A--DISCOVERY AO AMENDMENT 2: PROCEDURES FOR NASA PI PROPOSALS

The contract amendment modifies the original Discovery Announcement of Opportunity (AO) to address concerns about the competitive procedures applied to NASA Principal Investigators. Specifically, Amendment No. 2 to the Discovery Program 2006 and Missions of Opportunity AO updates the solicitation to incorporate a deviation from the previously issued Procurement Notice 04-11, which was deemed necessary due to the short interval between the publication of PN 04-11 and the Discovery AO. This deviation is unique to the Discovery AO and is intended to ensure fair and effective competition among Principal Investigators submitting proposals. As part of the amendment, Appendix B, Section J, Part 8 of the Discovery AO is replaced entirely to reflect these procedural changes. The update became available on or about March 1, 2006, via NASA’s research opportunity portal. For further inquiries, contact is provided for Dr. Michael New of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. The amendment is categorized as a presolicitation and does not specify a particular set-aside or NAICS code, focusing instead on refining the procedural framework for proposal submissions under this NASA research opportunity.