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| Award ID | Recipient | Awarding agency | Amount | Start | End | NAICS | Description |
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| NNL14AA11T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $62.1K | 2014-04-30 | 2014-12-31 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: HELIOPHYSICS STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW (PIR) THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE HELIOPHYSICS (LIVING WITH A STAR [LWS], SOLAR TERRESTRIAL PROBES [STP], EXPLORERS [EXP] PROGRAMS) COMBINED PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW (PIR) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) [FROM THIS POINT FORWARD DESIGNATED THE HELIOPHYSICS SRB] ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACTOR(S) SHALL SUPPORT SRB ACTIVITIES ACCORDING TO NPR 7120.5 AND THE SRB HANDBOOK AND PROVIDE CURRENT, KNOWLEDGEABLE, INDEPENDENT SUPPORT TO THE REVIEW PROCESS IN THE AREAS OF 1) ENGINEERING, PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT (IN THE SPACE PROGRAM), MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS SPACE SCIENCE MISSIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE PROGRAMS, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE; 2) PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT (SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAMS), LAUNCH VEHICLE INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONS, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, AND HELIOPHYSICS SCIENCE. A STANDING REVIEW BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROGRAM. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECT S PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS. |
| 80LARC21F0174 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $61.54K | 2021-09-28 | 2025-05-30 | 541715 | GEOSYNCHRONOUS LITTORAL IMAGING AND MONITORING RADIOMETER (GLIMR) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT |
| NNL14AA05T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $57.93K | 2013-12-05 | 2015-01-30 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM SUPPORT THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM (ESSPPO) SUPPORTS THE AGENCY S SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVE TO STUDY EARTH FROM SPACE IN ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING. THE ESSP PROGRAM IS CHARACTERIZED BY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE EARTH OBSERVING ORBITAL AND SUB-ORBITAL MISSIONS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF BEING BUILT, TESTED AND LAUNCHED/FLOWN IN A SHORT TIME INTERVAL. THESE ESSP MISSIONS ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE PROJECT LIFE CYCLE FROM DEFINITION, THROUGH DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND TEST, LAUNCH, OPERATIONS, SCIENCE DATA ANALYSIS AND DISTRIBUTION. THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT TO THE ESSPPO. |
| 80LARC22F0009 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $57.83K | 2021-11-10 | 2022-11-01 | 541715 | GLOBAL LYMAN-ALPHA IMAGER OF THE DYNAMIC EXOSPHERE (GLIDE) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT |
| 80LARC21F0067 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $56.23K | 2021-02-01 | 2023-09-30 | 541715 | LIBERA STANDING REVIEW BOARD SUPPORT |
| NNL16AA11T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $55.64K | 2016-03-03 | 2019-10-31 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" TASK ORDER TITLE: ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY-3 (OCO-3) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) 3.1. THE OC0-3 PROJECT IS AN ASSIGNED PROJECT WITHIN THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM (ESSP), WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE ESSP PROGRAM OFFICE AT LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) FOR THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION (ESD) OF THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) OF NASA. OC0-3 IS A CATEGORY 3 PROJECT, PER NASA NPR 7120.E. THE MISSION MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OC0-3 PROJECT IS ASSIGNED TO THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL). THE OC0-3 PROJECT IS MANAGED BY JPL WITHIN THE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE. THE OC0-3 PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO COLLECT THE SPACE-BASED MEASUREMENTS NEEDED TO QUANTIFY VARIATIONS IN THE COLUMN AVERAGED ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE (C02) DRY AIR MOLE FRACTION, XC02, WITH THE PRECISION, RESOLUTION, AND COVERAGE NEEDED TO IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SURFACE C02 SOURCES AND SINKS (FLUXES) ON REGIONAL SCALES (1000KM) AND THE PROCESSES CONTROLLING THEIR VARIABILITY OVER THE SEASONAL CYCLE. OC0-3 WILL ADVANCE CARBON CYCLE SCIENCE AND BUILDS ON THE CAPABILITY TO DETERMINE REGIONAL SOURCES AND SINKS; PROVIDE XC02 DATA OVER LOW LATITUDES BRIDGING THE POTENTIAL GAP BETWEEN THE OC0-2 AND ASCENDS MISSIONS; EXPLORE THE DETECTION LIMITS AND THE VALUE OF RESOLVING THE DIURNAL CYCLE IN CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE AND XC02 TO BETTER CONSTRAIN THE CARBON CYCLE FLUX IN TROPICAL FORESTS; AND DETECT AND QUANTIFY THE VARIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN RAPIDLY DEVELOPING URBAN CENTERS. OC0-3 IS A COMPLETE STAND-ALONE PAYLOAD BUILT USING THE SPARE OC0-2 FLIGHT INSTRUMENT, WITH ADDITIONAL SUBSYSTEMS ADDED AS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION JAPANESE EXPERIMENT MODULE EXTERNAL FACILITY (ISS JEM-EF). THESE NEW SUBSYSTEMS INCLUDE A CENTRAL ELECTRONICS UNIT THAT ENABLES COMMAND, POWER, AND DATA INTERFACE TO THE ISS, A POLARIZATION NULLING OPTICS, A TWO AXIS POINTING MECHANISM, AND STRUCTURAL ENCLOSURE AND ADAPTERS TO INTERFACE TO ISS. 3.2. A STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. 3.3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE OCO-3 INDEPENDENT REVIEWS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. |
| NNL13AB42T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $53.82K | 2013-05-01 | 2016-06-30 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: TASK ORDER TITLE: 3.1. THE SAGE III ON ISS PROJECT IS A DIRECTED MISSION, MANAGED BY LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC), COLLABORATING WITH ISS PERSONNEL AT BOTH THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC) AND THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC). SAGE III ON ISS IS DESIGNED TO GLOBALLY MONITOR FROM EARTH ORBIT THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF AEROSOLS, OZONE (O3), WATER VAPOR, AND, STRATOSPHERIC ABUNDANCES OF TRACE SPECIES SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES (NO2 AND NO3), AND HALOGENS. IT IS THE FIFTH IN A SERIES OF SPACE-BORNE REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS DEVELOPED BY THE NASA LARC FOR MONITORING GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF AEROSOLS AND GASEOUS CONSTITUENTS USING THE SOLAR OCCULTATION APPROACH. THE SAGE III INSTRUMENT USES MANY OF THE DESIGN FEATURES AND SYSTEMS OF ITS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PREDECESSORS. FOR THIS MISSION THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE MOUNTED TO THE ISS. 3.2. AN SRB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT AT DESIGNATED LIFE CYCLE MILESTONES. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECT S PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFE CYCLE PHASE, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. EACH REVIEW MAY INCLUDE A SITE VISIT OPTIONALLY SUPPLEMENTED BY SPLINTER SESSIONS, MEETINGS, AND SUBSYSTEM REVIEWS. 3.3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE SAGE III ON ISS CDR, INCLUDING ASSESSMENT OF THE RE-PLANNING. FUTURE MODIFICATIONS OF THIS TASK WILL ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR THE SIR, AND THE ORR. NEITHER CONTRACTOR SUPPORT PERSONNEL SHALL PARTICIPATE IN SRB CONSENSUS DISCUSSIONS. |
| 80LARC24F0011 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $52.98K | 2024-03-04 | 2024-06-28 | 541715 | 2023 ASTROPHYSICS PROBE EXPLORER (APEX) PROPOSALS SCIENCE PANEL SUPPORT |
| 80LARC23F0048 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $52.81K | 2023-06-12 | 2023-09-30 | 541715 | COST MODEL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS FOR USE ON THE 2023 DYNAMIC EVALUATIONS |
| 80LARC25F7005 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $49.43K | 2024-11-05 | 2025-07-30 | 541715 | GUIDANCE FOR DISTRIBUTED SATELLITE SYSTEMS (DSS) ARCHITECTURES FOR CLASS C MISSIONS |
| 80LARC18F0017 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $48.34K | 2017-11-01 | 2020-09-23 | 541712 | DEEP SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS INDEPENDENT REVIEW TEAM SUPPORT THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE DSOC INDEPENDENT REVIEWS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. |
| 80LARC25F7014 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $47.91K | 2025-02-07 | 2026-09-30 | 541715 | MANAGEMENT, COST, AND SCHEDULE EVALUATION SUPPORT FOR THE RADIATION BUDGET INSTRUMENT (RBI) TERMINATION SETTLEMENT COST PROPOSAL |
| 80LARC19F0035 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $45.36K | 2019-02-07 | 2019-09-30 | 541712 | EARTH SCIENCE PLANKTON AEROSOL CLOUD, OCEAN ECOSYSTEM COST AND SCHEDULE EVALUATION. TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMMATIC COST AND SCHEDULE ASSESSMENTS. |
| 80LARC19F0140 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $45.17K | 2019-09-04 | 2020-07-31 | 541712 | SCIENCE PANEL SUPPORT FOR ASTROPHYSICS PROPOSAL EVALUATION |
| 80LARC22F0001 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $45.1K | 2021-12-07 | 2022-09-30 | 541715 | SOLAR CRUISER PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD SUPPORT BY CONDUCTING THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW LIFE-CYCLE REVIEW. |
| NNL17AA08T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $44.78K | 2017-02-06 | 2020-09-23 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: VAULT ADMINISTRATION THE SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) MAINTAINS A SECURE VAULT TO STORE COPIES OF ALL PROPOSALS AND EVALUATION DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED AND CREATED BY THE SOMA. THESE PROPOSALS/DOCUMENTATION ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED IN AN ORDERLY SECURE PROCESS SO THEY CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR AT ALL TIMES AND USED BY THE NASA FOR FURTHER RESEARCH CONSIDERATIONS AND FURTHER ASSESSMENTS OR STUDIES. IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY MANAGE THE PROPOSALS/DOCUMENTATION SOMA MUST MAINTAIN THE PROPOSALS IN A LOGICAL, ORGANIZED, SECURE AND SAFE MANNER. |
| NNL13AA55T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $43.54K | 2013-01-18 | 2013-11-26 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT FOR THE PHYSICS OF THE COSMOS/COSMIC ORIGINS (PCOS/COR) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REVIEWS (PIRS) AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. AN SRB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECT S PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. |
| 80LARC21F0115 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $43.22K | 2021-05-19 | 2021-07-16 | 541715 | INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF PLANKTON, AEROSOL, CLOUD, OCEAN ECOSYSTEM (PACE) PROJECT COST REPLAN FOR EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION (ESD) |
| NNL17AA10T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $39.28K | 2017-02-22 | 2020-09-15 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF: TASK ORDER TITLE: MULTI-ANGLE IMAGER FOR AEROSOLS (MAIA) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT THE MAIA PROJECT IS A COMPETED INSTRUMENT PROJECT WITHIN THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM (ESSP), WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE ESSP PROGRAM OFFICE AT LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) FOR THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION (ESD) OF THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) OF NASA. MAIA IS A CATEGORY 3 PROJECT, PER NASA NPR 7120.5E, AND ASSIGNED A CLASS C RISK RATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NPR 8705.4. THE MAIA PROJECT IS MANAGED FOR NASA BY JPL WITHIN THE JPL EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE. MAIA IS A JPL PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI)-LED INVESTIGATION THAT WAS COMPETITIVELY SELECTED IN MARCH 2016 UNDER THE NASA HEADQUARTERS SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY ENTITLED EARTH VENTURE INSTRUMENT 3. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE MAIA INVESTIGATION IS TO ASSESS LINKAGES BETWEEN DIFFERENT AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM) TYPES AND ADVERSE BIRTH OUTCOMES, CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE, AND PREMATURE DEATHS. THE MAIA PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A MULTIANGLE SPECTROPOLARMINETRIC IMAGING INSTRUMENT FOR OPERATION IN A SUN-SYNCHRONOUS EARTH ORBIT TO MEASURE THE PARTICLE TYPES, SIZES, CONCENTRATIONS, AND GEOLOCATION OF ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP MODELS TO ANALYZE THE INSTRUMENT DATA AND CORRELATE THE DATA WITH THE BIRTH, DEATH, AND HOSPITAL RECORDS TO DETERMINE ADVERSE HUMAN HEALTH OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MEASURED AEROSOLS. A STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE MAIA INDEPENDENT REVIEWS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. |
| 80LARC18F0054 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $36.65K | 2018-03-08 | 2018-09-30 | 541712 | EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM OFFICE STANDING REVIEW BOARD FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW. SUPPORT CONDUCTING LIFE-CYCLE REVIEWS, PREPARE REVIEW DOCUMENTS&PRESENTATIONS, ATTEND SUBSYSTEM REVIEWS AND COMPLETE MANAGEMENT OUT-BRIEFS. |
| 80LARC20F0026 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $35.7K | 2020-01-23 | 2020-09-23 | 541712 | ATMOSPHERIC WAVES EVALUATION (AWE) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) |
| NNL15AA01T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $33.93K | 2015-02-09 | 2016-06-30 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" ECOSYSTEM SPACEBORNE THERMAL RADIOMETER EXPERIMENT ON SPACE STATION (ECOSTRESS) STANDING REVIEW BOARD- THERMAL EVALUATION OF HANDS-ON PROJECT EXPERIENCE (HOPE) 2015 PROPOSALS THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO THE SCIENCE OFFICE OF MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) AT NASA/LARC TO ASSIST SOMA IN THE EVALUATION OF HANDS-ON PROJECT EXPERIENCE (HOPE) PROPOSALS. CTS S TECHNICAL SUPPORT WILL INCLUDE PARTICIPATION BY CTS STAFF AND EXPERT CONSULTANTS. |
| 80LARC24F0003 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $33.79K | 2023-11-13 | 2024-12-31 | 541715 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET HIGH-THROUGHPUT SPECTROSCOPIC TELESCOPE STANDING REVIEW BOARD SUPPORT |
| 80LARC21F0087 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $32.28K | 2021-03-17 | 2021-09-30 | 541715 | POLARIMETER TO UNIFY THE CORONA AND HELIOSPHERE (PUNCH) PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB)SUPPORT |
| NNL16AA15T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $31.15K | 2016-03-23 | 2017-05-31 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" TASK ORDER TITLE: PLANETARY MISSIONS PROGRAM OFFICE (PMPO) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB). THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) DIRECTED THE CONSOLIDATION OF MANAGEMENT OF MISSIONS FROM DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS, AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION PROGRAMS INTO A SINGLE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE. THE PURPOSE WAS TO STREAMLINE DOCUMENTATION AND TO ENSURE THAT THE PROVEN AND SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF DISCOVERY AND NEW FRONTIERS WERE APPLIED TO ALL ASSIGNED PLANETARY MISSIONS. THIS PLANETARY MISSIONS PROGRAM PLAN INTEGRATES PLANETARY ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED BY MULTIPLE PROGRAM COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS (PCAS) INTO A COMMON MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. IN THIS MANAGEMENT APPROACH, THE INDIVIDUAL PCAS REMAIN SEPARATE. THE PROGRAM OFFICE RESIDES AT THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC). A STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROGRAM. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROGRAM PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE PMPO PIRS. |