NASA Announcement of Opportunity for the Discovery Program: Discovery Program 2006 and Missions of Opportunity

General Information

Document Type: Presolicitation Notice
Solicitation Number: NNH06ZDA001O
Posted Date: Dec 16, 2005
Original Response Date: Apr 05, 2006
Current Response Date: Apr 05, 2006
Original Archive Date: Dec 16, 2006
Current Archive Date: Dec 16, 2006
Classification Code: A — Research & Development
Naics Code: 541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

Contracting Office Address

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771

Description

NNH06ZDA001O AO Release Date: January 3, 2006 Notice of Intent to Propose Due: March 6, 2006 Proposals Due:   April 5, 2006 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is releasing a NASA Announcement of Opportunity (AO), for the Discovery Program 2006 and Missions of Opportunity. NASA intends to select a Discovery mission to launch by October 1, 2013. A Mission of Opportunity may also be selected. The Discovery Program AO solicits investigations that meet the goals of planetary system(s) exploration encompassing the scientific objectives of the NASA Solar System Division (excluding Mars) and the search for extrasolar planetary systems element of the NASA Universe Division.   Investigation teams are to be led by a single Principal Investigator (PI), with participation open to all categories of organizations, foreign and domestic, including industry, educational institutions, nonprofit organization, NASA centers, and other Government agencies. This solicitation will be open from January 3, 2006, to April 5, 2006. A Discovery Preproposal Conference will be scheduled approximately three weeks after the AO is released. Details for this conference and an expanded version of this Announcement of Intent will be posted at http://discovery.larc.nasa.gov/discovery/. Upon the release date, the full text of the AO and all appendices will be available electronically at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/.   Questions or comments about this intention to release a Discovery AO may be addressed to Mr. Andrew Dantzler, NASA Discovery Program Director, Solar System Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; E-mail: Andrew.Dantzler@nasa.gov, Telephone: (202) 358-1024. 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.

Point of Contact

Andrew Dantzler, NASA Discovery Program Director, Phone (202) 358-1024, Fax (202) 358-3097, Email Andrew.Dantzler@nasa.gov

Email your questions to Andrew Dantzler at Andrew.Dantzler@nasa.gov