SATPC0033331 Tab 04 4 SOW.pdf

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STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Objective/Requirements

The services to be performed by the Student Projects IN Space, LLC (SPINS) company will support the WFF Education Team in delivering the RockOn, RockSat-C and RockSat-X student launch opportunities conducted at Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) in collaboration with the NASA Sounding Rocket Program Office in FY24. This work requires previous experience in participating and conducting a RockOn workshop and RockSat for undergraduate students at WFF.

2. Characteristics, Scope, and Specs The contractor shall perform the following duties in the following areas:

A. Provide support for the NASA GSFC Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) student launch opportunity RockSat-C and RockSat-X for undergraduate students which will include the following:

a. Perform selection of 7 to 10 RockSat-C teams and 7 to 10 RockSat-X teams based on their submission of a WFF Intent to Fly Form

b. Schedule and conduct required 8 reviews per team for RockSat-C (~35 reviews total) and provide a summary and required actions (Conceptual Design Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, Subsystem Test Review, Integrated Systems Test Review, Full Mission Simulation Review, Visual Verification Check-in) with the expectation that 90% of the teams will complete the reviews and finalize their experiments

c. Schedule and conduct required 8 reviews per team for RockSat-X (~70 reviews total) and provide a summary and required actions (Conceptual Design Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, Subsystem Test Review, Integrated Systems Test Review, Full Mission Simulation Review, Visual Verification Check-in) with the expectation that 90% of the teams will complete the reviews and finalize their experiments

d. Support and train other WFF staff or contractor(s) conducting the required reviews for RockSat-C

e. Create, provide, and maintain all documentation templates and procedures to be used by the teams as well as storage of team submissions

f. Perform communication with student and faculty team members (bi-weekly) and WFF support staff (weekly)

g. Perform completion of the materials and documentation for the 6-8 reviews with WFF Sounding Rocket program (Mission Initiation Conference, Requirements Design Meeting, Design Review, Mission Readiness Reviews, Launch Readiness Review)

h. Onsite support at WFF for the Wallops Sounding Rocket program covering the integration, testing and launch of team experiments and the recovery and analysis of their data in June 2024 for RockSat-C and August 2024 for RockSat-X

i. Travel to WFF in Virginia in June and August 2024

j. Collection and review of team final reports

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B. Provide support to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) for the RockOn student launch opportunity which will include the following:

a. Work with the WFF Education Team to plan the dates, required logistics and materials needs for the RockOn workshop for undergraduate students and faculty

b. Perform the research and final testing of hardware needed for the RockOn team kits and delivery of the BOM (bill of materials) to WFF for purchase

c. Perform preliminary and final testing of hardware used for workshop

d. Support the preparation of the kits for the RockOn workshop hardware as well as verifying needed support equipment (hardware and equipment provided by WFF)

e. Identify, select, train and manage 6-10 collegiate student helpers who will support the contractor at the hands-on workshop

f. Create and prepare instruction materials (~1,500 slides) and participants handbooks

(~200 pages) for the 6-day hands-on workshop

g. Update the real-time reporting system for use in the workshop room to communicate team issues as they arise

h. Perform workshop instruction for the RockOn workshop at WFF for 20 to 28 teams with 3 to 4 students and faculty member for each RockOn Team

i. Onsite support at WFF for the Wallops Sounding Rocket program covering the integration, testing and launch of team experiments and the recovery and analysis of their data in June 2024 for RockOn

j. Travel costs to support the onsite workshop, launch and recovery (item i)

k. Work with the RockOn student/faculty teams as they retrieve and analyze the data from their experiments

C. Provide support to WFF for planning and conducting the Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Faculty workshop

a. Support planning and conducting the MSI Faculty workshop to be held at WFF for

12 to 15 STEM MSI faculty from across the U.S. in May 2024

b. Travel support for MSI workshop at WFF (item a)

c. Integrate completed experiments on the RockOn sounding rocket at WFF in June 2024

3. Place of Performance

Majority of the work will take place in Arvada, Colorado. Travel to WFF in Virginia is required for workshops, integration, launch, and recovery.

4. Period of Performance Services provided from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024