Definitive Contract to The Regents of the University of Colorado by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences

Effective: Aug 19, 2022

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INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIST SUPPORT FOR THE GEOSPACE DYNAMICS CONSTELLATION (GDC) PROGRAM. THIS ACTION IS A RESULT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S SELECTION UNDER A NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA NNH21ZDA001N GDCIDS).

Effective: Dec 23, 2009

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NASA HEADQUARTERS (HQ) MANAGES THE MARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM (MEP), WHICH SELECTED THE MARS ATMOSPHERE AND VOLATILE EVOLUTION (MAVEN) PROJECT AS A MARS SCOUT MISSION. THE MAVEN PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) IS DR. BRUCE JAKOSKY, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE PHYSICS (LASP) IN BOULDER, CO. THE PI WILL HAVE OVERALL CONTROL OF THE MAVEN PROJECT. HE WILL PROVIDE SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FOR THE MAVEN MISSION AND MANAGE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH. THIS EFFORT APPLIES TO LASP AND COVERS PHASES A, B, C, D, AND E OF THE MAVEN MISSION. UNDER PHASE A OF THIS CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT, PROVIDING TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORTS, AND MISSION REVIEWS. UNDER PHASE B, THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS, PROJECT PLANS, PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEWS, MONTHLY STATUS REVIEWS, QUARTERLY TEAM MEETINGS, E/PO ACTIVITIES, AND THE PRELIMINARY SCIENCE DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN. UNDER PHASES C AND D, THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING MONTHLY STATUS REVIEWS, QUARTERLY TEAM REVIEWS, RESPONDING TO ACTION ITEMS THAT RESULT FROM MEETINGS/REVIEWS, SUPPORTING FORMAL REVIEWS AND LAUNCH SITE ACTIVITIES, AND MANAGEMENT OF E/PO ACTIVITIES. UNDER PHASE E, THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF THE MAVEN SCIENCE PROGRAM AND DATA ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES, ENSURING DELIVERY OF MAVEN SCIENCE DATA PRODUCTS, MISSION DOCUMENTATION, AND ANALYTICAL SOFTWARE TOOLS INTO PDS, PARTICIPATING IN ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION OF SPACECRAFT ANOMALIES, AS NECESSARY, PROVIDING OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF E/PO ACTIVITIES PER E/PO PLAN, PRESENTING SCIENTIFIC RESULTS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND IN SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, AND PROVIDING CONTRACT CLOSEOUT SUPPORT.

Effective: Jan 11, 2012

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PHASE A THROUGH F - ICON. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UCB) AT BERKELEY SPACE SCIENCES LABORATORY, THE PRIME CONTRACTUAL INTERFACE FOR NASA FOR THE IONOSPHERIC CONNECTION EXPLORER (LCON) MISSION INVESTIGATION TEAM, THAT COVERS PHASE A OF THE MISSION. THE NASA AO IS NNHIIZDA0020. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) DR. THOMAS IMMEL, UCB WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR TO NASA FOR ICON. UCB SHALL CONDUCT THE PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONCEPT STUDY GUIDELINES. IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS STUDY, THE ICON TEAM SHALL: A. CONDUCT TRADE AND RISK REDUCTION STUDIES; B. UPDATE AND REFINE THE EXISTING MISSION COST ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL PLAN; C. INTEGRATE AND DELIVER TO NASA ALL SUBCONTRACTOR AND UCB FINANCIAL REPORTS; D. DEVELOP PLAN FOR EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT TO BE IN PLACE DURING PHASES C AND D; E. DEVELOP THE MISSION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR PHASE B/CID, AND E; F. DEFME THE RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN AND DEVELOP MITIGATION STRATEGIES; G. OUTLINE THE FABRICATION, INTEGRATION, TEST, AND OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM; H. DEFINE THE EDUCATION, OUTREACH, TECHNOLOGY, AND SMALL BUSINESS DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PLANS; I. DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE ASSURANCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (PAIP); J. DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PLAN; K. DOCUMENT THE RESULTS OF THE STUDIES IN THE PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT; AND L. PRESENT THE ICON CONCEPT TO THE NASA ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.