United States Nasa Tender

NASA has awarded the NASA-wide Specialized Engineering Evaluation and Test Services NSEETS contract to the Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo California to provide on- and off-site project management independent multidisciplinary engineering services testing consulting contractor on-site monitoring and evaluation of project andor programs inclusive of safety and mission assurance.NSEETS is a cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity contract and has a total potential value of 621 million. The five-year base period begins Oct. 1 and is followed by a four-year option. The Aerospace Corporation will provide support andor staffing for focused science and technology studies advanced systems architecture systems engineering and independent reviews.This procurement will support all NASA requirements in the following areasManagement studies gathering information and analyzing options for possible management systems gathering information and analyzing the structure and performance of actual management systems in NASA programs and in similar endeavors assembling and maintaining an inventory of the content and status of NASA programs. Scientific studies gathering information and analyzing systems for handling and analyzing samples of extraterrestrial materials defining payloads to meet scientific goals investigating potential science objectives for small low-cost missions investigating the applicability of science concepts to particular missions. Technical studies analyzing the feasibility of instrument spacecraft and mission design investigating mission options and associated performance expectations analyzing system designs analyzing technologies needed to accomplish specific goals analyzing propulsion and mission operations capabilities analyzing data handling and analysis systems. Additionally the contractor facilities will provide state-of-the-art laboratories for testing and evaluation of NASA engineering prototypes and space flight hardware.