Attachment_5_-_Draft_RISE_TO_0003_SOW_Small_Satellite_Portfolio_-_26_Mar_18.pdf

R&D INTEGRATED SPACE EXPERIMENTS (RISE)

FA9453-18-R-0003, ATTACHMENT 5

TASK ORDER 0003

SMALL SATELLITE PORTFOLIO (SSP) STATEMENT OF WORK

26 MARCH 2018

1 Mission and Background The objective of this task order is to provide the Small Satellite Portfolio (SSP) and the University Nanosat Program (UNP) with research and development, systems engineering, mission development, Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) capabilities, and program management for Cubesat and SmallSat class space experiments and satellite programs.

The objective of the SSP is to conduct innovative space missions and space vehicle research, development, and transition of advanced space power, structures, mechanisms, optics, electronics, guidance, navigation, and controls, in addition to system integration and test within a scaled mission assurance (i.e. appropriate scaling of the risk posture for the mission) paradigm.

These efforts involve spacecraft and launch vehicle component design, optimization and analyses, analytical and experimental testing, and integration of technologies and/or components into system-level spaceflight (or near-space) experiments, including system-level functional and environmental testing, launch vehicle integration, mission operations support, data processing, and analysis. This effort includes: (1) Program Management, (2) Concept Design, (3) Hardware and Software Engineering, (4) Design and Fabrication, (5) Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T), (6) AI&T Laboratory Support (7) Space Worthiness Testing, (8) On Orbit Operations, and (9) Technology transition. The small satellite program focuses on Class 1 and Class 2 efforts and has optimized efforts to take advantage of the large secondary launch market. Key to SSP execution is the ability to trade the constraints of schedule, cost, space vehicle size/weight/power (SWAP) against mission requirements.

The objective of UNP is to train the future U.S. aerospace workforce in systems engineering. This includes providing mentorship, guidance, and advice in mission formulation, system requirements, design and development, AI&T, and on orbit operations.

This generally manifests as development and demonstration of small satellite technologies.

UNP sponsors and manages a new competition every 3 years. Typically there are 10 schools in Phase A, and approximately 2-3 schools that continue through Phases C-D per cycle. The timeframe of phases C and D vary depending on the winner. Currently the UNP is a Presidentially-tracked Science Technology Engineering, and Math (STEM) program.

The UNP and SSP programs are comprised of four phases focused on rigorous systems engineering processes:

• Phase A is focused on maturing a concept to CDR. At the end of Phase A, a competitive down-select decision occurs.

• Phase B matures the concept from CDR to Test Readiness Review. For UNP only, Phase B concludes with a further down-select where the winning nanosatellite(s) is/are brought to AFRL laboratory facilities.

• Phase C is environmental and performance testing and integration to the launch vehicle at the launch site.

• Phase D involves performance of on-orbit operations.

2 Scope Over the Task Order period of performance, it is anticipated that the Small Satellite Portfolio will perform about 30 concepts for Class 1 and Class 2 Government missions.

The Government anticipates roughly ten (10) of those will make it into the early phases of mission design, and about six (6) will make it through the entire process (Phase B, C, and D). The above numbers do not include the UNP missions. The Government anticipates three (3) general methods of achieving the above throughput. The first is to be able to appropriately scope the mission objectives and requirements and then leverage the current community to implement the mission. The second is to appropriately scale the payload requirements to complement a commoditized avionics system. If required, the final method would be to leverage components from the community and assembled into an avionics suit to meet the unique requirements of a payload/mission.

FY 19 FY 20 FY 21 FY 22 FY 23 FY 24

SSP Government Missions Early

Phase A (30)

3 6 6 6 6 3

Late Phase A

(10)

1 2 2 2 2 1

Phase B (6)

1 1 2 2

Phase C 1 2 2 1 Phase D 1 2 2 1

Note: The above numbers represent the number of satellites in each phase. Assume half are Class 1 and half are Class 2

The contractor’s support for UNP consists of program coordination, systems engineering support throughout all four phases, conducting Environmental Stress Screening in Phase C, and advising on planning and execution of the competitions.

3 Compliance and Reference Documents Compliance and Reference Documents are as listed in Attachment 1 and 2 of the Basic Contract Statement of Work.

4 Requirements

4.1 SSP: Mission Design

4.1.1 The contractor shall support concept development and the refining of large programmatic objectives into actionable requirements. This includes mission analysis and documentation for flight (space/air) and/or ground experiments, such as definition of mission objectives, Concept of Operations (CONOPS) trades, mission constraints, mission alternatives, and refining mission and system objectives

4.1.2 The contractor shall perform modelling and simulation to support programmatic and engineering trades.

4.1.3 The contractor shall support the development and integration of the Satellite Parts on Orbit (SPOON) database.

4.1.4 The Contractor shall support the assessment, definition, and integration of Information Assurance, including Cyber requirements, into mission designs.

4.2 SSP: Implementation

4.2.1 The contractor shall perform systems engineering. Associated with this effort is the refinement of designs (i.e. bus trade-offs), requirements and requirements flow-down, interface definition (specifically in the areas of Interface Control Documents (ICDs), interfaces between the Government and mission partners, cost/schedule trades, and space-to-ground data interfaces).

4.2.2 The contractor shall attend and participate in programmatic, technical, and safety reviews (i.e., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PSR, etc.) through all phases of the mission. Typical activities include: 1) researching, preparing and presenting formal briefings at program reviews; 2) reviewing briefings and related documents presented to the SSP, and 3) providing recommendations to the Government.

4.2.3 The contractor shall analyze the complete system design to ensure system reliability, mission operability, and performance requirements will be met.

4.2.4 The contractor shall perform other engineering tasks such as Mechanical, Electrical, Thermal, to include Frequency Management and Communications Security (COMSEC) engineering in support of SSP programs.

4.2.5 The contractor shall develop and implement a tailorable configuration control program for all SSP missions, to include payloads, spacecraft, ground-based experiments, and space-based experiments.

4.2.6 The contractor shall perform an assessment of components, payloads, test equipment, experiment plans, and/or spacecraft designs to meet the mission architecture as currently defined and evaluate components against other available payloads and/or spacecraft component designs and technologies.

4.2.7 The contractor shall leverage commoditized components (i.e. avionics, subsystems, payloads, etc.) when possible in meeting mission requirements.

4.2.8 The contractor shall develop, or support the development, of space vehicle flight software as well as ground software to test or evaluate various flight software systems.

4.3 SSP: Assembly Integration and Test

4.3.1 The contractor shall participate in a Government/Contractor Integrated Product Team

(IPT) for all integration activities

4.3.2 The contractor shall assess AI&T data, experiment electronics and mechanisms, comparing actual performance to the mission requirements and make recommendations for course(s) of action to the SSP Program Office.

4.3.3 The contractor shall provide engineering and technical efforts that include test planning and test plan development, test procedure development, safety planning and procedures, and environmental compliance.

4.3.4 The contractor shall design, fabricate, and assemble any harnesses, cables, and other flight hardware, specialized fixtures, integration and test ground-support equipment, and any specialized ground operations equipment necessary to successfully assemble, integrate, test, and operate the SSP payloads, spacecraft, and/or systems, and related hardware and software.

4.3.5 The contractor shall develop a tailorable performance assurance program for all phases of system and subsystem integration and test, meeting mission assurance requirements for various classes of missions. This includes utilizing documented and standardized processes to reduce loss of knowledge due to personnel changeovers throughout the experiment series.

4.3.6 The contractor shall develop hardware/software to support testing and evaluation of development satellites (i.e. flatsats). Flatsats are used throughout most phases for program scoping, requirements and performance testing, baseline for the flight vehicle, and as operations testing platforms for command verification.

4.3.7 The contractor shall develop and conduct functional and performance verification tests to verify performance parameters. The contractor shall develop environmental test plans and procedures that will qualify and assure component manufacturing and workmanship quality of experiment hardware. The contractor shall design and conduct environmental tests to include thermal cycle, thermal vacuum, vibration, and other environmental tests for the purposes of qualifying experiment electronics and mechanisms.

4.3.8 The contractor shall operate and maintain ground support equipment used to perform functional bench testing, environmental testing, handling, lifting and all activities required to integrate flight hardware. The contractor shall operate the environmental chambers and vibration table during environmental test events. The contractor shall also perform inhibit verification, shock testing, mass properties (mass, center of gravity, moments of inertia), thermal-vacuum testing, and electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) testing.

4.3.9 The contractor shall analyze the requirements for fixtures, equipment, and software, and document any recommendations to the SSP Program Manager, to include whether it is more cost effective for the Government to have the contractor purchase or build the required fixtures or equipment.

4.3.10 .The contractor shall support the development and sustainment of the Small Satellite Building and High Altitude Balloon Facility to support Class 1 and Class 2 operations.

This includes maintaining thermal vacuum chambers, vibration platforms, bake out chambers, nitrogen thermal cycling chambers, and other facility and equipment related to performing AI&T functions.

4.4 SSP: Launch Integration and Mission Operations

4.4.1 The contractor shall support the Government in synchronizing plans and schedules between the ground systems and the payloads and/or spacecraft and between the various ground elements to properly and effectively manage system operations.

4.4.2 The contractor shall support the design, development and maintenance of Class I/II Mission Operations Center (MOC) including but not limited to overall layout / seat requirements for mission operations, command and telemetry databases, satellite resource management tools, and communications requirements to effectively manage on-orbit operations computer workstations, data archiving, and hosted software, as well as all MOC components.

4.4.3 The contractor shall support ability to implement tailored cyber security requirements into the Class I/II ground.

4.4.4 The contractor shall develop top-level mission operations center architectures showing space and communication requirements, COMSEC implementation, and connectivity to external networks (commercial and Government).

4.4.5 The contractor shall contribute to the transition from Mission Operations Planning to Mission Operations. This includes verifying that rehearsals have been completed and that adequate resources have been certified for operations through the exercise/rehearsal process. The contractor shall participate in mission operations training activities.

4.4.6 The contractor shall participate in exercise and rehearsal activities for mission operations to ensure the safe and effective operation of the experiment.

4.4.7 The contractor shall transport the SSP spacecraft and ground-support equipment (GSE) to the launch site utilizing Government-procured transportation, and prepare/package the return of GSE to Kirtland Air Force Base.

4.4.8 The contractor shall perform launch integration activities including launch site payload testing, launch base compatibility testing, stacking operations, launch rehearsals and launch preparation, and post-launch activities associated with residual hardware.

4.4.9 The contractor shall review and refine requirements and recommendations for Go/No-Go criteria, operations rules, and normal operation and contingency plans.

4.4.10 The contractor shall manage changes to the On Orbit Handbook for each mission through a structured configuration management system in order to minimize the risk of repeating a situation that leads to anomalous conditions.

4.4.11 The contractor shall participate in the planning and conduct of mission operations and the development and updating of operations procedures.

4.4.12 The contractor shall develop, test, modify, troubleshoot, and update mission planning tools in support of implementing lessons learned during Launch and Early Orbit (L&EO) activities and nominal mission operations.

4.4.13 The contractor shall develop safe and effective maintenance of the health and status of the systems consistent with the mission success criteria. This includes performing real-time mission data analysis and data trending for experiment health monitoring.

4.4.14 The contractor shall participate in the planning and implementation of all phases of mission operations activities including initial verification of space vehicle performance, nominal operations, and end-of-life.

4.4.15 The contractor shall attend anomaly reviews and anomaly resolution planning meetings, develop recommended courses of action for anomaly resolution, and provide analyses necessary to the development of those recommendations.

4.5 SSP: Technology Transition

4.5.1 The contractor shall support the SSP Program at conferences, workshops, and other forums (public and restricted) in the communication and dissemination of programmatic objectives, lessons learned, and other relevant content.

4.5.2 The contractor shall support the transition of missions and/or technologies and payloads to enterprise partners when appropriate.

4.5.3 The contractor shall support the integration of lessons learned and perspectives in the SSP Program to the DoD and other Government agencies.

4.5.4 The contractor shall support the development and sustainment of the SSP Spacecraft User’s Guide.

4.6 The University Nanosat Program Requirements

4.6.1 The contractor shall provide systems engineering support through the four phases of

UNP.

4.6.2 The contractor shall coordinate, analyze, and support the development of requirements documents (i.e. University Nanosat Program User’s Guide, Interface Control Documents).

4.6.3 The contractor shall assist the UNP in configuration management and quality assurance efforts for university nanosat designs and procedures, in accordance with UNP user’s guide.

4.6.4 The contractor shall provide launch vehicle safety engineering support to include oversight and supervision of university nanosat and launch adapter designs.

4.6.5 The contractor shall coordinate launch vehicle documentation requirements with the participating universities and assist the Government in the development of an integrated Payload Safety Package in accordance with the AFSPCMAN 91-710, as referenced in Attachment 2 of the Basic Statement of Work.

4.6.6 The contractor shall conduct a Satellite Fabrication Class at least once per competition cycle for the competing universities. The purpose of the class will be to train a select group of students from each of the participating universities in the basics of satellite wire harnessing, soldering, mechanical assembly, test, cleanliness and electrostatic discharge.

The contractor shall provide instruction to include: class presentations, design discussions, and hands-on training. Pertinent details of the satellite fabrication class are as follows:

4.6.7 Total number of participants: about forty students (two to three classes may be required due to laboratory limitations)

4.6.8 Location: AFRL/RVE AI&T Laboratories, Kirtland AFB, NM

4.6.9 The contractor shall attend technical interchange meetings, design reviews, technical conferences, and other program events with participating universities, as scheduled by the

UNP.

4.6.10 The contractor shall review technical presentations made by participating universities, assess the technical efforts made by the participating universities.

4.6.11 The contractor shall validate the functional performance of the various UNP nanosat systems and subsystems to a relevant space environment.

4.6.12 The contractor shall assess integration and test (I&T) data and experiment electronics/mechanisms operation; and compare actual performance data to the UNP nanosat requirements. As a result, the contractor shall recommend course(s) of action to the UNP.

4.6.13 The contractor shall design, fabricate, and assemble any harnesses, cables, and other flight hardware, specialized fixtures, integration and test ground-support equipment, and any specialized ground operations equipment necessary to successfully assemble, integrate, test, and operate the UNP payloads, spacecraft, and/or systems, and related hardware and software.

4.6.14 The contractor shall participate in all UNP nanosat launch activities at the launch site.

These activities include: post-ship functional testing, interface verification testing, payload integration, and launch support.

4.6.15 The contractor shall provide (i.e. oversight and review) ground segment check out and mission operations support for the UNP nanosats.

4.6.16 The contractor shall support the UNP at conferences, workshops, and other public forums in the communication and dissemination of programmatic objectives, lessons learned, and other relevant content.

5 Contract Management The contractor shall perform Program Management requirements in accordance with Section 5 of the Basic Statement of Work.

6 Security Requirements The contractor shall establish and implement information and physical security programs governing their efforts in accordance with the DD254 Contract Security Classification Specification. At a minimum, contractor personnel shall be eligible to obtain a Secret clearance.

7 Associate Contractor Agreements The Contractor shall enter into Associate Contractor Agreements (ACA) for any portion of the contract requiring joint participation in the accomplishment of the Government's requirement in accordance with the basic SOW.

8 Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) The following list captures the applicable contract data requirements for deliverables:

Item Title Frequency A001 Contract Funds Status Report Monthly A002 Status Report Monthly A003 Scientific, Tech Reports End of contract A004 Test/Inspection Report As needed A005 System Safety Hazard Analysis Report At award A007 Software Design Description As needed A008 Software Requirements Spec As needed A009 Software Test Report As needed

A011 Integrated Program Management Report Monthly A012 Purchase Order Quarterly A013 Computer Software Products As needed A014 Software User’s Manual As needed A015 Systems Engineering Management Plan Quarterly A016 Technical and Management Work Plan Quarterly A018 Data Accession List Quarterly A021 Presentation Material As needed A022 Scientific and Technical Reports Summary As needed A023 Interface Control Document As needed A024 Government Property Inventory Report Annually

9 Base Support The contractor shall provide base laboratory support in accordance with Section 9 of the Basic Statement of Work.

10 Government Property/Contractor Acquired Property Property that may be acquired by the contractor in support of this task order in support of the satellite flow depicted in table 1:

• Command and Data Handling (C&DH) Computers for flight and engineering unit systems

• Attitude Determination and Control (ADCS) systems for flight and engineering unit systems

• Propulsion systems as individual subsystem or integrated in ADCS systems for flight and engineering unit systems

• Telemetry Tracking and Command (TT&C) systems for flight use and engineering units and ground use

• Space vehicle thermal management systems

• Electric Power Systems (EPS) systems for flight systems

• Integrated avionics suites