Federal Contractor Profile
The Aerospace Corporation
$12B obligated·869 awards·9 agencies·12 NAICS
Federal Contracts
Showing contracts 2,401–2,450 of 3,034 total. Sorted by action date, most recent first. Excludes $0 modifications.
| Date | Agency | PIID | NAICS | Description | Amount |
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| Feb 14, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA72T | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF " INDEPENDENT MODEL VERIFICATION " - THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PARTICIPATE IN TEAM MEETINGS, PROVIDE EXPERT ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO THE TEAM LEADER AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF TEAM REPORTS AND FINDINGS. | $160K |
| Feb 13, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12VN22T | 541712 | GOES-R IIRT THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER IS SERVING AS SYSTEM INTEGRATOR FOR THE NOAA GOES-R SPACECRAFT. GOES-R IS THE PLANNED FOLLOW-UP WEATHER SATELLITE FOR THE GOES N P SERIES NOW IN ORBIT. AEROSPACE CORPORATION HAS BEEN PROVIDING INDEPENDENT INTEGRATED REVIEW TEAM (IIRT) SUPPORT TO THE NASA GOES PROGRAM OFFICE SINCE THE GOES-K SATELLITE TIME FRAME THROUGH THE PRESENT GOES-R SERIES DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. TO ENSURE PROPER CONTINUITY OF THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS, FOLLOW-ON EFFORT BY THIS KEY CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED. AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP AS CO-CHAIR (WITH NASA GSFC CODE 300 AND GOES-R TECHNICAL STAFF) TO SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENT IIRTS FOR KEY MILESTONE REVIEWS AND APPROPRIATE BOX LEVEL AND SOFTWARE REVIEWS DURING THE 2012 AND 2013 TIMEFRAME. TRAVEL TO AND FROM AEROSPACE CORPORATION FACILITIES AND ALL GOES-R MEETING LOCATIONS IS AUTHORIZED AND INCLUDED IN THIS TASKING. AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE DETAILED INPUT TO CODE 300 REVIEW TEAM CHAIRMAN S REPORT WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER EACH REVIEW SUPPORTED IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL THEN PROVIDE A TIMELY JOINT IIRT BRIEFING TO THE GOES-R PROGRAM OFFICE AT A LOCATION OF MUTUAL CONVENIENCE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER EACH REVIEW SUPPORTED. AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE BRIEFING PACKAGE SHALL BE DELIVERED 24 HOURS PRIOR TO EACH BRIEFING. NASA SHALL PROVIDE PROJECT INFORMATION (TECHNICAL DATA, SCHEDULES, ETC.) AS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT IIRT ACTIVITIES. TO THIS END, 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. INDEPENDENT INSPECTION, ANALYSIS (INCLUDING MODELING AND SIMULATION), AND/OR TEST SHALL BE USED IN EXECUTION OF THIS SUPPORT. 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). | $100K |
| Feb 13, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12VN28T | 541712 | SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM (JPSS) FLIGHT SEGMENT RESTRUCTURING OF THE NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NPOESS) HAS RESULTED IN NOAA AND NASA ASSUMING ACQUISITION RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AFTERNOON ORBIT OF THE CONSTELLATION. THESE SATELLITES, RENAMED THE JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM (JPSS) FLIGHT SEGMENT, WILL BE DEVELOPED BY NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) FOR NOAA. IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE JPSS DEVELOPMENT, GSFC REQUIRES SUPPORT FROM STAFF FROM THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED ON NPOESS AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF OPTICAL FOCAL PLANE DEVELOPMENTS IN SUPPORT OF INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT/TESTING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR JPSS. THIS SUPPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DEVELOPING JPSS PROGRAM AND MISSION SPECIFICATIONS, REVISING AND/OR DEVELOPING JPSS INTERFACE DOCUMENTS, CONDUCTING TRADE STUDIES IN SUPPORT OF JPSS ARCHITECTURE DEFINITION AND EVOLUTION, MANAGING MISSION- AND OBSERVATORY-LEVEL TECHNICAL BUDGETS, MONITORING SPACECRAFT CONTRACTOR IN DESIGN AND PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPATING IN SPACECRAFT PROGRESS MEETINGS; DESIGN REVIEWS; TEST READINESS REVIEWS; ANOMALY BOARDS; PARTS/MATERIAL BOARDS; ETC., AND ASSISTING IN PROBLEM RESOLUTION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SERVICES TO JPSS. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SUPPORTING NPOESS TO JPSS INSTRUMENT TRANSITION BY PREPARING TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION FOR INSTRUMENT CONTRACTS, COORDINATING INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS WITH MISSION- AND OBSERVATORY-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATING INSTRUMENT COMPLIANCE WITH NASA TECHNICAL STANDARDS, CONDUCTING TRADE STUDIES IN SUPPORT OF INSTRUMENT ACCOMMODATION, SUPPORTING THE INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING STAFF, MANAGING INSTRUMENT RISK PROCESSES, ASSISTING WITH CONFIGURATION CHANGE PROCESS FOR INSTRUMENTS, AND PARTICIPATING IN INSTRUMENT DESIGN REVIEWS; TEST READINESS REVIEWS; ETC. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO OVERSEE THE JPSS INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SUPPORTING NPOESS TO JPSS INSTRUMENT TRANSITION BY PREPARING TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION FOR INSTRUMENT CONTRACTS, COORDINATING INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS WITH MISSION- AND OBSERVATORY-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS, MONITORING THE OMPS AND CRIS CONTRACTOR IN EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENT BUILD AND TEST, PARTICIPATING IN INSTRUMENT 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. | $1.5M |
| Feb 13, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG17VN79T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SEETS II CONTRACT #NNG11VH00B, TASK ORDER #NNG17VN79T ENTITLED: "JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM (JPSS) COMMAND, COMMUNICATION, AND CONTROL SEGMENT (C3S) SYSTEM ENGINEERING." | $137K |
| Feb 9, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80MSFC18F0053 | 541712 | PROVIDE PERSONNEL AND EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO PERFORM REQUESTED TECHNICAL SERVICES, AND PARTICIPATE IN REVIEWS AND MEETINGS, SUCH AS SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM DESIGN CERTIFICATION REVIEWS AND FLIGHT READINESS REVIEWS. | $250K |
| Feb 9, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNM16AA20T | 541690 | IGF::OT::IGF THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL SUPPORT THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM PROGRAM (SLSP) AS DEFINED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK. AEROSPACE SHALL PROVIDE AN OBJECTIVE, NON-ADVOCATE ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION REVIEWED IN SUPPORT OF THIS TASK ORDER. AEROSPACE SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, CONSULTATION AND EVALUATION IN SUPPORT OF THE SLSP. | $200K |
| Feb 7, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80MSFC18F0057 | 541712 | SUPPORT TO THE GPS ANOMALIES OF IONOSPHERIC LOCI (GAIL) PROJECT | $167K |
| Feb 7, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG13VN41T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FUNDS FOR GOES-R GROUND PROJECT CHIEF ENGINEER AND GOES-R PROGRAM SUPPORT. AEROSPACE WILL PROVIDE SENIOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION, AND VERIFICATION OF THE GOES-R GROUND SYSTEM ACROSS SEVERAL NASA-GSFC ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT TEAMS. THESE TEAMS WILL INCLUDE CHIEF ENGINEERING, GROUND SYSTEM PROJECT, AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEAMS. WHEREAS NASA HAS OVERALL SYSTEM ENGINEERING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELIVERY OF THIS LARGE SPECIALIZED GOES-R GROUND SYSTEM, CONTRACTOR SUPPORT WILL REQUIRE A STRONG BACKGROUND IN NASA PRODUCED SYSTEMS INCLUDING A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF NASA PROCESSES, PROCEDURES, ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES AND APPROACHES, SPECIFICALLY RELEVANT TO NASA AND GSFC ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPABILITIES. THIS SUPPORT WILL BE NEEDED TO PRODUCE SPECIFIC ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT GROUND SYSTEM ACQUISITION, DELIVERY, LAUNCH SUPPORT, AND SUCCESSFUL ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING AREAS: (A) PROVIDE EXPERIENCED LAUNCH PROVEN SUPPORT OF ALL PHASE C/D MISSION DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE SYSTEM ACQUISITION, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AS WELL AS ON-ORBIT PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING SUSTAINMENT PLANS. B) PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A CORRESPONDING SYSTEM-LEVEL INTEGRATED PRODUCT THAT INCLUDES SYSTEM LEVEL TROUBLESHOOTING AND THE CORRESPONDING RESOLUTION OF GROUND SYSTEM DISCREPANCIES THROUGH A YET TO BE DERIVED GROUND SYSTEM VERIFICATION PROCESS. C) SUPPORT TO DEVISE AND IMPLEMENT A GROUND SYSTEM CONFIGURATION CONTROL PROCESS. D) SUPPORT TO PRODUCE A NEW TIMELINE FOR A SERIES OF MISSION-LEVEL REVIEWS TO INCLUDE EVENTS FROM RELEASE RMM THROUGH TO LAUNCH. FOR THESE REVIEWS, CONTRACTOR IS TO SUPPLY TECHNICAL REVIEW CONTENT WHERE APPLICABLE. PROJECT AND PROGRAM REVIEWS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED, TO: ORRS, PMRS, FORR, AND LAUNCH REVIEWS USING THE SNPP MISSION AS A SUCCESS MODEL. E) SUPPORT TO PRODUCE A FULLY INTEGRATED TEST PROCESS THAT INCLUDES ALL GROUND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS LEVELS 6 THROUGH 2, FLIGHT AND INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATIVE TO THERMAL VAC AND GROUND TO SPACECRAFT PRE-SHIPMENT TESTING, AS WELL AS A TEST PROCESS THAT INCLUDES A YET EVOLVING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CUSTOMER BASE. F) PROVIDE MAJOR TECHNICAL INPUT AND MULTI-MISSION COORDINATION BETWEEN THE GOES GROUND PROJECT, FLIGHT PROJECT, AS WELL AS COORDINATION AND PROBLEM RESOLUTION BETWEEN COMPETING RESOURCES OF THE GOES-R, SNPP, AND JPSS MISSIONS. G) PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT DESIGN SUPPORT TO THE FORMING OF A NEW MASTER GROUND SYSTEM SCHEDULE, TO INCLUDE THE GENERATION OF A NEAR-REAL TIME SCHEDULE MONITORING PROCESS THAT WILL BE USED TO ASSESS AND CORRECT TECHNICAL AND SCHEDULE RISKS AT THE PROJECT AND PROGRAM LEVELS, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOLUTIONS THAT WILL BE USED TO RESOLVE AND MITIGATE RISKS. H) LEVERAGE CROSS PROGRAM SUPPORT BETWEEN GOES-R, SNPP, JPSS, OTHER NASA ENTITIES, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND OTHER INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (IC) PROGRAMS AS NEEDED. I) ASSIST THE CHIEF GSP ENGINEER IN LAUNCH ASSET REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS. | $700K |
| Feb 7, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER | NNJ11HD42T | 541712 | SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- AERONAUTICAL/SPACE | $687K |
| Feb 6, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80GSFC18F0055 | 541712 | 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. | $6K |
| Feb 5, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80MSFC18F0055 | 541712 | SPECIAL STUDY ON VACCO CHECK VALVE FAILURE HISTORY WITH FOCUS ON THE JUNO ANOMALY | $28K |
| Feb 1, 2018 | Department of DefenseFA8802 INTEGRATION OPERATION PIKPKE | FA880214C0001 | 541712 | IGF::CL::IGF AEROSPACE FFRDC CONTRACT FROM 1 OCT 2013 TO 30 SEPT 2018 | $26M |
| Jan 31, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 80KSC017F0144 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF MODELING AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT | $13K |
| Jan 31, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80MSFC18F0051 | 541712 | AEROSPACE TASK ORDER FOR ADVANCED MICROWAVE PRECIPITATION RADIOMETER (AMPR) SUPPORT | $35K |
| Jan 31, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | NNK17MA41T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF GROUND SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT&OPERATIONS (GSDO) AEROSPACE EMBEDDED SUPPORT AND REACHBACK CAPABILITY. | $15K |
| Jan 31, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | NNK17MA43T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF EM-2 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING&INTEGRATION AEROSPACE CONSULTING SERVICES | $115K |
| Jan 30, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER | NNA13AC43T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ISS LIFE SCIENCE PAYLOADS IN THE AREAS OF MATERIALS AND PROCESSES, CONTAMINATION CONTROL, INTEGRATION AND TEST PLANNING, SYSTEM ENGINEERING, SAFETY PLANNING, ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, TECHNICAL INSIGHT, AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW. | $50K |
| Jan 29, 2018 | 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 | $30K |
| Jan 25, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | 80GSFC18F0023 | 541712 | 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. | $50K |
| Jan 25, 2018 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | DOCT0014 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FFRDC SUPPORT. TASK ORDER AWARD. | $150K |
| Jan 25, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12VN28T | 541712 | SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM (JPSS) FLIGHT SEGMENT RESTRUCTURING OF THE NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NPOESS) HAS RESULTED IN NOAA AND NASA ASSUMING ACQUISITION RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AFTERNOON ORBIT OF THE CONSTELLATION. THESE SATELLITES, RENAMED THE JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM (JPSS) FLIGHT SEGMENT, WILL BE DEVELOPED BY NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) FOR NOAA. IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE JPSS DEVELOPMENT, GSFC REQUIRES SUPPORT FROM STAFF FROM THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED ON NPOESS AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF OPTICAL FOCAL PLANE DEVELOPMENTS IN SUPPORT OF INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT/TESTING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR JPSS. THIS SUPPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DEVELOPING JPSS PROGRAM AND MISSION SPECIFICATIONS, REVISING AND/OR DEVELOPING JPSS INTERFACE DOCUMENTS, CONDUCTING TRADE STUDIES IN SUPPORT OF JPSS ARCHITECTURE DEFINITION AND EVOLUTION, MANAGING MISSION- AND OBSERVATORY-LEVEL TECHNICAL BUDGETS, MONITORING SPACECRAFT CONTRACTOR IN DESIGN AND PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPATING IN SPACECRAFT PROGRESS MEETINGS; DESIGN REVIEWS; TEST READINESS REVIEWS; ANOMALY BOARDS; PARTS/MATERIAL BOARDS; ETC., AND ASSISTING IN PROBLEM RESOLUTION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SERVICES TO JPSS. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SUPPORTING NPOESS TO JPSS INSTRUMENT TRANSITION BY PREPARING TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION FOR INSTRUMENT CONTRACTS, COORDINATING INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS WITH MISSION- AND OBSERVATORY-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATING INSTRUMENT COMPLIANCE WITH NASA TECHNICAL STANDARDS, CONDUCTING TRADE STUDIES IN SUPPORT OF INSTRUMENT ACCOMMODATION, SUPPORTING THE INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING STAFF, MANAGING INSTRUMENT RISK PROCESSES, ASSISTING WITH CONFIGURATION CHANGE PROCESS FOR INSTRUMENTS, AND PARTICIPATING IN INSTRUMENT DESIGN REVIEWS; TEST READINESS REVIEWS; ETC. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO OVERSEE THE JPSS INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SUPPORTING NPOESS TO JPSS INSTRUMENT TRANSITION BY PREPARING TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION FOR INSTRUMENT CONTRACTS, COORDINATING INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS WITH MISSION- AND OBSERVATORY-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS, MONITORING THE OMPS AND CRIS CONTRACTOR IN EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENT BUILD AND TEST, PARTICIPATING IN INSTRUMENT 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. | $565K |
| Jan 25, 2018 | 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. | $54K |
| Jan 25, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG17VN76T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CENTER DIRECTOR AT THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE CENTERS DIVERSE AND COMPLEX RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO; FORMULATING THE CENTERS FUTURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOALS AND LEADING AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM OF INVESTMENTS AND INITIATIVES ALIGNED TO MEET THOSE GOALS. ACCORDINGLY, AEROSPACE SHALL PROVIDE QUALIFIED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO THE GODDARD CENTER DIRECTOR TO CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS OF NASA PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRIORITIES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE CENTER DIRECTOR. THE PRIORITIES MAY CHANGE AS THE CENTER DIRECTORS DISCRETION. AEROSPACE IS TASKED TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGEABLE OBSERVATIONS IN AREAS REQUESTED BY THE GSFC CENTER DIRECTOR WITH A FOCUS ON PROGRAM EXECUTION AND POTENTIAL RISKS. JWST IS THE PLANNED SUCCESSOR TO THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE, AND IS A TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING PROJECT TO BUILD A SPACECRAFT CONSISTING OF A 6.5 METER PRIMARY MIRROR AND FOUR PRIMARY INSTRUMENTS OPERATING IN THE INFRARED SPECTRUM AT VERY LOW TEMPERATURES, WHILE ORBITING APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILLION KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTH. BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROJECT, JWST IS ALREADY SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL REVIEWS, AND THIS TEAM IS NOT INTENDED TO DUPLICATE OR CONFIRM THE FINDINGS OF THOSE REVIEWS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE TEAM THAT WILL PROVIDE AN AD HOC ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM FOR THE CENTER DIRECTOR, ANALYZE THE BUDGET, AND WILL IDENTIFY THREATS THAT ARE NOT BEING ASSESSED, IF ANY. EXAMPLES OF THE EFFORTS THAT THE CONTRACTOR WILL PERFORM INCLUDE THE LIST BELOW, BUT WILL NOT BE LIMITED TO: 1. CONDUCT SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSES TO SUPPORT CENTER LEADERSHIP DECISION MAKING. THESE MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: A. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES AND COST ESTIMATES; AND B. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND SUCCESS FACTOR INDICATORS. 2. ASSESS PROGRAM AND PROJECT SCHEDULES 3. MEETINGS SUPPORTING CLASS C/D MISSIONS 4. DEVELOP AND PRESENT FINDING ON FUTURE LAUNCH VEHICLES 5. SUPPORT THE CENTER ON PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ACTIVITIES | $300K |
| Jan 24, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER | 80GRC017F0010 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF | $15K |
| Jan 24, 2018 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | DOCT0005 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FFRDC SUPPORT. TASK ORDER AWARD. | $1.3M |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Department of DefenseFA8802 INTEGRATION OPERATION PIKPKE | FA880214C0001 | 541712 | IGF::CL::IGF AEROSPACE FFRDC CONTRACT FROM 1 OCT 2013 TO 30 SEPT 2018 | $50M |
| Jan 19, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14VN53T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF EARTH SCIENCE MISSION OPERATIONS (ESMO) MISSION DIRECTOR SUPPORT. THIS TASK IS IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLIED ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE (AETD), SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DIVISION (SED), MISSION VALIDATION AND OPERATIONS BRANCH. THE SUPPORT WILL BE A FULL-TIME CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE TO SERVE AS MISSION DIRECTOR SUPPORT FOR THE ESMO PROJECT. THE ESMO PROJECT MANAGER WILL PROVIDE DAY-TO-DAY DIRECTION AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE ON-SITE LOCATED IN ESMO PROJECT OFFICE. THE CONTRACTOR WILL WORK UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE LEAD MISSION DIRECTOR, LOCATED IN THE MISSION VALIDATION AND OPERATIONS BRANCH, CODE 584. NASA POLICY DIRECTIVE (NPD) 1000 WILL GOVERN THE ENGINEERING TECHNICAL AUTHORITY. THE WORK INVOLVES DEVELOPING OR ANALYZING OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS, REQUIREMENTS, PLANS, SCHEDULES, OR DOCUMENTATION FOR PLANNING, CONDUCTING, AND EVALUATING SPACEFLIGHT OPERATIONS. THE WORK MAY INCLUDE MISSION CONTROL, PAYLOAD OPERATIONS CONTROL, FLIGHT CONTROL, MISSION AND CREW OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, DATA ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS, GROUND SUPPORT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS, OR INTEGRATED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS USED TO EVALUATE MISSION REQUIREMENTS. DUTIES MAY ALSO INCLUDE MONITORING NON-AEROSPACE CORPORATION CONTRACTORS ENGAGED IN THIS WORK. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSURE THAT SPACECRAFT OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES ARE EXECUTED SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSURE THAT THE FLIGHT OPERATIONS TEAM (FOT) FOR THE ASSIGNED MISSION IS APPROPRIATELY TRAINED, AND THAT ALL ACTIVITIES ARE WELL PLANNED AND EXECUTED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT NASA MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT OF SATELLITE OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ACT AS A LIAISON BETWEEN NASA AND OTHER ENGINEERING AND/OR SUPPORT TEAMS INVOLVED IN STUDIES, ANALYSES, ANOMALY RESOLUTION, AND/OR OTHER MISSION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT AND CONTROL OF FACILITIES UTILIZED FOR MULTI-PROGRAM MISSION OPERATIONS AS WELL AS FACILITIES FOR SPACECRAFT COMMAND AND CONTROL AND SIMULATIONS AND TRAINING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL LEAD MAJOR SPACECRAFT REVIEWS AS REQUIRED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT MAJOR EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (EOS) GROUND SYSTEM REVIEWS AND SHALL STAY INFORMED OF ALL MAJOR CHANGES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONCEIVE AND DEVELOP NEW METHODS THAT CAN PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL OR OPERATIONAL IMPACT IN AN ASSIGNED AREA AND SHALL MANAGE NEW, ADVANCED, AND UPGRADED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY AND CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL STAY INFORMED OF CURRENT AQUA, AURA, TERRA, TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM), AND GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT (GPM) SPACECRAFT STATUSES AND ON-GOING ANOMALIES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FORMULATE AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR COMPLEX SPACECRAFT MISSION PLANNING AND OPERATIONS DESIGNED TO VERIFY SPACECRAFT SUBSYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE, WHICH WILL INVOLVE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY MISSION ELEMENTS, INSTRUMENT TEAMS, AND SUBSYSTEM ENGINEERING SUPPORT. | $100K |
| Jan 19, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER | NNJ11HD42T | 541712 | SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- AERONAUTICAL/SPACE | $619K |
| Jan 17, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG14VN52T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF JPSS SPACE ASSET PROTECTION PROGRAM (SAPP) SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE SYSTEM ENGINEERING SUPPORT. REVIEW AND PERFORM ANALYSIS TO INFORM ARCHITECTURE DESIGN DECISIONS. CONDUCT ANALYSIS OF THE MISSION. IMPLEMENT THREAT DETECTION AND MITIGATION OPTIONS AND ADVISE THE SAPP AND JPSS-2 PERSONNEL. IDENTIFY AND DOCUMENT LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE TASK. PROVIDE PERSONNEL CAPABLE OF REVIEWING AND ASSESSING MATERIAL. CONSULT WITH SAPP TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCTS ARE APPROPRIATELY CLASSIFIED. THE JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-2 (JPSS-2) MISSION IS JOINTLY IMPLEMENTED BY THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) AND THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AS AN OPERATIONAL MISSION PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING FROM A POLAR SUN-SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT, IN ORDER TO MEET THE NATIONAL NEEDS FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE INFORMATION. THE JPSS-2 MISSION COLLECTS AND TRANSMITS STORED MISSION DATA. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REVIEW JPSS-2 MISSION FAULT TREE ANALYSES (FTA) AND PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENTS (PRA) AND PERFORM A SPACE ASSET PROTECTION GAP-ANALYSIS TO INFORM ARCHITECTURE DESIGN DECISIONS. PRIORITIZE MALICIOUS RISKS AND PROVIDE DETECTION AND MITIGATION OPTIONS. | $150K |
| Jan 17, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG15VN58T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF "OSIRIS-REX FLIGHT DYNAMICS TEAM NAVIGATION EXPERT SUPPORT": THE ORIGINS SPECTRAL INTERPRETATION RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION SECURITY-REGOLITH EXPLORER (OSIRIS- REX) MISSION S PRIMARY GOAL IS AN EARTH RETURN OF REGOLITH SAMPLE FROM A TYPE-B NEAR EARTH OBJECT (NEO) ASTEROID. THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION WILL GATHER THIS SAMPLE THROUGH A FLIGHT SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A SCIENCE INSTRUMENT SUITE, A TOUCH-AND-GO SAMPLE ACQUISITION MECHANISM (TAGSAM), AND A SAMPLE RETURN CAPSULE (SRC). THE FLIGHT SYSTEM WILL RENDEZVOUS WITH THE NEO, OBSERVE, CHARACTERIZE AND MAP THE ASTEROID, AND FINALLY APPROACH, PERFORM A TOUCH-AND-GO MANEUVER, RETRIEVE A REGOLITH SAMPLE AND DEPART FROM THE ASTEROID. THE OSIRIS-REX FLIGHT SYSTEM WILL THEN NAVIGATE BACK TO EARTH AND JETTISON THE SRC FOR A LANDING AT THE UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE (UTTR). THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MISSION ARE TO RETURN A PRISTINE SAMPLE OF THE ASTEROID, UNDERSTAND THE ORIGINS OF PLANETARY MATERIALS AND THE INITIAL STAGES OF PLANETARY FORMATION. IDENTIFY THE SOURCES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND OTHER PREBIOTIC CHEMICALS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE EMERGENCE OF LIFE ON EARTH; EXPLORE A NEO TO GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF POTENTIAL RESOURCES; AND ENABLE THE LONG TERM PREDICTION OF THE DYNAMICS OF NEOS THAT POSE AN IMPACT HAZARD TO EARTH. THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) MANAGES THE OSIRIS-REX PROJECT FOR NASA AND FOR THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, LUNAR AND PLANETARY LABORATORY (LPL) IN TUCSON, AZ. THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER MANAGES THE FLIGHT DYNAMICS SYSTEM. KINETX, INC., IS UNDER CONTRACT TO NASA TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST AND IMPLEMENT THE FLIGHT DYNAMICS SYSTEM FOR OSIRIS-REX. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL LEVERAGE EXPERIENCE WITH DEEP SPACE NAVIGATION ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT DIRECTLY THE GSFC FLIGHT DYNAMICS SYSTEM MANAGER IN DAY-TO-DAY ADMINISTRATION OF THE FLIGHT DYNAMICS TEAM. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM OVERALL COORDINATION OF FLIGHT DYNAMICS SYSTEM (FDS) ANALYSES ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY GOVERNMENT AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL. EXAMPLES WOULD INCLUDE WORKING WITH THE NAVIGATION CONTRACTOR TO DEFINE AND PERFORM COVARIANCE ANALYSES AND NAVIGATION SIMULATIONS, AND SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTATION OF RESULTS FROM THESE ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES IN THE NAVIGATION PLAN. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REVIEW OPERATIONAL INTERFACE AGREEMENTS (OIA) AND SYSTEM INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS (SIS) FOR THE RELEVANT SUBSYSTEMS, SUPPORTING MEETINGS WITH FDS CONTRACTORS AND GROUND SYSTEM ELEMENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF REVIEW MATERIALS FOR THE GROUND MISSION OPERATIONS REVIEW AND MOR EPR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FLIGHT DYNAMICS EXTERNAL ADVISORY PANEL, COORDINATING TOPICS AND MATERIALS FOR REVIEW PANEL MEETINGS, AND CORRESPONDING WITH REVIEW PANEL MEMBERS REGARDING MEETING PREPARATION AND FOLLOW UP. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN MONTHLY STATUS REPORT THAT SUMMARIZES ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD, AND A LIST OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES DURING THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD. MONTHLY STATUS INPUTS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT AT THE END OF THE GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR SUMMARIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR. | $200K |
| Jan 17, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG16VN67T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) TO IMPLEMENT THE JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM (JPSS) PROGRAM. NASAS ROLE IS TO SERVE AS NOAAS ACQUISITION AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION AGENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLIGHT AND GROUND SYSTEMS OF JPSS, WHICH NOAA THEN OPERATES. THE JPSS PROGRAM WILL IMPLEMENT NOAAS REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF GLOBAL MULTI SPECTRAL RADIOMETRY AND OTHER SPECIALIZED METEOROLOGICAL, AND OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA VIA REMOTE SENSING OF LAND, SEA, AND ATMOSPHERIC DATA. THESE DATA WILL SUPPORT NOAAS MISSION FOR CONTINUOUS OBSERVATION OF THE EARTHS ENVIRONMENT NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND AND PREDICT CHANGES IN WEATHER, CLIMATE, OCEANS AND COASTS, WHICH SUPPORT THE NATIONS ECONOMY, AND PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY. 2.1. THE JPSS WILL ALSO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY OF SATELLITE BASED OBSERVATIONS AND PRODUCTS FOR NOAAS POLAR ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES (POES) AND THE SUOMI NATIONAL POLAR ORBITING PARTNERSHIP (S-NPP) SATELLITE. JPSS WILL CONSIST OF A SERIES OF MISSIONS INVOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING SATELLITES IN THE 1330 LOCAL TIME ASCENDING NODE (LTAN) SUN SYNCHRONOUS POLAR ORBIT, AND THE GROUND SYSTEM REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THEM. 2.2. THE FLIGHT PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE SPACECRAFT, INSTRUMENTS AND LAUNCH VEHICLE. PLANNED FOR A 7 YEAR MISSION LIFETIME, EACH JPSS MISSION SATELLITE WILL OPERATE IN A POLAR, SUN SYNCHRONOUS MISSION ORBIT AT A NOMINAL ALTITUDE OF 824 KM AND 1330 LOCAL TIME OF ASCENDING NODE CROSSING (LTAN). THE JPSS-1 MISSION INSTRUMENT COMPLEMENT INCLUDES THE VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGING RADIOMETER SUITE (VIIRS), THE CROSS TRACK INFRARED SOUNDER (CRIS), THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MICROWAVE SOUNDER (ATMS), THE OZONE MAPPING PROFILER SUITE NADIR PROFILER (OMPS-N), AND THE CLOUDS AND THE EARTHS RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEM (CERES) INSTRUMENT. ON JPSS-2/3/4 THE CERES INSTRUMENT IS REPLACED BY THE RADIATION BUDGET INSTRUMENT (RBI). THE LAUNCH SEGMENT PROVIDES THOSE ASSETS AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAUNCH VEHICLE (LV) AND THE PAYLOAD INTEGRATION NECESSARY TO PLACE THE JPSS SATELLITE INTO THE MISSION ORBIT. 2.3. IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE JPSS 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 PROCUREMENT, INTEGRATION, TESTING AND ANOMALY INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES. | $300K |
| Jan 15, 2018 | 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. | $60K |
| Jan 12, 2018 | 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. | $1.0M |
| Jan 10, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER | 80GRC018F0036 | 541712 | AEROSPACE SHALL UTILIZE THE SAEVE CONCEPT DEVELOPED BY NASA GRC TO DEVELOP A COST ESTIMATE OF THE CONCEPTS DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST EVALUATION COSTS. | $22K |
| Jan 10, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNM16AA20T | 541690 | IGF::OT::IGF THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL SUPPORT THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM PROGRAM (SLSP) AS DEFINED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK. AEROSPACE SHALL PROVIDE AN OBJECTIVE, NON-ADVOCATE ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION REVIEWED IN SUPPORT OF THIS TASK ORDER. AEROSPACE SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, CONSULTATION AND EVALUATION IN SUPPORT OF THE SLSP. | $100K |
| Jan 9, 2018 | 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. | $73K |
| Jan 9, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNM16AA12T | 541690 | IGF::OT::IGF THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST IN TECHNICALLY EVALUATING UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE (ULA) WORK ON THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEMS (SLS) INTERIM CRYOGENIC PROPULSIONS SYSTEM (ICPS). SPECIFICALLY, AEROSPACE WILL PROVIDE SPACECRAFT/PAYLOAD INTEGRATION AND EVOLUTION (SPIE) WITH TECHNICAL EVALUATIONS PERTAINING TO THE READINESS OF ULA ICPS FLIGHT SOFTWARE. | $250K |
| Jan 3, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA64T | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF " ASSESSING RISKS OF FRANGIBLE JOINT DESIGNS " - THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR 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. | $35K |
| Jan 3, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA65T | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF " GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, AND CONTROL (GN&C) TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE TEAM (TDT) PARTICIPATION " - THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PARTICIPATE ON THE GN&C TDT AND SO SUPPORT MULTIPLE NESC TECHNICAL CONSULTATIONS OR INVESTIGATIONS. | $12K |
| Dec 20, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 80KSC017F0144 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF MODELING AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT | $17K |
| Dec 20, 2017 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | DOCT0013 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FFRDC SUPPORT. AWARD OF FOLLOW-ON TASK ORDER TO TO 03 FOR THE STAR PROGRAM OFFICE | $570K |
| Dec 20, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG13VN41T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FUNDS FOR GOES-R GROUND PROJECT CHIEF ENGINEER AND GOES-R PROGRAM SUPPORT. AEROSPACE WILL PROVIDE SENIOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION, AND VERIFICATION OF THE GOES-R GROUND SYSTEM ACROSS SEVERAL NASA-GSFC ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT TEAMS. THESE TEAMS WILL INCLUDE CHIEF ENGINEERING, GROUND SYSTEM PROJECT, AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEAMS. WHEREAS NASA HAS OVERALL SYSTEM ENGINEERING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELIVERY OF THIS LARGE SPECIALIZED GOES-R GROUND SYSTEM, CONTRACTOR SUPPORT WILL REQUIRE A STRONG BACKGROUND IN NASA PRODUCED SYSTEMS INCLUDING A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF NASA PROCESSES, PROCEDURES, ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES AND APPROACHES, SPECIFICALLY RELEVANT TO NASA AND GSFC ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPABILITIES. THIS SUPPORT WILL BE NEEDED TO PRODUCE SPECIFIC ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT GROUND SYSTEM ACQUISITION, DELIVERY, LAUNCH SUPPORT, AND SUCCESSFUL ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING AREAS: (A) PROVIDE EXPERIENCED LAUNCH PROVEN SUPPORT OF ALL PHASE C/D MISSION DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE SYSTEM ACQUISITION, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AS WELL AS ON-ORBIT PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING SUSTAINMENT PLANS. B) PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A CORRESPONDING SYSTEM-LEVEL INTEGRATED PRODUCT THAT INCLUDES SYSTEM LEVEL TROUBLESHOOTING AND THE CORRESPONDING RESOLUTION OF GROUND SYSTEM DISCREPANCIES THROUGH A YET TO BE DERIVED GROUND SYSTEM VERIFICATION PROCESS. C) SUPPORT TO DEVISE AND IMPLEMENT A GROUND SYSTEM CONFIGURATION CONTROL PROCESS. D) SUPPORT TO PRODUCE A NEW TIMELINE FOR A SERIES OF MISSION-LEVEL REVIEWS TO INCLUDE EVENTS FROM RELEASE RMM THROUGH TO LAUNCH. FOR THESE REVIEWS, CONTRACTOR IS TO SUPPLY TECHNICAL REVIEW CONTENT WHERE APPLICABLE. PROJECT AND PROGRAM REVIEWS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED, TO: ORRS, PMRS, FORR, AND LAUNCH REVIEWS USING THE SNPP MISSION AS A SUCCESS MODEL. E) SUPPORT TO PRODUCE A FULLY INTEGRATED TEST PROCESS THAT INCLUDES ALL GROUND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS LEVELS 6 THROUGH 2, FLIGHT AND INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATIVE TO THERMAL VAC AND GROUND TO SPACECRAFT PRE-SHIPMENT TESTING, AS WELL AS A TEST PROCESS THAT INCLUDES A YET EVOLVING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CUSTOMER BASE. F) PROVIDE MAJOR TECHNICAL INPUT AND MULTI-MISSION COORDINATION BETWEEN THE GOES GROUND PROJECT, FLIGHT PROJECT, AS WELL AS COORDINATION AND PROBLEM RESOLUTION BETWEEN COMPETING RESOURCES OF THE GOES-R, SNPP, AND JPSS MISSIONS. G) PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT DESIGN SUPPORT TO THE FORMING OF A NEW MASTER GROUND SYSTEM SCHEDULE, TO INCLUDE THE GENERATION OF A NEAR-REAL TIME SCHEDULE MONITORING PROCESS THAT WILL BE USED TO ASSESS AND CORRECT TECHNICAL AND SCHEDULE RISKS AT THE PROJECT AND PROGRAM LEVELS, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOLUTIONS THAT WILL BE USED TO RESOLVE AND MITIGATE RISKS. H) LEVERAGE CROSS PROGRAM SUPPORT BETWEEN GOES-R, SNPP, JPSS, OTHER NASA ENTITIES, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND OTHER INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (IC) PROGRAMS AS NEEDED. I) ASSIST THE CHIEF GSP ENGINEER IN LAUNCH ASSET REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS. | $900K |
| Dec 20, 2017 | 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. | $95K |
| Dec 20, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG16VN72T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF 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. | $399K |
| Dec 20, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | NNK17MA41T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF GROUND SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT&OPERATIONS (GSDO) AEROSPACE EMBEDDED SUPPORT AND REACHBACK CAPABILITY. | $53K |
| Dec 20, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | NNK17MA43T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF EM-2 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING&INTEGRATION AEROSPACE CONSULTING SERVICES | $50K |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | DOCT0002 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF FFRDC SUPPORT. TASK ORDER AWARD. | $982K |
| Dec 19, 2017 | 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. | $208K |
| Dec 19, 2017 | 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. | $94K |
| Dec 15, 2017 | 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. | $700K |
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