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Current planning calls for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) to release an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) under ROSES-2023 in the summer of 2023 to solicit proposals for the Artemis III (and ... Current planning calls for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) to release an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) under ROSES-2023 in the summer of 2023 to solicit proposals for the Artemis III (and potentially Artmis IV) Deployed Instruments Program (NNH23ZDA001N-A3DI) to accomplish lunar science objectives and objectives outlined in the Artemis III SDT Report. Proposers in the biological and physical sciences must also demonstrate relevance to priorities in the National Academy of Sciences 2010-2020 Decadal Report “Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era.” As part of this effort, a team at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is developing a set of mission concepts for an instrument to be proposed for this AO. The partnership opportunity is being issued to select teaming partners to serve as the terminal integrator for an individual mission; provide a flight-qualified Class A terminal bus (TRL 6 component level requirement), integration support for the terminal to launch vehicle, and support for launch and early orbit operations (As well as meet “do no harm” safety requirements). The terminal consists of a mechanical frame housing a power and communication system that can operate autonomously on the lunar surface during deployment as part of the Artemis III landing. GSFC will perform integration, testing, calibration, and support for the mission duration and will exercise essential oversight to ensure that the implementation is responsive to NASA requirements and constraints as will be defined in the upcoming AO. Our mission is currently in pre-Phase A. If the proposal is down-selected, the concept will begin Phase A in February 2024. The following schedule should be used as a basis for responses to this opportunity: POD Released: 6/23/2023 Notice of Intent (NOI) Responses Due: 7/03/2023 POD Responses Due: 7/14/2023 Partner Selection: 7/26/2023 Step-2 Proposal Due: 8/31/2023 Selection: ~ February 2024 Training Unit (2) Delivery: ~ Dec 2024 Engineering Unit Delivery: ~ April 2025 Target Flight Instrument Delivery (Artemis III): ~ July 2025 Target Landing (Artemis III): ~ December 2025 Total cost and cost fidelity are important issues for the proposal. The cost cap for this AO is $25M (RY). There will be no exchange of funds between the teaming partners for the portion of this partnership opportunity dealing with the preparation of the initial submission (Pre-Phase A, Step 2 proposal). Funding will be available for subsequent phases should the candidate mission concept be competitively selected for those additional phases. NASA GSFC is seeking lunar surface terminal integrators as partners for potential science mission proposals to this opportunity to provide the following services: Provide a terminal bus capable of supporting mission needs Accommodate science instruments provided by NASA GSFC and its partners. Provide terminal to launch vehicle support for integration and test support, and mission operations support for launch and early orbit commissioning. GSFC integration and test (I&T) facilities will be provided The Artemis Program conducts Principal Investigator (PI)-led geophysical and environmental science investigations as recommended by the Artemis III SDT Report. Proposers in the biological and physical sciences must also demonstrate relevance of the investigation to priorities in the National Academy of Sciences 2010-2020 Decadal Report “Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era.” See: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/artemis-iii-science-definition-report-12042020c.pdf Additional information can be found in the below Attachment titled "Artemis Lunar Instrument Suite POD - Final".