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The following pages describe the format and content of MNS.\nThis template serves as a tool for Headquarters Program Managers or Federal Project Directors (FPDs) developing a project Mission Need Statement (MNS). A MNS is the primary document supporting the Program’s decision to initiate exploration of options to fulfill a capability gap including but not limited to acquisition of a new capital asset.\nMNS development occurs when a program identifies a capability gap between its current capabilities and those required to achieve the goals articulated in its strategic plan (this is commonly referred to as the project initiation phase). A MNS is the translation of this gap into a high level requirement that can only be met through material means. MNSs summarize the analytical process used by programs to evaluate and define the need.\nThe DOE O 413.3B requires a MNS and the approval of the MNS by the Program Secretarial Officer for projects with Total Project Cost of $50M or greater.\nNote: The site for the project is not selected until alternative analysis is complete (as part of the CD-1) process.  Therefore, in the MNS document, please do not include any site or laboratory logos, contract numbers, or other information that may be viewed as site selection already made.\n\u000f\nMission Need Statement\nfor the\nPROJECT NAME (ACRONYM)\n[Designation as a major or non-major acquisition project]\nOffice of [Program Office]\nOffice of Science\nU.S. Department of Energy\nDate Approved:\n_______________________\nMonth/Year\n\u000f\nMission Need Statement\nProject Name (Acronym) Project at the\nSubmitted by:\n[Note:  The MNS will be submitted by Headquarters Program Staff only—\neven in cases where the MNS was prepared by the site office.]\nDate:\n[Name], Program Manager\nOffice of [Program Office], Office of Science, DOE\nDate:\n[Name], Other Program Staff As Needed\nOffice of [Program Office], Office of Science, DOE\nDate:\n[Name], Associate Director\nOffice of [Program Office]\nOffice of Science, DOE\nConcurrence:\nDate:\n[Name], Director\nOffice of Project Assessment, Office of Science, DOE\n[Do not include for project less than $20M.]\nDate:\n[Name], Deputy Director for Science Programs\nOffice of Science, DOE\nApproval:\nDate:\n[Name], Director\nOffice of Science\u000f\nSTATEMENT OF MISSION NEED\nProvide a clear, concise paragraph (a few sentences) that lays out the essential summary of the DOE, SC, and Program mission.  Cite internal or external drivers for this mission need (e.g., legal ruling, statute, regulation, international agreement, earmark, or Presidential, Congressional, or Secretarial direction/priority).\nExample: DOE’s strategic plan calls out two goals:\nGOAL 3.1—SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS\nAchieve the major scientific discoveries that will drive U.S. competitiveness; inspire America; and revolutionize approaches to the Nation’s energy, national security, and environmental quality challenges.\nGOAL 3.2—FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE\nDeliver the scientific facilities, train the next generation of scientists and engineers, and provide the laboratory capabilities and infrastructure required for U.S. scientific primacy.\nIn support of these missions, the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) mission is to “support fundamental research to understand, predict, and ultimately control matter and energy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels in order to provide the foundations for new energy technologies and to support DOE missions in energy, environment, and national security”.\n2.\t CAPABILITY GAP/MISSION NEED\nThe MNS is a description of the mission as defined by a desired end-point, not a contract statement of work. 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