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NNJ17584385R SECTION C

RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, MISSION INTEGRATION SERVICES CONTRACT

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Section C

Statement of Work (SOW)

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Table of Contents

1.0 CONTRACT OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................... C-3

1.1 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................. C-3

1.2 SCOPE ....................................................................................................................................... C-3

2.0 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................... C-4

2.1 STATUS MEETINGS ............................................................................................................... C-4

2.2 FORMAL REVIEWS ................................................................................................................ C-5

2.2.1 FLIGHT READINESS REVIEWS .................................................................................... C-5

2.3 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................... C-5

2.4 EXPORT CONTROL MANAGEMENT .................................................................................. C-5

2.5 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................... C-5

2.7 DATA DELIVERY ................................................................................................................... C-5

3.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE............................................................................................................ C-6

3.1 ADDITIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS................................................ C-6

3.2 GIDEP AND NASA ADVISORIES .......................................................................................... C-6

3.3 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY .................................................................................................. C-6

4.0 ENGINEERING ........................................................................................................................... C-6

4.1 STUDIES/ANALYSES ............................................................................................................. C-6

4.2 HARDWARE/SOFTWARE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT .............................................. C-7

4.3 SUSTAINING ENGINEERING ................................................................................................ C-8

4.4 VERIFICATION AND TEST SERVICES ................................................................................ C-8

4.5 SUPPORT INTEGRATION PROCESS .................................................................................... C-8

5.0 MISSION INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONS ................................................................... C-9

5.1 SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION ......... C-9

5.2 PLANNING ............................................................................................................................... C-9

5.3 TRAINING .............................................................................................................................. C-10

5.4 ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS ..................................................................................................... C-10

5.5 GROUND OPERATIONS ....................................................................................................... C-11

5.6 RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT ................................................................................... C-11

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1.0 CONTRACT OVERVIEW

1.1 PURPOSE

The International Space Station (ISS) Program, in support of the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration’s (NASA’s) Strategic Plan for Commercialization of Low Earth Orbit (LEO), desires to foster development of a robust, self-sustaining, and cost effective supply of the United

States (U.S.) commercial services to/in/from LEO that accommodates both public and private demands. To this end, the ISS Program will utilize the Research, Engineering, and Mission

Integration Services (REMIS) contract to enable private industry/organizations to develop their capabilities so that they can eventually provide spaceflight hardware, software, and mission integration and operations services on a commercial basis. To accomplish this, NASA will utilize this contract to obtain services and deliverables via Task Orders (TOs) that will be competed between multiple contract awardees.

When referenced in this Statement of Work (SOW), commercialization is defined as fostering development of a commercial capability for continued engineering and Research and

Development (R&D) in LEO where industry must develop recognized standards/processes and cost-effective services to sustain a future private marketplace in LEO.

The REMIS contract will provide the ISS Program with an avenue to obtain services and deliverables at various stages of the ISS Vehicle life cycle, as well as support for various other programs and functional offices within the Government. This SOW describes the requirements for providing services and/or delivering products to multiple Centers that are currently supporting the ISS Program Office.

1.2 SCOPE

The scope of the REMIS contract includes the ability to solicit spaceflight and ground hardware and software, sustaining engineering functions, engineering services, payload facility integration and research mission integration and operations (MI&O) services required by the ISS Program via contracts with multiple awardees using their commercial approaches to satisfy the SOW.

Other NASA organizations or federal Government agencies may utilize this contract through a mutual agreement with the NASA ISS Program.

The Contractor shall provide all the necessary management, personnel, facilities, equipment, materials and supplies to deliver the products services and defined in this SOW and more specifically described in each TO.

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The requirements which may be ordered under this contract are set forth below. TOs will be issued in accordance with the procedures contained in clause I.B.2, Task Ordering Procedures

Firm Fixed Price, and I.C.1, Task Ordering Procedures Cost Plus Fixed Fee, of the basic contract. Each TO will contain specific details concerning the services and deliverables as outlined within the SOW. The Contractor shall respond to Task Orders with their proposal per

DRD REMIS-MA-01, Task Order Plan.

Work to be authorized under this contract does not necessarily have to follow the successive phases of the NASA project life cycle. NASA may compete requirements at any phase of the life cycle under this instrument.

2.0 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall provide all program management functions required by this contract in order to satisfy the requirements. The Contractor shall submit a Commercialization Approach

(CA) in accordance with DRD REMIS-PM-01, Commercialization Approach. The Contractor shall provide the overall management effort required to integrate technical and programmatic functions necessary for achievement of the objectives of the contract. The Contractor shall provide management oversight, methods and tools to ensure that the technical, cost, and schedule requirements for each TO’s deliverable products are met. The Contractor shall provide insight/status to NASA on cost, technical, and schedule performance of each TO. For cost plus

TOs, cost shall be reported in accordance with DRD REMIS-PC-01, NASA Contractor Financial

Management Reports (NF533 Monthly/Quarterly). For fixed price TOs, milestone vouchers and evidence of completion shall be reported in accordance with Clause H.C.1, Submission of

Vouchers for Payment.

A Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will be identified for the contract. A Technical Monitor’s Representative (TMR) may be identified for each TO.

The CO or designated representative has the right at all reasonable times to inspect or otherwise evaluate work or deliverables provided through this contract. If the Government inspects or evaluates any premises of the Contractor or of a Subcontractor, the Contractor shall provide, and shall require its subcontractors to provide, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safety and convenience of the Government representatives in the performance of their duties. All inspections and evaluations will be performed in accordance with the Contract Surveillance Plan.

2.1 STATUS MEETINGS

The Government reserves the right to call meetings (e.g., technical interchange, project reviews) to discuss any issue that may arise during the course of the contract. These meetings may be called at the Contractor’s, Subcontractor’s, or the Government’s facility at the discretion of the

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Government. The appropriate Government representative will identify dates, locations, agenda and attendance requirements. The Contractor shall host the meetings, publish the agenda, and prepare minutes for these meetings.

2.2 FORMAL REVIEWS

The intent of the formal reviews is to provide a forum for open dialog between the Government and the Contractor with respect to research, engineering and mission integration on payloads, software, and hardware in support of the execution of the Contract or TOs. Formal reviews including completion criteria for that review will be specified in each TO.

2.2.1 FLIGHT READINESS REVIEWS

When required via a specific TO, the Contractor shall ensure flight readiness and shall adhere to the processes defined in Space Station Program (SSP) 50108, ISS Program Certification of Flight

Readiness Process Document. Otherwise, the Contractor shall implement the process defined in their Commercialization Management Plan.

2.3 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall operate in compliance with the Configuration Management Plan submitted in accordance with DRD REMIS-CM-01, Configuration Management Plan.

2.4 EXPORT CONTROL MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall operate in compliance with the Export Control Plan submitted in accordance with DRD REMIS-EC-01, Export Control Plan.

2.5 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Contractor shall operate in compliance with the Information Technology Security Plan submitted in accordance with DRD REMIS-IT-01, IT Security Management Plan.

2.6 SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN

The Contractor shall provide a Safety and Health Plan in accordance with DRD REMIS-SA-012, Safety and Health Plan.

2.7 DATA DELIVERY

The Contractor shall prepare and deliver to the Government management and technical data in accordance with the requirements and schedules set forth in the TO.

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3.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE

For ISS systems flight hardware development, the Contractor shall have a quality program that complies with International Supplier for Standardization document SAE, AS9100C - Quality

Management Systems - Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defense Organization or equivalent.

Third party certification and registration are not required.

Local quality processes are sufficient for payload hardware/software and MI&O but should be described in the Commercialization Management Plan.

3.1 ADDITIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

For some of the TOs, the Government may invoke some or all of SSP 41173, ISS Quality

Assurance Requirements.

3.2 GIDEP AND NASA ADVISORIES

For safety critical Hardware as defined in the relevant TO, the Contractor shall participate in the

Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) in accordance with the requirements of the GIDEP S0300- BT-PRO-010 and S0300-BU-GYD-010, available from the GIDEP

Operations Center, PO Box 8000, Corona, California 91718-8000. For those that affect the ISS

Program, the Contractor shall take action to eliminate or mitigate any negative effect to an acceptable level. The Contractor shall generate the appropriate failure experience data report(s) whenever failed or nonconforming items, available to other buyers, are discovered during the course of the contract.

3.3 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

The Contractor shall operate in compliance with the Property Management Plan submitted in accordance with DRD REMIS-PM-03, Government Property Management Plan.

4.0 ENGINEERING

Task Orders will define the specific engineering requirements. The Contractor shall prepare and deliver engineering technical products per their CA unless specified in the TO to be delivered in accordance with DRD REMIS-SI-01, Engineering Technical Documentation.

4.1 STUDIES/ANALYSES

The Contractor shall perform analyses and studies and document the results as specified by the

TO. The engineering studies may consist of:

A. Special studies, such as, trade studies, feasibility studies, and concept studies; and

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B. Engineering analyses, such as, structural analyses, thermal analyses, data analyses, power analyses, and failure/root cause analyses.

4.2 HARDWARE/SOFTWARE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

The Contractor shall design and develop flight hardware and software in accordance with interface requirements, and performance requirements as defined in the specific TO. Hardware and software development includes but is not limited to the items listed below:

A. Pressurized Payloads (for example: life sciences, material/physical sciences), B. Unpressurized Payloads (for example: instruments and exposure platforms), C. Pressurized Vehicle (for example: payload facility development, advanced Environmental

Control and Life Support [ECLS]), D. Unpressurized Vehicle (for example: Extravehicular Activity [EVA] tools, cameras or external platforms), E. Flight and simulation software, F. Avionics and computer hardware and peripherals, G. Audio and visual equipment, H. Purchase and modification of Commercial-Off the Shelf (COTS) hardware/software, I. Technology demonstration hardware and software, J. Experiment support equipment (for example: science ground control), K. Ground support equipment and software, and

L. Training hardware and software.

The Contractor shall provide design documents and models representing the product baseline for delivered hardware and software in accordance with DRD REMIS-SI-01, Engineering Technical

Documentation.

The Contractor shall design and develop non-flight hardware and software in accordance with the requirements defined in the TO.

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4.3 SUSTAINING ENGINEERING

The Contractor shall provide sustaining engineering for hardware and software as defined in the

TO. The sustaining engineering may consist of:

A. Anomaly resolution, B. Hardware and software troubleshooting, failure investigation, testing, and repair, C. Spares and consumables, D. Hardware life extension support, E. Support for on-orbit operations, procedure development, training products and services, F. Prepare/refurbish/perform maintenance on hardware and software for reflight or ground use, G. Ground and experiment support equipment maintenance, H. Maintain/update the baseline design documentation for the sustained hardware, and

I. Evaluation of ISS Program changes to requirements or new hardware/software for impacts to the sustained hardware.

4.4 VERIFICATION AND TEST SERVICES

As defined in the TO, the Contractor shall conduct qualification, acceptance and verification activities (such as, test, analysis, inspections, demonstrations) on components, subsystems, combined assemblies, and integrated systems with the Carrier.

4.5 SUPPORT INTEGRATION PROCESS

The Contractor shall support integration processes as defined in each TO. These processes may consist of:

A. Safety Analysis, B. Interface Verification, C. Certification of Flight Readiness (CoFR), D. Manifesting, and

E. Operations.

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5.0 MISSION INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONS

Task Orders will define the specific MI&O requirements. The Contractor shall prepare and deliver products per their CA unless specified otherwise in the TO.

5.1 SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, VERIFICATION AND

VALIDATION

The Contractor shall be responsible for all activities required to ensure the provided payload design will meet the science or technology requirements defined in the TO. The effort may consist of:

A. Development of a plan to meet all experiment requirements of the Principal Investigator, (or representative), and the funding organization’s expectations, B. Hold necessary reviews with the stakeholders to ensure the concept of operations of the payload design will meet experiment requirements, C. Perform science, technology, and experiment verification and validation activities, in accordance with the overall plan, D. Coordinate and support all science or technology integration activities with the Principle

Investigator, E. Perform integration of science or technology specific hardware and software into the payload and, when necessary, integrate the payload into a facility or facilities, and

F. Perform all necessary safety verification and interface verification and, as required, functional performance verification to ensure compliance with ISS requirements.

5.2 PLANNING

As defined in the TO, the Contractor shall develop products for crew-tended, untended, and off-nominal operations with the input from the carrier/facility, including flight safety. The effort may consist of:

A. Provide all data required for research planning products, B. Developing crew procedures for any on-orbit activity requiring crew interactions, C. Developing the daily operations plan for the operators, D. Establishing the operational resource requirements, E. Coordinating with the ISS Program for operational scheduling, C-10

F. Coordinate operational changes with the control center and the carrier, G. Define any specific Flight Rules (FR) or payload regulations, H. Develop/modify flight/ground software for crew/ground command and telemetry displays, including defining the Instrumentation Program and Control (IPCL) inputs, and

I. Participate in operations working group interchanges.

5.3 TRAINING

The Contractor shall develop and implement all training materials for the project as defined in the TO. The effort may consist of:

A. Development and installation of a training unit at the appropriate site, B. Develop the requirements for crew training, C. Maintaining any associated trainers or training aids, D. Develop and implement the requirements for crew and ground team training/certification, E. Participate in the Training Strategy Team (TST) process, F. Implement training, G. Maintain a certification status of trained personnel, and

H. Perform mission simulations.

5.4 ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS

The Contractor shall be responsible for the real-time operations and any supporting activities as defined in the TO. The effort may consist of:

A. Provide trained staff for mission support console operations, B. Support on-orbit installation and check-out of the hardware and software, C. Obtaining or requesting all necessary ground and on-orbit resources, D. Respond to crew and ground team communications, and off-nominal situations, E. Coordination of real-time project requirements with the Principle Investigator and the flight control team, C-11

F. Acquire and process real-time data according to pre-determined requirements, G. Support the correlation of data with mission events, and

H. Provide mission summary and unique data analysis reports.

5.5 GROUND OPERATIONS

The Contractor shall be responsible for pre-launch, post landing and ground control operations per the TO. The effort may consist of:

A. Transport and turnover of hardware and samples to the next level integrator, B. Support of any late-load requirements as required by the specific payload, C. Development and implementation of plans and procedures, D. Operate and sustain ground systems required to support hardware and software operations, E. Hardware/software preparation, integration and testing prior to launch, F. Perform ground controls and simulations, G. Support retrieval and delivery of samples and hardware, and

H. Science sample preparation, maintenance and analysis.

5.6 RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall acquire, process and archive the research data obtained during operations as defined in the TO. The research data management effort may consist of:

A. Acquire, process and archive scientific and engineering real-time data, B. Correlate research data with mission events, C. Preparation of data products for data dissemination, D. Provide mission summary reports, and

E. Prepare unique data analysis data/reports for the Principal Investigator (PI).