SOW.pdf

TECHNICAL AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Objective/Requirements

This SOW is intended to bridge a subset of services being obtained by the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) under the NNH17CC02Z Strategic Planning, Program Management Subject Matter Support (SPPMSMES) Crown Consulting Inc. The SPPMSMES contract ended September 15, 2023 and the services obtained have been approved to be obtained under the Data Analysis, Financial, and Technical Support Services (DATSS II). The DATSS solicitation request for proposals was planned for release November 1, 2022 and finally released May 30, 2023. The Source Selection meeting held January 22, 2024 with the award likely to be made before the end of April 2024. Once the award is made, new task orders can be competed, however this typically takes 30 days which would gap the current support which ends April 30, 2024 This sole source simplified acquisition will allow the continuation of critical services only currently available from Crown until the award of the DATSS II contract.

This critical support is to provide strategic evaluation and assessment support to the Office of the Associate Administrator (OAA) in ARMD such as analysis to support decisions on the content of the ARMD portfolio and to evaluate and improve the portfolio. Analysis includes assessing the feasibility, risks, benefits and methods to measure performance of the current and potential additions to the portfolio. Support in the form of analysis, recommendations, and development is also needed for topics pertaining to leadership, communications, teamwork, workforce, and institutional capability. The contractor for this effort shall have extensive, in-depth knowledge of OAA’s current operating paradigm, processes, responsibilities, efforts and challenges. They shall also possess an in-depth knowledge of ARMD’s current research portfolio, challenges within the portfolio, FY26 Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) submission and significant ARMD personnel along with their positions, responsibilities and strengths. The contractor shall also be familiar with the four Aeronautics Centers, their leadership personnel, capabilities and contributions to the aeronautics research portfolio. The contractor for this effort shall also adhere to the existing Conflict of Interest document from the SPPMSMES contract dated February 2, 2022.

2. Tasks

Provide evaluations and assessments of ARMD strategy and management practices, including recommended areas of improvement and initial implementation considerations/plans based upon briefings at meetings potentially including results from the December Mission Directorate Annual Review and January Strategic Program Management Review and preparatory meetings for the FY26 PPBE cycle or monthly Directorate Program Management Council Meetings depending on the topic, agenda or purpose of the briefings at that meeting.

Provide evaluations and assessments potentially including new processes such as new project formulation, governance models, review and oversight techniques, and responsiveness to national goals and policies.

Support preparations for and participate strategic and topic focused meetings such as updates to the ARMD Critical Commitments and FY24-25 priorities, OAA Retreats or offsites, and other strategy meetings to inform evaluations and assessments conducted in first task.

Prepare briefings of evaluations and assessments to various stakeholders including the NASA Advisory Committee - Aeronautics Committee, Aeronautics Research Round Table, and Congress, and Agency leadership

Work with Program Directors or Mission Managers to provide Program, Project or Mission assessments.

3. Deliverables

Monthly status reports to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) on progress to deliverables, plans and issues. This report is due by the 5th of each month. If the 5th should fall on the weekend, it will be due the next working day.

This deliverable shall be provided by e-mail in Word or PowerPoint format to the COR. This report shall include at a minimum; progress during the reporting month on each task, plans for the following month, risk items and mitigation plans. The section of the report including planned activities will be used by the Contracts Officer and COR to complement this task’s OCI plan to ensure potential conflicts of interest are identified, assessed, and mitigated if necessary.

Strategic and topic focused evaluations, assessments, briefings and preparations as required

4. Government Furnished Equipment

Badge and computer seat

5. Place of Performance Offsite

6. Travel

This would be to attend meetings, workshops, offsites at to be determined locations for to be determined number of days.

7. Period of Performance May 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024