2023 ASTROPHYSICS PROBE EXPLORER (APEX) PROPOSALS SCIENCE PANEL SUPPORT Solicitation ID/Procurement Identifier: 80LARC20D0007 Ultimate Completion Date: Fri Jun 28 17:00:00 GMT 2024
Current planning calls for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) to release an Astrophysics Probe Explorer (APEX) Announcement of Opportunity (AO) with a cost cap of $1B (FY23$) in 2023 summer to solicit proposals to accomplish the 2020 Decadal Survey science objectives.
The purpose of this SAM.gov amendment is to reactivate SAM.gov notice NNH22ZDA008L and announce a third Astrophysics Probe Community Announcement. Open and carefully read the attached updated summary PDF file entitled “NNH22ZDA008LSynopsis3.”The purpose of this SAM.gov amendment is to reactivate SAM.gov notice NNH22ZDA008L and announce a second Astrophysics Probe Community Announcement.
On or after the publication date of this SAM.gov notice, the full text for the DRAFT Announcement of Opportunity (AO) entitled “2023 Astrophysics Probe Explorer (APEX)” will be available for download from the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com by clicking on “Solicitation” and searching on NNH22ZDA015J
Open and carefully read the attached PDF file entitled “NNH23ZDA021OAmend1Summary.”On or after the publication date of this SAM.gov special notice, the final full text for the Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for 2023 Astrophysics Probe Explorer (APEX) will be available for download from the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https
The goal of NASA’s Astrophysics Probe Program is to respond to the recommendation from the National Academies’ 2020 Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics that probe missions be competed in broad areas identified as important to accomplish the survey’s scientific goals.
In partnership with the Principal Investigator (PI)-led team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is developing a mission concept to be proposed for this AO which uses X-ray observations that have been proven crucial for advancing major areas of astrophysics.
