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This Statement of Work (SOW) outlines contract support for NASA Wallops Flight Facility's student launch opportunities RockSat and RockOn during October 2025 - September 2026. The contractor will provide comprehensive technical assistance for undergraduate student rocket launch programs, including selecting and supporting 10-20 RockSat teams through multiple design reviews, conducting approximately 40-80 team reviews, editing documentation, and providing onsite integration and launch support at Wallops Flight Facility in May/June 2026.

Specific requirements include performing surface mount component installation on flight computers, hiring 8 collegiate student helpers, providing technical support during workshops for 20-24 RockOn teams, and facilitating reviews and documentation for the NASA Sounding Rocket Program Office. The majority of work will be performed in Aurora, Colorado, with required travel to Wallops Flight Facility for workshops, integration, launch, and recovery activities. The contract is valued at $94,000 and will run from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, with the goal of ensuring 90% of student teams complete their experimental reviews and finalize their projects.

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August 20, 2025 Rev A

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Objective/Requirements The services to be performed will support the delivery of the RockOn and RockSat student launch opportunities conducted at Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) in collaboration with the NASA Sounding Rocket Program Office in October 2025 – September 2026.

2. Characteristics, Scope, and Specs [$94K] The contractor shall perform the following duties in the following areas:

A. Provide support for the NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) student launch opportunity RockSat for undergraduate students which will include the following:

a. Support the selection of 10 to 20 RockSat teams based on their submission of a WFF

Intent to Fly Form

b. Schedule and conduct required ~8 reviews per team for 5-10 of the possible 20 RockSat teams (~40 to 80 reviews total) and provide a summary and required actions (Conceptual Design Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, Subsystem Test Review, Integrated Systems Test Review, Full Mission Simulation Review, Visual Verification Check-in) with the expectation that 90% of the teams will complete the reviews and finalize their experiments

c. Review and edit documentation templates and procedures to be used by the teams as well as storage of team submissions, while holding weekly staff meetings with WFF support staff

d. Provide support for the 6-8 reviews and documentation required for NASA Sounding Rocket Program Office

e. Provide onsite support at WFF for the Wallops Sounding Rocket program covering the integration, testing and launch of team experiments and the recovery and analysis of their data in May/June 2026 for RockSat

f. Provide feedback on RockSat team final reports

g. Travel support for item e

B. Provide support to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) for the RockOn student launch opportunity which will include the following:

a. Perform installation of all surface mount components on the flight computer for RockOn (~400 components)

b. Hire and pay 8 collegiate student helpers who will support the RockOn hands-on workshop

c. Provide onsite technical support at WFF during workshop instruction in June 2026 for the 20-24 teams with 3 to 4 students and faculty member for each RockOn team

d. Travel support for item c

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3. Place of Performance The majority of work will take place in Aurora, Colorado. Travel to WFF is required for workshop, integration, launch, and recovery.

4. Period of Performance Services provided from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026

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