NNH23ZDA020OAmend1Summary.pdf

Number: NNH23ZDA020O

Proposals Due: September 27, 2023 11:59 pm ET

Direct Short URL: https://go.nasa.gov/VFMO2023

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate

(SMD) is announcing via this email the release of revised final text for the Announcement of

Opportunity (AO) entitled “2023 Heliophysics Space Weather Vigil Focused Mission of

Opportunity”. To find the full amended text, visit NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated

Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES), https://nspires.nasaprs.com/, and select

“Solicitations” at the top of the page, and on the next page in the search box, input the number

“NNH23ZDA020O” or use the direct short URL listed above. In the event of any lapse in NASA operations, please visit NSPIRES for further information.

The amended AO makes a series of changes including:

• Costing of contributed labor and services clarified in Section 5.6.6 Contributions.

• Points of Contact in renamed Section 6.1.5 Points of Contact for Further Information changed and added.

• Combined base page limit for proposal Sections D and E increased by five pages for specification of Level 1 requirements.

• References to NASA Procedural Requirement (NPR) 7123.1B changed to 7123.1C in

Requirement B-29 to be consistent with balance of the AO.

• Appendix B Section J.4 Summary of Proposed Program Cooperative Contributions reinstated to provide further guidance and appropriate page allocation to address

Requirement 67. Added requirement numbered B-50a to preclude need to renumber subsequent requirements.

• Appendix B Section J.10a Draft Mission Definition Requirements Agreement added for specification of Level 2 requirements. Section and associated requirement numbers chosen to preclude need to renumber subsequent instances.

The proposal due date remains unchanged. Please address comments on the AO only via email using subject line “Vigil FMO” to the Vigil FMO Program Scientist, J. Daniel Moses, at dan.moses@nasa.gov; the Space Weather Program Executive, James E. Favors, at james.e.favors@nasa.gov; and the Acquisition Manager Vigil FMO AO, Washito A. Sasamoto, at washito.a.sasamoto@nasa.gov.

All interested parties must read the revised Vigil FMO AO carefully. All proposals to this AO must comply with the requirements, constraints, and guidelines contained within the revised AO.

Any costs incurred in preparing submissions in response to this email or to the full AO are incurred completely at the submitter’s own risk.

https://go.nasa.gov/VFMO2023 mailto:dan.moses@nasa.gov?subject=Vigil%20FMO mailto:james.e.favors@nasa.gov?subject=Vigil%20FMO mailto:washito.a.sasamoto@nasa.gov?subject=Vigil%20FMO