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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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| CELL PHONE SERVICES SS NCA AGENCY | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $9,152 | BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | D399 | Jun 25, 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 | Jun 30, 2021 | ||
| 80 UNLIMITED DOMESTIC 3G/4G MOBILE BROADBAND SERVICE DEVICES. | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $26,556 | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | D304 | Mar 5, 2020 | Mar 5, 2020 | Apr 5, 2021 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICE | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $150,000 | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | R425SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL | Oct 25, 2017 | Oct 31, 2017 | Oct 30, 2018 | ||
| VERIZON WIRELESS CONTRACT PHONE PLAN ACCOUNT #934518-0001 SIN 132-53 BPA W/FBI #11-317 | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $14,965 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | 5805TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH EQUIPMENT | Oct 1, 2015 | Oct 1, 2015 | Sep 30, 2016 | ||
| NOVEL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY THIS PROJECT TACKLES AN AERONAUTICS CHALLENGE PROBLEM WITH INHERENTLY COMPLEX AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY OBSTACLES TO AN OPTIMIZED SOLUTION. THE PROBLEM TO BE CONSIDERED IS THE COORDINATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF A NUMBER OF ADVANCED ATM CONCEPTS IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS). TAKEN INDIVIDUALLY, SUCH CONCEPTS ARE VALUABLE, BUT EFFORTS TO COORDINATE AND OPTIMIZE ACROSS SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE NOT YIELDED COMPUTATIONALLY TRACTABLE SOLUTIONS BECAUSE OF A NEED TO (1) BALANCE COMPETING OBJECTIVES, (2) DEAL WITH A VARIETY OF NAS NETWORK SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL EFFECTS, AND (3) ACCOUNT FOR NAS UNCERTAINTIES THAT MAY EVEN BE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT PROBABILISTICALLY. THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH THAT IS PROPOSED IS TO INTEGRATE COMPUTATIONAL AGENT-BASED MODELING (ABM) AND PROBABILISTIC GRAPHICAL MODELS (PBM) TO DEVELOP SYSTEM-OPTIMAL COORDINATION STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING THE SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION OF MULTIPLE ATM CONCEPTS. THIS APPROACH IS INNOVATIVE BECAUSE IT EXPANDS APPLICATIONS FROM MODERN DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPLEXITY SCIENCE (NAMELY, ABM) AND PROBABILISTIC MODELING (NAMELY, PGM) INTO THE ATM DOMAIN, ALONG WITH MODELING&SIMULATION CAPABILITIES (TRAJECTORY MODELS, ATM CONCEPT MODELS, ETC.). THE WORK DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE LEARN RESEARCH OBJECTIVE (C), ALONG WITH OVERALL LEARN GOALS OF INNOVATION AND RELEVANCE TO NASA NEEDS. THE ABM APPROACH IS INNOVATIVE BECAUSE IT ALLOWS A FRAMEWORK FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY OPTIMIZING COMPETING OBJECTIVES AND SATISFYING CONFLICTING CONSTRAINTS OF MULTIPLE DOMAIN-SPECIFIC PLANNING TOOLS. THE PGM APPROACH IS INNOVATIVE BECAUSE, UNLIKE TRADITIONAL APPROACHES, IT PROVIDES SEPARATION BETWEEN MODEL AND SOLUTION-METHOD, AND IT ENABLES SUCCINCT PROBABILISTIC MODELING OF CAUSE-AND-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS IN THE HIGHLY INTERCONNECTED NAS NETWORK AND FAST METHODS FOR PROBABILISTICALLY PREDICTING THE NAS FUTURE STATE. THE RESULTS OF THE WORK WILL ENABLE 4D FLIGHT TRAJECTORY MANAGEMENT UNDER UNCERTAINTY AND DIRECTLY SUPPORT NASA, FAA AND JPDO NEXTGEN PROGRAM RESEARCH. | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $699,942 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Jan 8, 2014 | Jan 1, 2014 | Apr 24, 2015 | ||
| WIRELESS CELLULAR SERVICES, IGF::OT::IGF | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $32,120 | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | D304 | Oct 1, 2013 | Oct 1, 2013 | Mar 26, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO UPGRADE AND ENHANCE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PROBABILISTIC NAS PLATFORM (PNP) SIMULATION SOFTWARE TOOL PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED AT PRIVATE EXPENSE BY SAAB SENSIS. CURRENTLY, THE PNP SIMULATION SOFTWARE TOOL HAS VERY BASIC MODELING CAPABILITIES REGARDING THE AIRPORT TERMINAL AREA. THE PNP TERMINAL AREA MODELING SOFTWARE REQUIRES A SERIES OF ENHANCEMENTS TO SUPPORT PLANNED STUDIES. THE FOLLOWING ENHANCEMENTS ARE REQUIRED UNDER THIS ACTION: A. INCORPORATE NEW WAKE SPACING STANDARDS INTO THE PNP TERMINAL AREA MODELING. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) HAS RECENTLY APPROVED A RE-CATEGORIZATION (RECAT) OF WAKE TURBULENCE SEPARATION MINIMA FROM THE CURRENT STANDARD TO A NEW STANDARD. THE PNP SIMULATION SOFTWARE TOOL NEEDS TO BE ENHANCED TO UTILIZE THE MILES-IN-TRAIL SEPARATION STANDARDS AND TO USE THE AIRCRAFT CATEGORIZATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW RECAT STANDARD. B. CREATE A FRAMEWORK TO ALLOW THE AIRPORT CONFIGURATION (I.E., RUNWAY USAGE, AVAILABLE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE ROUTES) TO BE CHANGED DYNAMICALLY DURING THE SIMULATION. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE (API) IS NEEDED TO ALLOW A CLIENT SOFTWARE PROGRAM TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITH PNP AND REQUEST AN AIRPORT CONFIGURATION CHANGE WHEN NEEDED. C. ENHANCE THE TERMINAL AREA MODEL TO SUPPORT THE MODELING OF WINDS IN THE AIRPORT TERMINAL AREA. D. ENHANCE THE TERMINAL AREA MODEL AND REPORTING TO SUPPORT FLIGHT FUEL BURN CALCULATIONS IN THE TERMINAL AREA | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $275,061 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | D308 | Sep 23, 2013 | Sep 23, 2013 | Nov 30, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS: INVESTIGATING SCENARIO-BASED VERIFICATION&VALIDATION (V&V)METHODS FOR AVIATION AUTHORITY&AUTONOMY (A&A) CONSTRUCTS THIS STATEMENT OF WORK IS THE RESULT OF A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED, AND SELECTED FOR AWARD, UNDER A NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) ENTITLED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN AERONAUTICS 2011 (NNH11ZEA001N), AMENDMENT 8, SUBTOPIC AFCS-1.4, RELEASED, AUGUST 26, 2011. THIS SUBTOPIC ADDRESSES THE CHALLENGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION (V&V) OF AUTHORITY AND AUTONOMY (A&A) CONSTRUCTS IN AVIATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF FUTURE OPERATING CONCEPTS. AUTHORITY, IN THIS CASE, REFERS TO HAVING THE RIGHT, OR POWER, TO EXERCISE CONTROLS OR ISSUE AIR TRAFFIC COMMANDS THAT IMPACT THE POSITION, VELOCITY, AND/OR ATTITUDE OF AIRCRAFT. AUTONOMY REFERS TO A FUNCTION OR SYSTEM THAT CAN OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF PILOT OR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER INTERVENTION. FOR CURRENT COMMERCIAL AVIATION OPERATIONS, PILOTS AND CONTROLLERS HAVE AUTHORITY; HOWEVER, THEY MAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE PILOT CASE, DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO AUTOMATION FOR SELECTED ACTIVITIES OR FUNCTIONS (E.G. AUTO-LAND SYSTEMS). IN THESE CASES, THE PILOT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AUTOMATION TO ASSURE IT PERFORMS ITS INTENDED FUNCTION, AND TO RECLAIM AUTHORITY SHOULD IT FAIL. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS IN ITS CONDUCT OF THE INVESTIGATION: (A) RIGOROUS SCENARIO DESIGN TAILORED FOR V&V DIRECTED AT A&A CONCERNS, (B) A SCALABLE, DYNAMIC, COGNITIVE WALKTHROUGH APPROACH TO SCENARIO-BASED V&V THAT FACILITATES THE EXPOSURE OF INFREQUENT THOUGH SAFETY-CRITICAL FAULTS IN HUMAN-AUTOMATION DESIGN, AND (C) COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INNOVATIVE AND CONVENTIONAL V&V AND SCENARIO APPROACHES. THE CONTRACTOR PROPOSED TO COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH NASA, INCORPORATE RELEVANT RESEARCH, AND ENGAGE WITH THE A&A AND V&V DOMAINS THROUGHOUT THE EFFORT. SPECIFICALLY, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PRODUCE A SCENARIO DESIGN, CREATE A RANGE OF CURRENT AND NEXTGEN SCENARIOS, EXERCISE THESE INNOVATIVE SCENARIOS USING A CORRESPONDINGLY INNOVATIVE V&V APPROACH, RELATE TO ALTERNATIVE V&V APPROACHES, PREPARE FOR A HIGH-FIDELITY V&V EVENT TO FOLLOW, AND DOCUMENT ALL RESULTS. TASKS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES. | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $1,379,412 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Feb 13, 2013 | Feb 13, 2013 | Feb 19, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF FY12 VERIZON BLACKBERRY AIRCARDS CAPI CCM PROJECT (CCM). OTHER FUNCTIONS | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $2,869,899 | US CENSUS BUREAU | US CENSUS BUREAU | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | D304 | Mar 22, 2012 | Mar 22, 2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | ||
| NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM INTEGRATION IN THE NATIONAL AIR SPACE | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $2,846,766 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | 1510AIRCRAFT, FIXED WING | Sep 15, 2011 | Sep 15, 2011 | Sep 14, 2013 | ||
| BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT AWARD - NEXTGEN CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. THE NEXT GEN CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (CTD) PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES IN TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT, DYNAMIC AIRSPACE CONFIGURATION, SEPARATION ASSURANCE, SUPER DENSITY OPETATIONS, AND AIRPORT SURFACE OPERATIONS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS AWARD IS FOR CONCEPTS, REQUIREMENTS, AND ALGORITHMS FOR FOR INTEGRATED DYNAMIC AIRSPACE CONFIGURATION AND TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT UNDER WEATHER UNCERTAINTY | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $925,995 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 15, 2011 | Sep 15, 2011 | Sep 14, 2013 | ||
| OTHER FUNCTIONS: CONDUCT A SURVEY OF GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION CAPABILITIES FOR UAS. DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR CONCEPT VALIDATION TO SUPPORT UAS AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION RELATED RESEARCH. IDENTIFY POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO SIMULATION OF UAS OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS TO SUPPORT CONCEPT VALIDATION. IDENTIFY WAYS IN WHICH IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES COULD INTEGRATE WITH EXISTING NASA CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT CONCEPT VALIDATION. | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $367,399 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AC21NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 8, 2011 | Sep 8, 2011 | Sep 8, 2012 | ||
| CELL PHONE SERVICE | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $20,900 | US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE | US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | D316 | Apr 1, 2011 | Apr 1, 2011 | Aug 13, 2012 | ||
| WEATHER CAPABILITIES: TRANSLATION MODELING NRA-09-CTD1-0060 | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $1,212,531 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541511Custom Computer Programming Services | AR12SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Dec 6, 2010 | Dec 6, 2010 | Dec 5, 2013 | ||
| THE PNP ARCHITECTURE CONSISTS OF CORE SERVER-SIDE FUNCTIONALITY AND INTERFACES THAT ALLOW SOFTWARE CLIENTS TO INTERACT WITH THE CORE SIMULATION VIA AN APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMERS INTERFACE (API). THE SOFTWARE CLIENTS IMPLEMENT THE CODE THAT REPRESENTS NEXTGEN CONCEPTS. CLIENTS CAN REQUEST DATA, AND CAN SEND BACK TO PNP MODIFICATIONS OF THE DATA, INCLUDING FOR EXAMPLE, FLIGHT PLAN MODIFICATIONS VIA THE API. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CREATE SEPARATION ASSURANCE (SA) CLIENT SOFTWARE AND ENHANCE THE PNP CORE FUNCTIONALITY TO SUPPORT THE REQUIREMENTS OF CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED FUTURE NASA DEVELOPED TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC SEPARATION ASSURANCE (SA) ALGORITHMS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP THE SA CLIENT WITH THE CAPABILITY TO RECEIVE MESSAGES FROM THE PNP SERVER; PROCESS DATA; AND SEND REROUTE REQUESTS TO THE PNP SERVER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COLLABORATE WITH NASA RESEARCHERS TO DESIGN A GENERAL SA CLIENT AND TO DEVELOP AN AGREED UPON LIST OF REQUIRED SA CLIENT FUNCTIONS AND CAPABILITIES. NASA WILL APPROVE THE DOCUMENTED REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, MAKE THE FOLLOWING ENHANCEMENTS TO PNP: CLIENT SOFTWARE THAT IMPLEMENTS THE CONTROL FUNCTIONS REQUIRED TO ALLOW OPERATION OF SA ALGORITHMS WITHIN THE PNP CORE FUNCTIONS. INTERFACES TO PNP THAT ALLOW THE SA CLIENT TO ACCESS TRAJECTORY STATE AND INTENT INFORMATION FOR OWN-SHIP AND ALL OTHER FLIGHTS IN THE SIMULATION WITHIN A RANGE SPECIFIED BY DISTANCE OR TIME (TO SIMULATE ADS-B OR OTHER DATA LINK COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY). STATE INFORMATION INCLUDES CURRENT LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, ALTITUDE, AND VELOCITY (RELATIVE TO GROUND AND AIR). INTENT INFORMATION INCLUDES LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, ALTITUDE AND PROJECTED INTERCEPT TIME FOR EACH WAYPOINT IN THE TRAJECTORY. | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $796,484 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR13SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | Sep 29, 2010 | Sep 29, 2010 | Mar 28, 2013 | ||
| (TAS::80 0125::TAS) RECOVERY ACT - THERE ARE THREE MAIN GOALS OF THE PROPOSED WORK: (1) ACCOMPLISH A COST BENEFIT ASSESSMENT OF NASAS ASP CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES (HEREAFTER KNOWN AS C&T), (2) INVESTIGATE THE INTEGRATION OF THESE CONCEPTS, AND (3) DESIGN A HUMAN IN THE LOOP (HITL) SIMULATION EXPERIMENT OF AN INTEGRATED OPERATIONAL CONCEPT. GOAL NUMBER ONE IS TO DETERMINE THE COST EFFICIENCY OF THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS. GOAL NUMBER TWO IS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AS INTEGRATED IN THE NAS. THIS IS A CRITICAL EVALUATION AS THE STEPS REQUIRED FOR FULL INTEGRATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES INTO THE NAS IS A CHALLENGING TASK, WHICH OFTEN LEADS TO DIMINISHED EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHANGES. GOAL NUMBER THREE WILL EXAMINE A PROPOSED INTEGRATED CONCEPT BY DEVELOPING A SIMULATION TEST PLAN. THE SIMULATION WILL STUDY IMPLEMENTATION ASPECTS SUCH AS HUMAN INTERFACE ISSUES WITH ANY NEW PROCEDURES AND/OR OTHER C&TS. INTERFACE AND USABILITY ISSUES CAN FURTHER CONSTRAIN A CONCEPTS OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS, AND SIMULATIONS THAT ARE AS REALISTIC AS POSSIBLE CAN HELP RESEARCHERS IN THEIR EVALUATION OF THE CONCEPTS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS FUNDING WILL JUMP-START ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IN THIS AREA. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO ANALYZE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF NASAS ASP C&TS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING TASKS: (1) CATALOG THE C&TS, (2) IDENTIFY HOW THE C&TS CREATE BENEFITS (IDENTIFY THE BENEFIT CREATING MECHANISMS), (3) DETERMINE APPROPRIATE EVALUATION METRICS, (4) PERFORM CONCEPT BENEFIT EVALUATION USING MODELING AND SIMULATION TOOLS, (5) ASSESS BENEFITS, AND (6) ESTIMATE STAKEHOLDER COSTS. | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $1,440,803 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR13SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | Jul 30, 2010 | Jul 30, 2010 | Oct 31, 2012 | ||
| ::TAS 0125 TAS:: RECOVERY- DEVELOP GROUND BASED SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS FOR ARRIVAL MANAGEMENT- SUPER DENSITY OPERATIONS AIRSPACE DESIGN | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $217,151 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | 7030 | Jul 23, 2010 | Jul 23, 2010 | Mar 31, 2011 | ||
| EN ROUTE DESCENT ADVISOR DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING FOR 3D-PATH ARRIVAL MANAGEMENT | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $8,174,219 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | D302 | Aug 7, 2008 | Aug 7, 2008 | Jun 30, 2013 | ||
| THIS STATEMENT OF WORK IS THE RESULT OF A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY SENSIS CORPORATION FOR AWARD IN RESPONSE TO NASA HEADQUARTERS AERONAUTICS RESEARCH MISSION DIRECTORATE (ARMD) NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) ENTITLED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN AERONAUTICS 2007, AMENDMENT 4, TOPIC 5. THIS RESEARCH ACTIVITY IS SPONSORED BY THE NASA AIRSPACE SYSTEMS PROGRAM, NEXTGEN AIRSPACE PROJECT, AND PERFORMANCE BASED SERVICES RESEARCH FOCUS AREA. SCOPE OF WORK: THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS RESEARCH EFFORT IS CONTAINED IN FOUR PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES: 1) PROVIDE THE CAPABILITY TO SYNTHESIZE AND USE SIMULATED CONVECTIVE WEATHER SCENARIOS; 2) PROVIDE RELEVANT CATEGORIZED RECORDED WEATHER DATA SCENARIOS; 3) IDENTIFY SPECIFIC WEATHER SCENARIOS THAT WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON PARTICULAR AIR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND SCENARIOS; AND 4) PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INCORPORATING THESE SCENARIOS INTO THE ATOS ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS HOSTED IN THE AIR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS LAB, OR ATOL, AT NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER. THE LAST OBJECTIVE INCLUDES DEVELOPING THE CAPABILITY TO CONVERT RAW CONVECTIVE WEATHER DATA INTO POLYGONS FOR USE WITHIN ATOS. THE TASKS AND DELIVERABLES THAT ADDRESS EACH OF THESE FOUR OBJECTIVES ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 4.1 THROUGH 4.4 AND 5.1 THROUGH 5.4, RESPECTIVELY. DESCRIPTION OF TASKS/TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: THE FOLLOWING TASKS SHALL BE PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR: 4.1 CONVECTIVE WEATHER SCENARIO GENERATOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP THE CAPABILITY TO GENERATE GENERIC, PARAMETRICALLY-SPECIFIED CONVECTIVE WEATHER CONDITIONS, FORECAST PRODUCTS, AND COMPATIBLE WIND AND TEMPERATURE FIELDS FOR USE IN SIMULATIONS OF GENERIC, OR RANDOMLY GENERATED, TRAFFIC SCENARIOS. KEY PARAMETRIC CONTROLS (E.G., COVERAGE, GROWTH, DISPERSION, AND MOVEMENT) SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AND IMPLEMENTED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP SOFTWARE TOOLS THAT WILL GENERATE THESE GENERIC, PARAMETRICALLY-SPECIFIED CONVECTIVE WEATHER SCENARIOS AND ASSOCIATED FORECASTS, AND USAGE DOCUMENTATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5.1.2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEMONSTRATE USE OF THESE SOFTWARE TOOLS AT THE MEETINGS IDENTIFIED IN SECTION 5.1. 4.2 WEATHER SCENARIOS DATABASE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL USE THE ATOL WEATHER SCENARIOS DATABASE REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT PROVIDED BY NASA, TO ASSEMBLE AND CATEGORIZE A DATABASE OF SUITABLE WEATHER/TRAFFIC SCENARIOS BASED ON SIX MONTHS OF PREVIOUSLY-RECORDED AND/OR NEWLY ACQUIRED WEATHER DATA. ONCE THE CONTRACTOR RECEIVES THE REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT, THEY SHALL CONSULT WITH THE NASA TECHNICAL MONITOR REGARDING THE SPECIFIC SIX-MONTH WEATHER ACQUISITION PERIOD. THE QUANTITY OF DATA SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE A VARIETY OF REPRESENTATIVE WEATHER PATTERNS AND CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT ATM OPERATIONS (E.G., SQUALL LINES, AIR-MASS CONVECTION, ICING, AND TURBULENCE). 4.3 HIGH-IMPACT WEATHER/TRAFFIC SCENARIOS. BASED ON THE CONTRACTOR S ASSESSMENT OF THE NASA EXPERIMENT ACTIVITIES, KNOWLEDGE OF THE WEATHER SCENARIOS DATABASE, AND UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT-DAY ATM/WEATHER INTERACTIONS, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ANALYZE THE RECORDED WEATHER AND TRAFFIC DATA AND IDENTIFY AT LEAST 10 HIGH-IMPACT SCENARIOS IN WHICH TRAJECTORY-BASED OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE AND/OR DEGRADE PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO CURRENT OPERATIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF WEATHER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DOCUMENT THESE SCENARIOS ALONG WITH THE RATIONALE FOR SELECTING THEM, AND SHALL PRESENT THESE FINDINGS TO NASA FOR CONSIDERATION IN FUTURE ATM STUDIES. 4.4 ATOS INTEGRATION OF WEATHER SCENARIOS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP SOFTWARE THAT WILL CONVERT RAW CONVECTIVE WEATHER DATA INTO POLYGONS FOR USE WITHIN ATOS, AND SHALL PROVIDE USAGE DOCUMENTATION AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF THIS SOFTWARE S CAPABILITY TO NASA. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE ATOL/ATOS SOFTWARE SUPPORT CONTRACTOR REGARDING SOFTWARE INTEGRATION AND TESTING TO ENSURE THAT THIS WEATHER DATA FORMAT CONVERSION SOFTWARE WORKS PROPERLY WITH THE APPROPRIATE ATOL SIMULATOR APPLICATIONS. | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR13SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | Jul 11, 2008 | Jul 14, 2008 | Sep 6, 2010 | ||
| THE FOCUS OF THE RESEARCH EFFORT UNDER THIS SOW IS TO CONDUCT A SYSTEMS STUDY THAT ADDRESSES THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH DEPLOYING NEW/ADVANCED VEHICLES BY EXPLORING THE TRADES AMONG PROCEDURES, VEHICLE CHARACTERISTIC, AND OVERALL NEXTGEN PERFORMANCE. THE STUDY SHOULD DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR OPERATING NEW AND ADVANCED VEHICLES WITHIN THE AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DESCRIBED BY THE NEXTGEN CONOPS; ADAPT OR DEVELOP MODELS AS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY ANALYSES; CONSIDER CHARACTERISTICS OF BOTH NEXTGEN ATM SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLES AND PROVIDE INSIGHT TO ADVANCING BOTH VEHICLES AND ATM CONCEPTS TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE AND COMPATIBILITY WITH THE CONOPS; AND ANALYZE THE INTERACTIONS AMONG VEHICLES, PROCEDURES, AND THE NEXTGEN CONOPS TO DETERMINE (1) HOW THE PROCEDURES AND CONCEPTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THESE VEHICLES IMPACT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OVERALL SYSTEM, (2) APPROACHES TO ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLES AND THE SYSTEM, (3) THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER CONSTRAINTS, AND (4) IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE VEHICLES, PROCEDURES, AND NEXTGEN. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WHILE THE CURRENT NEXTGEN PLANS ENVISION THE FULLY OPERATION IMPLEMENTATION OF NEXTGEN BY 2025, NEXTGEN MUST BE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE USER NEEDS WELL BEYOND 2025. HENCE, THE ADVANCED AIRCRAFT TO BE CONSIDERED IN THIS STUDY SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO THOSE WHO ENTRY INTO SERVICE IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BEFORE 2025. THE STUDY SHOULD PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO KEY QUESTIONS REGARDING NEXTGEN OPERATIONS UNDER A NUMBER OF SCENARIOS THAT MAY INCLUDE THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CLASSES OF VEHICLES, DIFFERENT CONCEPTS OF OPERATION OF THESE VEHICLES, UPSET CONDITIONS SUCH AS THE OCCURRENCE OF SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND UNEXPECTED DISTURBANCES, VARIOUS APPROACHES TO ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLES AND THE SYSTEM, AND A RANGE OF INCREASINGLY STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS. SENSITIVITY ANALYSES SHOULD ENABLE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF COMPONENT, VEHICLE, OPERATIONAL, AND SYSTEM-LEVEL CHARACTERISTICS ON THE PERFORMANCE THE AIR TRANSPORTATION, SYSTEM NAMELY CAPACITY, EFFICIENCY, ROBUSTNESS, SAFETY, AND LOCAL AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS. THE RESULTS OF THESE ANALYSES WILL BE USED TO UNDERSTAND THE KEY ISSUES THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED IN RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND IN MANAGING THE PORTFOLIO OF TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE REALIZATION OF NEXTGEN. THE RESULTS OF THIS CROSSCUTTING TECHNICAL EFFORT ARE ALSO INTENDED TO ESTABLISH THE INITIAL ELEMENTS OF A FRAMEWORK FOR A SYSTEM-LEVEL ANALYSIS CAPABILITY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT INVOLVE THE INTERACTION OF AIR TRAFFIC, VEHICLE, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. RECOMMENDATIONS ARISING FROM THIS STUDY SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT AN ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH IN THE FUTURE A SET OF NEXTGEN SYSTEM ANALYSIS TOOLS THAT WILL MODEL THE RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES AND CONCEPTS BEING DEVELOPED IN ARMD TECHNICAL PROGRAM AREAS, WITH AN OVERARCHING VIEW OF THE DESIGN, APPLICATION, AND INTEGRATION OF NEXTGEN TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS. | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 10, 2008 | Jun 10, 2008 | Jun 1, 2010 | ||
| GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENT PROTECTION: BASIC ENVELOPE PROTECTION ENGINEERING SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION C OF THE CONTRACT. | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $10,038,215 | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | R425SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL | Apr 1, 2008 | Apr 1, 2008 | Mar 31, 2012 | ||
| SOW ENTITLED, EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF LINKING A SET OF VARIABLE FIDELITY AND SYSTEM SCOPE, AIRSPACE MODELING AND SIMULATION TOOLS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH ACTIVITY IS TO INITIATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED MODELING AND SIMULATION CAPABILITY THAT WILL ALLOW DESIGNERS OF THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN) TO ASSESS LARGE SCALE, SYSTEM-LEVEL IMPACTS OF PROPOSED AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (ATM) CONCEPT ELEMENTS OF THE NEXT GEN AIRSPACE PROJECT. THE INITIAL SET OF SUPPORTING OBJECTIVES CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO LINK EXISTING, STAND-ALONE TOOLS AS A MEANS OF CREATING A COMBINED, EXTENDED CAPABILITY. (2) ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF INTEGRATING MULTIPLE, STAND-ALONE MODELING AND SIMULATION TOOLS WITH OTHERS IN THE NASA ATM TOOL SUITE. (3) INTEGRATE THE TOOLS USING APPROPRIATE MIDDLEWARE TECHNIQUES. | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $374,787 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 334511Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Mar 10, 2008 | Mar 11, 2008 | Mar 11, 2009 | ||
| SUPPORT FOR ADVANCED CONCEPT EVALUATION SYSTEM (ACES) TERMINAL MODELING ENHANCEMENTS (TIM) | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $4,537,727 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | D302 | Feb 1, 2008 | Feb 1, 2008 | Sep 30, 2009 | ||
| POWER SUPPLY, NUNIO; SENSIS P/N 110-003743-P001 NSN 6130-01-484-0075 | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $25,526 | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | — | — | 334511Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing | 6130CONVERTERS, ELECTRICAL, NONROTATING | Oct 19, 2007 | Oct 19, 2007 | Jan 25, 2008 | ||
| MONTHLY CELL PHONE SERVICE FOR THE CEMETERY DIRECT | SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION | $403 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | — | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | S113 | Oct 11, 2007 | Oct 11, 2007 | Oct 11, 2007 |