IGF::OT::IGF WFIRST SCIENCE INVESTIGATION TEAMS AND ADJUTANT SCIENTISTS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND…

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IGF::OT::IGF WFIRST SCIENCE INVESTIGATION TEAMS AND ADJUTANT SCIENTISTS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES-2015 (ROSES-2015) NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) NNH15ZDA001N-WFIRST WAS ISSUED ON JULY 17, 2015. THIS NRA SOLICITED PROPOSALS FOR SCIENCE INVESTIGATION TEAMS (SITS) FOR THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST), WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF A FORMULATION SCIENCE WORKING GROUP (FSWG) FOR THE MISSION. IN ADDITION TO THE WFIRST SITS, THE CALL SOLICITED INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE AS ADJUTANT SCIENTISTS FOR THE WFIRST WIDE-FIELD INSTRUMENT (WFI) AND FOR THE WFIRST CORONAGRAPH INSTRUMENT (CGI). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING TASKS IN SUPPORT OF WFIRST FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION: DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO HIGH-CONTRAST IMAGING INVESTIGATIONS OF NEARBY PLANETARY SYSTEMS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CORONAGRAPH ADJUTANT SCIENTIST (CAS), CONTRIBUTE TO THE DESIGN OF OVERALL OBSERVATIONAL STRATEGY CONCEPT, DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES, DEVELOPMENT OF GROUND AND SPACE CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS, DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLETE PLANS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF SCIENCE SIMULATIONS, PRECURSOR OBSERVATIONS, GROUND CALIBRATION, OBSERVATIONAL NEEDS, DATA PROCESSING, ANCILLARY DATA COLLECTION/INCORPORATION, ANALYSIS, DISSEMINATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED SCIENCE INVESTIGATION.