NASA Is Participating with the Doc/NOAA in a Multi-Satellite Program to Provide Continuous Monitoring of…

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NASA Is Participating with the Doc/NOAA in a Multi-Satellite Program to Provide Continuous Monitoring of Earth and Space Environment Parameters. The Monitored Parameters Will Provide Data for Weather Prediction Models and Provide Severe Weather Warning Data. The Program Is Termed Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (Goes) and Is Accomplished Using Two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary Satellites Stationed at Two Longitudes Over the Equator. The Goddard Space Flight Center (Gsfc) Goes Project Office Has Been Given Responsibility for Procuring the Necessary Hardware and Support Services to Meet the Mission Requirements as Specified Herein. The Spacecraft Contractor Shall Furnish the Necessary Personnel, Facilities, Services, and Materials to Design, Fabricate, Integrate, Test, Deliver On-Orbit to NASA, and Support On-Orbit Operations for All of the Goes N-Q Spacecraft Developed Under This Contract. This Work Shall Be Performed in Accordance with the Requirements of This Document and All Attachments to the Contract. IN Accomplishing the Development and Delivery of the Goes N-Q Spacecraft, the Spacecraft Contractor Shall Perform the Following: 1. Provide the Spacecraft Bus and the Space Environment Monitor (Sem) Instruments for Each of the Goes Spacecraft. 2. Receive the Gfe Instruments and Related Ground Support Equipment (Gse), Then Integrate Them with the Spacecraft Bus and Perform Spacecraft Level Testing. 3. Provide All Required Spacecraft Mechanical and Electrical Gse. 4. Provide a Spacecraft Emulator and Inr Performance Evaluation System 5. Deliver and Support Integration, Verification, and Maintenance of Ground System Hardware and Software. 6. Design and Support Integration and Verification of Any Modifications or Replacements to NOAA Ground System Hardware and Software. 7. Support Combined Spacecraft and Ground System Testing, and Goes End-To-End Testing Before Launch. 8. Provide All Services Associated with the Launch Vehicle Procurement, Launch Base Processing Facility, Launch Base Coordination and Safety, Spacecraft/Launch Vehicle Integration and Checkout, and Launch. 9. Provide All Services Associated with Flight Operations from the Launch Vehicle/Spacecraft Separation Through Spacecraft Positioning in Geostationary Checkout Orbit. 10. Support All Services Associated with the On-Orbit Spacecraft Checkout and Support Associated with Instrument and Inr Checkout. 11. Provide Spacecraft Operator and Engineering Training for On-Orbit Operation. 12. Provide On-Orbit Engineering Support for the Spacecraft Support Ground System (Ssgs) and Each Spacecraft. The Spacecraft Contractor Is Required to Deliver the Goes N-Q Spacecraft Fully Compatible and Operational with NOAA Ground Systems: The Satellite Operations Control Center (Socc), Suitland, MD; the Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (Wcdas), Wallops, VA; a Backup Cdas; and the Space Environment Center (Sec), Boulder, Co. Changes to the Existing Ground Systems to Accommodate Upgraded or Additional Capabilities Are Permitted as Defined in Section 3.5. The Contractor S Delivered Spacecraft and Associated Efforts Shall Meet All Requirements of the Goes N-Q Performance Specification.