Flight Dynamics Support Services (fdss) the Contractor Shall Provide Support in the Areas OF: - Trajectory Analysis and Control Design - Mission Operations - Mission Design - Orbit Estimation Techniques - Constellation Analysis - Flight Dynamics Model Development - Flight Dynamics Ground and Flight System Development - Ground Attitude Determination the Contractor Shall Perform ALL the Necessary Program Management Functions in Order to Plan, Implement, Track, Report, and Deliver the Services Which Shall BE Specified by the Task Orders. the Contractor Shall BE Capable of Providing ALL the Personnel and Other Resources, Except AS Otherwise Specified in the Contract, Necessary to Accomplish the Functions in the Statement of Work. the Contractor Shall Provide Analytic and Operational Support for Spacecraft Orbit Determination; Trajectory Control; Product Generation; Acquisition Data Generation and Transmission; and Tracking Data Evaluation and Test. the Contractor Shall Support Trajectory Determination, Monitoring, and Network Support Operations for Manned Flight and Expendable Launch Vehicles (ELV). the Responsibilities Include a Combination of Analytical Tasks, Critical Operations Support Including Launch and Early Orbit Checkout, and Routine Production Activities. the Contractor Shall Provide Flight Dynamics Services to Flight Projects From Pre-Phase a Through Phase D. the Contractor Shall Also Provide Research and Development (R&D) and Technology Development Services AS Directed by the Government. the Contractor Shall Provide for the Maintenance and Development of Flight Dynamics Software That IS Used for Technology Development and Analysis. Flight Dynamics Analysis and Technology Development Tasks MAY Include Topics Such AS Orbit Determination, Trajectory Control, Mission Design, Trajectory Optimization, Covariance Analysis and Measurement Models
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $90,711,955 ($90.7M)
Contractor: AI Solutions Inc
Awarding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Start Date: 2009-11-30
End Date: 2014-11-30
Contract Duration: 1,826 days
Daily Burn Rate: $49.7K/day
Official Description: FLIGHT DYNAMICS SUPPORT SERVICES (FDSS) THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE AREAS OF: - TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS AND CONTROL DESIGN - MISSION OPERATIONS - MISSION DESIGN - ORBIT ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES - CONSTELLATION ANALYSIS - FLIGHT DYNAMICS MODEL DEVELOPMENT - FLIGHT DYNAMICS GROUND AND FLIGHT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT - GROUND ATTITUDE DETERMINATION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM ALL THE NECESSARY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN ORDER TO PLAN, IMPLEMENT, TRACK, REPORT, AND DELIVER THE SERVICES WHICH SHALL BE SPECIFIED BY THE TASK ORDERS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ALL THE PERSONNEL AND OTHER RESOURCES, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT, NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE FUNCTIONS IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ANALYTIC AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SPACECRAFT ORBIT DETERMINATION; TRAJECTORY CONTROL; PRODUCT GENERATION; ACQUISITION DATA GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION; AND TRACKING DATA EVALUATION AND TEST. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT TRAJECTORY DETERMINATION, MONITORING, AND NETWORK SUPPORT OPERATIONS FOR MANNED FLIGHT AND EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES (ELV). THE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF ANALYTICAL TASKS, CRITICAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT INCLUDING LAUNCH AND EARLY ORBIT CHECKOUT, AND ROUTINE PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE FLIGHT DYNAMICS SERVICES TO FLIGHT PROJECTS FROM PRE-PHASE A THROUGH PHASE D. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AS DIRECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF FLIGHT DYNAMICS SOFTWARE THAT IS USED FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS. FLIGHT DYNAMICS ANALYSIS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TASKS MAY INCLUDE TOPICS SUCH AS ORBIT DETERMINATION, TRAJECTORY CONTROL, MISSION DESIGN, TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION, COVARIANCE ANALYSIS AND MEASUREMENT MODELS.
Place of Performance
Location: Maryland, 20771
State: Maryland Government Spending