Attachment A - LISA FRS Flight SOW.pdf

LISA FRS Sources Sought Notice Attachment A

Sources Sought Notice Statement of Work Title: LISA Frequency Reference System (FRS) Sources Sought Notice

Date: 5/27/26

Reference Number: LISALSR-FRS-LEGL-0012 Sources Sought Response Due Date: 10 Business Days After Release

Table of Contents

1.0 Description

1.1.1 Mission Lifetime and Target delivery date

1.2 FRS Performance Requirements

1.2.1 Reviews

1.2.2 Analysis

1.2.3 CDRL Documentation

1.2.4 Environmental Test Approach

1.2.5 Design Rules

1.2.6 Environmental Test Matrix

1.3 Safety and Mission Assurance Req

1.4 References

2.0 Information Requested

2.1 Capability Statement Instructions

2.2 LISA Sources Sought Briefings

2.3 Points of Contact

2.3.1 Response Submission and Questions

Appendix A

1.0 DESCRIPTION

The National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is requesting information for Frequency Reference System (FRS) flight assemblies for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission. The scope of this requirement is anticipated to include design, analysis, fabrication, and full qualification of the three flight FRS systems plus one spare within the schedule delivery need dates captured in section 1.1.1. The FRS shall consist of an optical reference cavity (ORC) and associated electronics. All performance and Requirements are captured in LISALSR-FRS-REQ-0067

1.1.1 Mission Lifetime and Target delivery date

Mission Lifetime – 6.5 years Targeted delivery dates:

Flight unit #1 – February 9 2029 Flight unit #2 – September 4 2029 Flight unit #3 – March 11 2030 Flight spare – May 31 2030

Number of deliveries – 3 flight units, 1 spare unit

1.2 FRS Performance Requirements

Requirements are in LISALSR-FRS-REQ-0067.

1.2.1 Reviews

As part of the development approach, the vendor should conduct and provide technical and programmatic data for the following reviews:

• Requirements Review (RR)

• Preliminary Design Review (PDR)

• Critical Design Review (CDR)

• Pre-Environmental Review (PER) for each unit

• Pre-Shipment Review (PSR) for each unit

These reviews should meet the NASA/GSFC Criteria for Flight and Flight Support System Lifecycle Reviews, GSFC-STD-1001A.

After each review, the vendor will provide formal responses to all requests for actions (RFAs) to the LISA Project for approval.

In addition to the above reviews, the vendor will provide support to these mission reviews:

• LISA Project Preliminary Design Review (MPDR)

• LISA Project Critical Design Review (MCDR)

The vendor will also conduct monthly status reviews (MSRs) virtually or at the vendor facility (as conditions warrant) to review the technical, schedule and programmatic activities. At a minimum, these reviews should include the status of work being performed (e.g., schedule and milestone progress), changes to design parameters and technical performance metrics, and description and status of technical issues, including anomalies and mishaps.

In addition to the meetings and reviews described above, the vendor will support periodic, informal meetings and telecons with the LISA Project.

1.2.2 Analysis

The vendor shall perform all necessary analysis to validate the design and requirements.

1.2.3 CDRL Documentation

The vendor will develop, deliver, and maintain all documentation for the assembly and its interfaces, including, but not limited to

- Analysis supporting design (thermal, mechanical, electrical and optical analysis)

- Interface control document, Mechanical Interface control document (MICD)

- Environmental test procedures, reports

- Parts and material List

2.0 INFORMATION REQUESTED

This Sources Sought Notice is for planning and information purposes only. This is not a request for proposal or quotation, nor is this a solicitation for a contract or grant award. This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government in any way. The Government will not reimburse the respondents for any costs associated with the information submitted in response to this request. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on www.sam.gov (https://www.sam.gov/). It is the interested party’s responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

The information is requested for planning purposes only. As part of the procurement and review process, the LISA project team intends on using material provided to evaluate vendor’s capabilities to design, build and qualify the four sets of flight hardware. Care should be taken if providing and marking material as other than suitable for full and open distribution, such as proprietary or sensitive material, as it will limit the study team’s ability to use appropriate material to evaluate concept feasibility. Neither export controlled nor classified material should be submitted, and will be destroyed upon receipt without further consideration. To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by a respondent as “Proprietary or Confidential” will be kept confidential.

The Government will treat cost information in confidence.

As part of its assessment of industry capabilities, NASA may contact respondents to this Sources Sought Notice for clarifications or further information.

2.1 Capability Statement Instructions

Interested parties should submit a response with a written statement of interest or capability.

Each response should be limited to 10 pages per response option, not including the appendices.

Responses should be in Microsoft Word (.doc or docx) or Portable Document Format (.pdf).

Describe your design concept with development approaches that follow, or explicitly deviate from, the reference development, design, verification, and mission assurance processes, and result in commissioning and full system integration and test with spacecraft.

Please provide the following information that addresses the requested concept and plan for this response option relative to the reference parameters in Section 1.0 and summarized in Appendix C:

1. Organization information: Organization name and address, point-of-contact name, E-mail address, phone number, CAGE code/DUNS number.

2. Abstract: Provide high-level summary of the system design.

3. Small Business Subcontracting Goals: NASA requests that all large business respondents identify any anticipated Small Business Subcontracting Goals by completing the table in Appendix D to include in your response. Small business respondents should indicate their category defined in Appendix D.

4. Organization Capabilities and Experience: Description of organization capabilities and experience performing developments, integration and test and delivery of the three flight

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI)