SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- RISK AND RELIABILITY SOFTWARE TOOLS
- Notice Date
- 1/10/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ14ZBH005L
- Response Due
- 4/11/2014
- Archive Date
- 1/10/2015
- Point of Contact
- Mark A. Dillard, Lead Partnership Development Office Integration, Phone 281-244-8460, Fax 281-483-4146, Email mark.a.dillard@nasa.gov - Dana Altmon-Cary, Contracting Officer, Phone 281-483-8228, Fax 281-483-4066, Email dana.altmon-cary-1@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Mark A. Dillard
(mark.a.dillard@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) is seeking parties interested in collaborative development and mature technologies required for NASAs future missions and to enhance life on Earth. JSC is looking to partner on the development of broadly applicable technologies as a means to accelerate technology development and strengthen commercialization of federally-funded research and development. Purpose: NASA JSC seeks to advance the state-of-the-art software tools that include knowledge management, information management, information technology, and artificial intelligence leading toward the ability for computer systems to assist humans in correctly identifying, quantifying, characterizing, mitigating, and communicating risks in a timely manner, thereby informing decision makers of risks before the decisions are made. Application of advanced computer-based decision support technologies to identify and assess relevant data, identify alternatives, and model consequences will significantly reduce the cost of development, deployment, and sustainment of complex systems and significantly increase safety of humans. As space systems become more complex and human space exploration destinations get farther away from Earth, the flight crew may be forced to make timely decisions in responding to imminent hazardous conditions without the assistance of the ground crew. Technology: Examples of desired technology enhancements include: Timely Risk Identification NASA JSC desires to advance development of an automated failure modes and effects (FMEA) simulation technology. This technology would be a game-changer by identifying safety and technical risks of the design early and quickly such that design changes or trades can be made to eliminate these risks at a much lower lifecycle cost and significantly improve safety and system reliability. For several decades, the FMEA has been used to identify risks inherent in space system designs. Analysis results are frequently not available until the system design has matured to the point where it is ready for final development, test, and or deployment. Changes late in the design lifecycle often cannot be accommodated due to significant schedule delay and cost increase. Although designing out hazards is the most effective and preferred means of control, mitigations for identified risks at this time are usually limited to procedural controls which require recurring attention throughout the operational phase. This often results in operational complexity, higher risk, and higher sustaining cost. Risk-Informed Decision Making NASA JSC desires to advance the development of risk-informed decision support technologies such as automated systems diagnostic and prognostic tools that would suggest actions that have the highest probability of success. R&D Status: The FMEA Assistance Tool is currently under development. It includes a failure mode library with system types. The tool has an executable source code written in Lisp. NASA would potentially need to discuss migration to another programming language depending on partnering implementation plans. The Technology Readiness Level is TRL-3. The Risk-Informed Decision Support Tool (RIDST) is currently in development with QualTech Systems, Inc. and with Montana State University under a NASA Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Phase I grant. Intellectual Property (IP): This Partner relationship may produce new IP that could be jointly owned by NASA and the partner or may become the property of the partner. This announcement is not to be construed as a Request for Proposal and is not a commitment by the government, nor will the government pay for any information provided. Since this is an Announcement, no evaluation letters or results will be issued to the respondents. Please submit the attached Statement of Interest Form to Mark Dillard To view all Co-Development and Partnering Opportunities with the NASA Johnson Space Center please visit our website http://1.usa.gov/1bL99AF
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