DASS_RFP_Attachment_4.9_Glossary.pdf

80SSC020R0007 - DASS RFP Attachment 4.9

Glossary

Contract Value – The total ceiling value of a contract, inclusive of all options.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) – A Government employee authorized by the Contracting Officer to provide technical direction to the Contractor. The COR and Alternate COR (who may act only in the COR's absence) are the only Government employees other than a Contracting Officer who may give technical direction to the Contractor, unless the COR has delegated Technical Management Representatives (TMR).

Data Requirements Description – A detailed request for a specified data item, including purpose, content, format, rationale, references, maintenance requirements, submittal requirements, and other pertinent information.

Major Subcontractor- A company that the Contractor anticipates providing at least

$500,000 of contract value in support of the Statement of Work effort.

NASA Organizational Representative – An individual designated by a specific JSC organization to communicate with the COR concerning specific customer requirements identified via a service request as it relates to services ordered by a specific organization via a task order.

Non-Personal Services Contract – a contract under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees (FAR Subpart 37.1).

Part-time Services – Services that are provided for a total number of 30 hours or less per week on an on-going basis.

Service Request (SR) – Document used for communication between the Contractor and the Government to specify which SOW requirements are applicable to each contracted position.

Statement of Work – A description of the effort the Contractor is to perform under the contract, including the criteria for determining whether the requirements are met.

Surveillance – Traditional NASA management philosophy of watchful care or oversight, sometimes requiring methods for insight to gather Contractor product and process data through involvement. Surveillance is NASA quality control activity, principally through inspection or review, to ensure contracted services and products meet the Government’s overall requirements contained in the contract.

Teaming Agreement – An arrangement between two or more companies, either as a partnership or joint venture, to perform on a specific contract. The team itself may be designated to act as the prime contractor; or one of the team members may be designated to act as the prime contractor, and the other member(s) designated to act as subcontractors.

Temporary Services – Services intended for no more than 1 year, which may be extended

80SSC020R0007 - DASS RFP Attachment 4.9 up to two more times in increments of up to 6 months each for a total effort of no more than 2 years.

Task Order – The means by which the NASA will provide authority to the Contractor to perform work under the requirements of the Statement of Work.