Industry Day Presentation.pdf

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

N A S A M D S C C I N D U S T R Y D A Y

Philip Baldwin

NASA SCaN Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator

17 July 2025

Welcome

INTRODUCT I ONS

NASA MDSCC Industry Day

Agenda

TIME TOPIC

10:00 – 10:15 Opening Remarks and Introduction of Hosts

10:15 – 10:30 Safety Briefings and Admin (General, tour instructions, restroom break)

10:30 – 11:30 Complex Tour

11:30 – 12:00 Break

Industry Day Details

12:00 – 12:15 Kickoff and Introduce Speakers

12:15 – 12:30 Purpose of Industry Engagement & Acquisition Strategy Preview

12:30 – 12:45 Overview of the NOJMO Role

NOJMO DSN Operations and Management Support

12:45 – 13:15 Key Requirements and Capabilities Sought

Review of Technical Direction Document and Statement of Work

13:15 – 13:30 Procurement Process

Sources Sought/Request for Information

13:30 – 13:45 Closing Remarks

13:45 – 14:00 Q&A

M o i s é s F e r n á n d e z Á l v a r o , M D S C C D i r e c t o r

Site Safety Briefing

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Safety Briefing – Policies for Visitors Identification

• All visitors are required to present a valid document for identification (picture-ID or passport) at access control.

• If the access is authorized, a visitor badge will be issued.

• Badge must be visible at all times above the waist. Return your badge to Security at the exit point

Inspection Notice

• Entry into, continued presence on or exit from the facility is contingent upon the visitor's consent to the inspection of person and property in his possession or under his control.

• Therefore, all vehicles and bags are subject to inspection and visitors may experience a slight delay upon entering the Complex

Escort

• As a visitor, you must be escorted during your visit.

• DSN visitors only must be escorted when accessing restricted areas. The restricted areas have an access control system.

Photo and Video Restrictions

• If you wish to take a photograph, ask your escort for authorization.

• Photography of certain areas is restricted.

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Safety Briefing – Policies for Visitors Traffic and Parking

• Visitors are required to comply with Spanish traffic regulations.

• Due to safety concerns, the maximum allowable speed on any road is 30kph.

• Pedestrians have priority in the whole of the Complex.

• Park your vehicle in the areas available for this purpose. Follow the Security personnel’s instructions.

Emergencies

• If you detect an alarm, please call the emergency phone (7088 from any landline or +34 918677088 from cell phone).

• If any alarm is activated, please follow your escort’s instructions.

Others

• Smoking is prohibited indoors.

• Pay attention to the signposting in each area you visit and use personal protective equipment (PPE) as required for each area. If in doubt, seek assistance from your escort.

• Vending machines are available for visitors; ask your escort for use.

• There are toilets in the work area; ask your escort their location.

• For any question, ask your escort or call Admin (7000 from any landline or +34 918677000 from cell phone).

Evacuation meeting point

7Evacuation meeting point

Seguridad-Normas para Visitantes Identificación

• Todos los visitantes deberán presentar en control de accesos un documento válido de identificación (DNI o pasaporte).

• Si el acceso es autorizado, se proporcionará una acreditación de visitante.

• Lleve su acreditación en todo momento en lugar visible por encima de la cintura. Devuelva la acreditación a Seguridad a la salida.

Inspección

• La entrada, permanencia y salida de las instalaciones está supeditada a que el visitante acepte explícitamente la inspección de su persona y bienes en su poder o bajo su control.

• Por lo tanto, todos los vehículos y las bolsas están sujetas a la inspección y los visitantes pueden experimentar un ligero retraso al entrar al Complejo

Escolta

• Como visitante, deberá ser escoltado durante su visita.

• Los visitantes del DSN solo necesitaran ser serán escoltados cuando accedan a áreas restringidas. Las áreas restringidas disponen de sistema de control de accesos.

Restricciones de Fotografías y videos

• Si desea tomar una fotografía solicite autorización a su escolta.

• Está restringido tomar fotografías en ciertas zonas.

Seguridad-Normas para Visitantes Tráfico y aparcamiento

• El límite de velocidad máximo permitido es de 30 km/h. Los peatones tienen prioridad en todo el

Complejo.

• Aparque su vehículo en las zonas habilitadas para ello. Siga las indicaciones del personal de

Seguridad.

Emergencias

• Si detecta una emergencia comuníquelo a través del teléfono de emergencias (7088). Puede usar cualquier teléfono fijo o +34 918677088 desde un teléfono móvil.

• Si se activa una alarma de evacuación, por favor siga las instrucciones de su escolta.

Otros

• Está prohibido fumar en locales cerrados.

• Respete la señalización de cada zona que visite y utilice los equipos de protección (EPIs) requeridos para cada zona. En caso de duda consulte a su escolta.

• Hay máquinas expendedoras de café, bebidas, etc disponibles para visitantes. Si desea hacer uso de ellas pregunte a su escolta.

• Los aseos están en la zona de trabajo, pregunte a su escolta por su ubicación.

• Consulte con su escolta cualquier cuestión relativa a la visita o llame a Centralita (7000 o +34

918677000 desde un teléfono móvil).

Punto de reunión de evacuación

10Punto de reunión de evacuación

M o i s é s F e r n á n d e z Á l v a r o , M D S C C D i r e c t o r

Tour Safety Briefing

N A S A M D S C C I N D U S T R Y D A Y 2 0 2 5

Philip Baldwin

Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for SCaN

Opening

Remarks

Madrid, Spain

Blossom Point, MD

WG1, WG2, Wallops Island, VA

Launch Range, FL

ASF, AK

NOAA, AK

MGS

McMurdo Ground

Station, Antarctica

Guam Remote

Ground Terminal

White Sands

Complex, NM

North Pole, AK

SSC Hawaii

KSAT

TrollSat, Antarctica

SSC

Dongara, Australia

KSAT

Singapore

SSC

Hartebeesthoek, South Africa

KSAT, Norway

SSC Kiruna, Sweden

Hawaii

Table Mtn, CA White Sands, NM

Punta Arenas, Chile

Svalbard, Norway

*DAEP Ka-band Upgrades

LEGS 1, White Sands

LEGS 3,

Australia

LEGS 2,

Matjiesfontein, South Africa

SSC Santiago, Chile

NASA Deep Space Network (DSN)

NASA Near Space Network (NSN)

Commercial Stations Supporting NSN

Optical

Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS)

F6

F12

F13 F7

F8

F10

F11

Canberra, Australia (DSN) *DAEP Ka-band Upgrades

Goldstone, CA (DSN) *DAEP Ka-band Upgrade

Global Network Map

AS1, AS2, AS3

Fairbanks, AK

Lunar Relays

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Industry Day

Lawrence L. Miller

Chief of Contracting Office (Acting)

NASA Office of JPL Management and Oversight

NASA MDSCC Industry Day 2025

Purpose

• This Industry Day is being held to provide potential sources an overview of the operations and maintenance requirement for the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex.

• Potential sources have the opportunity to ask questions, but some answers may not be immediately available. The answers to those question, if releasable to the public, will be provided as part of the

Questions and Answers document posted to SAM.gov

• All questions must be submitted in writing using the provided index cards. The official response to all questions will be the written response posted to the sources sought notice on SAMS.gov

Sources Sought / Industry Day

How to Contribute to NASA’s Market Research

• Review the RFI in detail and provide written responses aligned with the questions outlined.

• Share insights on commercial best practices, risk mitigation approaches, and contracting structures that support performance, cost control, and innovation.

• Inform NASA of potential barriers to entry—whether regulatory, logistical, or operational—and provide suggestions for how NASA can structure the procurement to enhance competition and participation.

Contracting Considerations

• NASA is still in the early stages of market research and has not determined a final acquisition strategy.

Your input will help shape decisions around:

• International compliance and potential partnership structures (e.g., labor, environmental)

• Contract type (e.g., Cost-Plus vs. Firm Fixed Price);

• Period of performance and transition planning; and

• Socioeconomic considerations (e.g., small business participation through subcontracting or teaming)

Andrea Razzaghi

Director of NOJMO

Overview of

NOJMO

Overview of NOJMO Role

• Responsible for the administration of the NASA Caltech/JPL contract that supports the management of

NASA’s Deep Space Network, which includes the Deep Space Communications Complexes at:

• Goldstone, California

• Canberra, Australia

• Madrid, Spain

• Administers the operations and maintenance contracts for the Madrid Deep Space Communications

Complex (MDSCC) and Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC) with Spain and

Australia, both of which are under International Agreements.

• Provides contracting, legal, and institutional management to support SCaN for all three DSN sites.

Milenka Bascope

Assistant Deputy Program Manager for Operations (SCaN)

Key Requirements and

Capabilities Sought

The Deep Space Network and Madrid

• The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) is one of three global deep space communications facilities that comprise the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Deep

Space Network (DSN).

• The strategic placement of these sites permits constant communication with spacecraft as the Earth rotates.

• The DSN provides communication and navigation services (telemetry, tracking, commanding, and radio science) to a wide array of customers to include:

• Deep space missions

• Lunar missions

• Relay operations at Mars

• Lagrange point missions

• Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) missions

DSN Complexes and Assets

• Each of the three Deep Space Network sites has multiple large antennas and is designed to enable continuous radio communication between several spacecraft and Earth.

• All three complexes consist of at least four antenna stations, each equipped with large, parabolic dish antennas and ultra-sensitive receiving systems capable of detecting incredibly faint radio signals from distant spacecraft.

Follow-the-Sun Operations

• Each of the complexes is responsible for the management of the whole communication network through NASA’s Follow the Sun Operations (FtSO)

• FtSO was instituted to allow a single Deep Space

Communications Complex (DSCC) to monitor and control all connections in the DSN during that complex’s daylight hours.

• Each complex is therefore nominally responsible for day prime shift operations support with only minimal off-prime hours.

MDSCC Assets and Facilities

Size ID Type

70-meter DSS-63 Azimuth/Elevation (AZ/EL)

34-meter DSS-65 High-efficiency (HEF)

34-meter DSS-54 Beam waveguide (BWG)

34-meter DSS-55 BWG

34-meter DSS-56 BWG

34-meter DSS-53 BWG

34-meter PARTNeR Standard (STD) used for outreach only

• 65 kilometers from Madrid and encompasses 50.184 hectares with elevations from 745 to 1035 meters above sea level.

• Four antennas used in spacecraft-tracking operations and one used for public outreach only (see table)

• Collimation tower outside the perimeter of the MDSCC on top of a mountain 6km from the complex

• Site area of 730 square meters

• Currently used for boosting MDSCC’s cell phone coverage

• Other facilities within the MDSCC include office space for the different technical specialties, a logistics facility, equipment storage warehouses, hazardous material storage, water treatment building, and various workshops.

Shaped Surface Sub-reflector

34meter Surface Reflector

Beam Waveguide Shroud

Quadripod

Azimuth Track

Subterranean Pedestal Room

Antenna Spares

Microwave Controller

Transmitter

Holography

34 Meter Antenna

Power Plant

Generators

Transformers and Switchgear

Fire Suppression Operations Center Concept

General Cyber Security

OSUpgrades

Underground fuel and oil tank (move to above ground)

Water main and sewers

DSN Assets, Systems, and Facilities (example)

Uninterruptible Power Supply

Statement of Work

• Manage the activities of NASA’s MDSCC and other supporting facilities in Spain, considering local regulations, requirements, and practices.

• Remotely operate the NASA DSN complexes outside of Spain (Goldstone and Canberra) during that respective site’s prime hours in accordance with Follow the Sun Operations (FtSO) and in accordance with any directions given by NASA.

• Complete work as pursuant to the Scientific Cooperation Agreement Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain for the NASA Tracking Station

Statement of Work (cont.)

• Integrate the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) activities into a cohesive program to meet the challenge of providing DSN Operations and Management (O&M) in a timely and cost-efficient manner

• Manage the complex to provide NASA with insight into MDSCC’s costs, schedule, and performance.

• All written communication to be sent to NASA in English.

• Provide all the personnel and other resources necessary to manage and report MDSCC performance. The execution of the tasks requires unique technical knowledge and experience, with the following personnel qualifications:

• Specialist or University degree in technical areas (mechanics, electronics, communications, electro mechanics, astronomy, physics)

• Experience in the general area of spacecraft tracking network operations and maintenance

• Specialized skills applicable within the general area of spacecraft tracking network operations and maintenance

• Knowledgeable, experienced technical staff, in the areas of mechanical systems, control systems, RF systems, IT equipment and facilities systems

Lawrence Miller

Chief of Contracting Office at NOJMO, Acting

Procurement

Process

Disclaimers

• The current contract for this effort, number NNN05AA02C, is between NASA and the Instituto Nacional de Tecnica

Aeroespacial. Additional information related to the current contract can be found on the FPDS.gov website.

• This is an unrestricted procurement. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information provided. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market research.

• No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAM.gov. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring this website for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

• All responses shall be submitted electronically no later than 3:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time, August 7, 2025, via email to:

• Rosalía Toberman, Contracting Officer at rosalia.Toberman@nasa.gov

• Sherry Choo, Contract Specialist at sherry.s.choo@nasa.gov

• Please reference “The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex Sources Sought Notice No. 80NM0025SS002” in any response.

• NASA intends to publicize a listing of respondents to facilitate teaming arrangements. If your company does not want to be included in this listing, clearly indicate this desire in your response.

mailto:rosalia.Toberman@nasa.gov mailto:sherry.s.choo@nasa.gov

Disclaimers (continued)

• While proprietary data will be protected if marked, please avoid submitting sensitive or classified information in response to the RFI.

• Any future requirements, contract structures, or performance expectations may evolve based on additional internal analysis, stakeholder feedback, or policy changes.

• Any future solicitation may include provisions for foreign sourcing, subcontracting with non-U.S. entities, and compliance with U.S. & Spain bilateral agreements.

• NASA may share general themes from responses internally and across appropriate government agencies for market research and planning purposes.

Anticipated Timeline

• Industry Day: 17 July 2025

• Vendor RFI Responses Due: 7 August 2025

• NASA performs Market Research Analysis: October 2025

How to Stay Connected

• Monitor SAM.gov for updates related to this procurement:

https://sam.gov/opp/2d3af25312234ed594f14bc3234c9fc5/view

• Follow up with your questions through the designated point of contact in the RFI.

• NASA welcomes innovative teaming arrangements (if you are a prime, subcontractor, or represent a niche capability) – NASA encourages you to network after today’s session.

https://sam.gov/opp/2d3af25312234ed594f14bc3234c9fc5/view

Philip Baldwin

Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for SCaN

Closing

Remarks

QUESTIONS

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