Project portfolio management. The awarded institution shall be responsible for all planning, managing, monitoring, accounting, reporting and closeout efforts for the following projects tasks: all…

This is a Firm Fixed Price delivery order contract awarded by the Stennis Space Center to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) in the amount of $810,720.00. The contract covers project portfolio management, planning, monitoring, and reporting for various Stennis Space Center technology development projects, including the Surface Water Ocean Topology (SWOT) mission, FORWARN project, and other NASA initiatives. The University of Southern Mississippi was selected to serve as the prime contractor and is responsible for ensuring project compliance, organizing quarterly reviews, and identifying additional funding sources to continue project development. The contract has a period of performance through August 31, 2020. There was no set-aside designation for this award.

Under this contract, USM has issued subcontracts to D2K Technologies LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to implement autonomous operation capabilities and predictive maintenance practices, and to Jackson State University, a historically black university, to develop an enhanced analysis and decision support system for NASA's Maximo Asset Management system.

Project portfolio management. The awarded institution shall be responsible for all planning, managing, monitoring, accounting, reporting and closeout efforts for the following projects tasks: all stennis space cener technology development projects funded by the technology development & transfer branch and implemented by this statment of work surface water ocean topology swot mission applications representative task roses mekong project forwarn project anticipated to be awarded in february 2016 the awarded institution shall be responsible for ensuring that the projects identified above comply with the guidance in the respective sows, contract and applicable NASA rules, regulations, and guidance. In consultation with stennis space center, the awarded institution representative shall organize quarterly reviews for each of the projects listed above. Stennis space center will preside at the quarterly reviews to evaluate the performance of each project. Projects that fail to make satisfactory progress may be terminated. The awarded institution representatives shall identify additional funding sources such as solicitations from other federal agencies, grants from foundations, reimbursable agreements, etc. That are accessible to NASA that provide opportunities to continue the development and maturation of the technologies funded by this SOW. As needed, the awarded institution representatives shall participate in meetings, telecons, conferences, etc. To ensure the successful completion of the projects tasks funded by this SOW and the infusion of these technologies into NASA, other government agencies and industry. Travel all project task related travel should be itemized in the proposal for each project task. Technology development for ground operations and space exploration. Workload indicators: the awarded institution shall be responsible for obtaining and submitting a minimum of five with the expectation of ten or more proposals. The awarded institution shall actively seek proposals on an ongoing basis for the entire period of performance. The average notional budget for each approved project/proposal is anticipated to be between $50,000 and $200,000. Stennis space center SSC is dedicated to developing and applying new or improved technical capabilities to help the agency achieve its strategic goals: 1 expand the frontiers of knowledge, capability, and opportunity in space, 2 advance understanding of earth and develop technologies to improve the quality of life on our home planet, and 3SERVE the american public and accomplish our mission by effectively managing our people, technical capabilities, and infrastructure. The awarded institution shall be responsible for seeking highly qualified partners to design, build, test and demonstrate state of the art algorithms, software, processes, sensors, scientific instruments/devices and the associated hardware