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80GSFC25F7008 / 80GRC019D0002 - ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) DESIGN SERVICES FOR STEAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM RESTORATION AT NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC), LOCATED IN GREENBELT, MARYLAND 20771
Delivery Order - Glenn Research Center Architect & Engineer (A/E) Services (2019) - 541330 Engineering Services
Contractor
AECOM (AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
01/15/2025
Obligated Amount
$794.4k
80GSFC24F0028 / 80GSFC21A0004 / GS35F0359P - SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TOOLS (SET2) TO 33 -SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) IV&V PROJECT AT THE NASA INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION (IV&V) PROGRAM TO INCLUDE TOOLS SUPPORT, HELPDESK SERVICES AND SYSTEM ADMIN.
BPA Call - Schedule 70 - General Purpose Commercial Information Technology Equipment, Software, and Services - 541519 Other Computer Related Services
Contractor
TMC Technologies of West Virginia (TMC TECHNOLOGIES OF WEST VIRGINIA CORP.)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
03/05/2024
Obligated Amount
$45.9k
80GSFC23F0077 / 80GSFC21A0004 / GS35F0359P - SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TOOLS (SET2) TO 29 -THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACQUISITION, PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF TEST SYSTEMS AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT (JSTAR LABORATORY) FOR THE NASA IV&V PROGRAM.
BPA Call - Schedule 70 - General Purpose Commercial Information Technology Equipment, Software, and Services - 541519 Other Computer Related Services
Contractor
TMC Technologies of West Virginia (TMC TECHNOLOGIES OF WEST VIRGINIA CORP.)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
07/28/2023
Obligated Amount
$3.4M
80GSFC23F0013 / 80GSFC21A0004 / GS35F0359P - SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TOOLS 2 (SET2) TO 18 WIDE FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST) INTEGRATED SIMULATION PLATFORM (WISP) ROMAN OPERATIONS SUPPORT
BPA Call - Schedule 70 - General Purpose Commercial Information Technology Equipment, Software, and Services - 541519 Other Computer Related Services
Contractor
TMC Technologies of West Virginia (TMC TECHNOLOGIES OF WEST VIRGINIA CORP.)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
11/30/2022
Obligated Amount
$567.4k
80GSFC19F0050 / NNG11VH00B - ARCHITECTURE AND ADVANCED FORMULATION SUPPORT FOR CODE 100 MANAGED OBSERVING SYSTEM MISSION CONCEPT STUDIES. THE 2017 NASA DECADEL SURVEY DS HIGHLIGHTED EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE THEMES, SCIENCE AND APPLICATION QUESTIONS. THE DS IDENTIFIED AEROSOLS A AND CLOUDS, CONVECTION AND PRECIPITATION CCP AS HIGH PRIORITY DESIGNATED OBSERVABLES DO TO BE ADDRESSED. FURTHERMORE THE DS RECOGNIZED THE SCIENCE MERIT IN COMBINING THE A AND CCPS DOS. FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE DS REPORT, NASA CALLED FOR STUDY PROPOSALS TO EXPLORE MISSION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES TO ADDRESS THE DOS. THE GOAL OF THE ACCP STUDY IS TO DEFINE OBJECTIVES FOR THE COMBINED ACCP DESIGNATED OBSERVABLE SYSTEMS APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE THEM. THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER GSFC WAS CHOSEN TO LEAD THE ACCP STUDY, A STUDY WITH MEANINGFUL AND SIGNIFICANT MULTI NASA CENTER PARTICIPATION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO PROVIDE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE, TECHNICAL EVALUATION, AND PROGRAMMATIC ANALYSES SUPPORT DURING ADVANCED PROJECT AND PROGRAM FORMULATION. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF OBSERVING SYSTEM MISSION DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS THE AEROSOL, CLOUD, CONVECTION AND PRECIPITATION ACCP STUDY.
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
05/14/2019
Obligated Amount
$85.9k
80GSFC18F0083 / NNG11VH00B - NEXT GENERATION RELAY SUPPORT STATEMENT OF WORK NASA GSFC EXPLORATION AND SPACE COMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS DIVISION CODE 450 IS SOLICITING INFORMATION ON PRICE AVAILABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCEPTS FOR THE FOLLOW ON TO THE LASER COMMUNICATIONS RELAY DEMONSTRATION LCRD. THIS FOLLOW-ON HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE NEXT GENERATION RELAY PAYLOAD. THE NEXT GENERATION RELAY PAYLOAD WILL FLY ABOARD A SEPARATE SPACECRAFT THAT IS BEING SOLICITED IN ANOTHER RFI. IT WILL FLY IN GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT AT A LONGITUDE CLOSE TO THAT OF THE SPACE NETWORK SN NASA WHITE SANDS COMPLEX WSC. NEXT GENERATION RELAY PAYLOAD IS A CATEGORY 1 CLASS C PROGRAM PER NPR 8705.4 WITH A 5 YEAR DESIGN LIFE. THE BASIC CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS IS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1. IT WILL ACT AS AN OPTICAL RELAY SATELLITE FOR LOW EARTH ORBIT LEO OPTICAL-CAPABLE SPACECRAFT. IT WILL ALSO HAVE GEO GEO OPTICAL CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE CROSSLINKS TO OTHER OPTICAL RELAY SPACECRAFT THAT WILL BE LAUNCHED AS FOLLOW ON SPACECRAFT. THE NEXT GENERATION RELAY PAYLOAD IS AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM NOT A DEMONSTRATION. THE GOAL IS A PAYLOAD THAT CAN BE FLOWN AS EITHER A HOSTED PAYLOAD RIDESHARE LAUNCH OR STANDALONE LAUNCH. DESIGN SELECTIONS MADE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION RELAY WILL IMPACT DESIGN OF A FUTURE USER OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS TERMINALS. IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE NEXT GENERATION RELAY DEVELOPMENT GSFC REQUIRES SYSTEMS ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT STAFF FROM THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL AND SCIENCE DEVELOPMENTS IN SUPPORT OF INSTRUMENT AND BUS PROCUREMENT INTEGRATION TESTING AND ANOMALY INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES. AEROSPACE SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT TO THE NEXT GENERATION RELAY FLIGHT PROJECT AS DESCRIBED BELOW PAYLOAD SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AEROSPACE SHALL PROVIDE PAYLOAD/SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE NEXT GENERATION RELAY FLIGHT PROJECT. THESE SERVICES WILL INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MANAGING AND MONITORING SPACECRAFT AND PAYLOAD TEAMS. THE SUPPORT WILL INCLUDE PARTICIPATING IN PROGRESS MEETINGS DESIGN REVIEWS REVIEWING PLANS AND PROCEDURES ASSISTING IN PROBLEM RESOLUTION EVALUATING COMPLIANCE WITH NASA TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND PROVIDING OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT NECESSARY TO KEEP THE DEVELOPMENTS ON SCHEDULE. AEROSPACE WILL ALSO ASSIST IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES CONTRACT MODS TASK ORDERS CCB AND RISK BOARD ACTIVITIES AND ENSURE THE MILESTONE REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NASA POLICY AND STANDARDS. THIS SUPPORT WILL REQUIRE OCCASIONAL TRAVEL TO MULTIPLE CONTRACTOR GOVERNMENT AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FACILITIES. SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AEROSPACE SHALL PROVIDE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SERVICES TO THE NEXT GENERATION RELAY FLIGHT PROJECT. THESE SERVICES WILL INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT THIS SUPPORT WILL INCLUDE MONITORING THE REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION TECHNICAL PLANNING TECHNICAL CONTROL TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS AND TECHNICAL DECISION ANALYSIS. AEROSPACE WILL PARTICIPATE IN DESIGN REVIEWS TEST READINESS REVIEWS ANOMALY BOARDS PARTS MATERIAL BOARDS ETC REVIEWING PLANS AND PROCEDURES ASSISTING IN PROBLEM RESOLUTION AND REVIEWING TEST DATA FOR SPECIFICATION COMPLIANCE. ADDITIONALLY THE SUPPORT WILL REQUIRE EVALUATING COMPLIANCE WITH NASA TECHNICAL STANDARDS CONDUCTING TRADE STUDIES IN SUPPORT OF INSTRUMENT ACCOMMODATION RISK PROCESSES ASSISTING WITH CONFIGURATION CHANGE PROCESS FOR INSTRUMENTS AND TEST READINESS REVIEWS ETC. THIS SUPPORT WILL REQUIRE OCCASIONAL TRAVEL TO MULTIPLE CONTRACTOR GOVERNMENT AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FACILITIES. ENGINEERING AEROSPACE SHALL PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES AS REQUESTED TO ASSIST IN TRADE STUDIES MODELING AND ANOMALY RESOLUTION. ADDITIONALLY AEROSPACE MAY BE REQUIRED TO EVALUATE SPECIFIC HARDWARE SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE ITEMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONTAMINATION OPTICAL COMPONENTS THERMAL COATINGS ELECTRONICS PARTS AND MECHANISMS.
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
05/24/2018
Obligated Amount
$427.7k
80GSFC18F0069 / NNG11VH00B - THE LANDSAT NINE LNINE MISSION CONSISTENT WITH US LAW AND GOVERNMENT POLICY WILL CONTINUE THE ACQUISITION ARCHIVAL AND DISTRIBUTION OF MULTI SPECTRAL IMAGERY AFFORDING GLOBAL SYNOPTIC AND REPETITIVE COVERAGE OF THE EARTHS LAND SURFACES AT A SCALE WHERE NATURAL AND HUMAN INDUCED CHANGES CAN BE DETECTED DIFFERENTIATED CHARACTERIZED AND MONITORED OVER TIME THE LNINE MISSION IS A COMPONENT OF THE SUSTAINED LAND IMAGING SLI PROGRAM BEING CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA AND THE USGS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DOI THE GOAL OF THE SLI PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE DATA INTO THE FUTURE THAT IS SUFFICIENTLY CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS LANDSAT DATA TO ALLOW THE DETECTION AND QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF CHANGES IN OR ON THE LAND SURFACE OF THE GLOBE THE LNINE WAS CONCEIVED AS A FOLLOWON MISSION TO THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL LANDSAT SERIES OF MISSIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVIDING SATELLITE COVERAGE OF THE EARTHS CONTINENTAL SURFACES SINCE SEVENTY TWO THE DATA FROM THESE MISSIONS CONSTITUTE THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS RECORD OF THE EARTHS SURFACE AS SEEN FROM SPACE THE LNINE MISSION IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT LANDSAT DATA WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE USGS NATIONAL SATELLITE LAND REMOTE SENSING DATA ARCHIVE NSLRSDA FOR AT LEAST FIVE OPERATIONAL YEARS PLUS POINT TWENTY FIVE YEAR TO COVER THE OBSERVATORY COMMISSIONING PHASE THE LNINE OBSERVATORY WILL CARRY TWO SERIES TYPE INSTRUMENTS OLI TWO AND THE TIRS TWO THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE LANDSAT NINE MISSION IMPLEMENTATION ARE IN GENERAL DIVIDED BETWEEN PRIMARY MISSION AREAS SPACE SEGMENT LAUNCH SEGMENT AND GROUND SEGMENT NASA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPACE SEGMENT AND LAUNCH SEGMENT AND THE USGS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GROUND SEGMENT THE USGS IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR LANDSAT NINE MISSION OPERATIONS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE ON ORBIT VERIFICATION AND CHECKOUT PERIOD THE AGENCIES PLAN TO SHARE DATA CALIBRATION VALIDATION AND SCIENCE ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE MISSION AS WELL AS ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AS APPROPRIATE NASA IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR MISSION SUCCESS THROUGH DECLARATION OF OPERATIONAL READINESS ACROSS ALL MISSION SEGMENTS AND HANDOVER OF THE MISSION TO THE USGS AT THE COMPLETION OF ON ORBIT COMMISSIONING THE LANDSAT NINE PROJECT PLANS TO HOLD A POST LAUNCH ASSESSMENT REVIEW PLAR WHERE OPERATIONAL READINESS WILL BE DECLARED FOLLOWED BY A MISSION TRANSITION AND HANDOVER REVIEW MTHR WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISSION LEADERSHIP WILL TRANSFER FROM NASA TO USGS USGS PROVIDES THE GROUND SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL AREA EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT NASAS MISSION SYSTEM ENGINEERING EFFORT SPECIFICALLY USGS WILL LEAD THE SPACE TO GROUND INTERFACE ACTIVITIES USGS WILL LEAD SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FOR THE LANDSAT NINE GROUND SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE LEAD OVERALL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EFFORT FOR THE GROUND SYSTEM INCLUDING MOC GNE AND DPAS ELEMENTS AS WELL AS OPERATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NASA LANDSAT NINE PROJECT SOFTWARE MANAGER AND PROJECT SYSTEMS VERIFICATION ENGINEER ENSURE ALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPED FOR GROUND SYSTEM MEETS REQUIREMENTS AND IS VERIFIED WORK WITH THE MISSION OPERATIONS TEAM INCLUDING THE LNINE FOT TO ENSURE THAT THE GROUND SYSTEM OPERATION IS VALIDATED AGAINST THE MISSION AND GROUND SYSTEM OPERATIONS CONCEPTS MANAGEMENT OF GROUND SYSTEM LEVEL THREE AND LOWER REQUIREMENTS ARCHITECTURE AND CONCEPTS OF OPERATION PLAN DOCUMENT STAFF AND IMPLEMENT A ROBUST GROUND SYSTEM VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PROCESS AND INTEGRATE THESE VERIFICATION EFFORTS INTO THE OVERALL MISSION VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION EFFORT PROVIDE A SEMP IN SUPPORT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM ACQUISITION DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATION AND TEST DEVELOP A GROUND SYSTEM SOFTWARE ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO BE USED IN SUPPORT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM ACQUISITION DEVELOPMENT I T AND COORDINATE WITH NASA ON ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
04/05/2018
Obligated Amount
$293.3k
80GSFC18F0055 / NNG11VH00B - THE PLANKTON, AEROSOLS, CLOUD, OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS (PACE) MISSION WILL DELIVER THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL COMBINED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE MEASUREMENTS IN NASA'S HISTORY. NOT ONLY WILL PACE MONITOR THE HEALTH OF OUR OCEAN AND ITS LIVING MARINE RESOURCES, IT WILL PROVIDE (EXTENSIVE MEASUREMENTS OF AEROSOLS (TINY AIRBORNE PARTICLES) AND CLOUDS. THE PACE MISSION WILL ULTIMATELY UNVEIL A VARIETY OF NEW PRODUCTS TO AID THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN AND THEIR ROLES IN EARTH'S CHANGING CLIMATE. PACE IS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER WHO WILL DESIGN AND BUILD THE OCEAN COLOR INSTRUMENT (OCI), AS WELL AS MAINTAIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE, MISSION OPERATIONS AND GROUND SYSTEMS, LAUNCH VEHICLE / SPACECRAFT / INSTRUMENT PAYLOAD INTEGRATION AND TESTING, OCI CALIBRATION, VALIDATION, AND SCIENCE DATA PROCESSING. IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE PACE DEVELOPMENT, GSFC REQUIRES SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL AND SCIENCE DEVELOPMENTS IN SUPPORT OF INSTRUMENT PROCUREMENT, INTEGRATION, TESTING AND ANOMALY INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES.
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
02/06/2018
Obligated Amount
$2.9k
80GSFC18F0023 / NNG11VH00B - THE NASA CONJUNCTION ASSESSMENT RISK ANALYSIS CARA GROUP PROVIDES SUPPORT TO MISSION CUSTOMERS TO ANALYZE COLLISION THREATS TO THEIR ASSETS AND TO DEVELOP PROCESSES FOR REACTING TO THOSE THREATS. THE ROLE OF THE CARA CHIEF ENGINEER IS TO SERVE AS THE TASKS PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT REPRESENT THE TASK TO EXTERNAL AGENCIES ON TECHNICAL MATTERS GUIDE THE TASKS OVERALL PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND PROVIDE SYSTEM ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE CAA PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO STAFF THE CHIEF ENGINEER POSITION.
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
10/31/2017
Obligated Amount
$594.2k
80GSFC17F0017 / NNG11VH00B - LANDSAT GROUND AND MISSION OPERATIONS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
08/02/2017
Obligated Amount
$761.6k
NNG17VN81T / NNG11VH00B - AUDIT AND CERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES TECHNICAL SUPPORT PURPOSE OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED THIS ACTIVITY WILL ALLOW THE CONTRACTOR TO SUPPORT NASA DURING MANUFACTURER AUDITS WHICH MAY INCLUDE THOUGH IS NOT LIMITED TO QUALIFIED MANUFACTURERS LIST QML AND QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LIST QPL CERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES. THESE AUDITS ARE PART OF THE OVERALL DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY DLA PROCESS THAT IS PERFORMED FOR AEROSPACE COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS ON AN ONGOING BASIS. THE CONTRACTOR HAS THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE TO FIND PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE MISSED BY OTHERS IN THE AUDIT TEAMS. AS SEEN IN FIGURE 1 THE CONTRACTOR HAS PARTICIPATED IN AN AVERAGE OF FORTY AUDITS PER YEAR FROM FISCAL YEAR 2007 THROUGH FY2016. THE DIP IN FY2013 WAS DUE TO SEQUESTRATION. FY2016 IS LOW DUE TO AIR FORCE SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER BUDGET CUTS AND THE SITUATION IS EVEN WORSE IN FY2017 WHERE THE CONTRACTOR HAS ZERO BUDGET FOR AUDIT SUPPORT. TRADITIONALLY THE CONTRACTOR SUPPORTS AUDITS AT MANUFACTURERS OF INTEREST TO SMC BUT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT OVERLAP BETWEEN SMCS AND NASAS AEROSPACE COMPONENT INTERESTS. NASA FUNDING FOR CONTRACTOR AUDIT SUPPORT WILL BROADEN THE NUMBER OF MANUFACTURES VISITED BY NASA AND SMC ALLOWING FOR MORE COMPANIES TO BE COVERED EACH FISCAL YEAR BENEFITTING NASAS MISSION. SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR WILL GENERATE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC ELECTROMECHANICAL PART AS WELL AS SUPPLY CHAIN QUALITY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF NASA SPACE FLIGHT MISSIONS AND HARDWARE. THIS INFORMATION CAN THEN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE NASA AND HIGH-RELIABILITY AEROSPACE COMMUNITY. PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS TASK ORDER INCLUDES ADVANCED DISCIPLINE ENGINEERING AND IS TIED TO IMPLEMENTATION PHASE SERVICES WHICH ARE OUTLINED IN SECTION 3.2 OF THE STATEMENT OF WORK FOR CONTRACT NNG11VH00B. IN THIS CASE THOSE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INDEPENDENT EVALUATION AND REVIEW AS WELL AS MISSION ASSURANCE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL EXECUTE THE FOLLOWING TASK REQUIREMENTS PARTICIPATE IN AUDITS AND CERTIFICATIONS WITH DLA AND OTHERS AT MANUFACTURERS AGREED TO BY NASA. WRITE TECHNICAL OPERATING REPORTS TORS AS NEEDED ON THE AUDIT RESULTS AND SHARE WITH NASA SMC AND DLA. VERBALLY REPORT OUT ON AUDIT AND CERTIFICATION RESULTS AT MONTHLY MEETINGS OR AS DICTATED BY CUSTOMERS WITHIN NASA. SUPPORT AS REQUIRED THE DEVELOPMENT OF AND REVIEW OF ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC AND ELECTROMECHANICAL COMPONENT QUALIFICATION STANDARDS VIA REMOTE AND OR DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS WORKING GROUP AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT TEAM TO AUDIT MANUFACTURERS PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY DLA. THE GOVERNMENT TEAM MAY INCLUDE GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL AND OR DESIGNATED AGENTS. THE LEAD AUDITOR SHALL BE COPIED ON ANY REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION MADE TO THE SUPPLIER BY THE AGENCY AUDIT PARTICIPANTS.
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
05/04/2017
Obligated Amount
$24.8k
NNG17VN82T / NNG11VH00B - LANDSAT 9 OBSERVATORY MANAGEMENT SUPPORT PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND BACKGROUND OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED THE LANDSAT 9 L9 MISSION IS THE SUCCESSOR MISSION TO LANDSAT DATA CONTINUITY MISSION LDCM RENAMED LANDSAT 8 AFTER COMMISSIONING IN MAY 2013. LANDSAT SATELLITES HAVE CONTINUOUSLY ACQUIRED MULTISPECTRAL IMAGES OF THE GLOBAL LAND SURFACE SINCE THE LAUNCH OF LANDSAT 1 IN 1972. THE LANDSAT DATA ARCHIVE CONSTITUTES THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS MODERATE-RESOLUTION RECORD OF THE GLOBAL LAND SURFACE AS VIEWED FROM SPACE. THE LANDSAT 9 MISSION OBJECTIVE IS TO EXTEND THE ABILITY TO DETECT AND QUANTITATIVELY CHARACTERIZE CHANGES ON THE GLOBAL LAND SURFACE AT A SCALE WHERE NATURAL AND HUMAN-INDUCED CAUSES OF CHANGE CAN BE DETECTED AND DIFFERENTIATED. ONCE OPERATIONAL, DATA ACQUISITION, REPORTING, OPERATIONS, AND ARCHIVAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AT THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION SYSTEMS EROS FACILITY IN SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE THE CURRENT DATA IS MANAGED. THE L9 OBSERVATORY INSTRUMENT SUITE CONSISTS OF TWO MATURE INSTRUMENTS, WHICH ARE NEAR-COPIES OF THE INSTRUMENTS FLOWN ON LANDSAT 8. THEY ARE THE OPERATIONAL LAND IMAGER OLI AND THE THERMAL INFRARED SENSOR TIRS. THESE INSTRUMENTS WILL BE DESIGNATED OLI 2 AND TIRS 2 FOR LANDSAT 9, AND THE TIRS 2 INSTRUMENT WILL BE UPGRADED TO RISK CLASS B TIRS IS CLASS C ON LANDSAT 8. THE OLI 2 WILL BE BUILT BY BALL AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION BATC OF BOULDER, CO. THE TIRS 2 IS BEING DEVELOPED AS A GSFC IN-HOUSE EFFORT. THE L9 SPACECRAFT BUS WILL BE BUILT BY ORBITAL ATK IN GILBERT, AZ. L9 INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ARE WELL UNDERWAY, WITH BOTH INSTRUMENTS PAST CDR. THE L9 SPACECRAFT BUS IS BEING BUILT BY ORBITAL ATK IN GILBERT, AZ, UNDER A RAPID SPACECRAFT DEVELOPMENT OFFICE-III DELIVERY ORDER AWARDED IN OCTOBER 2016. ORBITAL ATK IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTRUMENT INTEGRATION, OBSERVATORY-LEVEL TESTING, LAUNCH SITE SUPPORT, AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT. THE TARGETED LANDSAT 9 LAUNCH READINESS DATE (LRD) IS CURRENTLY DECEMBER 2020 THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IT TO SUPPORT MANAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LANDSAT 9 SPACECRAFT AND OBSERVATORY. 3. DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: 3.1. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO OBSERVATORY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES: INTEGRATED BASELINE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE, STATUS ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING OF COST, SCHEDULE AND TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF ISSUES AND RISKS, AND ESTIMATION OF PROJECT COST/SCHEDULE IMPACTS PROVIDING PROJECT CONTROL SUPPORT, INCLUDING BUDGET AND SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT, EXECUTION AND TRACKING, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT PREPARATIONS FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REPORTING, REVIEWS, AND MILESTONE ACTIVITIES PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC OVERSIGHT/INSIGHT INTO SPACECRAFT/OBSERVATORY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL PROGRESS AND STATUS, SCHEDULE, AND RISKS ASSESSING PERFORMANCE OF THE SPACECRAFT/OBSERVATORY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTOR INCLUDING ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE AGAINST PAYMENT MILESTONE CRITERIA SUPPORTING EVALUATION OF CHANGE PROPOSAL MATERIALS RELATED TO EXISTING PROCUREMENTS SUPPORTING REVIEW OF SPACECRAFT/OBSERVATORY CONTRACTOR DELIVERABLE DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS PLANNING AND PREPARATIONS FOR PROJECT AND OBSERVATORY LIFE CYCLE MILESTONE REVIEWS AND KEY DECISION MEETINGS PROVIDING SPACECRAFT/OBSERVATORY TECHNICAL AND SYSTEM ENGINEERING SUPPORT INCLUDING MISSION CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT, REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT, DESIGN SOLUTION EVALUATION AND TRADES ANALYSES, INTERFACE MANAGEMENT, SPACECRAFT AND OBSERVATORY INTEGRATION AND TESTING, LAUNCH VEHICLE INTEGRATION, VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION, RISK MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL DATA AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL REVIEWS, REQUIREMENTS COMPLIANCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS READINESS/TESTING, MISSION ASSURANCE, PRE- AND POST-LAUNCH CALIBRATION, AND TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT/INSIGHT ASSISTING THE L9 OBSERVATORY MANAGER
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
04/20/2017
Obligated Amount
$1.1M
NNG17VN79T / NNG11VH00B - SEETS II CONTRACT #NNG11VH00B, TASK ORDER #NNG17VN79T ENTITLED: "JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM (JPSS) COMMAND, COMMUNICATION, AND CONTROL SEGMENT (C3S) SYSTEM ENGINEERING."
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
02/10/2017
Obligated Amount
$1.1M
NNG17VN77T / NNG11VH00B - EXPLORATION AND SPACE COMMUNICATIONS (ESC) PROJECTS DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF ESC SYSTEMS AND ACTIVITIES IN ALL ENGINEERING LIFECYCLE PHASES. THIS INCLUDES PROCUREMENT OF OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT AS WELL AS PROCUREMENT OF NEW SYSTEM ELEMENTS AND THE MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SYSTEMS NEEDED TO OPERATE SATELLITES AND SPACE AND GROUND NETWORKS. THESE SYSTEMS INCLUDE COMPUTERS, COMMUNICATIONS, RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) EQUIPMENT AND THE ASSOCIATED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS BUILD, MAINTAIN AND UPGRADE THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (E.G., FACILITIES) SUPPORTING THE MISSIONS. ESC IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING SIMILAR WORK ON COOPERATIVE MISSIONS WITH OTHER UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, AND ORGANIZATIONS. ESC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IT ARCHITECTURE AND SECURITY OF THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, AND SUPPORTING BOTH OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS. THIS TASK IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PROCUREMENT DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND POTENTIALLY THE SEB FOR THE SENSE CONTRACT ACQUISITION, WHICH WILL PROVIDE NETWORK SERVICES TO THE ESC.
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
12/01/2016
Obligated Amount
$284.7k
NNG16VN75T / NNG11VH00B - SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION AND TEST SERVICES (SEETS II) CONTRACT. TASK ORDER NUMBER SEVENTY-FIVE (75). TASK ORDER TITLE: AEROSPACE SUPPORT TO GOES-R GROUND FOR NAVY RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) SUPPORT. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WILL PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) ENVIRONMENT OF SELECTED UNITED STATES (U.S) NAVAL SITES IDENTIFIED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) TRANSITION PLAN FROM BOTH A POTENTIAL FOR RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) PERSPECTIVE AND FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE TO EXAMINE POSSIBILITIES FOR REDUCING OR MITIGATING RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI). THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WILL PERFORM AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SELECTED SITES AND THE ASSOCIATED ANTENNAS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FROM THE REALLOCATION OF THE 1695-1710 MEGAHERTZ BAND AND SHARING WITH THE LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) WIRELESS CARRIERS. THE STUDY SHALL ADDRESS POTENTIAL METHODS FOR MITIGATING RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE STUDY SHALL EVALUATE THE PROPOSED METHOD FOR MONITORING AS BEING DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) FOR UNWANTED RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE, AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO ITS UTILITY FOR THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SITES AS WELL AS PROVIDING A ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE COST FOR SAID SYSTEM BY SITE IF REQUESTED. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WILL PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ALL ASPECTS THAT EFFECT THE SUCCESSFUL CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DOWNLINKS IN 1695-1710 MEGAHERTZ BAND AS A RESULT OF SPECTRUM SHARING WITH WIRELESS CARRIERS AND RECOMMEND ACTION TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) MITIGATION AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MONITORING CAPABILITY THAT WILL AUGMENT THE AWS-3 AUCTION COORDINATION GUIDELINES. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WILL COMPILE ALL INFORMATION INTO A FINAL REPORT FOR THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) NAVY PROGRAM MANAGER RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDRESSING ISSUES WITH THE AWS-3 SPECTRUM SHARING SCENARIOS, AND DELIVERED AS AN AEROSPACE TECHNICAL OPERATIONS REPORT (TOR).
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
09/15/2016
Obligated Amount
$685.3k
NNG16VN74T / NNG11VH00B - TASK ORDER TITLE IS THE MARS ORGANIC MOLECULE ANALYZER MOMA WRP SUPPORT PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND BACKGROUND OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: THE MARS ORGANIC MOLECULE ANALYZER MOMA INSTRUMENT IS A COMBINED GAS CHROMATOGRAPH MASS SPECTROMETER GC MS PAYLOAD ON A LANDED MARS ROVER BEING DEVELOPED BY THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ESA AND IS PART OF THE EXOMARS PROGRAM. MOMA IS A JOINT COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE US AND THE MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR SYSTEM RESEARCH MPS IN GERMANY, WITH MPS AS THE LEAD INSTITUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING MOMA TO ESA. THE US MOMA FLIGHT HARDWARE IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY TO MPS IN DEC 2017, WITH LAUNCH CURRENTLY SCHEDULED IN JULY 2020. THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER GSFC MANAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE U.S. HARDWARE PORTION OF THE MOMA INSTRUMENT FOR THE PROJECT SCIENTIST, DR. WILL BRINCKERHOFF, ALSO OF GSFC. THE ROLE OF THE CONTRACTOR ON THE MOMA INSTRUMENT IS TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING CONSULTATION ON BEARINGS USED IN THE WIDE RANGE PUMP WRP WHICH IS BEING DEVELOPED BY CREARE, INC OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN WRP STATUS TELECONS AND SPECIAL TOPIC TELECONS AS NEEDED, EVALUATE&INSPECT BEARINGS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF WRP DEVELOPMENT AT CREARES FACILITY, AND PROVIDE A TECHNICAL INTERFACE FOR THE MOMA PROJECT AT THE BEARING VENDORS. THE EFFORT SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH THE MOMA INSTRUMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION AND TESTING OF BEARINGS PROCURED BY CREARE AND USED IN THE WRP FOR MOMA. IN ADDITION, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM TESTING, EVALUATION AND INSPECTION ON THE BEARINGS USED IN THE VARIOUS TEST AND FLIGHT UNIT WRPS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN REPORTS ON THE OUTCOME OF ANY TESTS, EVALUATIONS, AND INSPECTIONS. DELIVERABLES: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER MONTHLY PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS.
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
08/30/2016
Obligated Amount
$9.3k
NNG16VN70T / NNG11VH00B - ICESAT 2 STAR CATALOG REVISION SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION AND TEST SERVICES (SEETS II) TO SELECT AN IMPROVED SPECTRAL MODEL FOR THE LASER REFERENCE SYSTEM (LRS) SENSITIVITY TO STARS IN THE SOURCE CATALOG. THE SELECTED MODEL SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED IN A SHORT TECHNICAL NOTE. THE ICESAT-2 PROJECT HAS DECIDED TO REVISE THE LASER REFERENCE SYSTEM (LRS) SPECIFIC STAR CATALOG, IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE REVIEWERS RECOMMENDATIONS TO MITIGATE ASSOCIATED RISKS TO GROUND PROCESSING OF FLIGHT DATA. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STAR MAGNITUDES TO SUPPORT SECONDARY CONFIRMATION OF STAR IDENTIFICATION. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SELECT AN IMPROVED BLENDING MODEL FOR THE LASER REFERENCE SYSTEM (LRS) HE WINDOWING EFFECTS. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO REGENERATE THE LASER REFERENCE SYSTEM (LRS) STAR CATALOG . TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO COMPARE THE RESULTING NEW LASER REFERENCE SYSTEM (LRS) STAR CATALOG. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ON/OFF-SITE PROJECT AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES, INDEPENDENT TESTING, CONTRACTOR-ON-SITE MONITORING, AND INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PROJECTS AND/OR PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COST, SCHEDULE, AND AFFORDABILITY ANALYSES, IN ANY PHASE OF THE LIFE-CYCLE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP OR STAFFING FOR FOCUSED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES, ADVANCED SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF ALL ABOVE ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE THE PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND MATERIALS (UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT) TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS.
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
08/26/2016
Obligated Amount
$79.9k
NNG16VN71T / NNG11VH00B - PLANKTON, AEROSOLS, CLOUD, OCEAN ECOSYSTEM (PACE) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT. TO PROVIDE SYSTEM ENGINEERING, OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL AND SCIENCE DEVELOPMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE INSTRUMENT PROCUREMENT, INTEGRATION, TESTING AND ANOMALY INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES. TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING ONSITE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE PLANKTON, AEROSOLS, CLOUD, OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS (PACE) PROJECT: TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SATELLITE AND GROUND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT AND DOCUMENTATION, REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT AND DOCUMENTATION, EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL INTERFACE DEFINITION, RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT PLANNING, SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATE DEVELOPMENT, AND TEST PLANNING AND EXECUTION MONITORING. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OVERALL SYSTEMS AND INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: MONITORING CONTRACTORS IN EXECUTION OF BUILD AND TEST, PARTICIPATING IN PROGRESS MEETINGS; DESIGN REVIEWS; TEST READINESS REVIEWS; ANOMALY BOARDS; PARTS/MATERIAL BOARDS; ETC., REVIEWING PLANS AND PROCEDURES ASSISTING IN PROBLEM RESOLUTION, AND REVIEWING TEST DATA FOR SPECIFICATION COMPLIANCE. ADDITIONALLY THE SUPPORT WILL REQUIRE EVALUATING COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) TECHNICAL STANDARDS, CONDUCTING TRADE STUDIES, MANAGING RISK PROCESSES, ASSISTING WITH CONFIGURATION CHANGE PROCESS AND TEST READINESS REVIEWS; ETC. TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO EVALUATE SPECIFIC INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE ITEMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: SUPPORTING ENGINEERING SERVICES, INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION ACCURACY, OPTICAL AND THERMAL COATING, AND ANOMALY RESOLUTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ON/OFF-SITE PROJECT AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES, INDEPENDENT TESTING, CONTRACTOR-ON-SITE MONITORING, AND INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PROJECTS AND/OR PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COST, SCHEDULE, AND AFFORDABILITY ANALYSES, IN ANY PHASE OF THE LIFE-CYCLE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP OR STAFFING FOR FOCUSED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES, ADVANCED SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF ALL ABOVE ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE THE PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND MATERIALS (UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT) TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS.
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
08/26/2016
Obligated Amount
$0.00
NNG16VN73T / NNG11VH00B - LANDSAT 9 GSRT REVIEW SUPPORT PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND BACKGROUND OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: PROVIDE SCHEDULING, PROJECT/PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND MULTI-DISCIPLINE ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE LANDSAT 9 FLIGHT AND GROUND GSRTS. SUPPORT INCLUDES PRE-REVIEW ACTIVITIES (REVIEWING DOCUMENTS, TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE MEETINGS, EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, AND TELECONFERENCES) AND POST-REVIEW ACTIVITIES [REQUEST FOR ACTION (RFA) DISPOSITION, TRIP REPORT DEVELOPMENT, TEAM CAUCUSES, TELECONFERENCES, AND FINAL REPORT DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW]. THE REVIEW TIMEFRAMES CONTAINED WITHIN THE SOW ARE ESTIMATED DATES ONLY. THE RESPONSIBLE GSFC SYSTEMS REVIEW MANAGER (SRM) WILL PROVIDE ACTUAL DATES IN ADVANCE OF THE REVIEWS FOR WHICH SUPPORT IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE PROGRESSION THROUGH THE CURRENT PERFORMANCE PERIOD. REVIEWS ARE TO BE ATTENDED BY THE APPOINTED EXPERTS AS DIRECTED BY THE RESPONSIBLE SRM IN SUPPORT OF THE SYSTEMS REVIEW BRANCH, CODE 300. DELIVERABLES TO BE DEVELOPED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE TASKED SUPPORT INCLUDE REQUESTS FOR ACTION (RFAS), TRIP REPORTS, WRITTEN INPUTS TO FINAL REVIEW BOARD SUMMARY REPORTS, AND FINAL DISPOSITION OF RFAS ONCE ACCEPTABLE RESPONSES ARE RECEIVED FROM THE PROJECT. DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: THE ASSIGNED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT SERVING ON THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW BOARD SHALL PARTICIPATE WITH OTHER NASA, CIVIL SERVANT, MILITARY, AND CONTRACTED BOARD MEMBERS WITH THE SAME AND/OR DIVERSE PROGRAMMATIC AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. THE SELECTED BOARD MEMBER SHALL COMMIT TO PARTICIPATION IN EVERY BRANCH REVIEW TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE LIFECYCLE OF THE MISSION. WHEN POSSIBLE, A NOTIFICATION OF 30-DAYS OR GREATER SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE BOARD MEMBER WHEN PARTICIPATION AT A SPECIFIC REVIEW IS NOT POSSIBLE. SPECIFIC REVIEW SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: REVIEW PREPARATION, COORDINATE WITH SYSTEM REVIEW BRANCH ON REVIEW AGENDA AND ACTIVITIES, COORDINATE WITH THE BRANCH TO SUPPORT REVIEW AGENDA, TIMING, DURATION AND CONTENT. COORDINATE WITH THE BRANCH AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE REVIEW TEAM MEMBERS SUPPORT BRANCH REVIEW CHAIR OR PROJECT AS SCHEDULING AND/OR MANAGEMENT EXPERT, SUPPORT PEER REVIEWS AND BRANCH REVIEWS VIA TELECOM OR TRAVEL AS REQUIRED, REVIEW OF PROJECT-PROVIDED MATERIALS IN ADVANCE (AS AVAILABLE), PARTICIPATION IN THE REVIEW EXERCISE RECOGNIZED LEADERSHIP DURING DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE MILESTONE REVIEWS AS A DESIGNATED EXPERT, PREPARE AND SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR ACTIONS (RFA'S) DURING REVIEWS, PLAN TRAVEL AND IMPLEMENT TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS RELATIVE TO THE VENUE FOR EACH REVIEW, ATTEND FOLLOW-UP CAUCUS OF THE REVIEW TEAM FOLLOWING EACH REVIEW, PREPARE AND/OR COMMENT ON SECTIONS OF REVIEW REPORT PERTINENT TO EXPERTISE, FOLLOW-UP, EVALUATE, AND RECORD DISPOSITION OF PROJECT RESPONSES TO RFAS, SUPPORT BRANCH REVIEW CHAIR AS EXPERT AT RELEVANT TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT MEETINGS AND TELECONS, SUPPORT OF TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE MEETINGS AS NECESSARY, FOR EACH DESIGNATED REVIEW, THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS DESIGNATED IN THE TABLE IN SECTION 4. IT SHALL BE ASSUMED THAT THE DURATION OF EACH REVIEW WILL BE THREE DAYS. IT SHALL FURTHER BE ASSUMED THAT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SPEND UP TO 5 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO EACH REVIEW FOR PREPARATION AND TRAVEL TO THE REVIEW SITE, AND UP TO 5 BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING EACH REVIEW TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REVIEW ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3.3.
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
08/01/2016
Obligated Amount
$30.1k
NNG16VN72T / NNG11VH00B - COST, SCHEDULE AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PLANNING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FLIGHT PROJECTS DIRECTORATE (FPD) AT THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) HAS BEEN DEVELOPING A SERIES OF BUSINESS CHANGE INITIATIVES (BCI) FOCUSED AT IMPROVING THE COST AND SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE OF MISSIONS EXECUTED AT THE CENTER. THIS POSITION HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING THE CENTERS DIVERSE AND COMPLEX FLIGHT PROJECT PORTFOLIO TO ENSURE THAT COST AND SCHEDULE CONSTRAINTS ARE MET WHILE MEETING REQUIRED TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES. TASK DESCRIPTION 1. CLASS D RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS A. SUMMARIZE LESSONS LEARNED FROM USAF AND NASA CLASS D MISSIONS; B. REVIEW NASA AND CENTER DOCUMENTATION REGARDING REQUIREMENTS FOR NASA CLASS D SCIENCE MISSIONS; AND C. DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSISTENT TERMINOLOGY AND PRACTICES FOR NASA CLASS D MISSIONS 2. ASSESS CONTRIBUTION OF SCHEDULE GROWTH TO COST GROWTH. A. IDENTIFY CONTRIBUTION OF SCHEDULE GROWTH TO COST GROWTH BY ASSESSING HISTORICAL NASA MISSION SCIENCE COST AND SCHEDULE DATA; B. WORK WITH GODDARD PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF SCHEDULE GROWTH IMPACT ON COST GROWTH; AND C. DEVELOP BRIEFING/PAPER TO PRESENT RESULTS. 3. QUANTIFICATION OF THREAT ASSESSMENTS A. IDENTIFY THREAT ASSESSMENT QUANTIFICATION METRIC AND PROPOSE PROCESS TO PRESENT AT CODE 400 POST MONTHLY STATUS REVIEW (MSR) BRIEFING; B. ACTIVELY WORK WITH PROJECT(S) TO TAKE RISKS FROM EXISTING RISK LIST AND QUANTIFY COST AND SCHEDULE THREATS; C. DEFINE AND ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR IDENTIFYING ROBUST THREAT REPORTING COMMENSURATE WITH RISK REPORTING; AND D. STREAMLINE ACTIVE THREAT MITIGATION TO AVOID COST AND SCHEDULE GROWTH ACROSS THE FLIGHT PROJECTS PORTFOLIO. 4. HISTORICAL TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC GROWTH, AND CONTINGENCY ASSESSMENT A. LEVERAGING OFF OF EXISTING WORK, IDENTIFY SPACECRAFT MASS AND POWER, AND COST AND SCHEDULE GROWTH FOR HISTORICAL SCIENCE MISSIONS INCLUDING GSFC AND OTHER NASA CENTERS; B. IDENTIFY AVERAGES, VARIABILITY AND TRENDING DATA SEPARATED BY CENTER AND SCIENCE THEME; C. IDENTIFY THE HISTORIC SPACECRAFT MASS AND POWER CONTINGENCY AND COST AND SCHEDULE RESERVE POSTURE AT EACH MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THE MISSION INVESTIGATED; AND D. DEVELOP GUIDELINES TO BE USED FOR ASSESSMENT OF NEW SPACECRAFT AS A FUNCTION OF EACH MAJOR MILESTONE. 5. SUPPORT THE BCI ACTION TEAMS A. PARTICIPATE IN AND PROVIDE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO EXISTING BCI ACTION TEAMS AS REQUESTED; B. LEVERAGE AEROSPACE CORPORATION TOOLS, METHODS, AND PROCESSES TO PERFORM ASSESSMENTS AND ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT PROJECT CONTROL, AS WELL AS ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING PROJECT CONTROL BEST PRACTICES; AND C. SUPPORT PROGRAMMATIC ANALYSIS AS NEEDED FOR CENTER PROJECTS.
Delivery Order - On/Off-Site Project and Multidisciplinary Engineering - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
The Aerospace Corporation (THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Goddard Space Flight Center
Effective date
07/20/2016
Obligated Amount
$3.1M

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