IDC (single-award IDV) NNL13AA08BNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES

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"IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS LANGLEY, LARC, OR THE CENTER) HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING AEROSPACE HISTORY FOR MORE THAN EIGHT DECADES. ESTABLISHED IN 1917 AS THE FIRST NATIONAL CIVIL AERONAUTICS LABORATORY, NASA LANGLEY HAS BECOME A WORLD-CLASS CENTER FOR AERONAUTICS, EARTH SCIENCE, SPACE TECHNOLOGY, AND STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS RESEARCH. LANGLEY PIONEERS THE FUTURE IN SPACE EXPLORATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, AND AERONAUTICS THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, AND EXPLORATION SYSTEMS. IN ALLIANCE WITH INDUSTRY, OTHER AGENCIES, AND ACADEMIA, LARC DEVELOPS AIRFRAME AND SYNERGISTIC SPACE FRAME SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSURE PRE-EMINENCE OF THE U.S. CIVIL AND MILITARY AERONAUTICS AND SPACE INDUSTRIES, AND IN ALLIANCE WITH THE EARTH SCIENCE COMMUNITY, PIONEERS THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND RADIATION TO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT. LANGLEY SUPPORTS THE AGENCY MISSIONS IN AERONAUTICS, SCIENCE, AND HUMAN EXPLORATION AND OPERATIONS WITH FIVE MAJOR CORE COMPETENCIES, WHICH ARE (1) AEROSCIENCES - RESEARCH FOR FLIGHT IN ALL ATMOSPHERES, (2) AEROSPACE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, (3) CHARACTERIZATION OF ALL ATMOSPHERES, (4) AEROSPACE STRUCTURAL AND MATERIAL CONCEPTS, AND (5) ENGINEERING AND SAFETY. THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF ITS CORE COMPETENCIES ALLOWS IT TO COLLABORATE WITH ITS PARTNERS ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT SPAN ACROSS MISSIONS BECAUSE ITS KNOWLEDGE EXTENDS FROM FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS TO SYSTEMS INTEGRATION. THE CENTER UNDERTAKES INNOVATIVE, HIGH-PAYOFF, AEROSPACE AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES BEYOND THE RISK LIMIT OR CAPABILITY OF COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES AND DELIVERS VALIDATED TECHNOLOGY, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. LARC'S SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY THE EXTENT TO WHICH ITS RESEARCH RESULTS IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS STATEMENT OF WORK DEFINES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TASKS TO SUPPORT NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVES OF ITS EVOLVING MISSION FUNCTIONS ALONG WITH INTERRELATED MISSION FUNCTIONS OF THE AGENCY AND OTHER NASA CENTERS. THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS WILL BE DEFINED IN TASK ORDERS THAT SUPPORT LARC ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS AND AGENCY-LEVEL FUNCTIONS. THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE DRIVEN BY AN EVER CHANGING TECHNOLOGY; VARYING NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL, AND ECOLOGICAL CONCERNS; AND THE NASA VISION FOR EXPLORATION. OVERVIEW AND SCOPE: THE FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1 CONDUCT LEADING EDGE AEROSPACE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOP REVOLUTIONARY NEW TECHNOLOGIES BY CREATING INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE, SYNERGISTIC PARTNERSHIPS AMONG LARC, ACADEMIA, AND INDUSTRY. 2 PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE GRADUATE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BY USING BOTH A LOCAL CAMPUS AND EXPLOITING INNOVATIVE DISTANCE-LEARNING CONCEPTS. 3 DISSEMINATION (INCLUDING PROMOTION AND OUTREACH) OF THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED WITHIN THE INSTITUTE.