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Statement of Work Leadership Experience Program (LEP) – Industry and Academic Immersion

Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

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Employee Training

1. Objective/Requirements The Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer is requesting external Employee Training sessions be procured and internally hosted for NASA leaders. This 5-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) establishes the Leadership Experience Program (LEP) to immerse NASA’s high-potential leaders (Emerging Leaders GS-13/14 and Senior Leaders GS-15) into leading aerospace, aviation, commercial space, defense, advanced technology, and scientific research organizations. The objective of this immersion is to exchange best practices, build cross-sector agility, and understand private-sector/academic incentives, operations, and challenges. Specific topics include working with limited resources, understanding the benefits of vertical integration or cross-disciplinary research, and finding mutually beneficial program development paths between external partners and NASA. Each BPA awarded under this multiple-award program is expected to host between one (1) and four (4) participants per year. A single immersion experience shall host either one

(1) or a maximum of two (2) participants concurrently. Therefore, hosting the maximum of four (4) participants requires conducting multiple separate immersion experiences. Across the entirety of the LEP, NASA expects to send up to 48 participants per year distributed among all its BPA awards.

2. Characteristics, Scope, and Specs Leadership Experience Program (LEP) The Contractor shall provide comprehensive industry or academic immersion experiences. Participants must be paired with an executive sponsor (VP, Director, Dean, or Principal Investigator level) for the entirety of the immersion to provide daily shadowing, strategic dialogue, and mentorship. The Contractor shall facilitate active learning through collaborative problem-solving, facility/laboratory tours, learning conversations, and participation in key leadership meetings.

Deliverables

For each Immersion Call/Order under this BPA, the Contractor shall provide:

a. Technical Approach Document: A comprehensive document displaying a baseline agenda for the immersive training, detailing all activities, meetings, and potential training locations.

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b. 2 Point of Contacts (POCs): To facilitate questions and coordination of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signings per participant.

c. Executive Sponsor Details: The name and a detailed biography of the proposed executive sponsor(s) providing daily mentorship.

d. Cost Breakdown: A clear Cost Per Person (including design, delivery, participation fees, and materials). Note: The Contractor shall NOT include participant salary, travel, lodging, or per diem, as

NASA directly pays these expenses.

e. Scheduling: Proposed dates and locations for the immersion, including blackout dates if applicable.

f. Logistical and Access Coordination: Provide a brief detailing travel considerations, required badging processes, and computer/IT access protocols. The Contractor must facilitate all badging/IT access and conduct at least one onboarding and one offboarding meeting (which may be virtual).

Characteristics

The Contractor’s immersion program shall incorporate the following core themes into the participant's experience:

a. Technical Decision Making and Risk Mitigation: Understand how the Contractor evaluates technical alternatives (including safety, cost, and schedule impacts) and implements risk mitigation.

b. Innovative Technology Solutions: Evaluate and scale the use of emerging technology tools, including advanced Super Intelligence (SI) capabilities.

c. Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness: Understand approaches to knowledge sharing, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

d. Business Model and Strategy: Understand core products/research outputs, supply chain or grant acquisition strategies, and methods for improving competitiveness. innovate.

Scope

During the immersion, participants shall be given the opportunity to:

a. Understand the Contractor's business or academic conduct, management approach, organizational structure, and operations planning, highlighting variances from government practices.

b. Observe how the Contractor plans, allocates, and executes work, including how government, supplier, or grant-funding requirements are analyzed against existing infrastructure.

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c. Witness "production" or "applied research" firsthand, which may include hardware assembly, testing, scientific experimentation, schedule/risk management, and resource allocation.

d. Analyze the Contractor's organizational culture, including how it aligns or misaligns with NASA culture, motivates teams, manages workforce performance incentives, and measures success.

Contract Qualifications

Training To be eligible for this BPA, the commercial and academic training hosts must meet the following mandatory criteria:

a. Sector Operations: Operate within the aerospace, aviation, aeronautics, commercial space, defense, advanced technology, or scientific advancement sectors (e.g., designing, building, or supporting aircraft, spacecraft, propulsion systems, robotics, advanced engineering systems, or leading academic research programs).

b. Scale and Complexity: Operate on a large, highly technical scale relying on complex engineering or scientific research teams, advanced manufacturing, and specialized facilities or cutting-edge laboratories.

c. Technological Innovation: Contribute to major technological innovation (e.g., reusable rockets, advanced jet engines, hydrogen aviation, defense systems, advanced Super Intelligence (SI) research, soft robotics, secure systems, advanced propulsion, or breakthrough scientific discoveries).

d. Strategic Focus: Focus on the future of flight, space, and advanced technologies, including next-generation propulsion, sustainability, space exploration, and SI.

Performance Metrics and Quality Assurance

The primary metric for evaluating the success, educational value, and effectiveness of the Contractor's immersion program will be through post-immersion Participant Surveys, assessing alignment with the stated learning objectives and overall programmatic value.

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3. Place of Performance – Immersions shall take place on-site at the

Contractor's facilities. While nationwide hosting locations are acceptable, facilities located in close proximity to NASA's ten (10) main centers are preferred to minimize government travel expenses. Depending on the

Contractor's scheduled operational activities, immersions may also include travel to secondary facilities, such as those supporting upcoming launches, manufacturing operations, milestone testing, or specialized university research centers (international travel should be limited and requires 6 months advanced coordination).

4. Period of Performance (PoP) – This contract shall be a 5-year BPA.

Dates of delivery are flexible and dependent on both internal NASA and external Contractor availability. The period of performance is structured as follows:

Initial Period: November 2026 – October 2027

Option Year 1: November 2027 – October 2028

Option Year 2: November 2028 – October 2029

Option Year 3: November 2029 – October 2030

Option Year 4: November 2030 – October 2031

5. Immersion Duration and Pricing Impact – Each individual immersion session requires a strict minimum of two (2) weeks (70 hours total) and is capped at a maximum of six (6) months. Between these limits, sessions may be flexibly extended (e.g., to 2.5 or 3 weeks) to account for key travel.

Baseline quotes must be priced for the minimum two-week immersion.

Note: Scaling an immersion up to six months significantly increases the cost per participant, directly reducing the total number of participants

NASA can fund with a vendor in a given year.

6. Compliance, Security, and Administration –

a. Employee Status: Participants remain Federal NASA employees for the entirety of the experience. Training is conducted in accordance with Chapter 41 of Title 5, U.S.C.

b. Registration: The Contractor must be actively registered and maintain an account in the System for Award Management

(SAM.gov).

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c. Review and Clearances: The NASA Office of General Counsel

(OGC) will review potential matches for ethics, data and information rights, and Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) prior to final placement.

d. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): A distinct Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) must be established for each individual immersion experience. This MOU serves as a formalized agreement directly between the Contractor and the individual NASA participant (learner) to govern the specific terms of their engagement. The MOU shall outline the rules regarding the protection of proprietary information, intellectual property, facility access, safety protocols, and standards of conduct. Prior to execution, the baseline MOU language must undergo comprehensive legal review by both the NASA Office of General

Counsel (OGC) and the Contractor’s legal counsel to ensure compliance with federal employee statutes. Upon mutual legal concurrence, a specific MOU must be formally signed by the

Contractor and the individual NASA learner prior to the commencement of every placement.

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1) Use of Super Intelligence (SI) During Contract Performance (SEP 2025) which requires contractors to disclose the use of SI technologies at any time during the fulfillment of the contract. This requirement statement must be included in all contracts (including orders); and

2) Super Intelligence (SI) Acquisitions (SEP 2025) which provides additional contractor requirements when the contract is acquiring covered SI systems or services as defined by OMB memo M-25-22. This requirement statement must be included in all contracts (including orders) when acquiring covered SI systems or services. Covered SI systems or services and exceptions are defined in OMB memo M-25-22).