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 ISS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DESIGN REFERENCE MISSION AND NASAS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. CERTIFICATION OF THE CTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY NASA. NASA PLANS TO ISSUE TASK ORDER FOR POST CERTIFICATION MISSION (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. FOR THIS TASK ORDER, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT OF THE IT SECURITY TESTING TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN ISS AND CST-100.