Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2023)
Recipient: GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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: 2013-03-01 to 2018-08-28
Current total value of award: $103000000
Description: CISTO-SCTS - THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE HIGH END COMPUTING AND DATA SUPPORT, AS WELL AS GENERAL SUPPORT SERVICES, FOR THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT (GSFC) COMPUTATIONAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICE (CISTO). THE COMPUTATIONAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICE (CISTO) PROVIDES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) AND COMPUTATIONAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE GSFC SCIENCES AND EXPLORATION DIRECTORATE (SED). THIS INCLUDES ACCESS TO HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING, NETWORKING, MASS STORAGE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE EXPERTISE, REAL TIME TRANSMISSION OF SATELLITE DATA, AND SUPPORT FOR THE NASA HIGH END COMPUTING (HEC) PROGRAM. THE OFFICE ALSO ENGAGES IN A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. CISTO IS SED'S INTERFACE WITH GSFC'S CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AND IT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE (CODE 700) REGARDING IT SECURITY POLICY, IMPLEMENTATION, AND SERVICES ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLIANCE STRATEGIC IT INVESTMENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT AND NASA AND GSFC IT POLICIES AND INITIATIVES. CISTO ALSO DEVELOPS STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE COST-EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.  AT A TOP LEVEL, THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF OBJECTIVES DESIGNED TO MEET THE MISSION AND VISION OF CISTO: 1. PROVIDE HIGH-END COMPUTING AND DATA SYSTEMS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE NASA SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING COMMUNITIES. 2. PROVIDE A RAPID RESPONSE TO CHANGING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE CHANGING TECHNOLOGY NEEDED TO BEST MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS. 3. EVOLVE THE FOCUS FROM DATA CENTRIC SERVICES TO KNOWLEDGE CENTRIC SERVICES THAT ENABLE THE USE OF NASA OBSERVATIONAL AND MODEL DATA IN NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS. 4. PROVIDE A COMPLETE SET OF SUPPORT SERVICES FROM LOW-LEVEL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION TO HIGH-LEVEL APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR THE NASA SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING COMMUNITIES. 5. SUSTAIN A RICH AND ROBUST OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY AND CAPABILITY. 6. PUSH THE ENVELOPE OF SYSTEMS AND SERVICES WITHIN CISTO AND THE NCCS TO OPEN NEW AND MORE EFFICIENT METHODS FOR MODELING, DATA ANALYTICS, COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT, AND DISTRIBUTION. 7. CONSTANTLY LOOK FOR THE BEST VALUE SOLUTIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE USE OF COMMODITY COMPONENTS, OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENTS. 8. PROVIDE MISSION-SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND FREE TECHNOLOGIES TO ACQUIRE AND PROCESS DIRECT BROADCAST DATA INTRODUCE THE USER COMMUNITY TO DIRECT READOUT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES AND PROVIDE USERS WITH A DESIGN TEMPLATE TO RECEIVE, PROCESS, AND ANALYZE THEIR OWN DIRECT READOUT DATA.