"IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: 1. TASK ORDER TITLE: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS MODEL (TSAM) V ENHANCE…

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"IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: 1. TASK ORDER TITLE: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS MODEL (TSAM) V ENHANCEMENTS AND STUDIES 2. PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND BACKGROUND OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS MODELING EFFORT IS TO HELP NASA LANGLEY S AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS BRANCH IN SUPPORT OF THE NASA AIRSPACE PROGRAM AND THE JOINT PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (JPDO) TO MODEL NOVEL FUTURE AEROSPACE CONCEPTS SUCH AS ON DEMAND AVIATION. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO DEVELOP A TOOLSET THAT CAN BE USED TO QUANTIFY THE BENEFITS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND CONCEPTS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) FOR FUTURE TRAFFIC DEMAND LEVELS. THE TASKS WILL ENHANCE THE FIDELITY OF THE TSAM MODEL, MAKE IT MORE APPLICABLE TO A WIDER RANGE OF SYSTEMS STUDIES, AND UPDATE ANY DATABASES WITH THE LATEST AVAILABLE HISTORICAL DATA OR SOCIOECONOMIC PROJECTIONS. FURTHERMORE THE CONTRACTOR WILL WORK WITH NASA TO CONDUCT SYSTEMS STUDIES TO QUANTIFY THE POTENTIAL SYSTEM WIDE FUEL BURN AND EMISSIONS IMPACTS OF FUTURE TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC SCENARIOS FOR MULTIPLE MODES TO CONDUCT LONG DISTANCE TRIPS. THIS TASK CONTINUES THE WORK EFFORTS CONDUCTED UNDER NIA IDIQ CONTRACT NNL08AA00B TASK ORDER NNL11AD23T. 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MODIFY AND UPDATE THE CAPABILITY OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS MODEL (TSAM). THESE UPDATES INCLUDE IDENTIFYING KEY ALGORITHMS THAT MODEL PASSENGER AND FLIGHT DEMAND IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTING THESE ALGORITHMS INTO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS MODEL (TSAM). THESE UPDATES ALSO INCLUDE IMPLEMENTING NEW ALGORITHMS AND DATA INTO THE TSAM GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) TO PROVIDE USER FUNCTIONALITY OF THE ALGORITHMS THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT STATE OF INTO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS MODEL (TSAM). IN ADDITION, THE TSAM MODEL SHALL BE USED TO CONDUCT BENEFITS STUDIES TO QUANTIFY THE EFFECTS ON AIRLINE DEMAND TO POTENTIALLY DIFFERENT FUTURE SCENARIOS. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS FROM THE DATE OF AWARD THROUGH JUNE 30, 2014.