Federal contract award

NNK13MA14C

IGF::OT::IGF THE TEST AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT CONTRACT (TOSC) IS A COST-PLUS-AWARD-FEE CONTRACT WITH AN INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY TASK ORDERING PROVISION. TOSC PROVIDES A PROCESSING CONTRACT FOR THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC) SUPPORTING MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS. THE SCOPE OF THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL; SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PROCESSING SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND INTEGRATION; FLIGHT HARDWARE PROCESSING; GROUND SYSTEMS OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND SUSTAINING ENGINEERING; LOGISTICS AND SPACEPORT SERVICES. TOSC PROVIDES OVERALL MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GROUND SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES, FLIGHT HARDWARE PROCESSING AND LAUNCH OPERATIONS AT KSC IN FLORIDA. THESE TASKS WILL SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, GROUND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS, AND THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM, ORION MULTI-PURPOSE CREW VEHICLE AND LAUNCH SERVICES PROGRAMS. TOSC ALSO PROVIDES GROUND PROCESSING FOR LAUNCH VEHICLES, SPACECRAFT AND PAYLOADS IN SUPPORT OF EMERGING PROGRAMS, COMMERCIAL ENTITIES AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. SERVICES INCLUDE ADVANCED PLANNING AND SPECIAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGNATED GROUND SYSTEMS; OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF FLIGHT HARDWARE AND GROUND SYSTEMS; SPACECRAFT, PAYLOAD, AND LAUNCH VEHICLE SERVICING AND PROCESSING; GROUND SYSTEMS SERVICES; AND LOGISTICS AND OTHER PROCESSING SUPPORT SERVICES. FLIGHT HARDWARE PROCESSING AND SERVICING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, CHECKOUT, AND DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. LAUNCH VEHICLE AND SPACECRAFT OPERATIONS INCLUDE ADVANCED PLANNING, ELEMENT PROCESSING, INTEGRATION, TEST, LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SERVICES. GROUND SYSTEMS SERVICES INCLUDE OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND VALIDATION OF ASSOCIATED GROUND SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT AND EXPLORATION. CONTRACT ACTIVITIES WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANNER SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT S PRIORITIES FOR SAFETY, MISSION SUCCESS, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND INNOVATION WHILE MAINTAINING FLEXIBILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS TO CHANGING REQUIREMENTS. WITH THE AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT, KSC IS POSITIONING ITSELF FOR THE NEXT ERA OF SPACE EXPLORATION. KSC IS TRANSITIONING TO A 21ST-CENTURY LAUNCH FACILITY WITH MULTIPLE USERS, BOTH PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT. A DYNAMIC INFRASTRUCTURE IS TAKING SHAPE, DESIGNED TO HOST MANY KINDS OF SPACECRAFT AND ROCKETS SENDING PEOPLE ON AMERICA'S NEXT VOYAGES IN SPACE.