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.…

The Aerospace Corporation was awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract valued at $914,206.88 by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to provide mission systems engineering support to the Astrophysics Program. The contract, awarded on August 1, 2011, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2019, requires The Aerospace Corporation to deliver comprehensive technical oversight and coordination across multiple dimensions of the program's engineering activities. Primary deliverables include technical reviews of major system trades and study efforts, coordination of systems engineering activities among government agencies and contractors, project documentation reviews, support for configuration control board processes, requirements development assistance, and participation in risk management and technical review boards. The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit federally funded research and development center headquartered in El Segundo, California, is well-positioned to execute this work given its location at the place of performance and its extensive experience providing systems engineering and technical assurance services across NASA's space programs.

The contract scope encompasses monthly technical progress reports, post-review documentation, attendance at weekly and monthly status meetings, preparation of presentation materials for major reviews including System Specification Review, System Definition Review, Preliminary Design Review, and Critical Design Review, and completion of parametric trade studies as requested. The contractor will also provide inputs into the development of systems engineering plans, program plans, risk management plans, requirements documentation, technical budgets, and technical performance measures across all program levels. No set-aside designation was applied to this delivery order contract, reflecting the specialized nature of the systems engineering support required for this NASA astrophysics initiative.

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