IGF::OT::IGF AIRSHRIMP INSTRUMENT FLIGHT SURVEYS OVER FLORIDA BAY AND KEYS. THE EFFORT SHALL SUPPORT FLIGHT…

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IGF::OT::IGF AIRSHRIMP INSTRUMENT FLIGHT SURVEYS OVER FLORIDA BAY AND KEYS. THE EFFORT SHALL SUPPORT FLIGHT SUPPORT FOR FIELD EXPERIMENTS USING THE NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AIRSHRIMP INSTRUMENT, FOR A TOTAL MAXIMUM OF 46 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. THE FIELD FLIGHT DEPLOYMENT WILL BE FOR A PERIOD OF 9 DAYS, WITH ONE DAY EACH FOR TRANSIT TO AND FROM THE AIRCRAFTS BASE OF OPERATION (SALISBURY, MARYLAND) TO THE MARATHON AIRPORT IN MARATHON, FLORIDA. AN ADDITIONAL TEST FLIGHT WILL OCCUR OVER THE CHEAPEAKE BAY PRIOR TO THE FLORIDA BAY FLIGHTS. SUPPORT SHALL INCLUDE COSTS FOR: 1) 30 DAYS OF STANDBY CHARGES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TIME TO UPLOAD THE INSTRUMENT, CARRY OUT THE INTEGRATION, TEST FLIGHTS, TRANSITS TO AND FROM FLORIDA, SCIENCE OVER FLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT DOWNLOAD. 2) INSTRUMENT INSTALLATION ONTO AIRCRAFT. 3) AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CHECK OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, INCLUDING CHARGES FOR PILOTS, FUEL AND AIRCRAFT FLIGHT HOURS. 3) AIRCRAFT TRANSITION FROM SALISBURY, MARYLAND TO MARATHON, FLORIDA, INCLUDING CHARGES FOR PILOTS, FUEL AND AIRCRAFT FLIGHT HOURS. 4) SCIENCE FLIGHTS OVER FLORIDA BAY AND PARTS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS, INCLUDING CHARGES FOR PILOTS, FUEL, AND AIRCRAFT HOURS. 5) AIRCRAFT TRANSITION FROM MARATHON FLORIDA TO SALISBURY, MARYLAND TO INCLUDING CHARGES FOR PILOTS, FUEL AND AIRCRAFT FLIGHT HOURS. 6) AIRPORT LANDING FEES. 7) AIRPORTS AIRCRAFT PARKING FEES. 8) INSTRUMENT DE-INSTALLATION FROM AIRCRAFT. THE AIRSHRIMP INSTRUMENT IS FULLY SELF-CONTAINED, CARRYING ITS OWN IMU, POWER, GPS AND REQUIRES NO PILOT NOT TECHNICIAN INTERACTIONS DURING THE FLIGHTS. THE PILOTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE AIRSHRIMP INSTRUMENTS BEFORE AND DURING EACH FLIGHT IN ORDER TO: I) DOWNLOAD THE OBSERVATIONS, II) REMOVE AND REPLACE THE BATTERIES FOR POWERING THE AIRSHRIMP INSTRUMENT, III) PERFORM PRE-AND POST-CALIBRATION OPERATIONS, AND IV) PERFORM INSTRUMENT PRE-FLIGHT POWER UP AND POST-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR COMPLETION OF THIS TASK REMAINS TO BE SPECIFIED. THE SPECIFIC DATE WILL BE DETERMINED IN CONSULTATION WITH SCIENTISTS INVOLVED IN SHIPBOARD SURVEYS THAT ARE ONGOING IN THE REGION AND WITH NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT TIME 46 HOURS, PILOT FLIGHT TIME 46 HOURS, CO PILOT FLIGHT TIME 46 HOURS, AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY 30 CONTINUOUS DAYS, TRANSIT FUEL 13 HOURS AND MISSION FUEL 33 HOURS