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D -- SYSTEM-WIDE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION TESTING SOL 3-142892 DUE 032900 POC Michelle A. Mader, Contract Specialist, Phone (216) 433-2765, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Michelle.A.Mader@grc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22#3-142892. E-MAIL: Michelle A. Mader, Michelle.A.Mader@grc.nasa.gov. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. NASA/GRC intends to purchase the items from Modern Technology Corp. (MTC), Dayton, OH 45432 as a new work modification to their existing contract NAS 3-97121. The statutory basis for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The rationale for the selection of this statutory basis is that under the existing contract MTC has created and exercised the current Verification and Validation Test Plans on the NPSS releases as well as coded engine objects adhering to the NPSS programming standards. Changing to another contractor now would cause the requiring office to miss a FY 2000 Level One milestone while the new contractor acquired the required background knowledge. This notice is being issued as a Request for Offer (RFO) for the following statement of work. The Base period will be eight (8) months and the option period will be twelve (12) months for a total of twenty (20) months. The addition of this 20 months will cause the total contract period to be 56 months. Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) Statement of Work The NASA Glenn Research Center's Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) project is building a Zero Dimensional engine simulation framework capable of modeling a complete aero-propulsion engine. The simulation environment will have the ability to connect engine component codes of different fidelity together to form a simulation irrespective of where the codes execute. Additionally, the framework will allow for integration of experimental data for validation and model development. The formal name of this area of work within the NPSS project is called NPSS/NICE -- NASA Industry Cooperative Agreement. Specific Tasks: I Year 1 (4/1/00 -- 11/1/00)[Base Period] I.1 NPSS/NICE Version 1.0 A. Develop test procedures for System Integration testing of the NPSS Version 1.0 and document as described in the NPSS/NICE Software Verification & Validation Plan. B. Conduct the System integration tests for the NPSS/NICE Version 1.0. C. Provide NPSS V1.0 system and unit testing guidance to NPSS V1.0 developers. D. Develop engine component objects per NPSS development schedule adhering to NPSS Software development standards in C++. E. Develop strategy/design to integrate NPSS V1.0 into GRC's NESSUS Sensitivity/Probabilistic Analysis framework. I.2. BASE IT- Analytical Tools and Environments for Design Develop C++ objects and data management schema necessary for integrating the CAPRI CAD interface, LAPIN, and NPARC/WIND utilizing the PRICE Architecture. A. Work with NASA team to develop design for integrating CAPRI and Lapin utilizing PRICE architecture. B. Work withNASA team to integrate NPARC/WIND utilizing PRICE in support of a hypersonic inlet test. II. Year 2 (11/2/00 -- 11/2/01)[Option Period] II.1 NPSS/NICE Version 2.0 A. Develop test procedures for System Integration testing of the NPSS Version 2.0 and document as described in the NPSS/NICE Software Verification & Validation Plan. B. Conduct the System integration tests for the NPSS/NICE Version 2.0. C. Provide NPSS V2.0 system and unit testing guidance to NPSS V2.0 developers. D. Develop engine component objects per NPSS development schedule adhering to NPSS Software development standards in C++. E. Implement design developed in prior year to integrate NPSS V2.0 into GRC's NESSUS Sensitivity/Probabilistic Analysis framework. II.2 BASE IT- Analytical Tools and Environments for Design Develop C++ objects and data management schema necessary for integrating the hypersonic inlet experimental data utilizing PRICE architecture. A. Work with NASA team to develop the design for integrating NPSS V2.0 utilizing PRICE architecture. B. Work with NASA team to integrate hypersonic inlet PIV experimental data utilizing PRICE architecture. III. Reporting for both the Basic and Optional period of performance of this task: Weekly onsite visits to attend NPSS telecons, minimum once a month provide status at telecons. Attendance at NPSS/NICE quarterly reviews, NPSS team meetings and NPSS milestone reviews. Factors Software Engineering support in developing a full life cycle commercial grade product. System is following the Object Oriented Paradigm. Specifically, the Unified Process by Jacobson, Rumbaugh, and Booch modeled using the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Knowledge in C++ is mandatory, Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA), Object Database or Relational Database knowledge, UNIX, LINUX, NT. Experience in Object Oriented software testing, verification and validation. Experience with NESSUS/NESTEM Sensitivity/Probabilistic Analysis software. Experience with Clearcase Software Configuration Management tool. Subject company will be bound by the NPSS/NICE Non- Disclosure Agreement (NDA) (NICE-NASA Industry Cooperative Agreement) and may be required to sign this document. [End of Statement of Work] The provisions and clauses in the RFO are those in effect through FAC 97-15. The SIC code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 7379 and $14.5 million respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. All qualified responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Posted 03/21/00 (D-SN436701). (0081)

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