The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center,(GSFC) intends to solicit proposals in support of the Earth Science Enterprise's (ESE's) Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) Program. The ESE acquires, processes and delivers very large (gigabyte to terabyte) volumes of remote sensing and related data to public and governmental entities for use in understanding and protecting our home planet. These data are used to develop a scientific understanding of the earth system and its response to natural and human induced changes, and to enable improved prediction of climate, weather and natural hazards for present and future generations. The AIST Program evolves a full range of technologies - from the space segment, where information pipeline begins, to the end user, where knowledge is advanced. Information technologies are currently employed throughout the ESE's space and ground systems: from on-board satellite data acquisition, through space-to-ground transmission, ground-to-ground networks, and data capture and processing centers, to data and information distribution and analysis by end users.
In order to promote a flexible and robust IT program for ESE, the AIST Program has established a process to respond to the rapid changes in the IT arena. The AIST Program is releasing a Master NRA under which Mini-NRA solicitations will be periodically issued over the next 5 years from 2004 to 2009.
The Master NRA NNG04ZY4000N provides the general guidelines for proposal submittal. The Mini-NRA solicitations issued under the Master NRA will include their own list of proposed topics or questions of interest, background information, and any other pertinent data. These Mini-NRA's will typically target short turn-around hardware and/or software technologies the AIST program office deems pertinent in the applications of ESE information systems. The Master NRA and Mini-NRA will be available electronically on the release date, via the Internet at the ESTO home page at http://esto.nasa.gov/ .
The first Mini-NRA solicitation (NNGO4ZY4001N) is simultaneously released with this Master NRA, in which the AIST program office is seeking proposals addressing Data Mining Technologies. This Mini-NRA solicitation provides additional details governing the proposed activities that supersede the general guidelines announced in the Master NRA. Proposals are to be submitted electronically via the AIST Master NRA proposal sumbission e-Book accessible via the ESTO home page at http://esto.nasa.gov/ . This Mini-NRA solicitation will be open through July 6, 2004. Proposers must read and follow the guidelines and procedures in both the Master NRA and the Mini-NRA solicitation.
"Participation is open to all categories of organizations, foreign and domestic, including industry, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and other Government agencies."
"Electronically submitted Notices of Intent to propose are requested."
"Proposal due date is July 6, 2004. The electronic submission of each proposal's Cover Page/Proposal Summary/Budget Summary is required by the due date for proposal submission".
"This is a broad agency announcement as specified in FAR 6.102 (d) (2)."
Notwithstanding the posting of this opportunity at FedBizOpps.gov, Grants.gov, or at both sites, NASA reserves the right to determine the appropriate award instrument for each proposal selected pursuant to this announcement.
The Technical Points of Contact are:
Direct questions specifically regarding this solicitation to:
POC: Karen Moe
Phone: 301-286-2978
Email: Karen.L.Moe@nasa.gov
