IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS:THE SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) MAINTAINS A SECURE VAULT TO…

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IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS:THE SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) MAINTAINS A SECURE VAULT TO STORE COPIES OF ALL PROPOSALS AND EVALUATION DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED AND CREATED BY THE SOMA. THESE PROPOSALS/DOCUMENTATION ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED IN AN ORDERLY SECURE PROCESS SO THEY CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR AT ALL TIMES AND USED BY THE NASA FOR FURTHER RESEARCH CONSIDERATIONS AND FURTHER ASSESSMENTS OR STUDIES. IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY MANAGE THE PROPOSALS/DOCUMENTATION SOMA MUST MAINTAIN THE PROPOSALS IN A LOGICAL, ORGANIZED, SECURE AND SAFE MANNER. THE EXPERTISE NEEDED IS COST ANALYSIS. A COST ANALYST SHALL PERFORM INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES (ICE) WITH A COST RISK/SCHEDULE ANALYSIS FOR THE GEMS PROGRAM EXECUTIVE. THE ICE RESULTS SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE GEMS PROGRAM EXECUTIVE (PE) AND THE GEMS SRB CHAIR. THE COST ANALYST WILL NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE GEMS SRB. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH IS BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE GEMS MISSION AND THE FUNCTION AND OPERATION OF THE GEMS SRB. THE GEMS MISSION WAS SELECTED FOR IMPLEMENTATION AS A RESULT OF THE SMALL EXPLORER (SMEX) 2007 SOLICITATION. AS A CATEGORY 3 MISSION, THE STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) FOR GEMS IS CONVENED BY THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) AND NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC). THE SRB FOR THE GEMS PROJECT OPERATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR THE INDEPENDENT LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS OF THE GEMS PROJECT. THE SRB WILL CONDUCT A SERIES OF INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF THE GEMS PROJECT THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE CYCLE TO ASSESS THE TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC PLANS FOR ACCOMPLISHING PROJECT OBJECTIVES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EXPLORER PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AS DOCUMENTED IN THE PROGRAM FORMULATION AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT (FAD), PROGRAM COMMITMENT AGREEMENT (PCA), PROGRAM PLAN, PROJECT FAD (IN THIS CASE THE SMD ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR S GEMS SELECTION LETTER) AND PROJECT PLAN. THE SRB WILL PERFORM INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF THE ANALYSIS, DEFINITION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS AND TERMINATION PLANS FOR THE GEMS PROJECT. DURING EACH PHASE OF THE GEMS PROJECT, THE SRB WILL PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBABILITY OF MEETING PROJECT TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES ON SCHEDULE AND WITHIN COST. THE SRB WILL ALSO ASSESS THE PROJECT RISKS AND MEASURES AVAILABLE TO MITIGATE THOSE RISKS. MEMBERS OF THE SRB MAY BE REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER GEMS TECHNICAL REVIEWS (E.G. INSTRUMENT REVIEWS) AND SPECIAL REVIEWS.