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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RESEARCH CONSORTIUM. SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION:
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO NASA AND THE TENANTS AT THE JOHN C. STENNIS SPACE CENTER (SSC) IN THE AREAS OF ROCKET ENGINE AND PROPULSION SYSTEM TESTING, UNMANNED SYSTEMS, AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS, MACHINE LEARNING, COMPUTATIONAL MODELING AND SIMULATION, COMPONENT ENGINEERING, CYBERSECURITY, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, MATERIALS SCIENCE, ADVANCED SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION, MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS, ENGINEERING, PROCESS OPTIMIZATION, ACOUSTICS, MAGNETO HYDRODYNAMICS, AND ASSOCIATED SCIENTIFIC, COMPUTATIONAL AND ENGINEERING. EXAMPLES OF THE ANTICIPATED RESEARCH IN THESE AREAS ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5 BELOW.
THE MISSISSIPPI RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (MRC) IS A COLLABORATION OF FOUR MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITIES DEDICATED TO PROVIDING RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO VARIOUS STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. THE MRC CONSISTS OF JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (JSU), MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU), UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (USM) AND UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI (UM).
SECTION 2 ADMINISTERING INSTITUTION:
THE CONTRACT WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY A SINGLE MRC INSTITUTION THAT WILL SERVE AS THE MRC LIAISON TO NASA IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT. THE ADMINISTERING INSTITUTION WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
A. RECEIVING STATEMENTS OF WORK FROM THE NASA OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT.
B. DISTRIBUTE THE SOW WITHIN THREE WORK DAYS TO EACH MRC INSTITUTION OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRED SCHEDULE FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS.
C. COLLECTING AND REVIEWING THE PROPOSALS TO VERIFY THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ARE MET, INCLUDING BUDGET AND SCHEDULE.
D. PROVIDING ALL SUBMITTED PROPOSALS TO NASA, ALONG WITH MRC RECOMMENDATION OF THE PROPOSAL THAT BEST MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOW AND PROVIDES BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT.
E. PROVIDE THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROPOSAL TO GOVERNMENT.
F. ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE MRC INSTITUTION SELECTED BY NASA WHEN A FIXED COST RESEARCH PROPOSAL IS FUNDED BY NASA
G. PERFORMING GENERAL OVERSIGHT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.
H. PROVIDING MONTHLY INVOICES.
1. PROVIDING STATUS REPORTS ON PROJECT SCHEDULES TO THE MRC INSTITUTIONS, THE NASA CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO) AND THE NASA CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVES (COR)
J. REQUIRE EACH PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) TO PROVIDE A TECHNICAL REPORT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE RESEARCH BEFORE FINAL PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE PI OR THE PI INSTITUTION
K. PROVIDE NASA CO AND COR ONE COPY OF ALL FINAL REPORTS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE COMPLETION OF EACH PROJECT.
1. INCLUDE THE FINAL REPORT IN THE SSC'S TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM PRIOR TO CLOSEOUT OF A PROJECT.
M. CLOSE OUT ALL PROJECTS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF COMPLETION OF EACH PROJECT. THE ADMINISTERING INSTITUTION WILL PROVIDE A MANAGEMENT PLAN DESCRIBING THE STATISTICS TO BE COLLECTED AND PERIODICALLY REPORTED. NASA WILL SELECT THE ADMINISTERING INSTITUTION BASED ON AN EVALUATION OF "PROPOSALS FOR ADMINISTRATION" WHICH MAY BE SUBMITTED BY ANY MRC INSTITUTION. THE PROPOSAL FOR ADMINISTRATION MUST INCLUDE A DETAILED MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT DESCRIBES THE PROCESS FLOW THAT WOULD BE USED FOR OPERATION OF THE MRC. THE MANAGEMENT PLAN NARRATIVE IS LIMITED TO 10 PAGES AND THE ENTIRE PROPOSAL INCLUDING PRICING AND PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS IS LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 20 PAGES INCLUDING ATTACHMENTS.
Total Committed
$0
Product or Service Description
Other Professional Services
Total Potential Value
$10M
Contracting Agency
Effective Date
Dec. 1, 2018
Funding Department
NASA STENNIS SPACE CENTER
Type
Firm fixed price
Solicitation Procedure
Only one source
Extent Competed
Not competed
Reason
Mobilization, Essential R&D (Far 6.302 3)
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| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, THE | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RESEARCH CONSORTIUM. SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO NASA AND THE TENANTS AT THE JOHN C. STENNIS SPACE CENTER (SSC) IN THE AREAS OF ROCKET ENGINE AND PROPULSION SYSTEM TESTING, UNMANNED SYSTEMS, AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS, MACHINE LEARNING, COMPUTATIONAL MODELING AND SIMULATION, COMPONENT ENGINEERING, CYBERSECURITY, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, MATERIALS SCIENCE, ADVANCED SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION, MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS, ENGINEERING, PROCESS OPTIMIZATION, ACOUSTICS, MAGNETO HYDRODYNAMICS, AND ASSOCIATED SCIENTIFIC, COMPUTATIONAL AND ENGINEERING. EXAMPLES OF THE ANTICIPATED RESEARCH IN THESE AREAS ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5 BELOW. THE MISSISSIPPI RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (MRC) IS A COLLABORATION OF FOUR MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITIES DEDICATED TO PROVIDING RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO VARIOUS STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. THE MRC CONSISTS OF JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (JSU), MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU), UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (USM) AND UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI (UM). SECTION 2 ADMINISTERING INSTITUTION: THE CONTRACT WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY A SINGLE MRC INSTITUTION THAT WILL SERVE AS THE MRC LIAISON TO NASA IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT. THE ADMINISTERING INSTITUTION WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: A. RECEIVING STATEMENTS OF WORK FROM THE NASA OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT. B. DISTRIBUTE THE SOW WITHIN THREE WORK DAYS TO EACH MRC INSTITUTION OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRED SCHEDULE FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS. C. COLLECTING AND REVIEWING THE PROPOSALS TO VERIFY THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ARE MET, INCLUDING BUDGET AND SCHEDULE. D. PROVIDING ALL SUBMITTED PROPOSALS TO NASA, ALONG WITH MRC RECOMMENDATION OF THE PROPOSAL THAT BEST MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOW AND PROVIDES BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT. E. PROVIDE THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROPOSAL TO GOVERNMENT. F. ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE MRC INSTITUTION SELECTED BY NASA WHEN A FIXED COST RESEARCH PROPOSAL IS FUNDED BY NASA G. PERFORMING GENERAL OVERSIGHT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS. H. PROVIDING MONTHLY INVOICES. 1. PROVIDING STATUS REPORTS ON PROJECT SCHEDULES TO THE MRC INSTITUTIONS, THE NASA CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO) AND THE NASA CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVES (COR) J. REQUIRE EACH PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) TO PROVIDE A TECHNICAL REPORT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE RESEARCH BEFORE FINAL PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE PI OR THE PI INSTITUTION K. PROVIDE NASA CO AND COR ONE COPY OF ALL FINAL REPORTS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE COMPLETION OF EACH PROJECT. 1. INCLUDE THE FINAL REPORT IN THE SSC'S TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM PRIOR TO CLOSEOUT OF A PROJECT. M. CLOSE OUT ALL PROJECTS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF COMPLETION OF EACH PROJECT. THE ADMINISTERING INSTITUTION WILL PROVIDE A MANAGEMENT PLAN DESCRIBING THE STATISTICS TO BE COLLECTED AND PERIODICALLY REPORTED. NASA WILL SELECT THE ADMINISTERING INSTITUTION BASED ON AN EVALUATION OF "PROPOSALS FOR ADMINISTRATION" WHICH MAY BE SUBMITTED BY ANY MRC INSTITUTION. THE PROPOSAL FOR ADMINISTRATION MUST INCLUDE A DETAILED MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT DESCRIBES THE PROCESS FLOW THAT WOULD BE USED FOR OPERATION OF THE MRC. THE MANAGEMENT PLAN NARRATIVE IS LIMITED TO 10 PAGES AND THE ENTIRE PROPOSAL INCLUDING PRICING AND PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS IS LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 20 PAGES INCLUDING ATTACHMENTS. | March 23, 2020 | Supplemental Agreement For Work Within Scope | $0 |
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