Federal award (DELIVERY ORDER, fiscal year 2023)
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: 2013-09-17 to 2019-09-30
Current total value of award: $2181769.17
Description: FUNDS FOR  AEROSPACE SUPPORT TO JPSS MISSION 1 (J1) VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGING RADIOMETER SUITE (VIIRS) TEST PROGRAM.  THIS TASK PROVIDES  EXPERIENCED, SPECIALIZED SUPPORT TO THE JPSS PROGRAM.  THE TASK PROVIDES INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF THE VIIRS FLIGHT MODEL (FM)-2 PERFORMANCE TESTS, PROVIDING THE JPSS FLIGHT PROJECT WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT VIIRS FM-2 INSTRUMENT MEETS ITS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.   THE CONTRACTOR SHALL  PERFORM REQUESTED TEST DATA ANALYSIS ON THE PLANNED J1 VIIRS SYSTEM LEVEL PERFORMANCE TESTS.   THE CONTRACTOR  WILL ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMPARISONS WITH REQUIREMENTS AND ANY REQUESTED ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO RESOLVE ANY DISCREPANCIES THAT ARISE.   THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ANALYZE DATA FROM ANY SPECIAL TEST REQUESTS (STR).  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE ALL PREPARATIONS NECESSARY TO ANALYZE DATA, INCLUDING TEST DATA ACQUISITION, TEST PROCEDURE REVIEW, AND DATA ANALYSIS TOOL REFINEMENTS.  THE CONTACTOR SHALL PERFORM ANY TEST ANOMALY RESOLUTION ACTIVITIES REQUESTED BY CUSTOMER.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT TEAM TEST DATA ANALYSIS TELECONS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ATTEND MEETING OR CALL IN TO TELECONS. DURING PRE-THERMAL VACUUM (TVAC) AND TVAC TESTING THE VENDOR WILL PROVIDE TEST OBSERVATION SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TEST DATA ANALYSIS FINDING IN POWERPOINT PACKAGES AND BRIEF THESE FINDING TO THE GOVERNMENT TEAM IN TEST DATA ANALYSIS TELECONS.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE TEST DATA ANALYSIS FINDING IN OTHER FORMATS AS REQUEST BY THE CUSTOMER. 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.