Exact Contract Story

ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT (OSA) TO ASSESS THE SPACEX SAFETY CULTURE. THE COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITY (CCTCAP) CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE COMPLETION OF THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST EVALUATION, AND CERTIFICATION OF AN INTEGRATED CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS) CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING NASA CREW TO AND FROM THE ISS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DESIGN REFERENCE MISSION AND NASA S CERTIFICATION STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. CERTIFICATION OF THE CTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY NASA. NASA PLANS TO ISSUE TASK ORDER FOR POST CERTIFICATION MISSIONS (PCM) TO AND FROM INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) THAT INCLUDE GROUND, LAUNCH, LIFEBOAT, ON-ORBIT, RETURN AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS. THE MINIMUM QUANTITY OF MISSIONS TO BE ORDERED IS TWO (2) AND THE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL QUANTITY OF MISSIONS WHICH MAY BE ORDERED IS SIX (6). IN ADDITION, NASA MAY ISSUE TASK ORDERS FOR SPECIAL STUDIES USED FOR RISK REDUCTION AND OTHER PURPOSES RELATED TO THE CTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHMENT J-03, CONTRACT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT, THE TASK ORDERING PROCEDURES AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THE CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM SPECIAL STUDIES, TEST AND ANALYSES, AS INITIATED BY WRITTEN DIRECTION FROM THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. IDIQ TASKS MAY INCLUDE PERFORMING TECHNICAL, COST, SCHEDULE AND RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR POTENTIAL NEW OR CHANGES TO EXISTING REQUIREMENTS. FOR THIS TASK ORDER, THE AGENCY HAS REQUESTED THAT SPACEX PARTICIPATE IN AN ORGANIZATION SAFETY ASSESSMENT (OSA) OF ITS WORKPLACE CONDUCTED BY THE NASA'S OFFICE OF SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE UNITED STATES SPACE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF THE SPACE SYSTEMS THAT WILL TRANSPORT ASTRONAUTS IS CONDUCTED IN A MATTER THAT PRIORITIZES SAFETY. NASA'S SAFETY PRIORITY IS TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC, ASTRONAUTS, THE NASA AND CONTRACTOR WORKFORCE, AND CRITICAL SPACE HARDWARE. AS NASA'S CONTRACTOR, SPACEX IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING A WORKPLACE CULTURE THAT PROMOTES SAFETY AND TAKING ALL REASONABLE MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLES PRODUCED UNDER THE CCTCAP CONTRACT OPERATE SAFELY. THE SAFETY AND HEALTH PROVISION IN THE CONTRACT REQUIRES SPACEX TO COMPLY WITH STANDARD INDUSTRY PRACTICES, APPLICABLE LAWS, AND OTHER RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT.

ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT (OSA) TO ASSESS THE SPACEX SAFETY CULTURE. THE COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITY (CCTCAP) CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE COMPLETION OF THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST EVALUATION, AND CERTIFICATION OF AN INTEGRATED CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS) CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING NASA CREW TO AND FROM THE ISS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DESIGN REFERENCE MISSION AND NASA S CERTIFICATION STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. CERTIFICATION OF THE CTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY NASA. NASA PLANS TO ISSUE TASK ORDER FOR POST CERTIFICATION MISSIONS (PCM) TO AND FROM INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) THAT INCLUDE GROUND, LAUNCH, LIFEBOAT, ON-ORBIT, RETURN AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS. THE MINIMUM QUANTITY OF MISSIONS TO BE ORDERED IS TWO (2) AND THE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL QUANTITY OF MISSIONS WHICH MAY BE ORDERED IS SIX (6). IN ADDITION, NASA MAY ISSUE TASK ORDERS FOR SPECIAL STUDIES USED FOR RISK REDUCTION AND OTHER PURPOSES RELATED TO THE CTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHMENT J-03, CONTRACT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT, THE TASK ORDERING PROCEDURES AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THE CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM SPECIAL STUDIES, TEST AND ANALYSES, AS INITIATED BY WRITTEN DIRECTION FROM THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. IDIQ TASKS MAY INCLUDE PERFORMING TECHNICAL, COST, SCHEDULE AND RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR POTENTIAL NEW OR CHANGES TO EXISTING REQUIREMENTS. FOR THIS TASK ORDER, THE AGENCY HAS REQUESTED THAT SPACEX PARTICIPATE IN AN ORGANIZATION SAFETY ASSESSMENT (OSA) OF ITS WORKPLACE CONDUCTED BY THE NASA'S OFFICE OF SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE UNITED STATES SPACE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF THE SPACE SYSTEMS THAT WILL TRANSPORT ASTRONAUTS IS CONDUCTED IN A MATTER THAT PRIORITIZES SAFETY. NASA'S SAFETY PRIORITY IS TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC, ASTRONAUTS, THE NASA AND CONTRACTOR WORKFORCE, AND CRITICAL SPACE HARDWARE. AS NASA'S CONTRACTOR, SPACEX IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING A WORKPLACE CULTURE THAT PROMOTES SAFETY AND TAKING ALL REASONABLE MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLES PRODUCED UNDER THE CCTCAP CONTRACT OPERATE SAFELY. THE SAFETY AND HEALTH PROVISION IN THE CONTRACT REQUIRES SPACEX TO COMPLY WITH STANDARD INDUSTRY PRACTICES, APPLICABLE LAWS, AND OTHER RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT.