Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2023)
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Period of performance: 2016-09-25 to 2024-11-24
Current total value of award: $9181409
Description: THIS PROCUREMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AS A RESULT OF THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) LED COMPETITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY #NNH12ZDA006O ENTITLED 'SECOND STAND ALONE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON-2)' DATED FEBRUARY 7, 2012.  THE REASON INSTRUMENT WAS SELECTED FOR AWARD AS DOCUMENTED VIA NASA HQ LETTER DATED AUGUST 6, 2015.  THE GOAL OF THE EUROPA MISSION IS TO DELIVER A SCIENTIFICALLY RELEVANT MISSION THAT WILL INVESTIGATE EUROPA'S HABITABILITY BY ADDRESSING AT LEAST THE MAJORITY OF THE PLANETARY DECADAL SURVEY'S FIVE SCIENCE OBJECTIVES FOR EUROPA AS WELL AS INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL LANDING SITES FOR FUTURE EXPLORATION.  IN ADDITION, THE MISSION WILL ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY MATERIALS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY CONTAINED IN POSSIBLE WATER PLUMES.  THE REASON INSTRUMENT INVESTIGATION WILL USE A DUAL FREQUENCY ICE PENETRATING RADAR TO PROBE THE SUBSURFACE OF EUROPA FROM THE ICY NEAR-SURFACE TO THE UNDERLYING OCEAN AND CHARACTERIZE THE SURFACE FOR FUTURE EXPLORATION.  REASON IS UNIQUELY CAPABLE OF CHARACTERIZING THE STRUCTURE OF THE ICE SHELL, INCLUDING SUBSURFACE LIQUID WATER AND LAKES.  THE STATEMENT OF WORK WILL INCLUDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, DELIVERABLES/OUTCOMES AND MILESTONES. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR THIS SCOPE OF WORK ARE FOR THE REASON INSTRUMENT PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE EUROPA PROJECT SCIENTIST IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS TASKS DURING THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, TEST, AND LAUNCH PHASE OF THE EUROPA MISSION IMPLEMENTATION.