"IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: 1. TASK ORDER TITLE: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 2. PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE,…

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"IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: 1. TASK ORDER TITLE: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 2. PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND BACKGROUND OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER UNDERTAKES INNOVATIVE, HIGH-PAYOFF, AEROSPACE AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES BEYOND THE RISK LIMIT OR CAPABILITY OF COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY AND HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR AEROSPACE SCIENCES FOR MANY YEARS. AS THE BOUNDARIES OF UNDERSTANDING THE PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL PROCESSES OF INTEREST ARE PUSHED OUTWARD, THE DESIGN TOOLS, THE MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY AND PROCESSES, AND COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS NEED TO ALSO BE PUSHED BEYOND THEIR CURRENT LIMITATIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES BY ENHANCING THE DESIGN TOOLS, MEASUREMENT PROCESSES AND COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE TASK AS OUTLINED BELOW AND AS DETAILED IN THE ADDENDUM TO THIS TASK STATEMENT OF WORK, PROVIDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER. 3.1. DEVELOP CONCEPTUAL AND DETAILED MODEL DESIGNS 3.2. REVIEW, UPDATE AND ENHANCE EXPERIMENTAL DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES 3.3. WORK WITH THE GOVERNMENT TEAM TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR LABORATORY UPGRADES AND FUTURE RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS POP - 5/10/2013 - 03/31/18