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ATTACHMENT A

STATEMENT OF WORK

DATED FEBRUARY 2016

RFP NNG16549116R

CONTRACT TBD

NASA

GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR

OMNIBUS MULTIDISCIPLINE

ENGINEERING SERVICES (OMES) II

FOR THE

APPLIED ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

(AETD)

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Introduction

Scope Of Work

I. GENERAL RESPONSIBLITIES

II. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT

III. TASKS

Function 1 – Technology Development Services

A. SOLID STATE DEVICE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

B. INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

C. PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

D. MICROWAVE AND MILLIMETER WAVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

E. INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

F. THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

G. POWER SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

H. GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL (GN&C) TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

I. CRYOGENIC AND FLUIDS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

J. ADVANCED COATING AND FILM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

K. SCIENCE DATA PROCESSING APPLICATIONS & PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

SERVICES

L. ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES…………………

M. AUTONOMOUS RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING (AR&C) SERVICES

Function 2 – Pre-Formulation And Formulation Services: Candidate, Preliminary

Analysis, And Systems Definition Studies

A. CANDIDATE STUDY SERVICES

B. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS STUDY SERVICES

C. SYSTEM DEFINITION STUDY SERVICES

Function 3 – Implementation Phase Services

A. PROJECT MANAGEMENT

B. MISSION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

C. INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

D. SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, STUDIES, ANALYSIS AND SUPPORT

E. MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSES SERVICES

F. DETAILED DESIGN SERVICES

G. FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY AND TESTING SERVICES

H. INTEGRATION, TEST, AND VERIFICATION SERVICES

I. LABORATORY AND TEST INSTRUMENTATION SERVICES

J. MISSION ASSURANCE AND SYSTEMS SAFETY SERVICES

K. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

L. CONTAMINATION AND COATINGS ENGINEERING SERVICES

M. EEE PARTS PROGRAM SERVICES

N. MATERIALS ENGINEERING

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Function 4 – OPERATIONAL PHASE Services

A. DATA SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES

B. LAUNCH AND POST-LAUNCH OPERATIONS SERVICES

Function 5 – Infrastructure Services

A. COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

B. DOCUMENT SERVICES

C. MAINTENANCE SERVICES

D. SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES

E. DEMONSTRATION, PRESENTATION AND CONFERENCE SERVICES

F. EDUCATION SERVICES

G. STANDARDS AND PROCESS

Applicable Documents And Specifications

APPENDIX 1: ACRONYMS

INTRODUCTION

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is responsible for directing aeronautical and space activities sponsored by the United States. The aeronautical and space activities conducted by NASA contribute materially to one or more of the core objectives under the

National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 for the benefit of all mankind. The most notable objectives include (1) the expansion of human knowledge of the Earth and of phenomena in the atmosphere and space; (2) the development and operation of vehicles capable of carrying instruments, equipment, supplies, and living organisms through space; (3) the preservation of the role of the United States as a leader in aeronautical and space science and technology and in the application thereof to the conduct of peaceful activities within and outside the atmosphere; and

(4) the most effective utilization of the scientific and engineering resources of the United States.

The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), located in Greenbelt, Maryland, is home to the nation's largest organization of combined scientists, engineers, and technologists and chartered to expand the knowledge of the Earth and its environment, the solar system, and the universe through observations from space. To this end, GSFC's primary emphasis is in scientific investigation, in the development and operation of space systems, and in the advancement of essential technologies. In accomplishing this responsibility, the GSFC has undertaken a broad program of scientific research, both theoretical and experimental, in the study of space phenomena and Earth sciences. The program ranges from basic research to flight experiment development and from mission operations to data analysis.

The Applied Engineering Technology Directorate (AETD) is GSFC’s largest organization responsible for providing multidiscipline engineering expertise to all projects within GSFC.

AETD comprises five engineering divisions: the Mechanical Systems Division (MSD), the

Instrument Systems and Technology Division (ISTD), the Electrical Engineering Division

(EED), Software Engineering Division (SED), and the Mission Engineering and Systems

Analysis Division (MESA). AETD is an end-to-end science mission operation that is instrumental in designing missions, building satellites and instruments, operating and controlling spacecraft, and acquiring and distributing data to the world-wide science community. AETD will be responsible for providing multidiscipline engineering expertise to both in-house and

Out-of-house instrument and spacecraft programs, including the Joint Polar Satellite System

(JPSS) program and the Space Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO). To fulfill these responsibilities and ultimately achieve missions, the AETD must acquire a wide range of engineering services in support of its divisions to implement the GSFC mission.

SCOPE OF WORK

The principal purpose of this contract is to provide multidiscipline engineering support services and related work to EED, ISTD, SED, MSD, MESA, JPSS, SSCO, and related organizations, as required, for the study, design, systems engineering, development, fabrication, integration, testing, verification, and operations of space flight, airborne, and ground system hardware and software, including development and validation of new technologies to enable future space and science missions.

To this end, the contractor shall provide on/off-site multidiscipline engineering services, pursuant to Task Orders issued by the Contracting Officer. These services shall include the personnel, facilities, and materials (unless otherwise provided by the Government) to accomplish the tasks. Travel may be required by the Contractor to support certain Task Orders, these travel requirements will be identified on a task by task basis.

Qualified personnel with security clearances up to the top-secret level (as defined in the Task

Order) shall be required by the Contractor to support certain Task Orders. In addition, some

Task Orders require the involved staff to hold Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearances based on current single-scope background investigations. Some special task requirements must be accomplished in a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) facility and the ability to access to an SCI facility and material is required. All contractor staff providing support to these special task requirements must obtain and maintain SCI clearances.

The contractor must also comply with applicable NASA, DoD, National Industrial Security

Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) and Director of Central Intelligence Directives (DCIDs) security regulations.

Task Orders will be issued to perform services in the following areas for components, subsystems, systems, science instruments, and spacecraft, suborbitalcraft (e.g., aircraft, sounding rockets, UAVs, balloons), including free-flying spacecraft, suborbitalcraft payloads, and Space

Station payloads as well as ground support equipment, simulators, non-flight models, and prototypes; candidate, feasibility, and systems definition studies; project management; systems engineering; analysis; preliminary design; detailed design; fabrication; assembly; integration; test and verification; test instrumentation; data systems management; launch and post-launch operations; research and technology unique to system development; parts and materials;

documentation; maintenance; sustaining engineering; configuration management; performance assurance; systems safety; and contamination control.

GENERAL RESPONSIBLITIES

The Contractor’s responsibilities shall include the management of personnel, timely and effective implementation of Task Orders, control and monitoring of contract and subcontract performance, management of scheduled deliveries, and timely and effective reporting to the Government.

These responsibilities shall also include efficient cost management methods as well as procedures to ensure that the Government is aware of task order status and progress achieved.

The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all contractor and subcontractor personnel engaged in performance of this Statement of Work have appropriate qualifications, knowledge, and certification to perform work in accordance with the Task Orders.

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT

Performance-based statements of work/specifications will be used for establishing contract requirements. Therefore, each task order issued by the Contracting Officer will include, as a minimum, the following:

1. Statement of Work, including the requirements to be met, the standard(s) of performance/quality of work, and required deliverables (or other output)

2. Performance Specification (if applicable)

3. Applicable Documents (if required)

4. Period of Performance

5. Surveillance Plan

The Contractor shall be required to adhere to the performance measurements detailed in each task order.

TASKS

Services shall be required in one or more of the areas described in the scope above for any given task order. Services within the scope of this Statement of Work and specified in Task Orders shall include, but not be limited to, the specific services delineated in the following sections.

FUNCTION 1 – TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

The contractor shall provide advanced research and technology support to EED, ISTD, SED, MSD, MESA, JPSS, SSCO and related organizations. These services may include development, test and analysis work in support of the Research and Technology activities.

A. SOLID STATE DEVICE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The Contractor shall provide research, design, development, and analysis of electronic devices for application to science missions.

1. Electronic Device Development Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide electronic device development services, including:

a. Activities that support the research, development, evaluation, design, manufacture, and test of semiconductor devices in current use or in development as future technology for use in aerospace applications

b. Research and development of new, state-of-the-art electronic packaging techniques

c. Research and implementation to flight standards of surface mount and multi-chip modules technology

B. INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide research, design, development, and testing, and analysis services for instrument systems, including:

1. Instrument Systems Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for the research and development of advanced analytical, engineering, integration, testing, and software engineering techniques including:

a. Software engineering

b. Software test techniques

c. System functional test techniques and methods

d. Data analysis algorithms and methods

e. System performance testing techniques

f. Real-time computer system conceptual design

g. Statistics, statistical inference, neural net applications

h. Finite element analysis

i. Controls and structural interaction analysis

j. Laser communications analysis

k. Robotic simulations

l. Reconfigurable computing system conceptual design

m. Instrument Systems Performance modeling

n. X-Ray, Ultraviolet, Optical, and Infrared Instrument systems performance testing and analysis

o. Particle and field Instrument design development and analysis

p. Instrument Systems signal to noise analysis

q. Advanced hyperspectral imaging concepts

r. Microwave and sub millimeter wave radiometer advanced concepts and performance modeling

s. Lossless and lossy compression algorithms

t. Science data archival formats and data distribution methods

u. Instrument applications of computational optics

v. Synthetic Aperture Radar advanced concepts

w. Computational Image enhancement

x. Autonomous Instrument systems

C. PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide research, design, development, test, and analysis services for electro-optical subsystems for scientific systems, including:

1. Optoelectronics Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for optoelectronics technology tasks as follows:

a. Read/write magnetoptical disk storage

b. Optical engineering

c. Opto-mechanical engineering

d. Fiber optic systems

e. Calibration and test sets

f. Alignment

2. Opto-Mechanical Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for opto-mechanical technology tasks as follows:

a. Develop advanced opto-mechanical technology for components and subsystems

b. GSE optical instrumentation

c. Develop novel materials for lightweight optical components, mounts, and support structures

d. Develop novel thin film design, fabrication, and characterization processes

e. State-of-the art diffractive optics and characterization

f. New optical design concepts and analysis techniques

g. State-of-the-art optical fabrication and test methods

D. MICROWAVE AND MILLIMETER WAVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide research, design, development, test, and analysis services for microwave and millimeter wave systems for ground and space flight applications, including:

1. Antenna and Tracking Systems Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for antenna and tracking system technology tasks, including:

a. Instrument antenna systems

b. Communication antenna systems

c. Antenna deployable/retractable assemblies

d. Antenna feed networks/components

e. Servo controls

f. Gimbals

g. Phased array antenna technology

2. Microwave and Millimeter Wave Components Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for microwave and millimeter wave components technology tasks, including:

a. Research and development of high-speed analog and digital electronics for RF, microwave, and millimeter wave communications systems.

b. Research and development of components for space communication applications, including modulator/exciters, solid-state power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, low-noise mixers, and improved local oscillator technology.

c. Systems engineering

d. Transponder technology

3. Microwave Instruments Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for microwave instruments technology tasks, including:

a. Instrument antenna systems

b. Low noise receivers, including improved local oscillator technology

c. Instrument antenna coverage

d. Microwave sources

e. Studies and models

f. Interferometric systems

g. Polarimetric systems

h. Instrument system calibration

i. Instrument maintenance, upgrades, and field campaign support

E. INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide services for research, design, development, test, and analysis of advanced signal processing electronics for space flight systems, including support for language-based microelectronics development (VHDL, Verilog):

1. Sensor Signal Processing Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for sensor signal processing technology tasks, including:

a. Systems engineering

b. Digital signal processing electronics development

c. Analog signal processing electronics development

d. Advanced flight hardware

e. Applications unique electronic test equipment

f. Low-level analog signal electronics development

g. Software engineering

h. Flight robotics

i. Analog/Mixed-signal ASIC development

2. Digital Signal Processing Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for digital signal processing technology tasks, including:

a. Microprocessor development

b. Command and data handling functions (e.g, processor, command ingest, telemetry outputting, timekeeping, fault detection/correction, analog collection, custom I/O interfaces, standardized data buses, data storage)

c. Digital logic design through schematic capture and/or HDL coding

d. Reconfigurable computing system design and implementation

3. Advanced Applications Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for advanced applications technology tasks, including:

a. Data and image compression

b. Data coding

c. High-speed electronics development

d. Packet telemetry development

e. RISC development

f. Proof-of-concept studies

g. Electronic engineering design

4. Power Systems Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for power systems technology tasks, including:

a. Instrument power system design and analysis

b. Instrument power distribution electronics

F. THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide technology services for the research and development of advanced, two-phase thermal control systems, and cryogenic systems for instruments, systems, and spacecraft, including:

1. Thermal Control Systems Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide thermal design, fabrication, test, and analysis technology services for thermal control systems, including:

a. Engineering design, analysis, fabrication, testing, and analysis for fixed and variable conductance heat pipes, diode heat pipes, and phase change materials.

b. Design, analysis, fabrication, and test of mechanically and capillary pumped thermal control systems.

c. Systems engineering to define and recommend appropriate enhancements to existing thermal control technology.

d. Testing facilities and services for testing two-phase heat transfer systems containing ammonia and other working fluids.

e. Thermal/mechanical capabilities to perform Phase A and Phase B studies for proposed flight experiments to demonstrate two phase heat transfer technology.

f. Thermal/mechanical/electrical/system engineering capabilities to perform testing on mechanical cryocoolers. This includes the design, fabrication, and testing of cryocooler drive electronics and analysis of thermal performance test results.

g. Mechanical/electrical/thermal support for on-going flight projects using mechanical cryocoolers.

h. Variable emittance thermal control surfaces, alternative materials.

i. Supporting the development of thermal flight experiments.

G. POWER SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide research, design, development, evaluation, and qualification of power system designs and components for space flight applications, including:

1. Power System Architecture Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for power system architecture technology, including:

a. Direct energy transfer

b. Peak power tracker

2. Energy Conversion Devices Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for energy conversion device technology, including:

a. Multi-junction solar cells

b. Thin film solar cells

c. Concentrators

3. Energy Storage Devices Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for energy storage device technology, including:

a. Li Ion

b. Flywheel technology

c. Fuel cells

d. Li Polymer

4. Power Electronics Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services for power electronics technology, including:

a. Low and High voltage dc-dc converters

b. Microprocessor controlled spacecraft power management and distribution

H. GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL (GN&C) TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide services for the research and development of advanced GN&C technology for systems, subsystems, components, devices, and elements for spacecraft, balloons, UAV’s, sounding rockets, instruments, systems, and other platforms.

1. Advanced GN&C Sensor/Actuator Design – The Contractor shall provide hardware systems engineering to design, develop and test sensor/actuator hardware and software.

I. CRYOGENIC AND FLUIDS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide technology services for developing advanced cryogenic and fluid systems to support new NASA missions and applications:

1. Cryogenic and Fluids Systems Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services,

a. Structural and thermal interfaces to mechanical refrigerators

b. Components for an advanced adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator

c. Cryogenic actuators

d. Design & develop monopropellant, bi-propellant and cryogenic fluid transfer systems for in-space refueling

J. ADVANCED COATING AND FILM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide technology services for developing advanced coating and film technologies to support new NASA missions and applications:

1. Advanced Coating and Film Technology Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services, including:

a. Developing, procuring, calibrating, testing, and maintaining new or existing coatings and films.

b. Writing and presenting papers documenting the development and application of this new technology.

K. SCIENCE DATA PROCESSING APPLICATIONS & PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide technology services formulating and developing advanced technology concepts and the advancement of their associated technology readiness level (TRL).

1. Science Data Processing Technology Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services, including:

a. Plan and accomplish the infusion of the resulting technology into mission or project systems for data processing or the implementation of data processing prototypes.

b. Design and develop advanced concepts for all aspects of mission including hardware, complex electronics, reconfigurable computing, and software solutions to meet highly complex mission data processing objectives.

L. ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide technology services for developing advanced robotic systems to support new NASA missions and applications:

1. Robotic Technology Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services, including:

a. Design and develop advanced robotic arm end-effectors and satellite capture devices for cooperative and non-cooperative targets

b. Design and develop new robotic tools for in-space servicing

c. Integrate end-effectors, tools, robot arms and avionics with spacecraft bus

d. Design & develop new robot control avionics

e. Design and develop vision systems to monitor and illuminate robotic worksites

f. Design and develop contact dynamics systems and ground simulations systems for in-space robotic operations

M. AUTONOMOUS RENDEZVOUS AND CAPTURE (AR&C) SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide technology services for developing in-space AR&C systems to support new NASA missions and applications:

1. AR&C Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide services, including:

a. Design and develop AR&C systems for in-space servicing

b. Integrate AR&C systems

c. Integrate AR&C systems into spacecraft operations

d. Design and develop advanced ground simulations to support flight operations

The Contractor may be required to work with other NASA Centers and Government agencies to accommodate hardware interface and other in-space servicing requirements.

FUNCTION 2 – PRE-FORMULATION AND FORMULATION SERVICES:

CANDIDATE, PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, AND SYSTEMS DEFINITION STUDIES

The Contractor shall provide engineering services for mission concept development that integrate the aspects of flight systems, ground systems, instrument systems, and launch systems.

The Contractor shall produce pre-formulation and formulation phase study inputs for spacecraft, suborbitalcraft, instruments, and ground systems. The contractor shall perform hardware and software design and trade-off analyses, as well as develop preliminary, relative cost and schedule estimates based on design alternatives, and identify and assess high-risk elements in designs.

In general, the Contractor shall:

Produce pre-formulation and formulation phase study inputs for spacecraft, suborbital craft, and instruments.

Develop mission needs (mission objectives, measurement concept, and instrument concept) and mission design (mission requirements, architectural design, and operations concept).

Develop preliminary, relative cost and schedule estimates based on design alternatives, and identify and assess high-risk elements in designs

Document the history of design, qualification, flight experience, and modifications where existing components or subsystems are to be utilized

Identify interface requirements for pre-launch, launch, on-orbit servicing, or retrieval of flight hardware

Define interface engineering and management requirements

Prepare mission systems and operations documentation

Prepare requirements and specification packages that conform to applicable standards defined within Task Order statement

Identify interfaces and prepare interface control documents

Provide technical inputs for problem-solving and/or design inputs in selected spacecraft, instruments, suborbital craft, ground system, and data disciplines

Analyze various reports (i.e., progress reports) delivered by the GSFC mission contractor(s) and provide recommendations to the project

Provide liaison and coordination services for project activities

Provide design services that include performance of preliminary design (leading to a

Preliminary Design Review) of the subsystems, components, and assemblies that comprise the instrument/spacecraft/platform/launch system.

A. CANDIDATE STUDY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide study services for the conceptual design and development of subsystems and systems, thereby participating in the identification of scientific objectives, mission requirements and technical concepts. Study products produced during this phase shall include, but not limited to:

Strategic technology planning

Integration of joint missions, partnerships, and other collaborative efforts

Research/science/technology/cost trade studies

Candidate operations concepts

Candidate system architectures

Cost, schedule, and risk estimates

Research and technology unique to system development

Customer development support and outreach

B. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS STUDY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide preliminary analysis study services focusing on analyzing mission requirements and establishing mission architectures in order to demonstrate that a credible, feasible design(s) exist(s). The Contractor shall develop top-level requirements and evaluation criteria, identify alternative operations/logistics concepts, and identify project constraints and system boundaries. Study products produced during this phase shall include, but not limited to:

1. Analysis Services Specific Task Orders – The Contractor shall perform analysis services

Task Orders, including but not limited to:

a. Preliminary system design of a feasible, but not necessarily optimum configuration.

b. Assessment of technical risks, including identification of technical problems and the criticality of their solution to follow-on efforts. Identification of those problems currently being addressed, and a judgment of effort and time likely to be necessary to find a practical solution.

c. Identification of all recommended systems characteristics, including launch and control capability, tracking and data acquisition, facility considerations, and institutional base activities.

d. Implementation plans, which include the identification of all major systems and subsystems.

e. Preparation of the system design that forms the basis for implementing system development (hardware or software).

f. Provide alternative design concepts including feasibility and risk studies, cost and schedule estimates, and advanced technology requirements.

g. Prepare for and support the appropriate Phase A project and technical reviews and prepare Phase A project documentation as appropriate (see the NASA Systems

Engineering Handbook, SP-6105, December 2007).

2. Documentation Specific Task Orders – The Contractor shall document all results from the study in a Feasibility Study Report.

C. SYSTEM DEFINITION STUDY SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide system definition and preliminary design study services to establish

(and evolve) the project baseline(s). These shall include:

1. Analysis Services Specific Task Orders – The Contractor shall perform system definition analysis services specific Task Orders, including:

a. Defining system requirements, system budgets (e.g., mass, power, memory), error budgets, system/subsystem requirements, software requirements, ground support equipment requirements, and integration and test requirements.

b. Identifying all recommended system characteristics, defining the subsystem components and assemblies, identifying the required complement of flight and ground support equipment, specifying internal and external interfaces, and verifying that the recommended design approach’s critical subsystems and components are within the state-of-the-art.

c. Providing a formal flow down of project-level performance requirements to a complete set of system and subsystem design specifications for both flight and ground elements. Phase B baseline information shall be developed including system requirements and verification requirements matrices, system architecture and work breakdown structures, operations concepts, “design-to” specifications at all levels, and project plans including schedule, resources, and acquisition strategies.

d. Performing risk assessments of all critical elements, describing the risks and control methods. The knowledge and use of Probability Risk Assessment (PRA), Failure

Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is required.

e. Preparing the system design that shall form the basis for implementing/developing the system (hardware or software); defining the tasks and sequence of tasks that shall be performed to provide orderly technical development, design, review, interface, test, and integration of the system; and providing the required plans (modeling, analysis, and simulation; configuration; logistics; information; software; verification;

integration and test, etc.) for the effort.

f. Describing and documenting integrated mission architecture.

g. Preparing for and supporting the appropriate Phase B project and technical reviews and prepare Phase B project documentation as appropriate (see the NASA Systems

Engineering Handbook, SP-6105, December 2007).

2. Documentation Specific Task Orders – The Contractor shall document all results from the study effort in a Definition Study Report.

FUNCTION 3 – IMPLEMENTATION PHASE SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide services to design, develop, fabricate/code, assemble, unit test, system integrate, verify, integrate, deploy, and operate hardware and software on spacecraft, platform, and/or payload as defined by this Statement of Work. The implementation phase services shall include:

A. PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall provide management services, including establishment of a management organization that ensures that all the assigned task objectives are accomplished within specified schedule and cost constraints. Management shall provide frequent and timely status to the

Government via cost, schedule, progress and other reports during all phases of work.

B. MISSION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

The Contractor shall provide systems engineering support for project development, reporting progress and conformance to appropriate practices and specifications (see the GPR 7123.1

Systems Engineering). The Contractor shall perform key mission and spacecraft-level systems engineering functions that include, but are not limited to:

1. Operations Concept Development & Support:

a. Developing the operations concept

b. Preparing/reviewing mission operations concepts in regards to the intended functionality and interfaces among the flight subsystems and the ground

c. Generating Mission Operations Concept Documents (ConOps)

d. Participating in user interface meetings and joint integrated mission simulation training aimed at developing viable user operations

e. Supporting satellite operations

f. Analyzing flight anomalies and recommending implementing appropriate actions

g. Working with principal investigator and science working group in planning operations

h. Supporting “lessons learned” presentations

i. Preparing plans for and supporting mission disposal operations

2. Architecture & Design Development:

a. Defining systems and conducting trade-off studies/design studies for spacecraft, suborbital craft, instruments, space segments and ground segments

b. Reviewing software development and software system test activities

c. Generating and maintaining and/or reviewing system block diagrams

3. Requirements Analysis, Identification and Management:

a. Generating and managing and/or reviewing Level 1 and 2 requirements

b. Conducting requirements traceability

c. Documenting specified and lower level derived requirements to demonstrate that performance requirements are met

d. Reviewing/performing independent design and development requirements analyses, and submitting comments and recommendations

e. Reviewing technical specifications, and submitting comments and recommendations

f. Providing specification of Requirements for Design, non-flight fabrication, and checkout of ground support equipment

g. Reviewing contamination control requirements

h. Reviewing operating plans and procedures for cryogenics, fuels, and other hazardous materials

4. Verification and Validation:

a. Generating and/or reviewing Verification Plans

b. Performing design, drawing, and specification reviews

c. Providing comments and/or recommendations to ensure: 1) that designs meet specification and interface requirements, 2) that appropriate parts standards are compatible with specified mission requirements and risk levels, 3) that detailed specifications are compatible with mission requirements, including margin and error budgets, 4) and that proper consideration is given to cost, reliability, safety, non-flight fabrication requirements, contamination control, magnetic materials/interference, launch requirements, and space environmental requirements.

d. Documentation and/or review of system qualification requirements

e. Preparing and/or reviewing hardware and software integration plans and procedures, and witnessing execution

f. Preparing and/or reviewing detailed functional and environmental test plans and procedures, and witnessing test execution

g. Ensuring that the technical aspects of shipping requirements and equipment are met

h. Preparing and/or reviewing plans for launch site checkout, integration and testing of flight systems, including adequacy of the launch site facility

i. Analyzing data from spacecraft telemetry data sources to ensure total system compatibility

j. Analyzing Flight performance from flight data

5. Interfaces and Interface Control Documents (ICDs):

a. Reviewing and analyzing design interfaces

b. Identifying interface control requirements for engineering and design of components for launch, on orbit servicing, or retrieval of flight hardware

c. Preparing, reviewing, and analyzing interface documentation for mission systems

d. Preparing interface control documents and verifying proper implementation for flight and ground subsystems and systems

e. Controlling external interface documentation and requirements

6. Mission Environments:

a. Defining and/or reviewing subsystem and hardware specifications to ensure that they meet the specific mission or spacecraft environment

7. Technical Resource Budget Tracking:

a. Documenting and controlling and/or Review of budget plans, including power, thermal, data storage, computer processing and communication through-put , attitude control, timing, mass properties, command and telemetry signal margin and bit error rates etc., both at the flight system level and allocated to lower levels of assembly

b. Error margins

8. Risk Analysis, Reduction, and Management:

a. Identifying high risk elements and developing/executing contingency plans for controlling the high risk elements

b. Reviewing contractor risk management plans and commenting on alternate approaches

9. System Milestone Review Candidates:

a. Conducting and documenting internal design reviews

b. Supporting standards definition and review

c. Attending and conducting technical meetings/design reviews, and submitting comments and recommendations

d. Preparing and presenting of technical information for technical conferences/reviews/briefings

10. Configuration Management and Documentation:

a. Analyzing configuration, design, anomaly resolutions, and procedural changes submitted to change control boards

11. Systems Engineering Management Plan:

a. Generating System Engineering Management Plans (SEMP).

b. Documenting/reviewing system, subsystem and organizational processes in terms of ISO compliance, NASA Standards as well as GSFC GOLD Rules.

c. Developing or reviewing existing systems engineering tools for applicability as required.

d. Review of Fabrication Plans.

C. INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

The Contractor shall provide instrument systems engineering support for project development reporting progress and conformance to appropriate practices and specifications (see the GPR

7123.1 Systems Engineering).

The Contractor shall perform key Instrument systems engineering functions that include, but not limited to the following:

1. Instrument Data Processing Development & Support:

a. Developing the instrument data processing concept

b. Developing hardware and software designs for the Instrument Data Processing Center.

c. Performing Systems analysis of Instrument Data Processing Center to verify performance.

d. Developing Instrument operations concept.

e. Supporting instrument operations.

f. Analyzing flight anomalies and recommending implementing appropriate actions.

g. Working with principal investigator and science working group in planning operations.

h. Supporting “lessons learned” presentations post-launch.

2. Instrument Architecture & Design Development:

a. Defining systems and conducting trade-off studies/design studies for instruments, space segments and ground segments.

b. Developing Instrument Architecture.

c. Reviewing subsystem development and test activities.

d. Generating and maintaining and/or reviewing system block diagrams.

e. Characterization of the technology readiness level for all candidate technologies.

3. Requirements Analysis, Identification and Management:

a. Generating and managing and/or reviewing Level 1 and 2 requirements.

b. Conducting requirements traceability.

c. Documenting specified and lower level derived requirements to demonstrate that performance requirements are met.

d. Reviewing/performing independent design and development requirements analyses, and submitting comments and recommendations.

e. Reviewing technical specifications, and submitting comments and recommendations.

f. Providing specification of Requirements for Design, non-flight fabrication, and checkout of ground support equipment.

g. Reviewing contamination control requirements.

h. Reviewing operating plans and procedures for cryogenics, and other hazardous materials.

4. Verification and Validation:

a. Generating and/or reviewing Verification Plans.

b. Performing design, drawing, and specification reviews.

c. Providing comments and/or recommendations to ensure: 1) that designs meet specification and interface requirements, 2) that appropriate parts standards are compatible with specified mission requirements and risk levels, 3) that detailed specifications are compatible with mission requirements, including margin and error budgets, 4) and that proper consideration is given to cost, reliability, safety, non-flight fabrication requirements, contamination control, magnetic materials/interference, launch requirements, and space environmental requirements.

d. Documentation and/or review of system qualification requirements.

e. Preparing and/or reviewing hardware and software integration plans and procedures, and witnessing execution.

f. Preparing and/or reviewing detailed functional and environmental test plans and procedures, and witnessing test execution.

g. Ensuring that the technical aspects of shipping requirements and equipment are met.

h. Preparing and/or reviewing plans for launch site checkout, integration and testing of flight systems, including adequacy of the launch site facility.

i. Analyzing data from spacecraft telemetry data sources to ensure total system compatibility.

j. Analyzing Flight performance from flight data.

5. Interfaces and ICDs:

a. Reviewing and analyzing design interfaces.

b. Identifying interface control requirements for engineering and design of hardware for launch, on-orbit servicing, or retrieval of flight hardware.

c. Preparing, reviewing, and analyzing interface documentation for Instrument systems.

d. Preparing interface control documents and verifying proper implementation for flight and ground Instrument subsystems and systems.

e. Controlling external interface documentation and requirements

6. Instrument Environments:

a. Defining and/or reviewing subsystem and hardware specifications to ensure specific instrument environment is met. Instrument environment includes (but not limited to) the discipline areas such as Mechanical, Electrical, EMI/EMC, Grounding, Thermal, Radiation, Parts engineering, Contamination, Reliability, Charging, Timing, time distribution, Data rates and Safety.

7. Technical Resource Budget Tracking:

a. Documenting and controlling and/or Review of budget plans, including power, thermal, data storage, computer processing and communication through-put , timing, mass properties, command and telemetry, signal margin plan, including bit error rates etc., both at the flight system level and allocated to lower levels of assembly.

8. Risk Analysis, Reduction, and Management:

a. Identifying high risk elements and developing/executing contingency plans for controlling the high risk elements

b. Reviewing contractor risk management plans and commenting on alternate approaches

9. Instrument System Milestone Review Candidates:

a. Conducting and documenting internal design reviews

b. Supporting standards definition and review

c. Attending and conducting technical meetings/design reviews, and submitting comments and recommendations

d. Preparing and presenting of technical information for technical conferences/reviews/briefing

10. Configuration Management and Documentation:

a. Analyzing configuration, design, and procedural changes submitted to change control boards

11. Instrument Systems Engineering Management Plan:

a. Generating Instrument System Engineering Management Plans (SEMP).

b. Documenting/reviewing system, subsystem and organizational processes in terms of ISO compliance, NASA Standards as well as GSFC GOLD Rules.

c. Developing or reviewing existing systems engineering tools for applicability as required.

D. SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, STUDIES, ANALYSIS AND SUPPORT

The Contractor shall perform Software Systems engineering, studies and analysis for requirements definition, operations concept definition, systems engineering, trade studies, and system definition in support of efforts in the formulation, implementation, and/or operations phases for Flight, Ground, and Science Data Systems. The contractor’s duties may include end-to-end systems engineering activities that relate to requirements and architecture development, design, verification and validation approaches, risk analysis, safety assessments, integration, and test support. The activities span the entire mission development life cycle from advanced concepts through launch and mission operations.

1. Requirements Generation:

a. Perform software systems engineering, studies and analysis for requirements definition, operations concept definition, systems engineering, trade studies, and system definition in support of efforts in the formulation, implementation, and/or operations phases for Flight, Ground, and Science Data Systems with applicable documentation.

2. Documentation, Traceability, & Compliance:

a. Produce specific documentation and evidence in accordance with the requirements defined within the NASA software requirement NPR-7150.2, “NASA Software Engineering Requirements”.

b. Perform an analysis of the project’s software with respect to compliance to the

NASA Software Safety Standard, NASA-STD-8719.13.

c. Identify safety critical software components, evaluation of requirements compliance for safety critical software and verification and validation approaches for safety critical items.

d. Coordinate with personnel in other GSFC organizations responsible for safety oversight of flight and ground software systems.

3. Software Review Process:

a. Participate in various reviews including system and subsystem documentation reviews and provide comments/inputs of the documents that are reviewed.

b. Support government staff on various review panels responsible for review and submittal of comments to the chair of the panels, and if requested code analysis.

4. Support Services:

The contractor may perform engineering services to provide a diverse variety of services and tools to maintain and manage the secure Information Technology (IT) environment supporting research, engineering, and administrative information requirements. The contractor may develop and maintain testbed and operational labs in support of flight, ground, and science software based activities.

The contractor may also be required to support the design, development, test and deployment of web-based collaborative and knowledge management systems, Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) compliance and improvement support, and network design and performance studies. The contractor may also support the prototyping, design, and implementation of collaborative computing environments.

The contractor may also provide configuration management support for all software systems and system administration activities. The contractor may support configuration management of:

Flight Software

Ground Software

Simulation Software

Testbed hardware and software

Ground and Flight databases

The contractor may provide systems administration including backups, new product installation, platform maintenance, etc. for the following:

Flight software development and maintenance facilities

Ground software development and maintenance facilities

Simulation software development and maintenance facilities

Testbed hardware and software development and maintenance facilities

a. Software Process Improvement Support

The contractor may provide support in developing and maintaining the CMMI

Process Assets and Tool Library for GSFC and NASA, deploying process assets and tools through mentoring and software training programs, and implementing the Division measurement program.

b. Network Engineering Support

The contractor may provide network engineering support. The contractor may research, design, develop, test, evaluate, integrate, validate, and demonstrate information assurance solutions for end-to-end mission/project networks. Areas of investigation include network security, scheduling, cryptographic modernization and key management, and cross domain solutions to meet the demands of network centricity and to resolve issues regarding current technology and capability shortfalls.

c. Software Engineering Support for Application Development

The Contractor may provide engineering studies and analysis for requirements definition, operations concept definition, systems engineering, trade studies, and system definition in support of efforts focused on developing web services for mission systems traditionally not web based. The Contractor may provide support to develop prototypes and demonstrate solutions to meet capability needs, ensuring the necessary IT security and usability constraints and requirements are met.

5. System Deployment:

The contractor may deploy systems for missions. This work may include closely coordinating with the flight projects or other government organizations to identify requirements, perform trade studies, configure/enhance existing systems, delivery, integration, testing, documentation and training.

E. MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSES SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide analytical and detailed design support that includes multi-disciplinary system analyses and trade studies involving, but not limited to, mechanical, thermal, optics (including radiometrics and stray light), contamination, control, guidance, navigation, detector, electrical, electronic, and software aspects of flight and ground systems, including associated ground support equipment. Services shall include the definition, development and use of models and simulations to study and quantify system performance and to conduct system trade studies. This includes, but is not limited to, such specific efforts as electromagnetic interference/ electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) analysis, environmental testing, magnetics testing, thermal vacuum testing, systems performance error budgets, power and weight budgeting and tracking, microphonics analyses, fracture control analyses, microwave communication system analyses (including link margin availability), controls-structures analyses, control-structural-thermal-optical analyses, instrument system analyses (including system sensitivities), computer performance analyses (including CPU, memory, simulations, etc), and systems reviews of selected critical subsystems. Services shall also include the development of measurement tools and models, analysis of measurement data, defect tracking, process improvement, cost estimation of hardware and software systems, modeling of organizational processes, electrical parts analyses, printed wiring board layouts, thermal analysis, printed-wiring board fabrication, mechanical enclosure design, and technical writing documentation.

F. DETAILED DESIGN SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide design services that include performance of detailed (leading to a

Critical Design Review) design of the subsystems, components and assemblies that comprise the instrument/spacecraft/platform. This effort includes hardware and software (flight and ground) as well as ground support equipment (electrical, thermal, contamination, mechanical, and cryogenic). Documentation, including technical reports, drawings, schematics, design database files, analyses, block diagrams, layouts, parts and materials list, and equipment lists, shall be provided. The Contractor shall document all results from the modeling, simulations, analyses, and design effort and shall provide supporting materials and documentation. Specific tasks shall include:

1. Optical Specific Tasks – The Contractor shall provide optical design services, including the design,…