Final Request for Proposal (RFP) 80GRC025R7013.pdf

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) # 80GRC025R7013

SECTION A – INFORMATION TO OFFEROR

Solicitation Title: 10-Kilowatt Closed Brayton Cycle (CBC) Power Conversion System (PCS) Prototype for Fission Surface Power

Issuing Office: NASA/Glenn Research Center Procurement Division, MS 60-1 21000 Brookpark Road Cleveland, OH 44135-3127

Agency Contact: Linda M. Nabors, Contract Specialist, Phone: 216-433-2407 Email:

linda.m.nabors@nasa.gov

Alternate Agency Contact: Hunter C. Butkovic, Contract Specialist, Phone: 216-433-3110 Email: hunter.c.butkovic@nasa.gov

RFP Issue Date: July 21, 2025

Questions Due Date: July 31, 2025, 5:00PM EDT, email the Agency Contact, Linda Nabors and Hunter Butkovic, as stated above.

It is NASA intention to make award(s) from this RFP by the end of fiscal year 2025 (September 30, 2025). Therefore, requests for an extension may not be granted.

Proposal Due Date: August 20, 2025, 5:00PM EDT, via NASA Box. Please note that it is the Offeror’s responsibility to fully complete Steps 1 and 2 of the procedure described in Box Instructions Attachment F of the RFP no later than 7 calendar days prior to the proposal submission deadline.

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

(End of Section A)

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SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

FOR

THE DESIGN, BUILD, & TEST OF A 10-KILOWATT CLOSED BRAYTON CYCLE

(CBC) POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM (PCS) PROTOTYPE FOR FISSION SURFACE

POWER

1.0 Introduction/Background: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center (GRC) is developing power conversion systems (PCS) in support of the Fission Surface Power (FSP) project to provide power in Lunar and Martian environments.

NASA is particularly interested in closed Brayton cycle (CBC) power conversion systems due to its anticipated extensibility to higher power levels necessary for nuclear electric propulsion or other high-power space applications.

NASA has not procured a new closed Brayton cycle power conversion system since the 1970s when Garrett AiResearch built and delivered the 10kW electrical Brayton Rotating Unit (BRU) and later the 2kW electrical mini-BRU systems. Technology has progressed since those systems were designed and built. Therefore, NASA desires a new CBC PCS, capable of generating 10kW of electrical energy, that represents the major design characteristics of a Brayton power conversion system whose data will be used to inform a future design intended to be used as part of a space fission power system.

The primary purpose of this acquisition is to design, manufacture, and test a CBC PCS unit to inform the requirements for a spaceflight fission power system. These activities are intended to increase confidence in the vendor’s ability to produce a CBC PCS. The secondary goal is to provide test hardware which can be used to investigate the long-term behavior of these systems and support testing of alternative hardware configurations, including power management and distribution elements.

While the hardware acquired under this contract is not intended to meet the requirements of a system intended to operate for an extended time in a space environment, it is expected that the system will be designed with a path to a spaceflight system intended for use in a potential Lunar or Mars missions. See Attachments A and B for information and context only.

2.0 Scope of Work

This purpose of this effort is to design, analyze, build, test, and deliver a closed Brayton cycle power conversion unit suitable for integration into a test setup at NASA GRC. Figure 1 shows a high-level description of the components within the scope of this effort.

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[BR1] Turbine Inlet Temperature The Brayton converter shall have a nominal turbine inlet temperature in the range of 1100 to 1200 K.

Verification method: Test

[BR2] Heat Rejection Temperature The Brayton converter shall reject waste heat via a heat exchanger (HSHX) to a pumped water loop with a supply temperature of 375 ± 2 K provided by the facility.

Goal: The system should be operable with a water supply temp of up to 425 K and as low as 300 K.

Note: the cooling water supply may be directly used for other purposes such as alternator or compressor bleed cooling.

Verification method: Test

[BR3] Power Output The Brayton converter shall output 10 ± 0.5 kW of electrical power at the nominal turbine inlet temperature and pumped water loop supply temperature, when measured at the alternator terminal.

Goal: The electrical power output operational range should be 20-120% of the nominal power output while operating at the nominal turbine inlet and water supply temperatures.

Verification method: Test

[BR4] Working Fluid The Brayton converter shall use an inert gas or mixture of inert gases as its working fluid.

Verification method: Inspection

[BR5] Bearings The Brayton converter shall include bearings with a 10-year maintenance-free lifespan.

Verification method: Analysis, Inspection

[BR6] Efficiency The Brayton converter shall have a thermal-to-electric conversion efficiency of no less than 22%.

Goal: The efficiency should be at least 25%.

Note: The efficiency shall be calculated by dividing the alternator electrical power produced divided by the calculated heat input into the cycle. It is acceptable to omit heat lost through the insulation from the efficiency calculation.

Verification Method: Test

[BR7] Dimensions The Brayton Convertor shall fit within a rectangular prism having a maximum side length of 2 meters, exclusive of the test stand and protrusions due to instrumentation or electrical connections.

Verification method: Inspection

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[BR8] Lifetime The Brayton convertor shall have a minimum operating life of 1000 hours at nominal operating temperatures and power output over 5 years in ambient lab conditions after delivery to NASA.

Verification method: Analysis

[BR9] Cycle Life The Brayton convertor shall have a minimum operating life of 250 start-stop cycles.

Note: A start-stop cycle is defined as taking the system from 0 RPM at room temperature to producing power at the nominal temperatures and back down to 0 RPM at room temperature again.

Verification method: Analysis

[BR10] Operating Environment The Brayton convertor shall operate in air at ambient laboratory conditions (15-32 °C ambient temp, 30-80% relative humidity).

Verification method: Analysis

[BR11] Working Fluid Leakage The Brayton converter shall not leak more than 5%, by mass, of the working fluid per week of operation at the nominal operating temperatures.

NOTE: The purpose of this requirement is to limit the need for constant pressure adjustments during operation.

Verification method: Test

[BR12] Pressure Vessel Design The Brayton convertor pressure boundary shall comply with the 2023 or later ASME B&PV Code where possible, including pressure testing requirements. Any necessary deviations from the B&PV shall be communicated to NASA and approved prior to manufacturing.

Verification method: Analysis

[BR13] Serviceability The turboalternator-compressor, recuperator, heater, and heat rejection heat exchanger shall be removable without specialized tooling to allow for inspection and replacement.

Verification method: Inspection, Demonstration

[BR14] Maintainability The Brayton converter shall not require the use of specialized tooling for maintenance and operation.

Verification method: Inspection, Demonstration

[BR15] Performance Instrumentation The Brayton convertor shall include the instrumentation necessary for performance verification testing, including temperature and pressure measurements at the inlet and exit of the major subcomponents.

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Verification method: Analysis, Inspection

[BR16] Safety Instrumentation The Brayton convertor shall include the instrumentation to verify that it is operating within the safe operational limits.

Verification method: Analysis, Inspection

[BR17] Flight-Weight Mass The mass of the Brayton convertor, exclusive of the test stand, heat source, or other test support hardware, utilizing a “flight weight” pressure boundary shall be estimated and should not exceed 265 kg.

This estimate shall be done be designing a lightweight hermetic pressure boundary using the requirements of ANSI/AIAA S-080A-2018 as a guide and subtracting the difference between this this pressure boundary and test pressure boundary from the test setup.

Verification method: Analysis

[BR18] Path to flight Goal: the system should be designed with a path-to-flight for a 10-year lifespan in a notional lunar or Martian surface environment.

Verification method: Analysis

4.2 Task 2: Design and Manufacture Test Setup Control Electronics The contractor shall design and manufacture the necessary electronics for the performance verification testing.

NOTE: This does not include a data acquisition system or a computer control interface.

NASA intends to integrate the test setup with their own computer system for testing upon delivery. The control electronics requirements and goals are as follows:

[ER1] TAC Electronics The control electronics suitable for the operation of the TAC for performance verification shall be included.

Note: A commercial off-the-shelf motor controller is acceptable for this purpose.

Verification method: Inspection

[ER2] Overspeed protection The system shall include independent hardware overspeed protection electronics that can halt the rotation of the TAC when an overspeed condition is detected.

Verification method: Analysis, Demonstration

[ER3] Heater Controller The system shall hold the turbine inlet temperature constant to within 2 K of a user-specified setpoint.

Note: The accuracy of the turbine inlet temp is limited by the instrumentation and not required to be within 2K.

Verification method: Test

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[ER4] Temperature Limit Controllers The system shall protect the heater and turbine inlet temperatures from overtemperature conditions.

Verification method: Analysis

4.3 Task 3: Design and Manufacture the Working Fluid Management System.

The contractor shall design and manufacture a working fluid management system suitable for the operation of the Brayton convertor for the performance verification testing. The working fluid management system includes all components required to allow for the system to be evacuated and filled with the working fluid as required for operation. The goals and requirements for the working fluid management system are as follows:

[FR1] Pressurization The system shall be capable of filling the convertor with the vendor-specified purity and quantity of working fluid required for operation and testing.

Verification method: Inspection

[FR2] Depressurization The system shall allow the convertor to be depressurized upon completion of testing.

Verification method: Inspection

[FR3] Pressure Adjustment The system shall allow for the pressure to be adjusted during operation to account for leakage or adjust the operating point.

Verification method: Test

[FR4] Pressure Vessel Design The working fluid management system shall be designed for pressure-testing in compliance with the 2023 or later ASME B&PV code.

Verification method: Analysis

[FR5] Gas sampling system attachment point The working fluid management system shall have ¼” or ½” VCR-compatible port or fitting suitable for attaching an external gas sampling or gas analyzer system.

Note: The contractor is not expected to deliver any kind of gas sampling or analysis system.

Verification method: Inspection

4.4 Task 4: Develop the Performance Verification plan, and Conduct the Performance Verification Testing

4.4.1 The contractor shall develop a performance verification plan to verify that the Brayton convertor meets the system requirements. A preliminary version of this plan shall be included as part of the system design review meeting, and the final version of the plan shall be submitted for review by NASA prior to conducting the performance verification testing.

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6.6 Operating Instructions The contractor shall provide the documents used to operate the test setup, including startup, shutdown, and the operation of the working fluid management system. The operating instructions shall include the safe operating limits of the system. The operating instructions shall also include any assembly & disassembly procedures for any components in Brayton convertor which may be disassembled, including torque specifications.

6.7 Manufacturing Drawings The contractor shall provide the as-manufactured fabrication drawings for all deliverable hardware components developed under this contract.

6.8 3D CAD Models The contractors shall deliver the final 3D CAD models used to develop the manufacturing drawings.

6.9 Electronics Documentation The contractor shall provide documentation of the electronics and other electrical equipment used in this contract, including flow-charts, diagrams, schematics, manufacturer’s data sheets and manuals, and documentation of any digital communication protocols used for communication with any equipment used for testing. The electronics documentation shall provide sufficient information to allow the contractor-provided equipment to be integrated with a separate data acquisition and control system upon delivery.

6.10 Hardware acceptance data package. The contractor shall provide the following material in the hardware acceptance data package:

• A matrix showing how each of the requirements of this SOW has been verified.

• All verification material called out in the above matrix.

• All material that shows any achievement of the goals stated in this SOW.

• Completed copies of any procedures used for performance verification testing.

• The information necessary to safely operate the deliverable hardware.

• Provide a final list of the deliverable hardware external interfaces and associated constraints that will need to connect to the NASA facility/equipment (e.g. water inlet connection, power connection, heater connection).

• Identification of any and all components that have unique certification or material properties, safety data sheets, limited life, critical safety items, and any other relevant materials info.

• Any updates to the hazard materials that were in the system design review data package.

• All safety documentation required to show compliance with the pressure vessel safety requirements in this SOW, including pressure test reports, material, certifications, required analyses.

• The hardware acceptance review meeting presentation

6.11 Final Review Meeting Presentation The contractor shall provide the final review presentation one week prior to the final review meeting.

6.12 Final Report The contractor shall provide a final report summarizing all the work performed on the contract. If the final report contains proprietary information, then the

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Argon (Ar) 1.6 Oxygen (O2) 0.13

Carbon monoxide (CO) 0.08 Trace gasses: water (H2O), nitrogen oxide (NO), neon (Ne), Hydrogen-deuterium-oxygen (HDO), krypton (Kr), xenon

(Xe)

0.17

(End of Statement of Work)

GRC 52.255-90 TECHNICAL DIRECTION (APR 2016)

(a) Performance of the work under this contract is subject to the technical direction of the Contracting Officer (CO) or the designated Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

(b) "Technical direction" means a directive to the Contractor that provides clarification of the contract’s general description of the scope of work, to include approaches, solutions, designs, refinements or shifts within tasks, or inquiries related to the general tasks and requirements in the statement of work or specifications.

(c) Technical Direction does not include any instruction that--

(1) Constitutes an assignment of additional work outside the statement of work (i.e. “new work”;

(2) Constitutes a change as defined in the changes clause;

(3) Constitutes a basis for any increase or decrease in the total price, any milestone price, or the time required for performance or delivery;

(4) Changes any of the expressed terms, conditions, or specifications of the contract; or

(5) Interferes with the contractor's rights to perform the terms and conditions of the contract.

(6) Changes any performance-based requirement.

(d) All technical direction will be issued in writing by the CO or the designated COR.

(e) The Contractor shall proceed promptly with the performance of technical direction issued by the CO or COR, unless, in the Contractor's opinion, any instruction or direction falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) of this clause. In the latter event, the Contractor shall not proceed but shall within 5 working days notify the CO in writing of the basis for its opinion.

Within 30 calendar days of receiving this notification, the CO will either amend the technical direction, request a proposal for an amendment to the contract or Task Order, advise the Contractor in writing that the technical direction is considered to be within the limits of this clause and that the Contractor should proceed promptly with its performance, or rescind the technical direction in its entirety.

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(f) A failure of the Contractor and CO to agree that the instruction or direction is both within the requirements of the contract and does not constitute a change under the changes clause, or a failure to agree upon the contract action to be taken with respect to the instruction or direction, shall be subject to the Disputes clause of this contract.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor in response to any direction given by any person other than the CO or the designated COR shall be at the Contractor's risk.

Emergency Preparedness and Response (November 2015)

(a) The Contractor’s obligation may include resolution of unusual or emergency situations. The Contractor may be required to assist NASA, within the general scope of work, in preparation for, or in response to emergencies.

(b) Obligations under this requirement shall only arise when one or more of the criteria at FAR 18.001, enabling NASA to utilize “Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities”, are met.

(c) If the emergency preparedness and response requirements result in changes to the contract, all contract adjustments will be processed in accordance with the Changes clause of this contract.

(End of clause)

(End of Section C)

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SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

Clauses incorporated by reference:

The following Contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Clauses incorporated by reference, which are required to be filled-in by the Government, include only the text of the affected paragraph(s). This does not limit the clause to the affected paragraph(s). The Contractor is responsible for understanding and complying with the entire clause. The full text of the clause is available at the addresses contained in clause 52.252-2, “Clauses Incorporated by Reference” (FEB 1998), of this Contract.

NASA FAR SUPPLEMENT (48 CFR CHAPTER 18) CLAUSES:

1852.211-70 PACKAGING, HANDLING, AND TRANSPORTATION. (SEP 2005)

(End of by NFS reference clauses)

1852.245-74 IDENTIFICATION AND MARKING OF GOVERNMENT EQUIPMENT.

(JAN 2011)

(a) The Contractor shall identify all equipment to be delivered to the Government using NASA Technical Handbook (NASA-HDBK) 6003, Application of Data Matrix Identification Symbols to Aerospace Parts Using Direct Part Marking Methods/Techniques, and NASA Standard (NASA-STD) 6002, Applying Data Matrix Identification Symbols on Aerospace Parts or through the use of commercial marking techniques that: (1) are sufficiently durable to remain intact through the typical lifespan of the property: and, (2) contain the data and data format required by the standards. This requirement includes deliverable equipment listed in the schedule and other equipment when no longer required for contract performance and NASA directs physical transfer to NASA or a third party. The Contractor shall identify property in both machine and human readable form unless the use of a machine readable-only format is approved by the NASA Industrial Property Officer.

(b) Equipment shall be marked in a location that will be human readable, without disassembly or movement of the equipment, when the items are placed in service unless such placement would have a deleterious effect on safety or on the item's operation.

(c) Concurrent with equipment delivery or transfer, the Contractor shall provide the following data in an electronic spreadsheet format:

(1) Item Description.

(2) Unique Identification Number (License Tag).

(3) Unit Price.

(4) An explanation of the data used to make the unique identification number.

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(d) For equipment no longer needed for contract performance and physically transferred under paragraph (a) of this clause, the following additional data is required:

(1) Date originally placed in service.

(2) Item condition.

(e) The data required in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this clause shall be delivered to the NASA center receiving activity listed below:

(f) The contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (f), in all subcontracts that require delivery of equipment.

(End of Section D)

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SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Clauses incorporated by reference, which are required to be filled-in by the Government, include only the text of the affected paragraph(s). This does not limit the clause to the affected paragraph(s). The Contractor is responsible for understanding and complying with the entire clause. The full text of the clause is available at the addresses contained in clause 52.252-2, “Clauses Incorporated by Reference” (FEB 1998), of this Contract.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1):

52.246-2 INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES - FIXED-PRICE. (AUG 1996)

52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES - FIXED-PRICE. (AUG 1996)

52.246-7 INSPECTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - FIXED-PRICE. (AUG

1996)

52.246-9 INSPECTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (SHORT FORM). (APR

1984)

52.246-16 RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPLIES. (APR 1984)

(End of by FAR reference clauses)

GRC 52.246-92 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE (JAN 1987)

Final inspection and acceptance of all work performed under this contract, including all deliverable items will be performed at destination.

(End of Section E)

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SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Clauses incorporated by reference, which are required to be filled-in by the Government, include only the text of the affected paragraph(s). This does not limit the clause to the affected paragraph(s). The Contractor is responsible for understanding and complying with the entire clause. The full text of the clause is available at the addresses contained in clause 52.252-2, “Clauses Incorporated by Reference” (FEB 1998), of this Contract.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1):

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER. (AUG 1989)

52.242-17 GOVERNMENT DELAY OF WORK. (APR 1984)

52.247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION. (JAN 1991)

(End of by reference clauses)

(End of Section F)

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SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Clauses incorporated by reference, which are required to be filled-in by the Government, include only the text of the affected paragraph(s). This does not limit the clause to the affected paragraph(s). The Contractor is responsible for understanding and complying with the entire clause. The full text of the clause is available at the addresses contained in clause 52.252-2, “Clauses Incorporated by Reference” (FEB 1998), of this Contract.

NASA FAR SUPPLEMENT (48 CFR CHAPTER 18) CLAUSES:

1852.227-70 NEW TECHNOLOGY—OTHER THAN A SMALL BUSINESS FIRM OR

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. (APR 2015)

1852.227-72 DESIGNATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY REPRESENTATIVE AND

PATENT REPRESENTATIVE. (APR 2015)

(End of by NFS reference clauses)

1852.232-80 SUBMISSION OF VOUCHERS FOR PAYMENT. (APR 2018)

(a) The designated payment office is the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) located at FMD Accounts Payable, Bldg. 1111, Jerry Hlass Road, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529.

(b) Except for classified vouchers, the Contractor shall submit all vouchers and invoices using the steps described at NSSC's Vendor Payment information Web site at:

https://www.nssc.nasa.gov/vendorpayment. Please contact the NSSC Customer Contact Center at 1-877-NSSC123 (1-877-677-2123) with any additional questions or comments.

(c) Payment requests.

(1) The payment periods are stipulated in the payment clause(s) contained in this contract.

(2) Vouchers submitted under cost type contracts and invoices submitted under fixed-price contracts shall include the items delineated in FAR 32.905(b) supported by relevant back-up documentation. Back-up documentation shall include at a minimum, the following information:

(i) Vouchers.

(A) Breakdown of billed labor costs and associated contractor generated supporting documentation for billed direct labor costs to include rates used and number of hours incurred.

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(B) Breakdown of billed other direct costs (ODCs) and associated contractor generated supporting documentation for billed ODCs.

(C) Indirect rate(s) used to calculate the amount of billed indirect expenses.

(D) Progress reports, as required.

(ii) Invoices.

(A) Description of goods and services delivered as part of the contract's terms and conditions, including the dates of delivery/performance.

(B) Progress reports, as required.

(C) Date goods and services were performed.

(iii) Fee vouchers.

(A) Listing of all provisionally-billed fee by period or date earned since contract award.

(B) A reconciliation of all billed and earned fee.

(C) A clear explanation of the fee calculations.

(d) Non-electronic payment requests. The Contractor may submit a non-electronic voucher/invoice using the steps for non-electronic payment requests described at https://www.nssc.nasa.gov/vendorpayment, when any of the following conditions are met:

(1) The Contracting Officer administering the contract for payment has determined, in writing, that electronic submission would be unduly burdensome to the Contractor.

(2) The contract includes provisions allowing the contractor to submit vouchers or invoices using the steps for non-electronic payment. In such instances the Contractor agrees to submit non-electronic payment requests using the method or methods specified in Section G of the contract.

(e) Improper vouchers/invoices. The NSSC Payment Office will notify the contractor of any apparent error, defect, or impropriety in a voucher/invoice within seven calendar days of receipt by the NSSC Payment Office. Inquiries regarding requests for payment should be directed to the NSSC as specified in paragraph (b) of this section.

(f) Other payment clauses. In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests.

(g) In the event that amounts are withheld from payment in accordance with provisions of this contract, a separate payment request for the amount withheld will be required before payment for that amount may be made.

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GRC 52.245-100 CAPITAL ASSET ACQUISITION. (JUNE 2025)

A. The following contract line items have been designated by NASA as capital assets*:

Line Item No. Description Quantity Unit Price Total Price

*A capital asset is tangible property or software that NASA determines to be capital based on the following criteria: 1) has a total acquisition cost of $1,000,000 or more, 2) has an estimated useful life of 2 years or more, 3) is not intended for sale in the ordinary course of operations, 4) has been acquired and/or constructed by the contractor with the intention of being used, or being available for use, by NASA, and 5) if acquired for an R&D activity, have an alternative future use. Note: Items and/or services with values less than $1,000,000 that contribute to the acquisition or increased value of a capital asset (e.g. design for real property projects, components combined to fabricate capital equipment, or generally all costs necessary to bring the property to a usable condition) are also subject to capitalization rules. Generally, NASA will make the capital determination and inform the contractor if such items are classified as capital assets and/or services are needed for a capital project.)

B. During contract performance, if the contractor determines a need to acquire or fabricate tangible property that may meet the capitalization threshold of $1,000,000, the contractor shall submit a written request for approval to the contracting officer. Based on internal NASA review, if the items are determined necessary for contract performance and determined to be capital assets, the contracting officer will modify the contract to: 1) Add separate line items to the contract appropriately, and 2) reference those items in paragraph (A) of this clause.

C. If NASA Contractor Financial Management Reports (NASA Form (NF) 533’s) are required under this contract, the contractor shall report all costs incurred against each identified capital asset on its own report page on the NF 533’s.

D. The costs incurred for each item designated as a capital asset shall be identified separately on any invoice, voucher, progress payment request, or other authorized payment request submitted by the contractor under this contract.

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SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENT

with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Clauses incorporated by reference, which are required to be filled-in by the Government, include only the text of the affected paragraph(s). This does not limit the clause to the affected paragraph(s). The Contractor is responsible for understanding and complying with the entire clause. The full text of the clause is available at the addresses contained in clause 52.252-2, “Clauses Incorporated by Reference” (FEB 1998), of this Contract.

1852.223-75 MAJOR BREACH OF SAFETY OR SECURITY. (FEB 2002)

1852.235-73 FINAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL REPORTS. (DEC 2006)

1852.235-73 FINAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL REPORTS. (DEC 2006)

ALTERNATE II (DEC 2005)

(End of by NFS reference clauses)

1852.225-70 EXPORT LICENSES. (FEB 2000)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with all U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR parts 120-130, and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR parts 730-799, in the performance of this contract.

In the absence of available license exemptions/exceptions, the Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining the appropriate licenses or other approvals, if required, for exports of hardware, technical data, and software, or for the provision of technical assistance.

(b) The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining export licenses, if required, before utilizing foreign persons in the performance of this contract, including instances where the work is to be performed on-site at [insert name of NASA installation], where the foreign person will have access to export-controlled technical data or software.

(c) The Contractor shall be responsible for all regulatory record keeping requirements associated with the use of licenses and license exemptions/exceptions.

(d) The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that the provisions of this clause apply to its subcontractors.

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1852.232-77 LIMITATION OF FUNDS (FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT). (MAR 1989)

(a) Of the total price of items [TBD] through [TBD], the sum of $[TBD] is presently available for payment and allotted to this contract. It is anticipated that from time to time additional funds will be allocated to the contract in accordance with the following schedule, until the total price of said items is allotted:

SCHEDULE FOR ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS

Date:[TBD] Amount: [TBD]

(b) The Contractor agrees to perform or have performed work on the items specified in paragraph (a) of this clause up to the point at which, if this contract is terminated pursuant to the Termination for Convenience of the Government clause of this contract, the total amount payable by the Government (including amounts payable for subcontracts and settlement costs) pursuant to paragraphs (f) and (g) of that clause would, in the exercise of reasonable judgment by the Contractor, approximate the total amount at the time allotted to the contract. The Contractor is not obligated to continue performance of the work beyond that point. The Government is not obligated in any event to pay or reimburse the Contractor more than the amount from time to time allotted to the contract, anything to the contrary in the Termination for Convenience of the Government clause notwithstanding.

(c) (1) It is contemplated that funds presently allotted to this contract will cover the work to be performed until [TBD].

(2) If funds allotted are considered by the Contractor to be inadequate to cover the work to be performed until that date, or an agreed date substituted for it, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing when within the next 60 days the work will reach a point at which, if the contract is terminated pursuant to the Termination for Convenience of the Government clause of this contract, the total amount payable by the Government (including amounts payable for subcontracts and settlement costs) pursuant to paragraphs (f) and (g) of that clause will approximate 75 percent of the total amount then allotted to the contract.

(3) (i) The notice shall state the estimated date when the point referred to in paragraph (c)(2) of this clause will be reached and the estimated amount of additional funds required to continue performance to the date specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, or an agreed date substituted for it.

(ii) The Contractor shall, 60 days in advance of the date specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, or an agreed date substituted for it, advise the Contracting Officer in writing as to the estimated amount of additional funds required for the timely performance of the contract for a further period as may be specified in the contract or otherwise agreed to by the parties.

(4) If, after the notification referred to in paragraph (c)(3)(ii) of this clause, additional funds are not allotted by the date specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, or an agreed date substituted for it, the Contracting Officer shall, upon the Contractor's written request, terminate

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this contract on that date or on the date set forth in the request, whichever is later, pursuant to the Termination for Convenience of the Government clause.

(d) When additional funds are allotted from time to time for continued performance of the work under this contract, the parties shall agree on the applicable period of contract performance to be covered by these funds. The provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this clause shall apply to these additional allotted funds and the substituted date pertaining to them, and the contract shall be modified accordingly.

(e) If, solely by reason of the Government's failure to allot additional funds in amounts sufficient for the timely performance of this contract, the Contractor incurs additional costs or is delayed in the performance of the work under this contract, and if additional funds are allotted, an equitable adjustment shall be made in the price or prices (including appropriate target, billing, and ceiling prices where applicable) of the items to be delivered, or in the time of delivery, or both.

(f) The Government may at any time before termination, and, with the consent of the Contractor, after notice of termination, allot additional funds for this contract.

(g) The provisions of this clause with respect to termination shall in no way be deemed to limit the rights of the Government under the default clause of this contract. The provisions of this Limitation of Funds clause are limited to the work on and allotment of funds for the items set forth in paragraph (a). This clause shall become inoperative upon the allotment of funds for the total price of said work except for rights and obligations then existing under this clause.

(h) Nothing in this clause shall affect the right of the Government to terminate this contract pursuant to the Termination for Convenience of the Government clause of this contract.

(End of clause)

1852.235-74 ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF WORK—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

(FEB 2003)

In addition to the final report required under this contract, the Contractor shall submit the following report(s) to the Contracting Officer:

(a) Monthly progress reports. The Contractor shall submit separate monthly reports of all work accomplished during each month of contract performance. Reports shall be in narrative form, brief, and informal. They shall include a quantitative description of progress, an indication of any current problems that may impede performance, proposed corrective action, and a discussion of the work to be performed during the next monthly reporting period.

(b) Submission dates. Monthly reports shall be submitted by the 15th day of the month following the month being reported. If the contract is awarded beyond the middle of a month, the first monthly report shall cover the period from award until the end of the following month. The final report shall be submitted within 30 days of acceptance of the Draft Final Report by NASA.

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GRC 1852.235-74 GRC MODIFICATION (1/14) TO NFS 1852.235-74 -- ADDITIONAL

REPORTS OF WORK - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (JAN 2014)

In addition to the final report required under this contract, the Contractor shall submit the following report(s) to the Contracting Officer:

(a) Monthly progress reports. The Contractor shall submit separate monthly reports of all work accomplished during each month of contract performance. Reports shall follow the formatting and content guidelines identified in paragraph (b) below.

(b) Report Format. All reports shall follow the format and content requirements described below.

(i) Cover page containing:

(A) Contract number, Task Order Number (if applicable), and title.

(B) The type of report ("Monthly Progress Report" “), and the period being reported.

(C) Contractor's name, address, and organizational segment generating the report.

(D) Signature of Contractor's cognizant Project Manager (or, if submitted electronically, an unambiguous indicator that the Project Manager has generated/reviewed the report)

(E) Date of issuance.

(F) Inclusion of the following statement: "Prepared for NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135."

(ii) Section I -- Technical Progress Summary: A description of the work performed during the report period and the overall technical progress achieved. The current schedule status shall also be addressed in this summary.

(iii) Section II -- Current Problem(s): A description of any current problem(s) which may impede technical, schedule and/or cost performance, along with proposed corrective action(s). Include an explanation of how the problems could affect the cost and schedule of the reporting categories in the financial and schedular reports if applicable, as well as the effects at the total contract level.

(iv) Section III -- Risk Management: Include a list of Significant Open Risks and associated Mitigation Plans. Significant Open Risks are those that have the potential to affect major development milestones & goals, such as a delivery delay, a design-freeze date, a cost ceiling, a safety or health concern, environmental impacts, a technical trade-off decision, etc. Further guidance, if needed, is available in the following Risk Management reference documents, which are available through the NASA Online Directives Information System (NODIS):

(A) NPR 8000.4, "Agency Risk Management Procedural Requirements"

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(B) GLPR 8000.1, “Risk Management"

(v) Section IV -- Work Planned: A description of the work to be performed during the next monthly reporting period.

(c) Submission dates. Monthly reports shall be submitted by the 15th day of the month following the month being reported. If the contract is awarded beyond the middle of a month, the first monthly report shall cover the period from award until the end of the following month. The final report shall be submitted within 30 days of acceptance of the Draft Final Report by NASA.

(End of clause)

GRC 52.235-90 FINAL REPORT - SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS (MAY 2018)

The following requirements are in addition to those stated in the Final Scientific and Technical Reports clause (1852.235-73) of this contract.

(1) In addition to the requirements of NPR 2200.2, Requirements for Documentation, Approval, and Dissemination of NASA Scientific and Technical Information, the format and content of the Final Report shall also follow NASA-SP-2015-7602 "NASA Publications Guide for Authors", incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. These documents are available at http://www.sti.nasa.gov [Click on "Tools" and then “NASA Publication Guide.”]

(2) The Contractor shall submit an electronic copy of a DRAFT-FINAL REPORT to the NASA Contracting Officer (CO) within 30 days after completion of the technical effort. The CO shall submit the electronic copy of the draft-final report to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and review comments from the COR for acceptance or rejection of the report. The COR's review will address technical accuracy, conformance with applicable law, policy and publication standards, and a determination of the availability and distribution of NASA-funded documents containing scientific and technical information (STI), via the Web-based Electronic Document Availability Authorization (E-DAA)/NF-1676B. Acceptance or rejection (in part or in total) of the draft-final report will be accomplished by NASA within thirty (30) days after receipt.

Rejected draft-final reports shall be resubmitted within 10 working days for review following correction of the cited deficiency, unless otherwise directed by the NASA CO or NASA COR.

(3) Within thirty (30) calendar days after notification of approval of the Contractor's draft-final report, the Contractor shall distribute the approved Final Report electronically to the CO and

COR

(4) Printing, duplicating, binding and other reproduction required under this contract is subject to the provisions of the Government Printing and Binding Regulations published by the Joint Committee on Printing, Congress of the United States and the clause at NFS 1852.208-81 entitled "Restrictions on Printing and Duplicating".

(5) The Contractor is solely responsible for managing the technical effort, the schedule, and the contract funds to ensure delivery of the Draft-Final Report and the Final Report on time. Failure to deliver the Final Report as scheduled, or a request that additional funding

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** A representation of restricted computer software is applicable to a lowest segregable level pertaining to computer software. Identify the lowest segregable level pertaining to computer software.

*** Generally, the development of an item, component, process, or computer software at private expense is the only basis for representing limited or restricted rights on the Government. If development was not at private expense, enter the specific reason for asserting that the Government’s right should be limited or restricted.

**** Enter represented rights category (e.g., limited rights, restricted rights, SBIR rights).

***** Corporation, individual, or other person, as appropriate.

Date

Printed Name and Title

Signature

(End of identification and representation)

(d) Post-Award Identification. In addition to the representations made within this clause, other representations may be made after award when based on new information or inadvertent omission unless the inadvertent omission would have materially affected the Government’s source selection decision, a payment decision, or both. Such identification and representations may be made after award whereby the Contractor shall submit a request to the Contracting Officer as soon as practicable after initial identification in the following format and signed by an official authorized to contractually obligate the Contractor. The Contracting Officer will consider such a request and determine whether or not to accept the request by incorporating it in a contract modification. Such post-award identification shall be made in the following format:

(Start of identification and representation)

Identification and Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software

The Contractor asserts additional data not previously identified pursuant to the

IDENTIFICATION AND REPRESENTATION OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND

RESTRICTED COMPUTER SOFTWARE clause and required to fulfill the data delivery requirements qualify as limited rights data or restricted computer software. The Contractor represents it has accurately identified, through recorded information, the stages of technical development and the source of funds at a lowest segregable level pertaining to an item, component, process, or computer software. Furthermore, the Contractor represents it has verified such recorded information and hereby certifies that the data identified below qualify as limited rights data or restricted computer software in accordance with their respective definitions in FAR 52.227-14(a):

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shall substantiate its limited rights data or restricted computer software assertions at its own expense.

(f) Based on the Contractor’s actions or deliberate inaction, an omission regarding failing to identify data or a failure by the Contractor to identify, analyze, or verify data as described in this clause may be deemed as an act in deliberate ignorance or reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information. The Contractor may not rely on past or commensurate actions or inactions by the Government regarding data not previously identified to the Government as limited rights data or restricted computer software yet delivered to the Government with restrictive or limiting markings and actually or constructively accepted by the Government.

(g) Subcontracting. If applicable, the Contractor shall obtain from its subcontractors sufficient recorded information to justify the validity of limited rights data or restricted computer software identified in this clause necessary to fulfill the Contractor’s obligation in paragraph (e) of this clause. If a subcontractor refuses to accept terms affording the Contractor to provide such sufficient recorded information to the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of the refusal and shall not proceed with the subcontract award without authorization in writing from the Contracting Officer.

(End of Clause)

(End of Section H)

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SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Clauses incorporated by reference, which are required to be filled-in by the Government, include only the text of the affected paragraph(s). This does not limit the clause to the affected paragraph(s). The Contractor is responsible for understanding and complying with the entire clause. The full text of the clause is available at the addresses contained in clause 52.252-2, “Clauses Incorporated by Reference” (FEB 1998), of this Contract.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1):

52.202-1 DEFINITIONS. (JUN 2020)

52.203-3 GRATUITIES. (APR 1984)

52.203-5 COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES. (MAY 2014)

52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT.

(JUN 2020)

52.203-7 ANTI-KICKBACK PROCEDURES. (JUN 2020)

52.203-8 CANCELLATION, RESCISSION, AND RECOVERY OF FUNDS FOR

ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER ACTIVITY. (MAY 2014)

52.203-10 PRICE OR FEE ADJUSTMENT FOR ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER ACTIVITY.

(MAY 2014)

52.203-12 LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL

TRANSACTIONS. (JUN 2020)

52.203-13 CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT. (NOV 2021)

52.203-14 DISPLAY OF HOTLINE POSTER(S). (NOV 2021)

52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS. (NOV 2023)

52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS. (JAN 2017)

52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER

SUBCONTRACT AWARDS. (JUN 2020)

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52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE. (OCT 2018)

52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE.

(AUG 2020)

52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS. (DEC 2014)

52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND

SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB COVERED

ENTITIES. (DEC 2023)

52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT. (NOV 2021)

52.204-27 PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED APPLICATION. (JUN 2023)

52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN

SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, PROPOSED

FOR DEBARMENT, OR VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED. (JAN 2025)

52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS. (OCT 2018)

52.209-10 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC

CORPORATIONS. (NOV 2015)

52.210-1 MARKET RESEARCH. (NOV 2021)

52.211-5 MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS. (AUG 2000)

52.215-2 AUDIT AND RECORDS - NEGOTIATION. (JUN 2020)

52.215-8 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE -…