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NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) Stennis Space Center, MS 39529

NASA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND

MATHEMATHICS (NSTEM) SERVICES

SOLICITATION No. 80NSSC22R0001

ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS

November 5, 2021

ACES Agency Consolidated End User Services ADA Americans with Disabilities Act Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) APG Annual Performance Goals BMS Business Management System BSA Business Service Assessment CCB Change Control Board CCSS Common Core State Standards Center NASA Center CLIN Contract Line Item Number CMR Communication Material Review CO Contracting Officer Comm Communications COOP Continuity of Operations Plan COR Contracting Officer’s Representative CPAR Contracting Performance Assessment Report CR Change Request DRD Data Requirement Deliverable EDC Engineering Design Challenge EMS Environmental Management System EPD Educator Professional Development EPSCoR Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research ERP Expert Review Panel FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FBO Federal Business Opportunities FY Fiscal Year GCAM Grant and Cooperative Agreement Manual GFP Government Furnished Property HE Higher Education ICR Information Collection Request IRB Institutional Review Board ISO International Organization for Standardization ISSO Information Systems Security Officer IT Information Technology ITA Internal Task Agreement LMS Learning Management System MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSI Minority Serving Institutions MTA Management Task Approval MUREP Minority University Research and Education Programs NARA National Archives and Records Administration NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA HQ NASA Headquarters NF NASA Form NFS NASA FAR Supplement NGS Next Gen STEM NGSS Next Generation Science Standards

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NPD NASA Policy Directive NPR NASA Procedural Requirement NRO NASA Research Opportunity NSSC NASA Shared Services Center NSQ National Standards for Quality OMB Office of Management and Budget OPR Office of Primary Responsibility OSTEM Office of STEM Engagement P&E Performance and Evaluation PI Principal Investigator PII Personally Identifiable Information PM Project Manager POC Point of Contact PoP Period of Performance PPBE Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution PWS Performance Work Statement ROM Rough Order of Magnitude SE STEM Engagement SME Subject matter expert SOP Standard Operating Plan SSN Sources Sought Notification STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics TOM Task Order Manager UDL Universal Design for Learning WCAG Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

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Activity An educational process or procedure intended to stimulate learning through actual Competitions/Chall enges

Opportunities for students to create, design, build and work on authentic NASA technical and simulated challenges seeking solutions that align with NASA technical disciplines.

Contracting Officer

(CO)

A Contracting Officer (CO) is a person who can bind the Federal Government of the United States to a contract. Contracting Officers hold a warrant that allows them to negotiate on behalf of the United States Government.

Contracting Officer's Representative

(COR)

Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs) play a critical role in ensuring that contractors meet the commitment of their contracts. They facilitate proper development of requirements and assist Contracting Officers in developing and managing their contracts.

Continuity of Operations Plan

The Continuity of Operations Plan identifies the Contractor's plan for response, recovery and impact mitigation initiated by emergency events at a work location.

Curriculum Support Materials

The identification of the required subjects and topics that are critical for a given grade or age. NASA’s curriculum support materials focus on those disciplines it employs to successfully complete missions and make advances in STEM disciplines. NASA’s curricular resources are developed to national standards, peer reviewed and tested in classrooms before being released.

Data Requirements Documents (DRD)

Data Requirements Documents provide guidance on the format and frequency of submission for regularly recurring reports.

Educator Professional Development

Professional development, usually through practical application, for persons currently employed as educators in both formal and informal settings. This is a broader term, inclusive of teacher professional development, and the work NASA does to increase the technical skills of informal educators. NASA infuses its content into these development

EPSCoR The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) establishes partnerships with government, higher education and industry that are designed to effect lasting improvements in a state or region's research infrastructure, research and development (R&D) capacity and its national R&D competitiveness.

Evaluation The process used to provide independent assessments of the continuing ability of the program/project to meet its technical and programmatic commitments. Evaluation also provides value-added assistance to the program/project managers.

Fellowships Competitively awarded fellowships are offered to support independently conceived and designed research by highly qualified graduate and post-graduate students in disciplines needed to help advance NASA’s missions

Formal Education Structured education systems intended to provide support for or to strengthen education at the elementary and secondary through postgraduate levels, including adult education, often resulting in certifications, degrees, or recognitions.

GFP Government-Furnished Property consists of property and equipment provided by the Government on a no-charge-for-use basis pursuant to the clause at FAR 52.245-1.

Implementation To put in place the necessary resources and take action to perform a program or project.

Implementation Plans are developed with clear requirements and traceability to the Agency Strategic Plan in order to verify compliance to the plan, define the baseline from which monitoring and evaluation will occur, and to enable the development of performance reporting to external stakeholders.

Informal Education Informal education activities are those with the intent to provide voluntary, self-directed opportunities for individuals who are motivated by personal needs and interests. This type of education takes place outside the established formal education systems.

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Information Technology (IT)

Information technology (IT) is the use of any computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data.

Internships Competitively awarded positions that provide research or engineering opportunities for high school, undergraduate and graduate students in which they gain real-world experience contributing to the operation of a NASA Center or the advancement of NASA’s missions.

Metric The various parameters or features of a process that are measured. A standard of measurement.

Mission The core function(s) and primary job(s) of the Agency Mission Directorate As part of the NASA organizational structure, research and efforts have been broken into directorates encompassing common sub-goals of NASA's mission. As of September 21, 2021, the mission directorates are Exploration Systems Development (ESDMD), Space Operations (SpaceOps), Aeronautics Research (ARMD), Science (SMD), and Space Technology (STMD).

MUREP The Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) is administered through NASA's Office of STEM Engagement. Through MUREP, NASA provides financial assistance via competitive awards to Minority Serving Institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities, Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions and other MSIs, as required by the MSI-focused Executive Orders

Museum & Informal Education (MIE) Alliance

The MIE Alliance is a community of practice comprised of informal science educators at museums, science centers, planetariums, observatories, zoos, aquariums, parks and nature centers who wish to incorporate NASA’s activities and materials into their exhibits and visitor programs. It is intended to bring current NASA science and technology to visitors through professional development of staff and provision of materials such as visualizations, access to NASA experts, educational materials, etc.

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was founded by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958.

NASA Education At NASA, the formal and informal education programs and the people who support them.

The term “NASA Education” includes more than the people and programs of the Agency’s Office of STEM Engagement; it includes the people and efforts of NASA’s mission organizations and Centers, and as such, represents the Agency’s entire educational portfolio.

NASA's STEM Engagement Community

Includes all personnel involved in formal and informal NASA Education activities including Speaker’s Bureau events, science fair judging, mentoring, etc.

Next Gen STEM Next Gen STEM (NGS) is an integrated portfolio of grants, partnerships, activities, educational products, and student engagement opportunities desiged to connect NASA's missions, programs, people, and STEM content to a primarily K-12 audience.

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Office of STEM Engagement

(OSTEM)

The Office of STEM Engagement manages NASA’s education budget and administers national education programs that draw on content from across the Agency. The Office provides the leadership for setting Agency education goals, coordinating and integrating NASA’s education framework, implementation approach and policies. The Office of STEM Engagement is responsible for ensuring compliance with external requirements, laws and NASA-wide processes, procedures and standards related to the education budget. The Office solicits external advice on matters pertaining to education and represents the Agency externally, especially in interactions with Congress, the Administration and other federal agencies.

Outcome Result of a program effort (what happened as a result of the program) compared to its intended purpose

Outreach Activities intended to raise awareness of, or interest in, NASA, its goals, missions and/or programs, and developing an appreciation for and exposure to science, technology, research and exploration.

Portfolio A collection of investments and strategies, such as research development, managed to further a common goal or goals.

Program A strategic investment by a Mission Directorate or Mission Support office that has defined goals, objectives, architecture, a funding level and a management structure that supports one or more projects.

Program Assessment

A determination, through objective measurement and systematic analysis, of the manner and extent to which federal programs achieve intended objectives

Project A specific investment identified in a program plan having defined goals, objectives, requirements, life-cycle costs, a beginning and an end. A project yields new or revised products or services that directly address NASA’s strategic needs. They may be performed wholly in-house; by government, industry or academic partnerships; or through contracts with private industry

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

The Performance Work Statement is the listing of the products and services for OSTEM work under this contract

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

(QASP)

The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) is a document that specifies how the Government will verify and document that the quality of services called for under the contract is acceptable for the purposes of determining approval of payment.

Space Grant Space Grant is a national network of colleges and universities. These institutions are working to expand opportunities for Americans to understand and participate in NASA's aeronautics and space projects by supporting and enhancing science and engineering education, research and public outreach efforts.

STEM The disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

STEM Content Development

Creation of education content that includes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics material and knowledge from NASA’s missions. NASA’s STEM content supports informal and formal educators by providing them information that can be used as part of an activity or lesson that may fill a curriculum requirement.

STEM education ecosystem

A STEM education ecosystem that consists of multi-sector partners united by a collective vision to support participation in STEM through the creation of accessible and inclusive STEM learning opportunities spanning all education stages and career pathways.

STEM Gateway A universal registration/application and Data Management system utilized by NASA OSTEM

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Student Experiential Activities

Hands-on learning activities occurring in formal and informal settings that engage and inspire learners of all ages while advancing NASA’s goals in STEM education.

Underrepresented Communities

Refers to persons from racial and ethnic groups whose enrollment in STEM education or participation in STEM professions is much smaller than that group’s representation in the general population. African Americans, Hispanics/ Latinos, and Native Americans and Pacific Islanders currently fit this definition.

Underserved Communities

Often used interchangeably with “underrepresented,” particularly as it relates to the sciences and engineering. Specifically, it is used to promote access and opportunity to persons of diverse backgrounds— racial, ethnic, gender, religious, age, sexual orientation, disabled, and other populations with limited access—to decent and affordable housing, gainful employment, and other services. In the STEM area, “underserved” has typically referred to women and persons with disabilities.

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