NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT 95-0SS-15
                              
                ADVANCED INSTRUMENT CONCEPTS
                            FOR A
                   NEAR-SUN FLYBY MISSION
                     APPENDICES A,B,C,D
                              
                              
                      Table of Contents
                              
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Appendix A.  Advanced Instrument Concepts for a
          Near-Sun Flyby Mission..............................	A-1 to A-19

 1.0  Introduction............................................	A-1                              		
 
 2.0  Program Objectives and Goals............................	A-1 to A-2
 
 3.0 Background...............................................  A-2 to A-12
    3.1  Reference Near-Sun Flyby Mission-The Fire Mission....  A-2
    3.2  Fire Mission Science Objectives......................  A-3
    3.3  Fire Mission - U.S. Spacecraft.......................  A-4 to A-10
         3.3.1   Spacecraft Concept...........................  A-4
         3.3.2   Spacecraft Baseline..........................  A-4 to A-8
         3.3.3   Scientific Instrument Accommodation..........  A-9 to A-10
    3.4  Fire Mission - Russian Spacecraft....................  A-11
    3.5  Mechanical and Thermal Instrument Specification
           for the U.S. Spacecraft............................  A-12
 
 4.0 Guidance for Proposal Preparation and Submission.........  A-12 to A-16
    4.1  General Provisions...................................	A-12 to A-13
    4.2  Notice of Intent to Propose..........................  A-13
    4.3  Specific Proposal Preparation Information............	A-13 to A-14
    4.4  Specific Guidance for Proposals from U.S. 	 
 	 Institutions.........................................  A-15
    4.5  Specific Guidance for Proposals from Non-U.S.
 	 Institutions.........................................  A-15 to A-16
 
 5.0 Proposal Evaluation and Selection........................  A-17 to A-18
    5.1  Evaluation Criteria..................................  A-17 to A-18
         5.1.1 Relevance......................................  A-17
         5.1.2 Intrinsic Merit................................  A-17
         5.1.3 Cost...........................................  A-17
         5.1.4 Experience.....................................  A-18
 
    5.2  Evaluation and Selection Procedures..................  A-18
 
 6.0 Schedule.................................................  A-18
 
 7. References................................................  A-19
		

Appendix B. Guidelines for Responding to NASA Research
          Announcements.......................................  B-1 to B-9


Appendix C. Proposal Prefatory Materials......................  C-1 to C-10

     Cover Sheet..............................................  C-2

     Proposal Summary.........................................  C-3
     Budget Summary...........................................  C-4
     Instructions for Budget Summary..........................  C-5
     Personnel and Computer Usage Summary.....................  C-6
     Current and Pending Research Support.....................  C-7
     Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and
     Other Responsibility Matters.............................  C-8
     Certification Regarding a Drug-Free Workplace............  C-9
     Certification Regarding Lobbying.........................  C-10


Appendix D. Definition of Terms for Minority and Disadvantaged
     Institutions.............................................  D-1