IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS - ONE MISSION OF THE SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) IS THE TECH…

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IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS - ONE MISSION OF THE SCIENCE OFFICE FOR MISSION ASSESSMENTS (SOMA) IS THE TECHNICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND COST (TMC) EVALUATIONS OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY SOLICITATIONS AND PHASE A CONCEPT STUDIES. IN RESPONSE TO AN AGENCY LEVEL PUSH FOR JOINT CONFIDENCE LEVEL (JCL) REQUIREMENTS AT KEY DECISION POINT-C, SOMA WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP A CAPABILITY TO APPROXIMATE THE RANGE OF COST AND SCHEDULE FOR PROJECTS COMPLETING PHASE A. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP AN EXCEL/VBA BASED TOOL, WITH APPROPRIATELY COMMENTED MACROS, WHICH LEVERAGES INITIAL COST ESTIMATING RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT. A. THE TOOL SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS: READ IN OUTPUT FILES, WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, PRODUCED BY COST TOOLS (LISTED BELOW) TO POPULATE CURRENT BEST ESTIMATE (CBE) VALUES FOR WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS) ELEMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT PHASES. THE TOOL SHALL BE CAPABLE OF READING IN AND SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLDING SETS OF DATA FROM OUTPUT FILES FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COST MODELS: CHICOMO (INITIAL PUSH FOR COMPATIBILITY AND TESTING); PRICE-H; NAFCOM; SEER-H. B. CONSOLIDATE DEVELOPMENT PHASE CBE FROM MULTIPLE COST MODELS INTO A SINGLE CBE CONSENSUS SET, WHILE PRESERVING THE LOWEST LEVEL OF DETAIL POSSIBLE, IN PREPARATION FOR THE USER TO AUGMENT THE DATA. (TASK 1.E). C. READ IN OUTPUT FILES, WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, PRODUCED BY THE SPACE OPERATIONS COST MODEL (SOCM) TO POPULATE CBE ESTIMATES FOR WBS ELEMENTS FOR OPERATIONS PHASES. D. CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF WBS ELEMENTS: SUPPORT LABOR BASED ELEMENTS WHOSE DURATION IS AUTOMATICALLY SET TO THE DURATION OF A LIFE CYCLE PHASE (I.E. MANAGEMENT OR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING); STANDARD HARDWARE, OR DEVELOPMENT DRIVEN ELEMENTS WHICH DRIVE THE OVERALL SCHEDULE; ALLOW USER TO ENTER ADDITIONAL INPUTS FOR EACH WBS ELEMENT. FOR ALL (SUPPORT&STANDARD) WBS ELEMENTS:UNCERTAINTY RANGE LOWER LIMIT (%); UNCERTAINTY RANGE UPPER LIMIT (%). FOR STANDARD WBS ELEMENTS ONLY: LIKELIHOOD OF A PROBLEM OCCURRING (%); MAXIMUM COST TO FIX A PROBLEM, IF ONE OCCURS ($); START TIME RELATIVE TO START OF PHASE; NOMINAL DURATION; FUNDED SCHEDULE RESERVE; UNFUNDED SCHEDULE RESERVE; USE MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUE TO STOCHASTICALLY DETERMINE THE COST AND SCHEDULE DISTRIBUTION. THE USER SHALL BE ABLE TO ENTER A SEED VALUE TO PROVIDE REPRODUCIBILITY, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF CASES THEY WISH TO RUN. THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE THE INITIAL COST AND SCHEDULE RELATIONSHIPS.INCORPORATE TIME BUYING AT WBS ELEMENT LEVEL USING 60 HR WORK WEEKS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 2.5 MONTHS. TIME-BUYING SHALL BE TRIGGERED BY EXCEEDING TIME-TO-GO THRESHOLD DEFINED AS A PERCENTAGE BY USER. WHEN TRIGGERED, THE SCHEDULE SHALL BE SHORTENED BY SIMULATING THE LABOR FORCE GOING TO 60 HOUR WORK WEEKS FOR A LIMITED TIME WITH OVERTIME PAY, FOLLOWED BY 48 HOUR WORK WEEKS UNTIL THE TASK IS BACK ON SCHEDULE. PRESENT RESULTS IN A WAY THAT CAN BE QUICKLY DIGESTED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:STORE CASE BY CASE TOTALS ON A SEPARATE SHEET FOR EASY REFERENCE; TOTAL COST/TOTAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE HISTOGRAM CONTOURS; ALLOW THE USER TO ENTER A TOTAL COST AND TOTAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE FROM A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT TO OBTAIN THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ENSURE THAT THE SOFTWARE AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS COMPLY WITH CONTRACT EXHIBIT G, NPR 7150.21 REQUIREMENTS MAPPING MATRIX (CLASS E), THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SMAB SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROCESS WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION POSTED ON THE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS DIRECTORATE (SACD) TWIKI, LOCATED AT HTTPS://MACBETH.LARC.NASA.GOV/TWIKI/BIN/VIEW/SACD/WEBHOME. TASK #2 DOCUMENTATION AND TRAINING SESSIONS REFERENCE SOW ELEMENT 3.6 IN ADDITION TO THE TOOL DEVELOPMENT, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL: PROVIDE A USER MANUAL WITH SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO INSTRUCT A US