IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS - THE TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) MISSION CONTRACT SHALL PROV…

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IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS - THE TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) MISSION CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO PERFORM THE ANALYSES REQUIRED TO REFINE THE TESS SCIENCE INVESTIGATION, SCIENCE PAYLOAD, SPACECRAFT, SCIENCE AND MISSION OPERATIONS CONCEPTS AND THE GROUND DATA SYSTEMS THAT WERE DESCRIBED IN THE STEP 1 EFFORT. THE TESS MISSION SHALL PERFORM THE WORK REQUIRED FOR THE PHASE A STUDY. IN ADDITION, MIT WILL DESIGN, FABRICATE AND TEST A BRASS-BOARD CAMERA AND INCORPORATE THESE TEST DATA INTO THE CSR. ALSO, THE TESS MISSION SHALL PROVIDE A SITE VISIT FOR THE NASA REVIEW TEAM. THE BRASS-BOARD CAMERA WILL BE DISPLAYED AND OPERATED AT THE SITE VISIT. THE TESS TEAM. THE TESS TEAM SHALL DOCUMENT THE EDUCATION, OUTREACH, TECHNOLOGY, AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PLAN. THIS WILL INCLUDE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, PUBLIC AWARENESS, AND SMALL AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN THE MISSION. THE TESS TEAM SHALL DOCUMENT THE WBS BASELINE, COST BASELINE, AND SCHEDULE BASELINE. THE MANAGEMENT PLAN PROVIDED IN THE STEP 1 PROPOSAL SHALL BE REFINED, COSTS WILL BE ESTIMATED IN GREATER DETAIL, AND A RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL BE GENERATED. THE TESS TEAM SHALL DOCUMENT A SYSTEM ENGINEERING PLAN IN THE CSR. IN ADDITION, THE TESS TEAM SHALL ALSO REFINE THE MISSION DESIGN OVERVIEW FROM THE STEP 1 PROPOSAL AND DESCRIBE IT IN THE CSR. THIS INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS FLOW DOWN AND TRACEABILITY FROM THE SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS TO THE SPACECRAFT, INSTRUMENT, MISSION OPERATIONS, AND GROUND DATA SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS DESIGN IMPLEMENTATIONS. THE TESS TEAM SHALL ALSO PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY ORBITAL DEBRIS ANALYSIS ALONG WITH A DRAFT ORBITAL DEBRIS MITIGATION PLAN. THE TESS TEAM SHALL REFINE THE MISSION DESIGN/OPERATIONS CONCEPT AND DESCRIBE IT IN THE CSR. THE DESIGN CONCEPT WILL FULLY DESCRIBE THE OPERATIONAL PHASE OF THE MISSION FROM LAUNCH TO END OF MISSION, INCLUDING DATA DELIVERY. THE MISSION DESIGN WILL INCLUDE THE LAUNCH VEHICLE, MISSION ORBIT, OBSERVATION REQUIREMENTS, DATA VALIDATION REQUIREMENTS, A PRELIMINARY MISSION TIMELINE, AND GROUND STATION SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS. A DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL BE PROVIDED IN APPENDIX M.5 OF THE CSR. 6. THE TESS TEAM, SHALL DEVELOP A SPACECRAFT DESIGN SUPPORTING THE PAYLOAD AND MISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND SHALL DESCRIBE THE DESIGN.