FORM FOR EACH PROPOSAL, WHICH SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL REVIEW RESULTS. THIS TECHNICAL REVIEW FORM CONTAINS NARRATIVE TEXT AS WELL AS A RISK RATING FOR THE FEASIBILITY OF THE EXTENDED MISSION IMPLEMENTATION. | $134K |
| Feb 24, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA07T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE EUROPA PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD THE EUROPA PROJECT IS A DIRECTED MISSION WITHIN THE SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION PROGRAM WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE PLANETARY MISSIONS PROGRAM OFFICE AT THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER FOR THE PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION OF NASAS SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD). EUROPA IS MANAGED FOR NASA BY THE JPL SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION DIRECTORATE. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE EUROPA MISSION IS TO EXPLORE JUPITERS MOON, EUROPA, AND TO INVESTIGATE THE MOONS POTENTIAL HABITABILITY. EUROPA WILL BE LAUNCHED WITH JUPITER ORBIT INSERTION IN AT A FUTURE DATE. THIS WILL BE A MULTIPLE FLYBY MISSION, IN AN ELLIPTICAL ORBIT AROUND JUPITER, WITH ORBITS SEQUENCED AND ALIGNED TO PROVIDE NEAR GLOBAL COVERAGE OF THE SURFACE OF EUROPA. 3.2 THE STANDING REVIEW BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 NPR 7123.1, NASA SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK AND THE SRB HANDBOOK. 3.3 THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SRB SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING EUROPA LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS (LCRS), PREPARE REVIEW DOCUMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS, AND ASSOCIATED REVIEW ACTIVITIES. | $40K |
| Feb 22, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA10T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: TASK ORDER TITLE: MULTI-ANGLE IMAGER FOR AEROSOLS (MAIA) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT THE MAIA PROJECT IS A COMPETED INSTRUMENT PROJECT WITHIN THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM (ESSP), WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE ESSP PROGRAM OFFICE AT LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) FOR THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION (ESD) OF THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) OF NASA. MAIA IS A CATEGORY 3 PROJECT, PER NASA NPR 7120.5E, AND ASSIGNED A CLASS C RISK RATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NPR 8705.4. THE MAIA PROJECT IS MANAGED FOR NASA BY JPL WITHIN THE JPL EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE. MAIA IS A JPL PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI)-LED INVESTIGATION THAT WAS COMPETITIVELY SELECTED IN MARCH 2016 UNDER THE NASA HEADQUARTERS SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY ENTITLED EARTH VENTURE INSTRUMENT 3. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE MAIA INVESTIGATION IS TO ASSESS LINKAGES BETWEEN DIFFERENT AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM) TYPES AND ADVERSE BIRTH OUTCOMES, CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE, AND PREMATURE DEATHS. THE MAIA PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A MULTIANGLE SPECTROPOLARMINETRIC IMAGING INSTRUMENT FOR OPERATION IN A SUN-SYNCHRONOUS EARTH ORBIT TO MEASURE THE PARTICLE TYPES, SIZES, CONCENTRATIONS, AND GEOLOCATION OF ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP MODELS TO ANALYZE THE INSTRUMENT DATA AND CORRELATE THE DATA WITH THE BIRTH, DEATH, AND HOSPITAL RECORDS TO DETERMINE ADVERSE HUMAN HEALTH OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MEASURED AEROSOLS. A STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE MAIA INDEPENDENT REVIEWS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. | $20K |
| Feb 15, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA09T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: TASK ORDER TITLE: TIMED-RESOLVED OBSERVATIONS OF PRECIPITATION STRUCTURE AND STORM INTENSITY WITH CONSTELLATION OF SMALLSATS (TROPICS) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) TIMED-RESOLVED OBSERVATIONS OF PRECIPITATION STRUCTURE AND STORM INTENSITY WITH CONSTELLATION OF SMALLSATS (TROPICS) PROJECT. THE SELECTION WAS MADE PURSUANT TO THE EARTH VENTURE INSTRUMENT-3 (EVI-3) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) NNH12ZDA006O. THE TROPICS PROJECT IS A SELECTED PROJECT WITHIN THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM (ESSP), WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE ESSP PROGRAM OFFICE AT LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) FOR THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION (ESD) OF THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) OF NASA. TROPICS IS A CATEGORY 3 PROJECT, PER NASA NPR 7120.E. THE TROPIC INSTRUMENT IS A CLASS D SCIENCE INVESTIGATION WITH THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING RAPID-REFRESH MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS OVER THE TROPICS THAT CAN BE USED TO OBSERVE THE THERMODYNAMICS OF THE TROPOSPHERE STRUCTURE FOR STORM SYSTEMS AT THE MESOSCALE AND SYNOPTIC SCALE OVER THE ENTIRE STORM LIFECYCLE. A STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE TROPICS INDEPENDENT REVIEWS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. | $100K |
| Feb 6, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA08T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: VAULT ADMINISTRATION THE SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) MAINTAINS A SECURE VAULT TO STORE COPIES OF ALL PROPOSALS AND EVALUATION DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED AND CREATED BY THE SOMA. THESE PROPOSALS/DOCUMENTATION ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED IN AN ORDERLY SECURE PROCESS SO THEY CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR AT ALL TIMES AND USED BY THE NASA FOR FURTHER RESEARCH CONSIDERATIONS AND FURTHER ASSESSMENTS OR STUDIES. IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY MANAGE THE PROPOSALS/DOCUMENTATION SOMA MUST MAINTAIN THE PROPOSALS IN A LOGICAL, ORGANIZED, SECURE AND SAFE MANNER. | $36K |
| Jan 27, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA07T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE EUROPA PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD THE EUROPA PROJECT IS A DIRECTED MISSION WITHIN THE SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION PROGRAM WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE PLANETARY MISSIONS PROGRAM OFFICE AT THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER FOR THE PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION OF NASAS SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD). EUROPA IS MANAGED FOR NASA BY THE JPL SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION DIRECTORATE. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE EUROPA MISSION IS TO EXPLORE JUPITERS MOON, EUROPA, AND TO INVESTIGATE THE MOONS POTENTIAL HABITABILITY. EUROPA WILL BE LAUNCHED WITH JUPITER ORBIT INSERTION IN AT A FUTURE DATE. THIS WILL BE A MULTIPLE FLYBY MISSION, IN AN ELLIPTICAL ORBIT AROUND JUPITER, WITH ORBITS SEQUENCED AND ALIGNED TO PROVIDE NEAR GLOBAL COVERAGE OF THE SURFACE OF EUROPA. 3.2 THE STANDING REVIEW BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 NPR 7123.1, NASA SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK AND THE SRB HANDBOOK. 3.3 THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SRB SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING EUROPA LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS (LCRS), PREPARE REVIEW DOCUMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS, AND ASSOCIATED REVIEW ACTIVITIES. | $40K |
| Dec 30, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA07T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT COSTS (TMC) REVIEW FOR PLANETARY INSTRUMENT COST STUDY SUPPORT PURPOSE: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE NASA SOMA BY STUDYING THE CAUSES FOR COST INCREASES IN PLANETARY INSTRUMENTS BASED ON DATA FROM PAST AND FUTURE DESIGN REVIEW MEETINGS [SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS REVIEW (SRR), MISSION DESIGN REVIEW (MDR), PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW (PDR), CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW (CDR)] FOR SELECT SOMA TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) EVALUATED INSTRUMENTS. THE TASK INCLUDES REPORTING BACK TO SOMA ABOUT COST AND TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE VERSUS THE TMC COST ESTIMATES AND FINDINGS, REPORTING ON COST AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS, ASSESSING WHETHER TMC REPORTED RISKS WERE RESOLVED BY THE PROJECT, DETERMINING IF THERE ARE NEW RISKS THAT WERE NOT IDENTIFIED BY THE TMC AND, IF SO, WHETHER THE TMC COULD HAVE IDENTIFIED THEM DURING THE EVALUATION AND HOW THEY COULD HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE TASK ALSO INCLUDES ATTENDING FUTURE DESIGN REVIEWS. | $551K |
| Dec 12, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA06T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: SOMA EVALUATION PLANNING TASK THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PLAN THE EVALUATION STAFF FOR ALL THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT AND COST (TMC) EVALUATIONS AND THE STAFFING OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS (I.E. PI FORUM TASKS, STUDY TASKS) AS REQUIRED BY THE SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) LOCATED AT NASA LARC THROUGH MARCH 2018. THIS TASK ORDER IS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MULTIPLE OVERLAPPING TMC SCHEDULES AND STUDY TASKS. A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF EVALUATORS, CURRENT AND NEW, SHALL BE NEEDED, WHICH REQUIRES ORIENTATION ON TMC PROCESSES TO ENSURE AN EFFECTIVE METHOD IS USED TO INTEGRATE EXPERIENCED AND FIRST TIME TMC EVALUATORS INTO TMC EVALUATIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO DEVELOP THE MOST QUALIFIED SKILL MIX POSSIBLE TO STAFF THE EVALUATION PANELS AND SUPPORT OTHER TASK ORDERS AS NECESSARY TO MEET SOMA REQUIREMENTS. THE SOMA GATE REVIEWS SHALL BE CHAIRED BY THE SOMA DIRECTOR OR THE SOMA ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR PROCUREMENT FOR SOMA (THE EASSS COR). ONLY THE SOMA GATE REVIEW CHAIR IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE PERSONNEL TO SERVE ON SOMA TMC EVALUATIONS. | $629K |
| Dec 8, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA05T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: 2016 ASTROPHYSICS EXPLORERS MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY (MO) PROPOSAL EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LARC) ON THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING COST RISK EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THE SECOND STAND ALONE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON-2) PROGRAM ELEMENT APPENDIX (PEA) R: 2016 ASTROPHYSICS EXPLORERS MO. FOR EACH PROPOSAL EVALUATED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A FORM C, WHICH IS THE FORM THAT SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TMC EVALUATION RESULTS, AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE COST ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH FORM C. | $1.2M |
| Dec 2, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA13T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" TASK ORDER TITLE: 2016 HELIOPHYSICS EXPLORER MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY (MO) PROPOSAL EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LARC) ON THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING COST RISK EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THE 2016 HELIOPHYSICS EXPLORER MO SOLICITATION. FOR EACH PROPOSAL EVALUATED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A FORM C, WHICH IS THE FORM THAT SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TMC EVALUATION RESULTS, AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE COST ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH FORM C. THE TMC EVALUATION IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERION C FACTORS C-1 TO C-5 DEFINED IN THE SECOND STAND ALONE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON-2) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO). | $189K |
| Dec 2, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA22T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT COST (TMC) ANALYSIS FOR EVALUATIONS TO INCLUDE STEP 1 AND STEP 2 FOR INSTRUMENTS AND MISSIONS USING VARIOUS PLATFORMS. THIS STUDY SHALL ASSESS THE SYSTEM EVALUATIONS AND ESTIMATION OF RESOURCES (SEER), PRICE HARDWARE AND TRUE PLANNING (WITHOUT SPACE CATALOG), PCEC 1.0 (NASA AIR FORCE COST MODEL), PCEC 2.X (PROJECT COST ESTIMATING CAPABILITY), NASA INSTRUMENT COST MODEL (NICM), NICM SUBSYSTEM COST MODEL PERFORMANCE, LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY INDEX (LDI), ACEIT (AUTOMATED COST ESTIMATING INTEGRATED TOOLS), POLARIS COST AND SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT, CASCOM (COST AND SCHEDULE CONFIDENCE MODEL), SCHEDULE EVALUATION MODEL (SEM), (AND ANY FURTHER TOOLS TBD) FOR USE IN THE UPCOMING NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) TMC EVALUATIONS FOR PAST INSTRUMENT, CUBESATS, SMALLSATS, BALLOONS, SUBORBITAL REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES, AND ISS MISSIONS OF SMD ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO), AND MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY (MO) PROPOSALS AND CSRS (CONCEPT STUDY REPORTS) TO DETERMINE THE ACCURACY OF THESE MODELS . THIS STUDY SHALL USE PAST PROPOSALS AND CSRS ON SELECTED INVESTIGATIONS FOR ESTIMATING AND THEN COMPARE THOSE TO THE ACTUAL COST ON THE PROPOSALS FOR SELECTED INSTRUMENT AND MISSION INVESTIGATIONS. THE ACCURACY AND ERROR BAND SHALL BE PRESENTED AS A RESULT OF THE STUDY. THE STUDY MUST ALSO RECOMMEND CHANGES IN THE REQUESTED PROPOSAL/CSR DATA OR OTHER METHODS TO INCREASE THE ACCURACY OF ESTIMATING THE COST OF INSTRUMENT/MISSION PROPOSALS. | $355K |
| Nov 23, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA04T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE CCP PROGRAM LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS, SUBSYSTEM REVIEWS, AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. | $100K |
| Nov 10, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA03T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: EARTH VENTURE MISSION-2 POST EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LARC) FOR POST-EARTH VENTURE MISSION-2 (EVM-2) EVALUATION AND SELECTION ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDES A TRANSITION BRIEFING. | $104K |
| Nov 7, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA02T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: GRAVITY RECOVERY AND CLIMATE EXPERIMENT FOLLOW ON (GRACE FO) PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE GRAVITY RECOVERY AND CLIMATE EXPERIMENT FOLLOW ON (GRACE FO) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) TO PERFORM SUBSYSTEM REVIEWS AND OPERATIONS READINESS REVIEW/KDP-E. | $67K |
| Nov 7, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA01T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" SENTINEL-6 PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE SENTINEL-6 STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) TO PERFORM SUBSYSTEM REVIEWS AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW/CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW. A SRB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. | $99K |
| Nov 3, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA00T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" EAST PACIFIC ORIGINS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HURRICANES (EPOCH) SUPPORT THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE EAST PACIFIC ORIGINS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HURRICANES (EPOCH) SUPPORT TO PERFORM INDEPENDENT LIFE CYCLE REVIEW (ILCR). | $55K |
| Sep 30, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA24T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" 2016 ASTROPHYSICS EXPLORER (MIDEX) PROPOSAL EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LARC) ON THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING COST RISK EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THE 2016 ASTROPHYSICS MIDEX. FOR EACH PROPOSAL EVALUATED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A FORM C, WHICH IS THE FORM THAT SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TMC EVALUATION RESULTS, AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE COST ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH FORM C. THE TMC EVALUATION IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERION C FACTORS C-1 TO C-5 DEFINED IN THE 2016 ASTROPHYSICS MIDEX (AO). | $1.2M |
| Sep 30, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA19T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" DISCOVERY 2014 CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (CSR) EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) AT NASA/LARC TO ASSIST IN THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) EVALUATION OF CONCEPT STUDY REPORTS (CSRS) FROM THE 5 TEAMS SELECTED THROUGH AO NNH14ZDA014O, ENTITLED ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY DISCOVERY 2014 ISSUED NOVEMBER 05, 2014 AND AMENDED JANUARY 16, 2015. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING 3 FORMS FOR EACH CSR: AN EVALUATION FORM FOR THE SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION MERIT AND FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION (FORM B), AN EVALUATION FORM FOR THE FEASIBILITY OF THE MISSION IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDING COST RISK (FORM C), AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY (CES). THE CRITERIA BY WHICH FINDINGS FOR FORMS B AND C SHALL BE GENERATED ARE SPECIFIED IN GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR THE PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY ON THE DISCOVERY 2014 AO PROGRAM LIBRARY WEB PAGE (HTTP://DISCOVERY.LARC.NASA.GOV/DPL.HTML). FOR THOSE MISSIONS THAT PROPOSE A STUDENT COLLABORATION (SC), THE FORM C SHALL INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF WHETHER THE SC IS SEPARABLE. FOR THOSE MISSIONS THAT PROPOSE A TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION OPPORTUNITY (TDO), THE FORM C SHALL INCLUDE A SEPARATE EVALUATION OF THE TDO. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM 3 INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES FOR EACH CSR. | $180K |
| Sep 29, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA07T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE EUROPA PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD THE EUROPA PROJECT IS A DIRECTED MISSION WITHIN THE SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION PROGRAM WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE PLANETARY MISSIONS PROGRAM OFFICE AT THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER FOR THE PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION OF NASAS SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD). EUROPA IS MANAGED FOR NASA BY THE JPL SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION DIRECTORATE. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE EUROPA MISSION IS TO EXPLORE JUPITERS MOON, EUROPA, AND TO INVESTIGATE THE MOONS POTENTIAL HABITABILITY. EUROPA WILL BE LAUNCHED WITH JUPITER ORBIT INSERTION IN AT A FUTURE DATE. THIS WILL BE A MULTIPLE FLYBY MISSION, IN AN ELLIPTICAL ORBIT AROUND JUPITER, WITH ORBITS SEQUENCED AND ALIGNED TO PROVIDE NEAR GLOBAL COVERAGE OF THE SURFACE OF EUROPA. 3.2 THE STANDING REVIEW BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 NPR 7123.1, NASA SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK AND THE SRB HANDBOOK. 3.3 THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SRB SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING EUROPA LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS (LCRS), PREPARE REVIEW DOCUMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS, AND ASSOCIATED REVIEW ACTIVITIES. | $100K |
| Sep 23, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA23T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" MARS 2020 (M2020) STANDING REVIEW BOARDS (SRB). THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT FOR MARS 2020 PROJECT. A STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5E, NPR 7123.B1, NASA SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK REQUIREMENTS AND THE SRB HANDBOOK. | $243K |
| Sep 14, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA18T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" EXPLORER ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) ASTROPHYSICS EXPLORER CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (CSR) EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) AT NASA/LARC TO ASSIST IN THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) EVALUATION OF CONCEPT STUDY REPORTS (CSRS) FROM THE 5 TEAMS SELECTED THROUGH AO NNH14ZDA013O, ENTITLED ASTROPHYSICS EXPLORER PROGRAM 2014 SMALL EXPLORER (SMEX), ISSUED SEPTEMBER 17, 2014, AND PROGRAM ELEMENT APPENDIX (PEA) N, ENTITLED ASTROPHYSICS EXPLORER MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY, APPENDED FEBRUARY 7, 2012, TO THE SECOND STAND ALONE MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON-2) AO NNH12ZDA006O. THE 3 AO NNH14ZDA013O BASED FULL MISSION CSRS AND THE 2 AO NNH12ZDA006O BASED MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY CSRS WILL BE EVALUATED AS 1 SET ON THIS TASK ORDER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING 3 FORMS FOR EACH CSR: AN EVALUATION FORM FOR THE SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION MERIT AND FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION (FORM B), AN EVALUATION FORM FOR THE FEASIBILITY OF THE MISSION IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDING COST RISK (FORM C), AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY (CES). THE CRITERIA BY WHICH FINDINGS FOR FORMS B AND C SHALL BE GENERATED ARE SPECIFIED IN 'GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR THE PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY' ON THE 2014 ASTROPHYSICS SMALL EXPLORER (SMEX) PROGRAM LIBRARY WEB PAGE (HTTP://EXPLORERS.LARC.NASA.GOV/APSMEX/SMEX/PROGRAMLIBRARY.HTML) AND ON THE 2014 ASTROPHYSICS EXPLORER MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY (MO) PROGRAM LIBRARY WEB PAGE (HTTP://EXPLORERS.LARC.NASA.GOV/APSMEX/MO/PROGRAMLIBRARY.HTML). FOR THOSE MISSIONS THAT PROPOSE A STUDENT COLLABORATION (SC), THE FORM C SHALL INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF WHETHER THE SC IS SEPARABLE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM 3 INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES FOR EACH CSR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE A QUAD CHART FOR EACH OF THE CSRS. | $932K |
| Sep 9, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA22T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT COST (TMC) ANALYSIS FOR EVALUATIONS TO INCLUDE STEP 1 AND STEP 2 FOR INSTRUMENTS AND MISSIONS USING VARIOUS PLATFORMS. THIS STUDY SHALL ASSESS THE SYSTEM EVALUATIONS AND ESTIMATION OF RESOURCES (SEER), PRICE HARDWARE AND TRUE PLANNING (WITHOUT SPACE CATALOG), PCEC 1.0 (NASA AIR FORCE COST MODEL), PCEC 2.X (PROJECT COST ESTIMATING CAPABILITY), NASA INSTRUMENT COST MODEL (NICM), NICM SUBSYSTEM COST MODEL PERFORMANCE, LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY INDEX (LDI), ACEIT (AUTOMATED COST ESTIMATING INTEGRATED TOOLS), POLARIS COST AND SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT, CASCOM (COST AND SCHEDULE CONFIDENCE MODEL), SCHEDULE EVALUATION MODEL (SEM), (AND ANY FURTHER TOOLS TBD) FOR USE IN THE UPCOMING NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) TMC EVALUATIONS FOR PAST INSTRUMENT, CUBESATS, SMALLSATS, BALLOONS, SUBORBITAL REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES, AND ISS MISSIONS OF SMD ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO), AND MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY (MO) PROPOSALS AND CSRS (CONCEPT STUDY REPORTS) TO DETERMINE THE ACCURACY OF THESE MODELS . THIS STUDY SHALL USE PAST PROPOSALS AND CSRS ON SELECTED INVESTIGATIONS FOR ESTIMATING AND THEN COMPARE THOSE TO THE ACTUAL COST ON THE PROPOSALS FOR SELECTED INSTRUMENT AND MISSION INVESTIGATIONS. THE ACCURACY AND ERROR BAND SHALL BE PRESENTED AS A RESULT OF THE STUDY. THE STUDY MUST ALSO RECOMMEND CHANGES IN THE REQUESTED PROPOSAL/CSR DATA OR OTHER METHODS TO INCREASE THE ACCURACY OF ESTIMATING THE COST OF INSTRUMENT/MISSION PROPOSALS. | $963K |
| Sep 8, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA10T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" TASK ORDER TITLE: COST AND SCHEDULE EVALUATION SUPPORT FOR THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM OFFICE THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER (ESSP) PROGRAM IS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BY THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION (ESD) THAT INCLUDES A SERIES OF RELATIVELY LOW-TO-MODERATE COST, COMPETITIVELY SELECTED, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR-LED MISSIONS THAT ARE BUILT, TESTED, AND LAUNCHED IN A SHORT TIME INTERVAL TO ACCOMMODATE NEW AND EMERGENT SCIENTIFIC PRIORITIES. ESSP PROJECTS SUPPORT A VARIETY OF EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTIVES, INCLUDING THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, LAND SURFACE, POLAR ICE REGIONS, AND SOLID EARTH. ESSP PROJECTS ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE FROM DEFINITION, THROUGH DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND TEST, LAUNCH OR DEPLOYMENT, OPERATIONS, SCIENCE DATA ANALYSIS AND DISTRIBUTION. THE ESSP PROGRAM OFFICE (PO), LOCATED AT LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER, IS THE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE ESTABLISHED BY ESD THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT, DIRECTION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ESSP PROGRAM ELEMENTS.AS PART OF THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THESE MISSIONS, THE ESSP PO IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT PROGRAMMATIC COST AND SCHEDULE ASSESSMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL MISSIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMMATIC COST AND SCHEDULE ASSESSMENTS OF ESSP MISSIONS. | $21K |
| Aug 5, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA21T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" EARTH VENTURE INSTRUMENT-4 (EVI-4) PROPOSAL EVALUATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LARC) ON THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING COST RISK EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THE EARTH VENTURE INSTRUMENT-4 (EVI-4) SOLICITATION. EVI-4 SOLICITS TWO TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS: INSTRUMENT INVESTIGATIONS (CLASS C AND/OR CLASS D) AND CUBESAT INVESTIGATIONS (CLASS D). FOR EACH PROPOSAL EVALUATED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A FORM C, WHICH IS THE FORM THAT SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TMC EVALUATION RESULTS, AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE COST ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH FORM C. THE TMC EVALUATION IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERIA FACTORS C-1 TO C-5 DEFINED IN THE SECOND STAND ALONE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON-2) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) AND REQUIREMENTS DEFINED IN THE EVI-4 SALMON-2 AO PROGRAM ELEMENT APPENDIX (PEA). IN ADDITION, THE EVI-4 PEA REQUIRES THE TMC EVALUATION TEAM TO ALSO PROVIDE COMMENTS TO NASA REGARDING THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH POTENTIAL SATELLITE PLATFORM INTERFACES AND OPERATIONS. THESE COMMENTS SHALL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE TMC FEASIBILITY RISK RATING. THE COMMENTS ON COMPATIBILITY WITH POTENTIAL SATELLITE PLATFORM INTERFACES AND OPERATIONS SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS ACCOMMODATION COMMENTS. THE EVALUATION TEAM SHALL DOCUMENT ACCOMMODATION COMMENTS ON EACH PROPOSAL AT THE END OF FORM C. A SUBSET OF THE EVALUATION TEAM SHALL PREPARE A SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION COMMENTS FOR A SUBSET OF THE PROPOSALS AFTER THE TMC EVALUATION IS COMPLETE. | $1.5M |
| Jul 14, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA20T | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" INSIGHT (INTERIOR EXPLORATION USING SEISMIC INVESTIGATIONS, GEODESY, AND HEAT TRANSPORT) PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) 3.1 THE INSIGHT MISSION IS HOSTED BY JPL AND MANAGED OUT OF MSFC AS PART OF THE DISCOVERY NEW FRONTIERS/LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE. INSIGHT WILL INVESTIGATE THE INTERIOR STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES OF MARS, RELATING THESE TO THE EVOLUTION OF ALL ROCKY PLANETS, AND WILL DETERMINE ITS PRESENT LEVEL OF TECTONIC ACTIVITY AND METEORITE IMPACT FLUX. THE INSIGHT MISSION WILL REVEAL THE PROCESSES OF FORMATION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF THE MARTIAN CORE AND CRUST, AND ILLUMINATES THE EVOLUTION OF ITS INTERIOR BY DETERMINING: THE THICKNESS AND STRUCTURE OF THE CRUST; THE COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF THE MANTLE; THE SIZE, COMPOSITION, AND PHYSICAL STATE OF THE CORE;THE THERMAL STATE OF THE INTERIOR; THE RATE AND DISTRIBUTION OF INTERNAL SEISMIC ACTIVITY AND THE RATE OF METEORITE IMPACTS ON THE SURFACE 3.2 A STANDING REVIEW BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROGRAM. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS. 3.3 THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE 2016-2018 INSIGHT PROJECT EXTENSION LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS, SUBSYSTEM REVIEWS, AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. | $333K |
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