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| Award ID | Recipient | Awarding agency | Amount | Start | End | NAICS | Description |
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| NNL13AA62T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $95.15K | 2013-03-06 | 2015-03-27 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: 1. TASK ORDER TITLE: 1.1 SOIL MOISTURE ACTIVE PASSIVE (SMAP) PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT FOR ALL REVIEW ACTIVITIES THROUGH COMPLETION OF THE OPERATIONAL READINESS REVIEW. . 2. CONTRACTUAL REFERENCES: 2.1 STATEMENT OF WORK REFERENCE: THIS REQUIREMENT IS PURSUANT TO CONTRACT NNL12AA00B BETWEEN NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) AND CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES (CTS), LLC. REFER TO PARAGRAPHS 3.0 PROPOSAL EVALUATION, 4.0 ASSESSMENTS, AND 5.0 STUDIES. 2.2 LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING REFERENCE: IN SUPPORT OF THIS TASK ORDER, THE CONTRACTOR: WILL HAVE ACCESS TO NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AS PART OF ITS PERFORMANCE OF A GOVERNMENT CONTRACT WHICH MAY PROVIDE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN A LATER COMPETITION MAY HAVE ACCESS TO PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND VARIOUS OTHER TYPES OF NON-PUBLIC DATA 2.3 CONFLICT OF INTEREST: AS DESCRIBED IN NASA CLAUSE 1852.209-71 (CLAUSE H.3, LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING, CONTAINED IN CONTRACT NNL12AA00B), THIS WORK MAY GIVE RISE TO A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THEREFORE, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COMPLY WITH CLAUSE H.9, ACCESS TO SENSITIVE INFORMATION, AND EXHIBIT D., ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AVOIDANCE PLAN, CONTAINED IN CONTRACT NNL12AA00B. 3. PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND BACKGROUND OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: 3.1 SMAP IS A DIRECTED PROJECT, MANAGED BY THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL), WITH SIGNIFICANT PARTICIPATION BY NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC). SMAP IS ONE OF FOUR MISSIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE EARTH SCIENCE DECADAL SURVEY AND IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR LAUNCH IN 2014. SMAP ENABLES SCIENTISTS TO STUDY EARTH'S WATER, ENERGY AND CARBON CYCLES ACROSS THE ENTIRE PLANET. SMAP IS A PROJECT WITHIN THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION OF NASA S SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE. IT IS MANAGED OUT OF THE EARTH SYSTEMATIC MISSIONS PROGRAM OFFICE AT GSFC. 3.2 A STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECT S PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. 3.3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SRB MEMBERS TO PERFORM SUBSYSTEM REVIEWS AND THE OPERATIONAL READINESS REVIEW (ORR) LIFECYCLE REVIEW FOR SMAP. |
| 80LARC17F0028 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $93.2K | 2017-08-30 | 2020-09-23 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGFTECHNICAL ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION FOR THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM OFFICE GEOSTATIONARY VEGETATION, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MISSION |
| 80LARC21F0127 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $92.99K | 2021-06-16 | 2022-03-31 | 541715 | SPECTRO-PHOTOMETER FOR THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE, EPOCH OF REIONIZATION AND ICES EXPLORER (SPHEREX) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT |
| 80LARC20F0060 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $92.21K | 2020-05-15 | 2021-07-30 | 541712 | EARTH VENTURE MISSION-3 |
| 80LARC23F0038 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $91.45K | 2023-05-31 | 2027-09-30 | 541715 | GRAVITY RECOVERY AND CLIMATE EXPERIMENT CONTINUITY (GRACE-C) PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT |
| 80LARC23F0043 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $88.53K | 2023-05-25 | 2023-08-31 | 541715 | COST MODEL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS FOR USE ON THE 2023 EARTH SYSTEM EXPLORERS (ESE) EVALUATIONS |
| 80LARC21F0089 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $87.59K | 2021-04-19 | 2024-02-29 | 541715 | PSYCHE PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT |
| 80LARC22F0036 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $86.25K | 2022-07-07 | 2023-02-28 | 541715 | AEROCAPTURE DEMONSTRATION RELEVANCE ASSESSMENT TEAM (ADRAT) SUPPORT |
| NNL12AD14T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $85.62K | 2012-09-28 | 2013-09-30 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS:THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT FOR THE ISS PROGRAM REVIEWS FROM THE SUSTAINMENT AND UTILIZATION PIR THROUGH DECOMMISSIONING. AN SRB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECT S PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. |
| NNL13AB44T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $85.23K | 2013-05-06 | 2014-02-25 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: TASK ORDER TITLE: THE STRATOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY FOR INFRARED ASTRONOMY (SOFIA) PROGRAM STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) THE SOFIA PROGRAM IS A JOINT PROGRAM OF NASA AND DEUTSCHE ZENTRUM FUR LUFT-UND RAUMFAHRT (DLR), THE GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER. SOFIA CONSISTS OF A GERMAN-BUILT 2.7 METER TELESCOPE MOUNTED IN A MODIFIED BOEING 747-SP AIRCRAFT SUPPLIED BY NASA. OPERATIONS COSTS AND OBSERVING TIME WILL BE SHARED BY THE UNITED STATES (80 PERCENT) AND GERMANY (20 PERCENT). FLYING AT ALTITUDES UP TO 45,000 FEET, SOFIA OBSERVES FROM ABOVE MORE THAN 99 PERCENT OF EARTH S ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR, THEREBY OPENING WINDOWS TO THE UNIVERSE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE GROUND. SOFIA WILL OFFER INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE TEAMS APPROXIMATELY 1,000 CLOUD-FREE HIGH-ALTITUDE RESEARCH HOURS PER YEAR DURING ITS TWO-DECADE DESIGN LIFETIME. MORE THAN 50 SCIENCE PROPOSALS PER YEAR WILL BE SELECTED THROUGH A PEER REVIEW PROCESS. SOFIA S EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT IS IN THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) AT NASA HEADQUARTERS. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT RESIDES AT THE DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (DFRC). IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE PROGRAM OFFICE WILL TRANSITION TO THE AMES RESEARCH CENTER (ARC) AFTER DEVELOPMENT OF THE OBSERVATORY IS COMPLETED AND STABLE OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. THE SOFIA PROGRAM CONSISTS OF TWO PROJECTS WHICH REPORT TO THE PROGRAM MANAGER (PM): THE PLATFORM PROJECT, LOCATED PRIMARILY AT DFRC, AND THE SCIENCE PROJECT, LOCATED AT ARC. 1.1 THE SRB THE SRB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROGRAM. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECT S PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5E AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS. 1.2 THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN THE SRB CHAIR AND SRB MEMBERS TO PERFORM A LIFECYCLE REVIEW FOR THE SOFIA LCRS, BEGINNING WITH THE PIR. |
| 80LARC25F7025 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $85.02K | 2025-05-12 | 2025-10-17 | 541715 | INTERSTELLAR MAPPING AND ACCELERATION PROBE (IMAP) SUPPORT |
| 80LARC18F0085 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $83.48K | 2018-04-11 | 2020-09-23 | 541712 | TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION FOR THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM OFFICE AND OTHER EARTH SCIENCE DIRECTORATE MISSIONS. |
| NNL13AA58T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $82.76K | 2013-02-15 | 2013-09-30 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS:THE RPS PROGRAM IS A MULTI-CENTER, MULTI-AGENCY (WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)) LOOSELY COUPLED PROGRAM WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO MANAGE THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE S INVESTMENTS IN RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS AND THEIR DEPLOYMENT TO FUTURE MISSIONS. THE MAJORITY OF MISSIONS ARE A RESULT OF PLANNING ARISING FROM THE PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION. THE RPS PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY THE RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS PROGRAM OFFICE AT THE GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) FOR THE PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION OF THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) OF NASA. THE GOAL OF THE RPS PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF RPSS FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM IN ENVIRONMENTS WHERE CONVENTIONAL SOLAR OR CHEMICAL POWER GENERATION IS IMPRACTICAL OR IMPOSSIBLE. A STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROJECT. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECT S PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INTEGRATED BASELINE. 4.1 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE INDEPENDENT SERVICES OF RPS PROGRAM SRB TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS FOR THE RPS PROGRAM PIRS. 4.2 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS TO SERVE ON A CONSENSUS BOARD WITH EXPERT SUPPORT. SPECIFIC DUTIES OF THE TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 4.2.1 REVIEW FORMULATION: 4.2.1.1 COORDINATE WITH THE SRB CHAIRMAN ON PROJECT RISK AREAS. 4.2.1.2 COORDINATE THE REVIEW MANAGER (RM) ON REVIEW ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS PRIOR TO MEETINGS AND THROUGHOUT REVIEWS. 4.2.1.3 PLAN AND PREPARE FOR REVIEW ASSIGNMENTS. 4.2.2 REVIEW EXECUTION: 4.2.1.1 COORDINATE AND PERFORM ASSIGNED REVIEW ACTIVITIES FOR THE PIRS WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND THE RM. 4.2.1.2 ASSURE AVAILABILITY TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN EACH REVIEW AND CAUCUS. 4.2.1.3 ASSURE CONDUCT OF COMPREHENSIVE PIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 IN AN INTEGRATED MANNER WITH THE PROJECT TECHNICAL APPROACH AND ITS CORRESPONDING PROGRAMMATIC PERFORMANCES. 4.2.1.4 PARTICIPATE IN TEAM DISCUSSIONS OF ALL RELEVANT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE PIRS AND OTHER REVIEW RESULTS. 4.2.2.5 SUPPORT REVIEWS AS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SPACE FLIGHT SYSTEMS, AND PAYLOAD. 4.2.4 THE TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS SHALL HAVE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FULL PARTICIPATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED REVIEWS OF THIS TASK, WHICH INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF THE RPS PROGRAM IN THE AREAS OF MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL, RISK, SCHEDULE AND COST FROM OUTSIDE THE ADVOCACY CHAIN OF THIS PROGRAM. 4.2.5 THE TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS SHALL KEEP THE SRB CHAIRMAN AND IPAO RM APPRISED OF ALL CORRESPONDENCES AND DISCUSSIONS THAT PERTAIN TO THE CONDUCT OF THE REVIEW OR DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS. (NOTE: ALL REPORTS SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE IPAO PRIOR TO RELEASE. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE SHALL BE ROUTED THROUGH THE IPAO). |
| NNL16AA10T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $82.55K | 2016-03-02 | 2016-12-31 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" TASK ORDER TITLE: COST AND SCHEDULE EVALUATION SUPPORT FOR THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER PROGRAM OFFICE THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PATHFINDER (ESSP) PROGRAM IS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BY THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION (ESD) THAT INCLUDES A SERIES OF RELATIVELY LOW-TO-MODERATE COST, COMPETITIVELY SELECTED, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR-LED MISSIONS THAT ARE BUILT, TESTED, AND LAUNCHED IN A SHORT TIME INTERVAL TO ACCOMMODATE NEW AND EMERGENT SCIENTIFIC PRIORITIES. ESSP PROJECTS SUPPORT A VARIETY OF EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTIVES, INCLUDING THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, LAND SURFACE, POLAR ICE REGIONS, AND SOLID EARTH. ESSP PROJECTS ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE FROM DEFINITION, THROUGH DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND TEST, LAUNCH OR DEPLOYMENT, OPERATIONS, SCIENCE DATA ANALYSIS AND DISTRIBUTION. THE ESSP PROGRAM OFFICE (PO), LOCATED AT LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER, IS THE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE ESTABLISHED BY ESD THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT, DIRECTION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ESSP PROGRAM ELEMENTS.AS PART OF THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THESE MISSIONS, THE ESSP PO IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT PROGRAMMATIC COST AND SCHEDULE ASSESSMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL MISSIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMMATIC COST AND SCHEDULE ASSESSMENTS OF ESSP MISSIONS. |
| 80LARC18F0030 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $80.56K | 2017-12-19 | 2018-03-31 | 541712 | SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE NEXT GENERATION STANDING REVIEW BOARD WORKING GROUP (SRBWG). TO DEVELOP A 5-YEAR STRATEGY THAT WILL DEFINE A DELIBERATE ACTIVITY TO BROADEN THE SET OF AVAILABLE REVIEW MEMBERS AND BOARD CHAIRS, ENRICHES THE THOUGHT DIVERSITY OF THE AVAILABLE REVIEW MEMBERS AND BOARD CHAIRS, AND DOES SO WITHOUT NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE QUALITY OF THE REVIEWS. |
| 80LARC21F0154 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $78.07K | 2021-08-30 | 2023-09-30 | 541715 | POST TERRA/AQUA/AURA ARCHITECTURE INDEPENDENT REVIEW BOARD SUPPORT |
| 80LARC26F7017 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $77.73K | 2026-03-31 | 2027-09-30 | 541715 | ASSESSMENTS AND STUDIES IN SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT LIFECYCLE REVIEWS, AND OTHER PROGRAM SUPPORT 2026-2027. |
| NNL16AA04T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $76.6K | 2015-11-18 | 2017-05-31 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" ORIGINS-SPECTRAL-INTERPRETATION-RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION-SECURITY-REGOLITH EXPLORER (OSIRIS-REX) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB).3.1 THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION IS A PROJECT WITHIN THE PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION (PSD) OF NASAS SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD). THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION IS A PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) LED MISSION. THE OSIRIS-REX TEAM IS MANAGED BY NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) IN GREENBELT, MARYLAND. THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION WILL TRAVEL TO A NEAR EARTH ASTEROID, PERFORM COMPREHENSIVE SURFACE MAPPING OF THE ASTEROID TO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE PLACE TO TAKE A SAMPLE, MANEUVER THE SPACECRAFT SUCH THAT A SAMPLE CAN BE EXTRACTED BY THE SPACECRAFTS ARM, THEN APPROPRIATELY SECURE THE SAMPLE AND RETURN TO EARTH. 3.2 THE SRB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROGRAM. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5E, NPR 7123.1B, AND GSFC STD 1001A REQUIREMENTS. 3.3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN AN SRB CHAIR AND SRB MEMBERS IN THE KNOWLEDGE AREAS OF INTEGRATION AND TESTING (I&T), SCIENCE AND SAMPLE CURATION (S&S), AND AVIONICS, INSTRUMENTS AND POWER (AVIONICS) TO PERFORM A LIFECYCLE REVIEW (LCR) FOR THE OSIRIS-REX LCRS, BEGINNING WITH THE ORR. |
| NNL12AC70T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $73.55K | 2012-07-20 | 2013-07-19 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS:THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO ESTIMATE THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY INDEX (LDI) FOR INSTRUMENTS PROPOSED FOR THE EARTH VENTURE INSTRUMENT (EVI-1) AND COMPARE THIS TO THE LDI FOR THOSE SAME PROPOSALS ESTIMATED BY THE EVI EVALUATION TEAM. THE PURPOSE IS TO DETERMINE HOW EFFECTIVE THE LDI TRAINING WAS FOR THE LDI EVALUATORS ON EVI AND TO UPDATED THE TRAINING AND REFINE THE LDI PROCESS FOR FUTURE USE. |
| NNL13AB43T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $68.92K | 2013-05-03 | 2014-08-26 | 541712 | "IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: TASK ORDER TITLE: TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE PROJECT (TDRS) PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) AND TDRS SRB CHAIR SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REVIEWS (PIRS) 3.1 THE EXISTING FLEET OF THE TDRS SPACECRAFT IS AGING, AS THEY CONTINUE TO OPERATE BEYOND THEIR DESIGN LIFE. RELIABILITY ANALYSES PREDICT A SHORTAGE OF FLIGHT ASSETS TO SUPPORT THE USER COMMUNITY BY 2012. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE TDRS L/M PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE TWO SPACECRAFT TO CONTINUE SPACE NETWORK TRACKING, DATA, VOICE, AND VIDEO SERVICES TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS), EXPLORATION PROGRAMS, NUMEROUS SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCE MISSIONS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT TO OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. TDRS EARTH RELAY CAPABILITY HAS PROVIDED COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR NASA EARTH-ORBITING MISSIONS OVER THE PAST 23 YEARS, AND THE TDRS L/M PROJECT WILL RETAIN THIS STRATEGIC CAPABILITY INTO THE NEXT DECADE. THE TDRS PROJECT IS ASSIGNED TO GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC). LAUNCH FOR TDRS L IS SCHEDULED FOR 2014 AND LAUNCH FOR TDRS M IS SCHEDULED IN 2016. 3.2 A STANDING REVIEW BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROGRAM. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECT S PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS. 3.3 THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE TDRS PROJECT PIRS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. |
| 80LARC22F0003 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $67.96K | 2021-10-21 | 2022-10-28 | 541715 | 2021 ASTROPHYSICS MEDIUM EXPLORERS AND MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY PROPOSALS SCIENCE PANEL SUPPORT |
| 80LARC23F0049 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $66.99K | 2023-06-16 | 2026-09-30 | 541715 | VENUS SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR ON ENVISION (VENSAR) PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT |
| 80LARC26F7013 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $63.85K | 2026-03-24 | 2026-12-31 | 541715 | NANCY GRACE ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE (ROMAN) STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) SUPPORT |
| 80LARC23F0016 | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $63.48K | 2022-12-13 | 2026-09-30 | 541715 | INVESTIGATION OF CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS (INCUS) STANDING REVIEW BOARD SUPPORT |
| NNL12AB01T | CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $63.35K | 2012-05-07 | 2015-11-30 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS:THE SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) MAINTAINS A SECURE VAULT TO STORE COPIES OF ALL PROPOSALS AND EVALUATION DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED AND CREATED BY THE SOMA. THESE PROPOSALS/DOCUMENTATION ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED IN AN ORDERLY SECURE PROCESS SO THEY CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR AT ALL TIMES AND USED BY THE NASA FOR FURTHER RESEARCH CONSIDERATIONS AND FURTHER ASSESSMENTS OR STUDIES. IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY MANAGE THE PROPOSALS/DOCUMENTATION SOMA MUST MAINTAIN THE PROPOSALS IN A LOGICAL, ORGANIZED, SECURE AND SAFE MANNER. THE EXPERTISE NEEDED IS COST ANALYSIS. A COST ANALYST SHALL PERFORM INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES (ICE) WITH A COST RISK/SCHEDULE ANALYSIS FOR THE GEMS PROGRAM EXECUTIVE. THE ICE RESULTS SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE GEMS PROGRAM EXECUTIVE (PE) AND THE GEMS SRB CHAIR. THE COST ANALYST WILL NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE GEMS SRB. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH IS BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE GEMS MISSION AND THE FUNCTION AND OPERATION OF THE GEMS SRB. THE GEMS MISSION WAS SELECTED FOR IMPLEMENTATION AS A RESULT OF THE SMALL EXPLORER (SMEX) 2007 SOLICITATION. AS A CATEGORY 3 MISSION, THE STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) FOR GEMS IS CONVENED BY THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) AND NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC). THE SRB FOR THE GEMS PROJECT OPERATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR THE INDEPENDENT LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS OF THE GEMS PROJECT. THE SRB WILL CONDUCT A SERIES OF INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF THE GEMS PROJECT THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE CYCLE TO ASSESS THE TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC PLANS FOR ACCOMPLISHING PROJECT OBJECTIVES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EXPLORER PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AS DOCUMENTED IN THE PROGRAM FORMULATION AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT (FAD), PROGRAM COMMITMENT AGREEMENT (PCA), PROGRAM PLAN, PROJECT FAD (IN THIS CASE THE SMD ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR S GEMS SELECTION LETTER) AND PROJECT PLAN. THE SRB WILL PERFORM INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF THE ANALYSIS, DEFINITION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS AND TERMINATION PLANS FOR THE GEMS PROJECT. DURING EACH PHASE OF THE GEMS PROJECT, THE SRB WILL PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBABILITY OF MEETING PROJECT TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES ON SCHEDULE AND WITHIN COST. THE SRB WILL ALSO ASSESS THE PROJECT RISKS AND MEASURES AVAILABLE TO MITIGATE THOSE RISKS. MEMBERS OF THE SRB MAY BE REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER GEMS TECHNICAL REVIEWS (E.G. INSTRUMENT REVIEWS) AND SPECIAL REVIEWS. |