Definitive Contract NNK13MA07C

CPC WILL BEGIN CERTIFICATION EFFORTS UNDER PHASE 1 BY CONTRACTING WITH MULTIPLE INDUSTRY PROVIDERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF EARLY LIFECYCLE CERTIFICATION DATA PRODUCTS RELATED TO AN END-TO-END CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS) FOR AN INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) DESIGN REFERENCE MISSION (DRM). CONTRACT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE ALTERNATE STANDARDS, HAZARD REPORTS, VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PLAN, AND CERTIFICATION PLAN. PHASE 1 CONTRACT SCOPE WILL INCLUDE TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN NASA AND THE CONTRACTOR ON HOW DELIVERABLES MEET NASA CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. PHASE 2 WILL BUILD ON THE RESULTS OF PHASE 1 AND CONTINUES THE CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY WITH FOCUS ON THE MAJOR CERTIFICATION ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN NASA CERTIFICATION. PHASE 2 WILL ALSO INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CREWED ISS DEMONSTRATION MISSION AND MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CREWED MISSIONS TO ISS. THE AWARD CRITERIA FOR PHASE 2 WILL INCLUDE DEMONSTRATED COMPLETION OF PREVIOUS SPECIFIED PHASE 1 REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT EXPECTS THAT ONLY PHASE 1 CONTRACTORS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SUCCESSFULLY COMPETING FOR PHASE 2. PROPOSALS FOR PHASE 2 WILL BE REQUESTED FROM THESE CONTRACTORS. PHASE 2 WILL BE SOLICITED UNDER A SEPARATE RFP TO BE RELEASED DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AWARDED PHASE 1 CONTRACTS AND WILL BUILD ON THE RESULTS FROM PHASE 1. PHASE 2 WILL BE SYNOPSIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 5.201 AND 5.203. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER TWO VERSIONS OF EACH CLIN DELIVERABLE: INITIAL AND FINAL. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIGN MATURITY OF THE CONTRACTOR S CTS AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY AND INCLUDE NOMENCLATURE TO IDENTIFY THE DESIGN MATURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTENTS IN THE DELIVERABLE. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL ADDRESS THE RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS LISTED IN SECTION C.6. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL IDENTIFY RELEVANT NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CCT-REQ-1130 AND SSP 50808 REQUIREMENTS. FINAL DELIVERABLES MUST ADDRESS CONSISTENCY REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION H, CONSISTENCY OF FINAL DATA DELIVERABLES .WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CLIN 2, HAZARD REPORTS, CONTRACTOR PREFERRED FORMATS AND DOCUMENTATION MAY BE USED TO MEET THE DATA REQUIREMENTS IF TRACEABILITY FROM THE CONTRACTOR DOCUMENT(S) TO THE DELIVERABLE REQUIREMENTS IS PROVIDED. CONTRACTOR PREFERRED CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF DELIVERABLES CAN BE USED AS LONG AS THE DELIVERABLES ARE MARKED WITH THE CONTRACT NUMBER, VERSION, AND CLIN NUMBER. DELIVERABLES SHALL BE READABLE, PRINTABLE, AND DOWNLOADABLE BY NASA UTILIZING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF SOFTWARE.