RECOVERY THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THISOPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZED UNDER THEAMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009. THE WORK IS SPONSORED BY THE AERONAUTICSRESEARCH MISSION DIRECTORATE (ARMD) AIRSPACE SYSTEMS PROGRAM UNDER THE UNIVERSITYAFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC) CONTRACT NAS2-03144 WITH THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITYOF CALIFORNIA.NASA/Ames Research Center (ARC) intends to issue Task Order 091-R entitled, EfficientDescent Advisor for 3D-Path Arrival Management (3D-PAM) to the University of Californiaunder UARC contract NAS2-03144. Research funded by this task will focus on addressing the capacity challenges facing theUS national airspace. It is forecast that over the next 15 years, air traffic in theUnited States will double, far exceeding the countrys current capability to safely flyaircraft. To handle this growth, NASA is contributing toward the development of the NextGeneration Air Transportation System (NextGen).This task supports the development and testing of air traffic control automation toenable fuel-efficient arrival operations during all traffic conditions, particularlyduring busy air traffic conditions where demand exceeds available airspace or airportcapacity. The operations enabled by the Efficient Descent Advisor (EDA) are characterizedby continuous aircraft descents at low engine power. Further enhancements to EDA are alsoexpected to reduce controller and pilot workload by minimizing the number of air trafficcontrol communications required in the arrival domain. This technology is being developedas a key capability for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). EDA isan existing software-based, decision-support tool intended for use by controllers workingin FAA en route air traffic control facilities. EDA generates speed, altitude and routeadvisories to allow airplanes to fly arrival trajectories that minimize fuel burn andenvironmental emissions, while keeping them safely separated from other traffic and incompliance with capacity constraints. Under this task, the existing EDA software will beexpanded to incorporate a concept called 3D-Path Arrival Management (or 3D-PAM).Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.This announcement will not result in a Request for Proposal; this announcement is forinformational purposes only. Questions and/or concerns may be submitted in writing, viae-mail, to the following government point of contact.
[email protected] Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA specific note B.Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available at:http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC