PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: GSFC PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES AND RELATED SERVICES TO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DIVISION AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT GSFC, AS REQUIRED, FOR THE FORMULATION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, INTEGRATION, TESTING, VERIFICATION, AND OPERATIONS OF SPACE FLIGHT AND GROUND SYSTEM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO ENABLE FUTURE SPACE AND SCIENCE MISSIONS. THE ENGINEERING AREAS OF EMPHASIS ARE MULTIDISCIPLINARY WITH CONCENTRATION IN THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AREAS OF MATERIALS, STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND LOADS, MECHANICAL DESIGN, ELECTROMECHANICAL DESIGN, THERMAL, CONTAMINATION AND COATINGS, MANUFACTURING, AND INTEGRATION AND TEST. TO THIS END, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ON/OFF-SITE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES, PURSUANT TO TASK ASSIGNMENTS ISSUED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE THE PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND MATERIALS (UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT) TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS.