Task order title: exomars/trace gas orbiter (emtgo) system requirements review (SRR) standing review board (SRB) team members purpose, objective, and background of work to be performed: emtgo is a…

Task order title: exomars/trace gas orbiter (emtgo) system requirements review (SRR) standing review board (SRB) team members purpose, objective, and background of work to be performed: emtgo is a joint mission conducted with the european space agency to send an orbiting spacecraft to mars in january 2016 to confirm the composition, variability, and location of trace gasses in the martian atmosphere. The mission also includes an entry/ descent landing demonstrator module as a precursor to the planned 2018 mission that deploys a rover on the martian surface. ESA has the lead role for the 2016 mission. NASA contributions include four science instruments, the electra telecommunications module, an atlas launch vehicle, and utilization of the deep space network and science operations center. The emtgo project is being managed in accordance with NPR 7120.5, NASA space flight program and project management requirements. The SRB is responsible for independently assessing the progress of the project at various life cycle gates and key decision points (KDP). This task provides team members with planetary science mission expertise for activities in FY11 associated with the system requirements review/ mission definition review planned for june 2011. Description of the work to be performed: the contractor shall perform the following task requirements: the contractor shall provide the emtgo SRB team members support. The SRB team members shall provide independent analysis and assessment of the emtgo project s technical and programmatic progress throughout its life cycle in accordance with the review criteria set out in NPR 7120.5D, NASA space flight program and project management requirements, and NPR 7123.1A, NASA systems engineering process requirements. The results of these assessments shall be reported to senior NASA management. Additionally, the results of these assessments shall be integrated into reports and/or briefing packages to be reported to the jet propulsion laboratory (JPL) director and the JPL mars program office (MPO). The contractor shall provide the independent consultant services of the emtgo SRB team support, who shall work with the independent program assessment office (ipao) review manager (RM) to ensure that SRB personnel are qualified and meet the applicable criteria for independence, conflict of interest, and the availability to support the planned period of performance. Specific duties of the team members shall include, but are not limited to: review: each team member shall review pertinent program documentation prior to field reviews, define requests for additional information, attend and actively participate in review activities, support the disposition of open actions, and develop report findings in the preparation of a final report. Analysis: the emtgo SRB membership shall provide independent analysis and assessment of the emtgo project s technical and programmatic progress throughout its life cycle. This shall include the evaluation of cost and schedule analysis in order to provide a fully integrated assessment of the emtgo project. Reports and briefings: the emtgo SRB membership shall support the SRB chair to develop briefings and reports to inform the emtgo project and the convening authorities of all findings. In particular, each SRB member is required to provide an individual member independent report (imir) based on their review assessment (see section 4.1).