Attachment F Technology Development and Risk Mitigation Efforts.pdf

ATTACHMENT F

CONTRACTOR-PROPOSED

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND RISK

MITIGATION EFFORTS

RFP 80GSFC21R0005

CONTRACT TBD

ATTACHMENT F

CONTRACTOR-PROPOSED

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND RISK MITIGATION EFFORTS

Pursuant to section L.2(c)A.5, GSFC 52.215-210 Mission Suitability Volume Instructions

(Competitive). (Nov 2017), Mission Suitability Instructions, any Technology Development and/or Risk Mitigation Efforts proposed under Statement of Work 2.3.1 and 2.4.1 shall be documented in Attachment F of the model contract. The technology development effort is intended to mitigate schedule risk associated with low TRL items and High Risks activities.

Technology Development or Risk Mitigation Efforts are not necessarily required under the contract and will not be construed as a weakness if not proposed. However, the Offeror may only receive credit in the mission suitability evaluation for the proposed efforts to the extent of its description in Attachment F, and the associated benefits explained in its Mission Suitability

Volume.

The contractor shall clearly define what activities are to be accomplished as well as any

Products, analyses, tests or reports that will be produced.

Samples

1. Efforts needed to help advance the technology readiness of the concept developed in the study

2. Proof of concept for an innovative test method

3. Building a prototype to address a challenging engineering problem

4. Development of a new modeling approach that supports assessing or reducing a risk posture

5. Etc.