Funds for Goes-R Ground Project Chief Engineer and Goes-R Program Support. Aerospace Will Provide Senior Technical Support to the Development, Integration, and Verification of the Goes-R Ground System Across Several Nasa-Gsfc Engineering Management Teams. These Teams Will Include Chief Engineering, Ground System Project, and Program Management Teams. Whereas Nasa HAS Overall System Engineering Responsibility for the Delivery of This Large Specialized Goes-R Ground System, Contractor Support Will Require a Strong Background in Nasa Produced Systems Including a Thorough Knowledge of Nasa Processes, Procedures, Engineering Techniques and Approaches, Specifically Relevant to Nasa and Gsfc Engineering Infrastructure and Capabilities. This Support Will BE Needed to Produce Specific Engineering and Technical Products to Support Ground System Acquisition, Delivery, Launch Support, and Successful On-Orbit Operations to Include, BUT NOT BE Limited to, the Following Areas: (A) Provide Experienced Launch Proven Support of ALL Phase C/D Mission Development to Include System Acquisition, Hardware and Software AS Well AS On-Orbit Procedure Development, and Engineering Sustainment Plans. B) Provide Support for a Corresponding System-Level Integrated Product That Includes System Level Troubleshooting and the Corresponding Resolution of Ground System Discrepancies Through a YET to BE Derived Ground System Verification Process. C) Support to Devise and Implement a Ground System Configuration Control Process. D) Support to Produce a NEW Timeline for a Series of Mission-Level Reviews to Include Events From Release RMM Through to Launch. for These Reviews, Contractor IS to Supply Technical Review Content Where Applicable. Project and Program Reviews Include, BUT ARE NOT Limited, TO: Orrs, Pmrs, Forr, and Launch Reviews Using the Snpp Mission AS a Success Model. E) Support to Produce a Fully Integrated Test Process That Includes ALL Ground System Requirements Levels 6 Through 2, Flight and Instrument Systems Especially Those Relative to Thermal VAC and Ground to Spacecraft Pre-Shipment Testing, AS Well AS a Test Process That Includes a YET Evolving National and International Weather Service Customer Base. F) Provide Major Technical Input and Multi-Mission Coordination Between the Goes Ground Project, Flight Project, AS Well AS Coordination and Problem Resolution Between Competing Resources of the Goes-R, Snpp, and Jpss Missions. G) Provide Significant Design Support to the Forming of a NEW Master Ground System Schedule, to Include the Generation of a Near-Real Time Schedule Monitoring Process That Will BE Used to Assess and Correct Technical and Schedule Risks AT the Project and Program Levels, the Results of Which Will Result in Solutions That Will BE Used to Resolve and Mitigate Risks. H) Leverage Cross Program Support Between Goes-R, Snpp, Jpss, Other Nasa Entities, the Department of Defense (DOD) and Other Intelligence Community (IC) Programs AS Needed. I) Assist the Chief GSP Engineer in Launch Asset Requirement Analysis
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $28,864,880 ($28.9M)
Contractor: THE Aerospace Corporation
Awarding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Start Date: 2013-06-24
End Date: 2019-09-30
Contract Duration: 2,289 days
Daily Burn Rate: $12.6K/day
Official Description: IGF::OT::IGF FUNDS FOR GOES-R GROUND PROJECT CHIEF ENGINEER AND GOES-R PROGRAM SUPPORT. AEROSPACE WILL PROVIDE SENIOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION, AND VERIFICATION OF THE GOES-R GROUND SYSTEM ACROSS SEVERAL NASA-GSFC ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT TEAMS. THESE TEAMS WILL INCLUDE CHIEF ENGINEERING, GROUND SYSTEM PROJECT, AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEAMS. WHEREAS NASA HAS OVERALL SYSTEM ENGINEERING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELIVERY OF THIS LARGE SPECIALIZED GOES-R GROUND SYSTEM, CONTRACTOR SUPPORT WILL REQUIRE A STRONG BACKGROUND IN NASA PRODUCED SYSTEMS INCLUDING A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF NASA PROCESSES, PROCEDURES, ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES AND APPROACHES, SPECIFICALLY RELEVANT TO NASA AND GSFC ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPABILITIES. THIS SUPPORT WILL BE NEEDED TO PRODUCE SPECIFIC ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT GROUND SYSTEM ACQUISITION, DELIVERY, LAUNCH SUPPORT, AND SUCCESSFUL ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING AREAS: (A) PROVIDE EXPERIENCED LAUNCH PROVEN SUPPORT OF ALL PHASE C/D MISSION DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE SYSTEM ACQUISITION, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AS WELL AS ON-ORBIT PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING SUSTAINMENT PLANS. B) PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A CORRESPONDING SYSTEM-LEVEL INTEGRATED PRODUCT THAT INCLUDES SYSTEM LEVEL TROUBLESHOOTING AND THE CORRESPONDING RESOLUTION OF GROUND SYSTEM DISCREPANCIES THROUGH A YET TO BE DERIVED GROUND SYSTEM VERIFICATION PROCESS. C) SUPPORT TO DEVISE AND IMPLEMENT A GROUND SYSTEM CONFIGURATION CONTROL PROCESS. D) SUPPORT TO PRODUCE A NEW TIMELINE FOR A SERIES OF MISSION-LEVEL REVIEWS TO INCLUDE EVENTS FROM RELEASE RMM THROUGH TO LAUNCH. FOR THESE REVIEWS, CONTRACTOR IS TO SUPPLY TECHNICAL REVIEW CONTENT WHERE APPLICABLE. PROJECT AND PROGRAM REVIEWS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED, TO: ORRS, PMRS, FORR, AND LAUNCH REVIEWS USING THE SNPP MISSION AS A SUCCESS MODEL. E) SUPPORT TO PRODUCE A FULLY INTEGRATED TEST PROCESS THAT INCLUDES ALL GROUND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS LEVELS 6 THROUGH 2, FLIGHT AND INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATIVE TO THERMAL VAC AND GROUND TO SPACECRAFT PRE-SHIPMENT TESTING, AS WELL AS A TEST PROCESS THAT INCLUDES A YET EVOLVING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CUSTOMER BASE. F) PROVIDE MAJOR TECHNICAL INPUT AND MULTI-MISSION COORDINATION BETWEEN THE GOES GROUND PROJECT, FLIGHT PROJECT, AS WELL AS COORDINATION AND PROBLEM RESOLUTION BETWEEN COMPETING RESOURCES OF THE GOES-R, SNPP, AND JPSS MISSIONS. G) PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT DESIGN SUPPORT TO THE FORMING OF A NEW MASTER GROUND SYSTEM SCHEDULE, TO INCLUDE THE GENERATION OF A NEAR-REAL TIME SCHEDULE MONITORING PROCESS THAT WILL BE USED TO ASSESS AND CORRECT TECHNICAL AND SCHEDULE RISKS AT THE PROJECT AND PROGRAM LEVELS, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOLUTIONS THAT WILL BE USED TO RESOLVE AND MITIGATE RISKS. H) LEVERAGE CROSS PROGRAM SUPPORT BETWEEN GOES-R, SNPP, JPSS, OTHER NASA ENTITIES, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND OTHER INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (IC) PROGRAMS AS NEEDED. I) ASSIST THE CHIEF GSP ENGINEER IN LAUNCH ASSET REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS.
Place of Performance
Location: California, 90245