D -- GRAND CHALLENGE INVESTIGATIONS -- INCREASING INTEROPERABILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF APPLICATIONS IN THE EARTH, SPACE, LIFE, AND MICROGRAVITY SCIENCES

Notice Date

September 7, 2000

Contracting Office

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 219, Greenbelt, MD 20771

ZIP Code

20771

Solicitation Number

CAN-00-OES-01

Response Due

November 20, 2000

Point of Contact

Omar Spaulding, Assoc Dir for Technology, Off of Earth Science, HQ, Phone (202) 358-0777, Fax (202) 358-2891, Email ospauldi@hq.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Omar Spaulding (ospauldi@hq.nasa.gov)

Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) soliciting research proposals to conduct scientific investigations to increase the interoperability and performance of Grand Challenge applications in the Earth, space, life and microgravity sciences. This NASA CAN is a joint solicitation by the Office of Earth Science and the Office of Space Science for the purpose of identifying partners for approximately 8-10 cooperative agreements to develop scientific Grand Challenge Investigations. Technical coordination of this solicitation is provided by the High Performance Computing and Communciations (HPCC) Earth and Space Sciences (ESS) Project. The goal for selecting Investigations is to enable the science community to make production-ready high-performance computational applications that model, analyze, or interpret Earth, space, life, and microgravity science observational data. Successful Investigations are expected to develop a significant high-end computing application using accepted software engineering practices that: 1) addresses a significant element of one of the Earth, space, life, or microgravity sciences associated with the NASA Enterprises' Strategic Plans, and 2) incorporates the use of NASA data to understand Earth, space, life, or microgravity science phenomena. Proposed Investigations should incorporate established software engineering methods to: 1) foster reusability among software components and portability among high-end computing architecures, 2) reduce the time required to develop and modify application codes for research and production, 3)structure systems for better management of evolving codes, and 4) enable software exchange and interoperation between major research centers. The CAN will be available electronically on September 18, 2000 or shortly thereafter, via the Internet at the Earth Science Enterprise Home Page at http://www.earth.nasa.gov under Research Opportunities. A paper copy will be available to those who do not have access to the Internet by calling 202-358-2552 and leaving a voice mail message. A preproposal conference will be held in the Washington metropolitan area approximately 14 days after CAN release. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".

Web Link

Click here for the latest information about this notice (http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51#CAN-00-OES-01)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000911/DSOL010.HTM (D-251 SN494131)