Task 46-1 JPSS Systems Engineering.pdf

Omnibus Multidiscipline Engineering Services II

(OMES-II)

All deliverables and requirements must follow the guidelines in NNG17CR69C with no exceptions

Task Order Statement of Work (SOW) Date:

Task Name:

Task No. / Mod:

Task Monitor (TM):

Contract number:

Contract SOW Reference:

05/03/2021 JPSS Systems Engineering 46 / 1 Redacted

NNG17CR69C

Function 4: Operational Phase Services

I. Purpose of Modification

a. Required project engineering support

b. Required project engineering management support

c. Required project systems engineering support

II. Scope

a. Background

The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), created by the president in February 2010, is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) follow-on to the Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) series of environmental satellites, providing environmental observation and data delivery services in support of weather forecasting, climate and environmental monitoring, data collection, and search and rescue. Data and imagery obtained from JPSS satellites will help increase timeliness, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness of public warnings, forecasts and analyses of climate and weather events.

NOAA's environmental satellite operations and weather forecasting, which includes JPSS, are designated primary mission-essential functions by the Department of Commerce (DOC), directly supporting government functions the President has deemed necessary to lead and sustain the Nation during a catastrophic emergency. NOAA is responsible for the execution of JPSS over its full life cycle, including data exploitation and ensuring end-to-end continuity (from photon to product), from initial concept studies to maximizing the utility of the data and products by users.

The JPSS program plays a critical role to NOAA’s mission to understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans and coasts, and the space environment, which support the Nation’s economy and protect lives and property.

For information regarding the JPSS Program, missions, instruments, and partners, see the JPSS website at https://www.jpss.noaa.gov/.

All deliverables and requirements must follow the guidelines in NNG17CR69C with no exceptions

The JPSS Ground Segment supports the heterogeneous constellation of the before-mentioned polar-orbiting satellites both within and outside the JPSS program through a comprehensive set of services as defined in the Catalog of JPSS Ground Segment Services, 474-01575.

The JPSS Ground Segment includes:

• Ground segment activities (command, control, communications, product generation and distribution, facilities, and data storage)

• Science-related activity (algorithm development and maintenance, and calibration and validation).

b. Summary of work The contractor shall provide support as identified in the following tasks.

The contractor shall provide support to GSP Management by working across multiple Offices and Organizations to identify and define JPSS GSP needs including but not limited to

• identifying and defining future capability and interoperability needs

• identifying key architecture and system level trades

• assessing the performance of current and future architecture concepts

• providing technical and programmatic guidance to the system architecture and system level requirements process

• researches and advises on the selection of technologies to include within the NESDIS enterprise architecture

• develops advanced technological ideas and guides their development into a final product.

The contractor shall investigate and advise the GSP management on GSP enterprise architectural approach, emerging industry trends, advanced concepts studies in the areas of satellite ground segment development related to improvements of the existing ground system capabilities, future and evolving technologies as well as advise implementing development practices to quickly adapt to changing needs, increased automation in a Dev/Sec/Ops environment, to integrate new missions and reduce vendor lock-in to achieve a robust JPSS Future Ground Segment.

The contractor shall provide innovative ground system management development and operational services assessment of weather satellite ground segment including but not limited to efficient telemetry and data processing, transport and distribution and ensure programmatic conformance to NASA standard practices and specifications such as those documented in GPR 7123.1.

The contractor shall provide early insight into progress and potential impacts and risks on data products due to non-compliant and anomalous development and performance of Ground Segment, and advise in development and review of the JPSS GSP requirements and performance, by providing guidance to GSP staff.

The contractor shall support JPSS programmatic and technical meetings and reviews and provide timely assessments regarding cost, schedule, and programmatic progress as well as preparing briefings for senior decision makers.

c. Required skills/knowledge

a. The contractor shall have a strong technical base in the following areas:

i. Emerging industry trends and technologies and aplications for JPSS use.

ii. Strong understanding and knowledge of weather satellites, NASA/NOAA

LEO and Polar satellite support architectures

iii. Design, development and operations preparations of NOAA/NASA weather satellite and ground system.

iv. Knowledge of system engineering, enterprise systems angineering and integration tools

v. Strong ability to lead and interact with distributed team members and different corporate cultures

b. NDA agreements with vendors may be required: Expected number of NDAs is based on number of subcontractors

c. The Contractor may be required to travel during the period of the Task Order.

d. Contractor will use computing resources supplied by NASA (e.g., networks, servers).

e. Candidates are required to comply with NASA’s training requirements including but not limited to security, environmental awareness, and safety.

f. Comply with NOAA’s training requirements including but not limited to security, environmental awareness, and safety.

III. Period of Performance The period during which the work for this task shall be performed is from task award through 07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022

IV. Deliverables/Schedules/Milestones (See Contract sections B.1 and C.3)

EXAMPLE: At a minimum, the contractor shall deliver the items specified below:

The work performed for this task will be evaluated by the TM based on the technical merit.

The TM shall develop detailed performance metrics that shall reflect the contractor’s performance in meeting specific mission requirements, deliverables and delivery schedule, and the contractor’s cost. Technical evaluation of the task performance is a subjective combination of performance metrics, technical quality of deliverables, cost control, significant events, innovations and meeting requirements set forth in the SOW.

d. Government Furnished Facilities, Equipment, Software and Other Resources Staff are housed onsite GSFC in Building 40. Appropriate IT devices to support the analyses, specification development, and report development are required and provided by GSFC. The Government will provide account and passwords to government-furnished workstations and existing versions of various relevant software packages shall be maintained. It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to complete any NASA and NOAA required security-related training courses.

e. Quality Assurance Requirements (See Clause I.1 1852.216-80 TASK ORDERING PROCEDURE (d) (4) and QA plan)

The contractor providing technical services shall comply with all CMMI Level 2 processes established for the Project and deliverable products. Applicable requirements include, but not limited to:

1. NPR 7120.5D NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements

2. NPR 7123.1A NASA Systems Engineering Processes and Requirements

3. GPR 7120.1C Project Management

4. GPR 7120.5A Systems Engineering

VI. ODC (Travel and Procurement)

(See I.1 1852.216-80 TASK ORDERING PROCEDURE d(6), please provide a BOE for all proposed ODCs to determine the reasonableness) Travel may be proposed for special meetings and other engineering support task activities as directed by the Project. Support of PMR meetings will be on as needed basis.

Travel in support of technical meetings will be required in support of Program Management Reviews (PMRs) and TIMs for interfaces, user interfaces, and ground system requirements.

Travel will be to meet with the ground system development contractor, observatory providers, instrument providers, at contractor facilities, JPSS program facilities, and at the mission partners.

• Anticipated number of trips during the task:

o PMR in CO – 4 trips/year, approximate 3 work day duration o One major review at CGS contractor, 1 trip, approximate 3 work day duration

• Anticipated locations for each trip: Aurora (or nearby), CO (CGS provider); CBU facility at

Fairmont, WV; Phoenix, AZ (Northrop Grumman – J2/3/4 S/C provider)

• Local travel to NSOF, Suitland, MD as needed

• Additional, unplanned trips subject to approval by the Task Monitor.

• All travel is tentative as directed by the Government representative.

VII. Work Location This work shall be performed primarily on-site at the Goddard Space Flight Center, JPSS facilities.

VIII. Security Requirements

The contractor shall comply with Information Technology Security procedures and requirements as defined by NPR 2810.1A in the performance of this task. In addition, the contractor shall comply with all applicable federal rules, regulations, and agency directives.

The contractor will not be required to handle classified data.

IX. Safety

The OMES-II Safety/Mission Assurance Officer shall:

• Ensure all contractor personnel understand their safety responsibilities and follow safe practices for all lab and office operations.

• Ensure branch training requirements for contractor employees are implemented.

• Attend safety related training applicable to the operations under their area of responsibility.

The contractor personnel shall:

• Follow safety requirements when performing any task, keeping their workplace in a safe manner.

• Attend all required training, set forth by the OMES-II Safety/Mission Assurance Officer, ensuring certifications are current.

X. Data Rights This SOW shall adhere to the following Data Rights clause, as stated in this contract: “the default Data Rights clause under this contract is FAR 52.227-14 RIGHTS IN DATA-GENERAL as modified by NASA FAR Supplement 1852.227-14-Alternate II and Alternate III and GSFC 52.227-90. Any exceptions to this clause will be covered by FAR 52.227-17 RIGHTS IN

DATA-SPECIAL WORKS as modified by NASA FAR Supplement 1852.227-17, and, if applicable, GSFC 52-227.93.”

XI. Applicable Documents

In the performance of this task, the contractor shall comply with the following documents:

1. NPR 7150.2A NASA Software Engineering Requirements

2. NPR 7120.5D NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements

3. NPR 7123.1A NASA Systems Engineering Processes and Requirements

4. GPR 7120.5A System Engineering Requirement

5. GPR 7150 Goddard Software Engineering Requirements

6. JPSS System Integration and Test Plan

7. Mission Level Interface Control Documents (ICDs)

8. JPSS Level 1 Requirements

9. JPSS Ground System Schedule and Technical Baseline

10. JPSS Multi-Mission System Specification (MMSS)

11. JPSS Ground System Requirements Document

12. JPSS Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) Requirements Document

(JERD)

13. JPSS Common Ground System Requirements Document

14. JPSS Ground Segment Data Product Specification (GSegDPS)

15. JPSS Ground System Concept of Operations Document

16. Various JPSS Ground System Interface Requirement Documents

17. JPSS Ground System Verification and Validation Strategy Documents

18. JPSS Program System Engineering Management Plan

19. Applicable NPGs and GPGs

XII. References None

XIII. Proprietary Information

This work may require access to other contractor proprietary information. Company-to-company non-disclosures agreements will be required.

Task members directly involved with test activities at secure facilities may require security clearances. The contractor will coordinate and obtain concurrence from the task monitor (TM) for individuals requiring clearances. Additionally, the contractor will be compliant with the NASA security requirements and guidelines.

Interchanges with the Norwegian Space Centre (NSC) and their contractor, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) will be required. Appropriate agreements and arrangements will be required, and information exchange will be assessed via the GSFC Export Control Office through the JPSS Ground.

This SOW identifies the OMES contractor’s responsibilities to the broader engineering roles and responsibilities to NASA. The JPSS Ground Segment is a distributed system that serves the weather prediction and climate research needs of NASA and NOAA. Interactions with foreign persons, specifically members of the Norwegian Space Centre (NSC) / Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is limited to planning, scheduling ground station assets for test events, execution of tests and troubleshooting of test issues. The scope of this interaction is limited to ensuring that all the system resources required for end-to-end mission system testing are available and ready to operate in an orchestrated fashion. More to the point, interaction is limited to ensuring that U.S. government property that is operated by KSAT under contract to both NASA and the ground system development contractor is available at specific dates and times as requested in order to support activities performed in CONUS.

Any technical issue arising from these requests falls under the responsibility of a separate and distinct U.S. Government contract.