GRAW RADIOSONDES GMBH & CO. KG

Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Parent award NAICS: 517919

Parent award performance state: VA

Parent award description: THE OVERALL SCOPE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE WALLOPS RANGE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES TRAINING COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICES TESTING, MODIFYING AND INSTALLING COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AT LAUNCH FACILITIES, LAUNCH CONTROL CENTERS AND TEST FACILITIES RANGE SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES, AND GROUND OPERATIONS SUPPORT. THIS EFFORT PROVIDES DIRECT CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO NASA WFF'S RANGE BY PROVIDING QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS, VEHICLES, SPECIALIZED TEST EQUIPMENT, SUPERVISION, AND OTHER SERVICES. NASA'S WFF REQUIRES AN INNOVATIVE, INTEGRATED, FLEXIBLE AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACH AND THE CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN A PLANNED AND COORDINATED MANNER WHICH WILL ENSURE ESSENTIAL WALLOPS RANGE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ARE READY TO SUPPORT USER REQUIREMENTS, AND CAUSE NO IMPACT TO WALLOPS RANGE PROGRAM SCHEDULES DUE TO EQUIPMENT DEGRADATION, FAILURES, SYSTEM PROBLEMS OR REPRIORITIZATION OF PREEXISTING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. THE WIDE VARIETY OF SUPPORT SYSTEMS INVOLVES FLEXIBLE WORKLOAD PLANNING, COST MANAGEMENT, AND SCHEDULING OF RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE TECHNICAL SYSTEMS PROBLEMS. AVAILABLE CAPACITY FOR OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND SUSTAINING ENGINEERING MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER WFF ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR), AND RMMO MANAGEMENT. INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS ARE PERMANENTLY LOCATED AT WFF, BERMUDA, AND IN ALASKA. IN ADDITION, MOBILE INSTRUMENTATION IS DEPLOYED TO LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NORWAY KWAJALEIN ATOLL COQUINA, NC AUSTRALIA AND FRENCH GUIANA TO MEET RANGE CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS. THE WALLOPS RANGE RECEIVES AND PROVIDES RANGE SUPPORT FROM AND TO VARIOUS AGENCIES. THE WALLOPS RANGE CONSTANTLY STRIVES TO ENSURE IT IS PREPARED TO ACCOMMODATE THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF ITS CUSTOMERS. TO THAT END, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PURSUE ONGOING PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE AND SUSTAINING ENGINEERING TASKS TO ENSURE READINESS AND MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF OBSOLESCENCE OF ITS CURRENT RANGE EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO WORK WITH RMMO IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER NASA CENTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN RANGE SYSTEMS TO COMMON STANDARDS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL WORK WITH WFF ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT NEW ENGINEERING AND/OR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES APPROVED BY THE RANGE. SUCH ACTIVITIES ENABLE THE EVOLUTION OF THE RANGE ARCHITECTURE TO INCLUDE SPACE-BASED METRIC TRACKING, TELEMETRY, AND COMMAND RELAY, AND MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPORT TRANSITIONING NEW ENGINEERING OR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS TO OPERATIONS.