Phase a through f - icon. This contract is for the university of california (UCB) at berkeley space sciences laboratory, the prime contractual interface for NASA for the ionospheric connection…

NASA's Goddard Space Center awarded a cost-no-fee definitive contract to The Regents of the University of California (University of California, Berkeley) for Phase A through F concept study and mission development of the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission on January 11, 2012, with a ceiling value of $182.059 million and a no-cost extension through June 30, 2026.

Under Principal Investigator Dr. Thomas Immel, UC Berkeley serves as the prime contractual interface for NASA on the ICON mission investigation team, conducting concept study work in accordance with NASA Announcement of Opportunity NNHIIZDA0020. The contract requires UC Berkeley to conduct trade and risk reduction studies; update and refine mission cost estimates and financial plans; integrate and deliver subcontractor and UC Berkeley financial reports; develop earned value management plans for Phases C and D; develop the mission implementation plan for Phase B/CID; define risk management plans and mitigation strategies; outline fabrication, integration, test, and operation of the system; define education, outreach, technology, and small business disadvantaged business plans; develop preliminary performance assurance and systems engineering management plans; document results in the Phase A concept study report; and present the ICON concept to the NASA Associate Administrator.

Place of performance is Berkeley, California. The contract carries no set-aside designation. Subcontractors supporting the effort include The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Stellar Solutions Inc., Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory, and Lockheed Martin Corporation, among a multi-vendor technical team providing systems engineering, thermal engineering, optics fabrication, and specialized instrumentation support.

Phase a through f - icon. This contract is for the university of california (UCB) at berkeley space sciences laboratory, the prime contractual interface for NASA for the ionospheric connection explorer (lcon) mission investigation team, that covers phase a of the mission. The NASA AO is NNHIIZDA0020. Under the direction of the principal investigator (PI) DR. Thomas immel, UCB will be the principal contractor to NASA for icon. UCB shall conduct the phase a concept study in accordance with the concept study guidelines. In performance of this study, the icon team shall: a. Conduct trade and risk reduction studies; b. Update and refine the existing mission cost estimates and financial plan; c. Integrate and deliver to NASA all subcontractor and UCB financial reports; d. Develop plan for earned value management to be in place during phases c and d; e. Develop the mission implementation plan for phase b/CID, and e; f. Defme the risk management plan and develop mitigation strategies; g. Outline the fabrication, integration, test, and operation of the system; h. Define the education, outreach, technology, and small business disadvantaged business plans; i. Develop a preliminary performance assurance implementation plan (paip); j. Develop a preliminary systems engineering management plan; k. Document the results of the studies in the phase a concept study report; and l. Present the icon concept to the NASA associate administrator.