SALMON-3 AO Amendments 9 & 10: Changes to Team membership Restrictions and other Select Sections of PEA L HPTDMO and PEA M Heliophysics Science MO

On August 6 and 7, 2018 respectively, NASA released a 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity (MO) as Program Element Appendix (PEA) L (NNH17ZDA004O-HPTDMO) and a 2018 Heliophysics Science MO as PEA M (NNH17ZDA004O-HPSMO) of the Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3).

Amendment 9 to the SALMON-3 AO, released September 26, 2018, makes three changes to Sections 6.1.2 and 6.2.2 in PEA L, which modifies previously published restrictions on changing team membership after the notification proposal has been submitted.

Please refer to the PDF version of text of SALMON-3 Amendment 9 and the full PEA L, both on NSPIRES, to see the changes in detail.

Amendment 10 to the SALMON-3 AO, released September 26, 2018, makes seven changes in Sections, 4, 6 and 8, including modifying previously published restrictions on changing team membership after the notification proposal has been submitted.

Please refer to the PDF version of text of SALMON-3 Amendment 10 and PEA M, both on NSPIRES, to see the changes in detail.

Email questions on PEA L to Heliophysics TechDemo MO Program Scientist, Dr. Roshanak Hakimzadeh, at: hq-techdemo@mail.nasa.gov (subject line to read “HPTDMO”).

Email questions on PEA M to the HPSMO Lead Scientist: Dr. J. Daniel Moses, at: hq-hpdmo@mail.nasa.gov (subject line to read "HPSMO").

To find responses to previously submitted questions, visit the Questions and Answers or Q&A sections of the corresponding websites:

The TechDemo MO PEA L Acquisition page is: https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/stp/tdmo/

The Science MO PEA M Acquisition page is: https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/2018HelioMO/

SALMON-3 AO Amendment 8: Due Date Changes to PEA L HPTDMO and PEA M Heliophysics Science MO

On August 6 and 7, 2018 respectively, NASA released a 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity (MO) as Program Element Appendix (PEA) L (NNH17ZDA004O-HPTDMO) and a 2018 Heliophysics Science MO as PEA M (NNH17ZDA004O-HPSMO) of the Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3).

Amendment 8 to the SALMON-3 AO, released August 28, 2018, makes three changes to Section 9 in both L and M PEAs, noting:

1) The Notification Proposals due date has been changed to 11:59 p.m. Eastern October 1, 2018;
2) The Proposal due date has been changed to 11:59 p.m. Eastern November 30; and
3) The Receipt of Full Proposal CD-ROMs due date has been changed to 4:30 p.m. Eastern December 6.

Please refer to the PDF version of text of SALMON-3 Amendment 8 and/or PEA L and PEA M, all on NSPIRES, to see the changes in detail.

Email questions on PEA L to Heliophysics TechDemo MO Program Scientist, Dr. Roshanak Hakimzadeh, at: hq-techdemo@mail.nasa.gov (subject line to read “HPTDMO”).

Email questions on PEA M to the HPSMO Lead Scientist: Dr. J. Daniel Moses, at: hq-hpdmo@mail.nasa.gov (subject line to read "HPSMO").

To find responses, visit the Questions and Answer or Q&A section of the corresponding website:

The TechDemo MO PEA L Acquisition page is: https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/stp/tdmo/

The Science MO PEA M Acquisition page is: https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/2018HelioMO/

Amendment #5 to the SALMON-3 AO creates a new proposal opportunity via PEA L 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces the addition of Program Element Appendix (PEA) L to the omnibus NASA Announcement of Opportunity entitled Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3 NNH17ZDA004O). PEA L is the 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration (TechDemo) Mission of Opportunity, a new opportunity to propose Principal Investigator (PI)-led investigations under a not-to-exceed cost cap. Evaluation and down selection for flight will be made through a two-step competitive process. It is anticipated that two or more TechDemo investigations will be selected for a nine-month, $400K Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 dollars, Phase A concept study through this AO. At the conclusion of these concept studies, it is planned that one or two TechDemo investigations will be selected to continue into Phase B and subsequent mission phases. A TechDemo investigation proposed PI-Managed Mission Cost (PIMMC), including all mission phases, is expected to range from $25M-$65M. Multiple missions may be down-selected if the sum of the cost of all of these missions remains below the overall PEA Cost Cap of $65M. TechDemo investigations will launch on the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV). Accommodation on the EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) Grande will be provided at no cost to proposers.

The TechDemo PEA solicits Small Complete Mission (SCM) proposals for spaceflight demonstration of innovative medium Technical Readiness Level (mid-TRL) technologies that enable significant advances in NASA's Heliophysics Science Objectives and Goals as described in 2014 Science Plan for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and Our Dynamic Space Environment: Heliophysics Science and Technology Roadmap for 2014-2033. TechDemo investigations must be proposed for flight as a secondary payload with the IMAP mission. Up to two ports on an EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) will be provided to accommodate each investigation. The ESPA is intended to be an unpowered, non-propulsive, ESPA Grande ring. TechDemo SCM releases will not occur until after the release of IMAP.

Proposal merit in this PEA will be determined by the magnitude of heliophysics science advancements enabled by the proposed TechDemo investigation. Initiation of a future mission achieving the science advancements enabled by the TechDemo investigation must be technically and scientifically feasible within the next 15 years. The TechDemo investigation might inform the mission recommendations of the next heliophysics decadal study by raising the TRL of a key technology to the point it is no longer considered a defining risk to those missions. However, significant science advancement is also possible within the TechDemo investigation itself. Whether the targeted science advancement is achieved during the TechDemo mission or during some future mission within the specified timeframe will not be a factor in the evaluation criteria.

This opportunity solicits proposals for investigations requiring the development and operation of space-based investigations. The projects are designated as Category 3 as defined in NPR 7120.5E, NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements. The payloads are designated as Streamlined Class D as defined in the new NASA Science Mission (SMD) Class-D Tailoring/Streamlining Decision Memorandum. See https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/standardao/ClassD.html.

As NASA expects investigations proposed to this solicitation to require more development than in non-technology demonstration solicitations, proposals may spend up to 30% of the PIMMC prior to KDP-C. In each investigation, a 30% minimum unencumbered cost reserve on Phases A-D and a 20% minimum unencumbered cost reserve on Phases E-F will be required within the proposed PIMMC.

A Pre-proposal Web Conference for HPTDMO is scheduled for August 24, 2018. Forthcoming schedule updates, agenda, and logistical information can be found on the TechDemo MO PEA Acquisition Homepage https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/stp/tdmo/.

Further information and updates will be posted on the 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity Acquisition Homepage at https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/stp/tdmo/. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Roshanak Hakimzadeh, Heliophysics TechDemo MO Program Scientist, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; Email: hq-techdemo@mail.nasa.gov.

Release of the DRAFT 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity Program Element Appendix (PEA) to the Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3) for Community Comments
Solicitation Number: NNH18ZDA009J
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Office: Headquarters
Location: HQ Code 210.H

Synopsis:
Added: May 01, 2018 3:10 pm

On or about May 1, 2018, NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will be releasing a draft version of the 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity Program Element Appendix (PEA) to the Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3) Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for community comment. Comments are due by June 1, 2018.

SALMON-3 is an omnibus AO which provides a solicitation and procurement base for modest investigations, also referred to as Missions of Opportunity (MO), requiring space flight that advance the high priority science and technology objectives of NASA's Science Mission Directorate.

The Heliophysics Division conducts Principal Investigator (PI)-led investigations in SMD's Heliophysics programs under a not-to-exceed cost cap. Evaluation and down-selection for flight will nominally be made through a two-step competitive process. It is anticipated that no more than three TechDemo investigations will be selected for nine-month, $400K (FY 2019) Phase A concept studies through this AO. At the conclusion of these concept studies, it is planned that at least one TechDemo investigation will be selected to continue into Phase B and subsequent mission phases. A TechDemo investigation proposed PI-Managed Mission Cost (PIMMC), including all mission phases, is expected to range from $25M-$65M. Multiple missions may be selected if their total cost remains below the overall PEA cost cap of $65M. TechDemo investigations will launch on the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV).

The TechDemo PEA solicits Small Complete Mission (SCM) proposals for spaceflight demonstration of innovative medium Technical Readiness Level (mid-TRL) technologies that enable significant advances in NASA's Heliophysics Scientific Objectives and Goals as described in 2014 Science Plan for NASA's Science Mission Directorate and Our Dynamic Space Environment: Heliophysics Science and Technology Roadmap for 2014-2033. Consistent with these objectives and goals, investigations should focus on technology that will enable compelling advances in the research science of understanding the Sun and its interactions with Earth and the solar system.

TechDemo investigations must be proposed for flight as a secondary payload with the IMAP mission. Up to two ports on an EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) will be provided to accommodate this investigation. The ESPA is intended to be an unpowered, non-propulsive, ESPA Grande ring. The TechDemo SCM(s) will be released from the ESPA and/or the IMAP EELV after IMAP injection into a transfer orbit to the Earth-Sun L1 Lagrangian point.

Proposal merit in this PEA will be determined by the magnitude of heliophysics science advancements enabled by the proposed TechDemo investigation. The timeframe to initiate a future research mission achieving the science advancements enabled by the TechDemo investigation must be technically and scientifically plausible during the next 15 years. The TechDemo investigation might inform the research mission recommendations of the next heliophysics decadal study by raising the TRL of a key technology from below 5 to the point it is no longer considered a defining risk to those missions. However, science advancements can also be achieved within the TechDemo investigation itself. Whether the targeted science advancement is achieved during the TechDemo mission or during some future mission within the specified timeframe will not be a factor in the evaluation criteria.

It is anticipated that this opportunity will solicit proposals for investigations requiring the development and operation of space-based investigations. he projects are designated as Category 3 as defined in NPR 7120.5E, NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements. The payloads are designated as Class D as defined in NPR 8705.4 with allowable application and changes of processess specified in the new NASA Science Mission (SMD) Class-D Tailoring/Streamlining Decision Memorandum. See https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/standardao/ClassD.html.

The draft text may be downloaded as PDF file from the NSPIRES page for NNH18ZDA009J. As NASA expects investigations proposed to this solicitation to require more development than in non-technology demonstration solicitations, proposals may spend up to 30% of the PIMMC prior to KDP-C. In each investigation, a 30% minimum unencumbered cost reserve on Phases A-D and a 20% minimum unencumbered cost reserve on Phases E-F will be required within the the proposed PIMMC.

The time frame for the solicitation is intended to be:
Comments due on this Draft SALMON-3 PEA - June 1, 2018
Release of Final SALMON-3 PEA - July 9, 2018 (target)
Pre-proposal conference - 2-3 weeks after Final PEA release
Mandatory Notification Proposals - 30 days after Final PEA release
Proposals due - 90 days after Final PEA release
Selection for competitive Phase A studies - Second Quarter FY 2019 (target)
Concept Study Reports due - First Quarter FY 2020 (target)
Down-selection - Third Quarter FY 2020 (target)
Launch readiness date - NLT Fourth Quarter FY 2024

NASA has not approved the issuance of the 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity SALMON-3 PEA and this notification does not obligate NASA to issue the SALMON-3 PEA and solicit proposals. Any costs incurred by prospective investigators in preparing submissions in response to this notification or the planned 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity SALMON-3 PEA are incurred completely at the submitter's own risk.

Further information will be posted on the 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity Acquisition Homepage at https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/stp/tdmo/ as it becomes available. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Roshanak Hakimzadeh, Heliophysics TechDemo MO Lead Scientist, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; Email: hq-techdemo@mail.nasa.gov.

Community Announcement NNH18ZDA008L: 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity via SALMON-3

NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) intends to release a Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3) Program Element Appendix (PEA) for the 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration (TechDemo) Mission of Opportunity (MO) by June 2018. A draft version of the PEA will be released for community comment by May 2018. The Heliophysics Division conducts Principal Investigator (PI)-led investigations in SMD's Heliophysics programs under a not-to-exceed cost cap. Evaluation and down-selection for flight will nominally be made through a two-step competitive process. It is anticipated that no more than three TechDemo investigations will be selected for nine-month, $400K (Real Year) Phase A concept studies through this AO. At the conclusion of these concept studies, it is planned that at least one TechDemo investigation will be selected to continue into Phase B and subsequent mission phases. A TechDemo investigation proposed PI-Managed Mission Cost (PIMMC), including all mission phases, is expected to range from $25M-$65M. Multiple missions may be selected if their total cost remains below the overall PEA Cost Cap of $65M. TechDemo investigations will launch on the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV).

The TechDemo PEA solicits Small Complete Mission (SCM) proposals for spaceflight demonstration of innovative medium Technical Readiness Level (mid-TRL) technologies that enable significant advances in NASA's Heliophysics Scientific Objectives and Goals as described in 2014 Science Plan for NASA's Science Mission Directorate and Our Dynamic Space Environment: Heliophysics Science and Technology Roadmap for 2014-2033. Consistent with these objectives and goals, investigations should focus on technology that will enable compelling advances in the research science of understanding the Sun and its interactions with Earth and the Solar System.

TechDemo investigations must be proposed for flight as a secondary payload with the IMAP mission. Up to two ports on an EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) will be provided to accommodate this investigation. The ESPA is intended to be an unpowered, non-propulsive, ESPA Grande ring. The TechDemo SCM(s) will be released from the ESPA and/or the IMAP EELV after IMAP injection into a transfer orbit to the Earth-Sun L1 Lagrangian point.

Proposal merit in this PEA will be determined by the magnitude of heliophysics science advancements enabled by the proposed TechDemo investigation. The timeframe to initiate a future research mission achieving the science advancements enabled by the TechDemo investigation must be technically and scientifically plausible during the next 15 years. The TechDemo investigation might inform the research mission recommendations of the next heliophysics decadal study by raising the TRL of a key technology from below 5 to the point it is no longer considered a defining risk to those missions. However, science advancements can also be achieved within the TechDemo investigation itself. Whether the targeted science advancement is achieved during the TechDemo mission, or during some future mission within the specified timeframe, will not be a factor in the evaluation criteria.

It is anticipated that this opportunity will solicit proposals for investigations requiring the development and operation of space-based investigations. The projects are designated as Category 3 as defined in NPR 7120.5E, NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements. The payloads are designated as Class D as defined in NPR 8705.4 with allowable application and changes of processess specified in the new NASA Science Mission (SMD) Class-D Tailoring/Streamlining Decision Memorandum. See https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/standardao/ClassD.html.

As NASA expects investigations proposed to this solicitation to require more development than in non-technology demonstration solicitations, proposals may spend up to 30% of the PIMMC prior to KDP-C. In each investigation, a 30% minimum unencumbered cost reserve on Phases A-D and a 20% minimum unencumbered cost reserve on Phases E-F will be required within the the proposed PIMMC.

The time frame for the solicitation is intended to be:

Release of Draft SALMON-3 PEA May 2018 (target)
Release of Final SALMON-3 PEA June 2018 (target)
Pre-proposal conference 2-3 weeks after Final PEA release
Mandatory Notification Proposals 30 days after Final PEA release
Proposals due 90 days after Final PEA release
Selection for competitive Phase A studies Second Quarter FY 2019 (target)
Concept Study Reports due First Quarter FY 2020 (target)
Down-selection Third Quarter FY 2020 (target)
Launch readiness date NLT December 2024

NASA has not approved the issuance of the 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity SALMON-3 PEA and this notification does not obligate NASA to issue the SALMON-3 PEA and solicit proposals. Any costs incurred by prospective investigators in preparing submissions in response to this notification or the planned 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity SALMON-3 PEA are incurred completely at the submitter's own risk.

Further information will be posted on the 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity Acquisition Homepage at https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/stp/tdmo/ as it becomes available. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Roshanak Hakimzadeh, Heliophysics TechDemo MO Lead Scientist, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; Email: hq-techdemo@mail.nasa.gov.