Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2024)
Recipient: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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: 2017-11-22 to 2025-07-31
Current total value of award: $126359044.83
Description: UNDER THIS CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL,  MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES NECESSARY TO PRODUCE THE POLARIMETER TO UNIFY THE CORONA HELIOSPHERE (PUNCH) PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY..THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:.1. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM OFFICE.2. INSTRUMENT SYSTEM ENGINEERING, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT MISSION ASSURANCE.3. DESIGN OF A FLIGHT QUALIFIED PUNCH INSTRUMENT MEETING MISSION AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS.4. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATION AND TEST OF THE PUNCH INSTRUMENT FLIGHT SYSTEM.5. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF ESSENTIAL FIELD OPERATIONS.6. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF LAUNCH OPERATIONS AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS.7. DEVELOP PLANS FOR LEAD THE PUNCH SCIENCE INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS THE GENERATION OF RESULTING DATA PRODUCTS.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE PUNCH SCIENCE AND SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT THE PHASE A SITE VISIT.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AN ORGANIZATION CHART DEFINING CONTRACTOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, REPORTING PROCEDURES, AND ALL LINES OF AUTHORITY.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE CONTRACTOR'S PROGRAM OFFICE AND THE NASA EXPLORERS PROGRAM OFFICE.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP A PUNCH INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT AND A PUNCH MISSION SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT.  THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO DEVELOP DETAILED BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS.  THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INSTRUMENT-LEVEL REVIEWS OF THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT DESIGN.  THEY WILL CONDUCT ESSENTIAL TRADE STUDIES, ANALYSES, MODELING AND SIMULATIONS TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS.  THE CONTRACTOR WILL LEAD THE SCIENCE TEAM AND DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT-LEVEL TEST PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING FOR INTEGRATION AND TEST.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE A DETAILED INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE COVERING ALL MISSION PHASES, LISTING MAJOR MILESTONES, INCLUDING A DEFINED CRITICAL PATH AND SCHEDULE RESERVES.  THE CONTRACTOR WILL PREPARE UPDATED INSTRUMENT BUDGETS AS WELL AS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE OVERALL PUNCH BUDGET.  FINALLY, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT.