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IGF::OT::IGF SPACEX SUPPORT IN JOINT TESTING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES, MODIFICATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF SPACEX CREWED DRAGON RECOVERY TRAINER (RT). THE GOVERNMENT IS UNILATERALLY ORDERING SPECIAL STUDIES SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONTRACT CLAUSES FOR THE "SPACEX SUPPORT IN JOINT TESTING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES, MODIFICATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF SPACEX CREWED DRAGON RECOVERY TRAINER (RT)": (1) B.5 "SPECIAL STUDIES SERVICES (IDIQ)(CLIN 003)", (2) H.7 "SPECIAL STUDIES TASK ORDERING PROCEDURES (APPLICABLE TO CLIN 003 ONLY)", AND (3) I.7 FAR 52.216-19 "ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995) (APPLICABLE TO CLINS 002 AND 003)". PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS: AWARD DATE THROUGH JULY 31, 2017. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, PERFORMANCE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS&CONDITIONS OF THE BASE CONTRACT NNK14MA74C. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: 1. SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE JOINT TESTING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES USING THE SPACEX CREWED DRAGON RECOVERY TRAINER (RT) AS OUTLINED IN THE REQUIREMENTS SECTION. 2. PREPARE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NASA CCP GROUND AND MISSION OPERATIONS ONSITE EVALUATION OF THE RT IN LONG BEACH, CA AND HAWTHORNE, CA FOR USE IN JOINT TESTING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES. 3. TRANSPORT THE RT FORM ITS ORIGINATING SITE TO THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC) PROTOTYPE SHOP. 4. PROVIDE ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RT MODIFICATIONS PERFORMED BY NASA AT THE KSC PROTOTYPE SHOP. 5. TRANSPORT THE RT FROM THE KSC PROTOTYPE SHOP TO THE SPACEX FACILITY AT KSC. 6. PERFORM THE MODIFICATIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW TO THE RT AFTER SHIPMENT TO THE SPACEX FACILITY AT KSC IN SUPPORT OF THE JOINT RESTING/TRAINING ACTIVITIES. 7. TRANSPORT THE RT FROM THE SPACEX FACILITY AT KSC TO THE NEUTRAL BUOYANCY AT (NBL) AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC). 8. PROVIDE ENGINEERING SUPPORT AT JSC FOR THE EXECUTION OF JOINT NASA/DET 3/CONTRACTOR TEST AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES. 9. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE CREW RECOVERY TESTING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES AT THE JSC NBL, TRANSPORT THE RT FROM THE JSC NBL TO A LOCATION IDENTIFIED BY SPACEX. TOTAL IDIQ TASK ORDER VALUE IS $204,380 BUT PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNMENT AT NO COST.(PERFORMANCE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS CONSIDERATION FOR MILESTONE DATE CHANGES RESULTING FROM QPR NOV 2016).
IGF::OT::IGF SPACEX SUPPORT IN JOINT TESTING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES, MODIFICATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF SPACEX CREWED DRAGON RECOVERY TRAINER (RT). THE GOVERNMENT IS UNILATERALLY ORDERING SPECIAL STUDIES SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONTRACT CLAUSES FOR THE "SPACEX SUPPORT IN JOINT TESTING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES, MODIFICATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF SPACEX CREWED DRAGON RECOVERY TRAINER (RT)": (1) B.5 "SPECIAL STUDIES SERVICES (IDIQ)(CLIN 003)", (2) H.7 "SPECIAL STUDIES TASK ORDERING PROCEDURES (APPLICABLE TO CLIN 003 ONLY)", AND (3) I.7 FAR 52.216-19 "ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995) (APPLICABLE TO CLINS 002 AND 003)". PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS: AWARD DATE THROUGH JULY 31, 2017. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, PERFORMANCE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS&CONDITIONS OF THE BASE CONTRACT NNK14MA74C. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: 1. SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE JOINT TESTING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES USING THE SPACEX CREWED DRAGON RECOVERY TRAINER (RT) AS OUTLINED IN THE REQUIREMENTS SECTION. 2. PREPARE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NASA CCP GROUND AND MISSION OPERATIONS ONSITE EVALUATION OF THE RT IN LONG BEACH, CA AND HAWTHORNE, CA FOR USE IN JOINT TESTING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES. 3. TRANSPORT THE RT FORM ITS ORIGINATING SITE TO THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC) PROTOTYPE SHOP. 4. PROVIDE ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RT MODIFICATIONS PERFORMED BY NASA AT THE KSC PROTOTYPE SHOP. 5. TRANSPORT THE RT FROM THE KSC PROTOTYPE SHOP TO THE SPACEX FACILITY AT KSC. 6. PERFORM THE MODIFICATIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW TO THE RT AFTER SHIPMENT TO THE SPACEX FACILITY AT KSC IN SUPPORT OF THE JOINT RESTING/TRAINING ACTIVITIES. 7. TRANSPORT THE RT FROM THE SPACEX FACILITY AT KSC TO THE NEUTRAL BUOYANCY AT (NBL) AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC). 8. PROVIDE ENGINEERING SUPPORT AT JSC FOR THE EXECUTION OF JOINT NASA/DET 3/CONTRACTOR TEST AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES. 9. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE CREW RECOVERY TESTING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES AT THE JSC NBL, TRANSPORT THE RT FROM THE JSC NBL TO A LOCATION IDENTIFIED BY SPACEX. TOTAL IDIQ TASK ORDER VALUE IS $204,380 BUT PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNMENT AT NO COST.(PERFORMANCE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS CONSIDERATION FOR MILESTONE DATE CHANGES RESULTING FROM QPR NOV 2016).
Discovery Data
- Mission
- Dragon
- Awarded on
- 2017-02-16
- Obligated amount
- $0
- Agency
- U.S. Government
- Customer
- U.S. Government
- Recipient
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
- Actions
- 1
- Notices
- 0
- Spending points
- 1
- Bidders
- 0
- Exact source records
- 1
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USASpending award
1 linkedNNK17MA24T
Latest Award Actions
Mod 0 • 2017-02-16
Delta: $0 • Cumulative: $0
Spending Timeline
FY 2017 M02
Obligations: $0 • Outlays: N/A
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