( ) recovery act - there are three main goals of the proposed work: (1) accomplish a cost benefit assessment of nasas ASP concepts and technologies (hereafter known as c & t), (2) investigate the…

This is a $1,440,803 firm fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to Saab Sensis Corporation. The contract supports NASA's NextGen-Airportal Project, with the objective of analyzing the potential benefits of NASA's Advanced Airspace Concepts and Technologies (ASP C&T). The work involves a cost-benefit assessment, integration evaluation, and development of a human-in-the-loop simulation experiment for the proposed concepts and technologies. Major subcontractors include MCR Federal LLC, JLP Performance Consulting, and San Jose State University Research Foundation, who will provide expertise in areas such as systems analysis, simulation design, and air traffic management concepts. There is no set-aside designation for this contract.

( ) recovery act - there are three main goals of the proposed work: (1) accomplish a cost benefit assessment of nasas ASP concepts and technologies (hereafter known as c & t), (2) investigate the integration of these concepts, and (3) design a human in the loop (hitl) simulation experiment of an integrated operational concept. Goal number one is to determine the cost efficiency of the proposed technology solutions. Goal number two is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of these new technologies as integrated in the NAS. This is a critical evaluation as the steps required for full integration of new technologies into the NAS is a challenging task, which often leads to diminished effectiveness of the changes. Goal number three will examine a proposed integrated concept by developing a simulation test plan. The simulation will study implementation aspects such as human interface issues with any new procedures and/or other c & TS. Interface and usability issues can further constrain a concepts overall effectiveness, and simulations that are as realistic as possible can help researchers in their evaluation of the concepts. IT is expected that this funding will jump-start additional research in this area. The objective of this effort is to analyze the potential benefits of nasas ASP c & TS. The contractor shall accomplish this by performing the following tasks: (1) catalog the c & TS, (2) identify how the c & TS create benefits (identify the benefit creating mechanisms), (3) determine appropriate evaluation metrics, (4) perform concept benefit evaluation using modeling and simulation tools, (5) assess benefits, and (6) estimate stakeholder costs.