"IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: TASK ORDER TITLE: PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM VERSION 4 (PDS4) OPERATION READINES…

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"IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: TASK ORDER TITLE: PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM VERSION 4 (PDS4) OPERATION READINESS REVIEW (ORR) FOR LADEE AND MAVEN DATA PROVIDERS PURPOSE: THIS STUDY SHALL ASSESS THE SYSTEM EVALUATIONS AND ESTIMATION OF RESOURCES (SEER) AND NASA INSTRUMENT COST MODEL (NICM) COST MODEL PERFORMANCE AND LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY INDEX (LDI) FOR USE IN THE UPCOMING NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT AND COST (TMC) EVALUATIONS FOR INSTRUMENTS AND CUBESATS OF SMD ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) PROPOSALS TO DETERMINE THE ACCURACY OF THE SEER AND NICM MODELS AND LDI. THIS STUDY SHALL USE PAST INSTRUMENT PROPOSALS ON SELECTED INVESTIGATIONS FOR ESTIMATING AND THEN COMPARE TO THE ACTUAL COST ON THE PROPOSALS FOR SELECTED INSTRUMENT INVESTIGATIONS. THE ACCURACY AND ERROR BAND SHALL BE PRESENTED AS A RESULT OF THE STUDY. THE STUDY MUST ALSO RECOMMEND CHANGES IN THE REQUESTED PROPOSAL DATA OR OTHER METHODS TO INCREASE THE ACCURACY OF ESTIMATING THE COST OF INSTRUMENT PROPOSALS.