Award entitled "space network reliability and loading analysis" risk analysis and security evaluation for space network. The national aeronautics and space administration (NASA) goddard space flight…

This is a federal contract awarded by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The contract, titled "Space Network Reliability and Loading Analysis," supports risk analysis and security evaluation for NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS). The contractor is tasked with updating and maintaining the TDRS fleet reliability and service availability model, conducting replenishment analyses, and developing and maintaining the user mission model and loading analyses. The contract also requires the contractor to provide engineering services, independent testing, monitoring, and evaluation support for NASA's space programs and projects. This is an ongoing effort that has occurred yearly for at least the last ten years. The contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order with a ceiling value of $1,899,147.81 and a performance period through September 30, 2019. There is no set-aside designation for this contract.

Award entitled "space network reliability and loading analysis" risk analysis and security evaluation for space network. The national aeronautics and space administration (NASA) goddard space flight center (GSFC) is responsible for project management of the NASA tracking and data relay satellite system (TDRSS) including development and operations of the space constellation assets as well as the ground system assets. This task assists the national aeronautics and space administration (NASA) in predicating the future health of the TDRS satellites in orbit, and predicating the ability of the space network to meet future user requirements. This is an ongoing effort that has occurred yearly for at least the last ten years. Description of work to be performed 1. The contractor will update and maintain the tracking and data relay satellite system (TDRS) fleet reliability and service availability model; conduct replenishment analyses (GAP analyses) on the TDRSS constellation; 2. The contractor will develop and maintain the user mission model; develop, update and maintain loading analyses based on the mission model; 3. The contractor will support the space communications control board of the space communications and navigation office. This support will require attendance at meetings at goddard facilities as well as other government facilities, thus travel is authorized. Deliverables/milestones the contractor will deliver results of the tracking and data relay satellite system (TDRS) reliability analysis the contractor will deliver a unclassified final report for user loading analysis the contractor will deliver a classified final report for user loading analysis. 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. Inspection, and analysis (including modeling and simulation), and/or test shall be used in execution of this support.