K0000522117-GEN VALENT Demo with Comm Ship SOW.pdf

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END-TO-END MISSION VALIDATION EVENT (VALENT)

DEMONSTRATION WITH COMMERICAL SHIP

STATEMENT OF WORK

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JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, NASA

END-TO-END MISSION VALIDATION EVENT (VALENT)

DEMONSTRATION WITH COMMERICAL SHIP

STATEMENT OF WORK

Prepared by:

(Electronic Signature found in KDDMS) Mark Vazquez, KLXSIII Spacecraft L&R Integration Engineer

Concurrence:

(Electronic Signature found in KDDMS) (Electronic Signature found in KDDMS) Christopher Lewis, LX-O4 Nathan Hickman, LX-O1 NASA EGS Test Director NASA EGS Ground Operations Manager

Approved by:

(Electronic Signature found in KDDMS) Liliana Villarreal, LX-O1 NASA Landing & Recovery Director

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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CONTENTS

1. SCOPE

1.1 Purpose

2. DELIVERABLES

2.1 Tasks

2.2 Ground Rules and Assumptions

2.3 Place of Performance

APPENDIX A. REQUIREMENTS

APPENDIX B. VALENT SCHEDULE

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ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND SYMBOLS

Units of measure and some terms commonly understood within the subject disciplines have been abbreviated in the body of this document without callout but are included among the following.

CO

COR

Contracting Officer Contracting Officer’s Representative

CCAFS Cape Canaveral Space Force Station CM Command Module CMTA Crew Module Training Article COMET Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering & Test Det 3 Detachment 3 DOD Department of Defense DZ Drop Zone EGS Exploration Ground Systems GA Guardian Angel GFE Government Furnished Equipment GSE Ground Support Equipment H&A Handling & Access HE Heavy Equipment HSFS Human Space Flight Support JBC Joint Base Charleston JSC Johnson Space Center KSC Kennedy Space Center L&R Landing & Recovery MD Move Director NASA National Aeronautics & Space Administration NEOM Nominal End of Mission NOTU Naval Ordnance Test Unit PSFB Patrick Space Force Base PSME Payload Support Mechanical Engineer RW Rotart Wing SOW Statement Of Work TBD To Be Determined VALENT Validation Event

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1. SCOPE

This statement of work (SOW) defines the tasks to be performed by commercial contractor to provide ship, labor, and equipment for supporting Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Landing & Recovery (L&R) operations to transport the Command Module Training Article (CMTA) to designate drop zones for open water simulation training with the CMTA using L&R personnel and required Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for DoD training of rescue personnel. The commercial ship selected will be leased and required to support, deliver, and perform the following tasks described herein this SOW.

1.1 Purpose

The purpose of this SOW is to obtain commercial ship support for the execution of the End-to- End mission Validation Event (VALENT). The primary purpose of VALENT is for the Department of Defense (DoD) to validate the time and number of rescue personnel required to perform Flight Crew Rescue and Command Module (CM) Retrieval in the event the CM lands at a site and/or time other than the Nominal End of Mission (NEOM) landing. All other objectives are secondary and on a best effort basis. This SOW details the overall testing tasks, required equipment and personnel and the roles and responsibilities of various organizations and agencies to perform VALENT.

VALENT will demonstrate the ability for NASA and DoD teams to render assistance to the Artemis flight crew in the event of an abort. The DoD to validate the time and number of rescue personnel required to perform Flight Crew Rescue and CM Retrieval in the event the CM lands at a site and/or time other than the NEOM landing.

2. Deliverables

This SOW defines the primary tasks to be performed by the contractor for use of commercial ship and denotes the requirements, terms, and conditions specified for this activity.

L&R Operations request least and use of commercial ship with adequate support services and capabilities (reference requirements in Appendix A) to transport the CMTA to two designate drop zones for water rescue training with the CMTA, personnel and required GSE in open water for DoD training of rescue personnel. The ship will need to be capable of transiting CMTA, GSE, and personnel out to open ocean water environment (reference section 3.1 for designated Drop Zones (DZ)), placing the CMTA into the ocean for training and recovering of CMTA back onto the ship post-training. The ship will need to support pier-side loading/unloading operations in Port Canaveral Trident Turn Basin for open water training and be available to support 2 each, 12-hour open water test days and 1 each backup weather contingency day for each test day (reference Appendix B schedule).

The contractor shall include a total cost to lease the commercial ship to support VALENT for the previously outlined period of time for total 9 days (reference schedule in Appendix B). The cost will include all support services, lifts, personnel, fuel, and other ship expenses needed to successfully complete the VALENT simulation events (reference Appendix B). The contractor shall meet the technical requirements and standards as specified in the SOW.

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2.1 Tasks

Execution of the VALENT training exercise will require coordination and approvals of the DoD, Navy, and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCAFS) Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU) Base Operations for commercial ship entry and access to the Trident Turn Basin Submarine Wharf. The NOTU operates the Navy Port at Port Canaveral and permissions to access wharf and pier facilities will be provided by the DoD to support transport of the CMTA, GSE, support, hardware, equipment, and personnel to/from the pier to the designated training drop zones.

The commercial ship shall provide access for pier side hoisting operations from the Wharf pier to/from the deck of the ship with the L&R Ops Team Mobile Crane to support VALENT.

VALENT will be split into two separate demonstration events covering different Abort Scenarios:

1. Ascent Abort Event #1 (~12-nautical miles offshore from Port Canaveral) – Commercial ship to provide access to the deck of the ship for the L&R Ops Team to provide configuration support for the CMTA, inspect hoisting equipment and use support equipment for use on/off the deck of ship as required. For this daylong event, the ship crane will travel to the designate drop zone and hoist open water equipment and the CMTA in/out water for simulation training, standby during simulation testing and return to port the same day.

2. Pad Abort Event #2 (~3-nautical miles offshore from Port Canaveral) – Commercial ship to provide access to the deck of the ship for the L&R Ops Team to provide configuration support for the CMTA, inspect hoisting equipment and use support equipment for use on/off the deck of ship as required. For this daylong event, the ship crane will travel to the designate drop zone and hoist open water equipment and the CMTA in/out water for simulation training, standby during testing, and return to port the same day.

The contractor of the commercial ship will need to meet and support the Ground Rules & Assumptions requirements. The Contractor shall furnish all required labor, tools, equipment, materials, transportation, management, and supervision necessary for the performance of all operations to meet VALENT objectives.

Note that the VALENT Training exercise consists of multiple NASA Agencies (Kennedy Space Center & Johnson Space Center), Navy, 45th Operations Group Human Space Flight Support (HSFS) and DoD Rescue Forces. The L&R Operations support derives from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering Contract (COMET) Team and JSC Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) Diver Training team to execute equipment readiness and open water training support.

2.2 Ground Rules and Assumptions

2.2.1 The contractor shall provide a Program Manager or point of contact who shall be responsible for the commercial ship access and use.

2.2.2 Media Usage. NASA Public Affairs may work with the contractor to access commercial ship for video or photographic documentation on the commercial ship during VALENT simulations.

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2.2.3 Commercial ship to stage and dwell at the north end of the Trident Turn Basin Pier for offloading / onloading operations.

2.2.4 Trident Turn Basin Wharf will be primary designated location for VALENT, Poseidon Wharf will be secondary designated location.

2.2.5 CMTA/ORCA Operations to fall under COMET Operations Team with Heavy Equipment providing wharf set-ups, transport, and Crane Lifts on/off the pier.

2.2.5.1 COMET Heavy Equipment (HE) to provide shore-based mobile crane, hoisting, rigging support.

2.2.5.2 COMET HE to provide portable man lift(s) as required.

2.2.5.3 COMET PSME/Techs to provide Load Cell and CMTA 6-legged tow pin lift sling.

2.2.5.4 COMET PSME to provide Move Director (MD) oversight.

2.2.5.5 COMET Handling & Access (H&A) Techs to assist in lift sling connect/disconnect to CMTA.

2.2.6 Standard Daily hours of operation: Monday thru Saturday, 0700 hours to 1900 hours (if needed).

2.2.7 Assumes three days between abort events (required for DoD prep, could be shortened to 2 days).

2.2.8 CMTA will remain on the Commercial ship throughout the entire event.

2.2.9 Support agreement will be no more than 15 people on the commercial ship (for NASA/EGS personnel supporting VALENT, e.g., COMET CMTA Team, Ground Operations Manager (GOM), NBL Open Water Team, Det-3 Master Diver, etc.).

2.2.10 Commercial ship to perform all the lifting of CMTA in/out of the water.

2.2.11 Commercial ship to perform lifts and or deployment of 1 EA CRRC (Combat Rubber Raiding Craft) in/out of the water. CRRC length is approx. 4.7m and weight is approx. 375lbs.

2.2.12 JSC NBL personnel to perform rigging and derigging for any of the lifts from the commercial Ship to/from water; COMET HE/H&A rigs for installation to/from wharf.

2.2.13 Commercial Ship will support both Pad and Ascent Aborts events.

2.2.14 Crew Module Lift demo of the CMTA will use the Crew Module Recovery Basket Lifting Twin patch Sling for one of the hoisting operations out of the water.

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2.2.14.1 All other CMTA lift operations in/out of water, the commercial ship will utilize the CMTA Lifting Sling using the six tow pin locations.

2.2.15 Commercial ship may be required to provide fenders for all lifts of the CMTA in/out of the water to prevent damage to the NASA hardware.

2.2.16 Assumes training events will occur on good weather days with calm sea state conditions (sea state 3 or less). The commercial ship's captain is responsible for liability and be willing to safely crane the CMTA in/out of the water.

2.2.17 Assumes the use of dunnage/cradle to secure the CMTA on the commercial ship deck for both training events. Rubber dunnage blocks specific to the CMTA will be provided and coordination with the ship for placement and securing will be required.

2.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Locations for VALENT will take place ~12 nautical miles for Ascent Abort simulation and ~3 nautical miles for Pad Abort simulation in the Atlantic Ocean East of Port Canaveral, Florida off the coast of CCAFS.

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APPENDIX A. REQUIREMENTS

• A-frame for CMTA lifting/insertion/removal from water.

o Minimum 25’ x 30’, transom mounted, 11-ton winch.

o Lifting capacity sufficient to lift a fully flooded CMTA in open water as noted below.

• Tugger winch capability for capsule tending and shipboard personnel provided for operation.

• Ship Capacity for at least 15 personnel + crew.

• Provide electrical interfaces - minimum two (120V) outlets, 15A rating for charging lighting or blowers.

• Provide fresh water to rinse the test articles after each event; estimate a maximum of 100 gallons per day.

• Ship size to accommodate minimum 90’ x 30’ clear deck to support CMTA and GSE.

• CMTA Dimensions (Weight/Height/Weight) Data:

CMTA Diameter: 194.9” or 16.242ft (~17ft)

CMTA Measured weight dry was 19,350 lbs.

CMTA Measured weight wet (right after stable2) 27,753lbs.

CMTA Height: 129.577’ or 10.798ft (~11ft)

129.577”

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APPENDIX B. VALENT SCHEDULE