SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- TEAMING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE APPLICATION OF DOPPLER WIND LIDAR OBSERVATIONS TOIMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTION OF TROPICAL AND EXTRATROPICAL WEATHER SYSTEMS
- Notice Date
- 9/30/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- SS-DopplerWind
- Response Due
- 10/13/2009
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Robert B. Gardner, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-2525, Fax 757-864-7898, Email Robert.B.Gardner@nasa.gov - Rosemary C. Froehlich, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-2423, Fax 757-864-8541, Email Rosemary.C.Froehlich@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Robert B. Gardner
(Robert.B.Gardner@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This partnering synopsis solicits potential partners to participate in developing aproposal addressing the goals and objectives of NASA Research Announcement (NRA)NNH09ZDA001N-EV1 Appendix A.39 ESSP Venture-class Science Investigations: EarthVenture-1. The NRA solicitation and the Earth Venture 1 Appendix A.39 can be accessed at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId=%7BB94FE9A7-CF32-B056-A72B-6CF2C9C93931%7D&path=openhttp://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId=%7BB94FE9A7-CF32-B056-A72B-6CF2C9C93931%7D&path=open Participation in this partnering synopsis is open to all categories of U.S. and non-U.S.organizations, including educational institutions, industry, not-for-profit institutions,the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as NASA Centers and other U.S. GovernmentAgencies. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Other MinorityUniversities (OMUs), small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs), veteran-owned smallbusinesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBzone small businesses andwomen-owned small businesses (WOSBs) are encouraged to apply. Participation by non-U.S.organizations is welcome but subject to NASAs policy of no exchange of funds, in whicheach government supports its own national participants and associated costs. The overall objective of the Earth Venture-1 program element is to make substantialadvances in Earth system science through innovative science investigations that addressan integrated approach. NASAs Earth science goals can be found in The Science Plan forNASAs Science Mission Directorate (2007-2016), available athttp://nasascience.nasa.gov/about-us/science-strategy/. Program element objectives canbe met in a number of ways, including but not limited to: making measurements that address weaknesses in current Earth system models leading toimprovement in modeling capabilities; producing data sets that identify and characterize important phenomena and/or detectingand characterizing changes in the Earth system; and/or making measurements that apply to the scientific goals of multiple Earth Science focusareas and/or disciplinary programs. Earth Venture-1investigations must be relevant to the science priorities, goals, andobjectives of NASAs Earth Science Research Program. This LaRC solicitation supports theApplication of Doppler Wind Lidar Observations to Improve Understanding and Prediction ofTropical and Extratropical Weather Systems. We propose a science-driven airborne DopplerWind Lidar (DWL) measurement program to make significant and revolutionary contributionsto 1) understanding and prediction of tropical and Extratropical cyclones and 2)preparation for the National Research Councils (NRC) Earth Science Decadal Surveysrecommended 3-D Winds free-flyer space mission. Our science reflects the interests ofboth NASA and NOAA for hazardous weather, and climate.The DWL measurements, in conjunction with other observations, will yield improvements inunderstanding and forecasting: 1) tropical cyclones, 2) extratropical weather, and 3)their relationship to climate change. It will also allow preparation for the 3-D Windsspace mission that was recommended for NASA implementation. The wind field plays a uniquedynamical role in forcing the mass field to adjust to it at all scales in the tropicsand, at smaller scales, in the extratropics. Improvements vertical wind resolution willbe necessary to satisfy the requirements of the numerical weather prediction models ofthe next decade. Specifically, LaRC is seeking potential partner(s) with capabilities and innovative ideasfor using Doppler lidar wind profiles data to advance in the following areas: 1.Extra-Tropical Weather Understanding including Low-Level vorticity growth andcyclone intensification, Caribbean low-level jets, frontogenesis forcing and convectiveprecipitation in cold fronts, the role of potential vorticity towers and downstreamdevelopment, and the impact of mid-upper and low-level jets in relation to cyclogenesis. 2.Environmental effects on track and intensification of tropical cyclones as wellas the effect of Sahran aerosols on wind shear and the effects vertical wind shear oncyclone evolution. 3.Atmospheric characterization using Airborne Doppler Wind Lidar. Capability tointegrate environment characterization, vertical wind profiles and effects of sea state.Expertise in Airborne wind profiling technique validation.4.Data assimilation and adaptive targeting including consideration of verticalwinds and use of simulation experiments to study regional and global model impacts. It is expected that selected partner(s) will work with NASA Langley Research Centerscientists and engineers to jointly develop the proposal and perform the proposed tasksif the proposal is selected. This partnering opportunity does not guarantee selection for award of any contracts orother agreements, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by NASA to pay for theinformation solicited. It is expected that the partner(s) selected would provide (at nocost to NASA) conceptual designs, technical data, proposal input, project schedules andcost estimates. Partner selections will be made by LaRC based on the listed criteria inthe following order of importance: (1) Relevant experience, past performance, technicalcapability, and availability of key personnel. This criterion evaluates the proposersrelevant recent experience, past performance in similar development activities, technicalcapability to perform the development and key personnel available to support thedevelopment. Substantive evidence of successful participation in similar developmentsshould be included. (2) Cost and schedule control. This criterion evaluates theproposers ability to control both cost and schedule. The ability of the proposer tocomplete projects on time and within fixed budgets is key. The proposer should provideevidence of successfully controlling cost and schedule for similar programs and provideevidence of management processes in this area. RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS: Responses to thispartnering synopsis shall be limited to eight (8) pages in not less than 12-point font.All responses shall be submitted to LaRC via e-mail by 5:00 PM EST on October 13, 2009 tojeffrey.a.cerro@nasa.gov and robert.b.gardner@nasa.gov. Technical questions should beemailed to Jeff Cerro. Procurement questions should be emailed to Brad Gardner.
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