xEVAS Industry Day Presentation.pptx

Welcome to the Johnson Space Center Exploration Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Services (xEVAS) Industry Day

May 13, 2021 Virtual via Microsoft Teams 9:00 AM Central Time

Agenda

Welcome to the xEVAS Industry Day

JSC Office of Procurement

Vanessa Wyche

Acting JSC Center Director

Anne McClain

Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army

NASA Astronaut

Chris Gaspard

Contracting Officer

Disclaimer These slides are for information and planning purposes only. No solicitation exists at this time.

This presentation shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government or as a comprehensive description of any future requirements.

If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide point of entry (GPE), as defined by FAR 2.101.

Promote competition on the proposed acquisition

Develop Industry’s understanding of the Government’s current vision and objectives

Provide Industry with the opportunity to meet with the Government early enough in the procurement process to provide input into the xEVAS procurement strategy

Encourage offerors to submit questions and comments electronically via an email to the Contracting Officer, or via the Q&A application during Industry Day.

The Government will respond officially to all questions submitted by posting them to the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE) and xEVAS websites.

Goals of Industry Day

Industry Day Logistics A copy of this presentation has been posted on the xEVAS website at:

https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/xevas/

JSC produced a virtual tour of most of the facilities that may be available to support this project. The videos will be posted, when available, at: https://eva.jsc.nasa.gov/

Clarifications concerning the way in which NASA conducts business today will be answered in the Question and Answer period.

Please submit all questions via the Q&A application link provided.

https://johnson.cnf.io/sessions/xx47/#!/dashboard Questions will be addressed verbally by NASA during the Questions and Answer period of the presentation and subsequently posted to both the GPE and the xEVAS Procurement website.

Verbal answers will not be considered official.

If a difference exists between verbal and written responses to questions, the written responses shall govern.

Responses to Questions

Vision and Objectives

Joel Montalbano, Program Manager ISS Program

Mark Wiese, Project Manager Deep Space Logistics Gateway Program

AES is charged with conducting Artemis III missions and beyond, including the development of human systems needed to access, live, and work on and around the Moon

Surface Mobility Systems

Human Landing System (HLS) Gateway Exploration Extravehicular Activity System (xEVA) Exploration Capabilities

Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) Portfolio

Advanced spacesuits with new capabilities for surface exploration

Increased flexibility enables advanced sample collection Improved design accommodates a wider range of crew members Specialized tools ensure quality samples are collected and returned to Earth

Exploration Extravehicular Activity (xEVA) Systems

NASA’s xEVA Development Investment Advanced suits (xEMUs) Portable Life Support Subsystem (xPLSS) which contains CO2 removal and thermal control Pressure garment subsystem (xPGS) Vehicle interfaces (VISE) Physical interfaces and support equipment such as don/doff fixtures, launch enclosures, umbilicals, battery chargers, and maintenance equipment Tools and equipment Geology equipment for sample collection Construction tools for maintenance activities Translation support like handrails xEMU Ground Prototype xEVA Geology Tools

Evolution of Commercial Services

Title 51 USC “National & Commercial Space Programs”

NASA Strategic Plan

National Space Transportation Policy

National Space Policy 1988 & 1994

U.S. Space Transportation Policy

Commercial Space Act 1998

NASA Commercial Services Contracts NASA has demonstrated success acquiring commercial services for a wide spectrum of space transportation needs over the past 20+ years. xEVAS will extend this model, to the spacewalker.

Commercial Services Contracts

LSP NASA Launch Services Contracts (NLS) 1998 - Present ISS Commercial Resupply Services Contracts (CRS) 2007 - Present Commercial Crew Transportation Contracts (CCtCAP) 2014 - Present Commercial Lunar Payload Services Contracts (CLPS) 2018 - Present Gateway Deep Space Logistics Contracts (GLS) 2020 - Present Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) Present CCDev, CCiCAP, CPC 2010 - 2013

COTS

NextSTEP Development Partnerships (includes HLS) 2014 - Present xEVA Development 2008 - Present

Development Contracts

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) w/extensibility to Artemis & beyond Commercial service includes Spacesuits (life support, pressure garments, info & avionics) Tools & equipment (crew support, science & construction) Vehicle interface & flight support hardware EVA systems training & real-time operations support to NASA xEVAS Scope

Survivability Maximize crew safety & health during an EVA

Operability Maximize ability to easily accomplish tasks in environment

Compatibility Minimize impacts across multiple vehicle interfaces

Extensibility Minimize changes to support evolving missions and crew

Sustainability Minimize logistics and crew preparation time

Availability Minimize time between identification of need and use

System Objectives xEVAS is anticipated to be a FFP IDIQ contract approach that allows for NASA to appropriately transition to the use of commercial xEVAS following successful demonstration of the capability. CLIN structure currently under consideration enables a sustained development investment to assure extensibility for current and future needs.

xEVAS anticipates a multiple-award approach with the capability to on-ramp for new providers, at the Government’s discretion, to assure sustained competition over the life of the contract and/or leverage advanced technologies that may become available in the Industry.

Anticipated Phasing & Competitive Structure

Figure below is a rough illustration of xEVAS phasing. It is not meant to accurately reflect the durations of current programs or contracts

Planned Contract Structure

Tentative Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Structure:

NASA is contemplating a division of the work into multiple CLINs, primarily for funding purposes.

NASA does have a preference for an EVA system that can provide EVA capability to the ISS and is extensible to support Artemis program EVA requirements.

Responses received from Industry are currently being considered by NASA and may result in changes to the CLIN approach that was published in the RFI.

Historical & Anticipated Need NASA is determining the appropriate minimum guarantee per award in order to enable sustained competition while also providing Industry an appropriate balance to their commercial business model.

NASA forecasts 60+ unique EVA’s to occur, with at least 2 crew members participating per EVA, over the next decade (120+ individual EVA’s).

Procurement Details & Planned Contract Structure

Chris Gaspard, Contracting Officer The procurement strategy for xEVAS is still being developed. All details and comments discussed in the following charts are tentative and subject to change prior to the release of the Draft RFP.

Procurement Details

This is not a follow-on procurement; no current contract exists.

NAICS Code: 336414, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing Small Business Size Standard: 1,250 employees

PSC Code: W018, Lease or Rental of Equipment – Space Vehicles

A Request for Information (RFI) related to the xEVAS procurement was released on April 14, 2021. Reference: 80JSC21xEVAS.

The contemplated Period of Performance is 12 years. This would include an ordering period of 10 years that allows for an additional two (2) years for completion of services ordered during the ordering period performance period.

Contract Types: The Government is considering the award of one or more IDIQ contracts under which firm-fixed price task orders would be issued.

Procurement Details

The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed price contract based on adequate price competition; therefore, Cost Accounting Standards do not apply to this procurement.

However, Offerors should review Chapter 8 of the DCAA Audit Manual to determine if they are subject to full or modified Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) coverage and if they require an adequate Disclosure Statement prior to award. The link is: https://www.dcaa.mil/Content/Documents/cam/Chapter_08_-_Cost_Accounting_Standards.pdf.

Industry Feedback NASA anticipates providing early draft versions of major contract documentation (via a posting to beta.SAM.gov) in order to solicit early feedback while the NASA team prepares for release of the draft RFP in mid-June.

Technical Requirements

Tailoring current set from RFI with intent to provide a single source of system requirements for xEVAS.

Goal is to provide a single source document with current requirements serving as the Government reference for mission assurance.

Work Plan

Developing a concise set of commercial service milestones that will drive the providers interface with the Government mission planning and execution, while enabling industry best practices for a commercial approach.

Contract Clauses

Developing a FFP, IDIQ approach to assure the appropriate insight and approval for acquisition of commercial end-to-end services for an EVA capability.

Statement of Work (SOW) Deliverable Data

Scoping the required interfaces, partnering, and data deliverables required to assure the provided service complements the Government need during the life of the contract, over an evolving mission focus.

Commercial Provider’s proposed xEVAS capability

NASA is considering an approach similar to the Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities contracts that utilize deviated terms and conditions to incentivize commercial development (e.g. data rights and certified cost and pricing data).

NASA anticipates the use of an INSIGHT model, not an OVERSIGHT model.

Minimize data deliverables

The xEVAS will be a services contract(s); NASA does not expect any hardware deliverables under the contract.

NASA seeks cost advantages in being one of many consumers.

NASA’s focus is reducing the cost of EVA capability by investing in a commercial service.

NASA doesn’t contemplate requiring the successful offeror be a commercial user of the services now or in the future NASA doesn’t contemplate requiring suppliers to make their product available to the commercial market.

Clarifications

The expectation of a corporate investment is there because of the various commercial opportunities (from space tourism to permanent, commercial space stations) in development that will create future business opportunities. The corporate investment could include, among other things:

IR&D funds already invested in developing an EVA system; and Amortization of development costs across the contract period of performance by embedding those cost within the cost of the services.

NASA intends to award the full contract schedule and CLINs to one or more successful offeror(s). ISS and Artemis service task orders will be subsequently awarded based on the EVA system capabilities demonstrated.

xEMU data is expected to be available to interested U.S. parties; however, this should not be construed as NASA expressing a preference for an “xEMU solution”. The data is being provided to advance commercial capabilities through leveraging NASA’s investments to-date.

Clarifications

Tumarrow Romain, Small Business Specialist

JSC Office of Small Business Programs

Office of Small Business Programs -Johnson Space Center (JSC) Main phone number: (281) 483-4512

Robert Watts, Senior Small Business Specialist

Monica Craft, Small Business Specialist

Tumarrow Romain, Small Business Specialist

All emails should be sent to: jsc-smallbusiness@mail.nasa.gov

Location: Building 1, Suite 453 Address:

NASA Johnson Space Center, Industry Assistance Office Mail Code: BA 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058-3696

JSC Partnering Overview

Ron Diftler, JSC Partnership Development

Partner with industry and academia using public/private partnerships to create products/services that meet NASA and industry needs Balance industry needs and NASA partnership roles to manage program risk and reduce lifecycle costs Earlier engagement provides opportunity to build trust and have meaningful conversations that leads to valued relationships Provide simple and responsive process for industry to work with NASA in support of US Government proposals Use Technology Programs, Technology Transfer and SAAs to develop trusted relationships to support industry needs Work with stakeholders to provide JSC competencies – people, processes, tools, and facilities to support product development and community/STEM needs JSC Partnerships Objectives

Understand industry is well into establishing their approach for development and delivery of their service/product when the acquisition process is formally initiated JSC wants to engage industry as early as possible in this process to provide timely solutions to industry needs – draft GTAs Our objective is to listen to industry needs/risks and provide awareness into JSC’s capabilities that could meet their needs Offerors have time to balance the capabilities of their industry team and NASA to create their proposal NASA does not want to be in the critical path of system development or delivery of subsystems but to provide guidance and support

Early Engagement

Offerors may contact the Partnership Lead (PL) to understand JSC competencies (people, processes, tools and facilities) and request an estimated cost using the GTA form.

The PL will coordinate the request with the Contracting Officer and the technical POC for partnerships to assure the request is appropriate The PL will coordinate the GTA requests with program and performing organizations.

Return costed GTAs to offerors as early as possible for consideration

Engagement Process

Procurement Schedule and Q&A

Chris Gaspard, Contracting Officer

Procurement Schedule The Government does intend to issue a Draft Request For Proposal (RFP).

Following the release of the draft RFP, Industry will have an opportunity to submit questions in writing so that the Government may officially respond.

Current Schedule:

Draft RFP – June 18, 2021 Draft RFP Responses due – July 8, 2021 RFP release – August 12, 2021 Pre-Proposal Conference – August 20, 2021 Proposals due – September 16, 2021 Contract Award – December 16, 2021

The procurement schedule will be posted to the xEVAS procurement website.

15 Minute Break

Question and Answer Period

One-on-One Communication with Industry Meetings will be held virtually using Microsoft Teams

Thursday, May 13, from 1pm-5pm and Friday, May 14, from 9am-5pm (times in CST).

No more than six (6) individuals may represent any party or team of parties.

Only one meeting will be allowed per company.

Meetings will not exceed 50 minutes in length.

How to Get Connected xEVAS Procurement Website https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/xevas/

NASA/JSC Contract Opportunities https://beta.sam.gov/

JSC Procurement Website http://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/

JSC Partnerships Office https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/partnerships/jsc-capabilities

Industry Assistance Office, JSC Bldg. 1 jsc-industry-assistance@mail.nasa.gov

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