Federal award (DELIVERY ORDER, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION
Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Period of performance: 2013-02-19 to 2016-09-30
Current total value of award: $2178681.52
Description: STUDIES AND ANALYSIS OF GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC)PROJECTS.  THE CENTER DIRECTOR AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SCIENCE, OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AT THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE CENTER S DIVERSE AND COMPLEX RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO FORMULATING THE CENTER S FUTURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOALS AND LEADING AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM OF INVESTMENTS AND INITIATIVES ALIGNED TO MEET THOSE GOALS.     ACCORDINGLY, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE QUALIFIED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO GODDARD CENTER MANAGEMENT TO CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS OF NASA PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. THIS TASK IS ENVISIONED AS THE FIRST PHASE OF A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO PERFORM:   AT THE DIRECTION OF THE CENTER DIRECTOR OR THE DEPUTY CENTER DIRECTOR FOR SCIENCE, OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM PERFORMANCE, THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONDUCT SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSES TO SUPPORT CENTER LEADERSHIP DECISION-MAKING. THESE MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:     A) ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES AND COST ESTIMATES FOR THE GSFC SCIENCE PORTFOLIO   B) ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND SUCCESS FACTOR INDICATORS    C) EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES AND MISSION DEFINITIONS   THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE INVITED TO HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS INVOLVING CENTER OR AGENCY SENIOR MANAGEMENT MEETINGS WILL BE SCHEDULED UPON THE APPROVAL OF THIS TASK. THE MEETINGS MAY BE REGULARLY SCHEDULED AND/OR AD HOC BASED ON SENIOR MANAGEMENT S SCHEDULE. THIS TASK IS AUTHORIZED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 2013.   THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TO THE CENTER DIRECTOR OR DEPUTY CENTER DIRECTOR FOR SCIENCE, OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM PERFORMANCE THE RESULTS OF TASK ANALYSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.  THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS, AS APPROPRIATE, IN MEETINGS AND OTHER FORUMS AND PROVIDE INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS VERBALLY OR IN WRITING.   THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE MONTHLY WRITTEN STATUS REPORTS TO THE CENTER DIRECTOR OR DIRECTOR FOR SCIENCE, OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM PERFORMANCE.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ATTEND MEETINGS AS REQUIRED.