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CARLOS ROMAN, CONTRACTING OFFICER

See Page 2 for RFP changes. NOTE: The entire proposal is due by March 13, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Central Time.

Carlos Roman Johnson Space Center 2101 NASA Parkway Houston TX 77058-3696

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RFP notable Change

- Section M – M.2 Technical Acceptability Factor (Volume I), introductory paragraph:

Removed “for” and added a comma after “The offeror’s response to Subfactor A, B, C, and D will be evaluated, demonstrating overall understanding” to provide clarity of the evaluation factor.

- Editorial punctuation updates have been made in Sections M.1, M.2, and M.5.

- Section J – ATTACHMENT J-2 - Contract Data Requirements List (DRL) and Data

Requirements Descriptions (DRDs), Table J-2.1 SASS II DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (DRL), DRD No. 13 Contractor Financial Management Report (NF533), Submission Frequency to “13th calendar day of the month”

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DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS PAGE #

B.1 LISTING OF CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE .................................... B-1 B.2 DESCRIPTION OF WORK ............................................................................................. B-1

B.3 CONTRACT TYPE .......................................................................................................... B-1 B.4 CONTRACT VALUE ....................................................................................................... B-2

B.5 FULLY BURDENED RATE TABLE FOR PRICING TASK ORDERS ......................... B-2 B.6 NFS 1852.216-74 ESTIMATED COST AND FIXED FEE (DEC 1991) ........................ B-4

B.7 NFS 1852.216-78 FIRM FIXED-PRICE (DEC 1988) ..................................................... B-4 B.8 NFS 1852.232-81 CONTRACT FUNDING (JUN 1990) ................................................ B-5

B.9 IDIQ MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM ORDERING LIMITS (JSC 52.216-90) (NOV 2018)

B-5

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

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

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

D.2 NFS 1852.245-74 IDENTIFICATION AND MARKING OF GOVERNMENT

EQUIPMENT (JAN 2011) .......................................................................................................... D-1

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

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

E.2 NFS 1852.246-72 MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT (APR 2015) ..

............................................................................................................................................ E-1

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

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

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................ F-1

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

F.4 SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................ F-2 F.5 CONTRACT TRANSITION ............................................................................................. F-2

F.6 TASK ORDER TYPE ........................................................................................................ F-3

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

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

G.2 NFS 1852.232-80 SUBMISSION OF VOUCHERS/INVOICES FOR PAYMENT (APR

2018) ........................................................................................................................................... G-1

G.3 NFS 1852.245-71 INSTALLATION-ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

(JUN 2018) ALTERNATE I (JAN 2011) .................................................................................... G-3

G.4 NFS 1852.245-73 FINANCIAL REPORTING OF NASA PROPERTY IN THE

CUSTODY OF CONTRACTORS (JAN 2017) ......................................................................... G-7

G.5 NFS 1852.245-76 LIST OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY FURNISHED PURSUANT TO

FAR 52.245-1 (JAN 2011) .......................................................................................................... G-9

G.6 NFS 1852.245-82 OCCUPANCY MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS (SEP 2017) .... G-9

G.7 NASA SECURITY PROGRAM AND IDENTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES (JSC

52.204-92) (JUL 2022) ............................................................................................................... G-9

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 LISTING OF CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE .................................... H-1 H.2 NFS 1852.225-70 EXPORT LICENSES ALTERNATE I (FEB 2000) ............................ H-1

H.3 NFS 1852.232-77 LIMITATION OF FUNDS (FIXED PRICE CONTRACT) (MAR 1989)

........................................................................................................................................... H-2

H.4 NFS 1852.235-71 KEY PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES (MAR 1989) ........................ H-4 H.5 JSC ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE (NOV 2024) (JSC 52.223-94) ..................... H-4

H.6 ASSOCIATE CONTRACTOR AGREEMENTS ............................................................. H-8

H.7 HANDLING AND PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED

CONTRACTOR GENERATED DATA ...................................................................................... H-8

H.8 UNIDENTIFIED DATA CONTAINING RESTRICTIVE OR LIMITING MARKINGS

......................................................................................................................................... H-10

H.9 DATA CONTAINING AN INCORRECT NOTICE ....................................................... H-10

H.10 INCORRECT NOTICE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION OF

RESTRICTED MARKINGS .................................................................................................... H-11

H.11 IDENTIFICATION AND REPRESENTATION OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND

RESTRICTED COMPUTER SOFTWARE (PRE-AWARD) ................................................... H-11

H.12 IDENTIFICATION AND REPRESENTATION OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND

RESTRICTED COMPUTER SOFTWARE (POST AWARD) ................................................. H-13 H.13 APPLICABILITY OF RIGHTS IN DATA ..................................................................... H-15

PART II – CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) ................. I-1

I.2 LISTING OF CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ...................................... I-1 I.3 FAR 52.204-1 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT (DEC 1989) ............................................... I-6

I.4 FAR 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (NOV 2021) ................................................................................... I-6

I.5 FAR 52.204-30 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT

ORDERS—PROHIBITION (DEC 2023) ALTERNATE I (DEC 2023) ...................................... I-8 I.6 FAR 52.216-18 ORDERING (AUG 2020) ....................................................................... I-13

I.7 FAR 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995) ..................................................... I-14 I.8 FAR 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995) ................................................ I-14

I.9 52.227-14 RIGHTS IN DATA—GENERAL (MAY 2014), ALTERNATE II (DEC 2007),

AND ALTERNATE III (DEC 2007), AS MODIFIED BY NFS 1852.227-14 RIGHTS IN

DATA—GENERAL (APR 2015) ............................................................................................... I-15

I.10 FAR 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020) ................... I-22 I.11 NFS 1852.216-80 TASK ORDERING PROCEDURE (OCT 1996) ................................ I-22

I.12 NFS 1852.225-71 RESTRICTION ON FUNDING ACTIVITY WITH CHINA (FEB 2012)

(DEVIATION) ............................................................................................................................ I-23

PART III – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

J-1 - APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS LIST .................................................................................. J-2

J-2 - CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (DRL) AND DATA REQUIREMENTS

DESCRIPTIONS (DRDS) ........................................................................................................... J-3

J-3 – ACRONYM LIST ............................................................................................................. J-55

J-4 - DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................. J-63

J-5 – STANDARD LABOR CATEGORIES (SLCS) ................................................................ J-69

J-6 – INSTALLATION ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY .............................. J-72

J-7 – GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY .................................................................. J-73

J-8 – CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................................ J-74

J-9 – STAFFING AND CRITICAL SKILLS PLAN ................................................................. J-75

J-10 – PHASE-IN PLAN ........................................................................................................... J-76

J-11 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT

CONTROL PLAN ..................................................................................................................... J-77

J-12 – SECURITY REQUIREMENT FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

RESOURCES PLAN ................................................................................................................. J-78 J-13 – DATA AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................ J-79

J-14 – PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................................... J-80 J-15 – SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN .................................................................................... J-81

J-16 – ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST PLAN ............................................ J-82

J-17 – RESERVED .................................................................................................................... J-83

J-18 – TOTAL COMPENSATION PLAN ................................................................................. J-84

J-19 – NASA ADVISORY AND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY DATA EXCHANGE

PROGRAM PLAN .................................................................................................................... J-85

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER

STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

K.1 LISTING OF PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ............................... K-1

K.2 FAR 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2024)

(DEVIATION) ............................................................................................................................ K-1

K.3 FAR 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT

(NOV 2021) ................................................................................................................................ K-6

K.4 FAR 52.204-29 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT

ORDERS—REPRESENTATION AND DISCLOSURES (DEC 2023) ..................................... K-9

K.5 FAR 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT

2018) ......................................................................................................................................... K-10

K.6 FAR 52.209-12 CERTIFICATION REGARDING TAX MATTERS (OCT 2020) ........ K-12

K.7 FAR 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS -

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021) ................................................................................................ K-12

K.8 NFS 1852.225-72 RESTRICTION ON FUNDING ACTIVITY WITH CHINA -

REPRESENTATION (FEB 2012) (DEVIATION) (PCD 12-01A) .......................................... K-14

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(FEB 1998)................................................................................................................................... L-1 L.2 LISTING OF PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ... L-Error! Bookmark not defined.

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

L.4 FAR 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006) ........................................................ L-2

L.5 FAR 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020) .............. L-3 L.6 NFS 1852.215-77 PREPROPOSAL/PRE-BID CONFERENCE (APR 2015) .................. L-3

L.7 NFS 1852.245-80 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

(JAN 2011) ................................................................................................................................... L-4

L.8 NFS 1852.245-81 LIST OF AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (JAN 2011) ... L-5

L.9 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS (JSC 52.215-123) (DEC 2019) ........................ L-5

L.10 COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION (JSC 52.215-124) (MAR

2023) ............................................................................................................................................ L-6

L.11 OFFEROR ACCEPTANCE PERIOD (JSC 52.215-125) (MAY 2023) ............................ L-6 L.12 PERIOD COVERED BY PROCUREMENT (JSC 52.215-126) (AUG 2018) ................. L-6

L.13 MAXIFLEX TOUR OF DUTY (JSC’S PRIMARY WORK SCHEDULE) (JSC 52.242-90)

(NOV 2024) ................................................................................................................................. L-7 L.14 NFS 1852.215-81 PROPOSAL PAGE LIMITATIONS (APR 2015) ................................ L-7

L.15 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS – PROPOSAL MARKING AND

DELIVERY THROUGH NASA’S EFSS BOX (NOV 2024) ...................................................... L-8

L.16 SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN ....................................................................................... L-9 L.17 PROPOSAL FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS (JSC 52.215-113) (NOV 2023) .......... L-10

L.18 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS ................................................................................. L-11

L.19 NOTICE OF POTENTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (OCT

2021) ......................................................................................................................................... K-35

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS ....................................................................................................... L-37

SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 STREAMLINED PROCUREMENT EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

PERFORMANCE PRICE TRADEOFF (PPT) (JSC 52.215-122) (NOV 2018) ....................... M-1

M.2 TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY FACTOR (VOLUME I) ............................................ M-2

M.3 PAST PERFORMANCE FACTOR (JSC 52.215-115) (JUL 2022) (VOLUME II) ........ M-3

M.4 COST FACTOR (VOLUME III) ..................................................................................... M-6

M.5 RESPONSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS (VOLUME IV) ............................................ M-8

M.6 MODEL CONTRACT (VOLUME V) ........................................................................... M-11

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

TITLE DATE

NONE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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

(End of Clauses Incorporated by Reference)

B.2 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The Contractor shall provide all resources (except as may be expressly stated in the contract as furnished by the Government) necessary to perform the requirements set forth in the Simulation and Advanced Software Services II (SASS II) Statement of Work specified in Section C, as well as all Data Requirement Description (DRDs) provided in Section J-2:

Contract Data Requirements List (DRL) and Data Requirements Descriptions (DRDS), and all other requirements as specified throughout the contract.

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 DRD-03.

(End of clause)

B.3 CONTRACT TYPE

The contract type for the SASS II effort is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), with the capability to issue Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) and Firm Fixed Priced (FFP) Task Orders. The Government may issue Task Orders as either CPFF or FFP as applicable and appropriate throughout the life of the contract.

The phase-in effort will be Firm-Fixed Price (FFP).

B.4 CONTRACT VALUE

The contract value will be periodically and unilaterally updated as IDIQ task orders are issued/amended. During the intervals between periodic updates of this clause, there may be some discrepancy with the total amount for the IDIQ task orders issued/amended and values shown in this clause. Actual total contract value is the sum of the phase-in price plus the total value of all task orders issued/amended (FFP and CPFF).

The total contract value is as follows in Table B.4.1:

Table B.4.1

Row Contract Element Value 1 Contract Phase-In (FFP) Offeror Fill-In (OFI) 2 FFP TOs Government Fill-In

(GFI)

3 Total Fixed-Price contract Value (Sum Items 1&2) GFI 4 Estimated Cost GFI 5 Fixed Fee GFI 6 Total Estimated Cost and Fixed Fee (Sum Items 4&5) GFI 7 Total Contract Value (Sum Items 3&6) GFI

B.5 FULLY BURDENED RATE TABLE FOR PRICING TASK ORDERS

The purpose of this clause is to set forth the fully burden labor rates to be utilized in the subsequent negotiation of IDIQ task orders/delivery orders in accordance with Clause I.11, NFS 1852.216-80, Task Ordering Procedure.

The Government may order IDIQ services at any time after contract start, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this contract. The following tables are contractor team composite fully burdened labor rates and are either, exclusive of fee (Table B.5a) or inclusive of profit (Table B.5b). Both tables include a weighted mixture of fully burdened labor rates for the prime contractor and all subcontractors. The contractor shall utilize the rates shown in the following tables for estimating cost of individual Task Orders based on whether the Government issues the individual Task Orders as CPFF or FFP.

Rates used for the pricing of CPFF IDIQ Task Orders shall not exceed the negotiated rates established in the Fully Burdened Rate Table B.5a shown below. Further, the fixed fee rate proposed or negotiated and applied to the estimated cost of individual CPFF Task Orders shall not exceed the Not-To-Exceed (NTE) fee rate percentage identified in Table B.5a.

Under no circumstances shall the rates used to price out task/delivery orders exceed the agreed upon rates in the Labor Rate Tables.

Rates used for the pricing of FFP IDIQ Task Orders shall not exceed the negotiated the rates established in the Fully Burdened Rate Table B.5b shown below. Further, since rates include profit, no further profit shall be proposed or negotiated.

The parties agree that the fully burdened labor rates established in Table B.5b: IDIQ FFP Rate per Hour Table below shall not be subject to any equitable adjustment (upwards or downwards), regardless of actual rates incurred during contract performance, except for changes to statutory or Executive Order requirements under the Service Contract Labor Standards in FAR 22.10. Any such changes required under FAR 22.10 will be applicable to FFP Task Orders only.

Fully Burdened Labor Rates Table B.5a: IDIQ CPFF Rate per Hour Table

(All labor rates are fully-burdened exclusive of fee) Fully burden Labor Rates Applicable to CPFF Task Orders

Standard Labor Category Unit Contract

Year 1 Contract Year 2

Contract Year 3

Contract Year 4

Contract Year 5

Program Manager Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Business Specialist Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Engineer I Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Engineer II Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Engineer III Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Senior Engineer I Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Senior Engineer II Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Senior Engineer III Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Technical Expert I Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Technical Expert II Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Engineering Assistant Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI *Rate applied to Non-Labor Resources if applicable to a Task Order (%)

% OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI

**Fixed Fee (%) OFI%

*Rates to be applied to non-labor costs (i.e. material, travel). Identify the rates and basis of application. All travel and non-labor direct charged costs will be reimbursed at the actual cost, and no fee or profit shall be applied to travel costs.

**Fixed Fee - Cost reimbursement The Offeror shall propose a fee commensurate with the type of work authorized under the resultant task orders. Task Orders issued under the resultant contract shall not exceed the originally proposed fixed fee rate.

Table B.5b: IDIQ FFP Rate per Hour Table (All labor rates are fully-burdened including profit)

Fully burden Labor Rates Applicable to FFP Task Orders***

Standard Labor Category

Unit Contract Year 1

Contract Year 2

Contract Year 3

Contract Year 4

Contract Year 5

Program Manager Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Business Specialist Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Engineer I Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Engineer II Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Engineer III Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Senior Engineer I Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Senior Engineer II Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Senior Engineer III Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Technical Expert I Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Technical Expert II Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI Engineering Assistant Hr. OFI OFI OFI OFI OFI

***All non-labor resources will be separately negotiated for each FFP Task Order.

B.6 NFS 1852.216-74 ESTIMATED COST AND FIXED FEE (DEC 1991)

The estimated cost of this contract is reflected in Table B.4.1, row 4, exclusive of the fixed fee reflected in Table B.4.1, row 5. The total estimated cost and fixed fee is reflected in Table B.4.1, row 6.

B.7 NFS 1852.216-78 FIRM FIXED-PRICE (DEC 1988)

The total firm fixed price of this contract is shown in Table B.4.1, row 3.

B.8 NFS 1852.232-81 CONTRACT FUNDING (JUN 1990)

(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 $(GFI). This allotment is for Simulation and Advanced Software Services II (SASS II) and covers the following estimated period of performance: October 1, 2025, through TBD.

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

B.9 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 $50,000 and the contract Not to Exceed (NTE) amount* which may be ordered under this contract is $150,000,000. 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), Indefinite Quantity Contracts.

[END OF SECTION]

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This statement of work describes the effort necessary to provide simulation services in the areas of robotics; biomechanics; graphics; and vehicle Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C).

This statement of work also describes the effort to provide advanced software services in the areas of vehicle flight software, advanced software development technology, advanced human-computer interaction, and advanced collaborative engineering and process automation. These simulation and advanced software services support the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC), Engineering Directorate’s Software, Robotics, and Simulation Division (SRSD), other NASA users, and external customers for both ground and space flight applications. This effort includes providing engineering and training simulation support as well as advanced software services support for, but not limited to, International Space Station (ISS) Program, Orion Program, Commercial Crew Program, and Artemis programs such as Human Landing System (HLS), Gateway, and Extravehicular Activity (EVA) & Human Surface Mobility (HSM) Program (EHP). The planned use for any deliverables developed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Machine Learning (ML) may be rights-impacting or safety-impacting. The contractor is not required to be Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) certified. However, the contractor shall follow the CMMI software development processes for projects as defined in task orders. As used throughout this section, the term “software” is inclusive of software and firmware. For the definition of technical terms used in the Statement of Work (SOW), please see Attachment J-4, Definitions.

2.0 MANAGEMENT

2.1 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

The contractor shall implement management functions as defined in Data Requirements Description (DRD)-01, Contract Management Plan, to ensure that all work activities are accomplished in accordance with contract requirements and clauses. The contractor shall provide management functions and processes to ensure that all engineering design, development, and test activities defined in task orders are accomplished in accordance with the highest engineering standards. The contractor shall implement: DRD-02, Staffing and Critical Skills Plan; DRD-03, Phase-In Plan; DRD-10, Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) Plan; DRD-11, Re-procurement Incumbent Compensation Data Package; DRD-12, Quarterly Status Reports; DRD- 13, Contractor Financial Management Reports (NF 533); DRD-14, The NASA Advisory and GIDEP Problem Data Sharing and Utilization Program Documentation and Reporting; DRD-16;

Supply Chain Visibility (SCV) Reporting; DRD-17, Financial Reporting Contractor-Held Property; DRD-18, Reports Required for Logistics; and DRD-19 Environmental Compliance Reports.

2.2 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

The contractor shall implement: DRD-04, Information Technology (IT) Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC); DRD-05, Security Requirements for Unclassified IT Resources;

DRD-07, Data and Records Management Plan; and DRD-08, Government Property Management

Plan (PMP). Property Management includes the efforts to manage the use, maintenance, repair, protection, and preservation of Government personal property, including initiating and maintaining the processes, systems, procedures, records, and methodologies necessary for effective and efficient control of government property.

The Government will provide the end user devices needed in the performance of this contract through NASA's mandatory End User Device contract, as identified in NFS Appendix A.102-2.

2.3 SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT

The contractor shall perform tasks to ensure the protection of personnel, property, equipment, and the environment in contractor products and activities generated in support of institutional and spaceflight program objectives. To ensure compliance with pertinent NASA policies, requirements, federal, state, and local regulations for safety, health, environmental protection, and fire protection, the contractor shall develop and implement a safety and health plan in accordance with DRD-09, Safety and Health Plan. JPR 1700.1, JSC Safety and Health Requirements, provides detailed requirements and instructions regarding safety and health procedures and policies at JSC and is incorporated by reference into all JSC contracts when performance is on site at a JSC facility. It can be viewed at http://jschandbook.jsc.nasa.gov .

2.4 IT Purchase Authorization

The contractor shall ensure all IT products and services direct charged to the contract are approved through the OCIO’s Commercial IT Request (CITR) Application. This includes, but is not limited to, FITARA, Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM), IPv6, and 508 compliance.

No purchases of commercial IT products or services should be made prior to coordination and approval by the OCIO. Contractor shall report purchases monthly utilizing DRD-06, Commercial IT Authorization Report (CITAR).

This contract shall only be used to purchase software, software maintenance, hardware, or hardware maintenance necessary for the performance of this contract. NASA shall own the license(s) or subscriptions for any software or applications purchased. All hardware shall be titled to NASA.

2.5 Section 508 Conformance

The contractor shall ensure that all products, platforms, services, and communications delivered as part of this work statement that are Information and Communication Technology (ICT) or contain ICT, conform to the Revised Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Standards, 36 C.F.R.

§ 1194.1 & Apps. A, C & D. The Standards may be found at https://www.access-board.gov/ict/.

2.6 Records Management

The Contractor shall maintain all records created for Government use or created in the course of performing the contract and/or delivered to, or under the legal control of the Government and must be managed in accordance with Federal law, including but not limited to, the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. chs. 21, 29, 31, 33), NARA regulations at 36 CFR Chapter XII http://jschandbook.jsc.nasa.gov/ https://www.access-board.gov/ict/

Subchapter B, as well as NASA records policies (NPD 1440.6, NASA Records Management Program, and NPR 1441.1, NASA Records Management Program Requirements).

The Contractor shall ensure that NASA-owned/Contractor-held records are segregated from contractor-owned records and from non-record materials and report holdings of NASA records.

The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer and NASA Records Officer upon discovery of any inadvertent or unauthorized removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of Federal records. Destruction of Federal Records is EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED unless in accordance with records retention schedules or as directed by the Contracting Officer.

All Contractor employees assigned to this contract who create, work with, or otherwise handle Federal Records are required to complete mandatory NASA- provided records management training. The Contractor shall ensure that training has been completed according to agency policies, including initial training and any required annual or refresher training.

The Contractor shall incorporate the substance of this clause, its terms and requirements including this paragraph, in all subcontracts under this contract, and require written subcontractor acknowledgment of same.

3.0 SIMULATION SERVICES OVERVIEW

The purpose of this section is to provide the overview of requirements for simulation model development, integration, verification, validation, analysis, documentation, maintenance, and troubleshooting support of Trick-based non-real-time (NRT) and real-time (RT) human-in-the-loop (HITL) simulations including, but not limited to:

• Space-based robotic systems and biomechanical simulation models

• Space-based vehicle models, including space-based surface vehicle simulation models

• Astronomical object surface interaction of space-based vehicles

• Graphics support for simulation visualization & engineering analysis

The primary purpose of these simulations is to address engineering analysis, operations, and training requirements. The Contractor shall have knowledge of and utilize the Trick Simulation Environment, space-based robotics, OpenSim biomechanics with countermeasure devices, vehicle GN&C and flight software emulation, and astronomical object surface interaction of space-based vehicles.

The contractor shall use the following software including but not limited to: Engineering Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics (DOUG) Graphics for Exploration (EDGE), Digital Lunar Exploration Sites (DLES) Unreal Simulation Tool (DUST), and NASA Virtual Exploration Rendered Simulation Environment (NVERSE) and associated graphics technologies to support NASA’s RT HITL simulations.

3.1 ROBOTICS AND BIOMECHANICS SIMULATION SERVICES

The contractor shall provide simulation development, integration, verification, validation, analysis, documentation, maintenance, and troubleshooting support for the space-based robotic systems and biomechanical simulation model efforts which include but are not limited to:

• Computationally efficient articulated rigid multibody dynamics (include rigid and flexible bodies as well as interbody joint friction)

• Seamless integrated multibody/orbital dynamics for robotics operations in the orbital setting

• Hard-surface contact dynamics modeling for mechanical interactions such as payload berthing mechanism interfaces or end-effector to grapple fixture interfaces needed for payload/vehicle capture and release

• Dynamic state transition management to account for operations such as payload capture/releases, payload or vehicle berthing/unberthing, and handoff (manipulator to manipulator or manipulator to fixed structure)

• High fidelity human musculoskeletal and electromechanical systems modeling for integrated human-system assessments both in ground facility and reduced gravity settings, including support for data collection

The contractor shall provide maintenance and upgrade of simulations to meet engineering analysis, operations, and training customer requirements, as well as the capability to resolve verification and validation issues related to supporting space-based robotic systems in support of including, but not limited to ISS and Gateway operations, as well as other Artemis programs and projects. The contractor shall enhance and maintain the Digital Astronaut Simulation (DAS) architecture to support related engineering analysis for existing and future countermeasures concepts or prototype devices. The contractor shall incorporate miscellaneous models (e.g., contact dynamics, mechanical systems, or vehicle flight control) from organizations external to SRSD into robotics and biomechanical simulations as required in task orders.

3.2 SPACE-BASED VEHICLE MODELING SIMULATION SERVICES

The contractor shall provide simulation development, integration, verification, validation, analysis, documentation, maintenance, and troubleshooting support for space-based vehicles, including space-based surface vehicle, modeling simulation efforts. These contractor tasks shall include but are not limited to:

• High fidelity orbital dynamics and natural environment modeling (e.g., JSC Engineering Orbital Dynamics (JEOD))

• Combined orbital body/multibody dynamics modeling for integrated vehicle with articulated body operational scenarios (e.g., rotating solar arrays, surface vehicle suspension)

• Vehicle GN&C modeling, including appropriate level of detail for flight controls/flight software, hardware sensors, and effectors for RPODU, DDL, and ascent/abort

• Docking mechanism and contact dynamics modeling for programmatic systems including but not limited to the NASA Docking System

The contractor shall provide maintenance and upgrade of simulations to meet engineering analysis, operations, and training customer requirements, as well as the capability to resolve verification and validation issues related to supporting space-based vehicle simulation models.

The Contractor shall incorporate miscellaneous models (e.g., contact dynamics, mechanical systems, or vehicle flight control) from organizations external to SRSD into space-based vehicle simulations as required in task orders.

The contractor shall develop and maintain simulation mockup interfaces to computer-based simulations, including development of customized hand controllers to replicate the functionality of hand controllers on current and proposed NASA vehicles; control panels, both physical and virtual, that provide simulation users with the ability to interact with a simulation; and user interfaces to start, stop, and control the simulation.

The contractor shall develop and maintain data visualization tools for comparing simulation runs, analyzing data spikes, and creating reports. These tools must be able to handle very large data sets (thousands of runs) and have the ability to process the data both during and after the simulation execution.

3.3 ASTRONOMICAL OBJECT SURFACE SIMULATION SERVICES

The contractor shall provide simulation development, integration, verification, validation, analysis, documentation, maintenance, and troubleshooting support for space-based surface vehicle interactions, which is a subset of space-based vehicle, with astronomical object simulation efforts, including but not limited to soil/regolith/rock contact interaction modeling with lander and rover vehicles, robotics systems, and other anchoring type mechanisms. The Contractor shall provide contact and surface interaction modeling considerations that include but are not limited to the following:

• Space-based surface vehicle mobility system (e.g., wheel, track, tires) or lander footpad modeling with traction and/or slippage with various astronomical object surface characteristics

• Change in the astronomical object surface elements (i.e., soil/regolith/rock) characteristics through the interactions with space-based surface vehicle mobility system or lander footpad

• Robotic systems attachment or excavating interaction with various astronomical object surface materials

• Other anchoring type mechanisms stabilizing on various astronomical surface characteristics with appropriate space-based vehicle imparted loads and slippage

The contractor shall provide analyses using the surface vehicle simulation that include but are not limited to:

• Predicting the dynamics response, mobility traction, and resistance from the surface elements for both powered and unpowered space-based surface vehicles as they traverse from one point to another through various surface conditions on an astronomical object surface.

• Predicting lander dynamic response and stability when landing on astronomical body sites assuming various combinations of slope, soil, and rockiness characteristics.

The contractor shall provide maintenance and upgrade of simulations to meet engineering analysis, operations, and training customer requirements; as well as analysis of verification and validation issues related to supporting surface interaction simulation models. The contractor shall incorporate miscellaneous models (e.g., contact dynamics, mechanical systems, terramechanics, or vehicle control) from organizations external to SRSD into astronomical object surface interaction simulations will be addressed as required in task orders.

3.4 GRAPHICS SIMULATION SERVICES

The contractor shall provide development, integration, maintenance, and troubleshooting support services for 3D graphics capabilities needed for RT simulation visualization and NRT engineering analysis. The contractor shall provide Trick-based simulation to graphics communication library capabilities, various model format loaders, software plug-ins, and other user specific customizations, as required.

The contractor shall provide graphics support, including but not limited to, the development and maintenance of 3D graphics and eXtended Reality (XR) capabilities for simulation scene visualization requirements in support of the Orion MPCV Program and other advanced exploration and Flight Operations projects. The contractor shall provide software development services supporting simulation and graphics interfaces and applications including EDGE, DUST, NVERSE and commercial game engine development for XR technologies including virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality.

4.0 ADVANCED SOFTWARE SERVICES OVERVIEW

The primary objective of this section is to provide the overview of requirements for avionics flight and mission support software engineering tasks, including the development, integration, verification, validation, analysis, documentation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of flight software systems. The contractor will provide advanced knowledge and machine-learning based Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems engineering tasks to support the development, integration, verification, validation, analysis, documentation (including documentation necessary to comply with AI registry requirements), maintenance, and troubleshooting of real-time and non-real-time automation, intelligent assistants, decision support systems tailored for human-spaceflight design and operations. The Government will define AI/ML design requirements in issued Task Orders.

The contractor will perform the following, including but not limited to:

• Development of Avionics Flight and Mission Support software for the development and deployment of human-rated flight software.

• Development of Intelligent model-based engineering and machine learning tools and processes to support the design and development of intelligent systems.

• Development of Advanced Human-Computer Interaction (AHCI) hardware and software tools and processes to deliver intelligent systems data with multimodal interfaces, to capture human psychophysiological performance and to adjust the user interface based on user mental conditions.

The primary purpose to develop these intelligent systems is to address engineering analysis, operations, and training requirements. The Contractor shall have in-depth knowledge, including but not limited to the following suite of software tools and technologies, such as Core Flight Software (CFS), Model Based System Engineering (MBSE), Model Based Mission Assurance (MBMA), Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML), Explainable AI (XAI), Generative AI, Machine Vision, Natural Language Processing (NLP) Large Language Models (LLMs), Extended Reality (XR) and biometric sensing and data analytics, and cloud and on-premise Kubernetes containerization, to implement intelligent systems applications to support human spaceflight operations.

4.1 AVIONICS FLIGHT AND MISSION SUPPORT SOFTWARE

Avionics FSW work involves developing and deploying human-rated flight software for embedded flight applications and On-board Vehicle functions and the associated System Engineering and Integration (SE&I) processes, as well as development and support services for avionics and embedded flight software systems and software process engineering services.

The contractor shall provide the following, including but not limited to:

• The development and deployment of embedded flight software for onboard vehicle functions, including vehicle level Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR), electronic procedures system, operating mode management, resource management, onboard test and checkout support and autonomous operations functions (for when the vehicle must operate unattended)

• Simulation and FSW development, integration and test in ground flight avionics facilities and functional equivalent environments

• Mission support software development, test and deployment of applications used to support onboard training, autonomous logistics management, machine learning, wireless sensing, and operation

• SE&I tasks involving the collaborative management of the flight software requirements analysis, architecture design trade studies, application integration and test, verification and validation analyses, and flight certification

• Software process engineering services to include development and maintenance of software engineering processes and artifacts required for compliance with NASA software engineering standards (e.g., NPR 7150.2) and CMMI standards, including services to support CMMI certification appraisals and audits

• Integration of software to run on a Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) as needed by projects. This could include driver development, kernel tuning, schedule/timing support as well as cross compiling for non-x86 computer architectures

In particular, the contractor shall provide the following, including but not limited to, vehicle-specific configuration of the CFS, development, integration and testing of flight software applications/functions using the CFS framework and Agile lifecycle model processes for human-rated (Class A safety critical) software deployments.

4.2 ADVANCED SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Advanced Software Technology Systems (ASTS) work involves developing and deploying methods, tools and applications that will assist the developers and users of AI systems (i.e. the flight and ground crew) to create and operate complex space-based vehicle and human systems both in space and on the ground.

These contractor tasks shall include, but are not limited to:

• Develop AI systems to identify, isolate, plan execute nominal and off-nominal procedures to support all facets of human spaceflight systems

• Develop MBSE model to capture knowledge and extract artifacts from the model, to ensure interoperability of the enterprise systems and to enhance communication among all the stakeholders

• Develop MBSE methodology to capture Model-Based Mission Assurance (MBMA) products and artifacts such as but not limited to Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Probability Risk Assessment (PRA) and Bayesian Network simulations

• Develop Generative AI and Deep Machine Learning technologies to diagnose, predict and explain (e.g., XAI) unforeseen anomalies of space and human systems

• Develop Generative AI and Deep Machine Learning technologies to support machine vision and augmented reality tasks such as and not limited to object recognition, tracking, and pose determination

• Develop Generative AI and Deep Machine Learning and NLP technologies (e.g., LLMs) to capture space and human systems knowledge to support human spaceflight design and operations

• Develop Generative AI and Deep Machine Learning technologies to assist in operational planning optimization tasks to generate and validate procedures

• Develop digital twin models to support Model-Based Engineering Design, Development, Test and Evaluation (DDT&E) processes of space and human systems

• Develop digital twin models to plan, train and execute human spaceflight…