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Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement

FA8811-19-R-0002

Attachment 9c Launch Service Support (LSS) Payment Plan

3 December 2018

PRE-DECISIONAL

Launch Service Support (LSS) Payment Plan FA8811-19-R-0002

PRE-DECISIONAL

1. Basis of Payment The basis of payment for Launch Service Support (LSS) shall be the successful accomplishment of event milestones scheduled for each year throughout the period of performance of the contract. The milestones represent meaningful efforts or actions that are an integral and necessary part of performance. The basis for an event should be either specifically described events or a measurable criterion of performance. Included within this Payment Plan is what constitutes successful performance of each event. The Contractor shall fill in the payment amounts, which are listed here as a percentage of the total contract price for the annual firm fixed price (FFP) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) pertaining to Launch Service Support (CLIN YY05). NRO-only references appear in grey text.

1. milestone Success Criteria and Completion Evidence Each event milestone has associated measurable success criteria that serve to validate milestone accomplishment. All milestone success criteria must be met before the milestone payment will be authorized. When the Launch Vehicle Contractor (LVC) has successfully completed all applicable milestone success criteria, the LVC shall submit a Notice of Completion (NOC) for the milestone to the Procurement Contraction Officer (PCO). The NOC shall include supporting documentation to substantiate meeting the milestone success criteria as provided in the completion evidence defined herein.

1. Event Milestone Payments and Event Timing Completion of milestone and subsequent NOCs must be submitted successively. Additionally, the NOC may be for multiple milestones. In the event the LVC completes a milestone ahead of the milestone completion date, the LVC may include that milestone in the monthly NOC and the Government will consider, on a case-by-case basis, the early payment of the milestone.

The PCO will determine whether or not the LVC has successfully met each of the milestone success criteria based on inputs provided by the United States Government (USG) Team and the NRO Mission Team.

The USG team consists of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Systems Enterprise Directorate (SMC/LE), and the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space office personnel; and also includes The Aerospace Corporation, LE’s Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) Contractor, LE’s Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support Contractors, the NRO/Office of Space Launch (OSL) (as applicable), the SMC Independent Readiness Review Team, Defense Contract Management Agency, Defense Contract Management Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency, 30th Space Wing (30 SW), 45th Space Wing (45 SW), and other organization as designated by the SMC/LE PCO.

The NRO Mission Team consists of the OSL Mission Manager (OMM), the OSL Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR), and their support personnel (to include Government, Aerospace Corporation, and SETA personnel). At their discretion, the OMM and COTR may solicit inputs from SMC/LE to assist in their determination of the LVC’s satisfactory completion of the milestone success criteria. Written concurrence from both the OMM and COTR that the LVC has successfully met the milestone success criteria is required before the PCO will authorize payment of the milestone.

To the maximum extent possible within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of the LVC’s NOC, the PCO will provide written notification to the LVC specifying which milestones contained in the NOC are determined to be “met” (complete) and, if necessary, which are considered “not met” (incomplete). For milestones identified as incomplete, the PCO will: (1) specify in the notification, the issues(s) that led to the determination based upon the milestone success criteria and completion evidence provided herein, and (2) the corrective action(s) required to complete the milestone. The Government and LVC will ensure agreement and understanding of the corrective actions, and the LVC will make a good faith effort to quickly reconcile an incomplete milestones. When the LVC accomplishes the corrective actions, the LVC will submit an NOC addendum to the PCO for Government review. To the maximum extent possible within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of the LVC’s NOC addendum, the PCO will provide written notification to the LVC specifying whether the Government concurs that all corrective actions have been accomplished and the milestone has been “met” (completed).

For each milestone, the Estimated Completion Date is the estimated date that the LVC will complete the payment event and submit the associated NOC for payment of each milestone under this Plan. For each milestone, the value in the percentage “%” column of Table 1 indicates the percentage of the assigned value of the FFP CLIN YY05 that will be used to calculate the dollar amount to be paid to the LVC upon successful completion of the milestone.

1. Event Milestone Schedule Criteria for payment of each event milestone appears in Table 1.

Table 1: Launch Service Support Payment Event Schedule

* The dollar amount for each milestone is to be filled in by the Offeror on an annual basis and is equal to the percentage listed in the last column multiplied by the value of the annual Launch Service Support (CLIN YY05) prior to award of each milestone. No adjustment to the payment will occur after milestone award.

1. Event Milestone Descriptions Milestones 1 through 12: Monthly Program Management Review Description:

1. Monthly Program Management Review. LVC’s monthly Program Management Review briefing slides delivered on IDE, and the Government has acknowledged receipt IAW PWS paragraph 3.1.4.

Success Criteria:

1. The LVC has delivered and the Government has acknowledged receipt of monthly Program Management Review briefing slides on IDE IAW PWS paragraph 3.1.4.

2. In the event that the Program Management Review is cancelled for a month, the Contractor will still deliver the applicable briefing slides on IDE IAW PWS paragraph 3.1.4.

Completion Evidence:

1. Program Management Review briefing slides accepted by the PCO, appropriate Contracting Officer Representative (COR), or appropriate Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR).