THIS TASK WILL SUPPORT THE DISCOVERY CSR EVALUATION BY PROVIDING AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF C…

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THIS TASK WILL SUPPORT THE DISCOVERY CSR EVALUATION BY PROVIDING AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF CHANGES IN THE ADVANCED STIRLING RADIOISOTOPE GENERATOR (ASRG) DESIGN SINCE DECEMBER 1, 2011. WORKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS (RPS) PROGRAM OFFICE AT GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC), THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DETERMINE THE CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE ASRG DESIGN SINCE DECEMBER 1, 2011 (THE LATEST UPDATE AVAILABLE TO THE DISCOVERY 2010 PROPOSERS). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ESTIMATE THE SYSTEM LEVEL IMPACT OF THOSE CHANGES (E.G., VIBRATION LEVELS, MASS PROPERTIES AND POWER LEVELS) ON THE TWO MISSIONS THAT ARE PROPOSING TO USE THE ASRG. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONSIDER IMPACTS TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCIENCE, INSTRUMENTS, SPACECRAFT, SCHEDULE AND COST. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BRIEF THE TASK MONITOR AND NASA HQ ON THE CHANGES AND THEIR IMPACTS. THE CHANGES AND IMPACTS IDENTIFIED BY THIS ANALYSIS SHALL NOT BE COMMUNICATED TO ANY MEMBERS OF DISCOVERY CSR EVALUATION PANEL BECAUSE THAT PANEL CAN ONLY CONSIDER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE PROPOSERS BY DECEMBER 1, 2011. THEREFORE, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ESTABLISH AND SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL A FIREWALL PLAN BETWEEN THE DISCOVERY CSR EVALUATION PANEL AND THE CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SUPPORTING SUBTASK 1. THIS FIREWALL SHALL ALLOW THE CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SUPPORTING SUBTASK 1 TO LISTEN TO THE TELECONFERENCES OF THE DISCOVERY CSR EVALUATION PANEL AND SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO THEIR PLENARIES AND SITE VISITS BUT ONLY AS AN OBSERVER THAT CANNOT ASK OR ANSWER QUESTIONS OR HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH DISCOVERY EVALUATION PANEL MEMBERS. THE CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SUPPORTING SUBTASK 1 WILL BE ALLOWED TO INTERACT WITH THE CSR TEAMS AFTER THEIR SITE VISIT.