THIS CONTRACT IS FOR CYCLOTRON BEAM TIME. THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) PROPOSES TO UTILIZE THE TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY CYCLOTRON FACILITY (TAMU) FOR HEAVY ION SINGLE-EVENT EFFECTS TESTING OF MICROELECTRONICS, PHOTONICS, AND MATERIALS. THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER PROPOSES TO UTILIZE THE TAMU HEAVY ION IRRADIATION FACILITY FOR EVALUATION OF SPACE FLIGHT HARDWARE. TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN JANUARY 2013 TO MARCH 2013. TESTING MUST BE COMPLETED DURING THIS FRAME SO THAT THE RADIATION EFFECTS AND ANALYSIS GROUP CAN DELIVER TIMELY DISPOSITIONS OF THE RADIATION PERFORMANCE OF CANDIDATE ELECTRONICS TESTED. DELAYS TO THIS SCHEDULE WILL IMPACT THE SCHEDULES THE ICE, CLOUD AND LAND ELEVATION SATELLITE-2 (ICESAT-2) MISSION. SEVERAL SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS EXISTS: 1. A RANGE OF TUNED ION ENERGIES APPROPRIATE FOR SINGLE-EVENT EFFECTS TESTS OF PACKAGED DEVICES (BOARD LEVEL AND DEVICE LEVEL ELECTRONICS) SHALL EXIST. THIS RANGE SHALL BE BETWEEN 15-40 MEV/AMU. DEGRADERS MAY BE USED TO GAIN LOWER ENERGIES THAN 15 MEV/AMU. DEGRADERS MAY BE USED TO GAIN LOWER ENERGIES THAN 15 MEV/AMU. 2. TESTING SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN-AIR-AS OPPOSED TO VACUUM WITH A FULL RANGE OF TILT ANGLES ACCESSIBLE FROM +90 DEGREES TO -90 DEGREES. 3. HEAVY-ION BEAM STRUCTURE SHALL BE NEAR-CONTINUOUS TO FACILITATE DYNAMIC TESTING FOR SINGLE-EVENT EFFECTS. 4. BEAM ACCURACY ACROSS THE IRRADIATION AREA SHALL HAVE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT VARIANCE TO FACILITATE ACCURATE PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION RESULTS AND PRE-FLIGHT PREDICTIONS. 5. THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) SHALL BE THE PRIME USER OF THE PROTON BEAM DURING TEST CAMPAIGNS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CONTROLLED PARTICLE INTENSITIES (BEAM FLUX) AND KNOWN BEAM STRUCTURE TO ALLOW FOR PROPER POST-IRRADIATION DATA ANALYSES. A. SHARED USER FACILITIES PROVIDE UNCERTAINTIES AND INCREASED RISK FOR RESULTS AND DATA ANALYSES. 6. FACILITY SHALL HAVE ION RANGE IN SILICON UP TO AT LEAST 3.5 MM.