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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| HIGH PERFORMANCE SPACEFLIGHT COMPUTING INDEPENDENT REVIEW TEAM SUPPORT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS TO PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE COST AND SCHEDULE IN SUPPORT OF THE HIGH PERFORMANCE SPACEFLIGHT COMPUTING (HPSC) INDEPENDENT REVIEWTEAM (IRT), WHICH WILL ASSESS THE VIABILITY OF A RE-PLAN OF THE HPSC PROJECT PROVIDED BY BOEING, THE PRIME CONTRACTOR. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $53,465 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | May 22, 2019 | May 22, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | ||
| SPACE ENVIRONMENTS TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE TEAM TDT SUPPORT | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $26,978 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | May 7, 2019 | May 7, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| MOBILE LAUNCHER INDEPENDENT MODEL VERIFICATION. WORK COMPLETED FROM THE NESC TI-17-01290 GROUND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS MOBILE LAUNCHER STRUCTURES SUPPORT REQUEST WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR THIS ASSESSMENT. THE PROCESS FOR THIS ASSESSMENT USES A TWO PHASE APPROACH TO EVALUATE THE MODELS .PHASE I WILL FOCUS ON PERFORMING APPROXIMATELY 20 CHECKS ON THE MODELS. PHASE II WILL FOCUS ON TRADE STUDIES AND INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE FINDINGS, OBSERVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS AFFECT THE STIFFNESS PROPERTIES OF THE MODELS. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $449,855 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Mar 29, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| MULTI PURPOSE CREW VEHICLE NONLINEAR DEEP DIVE. BASED ON OBSERVATIONS OF THE MULTI PURPOSE CREW VEHICLE NONLINEAR DEEP DIVE EUROPEAN SERVICE MODEL STRUCTURAL TEST ARTICLE TEST DATA, THE MODEL RESPONSE IS BEING DRIVEN BY NONLINEARITIES IN THE INTERCONNECTS BETWEEN AND INTERNAL TO THE EURORPEAN SERVICE MODEL. THE PROBLEM IS MADE MORE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE SIZE AND INTERNAL STIFFNESS OF THE MODULES THEMSELVES. THESE STIFFNESS AND LOSS FACTORS NEED TO BE DEFINITIVELY IDENTIFIED IN TIME FOR THE VERIFICATION LOADS AND ANALYSES TO LOWER THE STATIC EQUIVALENT LOADS SUFFICIENTLY TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE MARGINS. DISTINCT APPROACHES ARE INCLUDED FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE PATH FORWARD IN MODAL TEST OF THE MULTI PURPOSE CREW VEHICLE STACK ON A FLIGHT EQUIVALENT MSA AND FOR CORRELATION IN THE STATIC TEST. SEVERAL JOINTS WILL BE ASSESSED FOR NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR FROM THE STATIC TEST EVALUATION. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $146,856 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Mar 28, 2019 | Mar 28, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| MICRO-THRUSTERS FOR LOW JITTER SPACE OBSERVATORY PRECISION ATTITUDE CONTROL. POINTING REPEATABILITY AND STABILITY JITTER REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE SPACE TELESCOPE MISSIONS ARE DIFFICULT TO MEET WITH CURRENT REACTION WHEEL BASED ARCHITECTURES. THE REACTION WHEELS THEMSELVES ARE TYPICALLY THE LARGEST POINTING DISTURBANCE ON THE SPACECRAFT. MICRO THRUSTERS HAVE POTENTIAL FOR REDUCING THE COST AND TECHNICAL RISKS OF ACHIEVING DEMANDING POINTING STABILITY PERFORMANCE. BOTH COLD GAS AND COLLOIDAL MICRO-THRUSTERS WERE DEMONSTRATED ON THE LASER INTERFEROMETER SPACE ANTENNA LISA PATHFINDER MISSION, AND COLD-GAS MICRO THRUSTERS HAVE ALSO FLOWN ON EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY MISSIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS ASSESSMENT IS TO ASSESS THE BENEFITS OF MICRO-THRUSTERS FOR APPLICATION ON SPACE OBSERVATORY MISSIONS WITH COMPARISON TO TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURES. HIGHER-FIDELITY MODELING OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS EFFORT; THE WORK WILL IMPROVE MODELING FIDELITY AND STUDY ARCHITECTURES. IT WILL ALSO EXAMINE MULTIPLE MISSION APPLICATIONS, USING CASES, ADDRESS TRADESPER THE TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND FEEDBACK RECEIVED ON THE INITIAL 2017 FEASIBILITY STUDY RESULTS PERFORMED UNDER A SEPARATE SEETS TASK 80LARC17F0010 . THIS ASSESSMENT WILL ALSO ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS MICRO-THRUSTER RISK AREAS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED SUCH AS LIFE-TIME ISSUES TO SUFFICIENTLY FORMULATE A REASONABLE OVERALL RISK POSTURE FOR USE ON FUTURE OBSERVATORY-CLASS MISSIONS. THIS ASSESSMENT WILL AUGMENT THE SIMULATION BUILT UNDER A SEPARATE SEETS TASK 80LARC17F0010 FOR THE 2017 PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH SEVERAL TYPES OF HIGH-FIDELITY POINTING NOISE MODELS. THE SIMULATION WILL THEN UTILIZE THE AUGMENTED SIMULATION TO STUDY POINTING STABILITY PERFORMANCE UNDER CONDITIONS AND SITUATIONS OF INTEREST. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $123,165 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Mar 15, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| ASSESSING RISKS OF FRANGIBLE JOINT DESIGNS THE NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER (NESC) WILL EVALUATE THE VARIOUS FRANGIBLE JOINT DESIGNS USED FOR HUMAN-RATED LAUNCH VEHICLES OR OTHER HUMAN-RATED APPLICATIONS THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING AN EVALUATION IS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS THAT VARIOUS DESIGN PARAMETERS AND FLIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS HAVE ON SINGLE MILD DETONATING FUSE (MDF) FRANGIBLE JOINT SEPARATION CAPABILITY, WHICH WILL PROVIDE DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR SAFE AND RELIABLE FRANGIBLE JOINTS SUPPORTING MANNED SPACEFLIGHT. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS EVALUATION ARE TO: (1) REDUCE ENGINEERING UNCERTAINTY IN THE MECHANICS OF FRANGIBLE JOINT OPERATION BY DETERMINING THE SENSITIVITIES IN THE FRANGIBLE JOINT DESIGN, (2) UNDERSTAND WHAT DRIVERS (FACTOR SENSITIVITIES) IMPACT RELIABILITY SO THAT DESIGNS CAN BE BETTER EVALUATED IN REGARD TO CREW RISK,AND (3) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING ROBUSTNESS OF FRANGIBLE JOINT DESIGNS AS NECESSARY. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $85,070 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Mar 15, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| MANAGING OBSERVATORY LINE-OF-SIGHT POINTING JITTER: A DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OVERVIEW TUTORIAL THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE TASK IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO COLLECT AND DOCUMENT THE INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED OVER THE YEARS FOR PREDICTING AND MANAGING SPACE OBSERVATORY (I.E., SPACECRAFT BUS PLUS INSTRUMENT PAYLOAD) LINE-OF-SIGHT JITTER/RMICRO-VIBRATIONS DUE TO ON-BOARD INTERNAL DISTURBANCE SOURCES. THE END-PRODUCT OF THIS STUDY WILL BE A TUTORIAL TYPE PRESENTATION DOCUMENTING AND DESCRIBING THE PREFERRED PROCESS AND PRACTICES FOR OBSERVATORY JITTER/MICRO-VIBRATION ANALYSIS, MODELING, SIMULATION, GROUND TESTING, AND IN-FLIGHT TESTING. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $63,566 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Jul 12, 2018 | Jul 12, 2018 | Jan 31, 2019 | ||
| COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM CCP SPACEX 2.0 COMPOSITE OVERWRAPPED PRESSURE VESSELS COPV GRAIN SIZE THE NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER NESC WAS REQUESTED TO EVALUATE MATERIAL PROPERTIES FOR THE ALUMINUM LINERS FROM THE SPACEX COPV 2.0 DESIGN. TESTING WILL INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, SAMPLE PREPARATION, TENSILE TESTING, ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION EBSD, DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION DIC, FATIGUE TESTING, AND FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTING. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $44,140 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Jul 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2018 | Apr 30, 2019 | ||
| AEROSPACE TASK ORDER 79 SUPPORT TO THE SPACE NETWORK GROUND SEGMENT SUSTAINMENT CONTINUATION REVIEW AS INDEPENDENT REVIEW TEAM MEMBERS | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $89,678 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | May 10, 2018 | May 10, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | ||
| LAUNCH AVAILABILITY MODEL INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT THE NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY THE EXPLORATION GROUND SYSTEMS EGS PROGRAM OFFICE TO PERFORM AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE EGS LAUNCH AVAILABILITY MODEL, INCLUDING DATA INPUT AND FACTORS, ASSUMPTIONS, MODEL ALGORITHMS, AND OUTPUT INFORMATION. IN ADDITION TO EVALUATING SINGLE FACTOR EFFECTS, ASSESS COMPOUND EFFECTS (INTERACTION) BETWEEN VARIABLES, IF PRACTICAL. EGS IS REQUESTING THIS INDEPENDENT REVIEW TO SUBSTANTIATE THE CREDIBILITY OF THE MODEL FOR MAKING CURRENT AND FUTURE DECISIONS. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $37,312 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Apr 26, 2018 | Apr 26, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | ||
| CRYOGENICS TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE TEAM SUPPORT THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO THE AGENCY FOR ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, SIMULATION, TESTING, TROUBLESHOOTING, INTEGRATION, SAFETY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CRYOGENICS SYSTEMS RELATED TO HUMAN AND/OR ROBOTIC GROUND, AIR, AND SPACE SYSTEMS. THE TEAM IS COMPRISED OF EXPERTS FROM NASA, INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE TEAM IS LED BY A NASA TECHNICAL FELLOW. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $70,800 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Apr 2, 2018 | Apr 2, 2018 | Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| BRIEFINGS TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER HAS A REQUIREMENT TO RECEIVE BRIEFINGS FROM AEROSPACE ON THEIR SUPPORT TO NASA AND OTHER CUSTOMERS. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $164,657 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Mar 22, 2018 | Mar 22, 2018 | Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NOFS TCS SUPPORT | OPTOMAL LLC | $140,000 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 811219 | AR26 | Feb 5, 2018 | Feb 5, 2018 | Oct 5, 2018 | ||
| MAINTAINING MISSION OPERATIONS COST ESTIMATION TOOL (MOCET) PROVIDE TRAINING TO HQ AND THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) FOR TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT AND COST REVIEW OF SMD ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) PROPOSALS. THIS INCLUDES MOCET TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR ONE YEAR FROM START OF THIS TASK. ADDITIONAL MISSIONS WILL ALSO BE ADDED AND CERS CHECKED FOR CONSISTENCY. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $965,515 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Dec 7, 2017 | Dec 7, 2017 | Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| MEMBER OF THE NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CEANTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNICAL DISCPLINE TEAM. THE NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTERS (NESC) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING OFFICE (SEO) LEADS A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (SE) TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE TEAM (TDT) FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING NESC APPROVED ACTIVITIES AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING THROUGHOUT NASA. THE SUPPORT MAY INCLUDE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION TEAM SUPPORT, ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING SUB-TEAMS (NESC STATISTICAL ENGINEERING TEAM, NASA DATA MINING TEAM AND NASA SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TEAM) SUPPORT. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $141,405 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Oct 27, 2017 | Oct 27, 2017 | Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NASA TECHNICAL STANDARD (STD) 5002 LOAD ANALYSES OF SPACECRAFT AND PAYLOADS SUPPORT NASA TECHNICAL STANDARD (STD) 5002 DEFINES THE METHODOLOGIES, PRACTICES, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONDUCT OF LOAD ANALYSES FOR PAYLOADS AND SPACECRAFT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO UPDATE THE CURRENT 14-PAGE NASA-STD-5002 DOCUMENT TO REFLECT LESSONS LEARNED SINCE ITS ORIGINAL RELEASE IN 1966. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $51,384 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Sep 14, 2017 | Sep 14, 2017 | May 31, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NESC INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF SLS ASCENT STATIC-AEROELASTIC AND BUFFET LOADS THE NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER (NESC) WILL PERFORM AN INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION (IV) OF THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM (SLS)/MULTI-PURPOSE CREW VEHICLE (MPCV) ASCENT STRUCTURAL RESPONSES AND LOADS. THE SLS MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC) INTEGRATED LOADS TEAM IS USING A COMBINATION OF FORTRAN MATRIX ANALYSIS, AN INTERNAL NASA MSFC CODE FOR MODEL COUPLING, AND PROPRIETARY DYNAMIC CONCEPTS INCORPORATED (DCI) MATLAB CODES TO PERFORM THE ASCENT RESPONSE CALCULATIONS AND OUTPUT TRANSFORMATION MATRICES (OTM) PROCESSING, THE RESULTS OF WHICH ARE DELIVERED TO THE MPCV PROGRAM AND SLS INTEGRATED SPACECRAFT PAYLOAD EVOLUTION UPPER, CORE, AND BOOSTER STAGE ELEMENTS. THESE IMPLEMENTATIONS HAVE RECEIVED ONLY A CURSORY INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION BY THE EXPLORATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (ESD) PROGRAM-TO-PROGRAM TEAM IN THE PAST, AND THE PEER REVIEW TEAM FOR TASK TI-16-01110 HAS NOTED AND DOCUMENTED MODELING DISCREPANCIES THAT MERIT FURTHER, DEEPER ASSESSMENT. RATHER THAN IMMEDIATELY ASSESSING THE ENTIRE ASCENT FLIGHT REGIME ACROSS ALL ASCENT MACH NUMBERS, THIS PLAN TAKES AN INCREMENTAL APPROACH, BUILDING ON NESC TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT TI-16-01128 AND FIRST CHECKING THE MODELING, SYSTEM DYNAMIC COUPLING, RESPONSE CALCULATION, AND OTM DEVELOPMENT AND RECOVERY FOR THE TRANSONIC AND MAXIMUM DYNAMIC PRESSURE (MAX Q) REGIMES. INDEPENDENT LOADS WILL BE COMPUTED TO ASSESS/VERIFY THE STATIC-AEROELASTIC AND BUFFET EVENTS METHODOLOGIES, WHICH WILL COMPLEMENT THE INDEPENDENT TURBULENCE/GUST LOADS ANALYSES NEARING COMPLETION. PROCEEDING TO OTHER FLIGHT REGIMES WILL OCCUR ONLY AS APPROVED BY THE NESC REVIEW BOARD (NRB) IN A SUBSEQUENT PHASE AFTER REVIEW OF INITIAL PHASE RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO VERIFY THE STATIC-AEROELASTIC AND BUFFET LOADS ANALYSIS METHODOLOGIES BEING USED BY NASA /MSFC AND DCI TO COMPUTE SLS LOADS. LOADS WILL BE COMPUTED USING THE SAME MODELS, OTM RECOVERY MATRICES, AERODYNAMIC DATA, AND FORCING FUNCTIONS USED IN THE NASA /MSFC AND DCI CALCULATIONS. THE COMPUTED LOADS WILL BE COMPARED TO THOSE COMPUTED BY NASA /MSFC AND DCI. THE TASK WILL NOT INCLUDE RECONCILIATION OF DIFFERENCES IN COMPUTED LOADS AND NOTED ELEMENT LIMITS OR REDLINES, OR ASSESSMENT OF RESULTING STRUCTURAL MARGINS OF SAFETY, WITH THE COGNIZANT ELEMENT STRUCTURES TEAMS. HOWEVER, THIS ASSESSMENT WILL PERFORM A RECONCILIATION EFFORT TO RESOLVE FUNDAMENTAL OTM FORMULATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION DIFFERENCES, IF ANY. SUCH ADDITIONAL WORK, IF WARRANTED, WILL BE COORDINATED AND PLANNED WITH ESD AND THE COGNIZANT PROGRAM(S) AND ELEMENT(S) BEFORE RETURNING TO THE ESD AND NRB FOR APPROVAL TO PROCEED. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $159,616 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Aug 23, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 | Jun 30, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF MICRO COLD GAS SPACECRAFT PRECISION ATTITUDE CONTROL LINE OF SIGHT LOS POINTING AND STABILIZATION QUICK LOOK FEASIBILITY STUDY THE NASA TECHNICAL FELLOW FOR GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, AND CONTROL GN&C IS SEEKING AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF USING MICRO COLD GAS THRUSTERS FOR SPACECRAFT PRECISION ATTITUDE CONTROL LINE OF SIGHT LOS POINTING AND STABILIZATION. THEREFORE, THERE IS AN INTEREST IN PERFORMING A SHORT QUICK LOOK ANALYTICAL STUDY TO ASSESS RELATIVE SPACECRAFT POINTING PERFORMANCE OBTAINABLE WITH A MICRO COLD GAS THRUSTER SYSTEM VERSUS THE PERFORMANCE OBTAINED FROM A STANDARD TYPICAL REACTION WHEEL CONTROL APPROACH. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE ANALYTICAL STUDY WOULD BE TO IMPROVE NASAS UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS OF MICRO COLD GAS THRUSTER CONTROL SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE CONTROL LOS POINTING AND STABILIZATION. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL SUITABILITY OF MICRO COLD GAS THRUSTER SYSTEMS AS ALTERNATIVE TO REACTION WHEELS AS CONTROL TORQUE ACTUATORS FOR NASA MISSIONS THAT REQUIRE PRECISION POINTING STABILIZATION. IDEALLY, TO DETERMINE HOW WELL THE MICRO COLD GAS THRUSTER SYSTEM REJECTS DIFFERENT TYPES OF IN-FLIGHT DISTURBANCE TORQUES, THE STUDY WOULD CONSIDER PERFORMANCE IN AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT SPACECRAFT OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS IN LOW EARTH ORBIT AND IN DEEP SPACE. IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO NASA TO HAVE THE CONTRACTOR EXPLORE THE CAPABILITY OF A REPRESENTATIVE MICRO COLD GAS SYSTEM TO SATISFY THE ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM ACS REQUIREMENTS OF A RANGE OF DIFFERENT MISSION APPLICATIONS WITH DIFFERENT POINTING REQUIREMENTS IN THE DEFINED OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS. ONE POSSIBLE OUTCOME OF THIS ASSESSMENT WOULD BE A MISSION AGNOSTIC SENSITIVITY STUDY THAT SHOWS THE POINTING PERFORMANCE THAT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH MICRO COLD GAS THRUSTER CONTROL IN THE FACE OF VARYING DISTURBANCE ENVIRONMENTS. THESE RESULTS SHOULD PROVIDE INSIGHT THAT WILL BETTER ALLOW NASA TO DRAW PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS AS TO WHICH MISSION APPLICATIONS AND OPERATIONAL REGIMES THE MICRO COLD GAS THRUSTER APPROACH COULD BE A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE OR ADJUNCT TO THE REACTION WHEELS TYPICALLY USED FOR GENERATING CONTROL TORQUES. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $72,026 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Jul 11, 2017 | Jul 11, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NOFS TCS SUPPORT | OPTOMAL LLC | $98,559 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 811219 | AR26 | Jun 29, 2017 | Jun 29, 2017 | Jan 12, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF " MONITORING THE EVOLVING STATE OF CLOUDS AND AEROSOLS LAYERS (MESCAL) PAYLOAD INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE " - THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO DEVELOP INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES FOR THREE MESCAL PAYLOAD CONCEPTS AND AN ADDITIONAL COST ESTIMATE OF A CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR WITH ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATION (CALIOP) TYPE PAYLOAD. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $24,414 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Jun 1, 2017 | Jun 1, 2017 | Jul 14, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF " NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, AND ELECTROMECHANICAL (EEE) PARTS TESTING FOR COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) SUPPORT " - THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO ASSIST IN EVALUATING THE COMMERCIAL AND AUTOMOTIVE GRADE EEE PARTS IDENTIFIED FROM THE NESC AVIONICS ARCHITECTURE ASSESSMENT AND REVIEWING TEST DATA FROM DESTRUCTIVE PHYSICAL ANALYSIS (DPA) REPORTS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RADIATION TESTING REPORTS AND PRODUCTION PARTS APPROVAL PROCESS (PPSP) DOCUMENTS. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $34,416 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Apr 17, 2017 | Apr 17, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF " INDEPENDENT MODEL VERIFICATION " - THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PARTICIPATE IN TEAM MEETINGS, PROVIDE EXPERT ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO THE TEAM LEADER AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF TEAM REPORTS AND FINDINGS. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $414,193 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Mar 28, 2017 | Mar 28, 2017 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF "NESC (NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ENGINEERING&SAFETY CENTER) NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE) TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE TEAM (TDT) SUPPORT " - THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PARTICIPATE IN TEAM MEETINGS, PROVIDE EXPERT ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO THE TEAM LEADER AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF TEAM REPORTS AND FINDINGS. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $47,933 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Mar 20, 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 | Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF "NESC (NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ENGINEERING&SAFETY CENTER) SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM (SLS) LIFTOFF ENVIRONMENT MODELS " - THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM AN INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW OF THE LIFTOFF ENVIRONMENT DESIGN MATH MODELS (DMMS) PRODUCED BY THE NASA MSFC FLUID DYNAMICS BRANCH (ER42) LISTED BELOW. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW SUPPORT OF THE DMMS. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $39,735 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Mar 17, 2017 | Mar 17, 2017 | Oct 31, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF "NESC (NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ENGINEERING&SAFETY CENTER) PROPULSION TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE TEAM (TDT) SUPPORT " - THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PARTICIPATE AS A MEMBER OF THE NESC PROPULSION TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE TEAM. AS MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM, TECHNICAL EXPERTS FROM THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN TEAM MEETINGS, PROVIDE EXPERT ANALYSIS, ADVICE, CONSULTATION, AND GUIDANCE SUPPORT TO THE TEAM LEADER AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF TEAM REPORTS AND FINDINGS. | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $45,155 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR26 | Feb 8, 2017 | Feb 8, 2017 | Sep 30, 2019 |