DESTINY MISSION CONCEPT STUDY FOR THE JOINT DARK ENERGY MISSION (JDEM) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK. THIS SUMMARY OF THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) DETAILS THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR IN SUPPORT OF A TWO-YEAR STUDY TO DEVELOP THE DESTINY MISSION CONCEPT FOR THE JOINT DARK ENERGY MISSION (JDEM), WHICH WAS INITIATED BY NOAO AND NASA/GSFC IN SEPTEMBER 2006. THE STUDY WILL CONSIDER ALL ASPECTS OF THE DESTINY MISSION, INCLUDING THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENT, SIMULATIONS OF ITS PERFORMANCE AND ITS ABILITY TO MEASURE DARK ENERGY, THE SPACECRAFT BUS, LAUNCH VEHICLES, OPERATIONS, DATA HANDLING AND PROCESSING, INTEGRATION AND TEST (I&T) ACTIVITIES, AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABOVE. TRADE STUDIES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE TEAM IN VARIOUS AREAS DEEMED NECESSARY AS THE STUDY PROGRESSES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE DESTINY INSTRUMENT AND PROVIDE AND DOCUMENT THE SPACECRAFT CONCEPT. THIS SPACECRAFT DESIGN AND MISSION CONCEPT SHALL SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR UPDATED MISSION COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATES. THE UPDATED SPACECRAFT DESIGN, MISSION CONCEPT, COST, AND SCHEDULE UPDATES SHALL BE DOCUMENTED IN A FINAL CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (FCSR) PRIOR TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONTRACT, PRELIMINARILY JULY 1, 2008, BUT WITH MODEST SUPPORT AS LATE AS SEPTEMBER 30, 2008. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE DESTINY TEAM WILL PRODUCE A REPORT FOR NASA/HQ IN THIS TIME FRAME, INTO WHICH THE CONTRACTOR'S FCSR WILL FEED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE CLARIFICATION OF INFORMATION IN THE FCSR TO SUPPORT THE DESTINY TEAM'S REPORT TO NASA/HQ. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS SOW ARE AS FOLLOWS: - PROVIDE AN OPTICAL DESIGN FOR THE INSTRUMENT - SUPPORT GSFC INSTRUMENT LEAD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENT I&T PLAN - ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRECISION POINTING CONTROL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - SUPPORT GSFC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE OBSERVATORY I&T PLAN AND TIMELINE - ASSESS LM FACILITIES ABILITY TO SUPPORT DESTINY I&T - PROVIDE SPACECRAFT AND OBSERVATORY I&T COST ESTIMATES - SUPPORT MISSION REVIEWS AND SITE VISITS THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASKS AND THE RESULTS SHALL BE DOCUMENTED IN A FCSR: - PROVIDE AN OPTICAL DESIGN FOR THE INSTRUMENT - SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENT I&T PLAN - SPACECRAFT BUS - PRECISION POINTING CONTROL SYSTEM - SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED I&T PLAN AND TIMELINE - SUPPORT MISSION TELECOMS, REVIEWS AND SITE VISITS