GOES-R IIRT THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER IS SERVING AS SYSTEM INTEGRATOR FOR THE NOAA GOES-R SPACECRAFT. GOES-R IS THE PLANNED FOLLOW-UP WEATHER SATELLITE FOR THE GOES N P SERIES NOW IN ORBIT. AEROSPACE CORPORATION HAS BEEN PROVIDING INDEPENDENT INTEGRATED REVIEW TEAM (IIRT) SUPPORT TO THE NASA GOES PROGRAM OFFICE SINCE THE GOES-K SATELLITE TIME FRAME THROUGH THE PRESENT GOES-R SERIES DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. TO ENSURE PROPER CONTINUITY OF THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS, FOLLOW-ON EFFORT BY THIS KEY CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED. AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP AS CO-CHAIR (WITH NASA GSFC CODE 300 AND GOES-R TECHNICAL STAFF) TO SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENT IIRTS FOR KEY MILESTONE REVIEWS AND APPROPRIATE BOX LEVEL AND SOFTWARE REVIEWS DURING THE 2012 AND 2013 TIMEFRAME. TRAVEL TO AND FROM AEROSPACE CORPORATION FACILITIES AND ALL GOES-R MEETING LOCATIONS IS AUTHORIZED AND INCLUDED IN THIS TASKING. AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE DETAILED INPUT TO CODE 300 REVIEW TEAM CHAIRMAN S REPORT WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER EACH REVIEW SUPPORTED IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL THEN PROVIDE A TIMELY JOINT IIRT BRIEFING TO THE GOES-R PROGRAM OFFICE AT A LOCATION OF MUTUAL CONVENIENCE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER EACH REVIEW SUPPORTED. AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE BRIEFING PACKAGE SHALL BE DELIVERED 24 HOURS PRIOR TO EACH BRIEFING. NASA SHALL PROVIDE PROJECT INFORMATION (TECHNICAL DATA, SCHEDULES, ETC.) AS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT IIRT ACTIVITIES. TO THIS END, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ON/OFF-SITE PROJECT AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES, INDEPENDENT TESTING, CONTRACTOR-ON-SITE MONITORING, AND INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PROJECTS AND/OR PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COST, SCHEDULE, AND AFFORDABILITY ANALYSES, IN ANY PHASE OF THE LIFE-CYCLE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP OR STAFFING FOR FOCUSED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES, ADVANCED SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF ALL ABOVE ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE THE PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND MATERIALS (UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT) TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS. INDEPENDENT INSPECTION, ANALYSIS (INCLUDING MODELING AND SIMULATION), AND/OR TEST SHALL BE USED IN EXECUTION OF THIS SUPPORT. ASSESSMENTS MAY INCLUDE SUPPORT (DIRECT OR INDIRECT) TO ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEMS DEFINITION; STRATEGIC PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY ROAD-MAPPING; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OR TRADES STUDIES (INCLUDING TECHNICAL, COST, SCHEDULE, AND/OR RISK).
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