Federal contract award
THE ATMOSPHERIC WAVES EXPERIMENT (AWE) IS PROPOSED BY THE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (USURF) IN RESPONSE TO NASAS 2016 HELIOPHYSICS EXPLORERS MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT NNH12ZDA005O-HPEXMO. THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) DESCRIBES THE WORK TO BE CONDUCTED BY USURF DURING THE PHASE A (AWE) CONCEPT STUDIES. USURF SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES TO PRODUCE THE AWE PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (CSR) THAT ENCOMPASSES: 1. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM OFFICE. 2. INSTRUMENT SYSTEM ENGINEERING, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT MISSION ASSURANCE. 3. DESIGN OF A FLIGHT QUALIFIED AWE INSTRUMENT MEETING MISSION AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS. 4. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATION AND TEST OF THE AWE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT SYSTEM. 5. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF ESSENTIAL FIELD OPERATIONS 6. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF LAUNCH OPERATIONS, FLIGHT OPERATIONS. 7. DEVELOP PLANS FOR AND LEAD THE AWE SCIENCE INVESTIGATION, AS WELL AS THE GENERATION OF RESULTING DATA PRODUCTS.USURF SHALL PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE AWE SCIENCE AND SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT THE PHASE A SITE VISIT. USURF SHALL PROVIDE AN ORGANIZATION CHART DEFINING USURF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, REPORTING PROCEDURES, AND LINES OF AUTHORITY. PARTICIPATE IN DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE USURF PI PROGRAM OFFICE AND THE NASA EXPLORERS PROGRAM OFFICE.. USURF SHALL DEVELOP A AWE INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT AND A AWE MISSION SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT. USURF SHALL DEVELOP DETAILED BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS. USURF SHALL CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INSTRUMENT-LEVEL REVIEWS OF THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT DESIGN. CONDUCT ESSENTIAL TRADE STUDIES, ANALYSES, MODELING AND SIMULATIONS TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS. USURF SHALL LEAD THE SCIENCE TEAM. USURF SHALL DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT-LEVEL TEST PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING FOR INTEGRATION AND TEST.
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Value
- $57,318,978
- Start
- Feb 23, 2018
- End
- Mar 31, 2027
- Action date
- May 21, 2026
- PIID
- 80GSFC18C0007
- Status
- active
- NAICS
- 541713 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Place of performance
- LOGAN, UT
- Award type
- DEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Description
THE ATMOSPHERIC WAVES EXPERIMENT (AWE) IS PROPOSED BY THE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (USURF) IN RESPONSE TO NASAS 2016 HELIOPHYSICS EXPLORERS MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT NNH12ZDA005O-HPEXMO. THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) DESCRIBES THE WORK TO BE CONDUCTED BY USURF DURING THE PHASE A (AWE) CONCEPT STUDIES. USURF SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES TO PRODUCE THE AWE PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (CSR) THAT ENCOMPASSES: 1. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM OFFICE. 2. INSTRUMENT SYSTEM ENGINEERING, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT MISSION ASSURANCE. 3. DESIGN OF A FLIGHT QUALIFIED AWE INSTRUMENT MEETING MISSION AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS. 4. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATION AND TEST OF THE AWE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT SYSTEM. 5. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF ESSENTIAL FIELD OPERATIONS 6. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF LAUNCH OPERATIONS, FLIGHT OPERATIONS. 7. DEVELOP PLANS FOR AND LEAD THE AWE SCIENCE INVESTIGATION, AS WELL AS THE GENERATION OF RESULTING DATA PRODUCTS.USURF SHALL PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE AWE SCIENCE AND SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT THE PHASE A SITE VISIT. USURF SHALL PROVIDE AN ORGANIZATION CHART DEFINING USURF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, REPORTING PROCEDURES, AND LINES OF AUTHORITY. PARTICIPATE IN DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE USURF PI PROGRAM OFFICE AND THE NASA EXPLORERS PROGRAM OFFICE.. USURF SHALL DEVELOP A AWE INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT AND A AWE MISSION SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT. USURF SHALL DEVELOP DETAILED BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS. USURF SHALL CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INSTRUMENT-LEVEL REVIEWS OF THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT DESIGN. CONDUCT ESSENTIAL TRADE STUDIES, ANALYSES, MODELING AND SIMULATIONS TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS. USURF SHALL LEAD THE SCIENCE TEAM. USURF SHALL DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT-LEVEL TEST PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING FOR INTEGRATION AND TEST.
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