UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE OF THE STRATOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY FOR INFRARED ASTRONOMY (SOFIA). SOFIA IS THE LARGEST AIRBORNE OBSERVATORY IN THE WORLD, STUDYING THE UNIVERSE AT INFRARED WAVELENGTHS, CAPABLE OF MAKING OBSERVATIONS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE FOR EVEN THE LARGEST AND HIGHEST GROUND-BASED TELESCOPES. DURING ITS PLANNED 20 YEAR LIFETIME, SOFIA ALSO WILL INSPIRE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION AND FOSTER THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS.

IGF::OT::IGF THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) TO SECURE, SUSTAIN, AND GROW SPECIALIZED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES ESSENTIAL TO ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING NASA PROGRAMS AND GRC'S STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN. THE ARTS CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING APPLIED RESEARCH IN AREAS OF GRC S CORE COMPETENCIES AS WELL AS ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. THESE INCLUDE INCORPORATING THE NECESSARY ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE; MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ENGINE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLES; IN-SPACE POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS; INSTRUMENTATION, SENSORS, AND CONTROLS FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SYSTEMS; AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT OPERATION IN ATMOSPHERIC ICING CONDITIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE RESEARCH AVENUES THAT, BY FILLING GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, WILL CREATE THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH BROADLY APPLICABLE NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE DEVELOPED. THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE APPLIED TO SYSTEMS BEING DEVELOPED BY VARIOUS NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES.

IGF::OT::IGF THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) TO SECURE, SUSTAIN, AND GROW SPECIALIZED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES ESSENTIAL TO ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING NASA PROGRAMS AND GRC S STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN. THE ARTS CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING APPLIED RESEARCH IN AREAS OF GRC S CORE COMPETENCIES AS WELL AS ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. THESE INCLUDE INCORPORATING THE NECESSARY ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE; MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ENGINE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLES; IN-SPACE POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS; INSTRUMENTATION, SENSORS, AND CONTROLS FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SYSTEMS; AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT OPERATION IN ATMOSPHERIC ICING CONDITIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE RESEARCH AVENUES THAT, BY FILLING GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, WILL CREATE THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH BROADLY APPLICABLE NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE DEVELOPED. THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE APPLIED TO SYSTEMS BEING DEVELOPED BY VARIOUS NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES. NASA ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT IN MANY OF ITS PROGRAMS. AS SUCH, THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE ABILITY TO CONTRACT AND/OR COLLABORATE WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS.

IGF::OT::IGF USRA RESEARCH AND SUPPORT UNDER THIS CONTRACT, USRA WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE EARTH SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS AREAS FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1) SHORT-TERM PREDICTION AND RESEARCH TRANSITION (SPORT);2) LIGHTNING IMAGING SENSOR (LIS); 3) REGIONAL VISUALIZATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM (SERVIR); 4) GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE R SERIES (GOES-R); 5) GAMMA RAY BURST MONITOR (GBM); 6) ADVANCED MICROWAVE PRECIPITATION RADIOMETER (AMPR); 7) HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS; AND 8) ADVANCED EXPLORATION SYSTEMS (AES). THE TECHNICAL AREAS NOTED ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED AND HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED OVER SEVERAL YEARS. USRA'S UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES MAKE THEM THE ONLY KNOWN SOURCE.

IGF::OT::IGF THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) TO SECURE, SUSTAIN, AND GROW SPECIALIZED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES ESSENTIAL TO ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING NASA PROGRAMS AND GRC S STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN. THE ARTS CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING APPLIED RESEARCH IN AREAS OF GRC S CORE COMPETENCIES AS WELL AS ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. THESE INCLUDE INCORPORATING THE NECESSARY ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE; MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ENGINE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLES; IN-SPACE POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS; INSTRUMENTATION, SENSORS, AND CONTROLS FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SYSTEMS; AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT OPERATION IN ATMOSPHERIC ICING CONDITIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE RESEARCH AVENUES THAT, BY FILLING GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, WILL CREATE THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH BROADLY APPLICABLE NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE DEVELOPED. THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE APPLIED TO SYSTEMS BEING DEVELOPED BY VARIOUS NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES. NASA ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT IN MANY OF ITS PROGRAMS. AS SUCH, THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE ABILITY TO CONTRACT AND/OR COLLABORATE WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS.

SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (SSETS), EXPLORATION SYSTEMS MISSION DIRECTORATE (ESMD), EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ETDP), EXCLUDING INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) RESEARCH TASKS

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT (ISRDS) THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE RESEARCH SUPPORT IN THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL AREAS: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS, KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY AND DATA MINING, SOFT COMPUTING (INCLUDING NEURAL NETWORKS AND FUZZY CONTROL METHODS), NANOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION PROCESSING AND SENSORS, BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND HUMAN EXTENSIONS, PROGNOSTIC SIGNAL ANALYSIS, MODEL-BASED DIAGNOSTIC REASONING, SOFTWARE FAULT DIAGNOSTIC AND AUTOMATED SOFTWARE METHODOLOGIES, FAULT-TOLERANT COMPUTING HARDWARE AND NETWORKING, TELE-PRESENCE AND TELE-CONTROL OF REMOTE, MOBILE PLATFORMS, AUTOMOMOUS AND ADAPTIVE CONTROL, INTEGRATED DESIGN, HUMAN-CENTERED COMPUTING, SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION OF A DISTRIBUTED HETEROENEOUS NETWORK OF WORKSTATIONS, AND DISTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH INFORMATION IN VARIOUS FORMATS AND FORUMS.

SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (SSETS), EXPLORATION SYSTEMS MISSION DIRECTORATE (ESMD), EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ETDP), INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) TASKS

IGF::OT::IGF THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) TO SECURE, SUSTAIN, AND GROW SPECIALIZED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES ESSENTIAL TO ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING NASA PROGRAMS AND GRC S STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN. THE ARTS CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING APPLIED RESEARCH IN AREAS OF GRC S CORE COMPETENCIES AS WELL AS ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. THESE INCLUDE INCORPORATING THE NECESSARY ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE; MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ENGINE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLES; IN-SPACE POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS; INSTRUMENTATION, SENSORS, AND CONTROLS FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SYSTEMS; AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT OPERATION IN ATMOSPHERIC ICING CONDITIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE RESEARCH AVENUES THAT, BY FILLING GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, WILL CREATE THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH BROADLY APPLICABLE NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE DEVELOPED. THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE APPLIED TO SYSTEMS BEING DEVELOPED BY VARIOUS NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES. NASA ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT IN MANY OF ITS PROGRAMS. AS SUCH, THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE ABILITY TO CONTRACT AND/OR COLLABORATE WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS.

IGF::OT::IGF THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) TO SECURE, SUSTAIN, AND GROW SPECIALIZED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES ESSENTIAL TO ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING NASA PROGRAMS AND GRC S STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN. THE ARTS CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING APPLIED RESEARCH IN AREAS OF GRC S CORE COMPETENCIES AS WELL AS ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. THESE INCLUDE INCORPORATING THE NECESSARY ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE; MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ENGINE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLES; IN-SPACE POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS; INSTRUMENTATION, SENSORS, AND CONTROLS FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SYSTEMS; AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT OPERATION IN ATMOSPHERIC ICING CONDITIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE RESEARCH AVENUES THAT, BY FILLING GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, WILL CREATE THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH BROADLY APPLICABLE NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE DEVELOPED. THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE APPLIED TO SYSTEMS BEING DEVELOPED BY VARIOUS NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES. NASA ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT IN MANY OF ITS PROGRAMS. AS SUCH, THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE ABILITY TO CONTRACT AND/OR COLLABORATE WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS.

IGF::OT::IGF THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) TO SECURE, SUSTAIN, AND GROW SPECIALIZED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES ESSENTIAL TO ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING NASA PROGRAMS AND GRC S STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN. THE ARTS CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING APPLIED RESEARCH IN AREAS OF GRC S CORE COMPETENCIES AS WELL AS ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. THESE INCLUDE INCORPORATING THE NECESSARY ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE; MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ENGINE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLES; IN-SPACE POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS; INSTRUMENTATION, SENSORS, AND CONTROLS FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SYSTEMS; AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT OPERATION IN ATMOSPHERIC ICING CONDITIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE RESEARCH AVENUES THAT, BY FILLING GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, WILL CREATE THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH BROADLY APPLICABLE NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE DEVELOPED. THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE APPLIED TO SYSTEMS BEING DEVELOPED BY VARIOUS NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES. NASA ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT IN MANY OF ITS PROGRAMS. AS SUCH, THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE ABILITY TO CONTRACT AND/OR COLLABORATE WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS.

ISS COMBUSTION EXPERIMENT SUPPORT

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) RESEARCH FLUIDS

IGF::OT::IGF THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) TO SECURE, SUSTAIN, AND GROW SPECIALIZED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES ESSENTIAL TO ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING NASA PROGRAMS AND GRC S STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN. THE ARTS CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING APPLIED RESEARCH IN AREAS OF GRC S CORE COMPETENCIES AS WELL AS ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. THESE INCLUDE INCORPORATING THE NECESSARY ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE; MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ENGINE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLES; IN-SPACE POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS; INSTRUMENTATION, SENSORS, AND CONTROLS FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SYSTEMS; AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT OPERATION IN ATMOSPHERIC ICING CONDITIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE RESEARCH AVENUES THAT, BY FILLING GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, WILL CREATE THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH BROADLY APPLICABLE NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE DEVELOPED. THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE APPLIED TO SYSTEMS BEING DEVELOPED BY VARIOUS NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES. NASA ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT IN MANY OF ITS PROGRAMS. AS SUCH, THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE ABILITY TO CONTRACT AND/OR COLLABORATE WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS.

IGF::OT::IGF THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) TO SECURE, SUSTAIN, AND GROW SPECIALIZED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES ESSENTIAL TO ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING NASA PROGRAMS AND GRC S STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN. THE ARTS CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING APPLIED RESEARCH IN AREAS OF GRC S CORE COMPETENCIES AS WELL AS ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. THESE INCLUDE INCORPORATING THE NECESSARY ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE; MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ENGINE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLES; IN-SPACE POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS; INSTRUMENTATION, SENSORS, AND CONTROLS FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SYSTEMS; AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT OPERATION IN ATMOSPHERIC ICING CONDITIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE RESEARCH AVENUES THAT, BY FILLING GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, WILL CREATE THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH BROADLY APPLICABLE NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE DEVELOPED. THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE APPLIED TO SYSTEMS BEING DEVELOPED BY VARIOUS NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES. NASA ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT IN MANY OF ITS PROGRAMS. AS SUCH, THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE ABILITY TO CONTRACT AND/OR COLLABORATE WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS.

IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION: EXCAVATION OXYGEN PRODUCTION AND SYSTEM MODELING

CRYOGENIC FLUID MANAGEMENT

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT MISSION ENABLING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE EXPERTISE TO COMPLEMENT THE ARES SCIENCE ACTIVITIES (THE FUNDAMENTAL GOAL OF ARES RESEARCH, BEING, TO UNDERSTAND THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND THE NATURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIFE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.) OR SHALL FULFILL SKILLS THAT DO NOT EXIST WITHIN THE ARES TECHNICAL STAFF. THE METHODOLOGY USED WILL ICLUDE A SAMPLE PREPARATION AND SAMPLE PURIFICATION TECHNIQUES FOR ADVANCED ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION WITHIN ARES SUCH AS (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) MASS SPECTROMETERS, ELECTRON MICROSCOPES, ION-BEAM INSTRUMENTS, X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS AND UV-VIS-IR SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; B) DETAILS REGARDING THE ANALYTICAL STANDARDS AND THE MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS USED IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY AND PRECISION OF THE REPORTED DATA; AND C) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DATA ARCHIVING PRACTICES. THE DATA PRODUCED WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: NUMERICAL DATA SUCH AS HIGH PRECISION CHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONAL DATA FOR INDIVIDUAL MINERAL GRAINS OR ROCKS, SPECTRAL DATASETS AND VARIOUS IMAGING PRODUCTS FROM EXTRATERRESTRIAL SAMPLES. INTERPRETATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THAT RESULTING DATA: THE SCIENTIFIC DATA OBTAINED THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO BE PUBLISHED IN PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS WITH HIGH IMPACT FACTORS WITHIN THE METEORITICAL, GEOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL COMMUNITIES EXAMPLES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: SCIENCE, NATURE, GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, AND METEORITICS AND PLANETARY SCIENCE. OTHER ACCEPTABLE PRODUCTS INCLUDE BOOK CHAPTERS, PROCEEDINGS VOLUMES AND LPI TECHNICAL REPORTS. TO THIS END, SPECIFIC TASKS TO ENABLE FUTURE MISSIONS SHALL INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO) THE FOLLOWING: PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT FOR CHARACTERIZING PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF LUNAR SOIL PARTICLES. DESIGNING, BUILDING AND TESTING A PROTOTYPE REACTOR FOR OXYGEN PRODUCTION ON THE MOON. DEVELOPING A PROTOTYPE MICROMETEOROID IMPACT SENSOR SYSTEM USING FIBER OPTIC SENSORS WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIELDING FUTURE EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. DEVELOPING REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT-LIKE INSTRUMENTS FOR EXPLORATION ON THE MOON AND MARS. A SYSTEM TO ENHANCE DETECTABILITY OF ORGANICS AND VOLATILES IS AN EXAMPLE OF A FUTURE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT WHICH ARES SCIENTISTS WOULD CONDUCT A PROOF OF CONCEPT STUDY.

SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (SSETS), EXPLORATION SYSTEMS MISSION DIRECTORATE, CONSTELLATION PROGRAM, 1-CON-023, ARES V EDS PLS

FIRE PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND SUPPRESSION (FPDS)

SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (SSETS), EXPLORATION SYSTEMS MISSION DIRECTORATE, ADVANCED CAPABILITIES DIVISION, HUMAN RESEARCH PROGRAM, 1-HRP-019 DA AND 1-HRP-020 IV GEN

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SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (SSETS), CROSS AGENCY SUPPORT TASKS

EXPLORATION MEDICAL CAPACITY (EXMC)

SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200221392 THE PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT ACTIVITY IS TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS FOR USE IN A RANGE OF CHEMICAL SENSING APPLICATIONS. THIS WORK IS TO FABRICATE NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS, PREDOMINANTLY NANOSTRUCTURED OXIDES, AND INTEGRATE THESE MATERIALS INTO MICROSTRUCTURES. NCSER EMPLOYEES SHALL PROVIDE NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS FOR USE IN FABRICATION AND TESTING OF CHEMICAL SENSORS. NCSER EMPLOYEES SHALL ALSO BE INVOLVED IN MODELING OF THE SENSOR SYSTEM AND INVESTIGATIONS OF ALTERNATE SENSING TECHNIQUES USING THESE BASIC MATERIALS. A MONTHLY REPORT IS PART OF THE STANDARD CONTRACT ACTIVITY.

PHASE II OF THE PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT

IGF::OT::IGF CLOUDSAT AND CALIPSO SCIENCE TEAM IN THIS EFFORT, THE FOCUS IS ON DEVELOPING A NEW PASSIVE TECHNIQUE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY RETRIEVE THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE OVERLYING SMOKE AND UNDERLYING CLOUD LAYERS, WITH CALIOP PROVIDING THE BENCHMARK AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH (AOD). THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE IS TO OBTAIN BIAS-ADJUSTED CLOUD RETRIEVALS AND FULL-SWATH OVERLYING SMOKE AOD FOR IMPROVED ABOVE-CLOUD AEROSOL DIRECT RADIATIVE FORCING (DRF) ESTIMATES. PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PROVIDE SUCH DRF ESTIMATES, THOUGH MANY HAVE RELIED ON INDIRECT TECHNIQUES OR ON POTENTIALLY BIASED CLOUD PROPERTIES FROM TRADITIONAL PASSIVE RETRIEVALS. EFFORTS UNDER THIS CONTRACT WILL UTILIZE THE SPECTRAL DEPENDENCE OF SMOKE AEROSOL ABSORPTION, THE MAGNITUDE OF WHICH DECREASES WITH INCREASING WAVELENGTH (AND IS PRESUMABLY NEGLIGIBLE IN THE SHORTWAVE INFRARED SPECTRUM), AND THE MULTI-SPECTRAL WIDE-SWATH CAPABILITIES OF MODIS TO ESTIMATE THE ABOVE-CLOUD AOD AND BIAS-ADJUSTED CLOUD OPTICAL PROPERTIES. THE CALIOP LEVEL 2 AEROSOL LAYER PRODUCT, CO-LOCATED WITH MODIS, WILL BE EXTENSIVELY USED FOR ALGORITHM EVALUATION. CALIOP WILL ALSO PROVIDE AEROSOL AND CLOUD LAYER STATISTICS FOR USE IN FORWARD RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELING FOR SENSITIVITY STUDIES AND LOOK-UP TABLE CALCULATIONS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT A BROAD RANGE OF SENSORS WILL BE UTILIZED, INCLUDING PAST AND PRESENT A-TRAIN MISSIONS (E.G., OMI FOR ABSORBING AEROSOL DETECTION, POLDER FOR ABOVE-CLOUD AOD), FOR ALGORITHM EVALUATION.

MANAGEMENT CORE

THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIVE TO THE CALL FOR PROPOSAL, AS IT ENHANCES THE PERFORMANCE OF EXISTING DECISION-MAKING ACTIVITIES AND WILL DEVELOP NEW CAPABILITIE4S FOR DECISION MAKING. THE GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO SUPPORT NASA'S EARTH SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE AND ITS APPLIED SCIENCE PROGRAM AND THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE (GOMA) BY PRODUCING AND PROVIDING NASA DATA AND DATA PRODUCTS THAT WILL BENEFIT DECISION MAKING BY COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGERS AND OTHER END USERS IN THE GULF REGION. THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO ASSIST COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGERS TO ADAPT AND PLAN FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS THROUGH EVALUATING HOW CLIMATE CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENT WILL IMPACT LAND COVER/LAND USE (LCLU), HYDRODYNAMICS AND WATER PROPERTIES, AND SHALLOW WATER HABITATS, IDENTIFYING PRIORITY AREAS FOR CONVERVATION AND RESTORATION; AND DISTRIBUTING DATASETS TO END-USERS AND FACILITATING USER INTERACTION WITH MODELS. WATERSHED AND HYDRODYNAMIC MODELS WILL BE COUPLED WITH A HABITAT SUITABILITY MODEL TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE SCENARIOS ON MOBILE BAY AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS. TOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE GULF OF MEXICO REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE (GOMRC) WEBSITE WITH LINKS TO DATA PORTALS TO ENABLE END USERS TO USE THE MODELS AND DATASETS PROVIDED TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE LCLU AND CLIMATE SCENARIOS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST. THESE DATA WILL BENEFIT THE MOBILE BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM (MBNEP) IN ONGLING EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE FISH RIVER WATERSHED AND WEEKS BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE. THE USEFULNESS OF DATA PRODUCTS AND TOOLS WILL BE DEMONSTRATED AT AN END USER WORKSHOP.

EXPLORATION SYSTEMS MISSION DIRECTORATE (ESMD) EDUCATION.

ADVANCED ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND CONTROL (AEMC)

SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM PAYLOAD SHROUD ANALYSIS SUPPORT

SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (SSETS), AERONAUTICS MISSION DIRECTORATE TASKS

FUNCTIONAL NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY

STRATEGIC PARTNERS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLLABORATIVE ENGINEERING (SPACE). THIS TASK INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: ORGANIZE, DEVELOP CURRICULUM, PROVIDE CLASSES AND ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS ON PROJECTS; ENGAGE AEROSPACE-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE FUNDS IN ADDITION TO NASA; WORK WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND EVEN MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN INTRODUCING THE DISCIPLINES AND TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR THE PROJECTS; SUPPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCE (IF IT OCCURS) AND SHARE IDEAS ON EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM AND PRESENT PROJECTS; ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATH) DISCIPLIENS; PROVIDE PLM (PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT) SOFTWARE.

USRP STUDENTS AND USRP EXTENTIONS

SUMMER USRP INTERN STUDENTS (VARIOUS PR"S AND STUDENTS) PR'S 4200333429, 333430, 334053, 334121, 334148, 334421,

IGF::OT::IGF EVENT PLANNER AND VENUE TO SUPPORT HUMAN RESEARCH PROGRAM INVESTIGATORS WORKSHOP PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ENDS 03/31/2014.

USRP FOR INTERSHIP-STUDENTS

SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (SSETS), SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE TASKS

SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (SSETS) CONTRACT, EDUCATION TASKS

ANALYZING LUNAR DUST SAMPLES

SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200288575

IGF::OT::IGF - USRP - INTERNSHIP SPRING/SUMMER FALL/WINTER

DROPPING IN A MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT

URANIUM DIOXIDE UO2 SPHERES

SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (SSETS) CONTRACT, SPACE OPERATIONS MISSION DIRECTORATE TASKS

MICROALGAE MODEL DEVELOPMENT. THE NASA GRC ALTERNATIVE FUEL PROGRAM IS INVOLVED IN OPTIMIZATION OF PROCESSES FOR BIO MASS PRODUCTION AS FEEDSTOCKS FOR BIO DERIVED JET FUEL. THIS TASK WILL BE INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION PROCESSES MODELS TO IMPROVE GROWTH OF MICRO ALGAE TO PRODUCE THE NECESSARY BIO MASS. DEVELOP LARGE SCALE CFD MODELS FOR OPEN POND PROCESSES ON THE COMMERCIAL CODE FLUENT.

SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (SSETS) CONTRACT, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, 1-REM-035 FIRE BLANKETS

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ASTRONAUTICS SYMPOSIUM