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UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC PROGRAM New Investigator Workshop: Services and Resources provided by Raytheon Polar Services Company Rob Edwards 23 August 2004. Role of RPSC in the U.S. ANTARCTIC PROGRAM. PRIME CONTRACTOR TO THE NSF-OPP People and Skills to keep Stations operating
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UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC PROGRAMNew Investigator Workshop: Services and Resources provided by Raytheon Polar Services Company Rob Edwards 23 August 2004
Role of RPSC in the U.S. ANTARCTIC PROGRAM • PRIME CONTRACTOR TO THE NSF-OPP • People and Skills to keep Stations operating • Provide Basic Services to Science Projects • Transportation • Equipment and Supplies, both Lab and Field • Information Services and Communications • Work with Specialty Organizations • NY Air National Guard • Ken Borek Air • Petroleum Helicopters International • Edison Chouest Offshore • SPAWARS • Biospherical Instruments, Inc.
Services All the skills requiredto run a small town… Safety, Fire, Search and Rescue Facilities Maintenance and Construction Power / Water / Wastewater Food Services IT / Communications Heavy Equipment and Vehicles Airfield Operations Medical Supplies: Procurement and Inventory Logistics Housing/Janitorial Science Support: Lab, Field, Vessels
RPSC Organization • HEADQUARTERS IN DENVER, CO • Finance, Human Resources, Medical, Travel/Deployment, Environment/Health/Safety • AREA DIRECTORATES • McMurdo • South Pole • Palmer • FUNCTIONAL DEPARTMENTS • Supply Chain Management • Facilities, Engineering, Maintenance, Construction • Information Technology/Communications • Science Support
SCIENCE SUPPORT • SCIENCE SUPPORT • Laboratories • Field • Marine • Planning Support
RESOURCES • Web Page: http://www.polar.org/ • Program Services, for example • Season Schedule • Marine Science: Ship Schedules • Crary Lab Floor Plan • Field Manual • Information Security • Traveling to Antarctica • USAP Participant Guide • Soon to be improved Web Portal http://www.usap.gov/
RESOURCES • Planning Support Team • Jessie Crain • Rob Edwards • Patricia Jackson • Charlie Kaminski • Doug Miller • Karen Pavich • Phone at 800.688.8606 or email (e.g. rob.edwards@usap.gov) • We can help you find answers to your How? What? Where? When? questions.
PROPOSALS • Proposals should include an Operational Requirements Worksheet (ORW) • ORW is produced using POLAR ICE software, linked through Fastlane or polar.org • Allow sufficient time • Use the tutorial, help files, and online help • Be as thorough and accurate as possible
GRANTS • Once funded, project specific planning may begin a year or more in advance • Support Information Package (SIP) due 15 April • Similar to ORW, SIP is produced using POLAR ICE • SIP should reflect ORW, only more detail