Federal Contractor Profile
The Aerospace Corporation
$12B obligated·869 awards·9 agencies·12 NAICS
Federal Contracts
Showing contracts 2,051–2,100 of 3,034 total. Sorted by action date, most recent first. Excludes $0 modifications.
| Date | Agency | PIID | NAICS | Description | Amount |
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| May 7, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG17VN82T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF 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 | $200K |
| May 7, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC19F0049 | 541330 | SPACE ENVIRONMENTS TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE TEAM TDT SUPPORT | $27K |
| May 3, 2019 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | 1332KQ19FNEEG0014 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF | $345K |
| May 2, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80MSFC19F0055 | 541712 | TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENTS SERVICES FOR THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM AND THE LYNX ROADMAP PROJECT | $36K |
| May 1, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER | NNC17TA24T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF NASA GRC TASK ORDER: EXPLORATION SYSTEMS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM SUPPORT. | $15K |
| May 1, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER | NNC17TA24T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF NASA GRC TASK ORDER: EXPLORATION SYSTEMS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM SUPPORT. | $50K |
| Apr 30, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG13VN43T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FUNDS FOR JPSS-GROUND DATA PRODUCTS ENGINEER SUPPORT. ACQUISITION OF SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION AND TEST SERVICES FOR THE NASA JPSS DATA PRODUCTS GROUPS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND VERIFICATION OF JPSS CGS OPERATIONAL ALGORITHMS UNDER DPA AND DPE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ENGINEERING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AND PROJECT MONITORING COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION BOTH WITHIN THE JPSS PROJECT AND WITH EXTERNAL PROVIDERS TO ASSURE CORRECT PRODUCTION OF JPSS GROUND INTERFACE DATA PROCESSING SEGMENT (IDPS) AND FIELD TERMINAL SEGMENT (FTS) OPERATIONAL DATA PRODUCTS IN SUPPORT OF THE DATA PRODUCTS ENGINEERING (DPE) AND DPA ACTIVITIES PROVIDE ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE IN JPSS ALGORITHM INTEGRATION PROCESSES FOR THE IDPS/FTS OPERATIONAL SCIENCE ALGORITHMS. ASSESS SEVERITY OF REPORTED DISCREPANCIES AND ADVISE DATA PRODUCTS LEADERSHIP OF TECHNICAL IMPACT. ASSIST IN THE DOCUMENTATION OF ALGORITHMS AND TECHNICAL REPORTS SUCH AS ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENTS (ATBDS), OPERATIONAL ALGORITHM DOCUMENTS (OADS), TECHNICAL REPORTS, AND DATA GUIDES. WORK WITH THE DPE ALGORITHM INTEGRATION TEAM (AIT) TO FACILITATE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE INVESTIGATORS AND THE JPSS GROUND PROJECT SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES AND ASSIST INVESTIGATORS IN THE USE OF JPSS GROUND PROJECT SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES. ASSIST THE ALGORITHM AND VALIDATION TEAMS IN INTEGRATION AND OPERATION OF ALGORITHM SUPPORT FUNCTION (ASF) AND CALIBRATION/VALIDATION AND LONG TERM MONITORING (LTM) TOOLS. ASSIST VALIDATING THE OPERATION SCIENCE PRODUCTS INCLUDING THE VIIRS CLOUD MASK, THE JPSS DIRECT READOUT PRODUCTS AND OTHER SOFTWARE DELIVERED FOR THE ALGORITHM SCIENCE TEAMS. DESIGN AND DEVELOP ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES TO PERFORM INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACTOR PERFORM. PROVIDE, AS NEEDED, EXPERTISE IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES INCLUDING ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE PHYSICS, COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SENSOR MODELING SUPPORT. INTERFACE AS NEEDED, WITH INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAMS, USERS LIAISONS AND INTERNATIONAL LIAISONS TO ASSIST IN THE CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS, SYSTEM INTERFACE DEFINITION, INTERFACE COMPLIANCE AND OVERALL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SATISFACTION. | $225K |
| Apr 30, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14VN54T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES: JPSS SPACE ASSET PROGRAM (SAPP) SUPPORT. THE SPACE ASSET PROTECTION PROGRAM HAS MANY ENGINEERING WORK ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE FINISHED IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND REQUIRE PROTECTION EXPERTISE TO ACCOMPLISH THEM QUICKLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO TAP INTO THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION S PROTECTION EXPERTISE IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE RAPID COMPLETION OF SOME OF THESE ITEMS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES FOR ANOMALY DETECTION, CHARACTERIZATION AND REPORTING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL USE THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) LANDSAT-7 SPACE AND GROUND SEGMENTS AS THE SUBJECT OF THE PROCEDURE. DEVELOP ANOMALY DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION PROCESS AND PROCEDURE. DEVELOP SIGNATURES ASSOCIATED WITH SELECTED COUNTER SPACE EVENTS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL COMPARE SIGNATURES BETWEEN COUNTER SPACE, SPACE WEATHER AND SPACE SYSTEM HARDWARE EVENTS. IDENTIFY TELEMETRY POINTS NEEDED TO SUFFICIENTLY CAPTURE EACH EVENT SIGNATURE TO ENABLE ANOMALY CHARACTERIZATION AND PROPOSE REPORTING THRESHOLDS FOR SUSPECT COUNTER SPACE EVENTS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO DEVELOP ANOMALY REPORTING PROCESS AND PROCEDURE AND IDENTIFY MISSION AND EVENT DATA REQUIRED FROM EACH SOURCE. DEVELOP CHECKLISTS OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR MISSION OPERATIONS TEAM AND FOR SAPP IN ADDITION TO AN OVERALL END-TO-END PROCESS DEFINITION AND DEFINE ROLES/PROCEDURES FOR NASA SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT TEAM AND SPACE WEATHER EXPERTS AS APPROPRIATE. DEVELOP NECESSARY REPORTING TEMPLATES AND WORK WITH EXTERNAL AGENCIES TO ENSURE NO DUPLICATION OF EFFORT. BUILD TRAINING MATERIALS WITH INPUT FROM SAPP ON DETECTION, CHARACTERIZATION AND REPORTING OF ANOMALIES. AEROSPACE WILL ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR MISSION S OPERATIONS TEAMS AND TO WORK WITH EXTERNAL AGENCIES TO ENSURE THERE IS A PROCESS FOR ATTRIBUTING ANOMALIES AND/OR CLOSING THE LOOP ON REPORTED ITEMS TO ENSURE EACH ISSUE IS CLOSED APPROPRIATELY. AEROSPACE WILL ALSO POPULATE THE NEN WEBSITE WITH MISSION PRODUCTS RELATED TO ANOMALY REPORTING SO THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AND SUPPORT PURPOSEFUL INTERFERENCE RESPONSE TEAM (PIRT) EXERCISE ON ANOMALY REPORTING (DATE TBD, EXPECTED DEC 2014). DEVELOP REQUIRED TIMELINE, SCENARIO, CRITERIA, AND PRODUCTS AND SUPPORTING TABLE TOP EXERCISES CONDUCTED IN PREPARATION FOR THE PIRT ACTIVITY (ONE EXPECTED IN SEPT) ARE A REQUIRED DELIVERABLE UNDER THIS TASK. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT IN MODELING THE SOLUTIONS PRESENTED BY EACH NASA CENTER FOR THEIR PROTECTION PATHFINDER EFFORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DOCUMENT THE LESSONS LEARNED CAPTURED BY EACH CENTER. TASK ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: CAPTURE THE TEMPLATE AND APPROACH USED BY EACH CENTER IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROJECT PROTECTION PLAN (PPP). CAPTURE THE LESSONS LEARNED OBTAINED BY EACH CENTER IN DEVELOPING THEIR PPP. PROPOSE A STANDARDIZED TEMPLATE AND APPROACH FOR DEVELOPING PPPS ACROSS THE AGENCY. RECOMMEND DEVIATIONS AS APPROPRIATE FOR CENTER-UNIQUE CONSIDERATIONS. | $139K |
| Apr 30, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80MSFC18F0131 | 541712 | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION (AEROSPACE) SHALL SUPPORT NASA MARSHALL SPACEFLIGHT CENTER (MSFC) HUMAN EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS OFFICE (HEDOO). AN OBJECTIVE, NON-ADVOCATE ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION REVIEWED IN SUPPORT OF THIS TASK SHALL BE PROVIDED BY AEROSPACE TO HEDOO. | $65K |
| Apr 29, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS | NNH13CI94D | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF. FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE EXPLORATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION. THE EXPLORATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (ESD) DIVISION HAS REQUESTED AEROSPACE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC ANALYSIS, CONSULTATION AND EVALUATION IN SUPPORT OF NASA S EXPLORATION ENTERPRISE. THIS SUPPORT WILL INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH INTEGRATED COST AND SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT/ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION (SE&I) ACTIVITIES FOR INTEGRATED EXPLORATION SYSTEMS AND MISSIONS. SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE DIRECTED BY ESD AND WILL SPECIFY IN WHICH PROGRAMMATIC OR TECHNICAL AREAS AEROSPACE IS TO FOCUS ITS RESOURCES. AEROSPACE WILL PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND PERFORM INDEPENDENT ANALYSES, AS REQUESTED, IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISIONS. THE LEVEL OF FIDELITY FOR INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS WILL BE TAILORED ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION AND TIME AVAILABLE. PRIORITIES AND SCHEDULES WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ESD AND AEROSPACE. SUPPORT TO INTEGRATED COST AND SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT/ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: . BUDGET EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT . COST AND SCHEDULE RISK DATA VALIDATION WITH HISTORICAL DATA. . IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR COST AND SCHEDULE RISK DRIVERS . JOINT COST AND SCHEDULE CONFIDENCE LEVEL (JCL) METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT . TARGETED USE OF AEROSPACE PROGRAMMATIC ASSESSMENT PROCESSES AND TOOLS TO ENHANCE, SUPPLEMENT, OR VALIDATE ESD PROCESSES SUPPORT TO SE&I ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: . VEHICLE ENVIRONMENTS . LOADS, DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURES . HARDWARE SYSTEMS AND SUBSYSTEMS . GROUND AND FLIGHT SOFTWARE . GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL . MISSION ANALYSIS . FLIGHT SAFETY AND CREW RATING . MISSION, SYSTEM AND HARDWARE RISK . LAUNCH VEHICLE, PAYLOAD/SPACECRAFT AND GROUND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION . MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLY, PROCESSING AND OPERATIONS . GROUND COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION . RANGE SYSTEMS OPERATIONS AND INTEGRATION IN ADDITION TO FOCUSED ASSESSMENTS, AEROSPACE WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING ADVISORY SERVICES FOR ESD: A. PROVIDE PERSONNEL AND EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO PERFORM ON-SITE NASA HQ SUPPORT AND OTHER REQUESTED SERVICES, AND PARTICIPATE IN REVIEWS AND MEETINGS B. COLLABORATE WITH NASA CIVIL SERVANTS AND SUPPORT CONTRACTORS C. PARTICIPATE IN MAJOR GOVERNMENT AND CONTRACTOR PROGRAM REVIEWS AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ADVICE REGARDING DESIGNS, PRODUCTION, INTEGRATION, READINESS, RISK, OVERALL SYSTEMS ANALYSES, AND PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES D. PARTICIPATE IN RECURRING NASA AND CONTRACTOR TELECONFERENCES E. PARTICIPATE IN TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE MEETINGS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC ISSUES WHEN AEROSPACE IS INVOLVED IN THE ASSESSMENT/RESOLUTION OF THAT ISSUE. | $617K |
| Apr 26, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER | 80GRC018F0184 | 541712 | POWER&PROPULSION ELEMENT (PPE) COMMERCIAL SPACECRAFT BUS RELIABILITY STUDY | $10K |
| Apr 25, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS | NNH14CL71D | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR CONTINUED/FOLLOW-ON ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO SCAP PROGRAM MANAGERS IN SETTING UP AND MAKING FUNCTIONAL THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT TEST ASSETS GROUP (SETAG), IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND THE CAPABILITY PORTFOLIO CONTENTS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE AGENCY, AND PERFORM INDEPENDENT ASSET CONDITION ASSESSMENTS IN ORDER TO ASSIST SCAP PROGRAM TO MONITOR HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ITS PROGRAM ASSETS. SUPPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WORKING WITH THE SPECIFIED PORTFOLIO GROUPS, SETTING UP AND FACILITATING MEETINGS, DRAFTING AND FINALIZING AND PRESENTING STUDIES/BRIEFINGS, (SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL TEST ALLIANCE GROUP, THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBERS (TVC S), VIBRATION AND ACOUSTIC CHAMBERS, CLEAN ROOMS, MODELING AND SIMULATION TEST FACILITIES, ETC.). | $39K |
| Apr 25, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER | 80ARC019F0036 | 541712 | TASK ORDER FOR INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE AND INDEPENDENT SCHEDULE ESTIMATE SUPPORT FOR THE HELIOSWARM ARC PROPOSAL REQUIRED BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2019. | $52K |
| Apr 23, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12VN14T | 541712 | TO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE SPACE NETWORK GROUND SEGMENT SUSTAINMENT PROJECT - SERVICES: 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. TASKS ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR ANY OF GSFC S OR ARC S ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITIES RELATED TO PARTS, COMPONENTS, SOFTWARE, SUBSYSTEMS, SYSTEMS, AND SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS CIRCUMSCRIBED BY AEROSPACE S CORE FUNCTIONS. TYPES OF NASA ENDEAVORS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SPACECRAFT; INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER PAYLOADS; OBSERVATORIES; LAUNCH VEHICLES (FOR SUB-ORBITAL, ORBITAL, LUNAR, OR INTERPLANETARY MISSIONS); LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEMS; ROVERS, LANDERS, OR IMPACT VEHICLES; GROUND SYSTEMS (INCLUDING MISSION OPERATIONS, DATA PROCESSING AND DISSEMINATION, LAUNCH OPERATIONS, ETC.); FACILITIES (E.G. RESEARCH, TEST, LAUNCH); SPACE AND GROUND NETWORKS; BALLOONS; GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT; SIMULATORS; AND NON-FLIGHT MODELS OR PROTOTYPES. ASSESSMENTS MAY INCLUDE SUPPORT (DIRECT OR INDIRECT) TO ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEMS DEFINITION; STRATEGIC PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY ROAD-MAPPING; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OR TRADES STUDIES (INCLUDING TECHNICAL, COST, SCHEDULE, AND/OR RISK); ACQUISITION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; DESIGN ANALYSIS (PRELIMINARY OR DETAILED DESIGN); ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, AND TEST; REQUIREMENTS VERIFICATION; TEST INSTRUMENTATION; DATA SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT; LAUNCH AND POST-LAUNCH OPERATIONS; MISSION ASSURANCE (INCLUDING LAUNCH VERIFICATION); SYSTEMS SAFETY; RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY; DOCUMENTATION; MAINTENANCE; SUSTAINING ENGINEERING; SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT; CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, AND OTHERS. INDEPENDENT INSPECTION, ANALYSIS (INCLUDING MODELING AND SIMULATION), AND/OR TEST SHALL BE USED IN EXECUTION OF THIS SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO ENSURE THAT SUPPORT IS PROVIDED THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF CURRENT AND NEAR FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES THAT APPLY TO MODERNIZING THIS GROUND SYSTEM. | $105K |
| Apr 23, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER | NNJ11HD42T | 541712 | SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- AERONAUTICAL/SPACE | $1.9M |
| Apr 18, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG13VN45T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FUNDS FOR AEROSPACE SUPPORT TO JPSS MISSION 1 (J1) VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGING RADIOMETER SUITE (VIIRS) TEST PROGRAM. THIS TASK PROVIDES EXPERIENCED, SPECIALIZED SUPPORT TO THE JPSS PROGRAM. THE TASK PROVIDES INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF THE VIIRS FLIGHT MODEL (FM)-2 PERFORMANCE TESTS, PROVIDING THE JPSS FLIGHT PROJECT WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT VIIRS FM-2 INSTRUMENT MEETS ITS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM REQUESTED TEST DATA ANALYSIS ON THE PLANNED J1 VIIRS SYSTEM LEVEL PERFORMANCE TESTS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMPARISONS WITH REQUIREMENTS AND ANY REQUESTED ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO RESOLVE ANY DISCREPANCIES THAT ARISE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ANALYZE DATA FROM ANY SPECIAL TEST REQUESTS (STR). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE ALL PREPARATIONS NECESSARY TO ANALYZE DATA, INCLUDING TEST DATA ACQUISITION, TEST PROCEDURE REVIEW, AND DATA ANALYSIS TOOL REFINEMENTS. THE CONTACTOR SHALL PERFORM ANY TEST ANOMALY RESOLUTION ACTIVITIES REQUESTED BY CUSTOMER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT TEAM TEST DATA ANALYSIS TELECONS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ATTEND MEETING OR CALL IN TO TELECONS. DURING PRE-THERMAL VACUUM (TVAC) AND TVAC TESTING THE VENDOR WILL PROVIDE TEST OBSERVATION SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TEST DATA ANALYSIS FINDING IN POWERPOINT PACKAGES AND BRIEF THESE FINDING TO THE GOVERNMENT TEAM IN TEST DATA ANALYSIS TELECONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE TEST DATA ANALYSIS FINDING IN OTHER FORMATS AS REQUEST BY THE CUSTOMER. 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 | $165K |
| Apr 17, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS | 80HQTR19F0040 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF GATEWAY PROGRAM SUPPORT | $400K |
| Apr 17, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80MSFC18F0048 | 541712 | NEW AEROSPACE TASK ORDER IN SUPPORT TO NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEMS (NIRPS) INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE | $78K |
| Apr 16, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG11VN08T | 541712 | ASTROPHYSICS PROGRAM ENGINEERING SUPPORT TASK PURPOSE:PROVIDE MISSION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE ASTROPHYSICS PROGRAM 1. PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND BACKGROUND OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: 1.1. PROVIDE MISSION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE ASTROPHYSICS PROGRAM. 2. DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: REVIEW TECHNICAL RESULTS OF MAJOR SYSTEM TRADES AND STUDY EFFORTS FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY. FORWARD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESOLVING ISSUES UNCOVERED TO THE PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE EFFORTS AND TO THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND HIS DEPUTY. WORK WITH THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES TO IMPLEMENT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AS REQUIRED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT COORDINATION OF SYSTEM ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES, TOOLS AND PROCESSES, AMONG THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CONTRACTORS, AND SUB-CONTRACTORS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REVIEW PROJECT DOCUMENTATION FOR THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND HIS DEPUTY AND PROVIDE INPUTS TO THE CCB PROCESS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIREMENTS AT ALL LEVELS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ATTEND TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC REVIEWS AS NECESSARY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN THE RISK MANAGEMENT BOARD, THE CONFIGURATION CONTROL BOARD AND OTHER PROGRAM BOARDS AS NECESSARY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE PREPARATION FOR MAJOR REVIEWS AND ASSIST IN THE RESPONSE TO ACTIONS GENERATED FROM THE REVIEWS. TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORT: DUE MONTHLY, THE 15TH OF THE MONTH TO ATTEND TECHNICAL MEETINGS AS REQUESTED REVIEW REPORT: DUE 10 DAYS AFTER REVIEW COMPLETION ATTEND AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE WEEKLY AND/OR MONTHLY STATUS MEETINGS PROVIDE PRESENTATION MATERIALS FOR MAJOR PROJECT REVIEWS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SSRS, SDRS, AND PDRS, AND CDRS) AS REQUESTED: DUE TEN DAYS PRIOR TO REVIEW. PARAMETRIC TRADE STUDIES AS REQUESTED INPUTS INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM ENGINEERING PLANS, PROGRAM PLANS, RISK PLANS, REQUIREMENTS, TECHNICAL BUDGETS, RISKS AND TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES AT ALL LEVELS OF THE PROGRAM AS REQUESTED. PROVIDE EVALUATIONS OF MAJOR REVIEWS: DUE 10 DAYS AFTER REVIEW COMPLETION. PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ANALYSES AS REQUESTED BY THE ATR | $76K |
| Apr 16, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80GSFC18F0127 | 541712 | THE SUSTAINABLE LAND IMAGING SLI PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED AS AN INTERAGENCY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NASA AND USGS IN 2014 TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF MODERATE RESOLUTION, LANDSAT LIKE LAND OBSERVATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING 30 YEARS. LANDSAT 9, THE FIRST SLI MISSION, IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND IS SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH IN DECEMBER 2020. NASA AND USGS ARE NOW STARTING TO DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR LANDSAT 9 FOLLOW ON. AN ARCHITECTURE STUDIES TEAM AST IS BEING SET UP IN ORDER TO ASSESS USER NEEDS, INSTRUMENT OPTIONS, AND MISSION ARCHITECTURES FOR FUTURE SLI MISSIONS. IN GENERAL, THE AST IS CHARTERED TO PROVIDE A SMALL NUMBER OF MISSION CONFIGURATIONS THAT MAXIMIZE SATISFACTION OF USER NEEDS WHILE MAINTAINING COST CONSTRAINTS FOR BOTH THE SPACE AND GROUND SYSTEM SEGMENTS. THE AST CONSISTS OF NASA, USGS, AND AEROSPACE PERSONNEL ABOUT 10 MEMBERS AND ACTIVITIES WILL EXTEND THROUGH SUMMER 2019. A KEY PART OF THE ASTS WORK IS TO ASSESS THE COST AND RISK INCLUDING TRL OF ANY POTENTIAL MISSION SOLUTION. IN ADDITION, THE AST WILL RECOMMEND BUSINESS MODELS TO HELP ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM. THESE MIGHT INCLUDE BLOCK BUYS OF INSTRUMENTS OR SATELLITES, USE OF SECONDARY OR HOSTED PAYLOADS, INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, COMMERCIAL DATA PURCHASE, AND OR REDUCED GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT. THIS TASK PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR AEROSPACE COST MODELING, RISK ASSESSMENT, AND BUSINESS MODEL ASSESSMENT TO SUPPORT THE LANDSAT SLI AST. | $41K |
| Apr 11, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80GSFC18F0083 | 541712 | 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. | $167K |
| Apr 11, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 80KSC018F0224 | 541712 | BENCHMARKING STUDY AND APPLICABLE OBSERVATION OF INSTITUTIONAL, PROJECT AND PROGRAMMATIC PROCESSES FOR RISK MANAGEMENT, VEHICLE CERTIFICATION, AND CERTIFICATION OF FLIGHT READINESS COFR REQUIREMENTS PAGE | $123K |
| Apr 11, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 80KSC019F0110 | 541712 | LAUNCH SERVICES PROGRAM (LSP) CUBESAT SUPPORT | $130K |
| Apr 10, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80MSFC19F0008 | 541712 | TASK ORDER IN SUPPORT TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICE. | $25K |
| Apr 9, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER | 80GRC017F0086 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF | $29K |
| Apr 5, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER | 80ARC019F0022 | 541712 | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION AND DESIGN PLANNING FOR THE SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLOGY DIVISION LIFE DETECTION INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT AND PLANETARY PROTECTION LABORATORY FACILITY. THIS WORK WILL REQUIRE EXPERTISE IN LABORATORY AND CLEANROOM DESIGN, PLANETARY PROTECTION, CONTAMINATION AND STERILITY CONTROL, INSTRUMENT INTEGRATION AND TEST PLANNING, SYSTEM ENGINEERING, SAFETY PLANNING, FACILITY ANALYSIS, TECHNICAL INSIGHT, AND FACILITY DESIGN REVIEW. | $25K |
| Apr 5, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC18F0021 | 541330 | MAINTAINING MISSION OPERATIONS COST ESTIMATION TOOL (MOCET) PROVIDE TRAINING TO HQ AND THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) FOR TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT AND COST REVIEW OF SMD ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) PROPOSALS. THIS INCLUDES MOCET TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR ONE YEAR FROM START OF THIS TASK. ADDITIONAL MISSIONS WILL ALSO BE ADDED AND CERS CHECKED FOR CONSISTENCY. | $346K |
| Apr 5, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER | NNA12AA52T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE SOLUTIONS, CONSULTATION ON THE NATIONAL AVAILABILITY OF DE-CONFLICTED SPACE SPECTRUM, AND OTHER SPECTRUM RELATED EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AMES RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT OFFICE, NETWORKS AND OPERATIONS DIVISION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE. | $49K |
| Apr 1, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 80KSC019F0104 | 541712 | COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO CCP SYSTEMS ENGINEERING&INTEGRATION (SE&I) | $165K |
| Apr 1, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80MSFC18F0058 | 541712 | TECHNICAL ANALYSES AND ASSESSMENTS SERVICES FOR THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM | $150K |
| Mar 29, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC19F0048 | 541330 | MOBILE LAUNCHER INDEPENDENT MODEL VERIFICATION. WORK COMPLETED FROM THE NESC TI-17-01290 GROUND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS MOBILE LAUNCHER STRUCTURES SUPPORT REQUEST WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR THIS ASSESSMENT. THE PROCESS FOR THIS ASSESSMENT USES A TWO PHASE APPROACH TO EVALUATE THE MODELS .PHASE I WILL FOCUS ON PERFORMING APPROXIMATELY 20 CHECKS ON THE MODELS. PHASE II WILL FOCUS ON TRADE STUDIES AND INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE FINDINGS, OBSERVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS AFFECT THE STIFFNESS PROPERTIES OF THE MODELS. | $450K |
| Mar 29, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80MSFC18F0051 | 541712 | AEROSPACE TASK ORDER FOR ADVANCED MICROWAVE PRECIPITATION RADIOMETER (AMPR) SUPPORT | $27K |
| Mar 29, 2019 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | DOCT0014 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FFRDC SUPPORT. TASK ORDER AWARD. | $100K |
| Mar 28, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS | NNH16CP23D | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE COST/TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE (CTDP) DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE THE RESOURCES, PERSONNEL, FACILITIES,(UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT) TO ACCOMPLISH TASKS. | $76K |
| Mar 28, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC19F0047 | 541330 | MULTI PURPOSE CREW VEHICLE NONLINEAR DEEP DIVE. BASED ON OBSERVATIONS OF THE MULTI PURPOSE CREW VEHICLE NONLINEAR DEEP DIVE EUROPEAN SERVICE MODEL STRUCTURAL TEST ARTICLE TEST DATA, THE MODEL RESPONSE IS BEING DRIVEN BY NONLINEARITIES IN THE INTERCONNECTS BETWEEN AND INTERNAL TO THE EURORPEAN SERVICE MODEL. THE PROBLEM IS MADE MORE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE SIZE AND INTERNAL STIFFNESS OF THE MODULES THEMSELVES. THESE STIFFNESS AND LOSS FACTORS NEED TO BE DEFINITIVELY IDENTIFIED IN TIME FOR THE VERIFICATION LOADS AND ANALYSES TO LOWER THE STATIC EQUIVALENT LOADS SUFFICIENTLY TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE MARGINS. DISTINCT APPROACHES ARE INCLUDED FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE PATH FORWARD IN MODAL TEST OF THE MULTI PURPOSE CREW VEHICLE STACK ON A FLIGHT EQUIVALENT MSA AND FOR CORRELATION IN THE STATIC TEST. SEVERAL JOINTS WILL BE ASSESSED FOR NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR FROM THE STATIC TEST EVALUATION. | $147K |
| Mar 27, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA8802 INTEGRATION OPERATION PIKPKE | FA880219C0001 | 541715 | FY19 ENGINEERING SERVICES | $92M |
| Mar 26, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS | NNH16CN00D | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) PROGRAMMATIC ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMATIC AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT FUNCTIONS THAT CAN:(1) IDENTIFY AND ASSESS PROJECT RISKS WHETHER TECHNICAL, COST AND SCHEDULE RELATED AND PREDICT THE PROBABILITIES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR REALIZATION; (2) PREDICT THE GROWTH OF PROJECT COSTS AND SCHEDULES OVER TIME DUE TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTY; AND (3) COMMUNICATE RESULTS AND FINDINGS IN A CLEAR, CONCISE MANNER TO SMD PROGRAM EXECUTIVES (PES), PROGRAM ANALYSTS (PAS), THEME DIRECTORS, THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR (AA) AND STAFF MEMBERS AS NEEDED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO: (1) CONDUCT MONTHLY MONITORING OF A DESIGNATED SUBSET OF THE MOST CHALLENGING AND COMPLEX FLIGHT PROJECTS AS THEY PROCEED THROUGH DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION IN TERMS OF THE EVOLUTION OF THEIR PROGRAMMATIC AND TECHNICAL RISKS, COST AT COMPLETION AND DELIVERY MILESTONES; (2) CONDUCT SPECIAL STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS OF THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF FLIGHT PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO PREDICT BETTER SMDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE; AND (3) PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC ASSESSMENTS OF NON-FLIGHT SMD PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE MISSION ANALYSIS ENGINEERING FUNCTION FOR SMD PROJECTS TO INCLUDE EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL, ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS, PROCESSES AND REPORTING FUNCTIONS. ITS EFFORTS SHALL BE STRUCTURED TO ENSURE THAT THE NEEDED DATA, FINDINGS AND INSIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE IN A TIMELY MANNER TO SUPPORT SMD REVIEWS AND DECISION MAKING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGNATE FOR EACH ASSIGNED SMD DIVISION OR THEME A MISSION ANALYSIS ENGINEER (MAE) WHO SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING ALL ANALYSES REQUIRED FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING FUNCTIONS OF THE DIVISION OR THEMES PROJECTS. EACH MAE SHALL: (1) MAINTAIN THE KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR THE DIVISIONS PROJECTS, INCLUDING FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL ON-GOING PROGRAMMATIC AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS; (2) ENSURE THAT KEY ANALYSTS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ATTEND MAJOR MILESTONE AND SELECTED PROJECT REVIEWS; AND (3) PRESENT ANALYSES, FINDINGS AND INSIGHTS TO AUDIENCES IDENTIFIED BY SMD DECISION MAKERS. | $770K |
| Mar 22, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER | NNJ11HD42T | 541712 | SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- AERONAUTICAL/SPACE | $167K |
| Mar 22, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER | NNA12AC40T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SUBSYSTEM FLIGHT VALIDATION MISSION TO TEST COTS COMPONENTS AND SUBSYSTEMS THAT WILL ENABLE NEW PROXIMITY OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES FOR CUBESATS AND OTHER SPACECRAFT. | $31K |
| Mar 15, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA37T | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF " LOADS AND DYNAMICS TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE TEAM (TDT) PARTICIPATION " - THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PARTICIPATE ON THE L&D TDT AND ON MULTIPLE NESC TECHNICAL CONSULTATIONS OR INVESTIGATIONS RELATED TO L&D. | $19K |
| Mar 15, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC19F0043 | 541330 | ASSESSING RISKS OF FRANGIBLE JOINT DESIGNS THE NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER (NESC) WILL EVALUATE THE VARIOUS FRANGIBLE JOINT DESIGNS USED FOR HUMAN-RATED LAUNCH VEHICLES OR OTHER HUMAN-RATED APPLICATIONS THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING AN EVALUATION IS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS THAT VARIOUS DESIGN PARAMETERS AND FLIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS HAVE ON SINGLE MILD DETONATING FUSE (MDF) FRANGIBLE JOINT SEPARATION CAPABILITY, WHICH WILL PROVIDE DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR SAFE AND RELIABLE FRANGIBLE JOINTS SUPPORTING MANNED SPACEFLIGHT. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS EVALUATION ARE TO: (1) REDUCE ENGINEERING UNCERTAINTY IN THE MECHANICS OF FRANGIBLE JOINT OPERATION BY DETERMINING THE SENSITIVITIES IN THE FRANGIBLE JOINT DESIGN, (2) UNDERSTAND WHAT DRIVERS (FACTOR SENSITIVITIES) IMPACT RELIABILITY SO THAT DESIGNS CAN BE BETTER EVALUATED IN REGARD TO CREW RISK,AND (3) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING ROBUSTNESS OF FRANGIBLE JOINT DESIGNS AS NECESSARY. | $85K |
| Mar 15, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | 80LARC19F0054 | 541330 | MICRO-THRUSTERS FOR LOW JITTER SPACE OBSERVATORY PRECISION ATTITUDE CONTROL. POINTING REPEATABILITY AND STABILITY JITTER REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE SPACE TELESCOPE MISSIONS ARE DIFFICULT TO MEET WITH CURRENT REACTION WHEEL BASED ARCHITECTURES. THE REACTION WHEELS THEMSELVES ARE TYPICALLY THE LARGEST POINTING DISTURBANCE ON THE SPACECRAFT. MICRO THRUSTERS HAVE POTENTIAL FOR REDUCING THE COST AND TECHNICAL RISKS OF ACHIEVING DEMANDING POINTING STABILITY PERFORMANCE. BOTH COLD GAS AND COLLOIDAL MICRO-THRUSTERS WERE DEMONSTRATED ON THE LASER INTERFEROMETER SPACE ANTENNA LISA PATHFINDER MISSION, AND COLD-GAS MICRO THRUSTERS HAVE ALSO FLOWN ON EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY MISSIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS ASSESSMENT IS TO ASSESS THE BENEFITS OF MICRO-THRUSTERS FOR APPLICATION ON SPACE OBSERVATORY MISSIONS WITH COMPARISON TO TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURES. HIGHER-FIDELITY MODELING OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS EFFORT; THE WORK WILL IMPROVE MODELING FIDELITY AND STUDY ARCHITECTURES. IT WILL ALSO EXAMINE MULTIPLE MISSION APPLICATIONS, USING CASES, ADDRESS TRADESPER THE TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND FEEDBACK RECEIVED ON THE INITIAL 2017 FEASIBILITY STUDY RESULTS PERFORMED UNDER A SEPARATE SEETS TASK 80LARC17F0010 . THIS ASSESSMENT WILL ALSO ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS MICRO-THRUSTER RISK AREAS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED SUCH AS LIFE-TIME ISSUES TO SUFFICIENTLY FORMULATE A REASONABLE OVERALL RISK POSTURE FOR USE ON FUTURE OBSERVATORY-CLASS MISSIONS. THIS ASSESSMENT WILL AUGMENT THE SIMULATION BUILT UNDER A SEPARATE SEETS TASK 80LARC17F0010 FOR THE 2017 PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH SEVERAL TYPES OF HIGH-FIDELITY POINTING NOISE MODELS. THE SIMULATION WILL THEN UTILIZE THE AUGMENTED SIMULATION TO STUDY POINTING STABILITY PERFORMANCE UNDER CONDITIONS AND SITUATIONS OF INTEREST. | $123K |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA8802 INTEGRATION OPERATION PIKPKE | FA880219C0001 | 541715 | FY19 ENGINEERING SERVICES | $48M |
| Mar 13, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER | 80GRC017F0086 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF | $39K |
| Mar 13, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80MSFC18F0131 | 541712 | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION (AEROSPACE) SHALL SUPPORT NASA MARSHALL SPACEFLIGHT CENTER (MSFC) HUMAN EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS OFFICE (HEDOO). AN OBJECTIVE, NON-ADVOCATE ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION REVIEWED IN SUPPORT OF THIS TASK SHALL BE PROVIDED BY AEROSPACE TO HEDOO. | $18K |
| Mar 12, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA8802 INTEGRATION OPERATION PIKPKE | FA880219C0001 | 541715 | FY19 ENGINEERING SERVICES | $55M |
| Mar 7, 2019 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | DOCT0007 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FFRDC SUPPORT. AWARD OF TASK ORDER FOR OSGS. | $2.1M |
| Mar 6, 2019 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | DOCT0008 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FFRDC SUPPORT. TASK ORDER AWARD FOR THE OSAAP PROGRAM OFFICE. | $924K |
| Mar 6, 2019 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | DOCT0009 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FFRDC SUPPORT. TASK ORDER AWARD FOR THE HEADQUARTERS PROGRAM OFFICE. | $721K |
| Mar 5, 2019 | Department of the InteriorOFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL | ING16PC00011 | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR LANDSAT 7, 8, AND 9 | $15K |
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