SOW_Space_Sciences_Division_3_2.docx

Statement of Work (SOW) Research and Development Services for NRL Space Sciences Division 03/22/2013 Version 3.0

Introduction The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) anticipates negotiation of a competitive, indefinite delivery indefintie quantity (IDIQ) contract for Research and Development Services to support the Space Sciences Division in the areas of earth atmosphere, solar phyics, and astronomy.

Mission The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the Navy’s corporate laboratory for conducting basic and applied research in the space sciences. NRL supports a number of terrestrial and space experiments in the areas of terrestrial, atmospheric, solar, and astronomical research from a variety of ground based, airborne, balloon, rocket, and space platforms. Major research thrust areas include ultraviolet remote sensing of the upper atmosphere, spectrographic and imaging studies of the solar atmosphere and heliosphere, and astronomical radiation ranging from ultraviolet through gamma rays. The results are of importance to a fundamental understanding of natural radiation and geophysical phenomena in the space environment, radio communications, and ultimately to the operation of Naval ships and aircraft. Ongoing and planned research includes stand-off detection of the terrestrial environment, in situ and remote sensing of the middle and upper atmosphere, environmental modeling of the geospace environment , studies of the Sun and heliosphere, and studies of high energy celestial sources.

Background To conduct these investigations, technical support is needed for the design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and calibration of experiments, scientific instrument structures, components, subsystems, support equipment, and related field operations. Tasks include computer modeling, experiment design, data analysis, instrument packaging, payload testing, and field deployments. Furthermore, technical expertise is required for the analysis of data obtained from these investigations. New computer programs must be written and existing software must be modified and documented. Among the scientific instrument modeling, simulation, development, data acquisition, reduction, and analysis efforts are the following activities:

Geospace Science and Technology: Investigations to study,understand and ultimately forecast the energetics, dynamics, and state of the geospace (i.e. terrestrial and near-Earth space) environment, to develop and apply new techniques for in situ and remote sensing of the geospace environment and associated theoretical modeling activities.

High Energy Space Environment: Investigations to advance the observational and theoretical understanding of the energetic photon and charged particle environment in space, and the development and use of advanced detector systems for energetic photons and particles for space and terrestrial applications.

Solar and Heliospheric Physics: Investigations to advance the understanding of the origin of the outer solar atmosphere, the corona, the coupling between the fine magnetic structure at the photosphere and,the dynamic processes occurring in the corona, the coupling between the Sun and the Earth, and to develop the experimental and theoretical techniques to forecast this coupling Scope The purpose of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to acquire scientific, engineering, and related services to the Space Sciences Division (SSD) and related organizations, as required, for the formulation, design, development, fabrication, integration, testing, verification, operation, and data analysis of spaceflight and ground system hardware and software, including the development and validation of technologies to enable future science missions. To this end, the Contractor will provide on/off-site multi-disciplinary scientific and engineering services, pursuant to Technical Direction Memorandums (TDM) issued by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). TDM may be issued to perform services in all aspects of mission and instrument development and implementation for components, subsystems, systems, scientific instruments, observatories, launch, ground system, spacecraft, and suborbital craft (e.g., sounding rockets, UAVs, balloons, and aircraft), including Space Station, free-flying spacecraft, and suborbital payloads, as well as Ground Support Equipment (GSE), simulators, non-flight models and prototypes; candidate, feasibility, and systems definition studies; project planning, direction, and control; systems engineering; analysis; preliminary and detailed design; fabrication; assembly; integration and test; test and verification; calibration; test instrumentation; data systems management; launch and post-launch operations; research and technology unique to the intended use; phenomenology; data reduction; documentation; maintenance; sustaining engineering; configuration management; safety, reliability, and quality assurance (SR&QA); architectural trades; performance, cost, and risk assessment; and systems safety.

The Contractor will provide technical and scientific support within the scope of this SOW. Task deliverables will consist of scientific, engineering, and related technical services, documentation, data, equipment, and materials according to the TDM and the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) of the base contract. The tasks will involve activities both on-site and off-site of NRL and may require extensive travel. The Contractor will provide the requisite personnel, supplies, materials, and equipment and will provide scientific, engineering, technical, and analytical capabilities for the conceptualization, system engineering, design and development, and analysis of ongoing and proposed experiments, projects, and programs. The Contractor will perform the design, fabrication, assembly, integration, test, calibration, and operation of sophisticated scientific instruments, experimental payloads, and their support equipment. This effort will include the development and documentation of software in laboratory and operational environments. The Contractor will provide scientific and engineering skills to support spaceflight, launch vehicle, sounding rocket, aircraft, and ground sensor systems, including payload processing and vehicle integration, ground support equipment (GSE), mission planning, and operations. The Contractor will perform data processing, reduction, cataloging, archiving, and distribution. The Contractor will provide design, development, fabrication, integration, test, calibration, and operation of flight instrumentation and related equipment that are required to collect, analyze, archive, and distribute scientific data.

General Requirements The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Requirements for On-Site Contractors (ROSC) dated 8 December 2008 provides general instructions for Contractors conducting business at/on NRL property. Compliance with specific paragraphs of the NRL ROSC cited in the Section 2 - General Requirement and Section 4 - Special Requirements is mandatory, other requirements in the NRL ROSC are provided for information purposes only.

Period of Performance The period of performance is for 1 base year of 12 months and two 12-month options years. The period of performance reads as follows:

· Base Year (mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy)

· Option Year 1 (mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy)

· Option Year 2 (mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy) Non-Personal Services The Government will neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks.

The Government will not assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual contractor employees.

The Contractor shall be responsible for managing its employees and guarding against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services as defined in FAR-Part 37, Service Contracting, dated 31 May 2011.

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer (KO) if any Government requested actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services.

Business Relations The contractor shall integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute this contract.

Organizational Conflict of Interest Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5.

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI.

The Contractor shall promptly submit a mitigation plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI.

The Contractors mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

Data Rights The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract will be Government owned and the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials cannot be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer. All materials supplied to the Government will be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

Contract Administration and Management The following subsections specify requirements for contract management and contractor personnel administration.

Contract Management The Contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to this contract.

Personnel Administration The Contractor shall provide for employees during designated Government non-work days or other periods where Government offices are closed due to weather or security conditions.

The Contractor shall maintain the currency of their employees by providing initial and refresher training as required to meet the SOW requirements.

The Contractor shall make necessary travel arrangements for employees.

The Contractor shall designate one or more on-site employees with the responsibility of supervising and directing the Contractor’s on-site employees.

Contract Administration The Contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer this contract.

The Contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions within five work days.

The Contractor shall assign work effort and maintain proper and accurate time keeping records of personnel assigned to work on this contract.

Contractor's Management Plan (CMP) The contractor shall submit a Contractor's Management Plan (CMP) defining the contractor's approach to implementing the contract. [CDRL A007] The CMP provides the Government insight to the systems, processes, and structure within which the contractor operates. The CMP should include, as applicable and if not defined in a separate plan: quality control, risk management, systems engineering, software development, configuration management, earned value management, and subcontract management.

A draft CMP is to be delivered with the contractor’s proposal. Three copies of the complete version shall be submitted 30 days after contract award to the KO and COR, and within 5 working days when changes are made thereafter.

The Contractor shall receive the contracting officers acceptance in writing of any proposed change to his management plan once the CMP has been accepted by the Government.

Through task orders, the Government may apply the following requirements to select projects:

a. The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOW.

b. The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective risk management program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOW.

c. The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective systems engineering program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOW. [CDRL A006]

d. The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective software development program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOW. [CDRL A006]

e. The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective configuration management program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOW. [CDRL A006]

f. The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective earned value management program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOW. [CDRL A008]

g. The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective subcontract management program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOW.

h. The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOW. [CDRL A008] Contractor Furnished Equipment, Materials, Subcontracts and Supplies Equipment and unexpended materials and supplies purchased by the contractor under this contract become the property of the Government at the end of the performance period, including all options.

The Contractor shall provide supplies for contractor personnel.

The Contractor shall provide any other equipment, material, and supplies, not furnished by the Government, but required to perform the work defined under Paragraph 3, Performance Requirements, below.

The Contractor shall be responsible for any subcontract management necessary for performing efforts described in Paragraph 3,Performance Requirements, below.

Contractor Personnel, Disciplines, and Specialties The minimum education, training, and experience required by contractor personnel to perform support tasks identified in this SOW are defined in the labor category descriptions provided herein.

Sr. Program Manager (Key) –B.Sc., Engineering, Business, Operations Research, or equivalent. Ten years of demonstrated experience desired in managing multiple project activities with a developmental program. Demonstrated experience in the planning, direction, and control of scientific development programs involving spaceflight instruments, experimental payloads or equivalent satellite systems. Demonstrated experience with spaceflight instrument definition and development in terms of formal responses to research announcements of opportunity. Demonstrated skills in program and acquisition planning (including scheduling, resources, and detailed budget preparation) for spaceflight instrument and satellite systems. Demonstrated management experience in the definition, design, and development of spaceflight instruments and satellite systems. Relevant experience with spaceflight instrument and satellite systems program planning, directing, and coordinating from concept formulation through final closeout. Specific experience with the technical program planning required to support the developmental process including risk analysis, engineering specialty integration, program reviews, technical performance measurement, interface control, and program planning. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, project management, scheduling, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Project Manager and Project Leader (Key) –B.Sc. Engineering, Physics, Business or Equivalent. Eight years of demonstrated experience desired in the area of project management. Specific experience in the planning, direction, and program management of spaceflight instruments, experimental payloads, and satellite and sounding rocket systems. Relevant experience with spaceflight instrument and satellite systems program planning, directing, and coordinating from concept formulation through final closeout. Specific experience with the technical coordination process among Government, NASA, Co-contractor, Academic, and Industry personnel. Experience with the requirements for controlling information exchanges under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and related defense trade acts. Relevant experience supporting the space vehicle integration process and experience with the appropriate guidelines and standards used for deriving safety hazards. Relevant experience with space vehicle integration guidelines, requirements, and standards used for deriving spaceflight instrument interface control, ground, and flight operation requirements. Specific experience interfacing with space vehicle and launch integration personnel, safety managers, and technical lead engineers to develop launch range documentation. Demonstrated experience with the fabrication and manufacture of prototype and limited production space-qualified instruments and payloads. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, project management, scheduling, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Scientist –Ph.D., Physical Sciences, Physics, or Mathematics. Eight years of demonstrated experience desired in the engineering development and design of optical sensors and scientific instrumentation. Experienced in the research, development, design, and fabrication of optical sensors and instrumentation for spaceflight and terrestrial scientific applications. Knowledgeable in various aspects of physical and geometrical optics including optical system design, aspheric optics, aberration theory, polarization analysis and design, optical coating design and characterization, optical filtering design and application (including ultra-narrow band optical filters), optical diffraction and interferometry, and optical fibers. Experienced with image processing and modeling algorithms. Experience with software modeling and simulation tools, as well as the C, C++, and/or IDL programming languages. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Sr. Electronic Systems Engineer (1 of 2 Key) M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. Ten years of demonstrated experience desired, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated experience performing System Engineering duties for spaceflight scientific instruments. Demonstrated capability to conceptualize, specify, model, and prototype analog and digital spaceflight instruments and related systems. Demonstrated experience, knowledge, and familiarity with hardware development programs for scientific spaceflight instrumentation and experimental payloads. Demonstrated experience, knowledge, and familiarity with software development for developing spaceflight instrument system and support equipment software routines. Demonstrated experience, knowledge, and familiarity with real-time software development including requirements analysis and systems programming for flight systems, including: telemetry and command; flight instrument control and pointing; processor selection support, timing and sizing estimates, and costing; and interface analysis. Demonstrated experience with Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processors, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) for spaceflight, and their developmental systems, including the design of support equipment processors and telemetry displays. Relevant experience with digital signal processing (DSP) chipsets and their development systems. Relevant experience with developing support equipment for testing spaceflight hardware and software in an operational satellite environment, including ground support software, digital motor control systems, and specialized telemetry formatting and documentation equipment. Demonstrated capabilities with C/C++, VHDL, and related software design tools. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Sr. Systems Engineer (Key) M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Engineering. Ten years of demonstrated experience desired, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated experience performing System Engineering duties for spaceflight scientific instruments. Demonstrated capability to define the science requirements flowdown to instrument performance requirements, to conceptualize, specify, model, and prototype analog and digital spaceflight instruments and related systems. Demonstrated experience, knowledge, and familiarity with hardware development programs for scientific spaceflight instrumentation and experimental payloads. Demonstrated experience, knowledge, and familiarity with software development for developing spaceflight instrument system and support equipment software routines. Demonstrated experience, knowledge, and familiarity with real-time software development including requirements analysis and systems programming for flight systems, including: telemetry and command; flight instrument control and pointing; processor selection support, timing and sizing estimates, and costing; and interface analysis. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Sr. Software Engineer (Key – 1 of 2) –B.Sc., Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or the equivalent. Five years of demonstrated experience desired, knowledge and familiarity with real-time software development including requirements analysis and systems programming for flight systems, including: telemetry and command; flight instrument control and pointing; processor selection support, timing and sizing estimates, and costing; interface analysis, and algorithm development. Specific experience with MIL-STD-1553 standard data bus and VME-based flight controller systems. Relevant experience with digital hardware and software test beds for space vehicle simulators that have the capability to evaluate and resolve hardware/software compatibility problems occurring during the developmental process. Strong background in Computer Aided Engineering, Computer Aided Design, and Automated Test Equipment (CAE, CAD, ATE). The candidate must have demonstrated experience, knowledge, and familiarity with the analysis, research, design, development, test, and evaluation of complex digital hardware and software development programs. Specific experience with requirements analysis and systems programming for ground systems, including: command and telemetry processing and display; payload pointing and control; data archive, analysis, and distribution; C/C++ and assembly language programming. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs. Demonstrated capabilities with computer aided software design tools.

Engineer, Software –B.Sc., Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or the equivalent. Five years of demonstrated experience desired, knowledge and familiarity with scientific software development including requirements analysis and programming for simulation and data analysis systems, including: General object oriented software design methods; development of CAD-like design systems; familiarity with high energy radiation transport simulation codes; graphical user interface development. The candidate must have demonstrated experience, knowledge, and familiarity with the analysis, research, design, development, test, and evaluation of complex software development programs. Specific experience with requirements analysis and systems programming including: object oriented design; software system and database development; software system documentation, support and distribution; C++, Java, and Python programming; and development in the Linux environment. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs. Demonstrated capabilities with computer aided software design tools.

Engineer, Hardware –B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, or the equivalent. Five years of demonstrated experience desired in specifying, developing, and documenting spaceflight instrument electronics, conducting systems level environmental and reliability tests; documenting acceptance tests in formal plans and procedures; and planning and conducting tests. Specific design engineering experience related to the electrical analysis, design, integration, and test of interface and data handling electronics for MIL-STD-1553 and VME-based systems. Specific experience using digital and analog circuitry, i80xxx microprocessors, and digital signal processing (DSP) chipsets. Relevant design experience with printed wiring board design, layout, integration, and testing. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, CAD/CAE and database programs.

Electronics Engineer, General Design Support –B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, or the equivalent. Five years of demonstrated experience desired in specifying, developing, and documenting spaceflight instrument electronics, conducting systems level environmental and reliability tests; documenting acceptance tests in formal plans and procedures; and planning and conducting tests. Specific design engineering experience related to the electrical analysis, design, integration, and test of interface and data handling electronics for MIL-STD-1553 and VME-based systems. Specific experience using digital and analog circuitry, microprocessors, and digital signal processing (DSP) chipsets. Relevant design experience with printed wiring board design, layout, integration, and testing. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, CAD/CAE and database programs.

Mechanical Engineer, General Design Support –Associates Degree in Engineering Technology or the equivalent. Five years of demonstrated experience desired in specifying, developing, and documenting spaceflight instrument enclosures, chassis designs, printed wiring board designs, and equipment layouts. Specific experience on support equipment racks and interconnects diagrams. Specific experience in designing, planning, documenting, and installing complex ground enclosures for flight instrument command and control during flight operations, including wiring interconnects, power distribution, video and audio routing and distribution, and chassis design. Specific experience with AutoCad or ProE CAE/CAD programs. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Engineer, Parts Procurement (Key) –B. Sc. Physics, Electrical Engineering, or the equivalent. Seven years of demonstrated experience desired in parts procurement and selection of EEE and non-EEE parts for spaceflight instruments and GSE systems. Demonstrated familiarity with Military Specifications and NASA parts procurement plans and requirements. Demonstrated experience with procurement of EEE parts and development of parts procurement screening requirements. Familiarity with NASA Handbook NHB5300.4 and related materials outgassing specifications. Demonstrated experience with the high-reliability parts acquisition process. Demonstrated experience developing parts lists and component requirement reviews using spreadsheet and database programs. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Project Analyst –B.Sc. Engineering, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, or the equivalent. Five years of demonstrated experience desired in analysis, systems integration, and implementation of spaceflight instruments and experimental payloads. Specific experience developing systems and subsystem level schedules, planning payload and launch activities, and developing program controls and procedures. Working knowledge of Military Specifications and requirements. Relevant experience in spacecraft systems test and integration. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, scheduling, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Research Physicist –B.Sc. Physical Sciences, Mathematics or the equivalent. Knowledge of basic physical processes related to high energy radiation transport. Demonstrated experience in laboratory physics at the college level, including data analysis and recording of results. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet and database programs.

Research Assistant –2 yrs of college training in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science or the equivalent. Knowledge of basic physics and mathematics at the calculus level and/or basic software design and programming using C++ or Java. Proficient with cross-platform word processing and spreadsheet programs.

Sr. Engineering Technician –Associates Degree in Engineering Technology or the equivalent. Five years of demonstrated experience in the design, fabrication, and testing of spaceflight instrumentation and its related GSE in a laboratory environment. Specific knowledge in the troubleshooting and repair of analog and digital components, including microprocessor-based flight instruments. Relevant experience with the design, fabrication and assembly of surface mount technologies for printed wiring board applications. Relevant experience with maintaining, operating and refurbishing High Vacuum Chambers and their associated vacuum system components and GSE. Experiences with cable harnessing for spaceflight applications. Experience with software development to support spaceflight and support equipment applications. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Sr. Technical Writer/Editor – BA or B.Sc. in Engineering, Journalism, Economics, English, or the equivalent. Five years of experience with demonstrated capability to coordinate, prepare, edit, and proof technical specifications, plans, procedures, and documents related to spaceflight instrumentation and experimental payloads. Demonstrated experience managing and responding to formal responses under the requirements of research announcements of opportunity. Working knowledge of the requirements for hardware and software documentation using DoD STD-2167A and MIL-STD-498 in a tailored laboratory environment. Demonstrated capability to collect, compile, and track technical data and comments thereto, to include the documentation and tracking of CDRLs using automated tools. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Graphics Artist Support – Degree in art/design/multimedia/graphics and two years of experience desired, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated experience developing and executing graphical and multimedia designs to meet the needs of engineers and scientists. Demonstrated capabilities to digitize media, text, images, photos, audio, and video and organize these into the appropriate categories. Strong skills in technical illustration. Ability to provide proof-of-concept illustrations in rough and final sketches for graphic and multimedia needs and to execute these into digital format for print, CD-ROM, or web based projects. Ability to assist in translating the needs of the scientist into visual and multimedia designs, searching the web for digital art and design resources, and supporting artwork for web development. Demonstrated ability with applications for graphical and multimedia design, particularly with Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator. Some exposure to web design principles. Some experience with databases. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Administrative and Clerical Support – High School Degree or the equivalent. Three years of experience desired. Demonstrated experience with non-technical writing, word-processing, proofreading, general computer art, paste-ups, database maintenance, and reference checking. Proficient with cross-platform word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Location and Hours of Work Accomplishment of the results contained in this SOW requires work primarily at the Contractor’s off-site facilities. However, it is expected that a small proportion of the Contractor workforce will work primariliy on-site at the Naval Research Laboratory facilities, 4555 Overlook Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20375-5320. Normal workdays are Monday through Friday except US Federal Holidays. NRL workers typically work eight (8) hours per day, 40 hours per week. Flextime workers start not earlier than 0600 and not later than 0900. Core hours of work are from 1000 to 1100 and 1300 to 1400 daily. All employees are expected to be available during core hours. Additional information on work hours is provided in Section 1.(c), NRL HOURS OF OPERATION AND HOLIDAY SCHEDULE, in the NRL ROSC.

Additionally, the Contractor shall support NRL tasks at other geographically dispersed locations, as necessary.

Travel / Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel to other government facilities or contractor facilities will be required for conduct of experimental research or attendance at government reviews or scientific meetings and seminars.

The Contractor shall submit all travel requirements (including plans, agenda, itinerary and dates) for pre-approval to the Government and is on a strictly cost reimbursable basis.

The Contractor shall bill costs for travel in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 Travel Costs (subject to local policy & procedures).

Requirements The Contractor shall perform the tasks and deliver all supplies, equipment, and items as set forth herein.

0. Management, Control, and Reporting

a) The Contractor shall support R&D efforts such as concept development, systems engineering, development, prototyping, fabrication, test, calibration, mission operation, and data reduction.

b) The Contractor shall employ efficient cost and performance management methods to provide the Government with task status and periodic progress reports. [CDRL A001, A002, A003]

c) The Contractor shall provide logistical and administrative support for various meetings, reviews, and conferences.

a. This includes development of briefings in the form of graphics transparencies and slides, posterboard charts, multi-media videos, or other specified media. Data to be produced includes viewgraphs and slides, videos, brochures, publications, photographs, webpages and websites, and briefing materials supporting program and project objectives.

d) The Contractor shall compose technical summaries and reports of surveys, investigations, or fact-finding efforts. [CDRL A004]

e) The Contractor shall support publications by preparing visually effective briefing materials, video and multimedia presentations, programmatic and technical documentation.

f) The Contractor shall perform technical writing and editing tasks associated with the development of flight hardware, software, and GSE.

g) The Contractor shall prepare and maintain technical documentation. [CDRL A005]

a. This includes analysis reports; specifications and ICDs; design descriptions for both hardware and software; test plans, procedures, and reports; documentation and parts list; and drawing packages providing for a system baseline.

h) The Contractor shall participate in the technical review of the development process, including System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), and Final Design Review.

i) The Contractor shall also participate in unit level design reviews and supplemental design reviews on systems and subsystems.

j) The Contractor shall obtain, store, maintain, and reproduce program technical data.

Systems Engineering

a) The Contractor shall study the development of scientific objectives, mission requirements, and technical concepts for instrument systems, flight systems, ground systems, and launch systems.

a. Study products include, but are not limited to, integration of joint missions and other collaborative efforts; research, science, technology, and cost trade studies; candidate operation and system architectures; cost, schedule, and risk estimates; and research and technology unique to the system development.

b) The Contractor shall conduct functional analysis, requirements development, interface definition, interoperability, design alternatives, and performance assessments for proposed and on-going scientific investigations and experiments.

c) The Contractor shall analyze systems, perform evaluations of systems interfaces, and participate in system definition and development.

d) The Contractor shall evaluate experiments and tests of generic subsystems and components for applicability to specific scientific investigations.

a. This effort includes ongoing flight and non-flight instruments supporting exploratory and advanced development projects that are related to the NRL objectives in the areas of terrestrial, upper atmospheric, solar, and astronomical research.

e) The Contractor shall conduct technical analyses for advanced sensing concepts.

a. The goal is to identify and evaluate alternative technical issues, critical phases and potential problem areas, tradeoff studies with the attendant risk analyses, and specific recommendations for selected approaches.

f) The Contractor shall recommend architecture design and performance alternatives, assess reliability, and perform system-engineering analyses.

g) The Contractor shall provide system level integration test plans and procedures, and identify and report deficiencies of test subject.

h) The Contractor shall originate reviews for operations and maintenance procedures and checklists.

Payload and Launch Processing

a) The Contractor shall provide systems safety, hazard analyses and reporting, experimental payload processing, and launch vehicle integration support to the space vehicle integrating contractor (SVIC) and the launch site integrating contractor (LSIC).

a. These activities include reviewing facilities, assessing SVIC and LSIC requirements, and verifying that requirements are met.

b) The Contractor shall coordinate with safety and logistical personnel to plan, document, and control the safety and procedural information necessary to ensure safe and efficient payload processing according to requirements set forth in launch range regulations.

c) The Contractor shall participate in experimental payload and launch vehicle working groups that address experiment and payload integration, safety training, launch processing, pre-flight and post-flight operations, and related activities.

Processing Procedures

a) The Contractor shall produce documentation for the experimental payload, for use by space vehicle and launch vehicle processing activities.

a. This includes hazard data, experiment and space vehicle test plans and procedures, verifications, ground simulations, and functional tests supporting the processing and integration environment.

b) The Contractor shall develop and maintain hazardous and non-hazardous operating procedures required by the SVIC and the LSIC.

Systems Safety Program

a) The Contractor shall apply safety engineering and safety management principles, criteria, and techniques to optimize safety and enhance mission effectiveness within the constraints of operational effectiveness, time, and cost.

b) The Contractor shall promote system safety activities such as early hazard identification, evaluation, and elimination or reduction of residual risk to preclude system damage or destruction and injury to personnel.

c) The Contractor shall conduct the system safety program in accordance with launch site regulations.

Hardware Engineering

a) The Contractor shall specify and document controllers and central processors using reduced instruction set computers (RISC), radiation-tolerant microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSP), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), and microprocessor-based designs.

b) The Contractor shall design, develop, procure, fabricate, assemble, integrate, and test analog-to-digital converters (ADC), flight processors, and embedded controllers for ground and spaceflight applications.

c) The Contractor shall design, develop, test and buildbe responsible for the front-end electronics for various detector systems used in a variety of scientific instrumentation.

d) The Contractor shall make maximum use of FPGA, their development systems, and standardized formats (e.g., VME, SEM-E, PCI) that enable reuse of designs among multiple flight instruments and experimental payloads.

e) The Contractor shall maintain and use CAD tools for the design and simulation of FPGA designs.

Interface and Data Handling Electronics

a) The Contractor shall specify, document, and develop specific interface and data handling electronics for sensors, detectors, storage, and electro-mechanical devices.

b) The Contractor shall design, develop, procure, fabricate, assemble, integrate, and test interface units for ground and spaceflight applications.

c) The Contractor shall design, build, and test interface electronics and simulators to verify electronic subsystem functionality.

Circuit Card Design and Layout

a) The Contractor shall design, lay out, and document layout of Printed Wiring Boards (PWB) and Printed Wiring Assemblies (PWA) using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software tools.

Backplanes, Power Converters, and Chassis Units

a) The Contractor shall define and specify electrical and mechanical requirements for backplanes, power converters, and chassis units.

b) The Contractor shall design, develop, procure, fabricate, assemble, integrate, and test backplanes, power converters, and chassis systems for ground and spaceflight applications.

Multi-Disciplinary Analysis, Design, and Implementation Services

a) The Contractor shall design, develop, fabricate, assemble, unit-test, system integrate, verify, deploy, and operate hardware and software on spacecraft, platform, and/or payload(s) as defined by this SOW.

a. These services involve, but are not limited to, mechanical, thermal, optics (including radiometrics and stray light), contamination, control, guidance, navigation, detector, electrical, electronics, and software aspects of flight and ground systems, including GSE.

Optical Design and Development Services

a) The Contractor shall provide optical design services, including design, development, analysis, acquisition, assembly, integration and test, calibration, and performance testing.

a. Efforts under this task may include geometric optical design, diffraction analysis, tolerancing of components, Gaussian beam analysis, interferometry, radiometry, stray light analysis, alignment and calibration, and optical systems design.

Specialized Detector and Array Services

a) The Contractor shall provide scientific and engineering services for sate-of-the-art detection systems requiring low noise levels and calibrations traceable to physical standards.

b) The Contractor shall design, specify, acquire, assemble, maintain, retrofit, repair, and rework specialized detector assemblies for terrestrial, spaceflight and sounding rocket missions

a. These specialized detector include RF, millimeter, microwave, infrared, visible, X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, neutral and charged particle, nanotechnology, Charged Coupled Devices (CCD), calorimeters, radiometer, and optical sensor assemblies, along with wedge and strip type ultraviolet detectors.

c) The Contractor shall provide electronic circuitry to simulate all detector interfaces.

Software Engineering

a) The Contractor shall provide software engineering support and technical assistance for technology assessments.

b) The Contractor shall make maximum use of existing NRL software packages for analyses where appropriate.

c) In cases where existing NRL software packages are inadequate for analyses, the Contractor shall design, develop, and maintain additional software analytical packages to address specific problem investigations.

d) The Contractor shall develop and maintain databases for the efficient use of scientific data and provide for information transfer to other software systems.

e) The Contractor shall implement a software development process that will work in conjunction with each project’s configuration management system. By default, NRL will be the designated site for configuration managed software.

f) The Contractor shall provide an effective mechanism to incorporate software changes during development and operational use.

Flight and Ground Software

a) The Contractor shall design, develop, fabricate, integrate, and test flight and ground software for use on existing and new flight instrumentation, experimental payloads, and their GSE.

b) The Contractor shall develop flight code using high order languages (e.g., C/C++).

c) The Contractor shall develop the root and follow-on code supporting high-performance radiation-tolerant computer processor development, integration, and testing for flight applications.

d) The Contracotr shall develop new software systems through extension or modification of current software systems.

e) The Contractor shall use computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools for documentation to the extent practical.

Modeling and Simulation Software NRL investigators are developing software to meet the broad needs of the DoD, national programs, and scientific space and near-space community for high-fidelity, physics-based modeling and simulation. Among those efforts is a vertically integrated software package for simulation of propagation of high energy radiation through matter for homeland security applications and terrestrial and space applications. This system, SWORD, uses existing radiation transport codes but supplies a graphical CAD-like system for design of simulation scenarios, built-in simulation objects, detectors and radiation sources, and spectrum and image analysis capabilities.

a) The Contractor shall contribute to design, implementation, test and documentation of modeling and simulation code, and to product and user support for those code systems.

b) The Contractor shall contribute to model development, simulation execution, and simulated and actual data analysis for specific modeling and simulation projects, including SWORD and related successor systems.

c) The Contractor shall contribute to documentation, technical presentations, publications, authoritative assessments, and evaluations of results of specific modeling and simulation projects.

d) The Contractor shall contribute to the production of training materials and provide training to designated personnel on the system’s operation and maintenance.

Ground Data Analysis Software NRL investigators are developing algorithms for extracting scientifically significant information from large remote sensing and in-situ data sets and performing the theoretical analysis required for interpretation of the resultant data. NRL theoretical modeling and research led to the design and development of space-flight instrumention to fly aboard government, civilian, or university sponsored satellites. Operational Ground Data Analysis Software (GDAS) is under development to provide comprehensive space environmental data to the mission data centers.

a) The Contractor shall design, develop, test and verify, qualify, and install operational GDAS based on the Scientific Algorithms.

b) The Contractor shall use an object oriented analysis and programming development methodology to produce GDAS as required to comply with the appropriate mission data centers.

c) The Contractor shall develop GDAS software which is compatibile with existing software suites as required.

d) The Contracotr shall explore alternative uses of the GDAS to meet other scientific and experimental payload needs.

Mission Planning, Scheduling, and Display Software

a) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools to support on-orbit operations of and observations by scientific instruments.

b) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools generate integrated schedules for spaceflight viewing and observations, space vehicle operations, and related communications support.

c) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools provide a "quick-look" telemetry data display capability for the designated mission.

d) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools which are easily tailored for new applications by filling in database tables and generating a new user interface using commercially available development tools.

e) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools which provide telemetry and data displays.

f) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools to support pre-launch test operations and post-launch space vehicle and instrument engineering data trending requirements.

Laboratory and Operations Support Support Equipment The development of ongoing and new instrumentation and experimental payloads requires the…