Release of the 2018 Heliophysics Science Mission of Opportunity Program Element Appendix (PEA) M to the Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3) For proposal bids

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) ) announces the addition of Program Element Appendix (PEA) M to the NASA Announcement of Opportunity (AO) entitled Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3 NNH17ZDA004O). PEA M is the 2018 Heliophysics Science Mission of Opportunity NNH17ZDA004O-HPSMO. Notification proposals are due by October 1, 2018. SALMON-3 is an omnibus AO that 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 (SMD). The Heliophysics Division conducts Principal Investigator (PI)-led space science investigations in SMD's heliophysics programs under a not-to-exceed cost cap. Proposals submitted in response to this PEA will be selected for flight through a two-step competitive process. Proposals will undergo the first step evaluation. As the outcome of the first step evaluation, NASA intends to select two or more MO investigations to proceed to a nine-month Phase A concept study. In the second step, NASA will conduct an evaluation of the Phase A concept study reports. From this evaluation, NASA expects to down-select at least two MOs to proceed into Phase B and subsequent mission phases, at least one of which will be an SCM utilizing NASA-PEA-provided Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) Grande access to space. A Science investigation proposed PI-Managed Mission Cost (PIMMC), including all mission phases, is expected to range from $35M-$75M. Multiple missions may be selected if their total cost remains below the overall PEA cost cap. Science investigations are encouraged to use the launch capability on the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV). Heliophysics Science investigations must address NASA's heliophysics science objectives 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 documents, investigations should focus on understanding the Sun and its interactions with Earth and the solar system, including space weather. Investigations may target any heliophysics scientific investigation that advances the objectives of this PEA. Investigations that address NASA goals in other areas, such as astrophysics, Earth science, or planetary science, are not solicited. Three Mission of Opportunity types may be proposed in response to this PEA: (1) Partner Missions of Opportunity (PMOs), which may include CubeSats and International Space Station (ISS) payloads, (2) New Missions using Existing Spacecraft (NMESs), and (3) Small Complete Missions (SCMs). SCMs include investigations on the International Space Station (ISS), commercial hosted payloads, CubeSats or suborbital-class missions (an investigation requiring flight on a high-altitude scientific balloon platform (e.g. Super Pressure Balloon (SPB), Long-Duration Balloon (LDB)), or on a suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle (sRLV). This opportunity solicits proposals for science 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 consistent with the new NASA Science Mission (SMD) Class-D Tailoring/Streamlining Decision Memorandum, except for PMOs, which depend on host mission's risk classification requirements that must be specified in the proposal. See https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/standardao/ClassD.html. Investigations will be cost capped, including all mission phases, reserves, and the cost of accommodation on and/or delivery to the host mission. The intended cost cap is as follows: - $75M (FY19) for SCMs utilizing NASA-PEA-provided IMAP ESPA Grande access to space. - $55M (FY19) for SCMs and PMOs not utilizing NASA-PEA-provided IMAP ESPA Grande access to space. - $35M (FY19) for NMES and suborbital-class SCMs. The time frame for the solicitation is intended to be: Pre-proposal conference August 24, 2018, via Webex Notification proposals due......................October 1, 2018, 11:59 PM EST Proposals due November 30, 2018, 11:59 PM EST Selection for competitive Phase A studies July 10, 2019 Concept study reports due May 11, 2020 Down-selection November 9, 2020 Proposal selection and award will be implemented according to the guidelines set forth in Section 7.4 of the SALMON-3 AO and of this PEA. Proposers should read the Heliophysics Science SALMON-3 PEA M carefully. SALMON-3 PEA M Amendment 10 (dated September 26, 2018) makes seven changes to the 2018 Heliophysics Science MO PEA M: in Sections 6.1.2 and 6.2.2, it is noted that changes to the notification proposal submission requirements have been modified, in Section 4.3, Requirements M-1 and M-2 are changed to remove technology products, and in Section 8.2 it is noted that SALMON-3 Requirement 75 on budget limits prior to KDP-C is not superseded by PEA M. Further information will be posted on the Heliophysics Science MO Acquisition Page at https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/2018HelioMO/ as it becomes available. Questions may be addressed to Dr. J. Daniel Moses, Heliophysics Science MO Lead Scientist, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; Email: contact@example.gov.