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CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-051

NASA EXTENDS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CONTRACT

WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a five-year, $1.24 billion contract
extension to The Boeing Co. to continue engineering support of the
International Space Station through Sept. 30, 2015.

Work under the contract extension is intended to maintain the station
at peak performance levels so the full value of the unique research
laboratory is available to NASA, its international partners, other
U.S. government agencies and private companies. NASA officially
accepted the space station from Boeing at the conclusion of a March
2010 Acceptance Review Board that verified the delivery, assembly,
integration and activation of all hardware and software required by
the contract. The acceptance signified the transition from assembly
of the station to utilization.

This action extends the space station's Vehicle Sustaining Engineering
Contract, which was originally awarded in January 1995 and most
recently extended in 2008. The extension brings the total contract
value through the end of fiscal year 2015 to $16.2 billion.

Work under the contract extension will include sustaining engineering
of station hardware and software, and support of U.S. hardware and
software provided to international partners and participants in the
station program. The extension also includes end-to-end subsystem
management for the majority of station systems, including materials
and processes, electrical, electronic, and electromechanical parts,
environments and electromagnetic effects.

NASA and its international partner agencies are in the final stages of
analyzing the ability to sustain station operations through 2020 and
awaiting formal confirmation of this goal by the governments of
participating countries. This contract extension also includes
assessment of the feasibility of extending the life of the primary
structural hardware that was installed in orbit through the end of
2028.

The work will be performed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston,
Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Marshall Space Flight Center in
Huntsville, Ala., and at other domestic and international locations.

For more information about the space station, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/station

Jacques :-)

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Re: NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
« Reply #1 on: 09/15/2010 04:15 pm »
Thanks Jacques!

"NASA and its international partner agencies are in the final stages of
analyzing the ability to sustain station operations through 2020 and
awaiting formal confirmation of this goal by the governments of
participating countries. This contract extension also includes
assessment of the feasibility of extending the life of the primary
structural hardware that was installed in orbit through the end of
2028."

Still on-going it seems...but at least their coming to the end (so they say).

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Re: NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
« Reply #2 on: 09/15/2010 09:21 pm »
NASA Awards Boeing $1.24B Extension to International Space Station Sustainment Contract.

Boeing today announced that NASA has awarded the company an extension to the International Space Station (ISS) contract for sustaining engineering. The extension is valued at $1.24 billion over a five-year period.

Under the extension, which begins Oct. 1, Boeing will provide sustaining engineering for hardware and software on the U.S. segment of the ISS and for common hardware and software available to the international partners.

The work also will include:

• Management of ISS subsystems.
• Analytical integration and flight support.
• On-orbit engineering support.
• Monitoring and trending system performance.
• Anomaly resolution, specialty engineering, and oversight of ongoing maintenance.

Boeing will perform the work at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., and Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., as well as at Boeing sites in Houston, Huntsville, and Huntington Beach, Calif.

"Boeing’s knowledge of the International Space Station allows us to safely fly and operate the station to 2015, set the stage to enable ISS operations until 2020, and potentially extend operations through 2028," said Joy Bryant, Boeing vice president and program manager for ISS. "We are partnering with NASA to ensure the health of the station’s many subsystems in order to pave the way for ground-breaking science and research aboard the laboratories on station in the years ahead."

Besides sustaining engineering, the overall ISS contract also includes purchasing spare components and modifying current systems.

"We proved to NASA, through our technical and program management performance, that we are the right long-term partner for ongoing support to the International Space Station Program," Bryant said.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.

Source.
« Last Edit: 09/15/2010 09:26 pm by Space Pete »
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Re: NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
« Reply #3 on: 09/23/2010 10:24 pm »
MDA to extend its services to support Canadarm and the International Space Station.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has received a $6.4 million (CAD) contract extension from NASA. This extension will continue the sustaining engineering services provided by MDA to support the Space Shuttle Canadarm and its inspection boom, as well as the Robotic Work Station and Berthing Cue on the International Space Station through to December 31, 2010. The contract includes options for an additional $8.6 million (CAD) that could extend through to 2012.

The original contract was announced in January 2008, and provided the opportunity for future options such as the above.

Steve Oldham, the vice president responsible for this business said, ‘As the preeminent supplier of robotics for manned spaceflight for nearly three decades, we look forward to applying this expertise to the next generation solutions for exciting future unmanned missions and exploration initiatives.’


www.mdacorporation.com/corporate/news/pr/pr2010092201.cfm
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Re: NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
« Reply #4 on: 09/28/2010 12:30 am »
Lockheed Martin gets $13M NASA contract extension.

Lockheed Martin Corp. said Monday it received a six-month, $13 million extension from NASA for cargo mission services to the International Space Station.

The work includes planning, processing and analyzing cargo for delivery and return on a NASA shuttle, as well as vehicles for Japanese, Russian and European space agencies.

The extension brings the value of Lockheed Martin's cargo mission services contract with NASA to $405 million.

The contract started in November 2003 and is scheduled to end in March 2011.


http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Lockheed-Martin-gets-13M-NASA-apf-3391219854.html?x=0&.v=1
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« Reply #5 on: 10/01/2010 08:00 pm »
Boeing Submits Final Bid for International Space Station Cargo Contract.

Boeing today announced that it has submitted its final bid for NASA’s Cargo Mission Contract (CMC) for the International Space Station (ISS). Boeing's bid draws on more than 50 years of the company's human spaceflight experience, as well as first-hand knowledge of ISS operations and cargo processing.

The contract calls for technical support services, including analysis and physical processing of pressurized cargo and flight crew equipment to be transported between the ISS and Earth. It also includes launch preparations and post-landing activities related to processing cargo and flight crew equipment.

"Boeing sees the ISS CMC as an important opportunity to ensure the viability of the ISS with effective logistics and resupply at an affordable price," said Brewster Shaw, vice president and general manager, Boeing Space Exploration. "The Boeing CMC team offers the skills and flexibility to support NASA's ISS cargo needs as the space transportation fleet evolves.

"As NASA's partner in the development, operation and sustainment of the ISS, Boeing shares an interest in ensuring this national resource and world-class laboratory is used to its full capability and potential," Shaw added.

NASA plans to select a contractor in November. Work is expected to begin on April 1, 2011, following a 90-day phase-in period. The performance period for the contract is three years with four one-year options, for a potential total of seven years.

If selected, Boeing plans to execute the contract with its highly experienced human spaceflight work force, with support from some of the workers who are currently performing tasks on CMC predecessor contracts.

"Boeing has access to experts within our Space Exploration division and across the Boeing enterprise -- including technical experts in specialty disciplines NASA has relied on before," said Brad Cothran, Boeing capture team lead for the contract. "We will draw on our own resources and our extensive supplier network to offer a solution that is both innovative and cost-effective, while supporting NASA's priorities for safety and mission success."

Boeing encourages personnel on the predecessor contracts to the ISS CMC to visit the company's team website at www.boeing.com/cmc. Following contract award, the website will be updated with content including teammate information, staffing plans, job fairs and other information.

Boeing is the prime contractor to NASA for the ISS program in Houston as well as NASA's contractor for the Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing Services (CAPPS) contract at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. In addition to designing and building the major U.S. elements for the ISS, Boeing also is responsible for ensuring the successful integration of new hardware and software, including components from international partners and sustaining engineering for the ISS.

The services and support Boeing provides under its CAPPS contract include planning for and receiving payloads, maintaining associated ground support systems, integrating payloads with the space shuttle, launch support and space shuttle post-landing payload activities.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.


http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1447
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Re: NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
« Reply #6 on: 12/10/2010 09:51 pm »
NASA Awards Space Station Cargo Mission Services Contract.

NASA has awarded a contract with a potential value of $171 million to Lockheed Martin Corp. of Gaithersburg, Md., for support of International Space Station cargo mission services.

The contract will support planning, coordination, preparation and packing of standardized containers for cargo missions to the station by international partner and commercial cargo vehicles. Lockheed Martin will process flight crew equipment including clothing and personal hygiene items, housekeeping items, audio and video equipment, laptop computers, batteries and crew survival equipment. The contract also includes provisions to support similar services for future vehicles to the station.

A three-month phase-in period and the three-year basic period of the cost-plus-award-fee contract have a total estimated value of $85 million. The contract phase-in period begins Jan. 1, 2011. The basic period extends from April 1, 2011, through March 31, 2014. Exercising four one-year extension options worth a total of $86 million would bring the contract value to $171 million.

Work on the contract will be performed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and other Texas locations. Major Texas subcontractors include Bastion Technologies and Dittmar Associates, both of Houston; GHG Corp. of Webster; LZ Technology in Alvin; Rothe Enterprises in San Antonio; and the University of Texas at El Paso.


www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/dec/HQ_C10-079_ISS_Cargo_Services.html
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Re: NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
« Reply #7 on: 12/10/2010 11:37 pm »
NASA Awards Space Station Cargo Mission Services Contract.

NASA has awarded a contract with a potential value of $171 million to Lockheed Martin Corp. of Gaithersburg, Md., for support of International Space Station cargo mission services.

The contract will support planning, coordination, preparation and packing of standardized containers for cargo missions to the station by international partner and commercial cargo vehicles. Lockheed Martin will process flight crew equipment including clothing and personal hygiene items, housekeeping items, audio and video equipment, laptop computers, batteries and crew survival equipment. The contract also includes provisions to support similar services for future vehicles to the station.

A three-month phase-in period and the three-year basic period of the cost-plus-award-fee contract have a total estimated value of $85 million. The contract phase-in period begins Jan. 1, 2011. The basic period extends from April 1, 2011, through March 31, 2014. Exercising four one-year extension options worth a total of $86 million would bring the contract value to $171 million.

Work on the contract will be performed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and other Texas locations. Major Texas subcontractors include Bastion Technologies and Dittmar Associates, both of Houston; GHG Corp. of Webster; LZ Technology in Alvin; Rothe Enterprises in San Antonio; and the University of Texas at El Paso.


www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/dec/HQ_C10-079_ISS_Cargo_Services.html
At the risk of sounding amateurish...

I would imagine ~$25 million a year worth of laptops, clothing, cleaning supplies, digital cameras, and toiletries would be enough for a lot more than half a dozen astronauts. What exactly is causing this to be so expensive? What's the part making this $25 million a year instead of $25 thousand? I mean, I know it's "in space," but they are "only" packing the stuff into separately-paid-for Dragons, Cygnuses (Cygni?), Progresses, etc. What's the expensive part?
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Re: NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
« Reply #8 on: 12/11/2010 01:10 am »
NASA Awards Space Station Cargo Mission Services Contract.

NASA has awarded a contract with a potential value of $171 million to Lockheed Martin Corp. of Gaithersburg, Md., for support of International Space Station cargo mission services.

The contract will support planning, coordination, preparation and packing of standardized containers
At the risk of sounding amateurish...

I would imagine ~$25 million a year worth of laptops, clothing, cleaning supplies, digital cameras, and toiletries would be enough for a lot more than half a dozen astronauts. What exactly is causing this to be so expensive? What's the part making this $25 million a year instead of $25 thousand? I mean, I know it's "in space," but they are "only" packing the stuff into separately-paid-for Dragons, Cygnuses (Cygni?), Progresses, etc. What's the expensive part?

SEE HIGHLIGHTS.

labour, computerized support & tracking, more labour...
The processing alone includes getting it ready for flight (not just packaging). Clean and kill bacteria most likely, low contaminants checking...and a host of other checks & processes, including documentation & stowage location/mass/volume.

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Re: NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
« Reply #9 on: 12/11/2010 12:21 pm »
I would imagine ~$25 million a year worth of laptops, clothing, cleaning supplies, digital cameras, and toiletries would be enough for a lot more than half a dozen astronauts.

It includes packing food, experiments, medical supplies, repair hardware, internal station ORUs, etc.  Every thing that you see the astronauts touch that isn't part of a rack or station structure.

This is a follow to the contract that prepares all the lockers for the shuttle. 

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Re: NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
« Reply #10 on: 12/15/2010 05:51 am »
I would imagine ~$25 million a year worth of laptops, clothing, cleaning supplies, digital cameras, and toiletries would be enough for a lot more than half a dozen astronauts.

It includes packing food, experiments, medical supplies, repair hardware, internal station ORUs, etc.  Every thing that you see the astronauts touch that isn't part of a rack or station structure.

This is a follow to the contract that prepares all the lockers for the shuttle. 
Thank you! :)
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