SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Draft Announcement of Opportunity for Astrophysics Explorers Program 2016 Medium Explorer (MIDEX) Missions Released for Community Comment
- Notice Date
- 7/14/2016
- 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, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH16ZDA006J
- Point of Contact
- Dr. Wilton T. Sanders,
- E-Mail Address
-
wilton.t.sanders@nasa.gov
(wilton.t.sanders@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- On or about July 14, 2016, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is releasing a draft solicitation for community review and comment: the Draft 2016 Astrophysics Medium Explorer (MIDEX) Announcement of Opportunity (AO). Upon the release date, the full text will be available at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/. The Astrophysics Explorers Program conducts Principal Investigator (PI)-led space science investigations relevant to SMD's astrophysics programs. Explorer investigations must address NASA's goals to discover the origin, structure, evolution, and destiny of the Universe and search for Earth-like planets. Participation is open to all categories of organizations or institutions, U.S. or non-U.S., including educational, industrial, and not-for-profit institutions, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), NASA Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and other Government agencies. The comment period for the Draft 2016 MIDEX AO ends on August 4, 2016. The issuance of the Draft 2016 Medium Astrophysics Explorers AO does not obligate NASA to issue the 2016 Astrophysics Medium Explorer (MIDEX) AO and solicit proposals. Any costs incurred by prospective investigators in preparing submissions in response to this draft solicitation are incurred completely at the submitter's own risk. Comments on the draft may be addressed by E-mail to the Astrophysics Explorers Program Scientist: Dr. Wilton T. Sanders, E-mail: wilton.t.sanders@nasa.gov (subject line to read "MIDEX AO"). Responses to all inquiries will be answered by E-mail and also posted weekly at the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) location of the Astrophysics Explorers Program Acquisition website at http://explorers.larc.nasa.gov/APMIDEX2016/MIDEX/; anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved.
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