Order to GAP SOLUTIONS, INC. by National Institutes of Health Nhlbi for [25-010138] THE NHLBI SPACE AND DESIGN BRANCH REQUIRES A FACILITIES PLANNER IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SPACE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SERVICES. POP: 6/23/2025 - 6/22/2026.

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INCLUDING, SITE VISIT, CAD PLAN PRODUCTION, SPACE PLANNING, DESIGN, NEW FURNISHINGS, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND CLOSE OUT DOCUMENTATION:

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PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL HARDWARE AND TEST ARTICLES, AND MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLE ARES I UPPER STAGES. THE UPPER STAGE (US) ELEMENT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ARES I LAUNCH VEHICLE AND PROVIDES THE SECOND STAGE OF FLIGHT. THE US ELEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROLL CONTROL DURING THE FIRST STAGE BURN AND SEPARATION; AND WILL PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION, COMMAND AND DATA HANDLING, AND OTHER AVIONICS FUNCTIONS FOR THE ARES I DURING ALL PHASES OF THE ASCENT FLIGHT. THE US ELEMENT IS A NEW DESIGN THAT EMPHASIZES SAFETY, OPERABILITY, AND MINIMUM LIFE CYCLE COST. THE OVERALL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION (DDT&E), PRODUCTION, AND SUSTAINING ENGINEERING EFFORTS INCLUDE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THREE ORGANIZATIONS; THE NASA DESIGN TEAM (NDT), THE UPPER STAGE PRODUCTION CONTRACTOR (USPC) AND THE INSTRUMENT UNIT PRODUCTION CONTRACTOR (IUPC). FOR CLARITY, THE USPC WILL BE REFERRED TO AS THE CONTRACTOR THROUGHOUT THIS DOCUMENT. NASA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE PRIMARY ELEMENTS OF THE ARES I LAUNCH VEHICLE INCLUDING: THE FIRST STAGE, US INCLUDING INSTRUMENT UNIT (IU), AND US ENGINE; AND WILL ALSO INTEGRATE THE ARES I LAUNCH VEHICLE AT THE LAUNCH SITE. NASA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DDT&E, INCLUDING TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC INTEGRATION OF THE US SUBSYSTEMS AND GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY. NASA WILL LEAD THE EFFORT TO DEVELOP THE REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE US ELEMENT, THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS, AND ALL DESIGN DOCUMENTATION, INITIAL MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY PROCESS PLANNING, LOGISTICS PLANNING, AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT PLANNING. DEVELOPMENT, QUALIFICATION, AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED BY NASA AND THE CONTRACTOR TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS AND FOR RISK MITIGATION. NASA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL UPPER STAGE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PROCESS AND WILL REQUIRE SUPPORT FROM THE CONTRACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF THE UPPER STAGE TEST FLIGHT AND OPERATIONAL UPPER STAGE UNITS INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF UPPER STAGE INSTRUMENT UNIT, THE GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED US ENGINE, BOOSTER SEPARATION MOTORS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY. A DESCRIPTION OF THE NASA MANAGED AND PERFORMED EFFORTS IS CONTAINED IN THE US WORK PACKAGES AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE NDT, IUPC, AND CONTRACTOR DURING THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATION OF THE US ELEMENT. THE US CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DESCRIBED IN THE USO-CLV-SE-25704 US DESIGN DEFINITION DOCUMENT (DDD) IS THE BASELINE DESIGN FOR THIS CONTRACT. THE CONTRACTORS EARLY ROLE WILL BE TO PROVIDE PRODUCIBILITY ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO NASA VIA THE ESTABLISHED US OFFICE STRUCTURE AND TO PROVIDE INPUTS INTO THE FINAL DESIGN CONFIGURATION, SPECIFICATIONS, AND STANDARDS. NASA WILL TRANSITION THE MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY, LOGISTICS SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, AND THE SUSTAINING ENGINEERING FUNCTIONS TO THE CONTRACTOR AT THE KEY POINTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY PLANNED TO OCCUR NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE FOLLOWING MAJOR MILESTONES: MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY US PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW (PDR) LOGISTICS SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE US PDR CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT US CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW CDR) SUSTAINING ENGINEERING US DESIGN CERTIFICATION REVIEW (DCR) AFTER THE COMPLETION OF AN ORDERLY TRANSITION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CONTRACTOR, NASA WILL ASSUME AN INSIGHT ROLE INTO THE CONTRACTORS PRODUCTION, SUSTAINING ENGINEERING, AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT OF THE ARES I US TEST PROGRAM AND FLIGHT HARDWARE. AFTER DCR, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUSTAINING ENGINEERING PER SOW SECTION 4.7, AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE US CONFIGURATION AND FOR PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT.

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THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE YEAR AFTER LAUNCH WITH THE INITIATION OF THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE (JWST) SCIENCE PROGRAM. THESE MAJOR ACTIVITIES ARE SEPARATED INTO THE BASELINE PROGRAM AND SPECIAL STUDIES. THE BASELINE PROGRAM INCLUDES: A. MISSION REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND OBSERVATORY/MISSION DESIGN SUPPORT INCLUDING: TRADESTUDY GENERATION, SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS IMPACT ANALYSIS, SCIENCE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT, AND DESIGN REFERENCE MISSION ANALYSIS. B. GROUND SEGMENT DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS INCLUDING: OPERATIONS SUPPORT OF SI, FGS, ISIM, AND OBSERVATORY INTEGRATION AND TEST (I&T), MISSION SIMULATIONS, AND DOCUMENTATION MAINTENANCE, AS WELL AS LOW COST OPERATIONS CONCEPTS. C. SCIENCE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDING: MISSION PLANNING SUPPORT, SCIENCE PROGRAM DEFINITION SUPPORT, PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT AND USER GRANT ADMINISTRATION, OBSERVER ASSISTANCE, SCIENCE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND STAFF RESEARCH. D. COMMISSIONING PERIOD AND ROUTINE SCIENCE OPERATIONS INCLUDING: PROPOSAL GENERATION, OBSERVATION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING, OBSERVING AND USER SUPPORT, DATA PROCESSING AND PRODUCT GENERATION, ARCHIVAL AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, CALIBRATION ASSISTANCE AND DATA ANALYSIS, AND ENGINEERING OPERATIONS SUPPORT. E. FLIGHT OPERATIONS INCLUDING: SUBSYSTEM (INCLUDING INSTRUMENTS) HEALTH AND SAFETY MONITORING, COMMAND GENERATION AND UPLOAD, SCHEDULE EXECUTION ASSURANCE, TRENDING, AND ANOMALY INVESTIGATION. F. SUPPORT AND EXECUTION OF THE ON-ORBIT COMMISSIONING PROGRAM. G. GENERATION OF PERFORMANCE, SCIENCE RETURN, AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATIONAL REPORTS TO THE JWST PROJECT. H. ASTRONOMICAL COMMUNITY AND GENERAL PUBLIC/EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. EXAMPLES OF SPECIAL PROJECT ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE: A. FOLLOW-ON MISSION STUDIES. B. ENGINEERING NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO NEW JWST PROJECT TASKS.

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IGF::CL,CT::IGF PSYCHE: JOURNEY TO A METAL WORLD THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR IN SUPPORT OF THE PHASE A CONCEPT DEFINITION PORTION OF THE NASA DISCOVERY PROGRAM 2014 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) (NNH14ZDA014O) SOLICITATION DATED NOVEMBER 5, 2014. THE MISSION PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI), DR. LINDA ELKINS-TANTON, OF THE SCHOOL OF EARTH AND SPACE EXPLORATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU), IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS AND SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY OF THE MISSION. AS SUCH, THE PI SHALL LEAD THE PROJECT, MANAGE PROJECT RESOURCES, AND DIRECT ALL ACTIVITIES OF THE SCIENCE TEAM CARRIED OUT IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION. SPECIFICALLY, DURING PHASE A, THE PI WILL LEAD THE MISSION TEAM IN CONDUCTING THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT AND ASSOCIATED SITE VISIT. SHOULD THE MISSION BE SELECTED TO CONTINUE INTO PHASE B, THE PI WILL LEAD THE TEAM THROUGH THE INITIATION OF THE PHASE B EFFORT WITH A TRANSITION PHASE BETWEEN NOTIFICATION OF AWARD AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PHASE B CONTRACT. THE PI IS ASSISTED BY A DEPUTY PI, DR. JAMES BELL AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL) IS THE MISSION MAJOR PARTNER FOR SPACECRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND MISSION IMPLEMENTATION, AND SHALL SUPPORT THE PI WITH A PROJECT TEAM EXPERIENCED IN MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, MISSION DESIGN, PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE, NAVIGATION, AND MISSION OPERATIONS. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES TO ADDRESS THE PHASE A CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES ARE: - PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR THE PHASE A CONTRACT - CONDUCT AND SUPPORT OF PHASE A PROJECT REVIEWS - PHASE B/C/D/E SPACECRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND MISSION PLANNING - PHASE B/C/D/E COST ESTIMATES - CONCEPT STUDY REPORT PREPARATION - ORALS/SITE VISIT SUPPORT BY KEY PERSONNEL THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR IN SUPPORT OF THE PHASE A CONCEPT DEFINITION PORTION OF THE NASA DISCOVERY PROGRAM 2014 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) (NNH14ZDA014O) SOLICITATION DATED NOVEMBER 5, 2014. THE MISSION PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI), DR. LINDA ELKINS-TANTON, OF THE SCHOOL OF EARTH AND SPACE EXPLORATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU), IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS AND SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY OF THE MISSION. AS SUCH, THE PI SHALL LEAD THE PROJECT, MANAGE PROJECT RESOURCES, AND DIRECT ALL ACTIVITIES OF THE SCIENCE TEAM CARRIED OUT IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION. SPECIFICALLY, DURING PHASE A, THE PI WILL LEAD THE MISSION TEAM IN CONDUCTING THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT AND ASSOCIATED SITE VISIT. SHOULD THE MISSION BE SELECTED TO CONTINUE INTO PHASE B, THE PI WILL LEAD THE TEAM THROUGH THE INITIATION OF THE PHASE B EFFORT WITH A TRANSITION PHASE BETWEEN NOTIFICATION OF AWARD AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PHASE B CONTRACT. THE PI IS ASSISTED BY A DEPUTY PI, DR. JAMES BELL AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL) IS THE MISSION MAJOR PARTNER FOR SPACECRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND MISSION IMPLEMENTATION, AND SHALL SUPPORT THE PI WITH A PROJECT TEAM EXPERIENCED IN MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, MISSION DESIGN, PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE, NAVIGATION, AND MISSION OPERATIONS. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES TO ADDRESS THE PHASE A CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES ARE: - PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR THE PHASE A CONTRACT - CONDUCT AND SUPPORT OF PHASE A PROJECT REVIEWS - PHASE B/C/D/E SPACECRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND MISSION PLANNING - PHASE B/C/D/E COST ESTIMATES - CONCEPT STUDY REPORT PREPARATION - ORALS/SITE VISIT SUPPORT BY KEY PERSONNEL