IGF::OT::IGF NASA ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY AWARD FOR DAVINCI. DEEP ATMOSPHERE VENUS INVESTIGATION OF NOB…

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IGF::OT::IGF NASA ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY AWARD FOR DAVINCI. DEEP ATMOSPHERE VENUS INVESTIGATION OF NOBLE GASES, CHEMISTRY, AND IMAGING (DAVINCI) DAVINCI WOULD STUDY THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF VENUS' ATMOSPHERE DURING A 63-MINUTE DESCENT. IT WOULD ANSWER SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED HIGH PRIORITIES FOR MANY YEARS, SUCH AS WHETHER THERE ARE VOLCANOES ACTIVE TODAY ON THE SURFACE OF VENUS AND HOW THE SURFACE INTERACTS WITH THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE PLANET. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES AND SKILLS TO PERFORM AND MANAGE THE TASKS DEFINED WITHIN THE STATEMENT OF WORK FOR PHASE A. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE INPUTS TO THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (CSR) FOR ALL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY FROM DAVINCI STEP 1 INCLUDING SPACECRAFT, ENTRY AND DESCENT SYSTEM (EDS), SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND TEST, MISSION OPERATIONS, AND MISSION OPERATION CONTROL CENTER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE H.10, OPTION FOR THE BRIDGE PHASE, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT GSFC IN THE INITIATION OF THE PHASE B EFFORT WITH A TRANSITION PHASE BETWEEN NOTIFICATION OF AWARD AND THE PHASE B CONTRACT.