Review support for the msfc discovery, new frontiers, and lunar quest the contractor shall perform the work that is designated in task orders issued by the contracting officer. The overall scope of…

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) received a Cost Plus Fixed Fee delivery order contract from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, valued at $1.17 million with a completion date of November 30, 2019. This award, issued October 1, 2009, supports NASA's Discovery, New Frontiers, and Lunar Quest programs through aerospace research, development, and engineering support (ARDES). The contract encompasses two broad task categories: Essential Research Capability work focused on space systems engineering, systems test and evaluation, information technology, and simulation/modeling/operations analysis to preserve the nation's robotic space mission capabilities; and other aerospace research and development support providing a broad base of scientific and technical capabilities. No set-aside designation was used in this competitive award.

The work performed under this contract supports all of NASA's Mission Directorates and is designed to enhance the nation's technological competitiveness and quality of life through space science and exploration. APL will provide technical advice, conduct supporting research and advanced technology development, and deliver studies and investigative reports to assist NASA in formulating and executing its programs. The contract includes provisions for technology transfer, partnering, and commercialization activities. As a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center located in Laurel, Maryland, APL brings sophisticated research and engineering capabilities to support NASA's objectives across the full mission life cycle, from concept formulation through mission operations and data analysis.

Review support for the msfc discovery, new frontiers, and lunar quest the contractor shall perform the work that is designated in task orders issued by the contracting officer. The overall scope of work to be performed will support all of NASA's mission directorates. These efforts can be characterized as aerospace research, development, and engineering support (ARDES). The general nature of the tasks to be developed will be to conduct supporting research and advanced technology development designed to make contributions to space science and space exploration and assist NASA in the formulation and execution of its programs by providing NASA with technical advice, studies, and reports of investigations. Efforts undertaken by the contractor, in the performance of the assigned tasks, which include technology transfer, partnering and commercialization activities, shall seek to enhance the value and contribution of technology to the nation S technological competitiveness, prosperity, quality of life, and other national priorities. Individual task orders will fall within one of two broad categories: 1) essential research capability of space systems engineering, and related work in the supporting essential research capabilities of systems test and evaluation, information technology, and simulation, modeling and operations analysis. Task orders within the category of essential research capabilities are intended to preserve the nation S capabilities to perform robotic space missions over the full mission life cycle from concept formulation through mission operations and data analysis. NASA is contracting for support in several key research, engineering and development competencies that are fundamental to the performance of these missions. 2) other aerospace research, development, and engineering support. Task orders within the category of other aerospace research, development and engineering support are intended to include a broad base of scientific and technical capabilities relevant to NASA program responsibilities and assignments. Regardless of category, task orders may be issued related to autonomous deep-space and earth-orbiting spacecraft or major subsystems, experiments, instruments or other devices that may be carried as payloads on the space shuttle or on other spacecraft. Task assignments will explicitly describe a broad range of hardware, software, systems engineering, scientific analysis, and management efforts including program and project management and administration.