SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- "COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT ON A NASA SOLICITATION FOR EXOMARS TRACE GAS ORBITERINSTRUMENTS" - NNH10ZDA005J
- Notice Date
- 12/15/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH10ZDA005J
- Archive Date
- 12/15/2010
- Point of Contact
- Dr. Philippe Crane, Discipline Scientist, Phone 202-358-0716, Fax 202-358-3096, Email philippe.crane@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Dr. Philippe Crane
(philippe.crane@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
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- Description
- Subject: Community Announcement on a NASA Solicitation for ExoMars Trace GasOrbiter InstrumentsNNH10ZDA005JCommunity Announcement on a NASA Solicitation for ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter InstrumentsDecember 11, 2009The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate(SMD) and the European Space Agency (ESA) intend to release in January 2010 ansolicitation requesting proposals for instruments to be flown on the ExoMars Trace GasOrbiter with the objective of studying trace gases in the atmosphere of Mars. Thissolicitation will be issued as an amendment to the SALMON (Stand Alone Mission ofOpportunity Notice) Announcement of Opportunity (AO) (released as NNH08ZDA009O; availableat http://nspires.nprs.com/ ).OVERVIEW OF THE OPPORTUNITYThe solicitation will be a Focused Mission of Opportunity (FMO) element of the omnibusSALMON AO. It will invite proposals for a suite of instruments to address the followingprioritized scientific goals. 1. Detect a broad suite of atmospheric trace gases and key isotopes;2. Characterize the spatial and temporal variation of methane and other key species,ideally representing families of photochemically important trace gases (HOx, NOx,hydrocarbons, etc) and their source molecules (e.g. H2O); 3. Localize the sources and derive the evolution of methane and other key species andtheir possible interactions, including interactions with atmospheric aerosols and howthey are affected by the atmospheric state (temperature and distribution of major sourcegases; e.g. water); and4. Image surface features possibly related to trace gas sources and sinks.Anticipating approval of the joint ESA-NASA Mars Exploration Programme by the ESACouncil, this AO will be the first competed element of the ESA-NASA joint MarsExploration Programme.The agencies anticipate conducting the selection of instrumentsthrough a highly coordinated process respecting the established processes of each agency.Participation in this AO will be open to all categories of organizations in the UnitedStates, in ESA member states, as well as in other countries, including educationalinstitutions, industry, not-for-profit organizations, Federally Funded Research andDevelopment Centers (FFRDC's), NASA Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), andother Government agencies. Principal Investigators are responsible for and allowed to assemble investigation teamsfrom any and all of these organizations.Given that this mission is part of the joint ESA-NASA Mars Exploration Programme,instrument proposals having an international dimension are encouraged.In particular,participation is encouraged from scientists in the U.S. and in countries contributing toESA's Aurora Program (Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Greece, Germany, Italy,the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom).The cost cap for the entire suite of instruments requiring NASA funds and selected inresponse to this AO will be approximately $100 Million. The launch of the ExoMars TraceGas Orbiter mission is targeted for January 2016. ESA does not fund the development and exploitation of instruments for its spacecraft.However, under ESA coordination, the national agencies and research institutions takingpart in ESAs Aurora Program and submitting proposal to this opportunity will beresponsible for funding any instruments selected in response to this Announcement. THE EXOMARS TRACE GAS ORBITER INSTRUMENTS.The scientific goals and a strawman mission are described in detail in the Report of theJoint Investigation Definition Team (JIDT), which is available in the SALMON ReferenceLibrary at http://salmon.larc.nasa.gov/salmonreflib.html. The JIDT report discusses a potential set of instruments to address the mission sciencegoals outlined above. Proposers should note that this was offered as a proof of concept,and does not represent any pre-selection by either ESA or NASA of instruments ortechniques to accomplish the mission science goals. The strawman payload of individualinstrument allocations are shown in the JIDT Report but should only be considered as aguideline. DETAILS OF THE PLANNED SOLICITATIONImportant characteristics of this AO are expected to be:a) Although this is a joint ESA-NASA mission, NASA will provide the logistical supportfor submission of proposals. b) Pending the submission of an adequate number of proposals of merit, ESA and NASAexpect to select a combination of instrument investigations that address the missionscience objectives.c) The review process will be tightly coordinated between NASA and ESA, and to the extentpossible will be conducted jointly. d) Any ESA Member State Investigator wishing to participate in the ExoMars Trace GasOrbiter science must apply to the AO. e) NASA welcomes proposals having participants from non-U.S. institutions provided thatthey are offered on a no-exchange-of-funds basis and also comply with current U.S.restrictions concerning the export of technology.f) ESA welcomes proposals having participants from non-European institutions providedthat they are offered on a no-exchange-of-funds basis.g) Data from ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter investigations must be made fully public in ausable form as soon as is practical. All data products shall be documented, validated,and calibrated in physical units usable by the scientific community at large.The following schedule describes the anticipated major milestones of the ExoMars TraceGas Orbiter Instruments Announcement of Opportunity. These dates are subject to change.AO Release approximately -Mid- January, 2010Pre proposal Conference (Telecon) -Release + 2 wksNotice of Intent to Propose due -Release + 4 weeksProposals due - Release + 3 monthsNon-U.S. Letters of Endorsement -due with proposalsSelections announced (target) - July 2010Release of this AO is in the process of formally being approved by NASA and ESA. However,by sending this announcement to prospective investigators at this time (prior torelease), the agencies are under no obligation to issue the AO and solicit proposals. Anycosts incurred by prospective investigators in preparing submissions in response to thisannouncement are incurred completely at the submitter's own risk. This AO anticipatedhere may contain provisions that differ from this notice, in which case those in the AOwill take precedence. Questions or comments about this community announcement on a ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter AOmay be addressed to either the NASA ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Instruments ProgramScientist: Dr. Philippe Crane, Science Mission Directorate (SMD), National Aeronauticsand Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001; E-mail: philippe.crane@nasa.gov;Telephone: (202) 358-0716 or to the ESA equivalent: Dr Jorge Vago, ESA/ESTEC (SRE-SM)Noordwijk, The Netherlands ; Telephone: +31 71 565 5211 ; E-mail: jorge.vago@esa.int
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