NASA Releases Commercial Crew Draft RFP, Announces CCDEV2 Optional Milestones

[Jim]

A. NASA Inspectors.

    Quoting from the CCP IDC Pre-Soliciation Conference Presentation referenced by Joek above
http://commercialcrew.nasa.gov/document_file_get.cfm?docid=343

Slide 39
" H.14 Completion Milestone Payments and Interim Performance-based Payments
Completion Milestone events
Determination of milestone completion
Completion payments are not recoverable
Interim financing payments in accordance with FAR 52.232-32, Performance Based Payments, may be proposed
Interim payments are recoverable until successful accomplishment of Completion Milestone event
Attachment J-4, Milestone Acceptance Criteria and Payment Schedule
"
Someone from the government will check that the milestone have actually be completed.  Possible using the people mentioned in slide 38.

So?  Those are not inspectors, quality or otherwise.   That was my point, not that someone from NASA wasn't going verify a milestone.  Use of quality inspectors means a very different type of contract, one that industry wants NASA to get away from.

I have performed this role many times for other contracts, I am not an inspector.  You still don't know how NASA or the industry works.

[Jim]

Staff hiring and facility repairs can be hidden on long contract but unfortunately can have a major effect on the end date of a short contract.  They allow a customer to see that the contractor is actually doing something on a contract.

More silliness.   This isn't going to be a short contract and so another of your points is meaningless.  A milestone for staff hiring is inane.  This isn't a cost plus contract so NASA has no say  or care about staffing levels.   Staff levels have no direct bearing on what NASA wants out of this contract.

Your whole point is absurd.  Meaningless milestone don't show the customer anything or progress of the real work.  This is another thing that industry wants NASA to get away from.

You continually show that you just don't understand basic concepts of commercial contracting