The contractor shall provide the personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities necessary for design, analysis, development, fabrication, assembly, testing, calibration, qualification, acceptance,…

This is a Cost Plus Award Fee prime contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Payload And Ground Systems Division, doing business as Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Division. The contract is for the design, analysis, development, fabrication, assembly, testing, calibration, qualification, acceptance, storage, storage testing, and support for spacecraft integration and launch of the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) Proto-Flight Model (PFM) for the Earth Observing System (EOS) PM spacecraft. The contract also includes work for the redesign, analysis, development, fabrication, assembly, testing, calibration, qualification, acceptance, and support for spacecraft integration and launch of AMSU-A Flight Model (FM) instruments for Meteorological Satellite (METSAT) programs. The total contract ceiling value is $235,560,633.00, and the ultimate completion date is September 30, 2019. No set-aside designation was used. The parent company Northrop Grumman Corporation has received past prime and subcontract awards from various government agencies for space systems, electronics, and technical services.

The contractor shall provide the personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities necessary for design, analysis, development, fabrication, assembly, testing, calibration, qualification, acceptance, storage, storage testing, and support for spacecraft integration and launch of advanced microwave sounding unit-a (amsu-a) proto-flight model (PFM). Various analytical models and test models are required. The effort includes ground support equipment and test and calibration equipment. IT also includes a design concept review instrument delivery, storage, post-delivery bench testing, spacecraft integration support, pre-launch and post-launch support. Reporting, reviews and documentation of all aspects of the program are required. The deliverable earth observing system (EOS) amsu-a instrument is a PFM and optional flight model (FM). Amsu-a is planned for flight on the EOS PM spacecraft. Amsu-a shall be compatible with the EOS PM spacecraft interfaces, and shall meet the in-orbit lifetime requirement of 3 years with a goal of 5 years without in-orbit servicing. The program phase leading to delivery of the PFM shall be referred to as the "basic phase" and shall be subdivided into two sub-phases, the "support phase" and the "implementation phase." the support phase shall provide technical and program management support to address: (1) the evolving spacecraft interfaces, (2) special instrument studies and (3) program planning for the implementation phase. The implementation phase shall include the design, fabrication, assembly, testing and delivery of the PFM and shall start with a program initiation meeting. The contractor shall also provide the personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities necessary for redesign (if necessary), analysis, development, fabrication, assembly, testing, calibration, qualification, acceptance, and support for spacecraft integration and launch of meteorological satellites (metsat) amsu-a FM instruments. Development of the metsat amsu-a instrument will be conducted in four technical phases. Phase 1 shall be an assessment to determine what areas of the metsat instrument require redesign. Obsolete components are to be replaced by new components only after design analysis has been performed and margins are analytically demonstrated. Improvements that have heritage in the EOS amsu-a instrument shall be considered and presented to the government for approval. Phase 2 shall make an assessment of all drawings, procurements specifications, manufacturing flows, shop orders, test fixtures, test equipment and test procedures in order to identify areas that are deficient and/or require upgrades. Phase 3 will accomplish those items identified as a result of phases 1 and 2. Phase 4 is the implementation phase which includes the fabrication, test and calibration of the metsat instruments.