Delivery Order NNL11AA05B-NNL15AB94T

RANGE OF COST AND SCHEDULE TOOL BENCHMARKING SUPPORT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ONGOING TOOLS AND METHOD EVALUATION SERVICES TO SMAB IN SUPPORT OF FUTURE INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE: TASK #1 TOOL BENCHMARKING THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONDUCT BENCHMARKING FOR TWO (2) TEST CASES TO DEMONSTRATE HOW CASCOM COULD BE USED TO PERFORM A RANGE OF COST AND SCHEDULE ASSESSMENT IN PRE-PHASE A/PHASE A. UNDER THIS TASK THE CONTRACTOR SHALL: A. COORDINATE WITH THE NASA TECHNICAL POC TO IDENTIFY TWO (2) PAST NASA HISTORICAL MISSIONS FOR EVALUATION. THE SELECTIONS SHALL BE BASED UPON AVAILABILITY OF DATA AND RELEVANCE TO FUTURE LARC PROPOSAL AREAS. B. PROVIDE SEER-H, PRICE TRUE PLANNING, PCEC, NICM, AND MS PROJECT MODELS/FILES USED FOR THE BENCHMARKING EXERCISE. C. GATHER RELEVANT MISSION/PROJECT TECHNICAL DATA FOR THE TWO (2) IDENTIFIED MISSIONS USING THE FOLLOWING: 1. COST ANALYSIS DATA REQUIREMENT (CADRE) DATABASE; 2. OTHER MISSION DATA ALREADY IN POSSESSION BY THE CONTRACTOR (BASED ON PAST RESEARCH EFFORTS) D. COMPARE THE RESULTING RANGE OF COST AND SCHEDULE TO: 1. AN EARLY ITERATION OF COST AND SCHEDULE INFORMATION (EITHER FROM PROPOSAL OR EARLY DESIGN REVIEW); 2. FINAL (OR CURRENT ESTIMATES FOR ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS) COST AND SCHEDULE INFORMATION FROM CADRE E. DOCUMENT THE RESULTS OF THE BENCHMARKING EXERCISE, INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF: 1. LIKELY CAUSES OF DISCREPANCIES; 2. THE LEVEL OF INFORMATION THAT WAS AVAILABLE AND WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AT THE TIME OF THE REVIEW TO ENABLE A BETTER RANGE OF COST AND SCHEDULE ASSESSMENT F. CONDUCT A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH SMAB AND OTHER APPLICABLE PERSONNEL AT LARC TO PRESENT A STATUS REPORT AND COLLECT FEEDBACK (6 WEEKS AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE OF TASK ORDER) G. FINAL PRESENTATION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP AND PRESENT A FINAL BRIEFING THAT DOCUMENTS THE BENCHMARKING ACTIVITY DOCUMENTS ASSUMPTIONS, RESULTS, AND COMPARISON BETWEEN TOOL OUTPUT AND HISTORICAL COST AND SCHEDULE DATA (IN CONJUNCTION WITH TASK # 2 (G)). TASK #2 TOOL UPDATE AND REFINEMENT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURTHER REFINE CASCOM (VERSION 1.00) BASED ON DIRECTION FROM THE NASA TECHNICAL POC, INCLUDING MINOR UPDATES TO THE USER-INTERFACE, TOOL ALGORITHMS, AND IMPORT/EXPORT FUNCTIONALITY. THIS DIRECTION WILL BE BASED ON FEEDBACK GAINED DURING CONCURRENT TOOL BENCHMARKING (TASK #1), AS WELL AS INPUT FROM THE SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA). ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THIS TASK INCLUDE: A. DEMONSTRATE THE CAPABILITY OF READING IN AND SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLDING SETS OF DATA FROM OUTPUT FILES FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COST/SCHEDULE MODELS: 1. SEER-H 2. PRICE TRUEPLANNING 3. PCEC 4. NICM 5. MS PROJECT B. REVISE AND REFINE CASCOMS USER-INTERFACE FUNCTIONALITY. C. PROVIDE AN UPDATED USER MANUAL WITH SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO INSTRUCT A USER ON HOW TO LOAD IN DATA, INDICATE WHAT ADDITIONAL SCHEDULE DATA IS REQUIRED, AND EXPLAIN HOW TO RUN THE TOOL. D. PROVIDE AN UPDATED DESIGN DOCUMENT WHICH OUTLINES THE OVERALL SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE AND CONVEYS SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO ALLOW AN EXPERIENCED EXCEL/VBA DEVELOPER TO BEGIN FURTHER DEVELOPING THE TOOL. THE DOCUMENT SHOULD COVER ORGANIZATION AND METHODOLOGIES CONTAINED IN THE WORKSHEETS, AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENT THE COMMENTS IN THE VBA CODE WHERE NECESSARY. E. CONDUCT A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH SMAB AND OTHER APPLICABLE PERSONNEL AT LARC TO PRESENT A STATUS REPORT AND COLLECT FEEDBACK (6 WEEKS AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE OF TASK ORDER) F. CONDUCT ONE VIRTUAL TRAINING SESSION FOR POTENTIAL NEW USERS. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE TRAINING CHARTS FOR RE-USE. G. DELIVER THE UPDATED TOOL WITH UNLIMITED USE AND DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO THE TECHNICAL POC. H. FINAL PRESENTATION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP AND PRESENT A FINAL BRIEFING THAT DOCUMENTS THE TOOL UPDATES PERFORMED (IN CONJUNCTION WITH TASK #1 (E)).