REQUESTING ORGANIZATION: GRC RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS (RPS) PROGRAM OFFICE 1. TASK ORDER TITLE: SPACE VEH…

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REQUESTING ORGANIZATION: GRC RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS (RPS) PROGRAM OFFICE 1. TASK ORDER TITLE: SPACE VEHICLE RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS (RPS) REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION REVIEW 2. PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND BACKGROUND OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION (AEROSPACE) HAS EXPERTISE IN SPACE VEHICLE POWER SYSTEMS AND IN DEVELOPING REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE SYSTEMS. AEROSPACE ALSO HAS EXPERTISE IN SPACE NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS. NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS (RPS) PROGRAM OFFICE REQUIRES AN INDEPENDENT, EXPERT REVIEW OF A GRC SPACE VEHICLE RPS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION. 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASK REQUIREMENTS: THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE 2 TO 3 POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERS WITH EXPERIENCE IN SPACECRAFT POWER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT AND RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS TO REVIEW THE RPS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT. AEROSPACE SHALL REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS FOR THOROUGHNESS, TECHNICAL ACCURACY, REASONABLENESS, AND APPLICABILITY TO POTENTIAL FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL ATTEND A TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE MEETING, HELD AT AEROSPACE CORP, TO BRIEF NASA GRC RPS PROGRAM OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE(S), INCLUDING A NASA GRC RPS PROGRAM CONTRACTOR, ON REVIEW FINDINGS 4. DELIVERABLES: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES: ANNOTATED REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION, PROVIDING COMMENTS AND A REVIEW SUMMARY IN WRITTEN FORMAT 5. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS: THE GRC SPACE VEHICLE RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS (RPS) REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION WOULD BE SENT TO AEROSPACE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO MEETING WITH GRC ENGINEERS AT AEROSPACE TO DISCUSS THE FINDINGS OF THIS REVIEW. 6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE SHALL BE FROM THE DATE OF TASK ISSUANCE THROUGH AS MANY AS 8 WEEKS, BUT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COMPLETE THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT REVIEW WITHIN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF PERFORMANCE. THE ADDITIONAL SIX WEEKS ARE TO FINALIZE DOCUMENTS, IF NECESSARY. 7. NASA TASK MONITOR (TM): NAME: CHRISTOPHER J. STEFFEN, JR. LOCATION OR MAILING ADDRESS: NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER, MS 86-15, CLEVELAND, OH 44135 PHONE/FAX NUMBER: 216-433-8508 E-MAIL ADDRESS: STEFFEN@NASA.GOV