The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $65,000 - Thursday the 19th of November 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  STENNIS SPACE CENTER
  IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS; LOUISIANA STATE-BASED SUPPORT TO THE NASA SSC OFFICE OF THE CENTER CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST BACKGROUND: NASA'S CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST SERVES AS THE NASA ADMINISTRATOR'S PRINCIPAL ADVISOR AND ADVOCATE ON MATTERS CONCERNING AGENCY-WIDE TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS. THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST (OCT) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECT MANAGEMENT OF NASA'S SPACE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND FOR COORDINATION AND TRACKING OF ALL TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE AGENCY. THE OFFICE ALSO SERVES AS THE NASA TECHNOLOGY POINT OF ENTRY AND CONTACT WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ACADEMIA AND THE COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE COMMUNITY. THE OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND EXECUTING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLABORATION MODELS FOR NASA. THE OFFICE ALSO ESTABLISHED THE NASA TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION GOVERNANCE POLICY AND ADMINISTERS THAT POLICY. AS PART OF THE NASA TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION GOVERNANCE POLICY, CENTER CHIEF TECHNOLOGISTS POSITIONS WERE ESTABLISHED AT EACH CENTER. THE CENTER CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST (CCT) REPORTS TO CENTER MANAGEMENT AND SERVES AS THE POC FOR THE CENTER TO THE OCT AT NASA HQ. THE CCT WILL PROVIDE A TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOCUS FOR NASA/SSC THROUGH THE FOLLOWING GENERAL GOALS AND RESPONSIBILITIES EXAMPLES: REPORT TO CENTER MANAGEMENT AND SERVE AS THE PRINCIPAL ADVISOR TO CENTER LEADERSHIP ON MATTERS CONCERNING CENTER-WIDE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND LEVERAGE. COMMUNICATE CENTER TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES THROUGH REPRESENTATION ON THE CENTER TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (CTC) CENTER POC FOR THE NASA SPACE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED THROUGH OCT SUPPORT CENTER PARTICIPATION IN STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION SERVE AS CENTER CHANGE AGENT TOWARDS CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION AT THE CENTER. DOCUMENT/DEMONSTRATE/COMMUNICATE SOCIETAL IMPACT OF SSC TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS. LEAD TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND COMMERCIALIZATION OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS AGENCY. PLEASE NOTE FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE NASA OFFICE OF THE ----THE SSC OFFICE OF THE CENTER CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST WILL ADMINISTER THE AWARD MADE UNDER THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW). AT NASA STENNIS SPACE CENTER (SSC), TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND OTHER OCT SPACE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS ARE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE CENTER CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST (CCT). THE CCT PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR ACQUIRING, MATURING, INFUSING AND COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY AND CAPABILITIES FOR NASA'S MISSION DIRECTORATES, PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THROUGH INVESTMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NATIONAL LABORATORIES. THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF LEVERAGED TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS, DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGY-RELATED PARTNERSHIPS, AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR NASA, CCT ENABLES COST AVOIDANCE, AND ACCELERATES TECHNOLOGY MATURATION. THE CENTER CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST AT NASA'S JOHN C. STENNIS SPACE CENTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AS WELL AS THE ASSESSMENT, CERTIFICATION, AND ACQUISITION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE COMMERCIAL, ACADEMIC, AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SAFETY, EFFICIENCY AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROPULSION TESTING, EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS, AND STENNIS SPACE CENTER S INSTITUTION. EACH YEAR, TECHNOLOGY NEEDS ARE IDENTIFIED AT STENNIS FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS. THE SSC CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST UTILIZES SEVERAL TYPES OF PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET SPECIFIC NASA NEEDS, INCLUDING THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) AND SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAMS; DUAL USE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; AND OTHER PROGRAMS UNDER THE NASA OCT ADMINISTERED AT SSC. A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) EXISTS BETWEEN NASA AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE GOVERNOR S OFFICE TO FACILITATE ACCESS BY LOUISIANA COMPANIES, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND OTHERS TO NASA EXPERTISE, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT STENNIS SPACE CENTER. THIS SOW SERVES TO ENABLE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF

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• $37,000 - Thursday the 19th of November 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  STENNIS SPACE CENTER
  STATEMENT OF WORKDELAYED MODE PROCESSING OF TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE OCEAN (TAO) DATA THE TAO ARRAY IS A CAPABILITY USED BY MANY OCEAN SCIENTISTS TO STUDY CLIMATOLOGY. SPECIFICALLY, THE TAO ARRAY ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR DATA FROM THE TROPICAL PACIFIC FOR MONITORING, PREDICTING, AND IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF EL NINO EVENTS. AT THE NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER (NDBC), A SCHEME FOR PROCESSING AND QUALITY CONTROLLING (QC) TAO DELAYED MODE DATA / 10 MINUTE RESOLUTION DATA TO OBTAIN STATISTICS GENERATED FROM THESE DATA HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR YEARS AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN THE NDBC DOCUMENT TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE OCEAN PROJECT DMAC/QC DELAYED MODE OPERATING PROCEDURES (SEP 2005). HOWEVER, THESE CURRENT QC PROCESSES BY HUMAN ANALYSTS TO REVIEW OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC DATA ARE LABOR INTENSIVE.THE END-GOAL IS TO DEVELOP COMPUTER METHODS THAT WILL STREAMLINE THE CURRENT NDBC SCHEME FOR PROCESSING TAO DATA. CURRENTLY ANALYSTS REVIEW DATA SEQUENCES FOR THE PRESENCE OF OUTLIERS. FOR THE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF OUTLIERS ENCOUNTERED IN A TYPICAL DATA SET, AUTOMATION OF THIS PROCESS IS A VERY COMPLEX PROBLEM. TO MAKE THE PROBLEM TRACTABLE, RESEARCH WOULD BE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A SERIES OF DATA-SPECIFIC QC TOOLS THAT CAN BE COMBINED EVENTUALLY INTO A TAO DATA SET QC SCHEMA. BY THIS APPROACH, IT S NOT NECESSARY TO SOLVE QC ISSUES ON ALL THE TYPES OF DATA BEFORE AUTOMATION BENEFITS WOULD BE REALIZED. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO PROCESS ONE STANDARD SET OF TAO DATA PROVIDED BY NDBC. THE DATASET WOULD INCLUDE WINDS, AIR TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE, SALINITY, IM TEMPERATURE/PRESSURE AND RAINFALL). AS A TRIAL PROJECT, THE UNDERLYING OBJECTIVE IS TO SEE IF THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS, THE CAPABILITIES OF THE SCIENTISTS, AND THE COSTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH, AND MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF, NDBC MANAGEMENT. 1 OBTAIN CALIBRATION DATA AND MOORING DOCUMENTATION FROM NDBC 2.PROCESS THE SUBSURFACE ("MODULE") DATA: PROCESSA2MOD USING NDBC S AUTOMATIC SOFTWARE. THIS REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR TO LEARN HOW TO RUN THE PROGRAM AND PROCESS THE DATA.3.PROCESS SURFACE AND METEOROLOGICAL ("TUBE") DATA: PROCESSA2TUBE USING NDBC S AUTOMATIC SOFTWARE. THIS REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR TO LEARN HOW TO RUN THE PROGRAM AND PROCESS THE DATA.4.CHECK LOG FILES5.TRIM TIMES USING FLAG DATA, IF NECESSARY USING NDBC S AUTOMATIC SOFTWARE. THIS REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR TO LEARN HOW TO RUN THE PROGRAM AND PROCESS THE DATA. 6.PLOT AND EXAMINE RAIN GAUGE DATA. THIS REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR TO LEARN HOW TO USE THE SOFTWARE AND DEVELOP AUTOMATED ROUTINES TO PROCESS THE DATA. 7.PLOT AND EXAMINE SURFACE AND MET ("TUBE") DATA . THIS REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR TO LEARN HOW TO USE THE SOFTWARE AND DEVELOP AUTOMATED ROUTINES TO PROCESS THE DATA. 8.PLOT AND EXAMINE SUBSURFACE OCEANOGRAPHIC ("MODULE") DATA . THIS REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR TO LEARN HOW TO USE THE SOFTWARE AND DEVELOP AUTOMATED ROUTINES TO PROCESS THE DATA. 9.COMPLETE QUALITY CONTROL AND DATA FLAGGING 10.COMPUTE DAILY AVERAGES USING NDBC S AUTOMATIC SOFTWARE. THIS REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR TO LEARN HOW TO RUN THE PROGRAM AND PROCESS THE DATA. (NDBC S/W)11.COMPARE RAM DELAYED MODE DATA WITH REAL TIME DATA (DAILY AVERAGES ONLY NDBC WILL PROVIDE SOFTWARE (LINUX), WHICH PROCESSES DATA AS AN AUTOMATED ANALYSIS, SO THE CONTRACTOR CAN PERFORM TASKS 2, 3, 5 AND 11. NDBC WILL PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE, WHICH REQUIRES MANUAL PROCESSING, SO THE CONTRACTOR CAN PERFORM TASKS 6, 7 AND 8. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, FEEDBACK AND GUIDANCE WILL BE SOUGHT FROM NDBC EXPERTS.DELIVERABLE:1. THE CONTRACTOR WILL RETURN THE TAO DATA SET PROVIDED BY NDBC COMPLETELY QC D ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS DESCRIBED IN THE NDBC DOCUMENTATION [CITED ABOVE]. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE SOFTWARE (LINUX CODE) TO ALLOW NDBC TO PROCESS THE TASKS NOTED IN 6, 7 AND 8 AND PROVIDE DESCRIPTIONS OF PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE QC METHODS

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• $36,230 - Thursday the 19th of November 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  STENNIS SPACE CENTER
  IGF::OT::IGF CENTER INNOVATION FUNDING REQUEST PROJECT TITLE: ANALYTIC INVESTIGATION OF FLUID-STRUCTURAL INTERACTION IN A NUCLEAR THERMAL ROCKET BACKGROUND: NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION (NTP) HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A HIGH NASA TECHNOLOGY PRIORITY AREA BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (NRC). NTP COULD BE A RELATIVELY NEAR-TERM ENABLING TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE HUMAN TRANSIT TIME (AND MISSION RISK) TO NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS (NEOS) AND MARS. MULTI-MISSION NUCLEAR POWER AND PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES ARE KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUTURE NASA EXPLORATION MISSIONS. NUCLEAR REACTORS, WHICH POWER NUCLEAR PROPULSION AND POWER SYSTEMS, AND THE NUCLEAR RADIATION AND RESIDUAL RADIOACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM IMPOSE SIGNIFICANT CONSTRAINTS ON TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS DUE TO RADIATION SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION, AND NUCLEAR SECURITY CONCERNS. NASA/STENNIS SPACE CENTER (SSC) HAS SECURED FUNDING TO INVESTIGATE KEY TECHNOLOGY AREAS IN NTP AND IS LOOKING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (UNO) FOR RESEARCH SUPPORT IN OF IDENTIFYING AND ANALYTICALLY DESCRIBING NTP SYSTEM MATERIAL PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND ASSOCIATED RISK INVESTIGATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES. IN PARTICULAR, NASA/SSC SEEKS TO LEVERAGE UNO S INVESTMENTS IN MODELING AND SIMULATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT TRANSFER AND MATERIAL ABLATION PHYSICS TO STUDY THE THERMAL-HYDRODYNAMIC PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLOW OF HYDROGEN GAS AT VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH PIPES AND VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF A NUCLEAR THERMAL ROCKET (NTR) AND SUPPORTING TEST FACILITY COMPONENTS (VALVES, NOZZLES, DIFFUSERS, ETC.). IN PARTICULAR, SSC IS SEEKING AN ANALYTICAL/THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS MATERIALS WHEN SUBJECTED TO HIGH HEAT FLUXES OF HYDROGEN GAS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. STATEMENT OF WORK: 1.SURVEY NTR PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY STATE-OF-ART IN MATERIALS AND PROCESS MODELING AND ANALYSIS; INVESTIGATE THE THERMAL-HYDRODYNAMIC PROBLEMS EXPECTED/EXPERIENCED WITH NUCLEAR THERMAL ROCKETS. 2.MODIFY EXISTING INTEGRATED-COMPONENT COMPUTER MODEL OF NTR AND SUPPORTING TEST FACILITY FLUID FLOW SYSTEMS AND INITIATE ANALYTIC MODELING AND SIMULATION OF THE FLUID-MATERIAL INTERACTIONS AT HIGH TEMPERATURE (3000 DEG F), HIGH PRESSURES (500-1000 PSIA.) AND HIGH FLOW (100-150 LB/SEC REGIMES AND INITIATE MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF THERMO-HYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITIES OR FLOW ANOMALIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE STARTUP, SHUTDOWN, AND CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF THE NTR. 3. DETERMINE TEST REQUIREMENTS (AT LABORATORY SCALE) FOR THE STUDY OF CHANGES IN MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF VARIOUS NTR AND SUPPORTING TEST FACILITY COMPONENTS. DEFINE A PARAMETRIC STUDY (THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL) TO DETERMINE THE BEST MATERIALS FOR VARIOUS COMPONENTS/SECTIONS. SCHEDULE: JUNE 15-SEPTEMBER 30 DELIVERABLES: REPORT SUMMARIZING INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, WORK PERFORMED, AND RECOMMENDED GO-FORWARD PLAN.

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