NASA/gsfc has a requirement to acquire support services for the administration, operations, and maintenance of the transportable laser ranging system (TLRS-3) located at the universidad nacional DE…

This is a firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center to the Universidad Nacional De San Agustin (UNSA) in Peru. The contract, valued at $767,548.20, is to provide support services for the administration, operations, and maintenance of the Transportable Laser Ranging System (TLRS-3) located at UNSA in Arequipa, Peru. This system is part of the NASA Satellite Laser Ranging Network.

The contract requires UNSA to provide the facility, equipment, and personnel to operate and maintain the satellite tracking station, as well as perform daily data acquisition, reporting, and communication with NASA. UNSA is responsible for paying its own personnel and covering station expenditures, which NASA will reimburse. The contract has a period of performance from November 25, 2014 to November 24, 2019. No set-aside designation is mentioned.

NASA/gsfc has a requirement to acquire support services for the administration, operations, and maintenance of the transportable laser ranging system (TLRS-3) located at the universidad nacional DE SAN agustin (UNSA) in arequipa, peru, which is part of the NASA satellite laser ranging network. The contractor shall provide the personnel, materials, and facilities necessary to operate and maintain the satellite tracking station at characato, arequipa, peru: I. In accordance with the new international agreement between NASA and the universidad nacional DE SAN agustin (UNSA), which was renewed by NASA on june 10, 2014 and confirmed by UNSA on july 2, 2014 (valid until october 25, 2019), UNSA, for its part, shall fulfill the following responsibilities: 1. Provide the 1,450-square-meter fenced site located at the SAN francisco observatory in characato, in addition to the buildings, equipment and materials owned by UNSA, for station operations. IT is noted that UNSA shall use the area surrounding the station as IT sees fit as long as this usage is not detrimental to the functioning of the station. 2. Select and train, as mutually agreed upon, and in conformity with NASA's technical performance requirements, UNSA technical personnel responsible for the operation and maintenance of the satellite tracking system. UNSA shall also be responsible for the administrative management and necessary janitorial services. UNSA shall establish procedures for paying UNSA personnel their salaries and social benefits. 3. Maintain daily operations of the station, based upon tracking schedules provided by NASA. These include data acquisition from retro-reflector-equipped satellites, preparation of daily operation reports, electronic transmission of conforming data within 12 hours of recording and laser operations reports (LOR submitted weekly). Station shall be nominally manned to operate 120 hours per week. IT is scientifically beneficial to maintain a schedule that would take data daily (7 days per week) if possible. Maintain good communication with NASA network engineering and management. 4. Provide the necessary support for station operation. Provide for station expenditures and utilities for the laser tracking station on a cost reimbursable basis at NASA S expense. The station expenditures and utilities include items such as water, electricity, phones, custom travel expenses, shipping, postal services, and miscellaneous operating expenses for the station trucks. Provide monthly expense reports with receipts to NASA for the station expenditures. Provide field maintenance and repair of all tracking systems and associated equipment and facilities located at the site. All SLR system maintenance, repair, and status shall be documented in the station log book. A log shall be kept of all configuration changes to the SLR station instrument. This log shall include the part name and number changed, serial numbers, engineering change (EC) number (as applicable) and date/time of installation/operation as a minimum. This log/configuration information shall be forwarded to the NASA operations center upon significant changes to the data receive or timing systems or upon request for upkeep of international laser ranging service (ILRS) configuration files. The ILRS online site log shall be maintained with current information. Provide system (QUARANTINE/OPERATIONAL/DOWN) and upgrade status to the ILRS.