New Frontiers Program Acquisition.

New Frontiers Fourth Announcement of Opportunity.

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NEW FRONTIERS FOURTH ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP

05.25.2016

 
This third community announcement about the fourth New Frontiers Announcement of Opportunity (AO) provides the agenda for Technology Workshop being held June 1, 2016 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, MD. The goal of this workshop is to educate the potential proposing community on technologies being offered by NASA and other organizations and inform how each technology will be supported to the proposal team.
 
The workshop agenda is posted on the New Frontiers Acquisition website at http://newfrontiers.larc.nasa.gov/. The workshop will be broadcast via webex using the following information:
 
Meeting Link: https://nasa.webex.com/nasa/j.php?MTID=m4ea7385a798ab6e9bdea3a039688643a
Meeting number: 996 367 002
Meeting password: W@lc0m31
Audio connection:
Freephone/Toll Free: USA callers: 888-989-9772
International callers 1-203-827-7011
Participant Passcode: 7270833

 
A poster session will be held in parallel with and after the oral presentations are complete to encourage interaction between technology providers and potential proposers. In addition, attendees may request a one-on-one meeting for more in depth discussions with any technology provider(s) listed on the agenda. To request such a meeting please contact Dr. Curt Niebur via email (curt.niebur@nasa.gov) with the subject line "Technology meeting request." Since a limited number of private meeting rooms are available these slots are limited to 30 minutes. NASA may not be able to accommodate all requests for one-on-one meetings.
 
NASA has not approved the issuance of the New Frontiers AO and this notification does not obligate NASA to issue the AO and solicit proposals. Any costs incurred by prospective investigators in preparing submissions in response to this notification or the planned draft New Frontiers AO are incurred completely at the submitter's own risk.
 
Further information will be posted on the New Frontiers Program Acquisition Page at http://newfrontiers.larc.nasa.gov/ as it becomes available. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Curt Niebur, New Frontiers Program Lead Scientist, Planetary Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; Tel.: (202) 358-0390; Email: curt.niebur@nasa.gov.
 

 

 

05.09.2016

 
NASA has finalized the date and location for the Technology Workshop for the New Frontiers 4 Announcement of Opportunity (AO). The workshop will take place on Wednesday, June 1, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, MD. The hotel is easily accessible via the area's Metrorail system. Proposers preparing for the fourth New Frontiers AO are encouraged to attend.
 
The goal of this workshop is to educate the potential proposing community on technologies being offered by NASA and other organizations and inform how each technology will be supported to the proposal team. Technology providers other than NASA are welcome to participate in this workshop and will be accommodated as space permits. The event will be divided into two sections: briefings on each technology offering in the morning and the opportunity for small-group meetings in the afternoon. A poster session will be organized if all interested technology providers cannot be accommodated on the agenda. In order to reach the widest audience possible, all briefings will also webcast. Webcast and telecom details are TBD but will be announced when available. Information will also be posted in the New Frontiers Acquisition website (http://newfrontiers.larc.nasa.gov/).
 
All interested parties may attend the Technology Workshop. All expenses and arrangements for attending this meeting are the responsibility of the attendees. Note that travel and associated costs of attendance are not allowable as direct costs under another federal Government award, e.g., a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement. Government employees may attend and be authorized travel and associated costs as a matter of official business.
 
Please contact Dr. Curt Niebur, Lead Program Scientist for New Frontiers, via email at curt.niebur@nasa.gov if you are interested in providing information on your technology to potential proposers at this workshop.
 

 

04.25.2016

 
The New Frontiers Program encourages the infusion of new technologies where beneficial into proposals responding to the fourth Announcement of Opportunity. For NASA-developed technology, this infusion will take the form of a) providing certain technologies as Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE), b) increasing the PI-Managed Mission Cost cap for investigations using specified NASA-developed technologies, and c) possibly limiting the risk assessment of certain NASA-developed technologies to only their accommodation on the spacecraft and the mission environment. In preparation for the AO, the Science Mission Directorate is hosting a Technology Workshop. The goal of this event is to educate the potential proposing community on technologies being offered and inform how each technology will be supported to the proposal team. Technology providers other than NASA are welcome to participate in this workshop and will be accommodated as space permits.
 
All interested parties may attend the Technology Workshop. All expenses and arrangements for attending this meeting are the responsibility of the attendees. Note that travel and associated costs of attendance are not allowable as direct costs under another federal Government award, e.g., a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement. Government employees may attend and be authorized travel and associated costs as a matter of official business.
 
This one day workshop is targeted for either June 1 or 2. It will be divided into two sections: briefings on each technology offering in the morning and the opportunity for small-group meetings in the afternoon. A poster session will be organized if all interested parties cannot be accommodated on the agenda. In order to reach the widest audience possible, all briefings will also webcast. Webcast and telecom details are TBD but will be announced when available. Information will also be posted in the New Frontiers Acquisition website (http://newfrontiers.larc.nasa.gov/).
 
Please contact Dr. Curt Niebur, Lead Program Scientist for New Frontiers, via email at curt.niebur@nasa.gov if you are interested in providing information on your technology to potential proposers at this workshop.