NOC II Final RFP_Amendment 3.pdf

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SECTION A TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION A TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................ A-4

SECTION B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COST ................................................ B-1

B.1 LISTING OF CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ........................... B-1

B.2 DESCRIPTION OF WORK AND CONTRACT TYPE ......................................... B-1

B.3 CONTRACT FUNDING (NFS 1852.232-81) (JUN 1990) (Applicable only to Cost-

Reimbursable) .............................................................................................................. B-2

B.4 CONTRACT FUNDING FOR PHASE-IN (FIRM FIXED PRICE) ...................... B-2

B.5 IDIQ MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM ORDERING LIMITS (JSC 52.216-90) (NOV

2018) ............................................................................................................................. B-3

B.6 CONTRACT VALUE ................................................................................................. B-3

B.7 LIMITATION OF FUNDS (FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT) (NFS 1852.232-77)

(MAR 1989) (Applicable only to FFP IDIQ) ............................................................ B-4

B.8 FIRM-FIXED-PRICE ORDER ESTIMATING (Applicable only to FFP IDIQ) ... B-6

B.9 COST REIMBURSEMENT ORDER ESTIMATING (Applicable only to Cost-

Reimbursable IDIQ) .................................................................................................. B-13

SECTION C DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK .................. C-1

SECTION D PACKAGING AND MARKING ........................................................................... D-1

D.1 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ................................................. D-1

D.2 IDENTIFICATION AND MARKING OF GOVERNMENT EQUIPMENT (NFS

1852.245–74) (JAN 2011) ......................................................................................... D-1

SECTION E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE .................................................................... E-1

E.1 LISTING OF CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ........................... E-1

E.2 GOVERNMENT CONTRACT QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONS (NFS

1852.246-71) (OCT 1988) .......................................................................................... E-2

E.3 MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT (NFS 1852.246-72)

(APR 2015) .................................................................................................................. E-3

E.4 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE ....................................................................... E-3

E.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN ............................................. E-3

SECTION F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE ................................................................... F-1

F.1 LISTING OF CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ........................... F-1

F.2 BILLS OF LADING (NFS 1852.247-73) (JUN 2002) ............................................. F-1

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE ................................................................................... F-2

F.4 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ................................................................................. F-3

F.5 OPTION TO EXTEND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ........................................ F-3

F.6 SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................... F-5

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SECTION G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA ......................................................... G-1

G.1 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ................................................. G-1

G.2 AWARD FEE FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS (NFS 1852.216-76) (JUN 2018) . G-3

G.3 SUBMISSION OF VOUCHERS/INVOICES FOR PAYMENT (NFS 1852.232-80)

(APR 2018) ................................................................................................................. G-4

G.4 INSTALLATION-ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (NFS

1852.245-71) (JUN 2018) – ALTERNATE 1 (JAN 2011) ..................................... G-5

G.5 FINANCIAL REPORTING OF NASA PROPERTY IN THE CUSTODY OF

CONTRACTORS (NFS 1852.245-73) (JAN 2017) ................................................ G-8

G.6 LIST OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY FURNISHED PURSUANT TO FAR

52.245–1 (NFS 1852.245-76) (JAN 2011) ............................................................. G-10

G.7 OCCUPANCY MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS (NFS 1852.245-82) (SEP

2017) .......................................................................................................................... G-10

G.8 REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS (NFS 1852.245-83)

(JAN 2011) ................................................................................................................ G-11

G.9 NASA SECURITY PROGRAM AND IDENTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES (JSC

PROCUREMENT INSTRUCTION 52.204-92) (JUL 2022) ............................... G-12

G.10 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ........................................ G-14

SECTION H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS ...................................................... H-1

H.1 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ................................................. H-1

H.2 EXPORT LICENSES (NFS 1852.225-70) (FEB 2000) – ALTERNATE 1 (FEB

2000) ............................................................................................................................ H-3

H.3 KEY PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES (NFS 1852.235-71) (MAR 1989).......... H-3

H.4 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING GOALS (JSC PROCUREMENT

INSTRUCTION 52.219-90) (JUL2022) ................................................................... H-4

H.5 JSC ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE (JSC PROCUREMENT

INSTRUCTION) (JSC 52.223-94)(MAR 2023) ...................................................... H-5

H.6 SPACE FLIGHT AWARENESS PROGRAM ........................................................ H-8

H.7 ASSOCIATE CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT (ACA) FOR NOC II ACTIVITIES

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H.8 NON-GOVERNMENT USE OF NASA FACILITIES ........................................ H-10

H.9 WORKLOAD SIZING ............................................................................................ H-11

H.10 CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT ................................................................................ H-13

H.11 OPTION TO TRANSITION FROM AWARD-FEE TO FIXED-FEE ................ H-14

H.12 OPTION TO TRANSITION FROM FIXED-FEE TO AWARD-FEE ................ H-16

H.13 MITIGATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST .......... H-17

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H.14 DISCLOSURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AFTER

CONTRACT AWARD ............................................................................................ H-18

H.15 FOREIGN TRAVEL BY CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ON NASA OFFICIAL

BUSINESS ................................................................................................................ H-18

H.16 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS ........................................................... H-20

H.17 PROTEST FEE WITHHOLDING .......................................................................... H-21

SECTION I CONTRACT CLAUSES ........................................................................................... I-1

I.1 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ................................................... I-1

I.2 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT (FAR 52.204-1) (DEC 1989) ................................ I-14

I.3 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR INFORMATION

SYSTEMS (FAR 52.204-21) (NOV 2021) .............................................................. I-14

I.4 ORDERING (FAR 52.216-18) (AUG 2020)............................................................ I-16

I.5 ORDER LIMITATIONS (FAR 52.216-19) (OCT 1995) ....................................... I-17

I.6 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (FAR 52.216-22) (OCT 1995) .................................... I-17

I.7 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (FAR 52.217-9) (MAR

2000) ............................................................................................................................ I-18

I.8 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS ( FAR 52.222-35) (JUN 2020) ..... I-18

I.9 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (FAR 52.222-

36) (JUN 2020) ........................................................................................................... I-19

I.10 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (FAR 52.222-

42) (MAY 2014) ......................................................................................................... I-19

I.11 ESTIMATE OF PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERED MATERIAL CONTENT FOR

EPA- DESIGNATED ITEMS (FAR 52.223-9) (MAY 2008) ................................ I-20

I.12 OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES AND HIGH GLOBAL WARMING

POTENTIAL HYDROFLUOROCARBONS (FAR 52.223-11) (JUN 2016) ....... I-21

I.13 RIGHTS TO PROPOSAL DATA (Technical) (FAR 52.227-23) (JUN 1987) ..... I-21

I.14 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR (FAR 52.232-19)

(APR 1984) ................................................................................................................. I-22

I.15 SUBMISSION OF TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTS FOR AUDIT (FAR

52.247-67) (FEB 2006) .............................................................................................. I-22

I.16 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FAR 52.252-2) (FEB 1998) . I-23

I.17 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (FAR 52.252-6) (NOV 2020)..... I-23

I.19 TASK ORDERING PROCEDURE (NFS 1852.216-80) ALTERNATE II (OCT

1996) ............................................................................................................................ I-24

I.20 RESTRICTION ON FUNDING ACTIVITY WITH CHINA (NFS 1852.225-71)

(FEB 2012)(Deviation) ............................................................................................... I-25

I.21 MINIMUM INSURANCE COVERAGE (NFS 1852.228-75) (OCT 1988) ......... I-26

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I.22 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM SUPPLY CHAIN RISK

ASSESSMENT (NFS 1852.239-74) (DEVIATION 15-03D) ................................ I-27

I.23 PERFORMANCE-BASED PAYMENTS (FAR 52.232-32) (APR 2012)

(Applicable only to FFP IDIQ) .................................................................................. I-29

SECTION J LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS ...... J-1

SECTION K REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS

OF OFFERORS ........................................................................................................ K-1

K.1 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ................................................. K-1

K.2 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (FAR 52.204-8)

(MAR 2023) ................................................................................................................ K-2

K.3 PREDECESSOR OF OFFEROR (FAR 52.204-20) (AUG 2020) .......................... K-6

K.4 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (52.204-24) (NOV

2021) ............................................................................................................................ K-7

K.5 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-

REPRESENTATION (52.204-26) (OCT 2020) .................................................... K-10

K.6 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (FAR 52.209-7)

(OCT 2018) ............................................................................................................... K-11

K.7 CERTIFICATION REGARDING TAX MATTERS (FAR 52.209-12) (OCT 2020)

K-12

K.8 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS-

CERTIFICATION (FAR 52.209-13) (NOV 2021)................................................ K-13

K.9 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION (FAR

52.230-1) (JUN2020) ............................................................................................... K-15

K.10 PROPOSAL DISCLOSURE--COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE CHANGES

(FAR 52.230-7) (APR 2005) ................................................................................... K-17

K.11 RESTRICTION ON FUNDING ACTIVITY WITH CHINA--REPRESENTATION

(NFS 1852.225-72) (FEB 2012)(DEVIATION) .................................................... K-18

SECTION L INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS ........... L-1

L.1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FAR

52.252-1) (FEB 1998) ................................................................................................. L-1

L.2 TYPE OF CONTRACT (FAR 52.216-1) (APR 1984) ............................................. L-3

L.3 SERVICE OF PROTEST (FAR 52.233-2 )(SEP 2006) ........................................... L-3

L.4 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (FAR 52.252-5) (NOV 2020) L-3

L.5 PREPROPOSAL/PRE-BID CONFERENCE (NFS 1852.215-77) (APR 2015) .... L-4

L.6 REVIEW OF THE OFFEROR'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

SUPPLY CHAIN (NFS 1852.239-73) (DEVIATION 15-03D) .............................. L-5

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L.7 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION –

ALTERNATE I (NFS 1852.245-80) (JAN 2011) ..................................................... L-6

L.8 LIST OF AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (NFS 1852.245-81) (JAN

2011) ............................................................................................................................. L-8

L.9 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS (JSC 52.215-123) (DEC 2019) ............ L-8

L.10 COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION (JSC 52.215-

124)(MAR 2023) ......................................................................................................... L-9

L.11 OFFEROR ACCEPTANCE PERIOD (JSC 52.215-125) (MAY 2023) ................. L-9

L.12 PERIOD COVERED BY PROCUREMENT (JSC 52.215-126) (AUG 2018) .... L-10

L.13 RESERVED ............................................................................................................... L-10

L.14 JSC SUPER-FLEX WORK SCHEDULE ( JSC 52.242-90) (AUG 2020) ........... L-10

L.15 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS – PROPOSAL MARKING AND

DELIVERY THROUGH NASA’S EFSS BOX ..................................................... L-11

L.16 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS ........ L-13

L.17 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL (JSC

52.215-107 ) (AUG 2018) ......................................................................................... L-13

L.18 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS ......................................................................... L-14

L.19 PROPOSAL ARRANGEMENT, PAGE LIMITATIONS, COPIES, AND DUE

DATES ....................................................................................................................... L-16

L.20 PROPOSAL FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS (JSC 52.215-113 ) (DEC 2019) .. L-

L.21 MISSION SUITABILITY FACTOR – VOLUME I .............................................. L-21

L.22 PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (JSC 52.215-114) - VOLUME II .... L-29

L.23 COST AND PRICE FACTOR – VOLUME III ...................................................... L-33

L.24 RESPONSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS - VOLUME IV ................................... L-53

L.25 MODEL CONTRACT AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS – VOLUME V . L-

SECTION M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD ........................................................M-1

M.1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FAR

52.252-1)(FEB 1998) ................................................................................................. M-1

M.2 AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS ..................................................................... M-2

M.3 SOURCE EVALUATION BOARD EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD M-

M.4 MISSION SUITABILITY FACTOR (VOLUME 1) ............................................... M-3

M.5 JSC 52.215-115 PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (JUN 2023) (VOLUME

II) .................................................................................................................................. M-6

M.6 COST AND PRICE FACTOR (VOLUME III) ....................................................... M-9

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M.7 RESPONSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS (VOLUME IV) ................................. M-11

M.8 MODEL CONTRACT (VOLUME V) ................................................................... M-13

80JSC023R0007 NEUTRAL BUOYANCY LABORATORY (NBL) OPERATIONS CONTRACT II (NOC II) SECTION B

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SECTION B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COST

B.1 LISTING OF CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Clause(s) at the beginning of this Section are incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Clauses incorporated by reference which require a fill-in by the Government include the text of the affected paragraph(s) only. This does not limit the clause to the affected paragraph(s). The Contractor is responsible for understanding and complying with the entire clause.

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference:

I. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1)

CLAUSE

NUMBER

DATE TITLE

NONE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

II. NASA FAR SUPPLEMENT (48 CFR CHAPTER 18) PROVISIONS

CLAUSE

NUMBER

DATE TITLE

NONE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(End of Clause Incorporated by Reference)

B.2 DESCRIPTION OF WORK AND CONTRACT TYPE

The Contractor shall provide all required services (except as may be expressly stated in this contract as furnished by the Government) necessary to successfully manage, deliver and/or perform, operate, maintain and provide all requirements in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) in Section C, as well as all Data Requirement

Description (DRDs) provided in Section J, LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS, and all other requirements as specified throughout the contract.

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In addition, the Contractor shall provide all resources and services (except as may be expressly stated in this contract as furnished by the Government) necessary to successfully perform all phase-in activities, in accordance with the Phase-in Plan, Attachment J-07.

The NOC II is a single award Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) contract, with the option to transition to Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF). The contract includes a Performance

Based Core, and an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) element. The

Government may issue cost reimbursement or fixed price IDIQ orders, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section B and Section I. The contract performance will be measured in accordance with the Attachment J-11 Fee Distribution Plan.

(End of Clause)

B.3 CONTRACT FUNDING (NFS 1852.232-81) (JUN 1990) (Applicable only to

Cost- Reimbursable)

(a) For purposes of payment of cost, exclusive of fee, in accordance with the

Limitation of Funds clause, the total amount allotted by the Government to this contract is $TBD. This allotment is for the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL)

Operations Contract (NOC) II effort and covers the following estimated period of performance: October 1, 2024, through TBD.

(b) An additional amount of $TBD is obligated under this contract for payment of fee.

B.4 CONTRACT FUNDING FOR PHASE-IN (FIRM FIXED PRICE)

The total amount allotted by the Government to this contract for phase-in is $TBD, covering a 61-calendar day phase-in period from August 01, 2024, through

September 30, 2024.

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B.5 IDIQ MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM ORDERING LIMITS (JSC 52.216-90)

(NOV 2018)

In accordance with FAR 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity, the contract guaranteed minimum amount* to be ordered under this contract is $20,000 and the contract Not to Exceed (NTE) amount* which may be ordered under this contract is $104,000,000.

The Government is not obligated to order more than the minimum specified, but may order up to the NTE amount. The Contractor is obligated to fulfill orders issued, up to the NTE amount within the limits specified in FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations.

* These values are based on dollars. IDIQ service contract values and task order values shall be expressed only in dollars per NFS 1816.504(a)].

B.6 CONTRACT VALUE

1) The current contract value for this contract is broken out as follows:

Supplies/Services

Estimated Cost

Award Fee*

Fixed Fee

Total Price

a) Phase-In

Work Period

(FFP)

N/A

$OFI

b) Core Requirement $OFI $OFI N/A $OFI

c) Cost

Reimbursable

IDIQ**

$0 $0 N/A $0

d) FFP IDIQ N/A N/A N/A $0

e) TOTAL $OFI $OFI N/A $OFI

* The Award Fee amounts shown in the above table will reflect the Maximum

Available Award Fee at contract award. Following the Award Fee determination for each applicable Award Fee period, the Award Fee amounts shown above will be updated to reflect the Award Fee earned for the completed period(s) and the Maximum

Available Award Fee for the ongoing and future award fee period(s).

**The Contracting Officer will periodically update the estimated price/cost and available profit/fee for IDIQ orders unilaterally issued and amended.

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2) The core requirement fee rate shall not exceed the fee rate shown for the appropriate

Contract Year (CY) per the table below:

Percent CY1 CY2 CY3 CY4 CY5 CY6 CY7 CY8 CY9

Core Requirement

Award-Fee Rate

% OFI% OFI% OFI% OFI% OFI% OFI% OFI% OFI% OFI%

This Clause will be modified to incorporate the available Fixed-Fee amount and rate if and when Clause H.11, Option to Transition from Award-Fee to Fixed-Fee is exercised. The

Clause will be modified to incorporate the available Award-Fee amount and rate if and when Clause H.12, Option to Transition from Fixed-fee to Award-Fee is exercised. At no time is the Contractor eligible to receive both Award Fee and Fixed Fee concurrently for any given period. The Government may issue CPAF, FFP, or CPFF IDIQ orders (if and when H.11 is exercised).

B.7 LIMITATION OF FUNDS (FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT) (NFS 1852.232-

77) (MAR 1989) (Applicable only to FFP IDIQ)

(a) Of the total price of items __ through __, (Fixed Price Task Orders), the sum of

$TBD is presently available for payment and allotted to this contract. It is anticipated that from time to time additional funds will be allocated to the contract in accordance with the following schedule, until the total price of said items is allotted:

SCHEDULE FOR ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS

Date Amounts

TBD $TBD

(b) The Contractor agrees to perform or have performed work on the items specified in paragraph (a) of this clause up to the point at which, if this contract is terminated pursuant to the Termination for Convenience of the Government clause of this contract, the total amount payable by the Government (including amounts payable for subcontracts and settlement costs) pursuant to paragraphs (f) and (g) of that clause would, in the exercise of reasonable judgment by the Contractor, approximate the total amount at the time allotted to the contract. The Contractor is not obligated to continue performance of the work beyond that point. The Government is not obligated in any event to pay or reimburse the Contractor more than the amount from time to time allotted to the contract, anything to the contrary in the Termination for Convenience of

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(c)(1) It is contemplated that funds presently allotted to this contract will cover the work to be performed until TBD.

(2) If funds allotted are considered by the Contractor to be inadequate to cover the work to be performed until that date, or an agreed date substituted for it, the

Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing when within the next 60 days the work will reach a point at which, if the contract is terminated pursuant to the Termination for Convenience of the Government clause of this contract, the total amount payable by the Government (including amounts payable for subcontracts and settlement costs) pursuant to paragraphs (f) and (g) of that clause will approximate 75 percent of the total amount then allotted to the contract.

(3)(i) The notice shall state the estimate when the point referred to in paragraph

(c)(2) of this clause will be reached and the estimated amount of additional funds required to continue performance to the date specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, or an agreed date substituted for it.

(ii) The Contractor shall, 60 days in advance of the date specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, or an agreed date substituted for it, advise the

Contracting Officer in writing as to the estimated amount of additional funds required for the timely performance of the contract for a further period as may be specified in the contract or otherwise agreed to by the parties.

(4) If, after the notification referred to in paragraph (c)(3)(ii) of this clause, additional funds are not allotted by the date specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, or an agreed date substituted for it, the Contracting Officer shall, upon the

Contractor's written request, terminate this contract on that date or on the date set forth in the request, whichever is later, pursuant to the Termination for

Convenience of the Government clause.

(d) When additional funds are allotted from time to time for continued performance of the work under this contract, the parties shall agree on the applicable period of contract performance to be covered by these funds. The provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this clause shall apply to these additional allotted funds and the substituted date pertaining to them, and the contract shall be modified accordingly.

(e) If, solely by reason of the Government's failure to allot additional funds in amounts sufficient for the timely performance of this contract, the Contractor incurs additional

B-6 costs or is delayed in the performance of the work under this contract, and if additional funds are allotted, an equitable adjustment shall be made in the price or prices (including appropriate target, billing, and ceiling prices where applicable) of the items to be delivered, or in the time of delivery, or both.

(f) The Government may at any time before termination, and, with the consent of the

Contractor, after notice of termination, allot additional funds for this contract.

(g) The provisions of this clause with respect to termination shall in no way be deemed to limit the rights of the Government under the default clause of this contract. The provisions of this Limitation of Funds clause are limited to the work on and allotment of funds for the items set forth in paragraph (a) of this clause. This clause shall become inoperative upon the allotment of funds for the total price of said work except for rights and obligations then existing under this clause.

(h) Nothing in this clause shall affect the right of the Government to terminate this contract pursuant to the Termination for Convenience of the Government clause of this contract.

B.8 FIRM-FIXED-PRICE ORDER ESTIMATING (Applicable only to FFP IDIQ)

(a) Fully Burdened Labor Rates –

The purpose of this clause is to set forth the rates to be utilized in the subsequent negotiation of FFP IDIQ orders in accordance with clause I.19, Task Ordering

Procedure. The bottom of the table allows indirect rates to be applied to any non-labor resources, as required by task order, if applicable. Pricing of all FFP IDIQ orders shall be in accordance with the negotiated rates set forth below. Under no circumstances shall the rates used to price out task orders exceed the agreed-upon rates (including labor, indirect, and profit rates) in the Fully Burdened Rate Table shown below. The labor rates are fully burdened composite team rates (prime and all subcontractors);

these composite labor rates include wages, fringe, overhead, and G&A, but excludes profit.. The negotiated profit rate will be applied to the total cost and price (labor, non-labor, & indirect rates) of future task orders. The rates in this table are Not-to-Exceed

(NTE) maximum rates which may be proposed or negotiated for individual task orders during contract performance, for any place of performance, and will be used for evaluating task orders/revisions and determining price reasonableness. The Contractor may propose lower rates on individual orders. The parties agree that the fully burdened labor rates established below shall not be subject to any equitable adjustment (upwards or downwards), regardless of actual rates incurred during contract performance with exception of those required by statute.

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[Offeror to fill –in (OFI) fully burdened rates in the tables below for applicable Specified

Resource templates, otherwise insert N/A]

FFP-IDIQ FULLY BURDENED RATE

TABLE

Base Period

Option

Option

Item # Labor Category Unit

CY 1 CY 2 CY 3 CY 4 CY 5

10/1/2024 10/1/2025 10/1/2026 10/1/2027 10/1/2028

9/30/2025 9/30/2026 9/30/2027 9/30/2028 9/30/2029

Program

Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Manager

2 Manager Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

3 Supervisor II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

4 Supervisor I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

5 Engineer IV Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

6 Engineer III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

7 Engineer II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

8 Engineer I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

12 Technician III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

13 Technician II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

14 Technician I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

NBL Dive

Operations

Specialist IV

$OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Hour

NBL Dive

Specialist III

NBL Dive

Specialist II

NBL Dive

Specialist I

19 IT II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

20 IT I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Business Specialist

II

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22 Business Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

26 IT III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

27 Operations Expert Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Structural

28 Engineer/ Analyst Hour

**Indirect Cost Rate applied to Non-

Labor Resources if applicable (%)

(Identify)

Material

Burdens

%OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI

G&A %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI

30 NTE Profit Rate %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI

FFP-IDIQ FULLY

BURDENED RATE TABLE

Option

Option

Option

Option to

Extend Services

*FAR 52.217-8

*FAR 37.111

Item # Labor

Category Unit

CY 6 CY7 CY 8 CY 9

10/1/2029 10/1/2030 10/1/2031 10/1/2032 10/1/2033

9/30/2030 9/30/2031 9/30/2032 9/30/1933 3/31/2034

1 Program Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Manager

3 Supervisor II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

B-9

4 Supervisor I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

5 Engineer IV Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

6 Engineer III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

7 Engineer II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

8 Engineer I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

12 Technician III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

13 Technician II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

14 Technician I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

NBL Dive

Operations

Specialist IV

$OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Hour

NBL Dive

Operations

Specialist III

$OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Hour

NBL Dive

Operations

Specialist II

$OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Hour

NBL Dive

Operations

Specialist I

$OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Hour

19 IT II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

20 IT I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Business

Specialist II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Business

Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional

III

Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

26 IT III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Operations

Expert

Structural $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

B-10

Engineer/

Analyst Hour

**Indirect

Cost Rate applied to

Non-Labor

Resources if

Material applicable (%)

(Identify)

NTE Profit

Rate

FFP-IDIQ FULLY BURDENED

OVERTIME RATE TABLE

Base Period

Option

10/1/2024 10/1/2025 10/1/2026 10/1/2027 10/1/2028

9/30/2025 9/30/2026 9/30/2027 9/30/2028 9/30/2029

Administrative

Specialist III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

12 Technician III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

13 Technician II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

14 Technician I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

NBL Dive

15 Hour

B-11

NBL Dive

16 Hour

NBL Dive

17 Hour

18 Hour

**Indirect Cost

Rate applied to

Non-Labor

Resources if applicable (%)

(Identity)

Material

20 NTE Profit Rate

FFP-IDIQ FULLY BURDENED

OVERTIME RATE TABLE

Option

Option

Option

Option to

Extend

Services

*FAR

52.217-8

*FAR

37.111

CY 6 CY7 CY 8 CY 9

10/1/2029 10/1/2030 10/1/2031 10/1/2032 10/1/2033

9/30/2030 9/30/2031 9/30/2032 9/30/1933 3/31/2034

Administrative

Specialist III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

12 Technician III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

13 Technician II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

B-12

14 Technician I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

NBL Dive

15 Hour

16 Hour

17 Hour

18 Hour

**Indirect Cost

Rate applied to

Non-Labor

Resources if applicable (%)

(Identity)

Material

NTE Profit Rate

CY= Contract Year

*Fully Burdened Labor Rates (FBLR) (e.g. Fringe, OH, G&A, etc.).

**Indirect Rate(s) to be applied to non-labor costs (e.g. material, other direct cost, & travel) per contract year and basis of application are currently inclusive of material burden and

G&A. Offeror fill-in – noted in table above

***Profit Rate will be applied to the total cost and price (labor, non-labor, & indirect rates) of future task orders, excluding travel

(b) Travel-

All travel shall be in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation, approved by the

Government prior to travel, and allocated to the contract based on actual airfare and per diem rates per the most current official contiguous United Stated (CONUS) or Outside (OCONUS)

Per Diem Rates, located at https://www.gsa.gov/policy-regulations/policy/travel-management-policy-overview. All requests for travel shall include the purpose and the rationale for the travel, such as why the purpose cannot be accomplished through a means other than travel http://www.gsa.gov/travelpolicy

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(e.g., teleconferencing). Costs relating to approved travel will be charged directly to individual task orders under this contract. No profit shall be applied to the cost of travel.

(c) Materials and other Non-Labor Costs-

Non-labor Resources, including but not limited to, materials, equipment, other direct cost, and facilities will be negotiated on a task order basis in accordance with clause I.19, Task

Ordering Procedure.

As applicable, include separate cost/price estimates for materials and other miscellaneous non-labor costs that are required for performance of the task order. All non-labor costs that are proposed must be allowable and allocable in accordance with the FAR, NASA FAR

Supplement, and any other applicable NASA procurement policy documents. The

Contractor shall include back-up information with their estimate that provides rationale for their proposed cost/price estimates for materials and other non-labor costs.

(d) Profit Rates

The Offeror shall propose profit rates that are commensurate with the type of work authorized under the resultant contract. Orders issued under the resultant contract shall not exceed the originally proposed profit rates.

B.9 COST REIMBURSEMENT ORDER ESTIMATING (Applicable only to

Cost- Reimbursable IDIQ)

(a) Fully Burdened Rates exclusive of fee or profit –

The purpose of this clause is to set forth the rates to be utilized in the subsequent negotiation of cost-reimbursable IDIQ orders in accordance with Clause I.19, Task

Ordering Procedure. The bottom of the table allows indirect rates to be applied to any non-labor resources, as required by task order, if applicable. Pricing of all cost-reimbursable IDIQ task orders shall be in accordance with the negotiated rates set forth below. Under no circumstances shall the rates used to price out task orders exceed the agreed-upon rates (including labor, indirect, and fee rates) in the Fully Burdened Rate

Table shown below. The labor rates are fully burdened composite team rates (prime and all subcontractors); but exclude prime fee. The rates in this table are Not-to-

Exceed (NTE) maximum team rates which may be proposed or negotiated for individual task orders during contract performance, for any place of performance, and will be used for evaluating task orders and determining price reasonableness. The

Contractor may propose lower rates on individual orders. The parties agree that the fully burdened labor rates established below shall not be subject to any equitable

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[Offeror to fill –in (OFI) fully burdened rates in the tables below for applicable Specified

Resource templates, otherwise insert N/A]

COST-REIMBURSABLE-IDIQ FULLY

BURDENED RATE TABLE

Base Period

Option

10/1/2024 10/1/2025 10/1/2026 10/1/2027 10/1/2028

9/30/2025 9/30/2026 9/30/2027 9/30/2028 9/30/2029

1 Program Manager Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

4 Supervisor I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

5 Engineer IV Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

6 Engineer III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

7 Engineer II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

8 Engineer I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

12 Technician III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

13 Technician II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

14 Technician I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

NBL Dive

Operations

Operations

Operations

18 Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

B-15

NBL Dive

Operations

Specialist I 19 IT II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

20 IT I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Business Specialist

II

Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

22 Business Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

26 IT III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

27 Operations Expert Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Structural Engineer/

Analyst

**Indirect Cost Rate applied to Non-

Labor Resources if applicable (%)

(Identity)

Material

Burdens

G&A (travel) %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI

NTE Award Fee

Rate

%OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI

NTE Fixed

Fee Rate****

B-16

COST-REIMBURSABLE-IDIQ

FULLY BURDENED RATE TABLE

Option

Option

Option

Option to

Extend Services

Category Unit

CY 6 CY7 CY 8 CY 9

10/1/2029 10/1/2030 10/1/2031 10/1/2032 10/1/2033

9/30/2030 9/30/2031 9/30/2032 9/30/1933 3/31/2034

1 Program Manager Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

4 Supervisor I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

5 Engineer IV Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

6 Engineer III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

7 Engineer II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

8 Engineer I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

12 Technician III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

13 Technician II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

14 Technician I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

NBL Dive

Operations

Operations

Operations

Operations

19 IT II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

20 IT I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Business

B-17

Business

Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Technical

Professional I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

26 IT III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

27 Operations Expert Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Structural

Engineer/ Analyst

**Indirect Cost

Rate applied to

Non-Labor

Resources if applicable (%)

(Identity)

Material

Burdens

G&A (travel) %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI

NTE Award Fee

Rate

%OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI

NTE Fixed

Fee Rate****

COST-REIMBURSABLE-IDIQ FULLY

BURDENED OVERTIME RATE TABLE

Base Period

Option

Category Unit

CY 1 CY 2 CY 3 CY 4 CY 5

10/1/2024 10/1/2025 10/1/2026 10/1/2027 10/1/2028

9/30/2025 9/30/2026 9/30/2027 9/30/2028 9/30/2029

Administrative

B-18

Administrative

Specialist II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

12 Technician III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

13 Technician II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

14 Technician I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

NBL Dive

Operations

Operations

Operations

Operations applied to Non-Labor

Resources if applicable (%)

(Identity)

Material

NTE Award

Fee Rate

NTE Fixed Fee

B-19

COST-REIMBURSABLE-IDIQ FULLY

BURDENED OVERTIME RATE

TABLE

Option

Option

Option

Option to

Extend

Services

Category Unit

CY 6 CY7 CY 8 CY 9

10/1/2029 10/1/2030 10/1/2031 10/1/2032 10/1/2033

9/30/2030 9/30/2031 9/30/2032 9/30/1933 3/31/2034

Administrative

Specialist III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

Administrative

Specialist I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

12 Technician III Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

13 Technician II Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

14 Technician I Hour $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI $OFI

NBL Dive

Operations

Operations

Operations

Operations applied to Non-

Labor Resources if applicable (%)

(Identity)

Material

B-20

NTE Award

Fee Rate

%OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI %OFI

NTE Fixed Fee

CY= Contract Year

*Fully Burdened Labor Rates (FBLR) (e.g. Fringe, OH, G&A, etc.) above are excluding fee. Fee Rate applied to fully burdened labor.

**Indirect Rate (s) to be applied to non-labor costs (e.g. material, other direct cost, & travel) per contract year and basis of application are currently inclusive of material burden and

G&A. Offeror fill-in – noted in table above

***Fee Rate will be applied to the total cost and price (labor, non-labor, & indirect rates) of future task orders, excluding travel

**** Fixed Fee Rate will only apply if H.11 is exercised

(b) Travel

All travel shall be in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), approved by the

Government prior to travel, and allocated to the contract based on actual airfare and per diem rates per the most current official contiguous United Stated (CONUS) or Outside (OCONUS)

Per Diem Rates, located at www.gsa.gov/travelpolicy. All requests for travel shall include the purpose and the rationale for the travel, such as why the purpose cannot be accomplished through a means other than travel (e.g., teleconferencing). Costs relating to approved travel should be allocated to individual task orders under this contract. Vouchers may be submitted upon completion of individual trips and shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with

Clause G.3 entitled “Submission of Vouchers for Payment.” The vouchers/invoices shall include copies of receipts for airfare, lodging, car rental, and other expenses as required by the company policy. All costs for trips will be limited as follows:

(1) The maximum allowable costs for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses are limited to current Government-established per diem rates.

(2) The maximum allowable cost for use of privately owned vehicles shall be restricted to the Federal Travel Regulation.

(3) The allowable air travel expenses are limited to standard coach fare except under FTR.

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(4) The allowable automobile rental cost is in accordance with the FTR.

(5) The per diem paid on travel days are ¾ per diem. The time spent in travel is not considered.

(6) No fee shall be applied to the costs of travel.

(c) Materials and other Non-Labor Costs

Non-labor Resources, including but not limited to, materials, equipment, and facilities will be negotiated on a task order basis in accordance with Clause I.19, Task Ordering

Procedure.

As applicable, include separate cost/price estimates for materials and other miscellaneous non-labor costs that are required for performance of the task order. All non-labor costs that are proposed must be allowable and allocable in accordance with the

FAR, NASA FAR Supplement, and any other applicable NASA procurement policy documents. The Contractor shall include back-up information with their estimate that provides rationale for their proposed cost/price estimates for materials and other non-labor costs.

(d) Fee Rates

The Offeror shall propose fee rates that are commensurate with the type of work authorized under the resultant contract. Orders issued under the resultant contract shall not exceed the originally proposed fee rates.

[END OF SECTION]

80JSC023R0007 NEUTRAL BUOYANCY LABORATORY (NBL) OPERATIONS CONTRACT II (NOC II)

SECTION C

C-1

SECTION C DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL)

Operations Contract II (NOC II)

Statement of Work (SOW)

Section C

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Table of Contents

Foreword: NBL Operations Contract II Overview

Description of NBL

Activities performed at the NBL

1.0 Contract Management and Administration

1.1 Financial and Contract Performance

1.2 Formal Contract Communications

1.3 Subcontracts

1.4 Organizational Conflict of Interest

1.5 Technical Metrics

1.6 Logistics

1.7 Collaboration

1.8 Security

1.8.1 Emergency Preparedness

1.8.2 Export Control

1.9 Information Technology

1.9.1 Information Technology Plan

1.9.2 Information Technology Services

1.9.3 Information Technology Security

1.9.3.1 IT Security Program Management Plan

1.9.3.2 IT Security Plan

1.9.3.3 Employee IT Security Awareness Training

1.9.3.4 IT Security Role Based Training

1.9.3.5 Information on Employees in Sensitive Positions/Assignments

Reports

1.9.3.6 Internal IT Security Plan Audits

1.9.3.7 IT Security Point-of-Contact

1.10 Documentation Management

1.11 Safety and Health Management

1.12 Environmental and Energy Conservation

1.13 Quality Assurance

1.14 Risk Management

1.15 Certification of Flight Readiness

1.16 Configuration Management

1.16.1 Technical Change Management

1.16.2 Technical Change Process

1.16.3 Technical Problem Process

1.16.4 Contract Change Management

1.17 Property

1.17.1 Government Property

1.17.2 Contractor-Owned Capital Property

1.18 Equipment Replacement/Obsolescence

1.19 Training Coordination and Records

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2.0 Sustaining, Operations, and Upgrades

2.1 Operations

2.1.1 Scheduling

2.1.2 Operations Control

2.1.3 Event Support

2.1.4 Real-time Mission Support

2.1.5 Tours, Media and Special Event Support

2.2 Sustaining Engineering and Maintenance

2.2.1 Facility and Installation Maintenance

2.3 Core Project(s) Upgrades and Modifications

2.4 External Customers

2.5 Support Services

2.5.1 Safety

2.5.1.1 Pre-event Safety

2.5.1.2 Health and Safety

2.5.2 Facility Manager

2.5.3 Training

2.6 Public Affairs Support

2.7 Technical Integration Assistance

3.0 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Task Ordering

Appendices

Appendix A: Acronyms

Appendix B: Definitions

Appendix C: Performance Standards

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Foreword: Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations Contract II Overview

The foreword serves as an information-only introduction to the Statement of Work (SOW).

The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) is a key Agency asset that supports human spaceflight training and operations. The facility supports the International Space Station (ISS) Program, Orion Program, Commercial Crew Program, Artemis Program, Commercial/Low Earth Orbit

(LEO) Program, and other future space programs. The NBL is operated by the Johnson Space

Center’s (JSC’s) Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) and is managed by the EVA, Robotics, and Crew Operations Division (organization code CX). The NBL also supports customers from organizations outside of FOD. These include other JSC Directorates (e.g., Engineering, Human

Health and Performance, Public Affairs), other NASA centers, other Government agencies (e.g., U.S. Coast Guard), and commercial companies.

The NBL Operations Contract II (NOC II) specifies technical, managerial, administrative, and safety work needed to ensure the availability, integrity, and reliability of the facility supporting

NASA human spaceflight programs. For this contract, “facility” is defined as the systems and subsystems of integrated hardware and software used in the preparation for and performance of flight operations. The term “facility” does not refer to “brick and mortar” buildings or building functions. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between FOD and the Center Operations

Directorate (COD) (JSC-27049, MOU and Standard Interface Plan between COD and MOD for

Support of MCC Operations and NSOC Operations) is contained in the technical library. This

MOU outlines the responsibilities of the COD contractor and the eventual NOC II contractor with respect to the building proper.

The objectives of this contract are to:

• Acquire support (labor and expertise) to ensure the continuing safe operation of the NBL facility and support all required events.

• Increase opportunities for synergy across all functions, processes, and systems. NASA will collaborate with the Contractor on developing technical and procedural innovations that improve safety, enhance quality, ensure user satisfaction, and reduce cost.

• Sustain external customer utilization of excess capacity and allow for the use of future excess capacity in the facility as needed.

Description of NBL

a. The NBL is a part of the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF), located approximately five miles from the JSC. The NBL (NASA Buildings 920N, 920L, 924, and 925) provides a unique environment to simulate micro-gravity and partial gravity using underwater neutral buoyancy techniques in NASA’s 6.2 million gallon NBL pool. It provides capabilities for astronaut training, real-time flight troubleshooting, Extravehicular Activity (EVA) procedure development and verification, flight hardware development and verification, water survival training, and support of external users. The

NBL has high visibility to agency management and the general public due to its importance to NASA’s mission and the highly hazardous operations performed there.

Due to the inherent hazards associated with NBL operations, adequate safety processes

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NBL also includes a Logistics and Mockup Facility (LMF) that provides fabrication, repair, and upgrade of mockups and environmental analogs (e.g., simulated lunar soil, geologic features, etc.) for the NBL. In addition, the NBL uses Building 925 as a mockup storage building. Throughout this SOW, the reference to the NBL includes Buildings

920N, 920L, 924, and 925. Additionally, the term “system” refers not only to the hardware used to provide a product or service (e.g., the breathing gas system manufactures and delivers Nitrox for use at the NBL) but also includes the tooling, spares, and software used to operate, repair, and maintain it.

b. The NBL contains a 202-foot long, 102-foot wide, and 40-foot deep-water tank. The tank has standard filtering, chlorinating, and pumping subsystems as a part of its water treatment system.