00008210

ASTRA'S MAIN RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ENSURE THAT THE TIEGCM AND OTHER MODEL OUTPUT IS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE ICON MISSION. TO SUPPORT THE ICON MISSION, ASTRA WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING EXPERTISE: THE USE OF VARIOUS ATMOSPHERIC MODELS, THE PROPAGATION OF WAVES AND TIDES FROM THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE TO THE IONOSPHERE AND THERMOSPHERE; DATA ANALYSIS, AND VARIOUS ATMOSPHERIC MODELS INCLUDING IDA4D;THE USE OF TIEGCM,AMIE, IDA4D, AND SAML3.

Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates

$4,254,417.15

Nov. 22, 2024

Boulder, Colorado 80301-2829 United States

Regents Of The University Of California

Ionospheric CONnection Explorer (ICON)

NNG12FA45C

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.

Goddard Space Center (GSC) [NASA]

Not Reported

1820 - Space Vehicle Components

Cost No Fee

Berkeley, CA 94704 United States

None

Full And Open Competition