IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS:THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTR…

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IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS:THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO SOMA AT NASA/LARC TO ASSIST IN THE EVALUATION OF CONCEPT STUDY REPORTS (CSRS) FROM THE 6 TEAMS SELECTED THROUGH AO NNH11ZDA002O, ENTITLED EXPLORER 2011, ISSUED NOVEMBER 1, 2010, AND PROGRAM ELEMENT APPENDIX (PEA) H7, ENTITLED EXPLORER 2011 SCIENCE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY, APPENDED NOVEMBER 1, 2010, TO THE STAND ALONE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON) AO NNH08ZDA009O; THESE 2 SOLICITATIONS ARE REFERRED TO JOINTLY AS THE EXPLORER AO. THE 3 AO NNH11ZDA002O BASED FULL MISSION CSRS WILL BE EVALUATED IN 1 SET, AND THE 3 AO NNH08ZDA009O BASED MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY CSRS IN ANOTHER SET ON THIS TASK ORDER; AS ALL 6 CSRS ARE DEEMED TO BE IN COMPETITION WITH EACH OTHER, THERE SHALL BE A CORE SET OF REVIEWERS FOR ALL CSRS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE UP TO 4 FORMS FOR THIS EVALUATION. FOR ANY MISSION WHOSE SCIENCE OBJECTIVES ARE JUDGED BY NASA TO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED FROM THE STEP 1 PROPOSAL, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AN EVALUATION FORM FOR THE SCIENCE MERIT OF THE INVESTIGATION (FORM A). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING 3 FORMS FOR EACH CSR: AN EVALUATION FORM FOR THE SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION MERIT AND FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION (FORM B), AN EVALUATION FORM FOR THE FEASIBILITY OF THE MISSION IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDING COST RISK (FORM C), AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY (CES). THE CRITERIA BY WHICH FINDINGS FOR FORMS A, B, AND C SHALL BE GENERATED ARE SPECIFIED IN GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR THE PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY ON THE EXPLORER PROGRAM LIBRARY WEB PAGE (HTTP://EXPLORERS.LARC.NASA.GOV/EX/EX_LIBRARY.HTML). FOR THOSE MISSIONS THAT PROPOSE A STUDENT COLLABORATION (SC), THE FORM C SHALL INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF WHETHER THE SC IS SEPARABLE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM 3 INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES FOR EACH CSR. THE STEP 1 SELECTION STATEMENT INDICATED THAT 1 FULL MISSION AND POSSIBLY 1 MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY ARE EXPECTED TO BE DOWNSELECTED FOR FLIGHT.