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 THE NASA SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) (LOCATED AT NASA LARC) ON THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) FEASIBILITY OF THE INVESTIGATION IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING COST RISK EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THE JUPITER ICY MOON EXPLORER (JUICE) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO). AS THE PRODUCT OF THIS TMC EVALUATION, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A FORM C, WHICH IS THE FORM THAT SERVES AS THE REPORT OF THE TMC EVALUATION RESULTS, AND A COST EVALUATION SUMMARY FOR EACH PROPOSAL EVALUATED. THE TMC EVALUATION IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO CRITERIA FACTORS C-1 TO C-5 DEFINED IN THE SALMON-2 AO AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM ELEMENT APPENDIX (PEA) K FOR JUICE. IN ADDITION, THE PEA K FOR JUICE REQUIRES THE TMC TO PROVIDE COMMENTS TO NASA REGARDING THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE PROPOSED EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA) JUICE MISSION SPACECRAFT INTERFACES AND OPERATIONS. THESE COMMENTS WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE TMC FEASIBILITY RISK RATING. THE COMMENTS ON COMPATIBILITY WITH POTENTIAL JUICE SPACECRAFT INTERFACES AND OPERATIONS SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS ACCOMMODATION FINDINGS. THE TMC SHALL DOCUMENT ACCOMMODATION FINDINGS ON EACH PROPOSAL AT THE BACK OF FORM C. A SUBSET OF TMC MEMBERS SHALL PREPARE A SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION FINDINGS FOR A SUBSET OF THE PROPOSALS AFTER THE TMC IS COMPLETE. THE COST EVALUATION SUMMARY DOCUMENTS THE COST ASSESSMENT PERFORMED IN SUPPORT OF EACH FORM C. IN ADDITION A LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY INDEX (LDI) SHALL BE DETERMINED FOR EACH INSTRUMENT AND CONSIDERED DURING THE COST DISCUSSIONS.