A -- INSTRUMENT INCUBATOR PROGRAM

Notice Date

February 21, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771

ZIP Code

20771

Solicitation Number

NRA-01-OES-01

Response Due

May 1, 2001

Point of Contact

Frank Peri, Intrument Technology Program Manager, Phone (301) 286-9475, Fax (301) 286-2756, Email frank.peri@gsfc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Frank Peri (frank.peri@gsfc.nasa.gov)

Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to solicit proposals for the Instrument Incubator Program (IIP), a technology development program in support of the Earth Science Enterprise (ESE). The IIP seeks proposals for technology development activities leading to new system and subsystem level airborne and space-based measurement techniques which: 7 Reduce the risk, cost, size, and development time of Earth observing instruments, and 7 Enable new Earth observation measurements. This NASA Research Announcement solicits instrument design, engineering model construction, lab demonstrations, and field demonstrations for innovative measurement techniques that have the highest potential to meet the goals of the IIP and the measurement capability requirements of the ESE. The IIP is envisioned to be flexible enough to accept instrument and measurement concepts at various stages of maturity, and through appropriate risk reduction activities (such as requirements analysis, design, construction of laboratory breadboards and engineering models, and field demonstrations on the ground or on airborne platforms), advance the system's technology readiness level to that necessary to compete successfully in future science solicitations or New Millennium Program space flight demonstrations. The proposer must define the starting point for the instrument or measurement technique and the exit or success criteria for their proposal activity. The results at the conclusion of the development effort should provide convincing evidence that the instrumentation can make the proposed measurements and that an operational instrument can be built within the context of the new shorter acquisition cycles. The first Instrument Incubator solicitation, released in 1998, was a broad announcement open to all areas of Earth Science. This new solicitation will be focused on the following science areas needing near term investment to support high-priority measurements: 7 Atmospheric Chemistry: Tropospheric profiles of O3, CO, NOx 7 Solid Earth: Topography and Deformation of Land and Ice 7 Global Carbon Cycle: CO2 Column Abundance and Profile 7 Global Water and Energy Cycle: Precipitation Rate, Tropospheric Winds, Sea Surface Salinity/Soil Moisture 7 Climate Variability and Prediction: GPS Altimetry and Ocean Surface Winds In addition, this solicitation will be focused on the following technology areas: 7 lasers and lidar systems, 7 passive microwave radiometers, and 7 radar systems Proposals for other technology developments that address high priority ESE needs and that are highly innovative will be considered. The NRA will be available electronically on the release date, via the Internet at the Earth Science Enterprise home page at http://research.hq.nasa.gov/ under ''Office of Earth Science (Code Y)''. This announcement will be open for the period from March 9, 2001 through May 1, 2001, and proposals may be submitted at any time throughout that period. POC: Mr. Frank Peri, Instrument Technology Program Manager Tel.: (301) 286-9475 Email: frank.peri@gsfc.nasa.gov

Web Link

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Record

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