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IGF::CT::IGF BAA ENTITLED "MULTI PURPOSE SEP MODULE FOR ARM&BEYOND" APPENDIX C: ADAPTING COMMERICAL SPACECRAFT FOR THE ASTEROID REDIRECT VALUE TO REDUCE DEVELOPMENT COSTS, NASA IS INTERESTED IN STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF ADAPTING AND LEVERAGING EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACECRAFT DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, INTEGRATION, AND TESTING CAPABILITIES FOR DEVELOPING THE ARV AND ITS MAIN COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (SEP) MODULE. THE MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE ARV CONFIGURATION ARE THE SEP MODULE, THE MISSION MODULE, AND THE ASTEROID CAPTURE SYSTEM. AS SUCH, THIS CONTRACT IS FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE USE OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL DESIGNS FOR THE ARV AND/OR MISSION MODULE SHALL BE PREPARED, INCLUDING ANY MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL DESIGNS, THE LEVERAGING OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION CAPABILITIES, AND INTEGRATION AND TESTING FACILITIES. THE STUDY SHALL INCLUDE CONCEPTUAL SYSTEMS DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND ENGINEERING, AND AN ESTIMATE THE COST AND SCHEDULE REQUIRED FOR FLIGHT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. INNOVATIVE IDEAS FOR MINIMIZING COST TO THE GOVERNMENT ARE ENCOURAGED. REVIEW AND APPROVAL ACTIONS ARE CALLED OUT FOR CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND DATA AS DEFINED IN THE CDRL. WHEN REVIEW OR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED, THE ITEMS SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY THE CONTRACTOR REQUESTING THE APPROPRIATE ACTION. THE GOVERNMENT WILL RESPOND IN WRITING NO LATER THAN 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE REQUEST, EITHER GRANTING APPROVAL OR STATING SPECIFIC REASONS FOR NOT DOING SO. IF APPROVAL IS NOT GRANTED, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL NEGOTIATE THE SCHEDULE WITHIN WHICH APPROVAL CAN BE GRANTED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER EACH DATA ITEM AS AN ELECTRONIC COPY. THESE ELECTRONIC FILES SHALL BE IN MICROSOFT (I.E. WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, ACCESS, OR PROJECT) OR ADOBE ACROBAT FORMAT. FOR DRAWINGS, THE ELECTRONIC FORMATS AND DRAWING STANDARDS NORMALLY USED BY THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGNATE A PROGRAM MANAGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WITH SINGULAR AUTHORITY TO PLAN AND DIRECT THE SUCCESSFUL AND TIMELY ACHIEVEMENT OF THE WORK SPECIFIED IN THIS DOCUMENT. THE PROGRAM MANAGER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EFFECTIVE AND TIMELY COMMUNICATION TO THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM PERFORMANCE. THE PROGRAM MANAGER SHALL PROVIDE CONTINUOUS VISIBILITY INTO PROGRAM STATUS BY REPORTING ON TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND COST AND SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE.