FDSS-IV Industry Day Charts.pdf

Flight Dynamics Support Services (FDSS-IV) Industry Day

Goddard Space Flight Center Bldg. 28, Room N230

July 17th, 2024

Welcome

Dan Solomon Source Evaluation Board (SEB) Chair, Engineering Technology Directorate (ETD)

Should a building evacuation occur, please observe EXIT signs and the evacuation instructions at each of the exits If anytime during this Industry Day Event/Tour you are not located on the ground level, please use stairwells and not elevators while evacuating

Safety Information

Cafeterias are located in GSFC Bldgs 1, 21, 34 Restrooms are available to the left outside the conference room, down the atrium hall and to the left Questions that arise during Industry Day can be sent to the government through only two mechanisms Using the following email address: FDSSIV-QUESTIONS@nasa.onmicrosoft.com Using 3x5 cards that are provided as an additional method to submitting questions

One-on-one discussions with the government can be scheduled within the next week if desired (please return slip to Jonnelle if so) Visitor's badges must be returned as you leave the center. There are drop boxes at each gate on your left-hand side as you exit

General Information

In the event of inconsistencies between data provided in these charts and the final RFP, the language in the final RFP, including any amendments, will govern.

Disclaimer

Agenda

Time Topic 9:30 – 9:40 Welcome, Review Agenda, Introductions – Dan Solomon

9:40 – 9:55 Procurement Overview – Jonnelle Goff

• Background, Evaluation Criteria, Miscellaneous

9:55 – 10:25 Technical Overview – Conrad Schiff, Julie Owens

• Navigation and Mission Design Branch

• FDSS Overview

10:25 – 10:40 Flight Dynamics Facility (FDF) Overview – Sam Schreiber, Jason Laing 10:40 – 11:00 Flight Dynamics Facility (FDF) Tour – Sam, Jason 11:00 – 1:00 10:30-12:30

Break for Lunch

12:30 – 12:45 Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis (CARA) Overview – Alinda Mashiku, Jesse Ende, Alex Durkin

12:45 – 1:00 CARA Operations Room Tour – Alinda, Jesse, Alex 1:00 – 1:45 1:30 Break/Question submissions 1:30 – 1:45 Government Caucus to review questions 2:45 – 3:45 1:30- 1:45

Response to Questions

3:45 – 4:00 1:45- 2:00

Closing Remarks & Adjourn

Procurement Overview

Jonnelle Goff FDSS-IV Contracting Officer

Flight dynamics support and related services under Code 590, Mission Engineering and Systems Analysis (MESA) Division and Code 500 Engineering Technology Directorate (ETD) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to support both external and internal stakeholders including the four main GSFC science Strategic Focus Areas: Astrophysics, Earth Science, Heliophysics and Planetary Science, in addition to the Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) Program and others. Specific areas of flight dynamics support span across the following:

Flight Dynamics systems engineering Analysis & algorithm development Software tool development Operations support Infrastructure maintenance Strategic technology advancements

Procurement Background

This procurement is for the Flight Dynamics Support Services follow-on contract Current contract (FDSS III), Prime Contractor – OPR (Omitron, Inc and Pearl River Technologies, Joint Venture) Contract number: 80GSFC19C0072, Contract Type: Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)/Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, Contract expires: April 30, 2025 Small Business Set-Aside NAICS Code and Title: 541330 - Engineering Services without Exception 1 (Military and

Aerospace Equipment), Size Standard: $25.5 million Contract Type Cost Plus Fixed Fee Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract

60-day Phase-in period on a separate contract vehicle Contract Clauses of Note Five-year effective ordering period $265M Maximum Ordering Value

Procurement Important Information

Evaluation conducted in accordance with FAR 15.3/NFS 1815.3 Source Selection Procedures Evaluation Factors Mission Suitability (point scored) Cost (Government Pricing Model) Past Performance (adjectival rating)

Award on initial offers is anticipated, but the Government reserves the right to hold discussions with offerors

Procurement Evaluation

Mission Suitability Factors

Mission Suitability Factors Points

Subfactor A: Technical Approach (Including the three RTO’s that are provided for evaluations)

Subfactor B: Management Approach 450

Total 1,000

For purposes of this cost evaluation, offerors shall use the Government Pricing Model Government provides Hours and Labor Categories Offeror proposes Direct and Indirect Rates and equivalent labor categories Government will evaluate the Cost Factor based on the rates/costs provided in the

Government Pricing Model and Attachment B, Direct Labor Rates, Indirect Rates and Fee Matrices

RTO cost information will not be presented to the SSA Cost Realism analysis will be performed

Cost Factor

Past Performance Criteria Technical Schedule Cost Management

Past Performance will be assessed from:

Relevant Contracts Significant Subcontracts Questionnaires Other Past Performance Data

E.G. Safety Violations, Security Breaches, Interviews, etc.

Past Performance

Past Performance Ratings Very High Level of Confidence High Level of Confidence Moderate Level of Confidence Low Level of Confidence Very Low Level of Confidence Neutral

The Cost Factor is significantly less important than the combined importance of the Mission Suitability Factor and the Past Performance Factor.

Mission Suitability + Past Performance > Cost/Price

As individual factors, Mission Suitability Factor is more important than the Cost Factor which is more important than the Past Performance Factor.

Mission Suitability > Cost/Price > Past Performance

Relative Importance of Evaluation Factors

Source Selection Authority (SSA) Cynthia Simmons, Code 100

Source Evaluation Board (SEB) Chair Dan Solomon, Code 599

Contracting Officer (CO) Jonnelle Goff, Code 175

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Navigation and Mission Design Branch Associate Head Julie Owens, Code 595

Navigation and Mission Design Branch Head Conrad Schiff, Code 595

Key Team Members

Request for Information (RFI) to Industry released: April 24, 2023 Synopsis Posted: April 25, 2024 Established eLibrary: July 8, 2024 Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) to Industry released: July 8, 2024 Industry Day/Site Visit: July 17, 2024 Draft RFP questions due: July 22, 2024

Activities to Date

Final RFP Release: On or about October 2, 2024 Proposals Due (Final RFP Release + 30 Days): November 1, 2024 Selection: July 10, 2025 Award: August 28, 2025 Start Phase-In: August 29, 2025 Contract Effective Date: October 29, 2025

Anticipated Schedule

All documents related to the FDSS IV procurement including the eLibrary can be found through the System for award management (SAM) webpage:

www.sam.gov

DRFP: 80GSFC24R0027

FDSS IV eLibrary will include:

Industry Day Charts Industry Day Questions/Answers

Related Documents https://sam.gov/content/home

Check www.sam.gov periodically for pertinent information Since the Draft RFP has been released, the Government requests all communications and inquiries be directed to the Contracting Officer (CO):

Jonnelle Goff, Jonnelle.C.Goff@nasa.gov

Procurement Items of Note https://sam.gov/content/home mailto:Jonnelle.C.Goff@nasa.gov

Technical Overview

Conrad Schiff, Navigation and Mission Design Branch Head Julie Owens, FDSS-III Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and

NMDB Associate Head

Where are we? Where do we want to be?

How do we get there safely?

Using applied methods from physics, math & statistics, and computer science

Navigation

• Radiometric

• GNSS

• Optical

Mission Design

• Data Sufficiency

• Mission Constraints

• Launch Window

Flight Dynamics

• Maneuver Planning

• Operations

• Product Generation

Physics

• Gravity Models

• Atmospheric Drag

• Ionospheric Delay

• General & Special

Relativity

• Hamilton-Jacobi Theory

• Measurement Modeling

• Clock Models

• Propulsion System

Thermodynamics

Computer Science

• Scientific

Programming

• Transcription

• Path Planning

• Large Data

• Tree Search

• Agent-based

Architecture

• Image Processing

• Reasoning

Math/Stats

• Numerical Analysis

• Signal Structure &

Encoding

• Differential Geometry

• Estimation Theory

• Covariance Analysis

• Shape Modeling

• Bayesian Inference

• Mahalanobis Distance

• Optimization

We answer three difficult questions

From the slide package presented at the Goddard Centerwide Town Hall – Wednesday, July 10, 2024

The document GSFC Long-term Capability/Capacity Strategy (dated 10/27/20) categorizes capabilities at Goddard into a set of tiers:

Tier 1 - Unique Capabilities

Essential to the Science Mission Directorate (SMD)

Tier 2 - Additional Capabilities Important to SMD and the Science Divisions

Tier 3 - Other Capabilities Important to NASA and/or GSFC

Nine (9) Tier 1 capabilities were listed including: Flight Dynamics and Navigation including libration and lunar orbits

Flight Dynamics continues to be listed in the Goddard 2040 vision

Flight Dynamics at Goddard

NMDB’s Tier 1 Categorization Four broad sub-components (SCs) comprise the Flight Dynamics and Navigation (FDN) Tier 1 SC-1: New Business – design of new missions tailored to the competitive needs of science PIs (pre-Phase A and Phase A). Identify new strategic initatives SC-2: Active Projects – support for active projects with both flight & ground components (Phases B-F) SC-3: Institutional Support – Flight Dynamics Facility (FDF) and Conjunction

Assessment Risk Analysis (CARA) operations & related support (all phases) SC-4: Strategic Tools – GEONS, EMTG, autoNGC, GMAT, etc. (all phases)

Coverage in the SOW SC-1 is supported only via analysis SC-2, -3, and -4 are fully represented

Science Division or Enabling Technology Astro Earth Helio Planetary Partners*

Su b-co m po ne nt

SC-1: New Business (IRAD, pre-A, A)

ORCAS, AMEGO-

X, PIXIE, STAR-

X, LISA

General decadal support

AOS, TOMCAT MESOSat, MagCON, SETH-

CAESAR, Eagle, ELSAH (other NF), Chimera, CUVE DRACO

RA NEAT LASSO

Decadals

LunaNet, LCRNS, LandSat-Next, JPSS3,4

SC-2: Active Projects (B-F)

RST, FERMI,

TESS

PACE JPSS2

TSIS-2,

GEOCarb

MMS, GDC,

ACE, WIND,

SOHO

DAVINCI,

DART, LuGRE, CLPS, HEO/Artemis, iMAP

CAPSTONE

HEO/Artemis, USFF, USAF, NSN, Lunar- OGAs, SWFO, GOES, LandSat

SC-3:

Institutional Support (all phases)

FERMI, HST,

NICER/

SEXTANT,

SWIFT, TESS,

JWST

Terra, Aqua, Aura, ICESat-2, GPM, SmallSats

ACE, WIND,

SOHO,

DSCOVR,

SDO, MMS,

THEMIS/

ARTEMIS,

STEREO,

CuSP

LRO,

MAVEN, OSIRI

S-Rex, Lucy, Lunar IceCube

DSN , EELV,

Human Space Flight, NSN

(TDRSS,

NEN),

LandSat, GOES 8-18, JPSS1, ACCESS, USFF, USAF, International

SC-4: Strategic Tools (all phases)

GMAT GMAT, GEONS,

FFTB

GMAT,

GEONS, FFTB

GMAT, EMTG GMAT

• SC-1: New Business staffed almost exclusively by civil servants

• SC-2: Active Projects staffed by a mix of civil servants and contractors

• SC-3: Institutional Support (FDF & CARA) staffed mostly by contractors

• The bulk of the external partners (by number)

• FDF provides unique support for SCaN, SOMD

• CARA provides screenings and oversight to customers worldwide

• SC-4: Strategic Tools split between developing enabling tools (e.g., EMTG) for new missions and general purpose tools for ground systems (e.g., GMAT)

• Miscellaneous points

• Operations support found in a mix of

MOCs and the FDF

• Strategic partners get support over the entire mission lifecycle

* Partners – SCaN, STMD, ESDMD, SOMD, NOAA, USSF/USAF, NGA, USGS

Missions and Partners

Given our strong commitment to having a fair and open competition for the follow-on contract of Flight Dynamics Support Services (FDSS), the government Requirement Development Team has proactively taken tangible steps to encourage a wider range of companies to bid.

These following steps, which consist of removing barriers to competition, are:

A comprehensive restructuring of the FDSS Statement of Work (SOW) The removal of the Orbital Safety Analysis (OSA) work out of the Vandenberg and

Dahlgren Airforce bases A complete and thorough consolidation and redefinition of the labor categories and descriptions Finally, it is important to note that when it comes to the flight dynamics tools used to support NASA missions, the Center is agnostic, not dictating the use of one specific tool over another (as reflected in the SOW). As stated, there is a plethora of tools that can be used for flight dynamics mission support that are utilized based upon the specific mission’s requirements.

Commitment to Fair and Open Competition eLibrary Currently populated with SOWs from FDSS-III First update of additional material will be provided NLT middle of next week Readme file of these additional resources will map them to the appropriate functional areas The government will consider requests for further updates

Draft RFP We want to remind potential bidders that the RFP is currently in draft form – feedback encouraged Also a reminder that one-on-one discussions can be requested

Other Sources of Information

Flight Dynamics Support Services Overview

FDSS under the NMDB provides support for missions, both directed and competed, from early conception through operations to disposal.

The branch receives primary direction for these efforts from the science strategic focus areas, center initiatives, and Agency priorities Flight Dynamics requirements of derived through a structured systems engineering process which drive actions in the other areas What we learn from interactions of these areas drive our strategic direction Legend: NMBD/FDSS

Functional Areas Flight Projects and Agency Directives

NMDB/FDSS Organizational Chart

On this contract will use our task order management system (TOMS) Tasks are initiated by the civil servant Task Monitor (typically in 595) There are two separate review processes for a task order to be awarded

First Review Chain is: Project RA, Branch Management, CRA, COR, CSp, CO Task Order then goes to Vendor Proposal and is done with a delivery of a contractor proposal

(typically consists of a Task Order Implementation Plan (TIP) and a CTR) Second Review Chain is Proposal Review which consists of: TM, Project RA, CRA, COR, CSp, CO

Typically, task periods of performance (POP):

Run for one contract year at a time with annual extensions Can be shorter dependent on deliverables and schedule and/or funding

Task Order Process

We have provided three RTOs (in the draft RFP) that reflect work across the functional areas of the SOW Guardian Mission Design (mission design for an Earth observing constellation) FDF Mission Development and Operations (FDF prep to support a formation flying mission) Flight Dynamics Tool Interoperability (development of a lunar nav detailed reference mission)

Representative Task Orders (RTOs)

Flight Dynamics Facility (FDF) Overview

Sam Schreiber, FDF Operations Director Jason Laing, FDF Deputy Operations Director

FLIGHT DYNAMICS FACILITY

NAVIGATION & MISSION DESIGN BRANCH, CODE 595, NASA GSFCControlled by: NASA

Introductory Video

The Goddard Flight Dynamics Facility Integral Support Across the Board

FDF provides critical, comprehensive flight dynamics and navigation services to space communications networks, science and human exploration programs, and launch vehicle providers.

Earth Science Space Science Near-Space Network (NSN) Space Relay Human Spaceflight Launch Services Program FDF’s heritage goes back to the days of Apollo and

Gemini

FDF is Where It Can All Come Together The Navigation and Mission Design Branch (Code 595) is responsible for providing navigation and trajectory design expertise to flight projects and technology development efforts.

The branch provides many of its operations support services and products through its multi-mission Flight Dynamics Facility (FDF).

Trajectory Design

Advanced modeling of orbit errors

Analysis of orbit determination and control requirements

New Optimization Techniques

Development of ground systems for flight dynamics products

Centralized architecture, with bespoke adaptability per mission needs

On-orbit orbit determination and orbit control

Maneuver modeling, lifetime analysis, and more…

FDF Mission Support End to End Navigation Support, from Concept to EOM

Determining what support will be necessary for mission success

Prelaunch Planning and Analysis

Solving for satellite state and uncertainty, based on observable measurements

Orbit Determination

(OD)

Estimating future satellite location and uncertainty, based on OD solution

Orbit Prediction

Generating digestible pointing information for antennas to track satellite

Acquisition Data

Deriving useful information from predictions: When will “X” condition be met?

Predictive Products

Determining orbit adjustments to achieve mission and science goals

Maneuver Planning

Ensuring that tracking networks meet Navigation-related requirements

Network Coordination

Ensuring that new antennas reliably meet mission needs Antenna

Certification

Providing the physical resources that missions need for support

Facilities and Physical

FDF support enables reliable science from missions, big or small.

GSFC Flight Dynamics Facility

A consolidated center of navigation expertise allows operators and analysts to learn and grow together •FDF’s community of analyst-operators can leverage shared experiences

•End-to-end Flight Dynamics & Navigation

FDF expertise and guidance improves quality of tracking networks •No other group has the FDF’s multi-mission and multi-network insight and expertise

•Every mission benefits from FDF’s certification of tracking assets

FDF support drives success and reduces risk of mission loss •Extensive history & heritage of multi-faceted mission support gives insight to identify and solve problems

•FDF support keeps missions safe

FDF assists other navigation groups at GSFC and beyond •Provides early orbit support and independent verification

•Provides emergency services from Flagship missions to SmallSats

La un ch V eh ic le s Human Spaceflight Support

•Critical Launch, Abort, & Reentry Analysis and Operations

•Pre-launch trajectory analysis •On-Orbit Operations & Analysis

Robotic Navigation Support •Orbit Determination, maneuver planning, estimation, and reconstruction

•Pre-Launch Trajectory & Tracking Analysis

Network Support •Characterization of, and improvements in, antenna performance

•Certification of new tracking assets

An Unparalleled Fusion of Capabilities & Expertise

Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis (CARA) Overview

Alinda Mashiku, GSFC CARA Program Manager Jesse Ende, CARA Operations Manager Alex Durkin, CARA Software Manager

NASA Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis

• CARA reduces operational risk by protecting existing and future NASA missions from threat of on-orbit collisions for both spacecraft safety and space environment protection.

• CARA is a complex operational undertaking involving:

– Mathematically sophisticated algorithms to generate decisional metrics

– Process and procedures that involve multiple interfaces and data exchanges including with the DoD

– Multiple decision points requiring human-handling/intervention

• CARA currently provides support to ~100 NASA missions at various stages of mission development and operations:

– Pre-mission-implementation phase support and analysis via Orbital Collision Avoidance Plan (OCAP)

– Pre-launch support via Conjunction Assessment Operations Interface Agreement Plan (CAOIA)

– On-Orbit real-time support for collision avoidance and event risk analysis

CARA Program

NASA CARA has a commitment to our customer base to take prudent measures, at reasonable cost, to improve safety of flight, without placing an undue burden on space mission execution.

Satellite Conjunction Assessment:

NASA Process Details

Collision Avoidance is the process of executing mitigative action, typically in the form of an orbital maneuver, to reduce collision risk.

Each satellite Owner/Operator (O/O) – mission management, flight dynamics, and flight operations

– is responsible for making maneuver decisions and executing the maneuvers.

CA Risk Analysis (CARA) is the process of assessing collision risk and assisting satellites in planning maneuvers to mitigate that risk, if warranted.

The NASA CARA program performs risk assessment for all NASA operational non-HSF satellites, and some partner missions.

JSC Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) performs risk assessment for all NASA Human Spaceflight (HSF) program assets and is the O/O for maneuver decisions and execution.

Conjunction Assessment (CA) is the process of identifying close approaches between two orbiting objects; sometimes called conjunction screening.

The 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) maintains the high accuracy catalog of space objects. Orbital Safety Analysts (OSAs) at VSFB screen protected assets against the catalog, perform tasking requests, and generate close approach data.

Catalog Object i+2

Catalog Object i+1

Catalog Object i

Primary S/C

Secondary Object

Secondary Object

Primary S/C

Maneuver ∆V

Primary S/C Primary

S/C

CARA Real Time Process ( )

COSA

Operations Software & Ground System

Analysis

Management

Mission

SSN

Mission Ground Station

Decision Point: Maneuver Go / No-GoDecision Point: Begin Maneuver Planning

LEGEND:

CARA

External

CA PROCESS IS COMPLEX!

Each event is unique

Automated system still requires manual analysis

3x a Day, TCA-7days LEO 2x a Day, TCA-10days GEO

• The CARA team is comprised of 5 groups that work together to make an informed recommendation for CA support:

– CARA Orbital Safety Analysts (COSAs or OSAs)

• Perform screenings of NASA missions against the Space Catalog, create scripts to process tracking data in support of analysis, and perform orbit data actionability assessments.

– Operations Team

• Engage with missions to provide CARA support pre- and post-launch (on orbit)

– Analysis Team

• Performs technical research and algorithm development for operations support, performs on-orbit CA operations event analysis, and identifies and analyzes areas for novel implementation.

– Software & Ground Systems and System Administration

• Designs CARA Operational System Architecture, performs software development of operations tools, and perform the Ground

Systems’ troubleshooting and maintenance.

– Management

• Leads and manages the CARA task.

CARA Team Composition

CA process: Intricate and intensive, given that each spacecraft and conjunction event is unique.

ABH - Associate Branch Head ACCESS - Advanced Communications Capabilities for Exploration and Science Systems AutoNGC – Autonomous Navigation Guidance and Control BH - Branch Head CAOIA - Conjunction Assessment Operations Interface Agreement Plan CARA - Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis CO - Contacting Officer COR - Contracting Officer's Representative COSA - CARA Orbital Safety Analysts CPFF - Cost Plus Fixed Fee CRA - Contract Resources Analyst CSp - Contract Specialist CTR - Contractor Task Report EOM - End of Mission ETD - Engineering Technology Directorate ESMO - Earth Science Mission Operations FDF - Flight Dynamics Facility FDSS - Flight Dynamics Support Services FOD - Flight Operations Directorate FPD - Flight Projects Directorate GeoXO - Geostationary Extended Observations GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite System

Acronym List GOES - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GPM - Global Precipitation Measurement Mission GPM - Government Pricing Model GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center HSF - Human Space Flight IceSat-2 - Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite IDIQ - Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity ISS - International Space Station JSC - Johnson Space Center JWST - James Webb Space Telescope LCRNS - Lunar Communications Relay and Navigation Systems LV - Launch Vehicle MAVEN - Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution MESA - Mission Engineering and Systems Analysis MMS - Magnetospheric Multiscale NAICS - North American Industry Classification System NMDB - Navigation and Mission Design Branch NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOO - New Opportunities Office NSN - Near Space Network OCAP - Orbital Collision Avoidance Plan OD - Orbit Determination O/O - Owner/Operator OSA - Orbital Safety Analysis OSIRIS-REx - Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Id entification, and Security – Regolith Explorer PACE - Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem PRA - Project Resources Analyst RFP - Request for Proposal RST - Roman Space Telescope RTO - Representative Task Order TIP - Task Implementation Plan TOMS - Task Order Management System SCaN - Space Communication and Navigation SDS - Space Defense Squadron SEB - Source Evaluation Board SOW - Statement of Work SSA - Source Selection Authority SSMO - Space Science Mission Operations SWFO - Space Weather Follow On USGS - United States Geological Survey