UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION RESEARCH VIRTUAL INSTITUTE (SSERVI)-2 TASK ORDER UNDER CONTRACT NNH15CO48B WITH UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS). FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH FIELD-TEST DEPLOYMENTS AND OPERATIONAL SCIENCE MISSIONS.

FUNCTIONAL EXPLOITATION OF NOISE IN UTILITY-SCALE QUANTUM OPTIMIZATION -THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN NOISE AND VARIATIONAL QUANTUM OPTIMIZATION, DEVELOP AND IDENTIFY ALGORITHMIC TECHNIQUES, CLASSES OF PROBLEMS, AND CANDIDATE QUANTUM COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES

EXES INSTRUMENT DATA REDUCTION EFFORT

SUPPORT FOR THE HAWC+ SCIENCE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT AND ACCEPTANCE REVIEW AND SUPPORT FOR THE HIRMES SCIENCE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT.

FUNCTIONAL EXPLOITATION OF NOISE IN UTILITY-SCALE QUANTUM OPTIMIZATION -THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN NOISE AND VARIATIONAL QUANTUM OPTIMIZATION, DEVELOP AND IDENTIFY ALGORITHMIC TECHNIQUES, CLASSES OF PROBLEMS, AND CANDIDATE QUANTUM COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES

TRANSITION OF THE SOFIA SCIENCE DATA ARCHIVE FROM THE SOFIA SCIENCE MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER (SMO) AT NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER (ARC) TO THE NASA/INFRARED PROCESSING & ANALYSIS CENTER (IPAC) INFRARED SCIENCE ARCHIVE (IRSA).

SUPPORT FOR LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

THE SOFIA SCIENCE AND MISSION OPERATIONS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH AN INFRARED SCIENCE GUEST OBSERVER PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-IMPACT, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, AND PLANETARY ASTRONOMY IN A SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE MANNER.

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

SOFIA NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE INSTRUMENT SOLICITATION DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT PER THE ATTACHED TASK PLAN ATTACHMENT 1.

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO INCREASE FUNDING ON CLIN 30 AS OUTLINED BELOW.

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

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.

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO DE-OBLIGATE FUNDING APPLIED TO CLIN 30, AS OUTLINED BELOW. THIS ACTION NECESSARY TO DE OBLIGATE FY 23 FUNDS AND REPLACE WITH FY24 FUNDS AS REQUIRED.

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

THE SOFIA SCIENCE AND MISSION OPERATIONS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH AN INFRARED SCIENCE GUEST OBSERVER PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-IMPACT, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, AND PLANETARY ASTRONOMY IN A SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE MANNER.

THE SOFIA SCIENCE AND MISSION OPERATIONS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH AN INFRARED SCIENCE GUEST OBSERVER PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-IMPACT, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, AND PLANETARY ASTRONOMY IN A SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE MANNER.

USRA WILL SUPPORT THE DSI STAFF IN THE UPGRADE OF THE FIFI-LS FILTERS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE IMPROVED TRANSMISSION IN THE FIFI-LS UNIQUE 52 MICRON FINE-STRUCTURE LINE BY 77-98% AND THE OVERALL BLUE CHANNEL 50-70 MICRON REGION BY 5-50%

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

THE SOFIA SCIENCE AND MISSION OPERATIONS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH AN INFRARED SCIENCE GUEST OBSERVER PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-IMPACT, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, AND PLANETARY ASTRONOMY IN A SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE MANNER.

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

USRA WILL SUPPORT THE DSI STAFF IN THE UPGRADE OF THE FIFI-LS FILTERS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE IMPROVED TRANSMISSION IN THE FIFI-LS UNIQUE 52 MICRON FINE-STRUCTURE LINE BY 77-98% AND THE OVERALL BLUE CHANNEL 50-70 MICRON REGION BY 5-50%

SUPPORT FOR LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE

THE SOFIA SCIENCE AND MISSION OPERATIONS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH AN INFRARED SCIENCE GUEST OBSERVER PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-IMPACT, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, AND PLANETARY ASTRONOMY IN A SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE MANNER.

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ADMINISTRATION, RECRUITMENT AND EVALUATION SERVICES FOR THE NASA POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM (NPP), TO THE NASA SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION RESEARCH VIRTUAL INSTITUTE (SSERVI).

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

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.

THE SOFIA SCIENCE AND MISSION OPERATIONS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH AN INFRARED SCIENCE GUEST OBSERVER PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-IMPACT, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, AND PLANETARY ASTRONOMY IN A SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE MANNER.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO REDUCE FUNDING TO THE TASK ORDER FOR FAR INFRARED FIELD-IMAGING-LINE SPECTROMETER (FIFI-LS) FILTER UPGRADE. THIS ACTION IS NECESSARY TO DE-OBLIGATE FISCAL YEAR 2017 FUNDS WHICH ARE EXPIRING.

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.

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

THE SOFIA SCIENCE AND MISSION OPERATIONS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH AN INFRARED SCIENCE GUEST OBSERVER PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-IMPACT, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, AND PLANETARY ASTRONOMY IN A SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE MANNER.

NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)

SOFIA IRSA ARCHIVE EFFORT