J.1(b)_Attachment_11_Sample_Task_A.pdf

NNA17554082R J.1(b) Attachment 11, Sample Task A

TASK STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS (SOR)

Task Number: NACS-A Date: January 1, 2017

Task Title: Performance Analysis

Period of Performance: March 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019

Description of Work

The Government believes maintaining the initial two sites (NAS and the NCCS) is in the best interest to NASA in order to provide some level of redundancy for HPC and to tailor services to meet requirements specific to the mission and users at each site. The government recognizes that improvements can be made to enhance the level of services provided by each site.

In this task, the contractor shall address the following:

Provide an approach to analyze performance across all NACS sites.

Provide an adequate justification to show the potential success of the approach, address any assumptions, challenges, risks, and risk mitigation plan.

Identify areas of the NACS Statement of Work (SOW) whose performance could benefit from proposed enhancements and provide rationale for identifying those areas.

Recommend specific enhancements to the identified areas of the SOW.

Provide justification for the proposed enhancements with quantifiable impacts on performance.

Provide a detailed implementation schedule with milestones, tasks, and deliverables for the recommended enhancements and the methodology for measuring the impact of the proposed enhancements.

Deliverables and Milestones

The contractor will provide a detailed schedule to address the requirements of this task, including a detailed implementation plan with milestones, tasks, and deliverables. By the end of the one-year period of performance the contractor is required to provide final recommendations and a proposed implementation plan that includes schedule, cost, impact, and risk.

Documentation and Reporting Requirements

In addition to all contract reporting and documentation requirements, the contractor shall:

Discuss the monthly progress with the Task Requester.

Schedule and conduct periodic task reviews after coordinating with the Task Requester, COTR and CO.

Support in-depth presentations as scheduled by the Task Requester.

Provide an electronic copy of the NF 533 for this task.

Provide an electronic copy of the Monthly Technical Progress Report detailing the activity associated with this task, a summary of accomplishments, any problem areas and proposed action plans, and any issues by the 5th working day of the month.

NNA17554082R J.1(b) Attachment 11, Sample Task A

Travel Requirements

The contractor may propose travel to the NACS sites as required by their proposed approach.

Upon completion of the travel, the contractor shall provide a Trip Report to be included within the Monthly Report of the month in which the trip was completed. Trip Reports must include:

Name of Traveler

Trip Itinerary

Task Name and Number

Purpose of Trip

Contact(s) and Summary of Discussion(s)

Summary of Presentation(s)/Talk(s)

Copy of Presented Material, if applicable

Approvals of all travel (conferences, meetings, or training; domestic or international) must adhere to all relevant NASA directives and to the CISTO Travel Approval process.

Government Property

The Government will furnish equipment (workstations, offices) as required for the successful completion of the task’s requirements. All requests for new equipment will go through the appropriate POC.

Security Requirements

Work on this task shall comply with the following, as required:

NCCS IT Security Plan

GSFC Code 600 IT Security Plan, as applicable.

NAS Security Model

All applicable U.S. Federal Government and NASA Policies and Regulations, in particular, work on this task shall comply with NPG 2810.1A and OMB Circular A-130.

IT Purchasing Requirements

None are expected for this task order.

Appendices

None.