THE COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITY (CCTCAP) CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE…

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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 CONTRACTOR SHALL CONDUCT A TEST TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF THE NEW NASA DOCKING SYSTEM SHOCK REQUIREMENTS ON THE CST-100. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM A PYROSHOCK TEST USING THE NDS QUALIFICATION PYROTECHNIC UNIT AND PERFORM DATA REDUCTION AND ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REVIEW RESULTS OF THE TEST IN A MEETING WITH NASA. THE REVIEW SHALL INCLUDE INTERPRETATION OF TEST RESULTS AND SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS COMPLIANCE OR NON-COMPLIANCE TO THE REQUIREMENT AS DESCRIBED IN NDS-BHOU-036. THE REVIEW SHALL IDENTIFY SPECIFIC COMPONENTS THAT MAY REQUIRE A DESIGN CHANGE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER A FINAL REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE TEST. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE ALL TEST RESULTS. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COMPLETE THE TEST AND DELIVER THE FINAL REPORT BY MAY 2019.