Planetary Plasma Interactions Discipline Node

Statement of Work (SOW) / Performance Work Statement (PWS)

This document outlines the Level 1 and Level 2 requirements for the Planetary Data System (PDS), which supports NASA's goals in planetary science and solar system exploration by organizing and documenting digital data.

• Provide expertise to guide and assist missions, programs, and individuals in organizing and documenting digital data.

• Serve as a single point of contact for data providers wishing to submit archival data.

• Provide expert leadership in designing archival data sets.

• Assist data providers in developing archive plans, interface documents, validation procedures, and delivery schedules.

• Establish and maintain archiving standards for NASA planetary science data.

• Provide tools to assist data producers in assembling, validating, and submitting archival products.

• Collect, validate, and peer review organized and well-documented data for archives.

• Maintain a catalog of accepted archival data sets.

• Provide appropriate storage for the archive.

• Maintain a distributed architecture based on scientific expertise.

• Adhere to applicable federal statutes, NASA policies, and Memoranda of Understanding.

• Follow best practices in system and software engineering for development and operations.

• Make data accessible to users for exploration and science.

• Support searches of archival holdings.

• Facilitate data transfers to users.

• Provide value-added services to aid in using archive products.

• Ensure long-term preservation and usability of data.

• The PDS will be managed as a NASA project subject to NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7120.8A.

• The PDS Project Office will ensure core project management functions (technical, cost, schedule, risk, procurement, configuration management) are performed consistently with NPR 7120.8 and applicable NASA standards.

• The PDS Project Office will ensure NASA cybersecurity compliance.

• The PDS Project Office will ensure the transition of the online presence to a NASA-managed web environment.

• The PDS Project Office will maintain standards for PDS Metrics and reporting.

• The PDS Project Office will own and maintain Level 2 requirements.

• The PDS Project Office will oversee the selection/designation of a lead node for mission interaction.

Not explicitly stated in this document, but implies ongoing NASA operations.

• Compliance with NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7120.8A.
• Adherence to NASA cybersecurity standards.
• Use of a distributed architecture.
• Establishment of archiving standards and validation procedures.

Forms / Attachments / Pricing Sheets

This document appears to be a checklist or matrix detailing various security and privacy controls, likely related to a federal information system. It outlines control identifiers, names, statements, discussions, related controls, and references to NIST publications and other federal guidelines. It seems to serve as a reference for implementing and assessing security and privacy measures.

• Control Identifiers and Names: Lists specific controls (e.g., CA-05, IA-02, CM-06) with their corresponding names.
• Control Statements: Provides the detailed requirements for each control.
• Discussions: Offers explanations and context for each control.
• Related Controls: Cross-references other controls that are linked.
• References: Cites relevant NIST Special Publications (SP), Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circulars, and other government documents.
• Security Baselines: Indicates applicability across Low, Moderate, and High security baselines.

Bidders may need to refer to this document to understand the specific security and privacy requirements that will be applied to the systems or services they are expected to provide. It helps in assessing the compliance obligations and the technical standards that must be met. Understanding these controls is crucial for developing compliant proposals and ensuring successful contract performance, particularly in government IT or cybersecurity-related opportunities.

Other / Unclassified

This document, NASA-SPEC-2661.Controls v2.0, is a NASA Technical Specification that defines information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) security control baselines for NASA information systems. It incorporates US Government federally mandated critical controls, NASA critical controls, and specific requirements for High-Value Asset (HVA) systems, systems with export-controlled data, and systems with artificial intelligence (AI) components.

This specification outlines the cybersecurity control baselines and requirements that may be applicable to NASA contracts. Vendors responding to NASA solicitations may need to demonstrate compliance with these controls as part of their proposals or system security plans. Understanding these requirements is crucial for developing compliant solutions and accurately estimating project scope and cost. The document details various control categories, including federally mandated controls, NASA critical controls, and specific controls for HVAs, export-controlled data, and AI components, providing a comprehensive framework for cybersecurity within NASA systems.

Statement of Work (SOW)

This Statement of Work (SOW) details the requirements for the Planetary Plasma Interactions (PPI) Discipline Node of the Planetary Data System (PDS). The primary objective is to make planetary mission data available to the public and ensure compliance with federal data management laws and NASA directives.

• Planetary Science Mission Support: Ingest, validate, and peer-review data from currently observing missions, research scientists, ground-based observations, and laboratory measurements. Provide expertise to guide missions and scientists in data organization and documentation, including issuing letters of support for proposals and supporting new spacecraft missions.

• Essential Data Archival, Preservation, Discovery, Distribution, and Data Usage Services: Implement NASA PDS Level 3 and 4 requirements, provide authoritative copies of data to the NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive (NSSDCA), ensure data is publicly accessible and secured, and minimize downtime for public data access.

• Standards and Documentation: Maintain PDS data archiving standards and ensure interoperability with NASA standards. Maintain PDS4 Local Language Dictionaries (LDD) and data system APIs.

• Working Groups: Actively participate in PDS working groups, communities of practice, and the PDS Management Council to discuss and adopt data standards, best practices, and cloud migration planning.

• Enterprise Modernization: Support PDS enterprise modernization by registering data holdings, converting data to PDS4, migrating data and services to a NASA-managed cloud environment, and evolving mission data pipelines.

• Sub-Nodes: Develop and submit plans for the transition of work performed by sub-nodes into the primary Discipline Node.

• Enterprise Efficiency and Training: Identify opportunities for increased PDS enterprise efficiency, provide training materials and support to the user community, and support training events.

• Cybersecurity: Accomplish cybersecurity compliance activities, deliver cybersecurity compliance plans, maintain Interconnectivity Security Agreements (ISAs), and achieve full compliance with Federal and NASA cybersecurity controls.

• Online Presence: Transition the Discipline Node web presence and dataset access to NASA-managed infrastructure.

• Metrics and Reporting: Provide quarterly reporting on progress against deliverables, including cloud migration, dataset conversion, and web presence transition.

• Place of Performance: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

• Period of Performance: December 1, 2026, to November 30, 2029.

• Compliance with Federal cybersecurity laws (e.g., FISMA, FITARA) and NASA cybersecurity directives.

• Adherence to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act for data accessibility.

• Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) includes NASA computers for full-time PDS Node staff only.

• Government-Furnished Information (GFI) is not specified at the outset but will include new scientific data and associated products received during performance.

• Limitations on purchasing new equipment using NASA funding.

• Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for major planetary science mission support outside of normal routine support.