IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ACQUIRE ENGINEERING SERVICES AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE MAGNETOSPHERIC MULTISCALE (MMS) PROJECT, AS REQUIRED, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, INTEGRATION, TESTING, VERIFICATION, LAUNCH SITE SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS OF SPACEFLIGHT AND GROUND SYSTEM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AS RELATES TO THE PHASES D AND E OF THE PROJECT LIFECYCLE DEVELOPMENT STAGES. TASKS ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED TO PERFORM SERVICES IN ALL ASPECTS OF MMS MISSION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION DURING THE PHASE D (SYSTEM ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION AND TEST&LAUNCH) AND PHASE E (OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINMENT) OF THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION STAGE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE PROJECT TO ASSEMBLE AND INTEGRATE THE PRODUCTS AND VERIFY THAT THE SYSTEMS AND SUBSYSTEMS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, SUPPORT THE LAUNCH CAMPAIGN AND PREPARE FOR THE OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT AND/OR CONDUCT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND MAINTAIN SUPPORT DURING THE IN-ORBIT SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT AND COMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES.