Federal award (DELIVERY ORDER, fiscal year 2022)
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: 2016-08-26 to 2017-06-30
Current total value of award: $80149.19
Description: ICESAT 2 STAR CATALOG REVISION SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION AND TEST SERVICES (SEETS II) TO SELECT AN IMPROVED SPECTRAL MODEL FOR THE LASER REFERENCE SYSTEM (LRS) SENSITIVITY TO STARS IN THE SOURCE CATALOG.  THE SELECTED MODEL SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED IN A SHORT TECHNICAL NOTE.  THE ICESAT-2 PROJECT HAS DECIDED TO REVISE THE LASER REFERENCE SYSTEM (LRS) SPECIFIC STAR CATALOG, IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE REVIEWERS RECOMMENDATIONS TO MITIGATE ASSOCIATED RISKS TO GROUND PROCESSING OF FLIGHT DATA. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STAR MAGNITUDES TO SUPPORT SECONDARY ATION OF STAR IDENTIFICATION. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SELECT AN IMPROVED BLENDING MODEL FOR THE LASER REFERENCE SYSTEM (LRS) HE WINDOWING EFFECTS. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO REGENERATE THE LASER REFERENCE SYSTEM (LRS) STAR CATALOG . TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO COMPARE THE RESULTING NEW LASER REFERENCE SYSTEM (LRS) STAR CATALOG. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ON/OFF-SITE PROJECT AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES, INDEPENDENT TESTING, CONTRACTOR-ON-SITE MONITORING, AND INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PROJECTS AND/OR PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COST, SCHEDULE, AND AFFORDABILITY ANALYSES, IN ANY PHASE OF THE LIFE-CYCLE.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP OR STAFFING FOR FOCUSED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES, ADVANCED SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF ALL ABOVE ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER.  THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE THE PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND MATERIALS (UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT) TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS.