Increasing Participation of Minority Serving Institutions in NASA Earth Science Surface-Based Measurement Networks RFI
Solicitation Number: NNH21ZDA016L
Release Date: July 8, 2021
Response Date: August 27, 2021
The Research and Analysis (R&A) program of NASA’s Earth Science Division (ESD) requests input from the Minority Serving Institution (MSI) community on their interest in increasing the participation in surface-based measurements that constitute part of ESD’s observational portfolio, in particular the Aeronet, Pandora, and precipitation measurement validation networks. The information requested should address the extent to which MSIs might participate and inform the development of a potential future research solicitation.
A response to this Request for Information (RFI) does not guarantee that NASA will include submitted content into a potential solicitation. Should NASA release any solicitation, it will follow all NASA rules and regulations. The RFI responses will assist R&A program managers to develop a potential solicitation that will be able to be suitably addressed in any proposals by faculty, staff, and/or administrators from interested MSIs.
This RFI primarily seeks responses from individuals at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
This email is a partial summary of the RFI. For the full text of the RFI and response instructions, visit the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com by searching on solicitation number NNH21ZDA016L or via the direct link https://go.nasa.gov/3cCD9Xn. In the event of any future lapses to the NASA operations, RFI respondents should visit NSPIRES, the official NASA source for this RFI.
All responses to this RFI must be submitted in an electronic format via NSPIRES, located at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Please email questions or comments concerning this RFI to the email address below, no later than August 4, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern, with the subject line: NASA IPMSI RFI Question/Clarification. NASA intends to respond to received questions by August 11, 2021. Depending on the nature of received questions, NASA may respond on an individual basis by email or may post responses to inquiries in a “Questions and Answers (Q&A)” document available at https://go.nasa.gov/3cCD9Xn. Any posted Q&As will be edited to preserve the anonymity of persons and institutions who submit questions and are intended to address inquiries of broader interest and general clarification.
Please email Jack.Kaye@nasa.gov and Barry.Lefer@nasa.gov using in the subject line “NASA IPMSI RFI Question/Clarification”.