THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE CONSULTING SUPPORT FROM ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES…

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THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE CONSULTING SUPPORT FROM ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES TO SUPPORT THE TOPIC WORKING GROUP ACTIVITIES: THE REVISION OF THE SIMULATION CREDIBILITY SCALES IN PARTICULAR, AND THE REVISION OF THE INTERIM STANDARD IN GENERAL. THE CONSULTING SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE SPECIFIC COMMENTS ON ELEMENTS OF THE INTERIM AND REVISED STANDARD AND ALSO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THE STATE OF THE ART AND BEST PRACTICES FOR CREDIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSESSMENTS, VERIFICATION & VALIDATION, UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION, PRESENTATION OF RESULTS, AND PROCESS CONTROL FOR MODELS AND SIMULATIONS. CONSULTING SERVICES SHALL ALSO INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS AND TRAINING MATERIAL FOR DEPLOYING THE STANDARD THROUGHOUT NASA. THE CONSULTING SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) CONSULTING PERFORMED AT THE CONTRACTOR'S LOCATION FOR WEB-BASED BRIEFINGS TO AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TOPIC WORKING GROUP; (2) CONSULTING PERFORMED REMOTELY FOR REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS AND PREPARATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS; (3) PARTICIPATION IN WORKSHOPS HELD AT VARIOUS NASA CENTERS TO RESOLVE KEY ISSUES ON THE STANDARD; (4) . CONSULTING SHALL BE PROVIDED BY M&S EXPERTS SELECTED BY THE CONTRACTOR IN COORDINATION WITH NASA IN ORDER TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE TOPIC WORKING GROUP.