Systems Development&operations Support a Primary Mission of the Marshall Space Flight Center (msfc) IS to Support Nasa's Human Exploration and Development of Space (heds) Enterprise and the Office of Biological and Physical Research (obpr) Enterprise WHO ARE Working Together to Facilitate Long-Term Exploration of Space. Msfc Serves AS Nasa's Lead Center for the Materials Science and Biotechnology Disciplines and Serves Other Customers and Sponsors Within the Agency. the Purposes of This Contract ARE to Further the Science Goals of the Agency by 1) Developing, Operating and Maintaining Facilities and Payloads on the International Space Station (ISS) and Other Vehicles and Carriers, 2) Providing Science, Technical and Engineering Support to Investigators, and 3) Providing Management and Administrative Support to Msad. the Contractor Shall Provide the Necessary Management, Personnel, and Equipment/Supplies (NOT Otherwise Provided by the Government) Required to Perform the Engineering, Science and Technical Tasks Broadly Defined in This Statement of Work (SOW) and More Specifically Described in the Task/Delivery Order (order) and Technical Directives Issued by the Government. the Contractor Shall Provide the Planning, Coordination, Technical Direction, and Surveillance of the Activities Necessary to Assure Disciplined Performance of Work and Timely Application of Resources for the Accomplishment of ALL Orders Issued Under the Contract Approved by Msad. the Contractor Shall Establish, Implement, and Maintain a Financial Reporting System in Accordance With the Nasa FAR Supplement (NFS) 1852.242-73 and Nasa Procedures and Guidelines (NPG) 9501.2D. 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 Develop, Submit, and Maintain Detailed Master Schedules Based on a Logic Driven Network That Supports Applicable Msad Project and ISS Program Managed Milestones. the Contractor Shall BE Responsible for Procurement Functions: the Contractor Shall Create, Maintain and Submit in the Format Specified by Msad, Miscellaneous Graphics, Presentations and Reports Supporting the Payloads and the Research Program, and the Major Msad Program Activities and Milestones. the Contractor Shall Define, Design, Develop, Fabricate, Assemble, Test, Deliver, Integrate and Operate Microgravity Science Payloads and Facilities. the Contractor Shall Define the Resources, Structure, Approach, and Processes Required to Complete the Final Design, Development, Fabrication, Assembly, Test, Integration, Operation, Maintenance, Support, and Retirement of the Required Hardware, Software, and Associated Infrastructure. the Contractor Shall Support or Conduct Technical Reviews Appropriate for Individual Payload Development and to Meet the Requirements of the Order
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $397,211,306 ($397.2M)
Contractor: Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc.
Awarding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Start Date: 2002-06-13
End Date: 2012-09-30
Contract Duration: 3,762 days
Daily Burn Rate: $105.6K/day
Official Description: SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT&OPERATIONS SUPPORT A PRIMARY MISSION OF THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC) IS TO SUPPORT NASA'S HUMAN EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE (HEDS) ENTERPRISE AND THE OFFICE OF BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL RESEARCH (OBPR) ENTERPRISE WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO FACILITATE LONG-TERM EXPLORATION OF SPACE. MSFC SERVES AS NASA'S LEAD CENTER FOR THE MATERIALS SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY DISCIPLINES AND SERVES OTHER CUSTOMERS AND SPONSORS WITHIN THE AGENCY. THE PURPOSES OF THIS CONTRACT ARE TO FURTHER THE SCIENCE GOALS OF THE AGENCY BY 1) DEVELOPING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING FACILITIES AND PAYLOADS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) AND OTHER VEHICLES AND CARRIERS, 2) PROVIDING SCIENCE, TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO INVESTIGATORS, AND 3) PROVIDING MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO MSAD. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL, AND EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES (NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT) REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL TASKS BROADLY DEFINED IN THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) AND MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THE TASK/DELIVERY ORDER (ORDER) AND TECHNICAL DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE PLANNING, COORDINATION, TECHNICAL DIRECTION, AND SURVEILLANCE OF THE ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ASSURE DISCIPLINED PERFORMANCE OF WORK AND TIMELY APPLICATION OF RESOURCES FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ALL ORDERS ISSUED UNDER THE CONTRACT APPROVED BY MSAD. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ESTABLISH, IMPLEMENT, AND MAINTAIN A FINANCIAL REPORTING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NASA FAR SUPPLEMENT (NFS) 1852.242-73 AND NASA PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES (NPG) 9501.2D. 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 DEVELOP, SUBMIT, AND MAINTAIN DETAILED MASTER SCHEDULES BASED ON A LOGIC DRIVEN NETWORK THAT SUPPORTS APPLICABLE MSAD PROJECT AND ISS PROGRAM MANAGED MILESTONES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCUREMENT FUNCTIONS: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CREATE, MAINTAIN AND SUBMIT IN THE FORMAT SPECIFIED BY MSAD, MISCELLANEOUS GRAPHICS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS SUPPORTING THE PAYLOADS AND THE RESEARCH PROGRAM, AND THE MAJOR MSAD PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND MILESTONES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEFINE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, FABRICATE, ASSEMBLE, TEST, DELIVER, INTEGRATE AND OPERATE MICROGRAVITY SCIENCE PAYLOADS AND FACILITIES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEFINE THE RESOURCES, STRUCTURE, APPROACH, AND PROCESSES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE FINAL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, TEST, INTEGRATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, AND RETIREMENT OF THE REQUIRED HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT OR CONDUCT TECHNICAL REVIEWS APPROPRIATE FOR INDIVIDUAL PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT AND TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDER.
Place of Performance
Location: Alabama, 35805
State: Alabama Government Spending