OTHER FUNCTIONS - AN IDENTIFIED NEED WITHIN THE COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATING COMMUNITY IS THE ABILITY TO RAPIDLY AND PARAMETRICALLY ASSESS THE COST AND SCHEDULE ASSOCIATED WITH MATURING TECHNOLOGIES UP THE TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) SCALE. IN RESPONSE TO THIS NEED, THE SPACE MISSION ANALYSIS BRANCH (SMAB) IS SEEKING TO DEVELOP SUCH A CAPABILITY BASED ON HISTORICAL TECHNOLOGY MATURATION COSTS. THE END PRODUCT WILL BE A TOOL USED BY SMAB, OFFICE OF CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST (OCT), AND THE ENTIRE NASA COST ESTIMATING AND TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT COMMUNITY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL RESEARCH VARIOUS METHODS, DATA SETS, AND TECHNOLOGY METRICS THAT COULD BE USED WITHIN THE TOOL. THE ACTIVITIES INVOLVED WITH THIS TASK WILL NOT INCLUDE ACTUAL TOOL DEVELOPMENT ITSELF, BUT SHALL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK DESIGN PLAN, COMPOSED BY NASA PERSONNEL, WHICH SHALL BE USED IN TASK #2 TO GUIDE THE TOOL S DEVELOPMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COLLECT DATA AND DEVELOP THE ANALYTICAL TOOL AS PLANNED IN THE TASK #1 ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK PLAN. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE THE LEAD DEVELOPER IN THE ACTUAL TOOL ITSELF.