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December 2012 Newsletter December 2012 Inside This Issue: pg: Sierra Lobo’s Headline News 1 Corporate News 2 USAF AFRL ARES III 15 Wolf Tracks NASA AMES Research Center (ARC) 16 NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) 18 NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) 20 NASA Kennedy Space Center (KESC) 21 NASA Kennedy Space Center (KISC) 22 NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) 23 Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) 25 Redstone Test Center (RTC) 26 Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB) 28 Technology Development and Engineering Center (TDEC) 29 Corporate Safety 32 Environmental Issues in T&E 33 Industry News 34 Welcome to the Pack 38 Industry Trivia 40 Sierra Lobo Wins the Engineering Fabrication Services (EFS) Contract at Johnson Space Center (JSC), Absorbs the Wind Tunnel Support Contract on RDSTS, and is Selected for the NASA Space Launch System Advance Development Program. Sierra Lobo (SLI) Primes EFS Win Sierra Lobo Wins SLS Contract The Cryo-Tracker® sensor is a winner of the The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, in SLI announces that NASA, Marshall Space R&D 100 Award, recognizing the top 100 ® best new technologies in the world. The Cryo Houston, Texas, NASA’s lead Center for Flight Center, selected our Cryo-Tracker ® human rated spaceflight hardware design and Mass Gauging System for their Space -Tracker sensor proposed for use as SLS’s production, selected Sierra Lobo to “Prime” Launch System (SLS) Advance Development cryogenic liquid-level sensing system is the its EFS Contract. The primary goals of this Program. This selection is part of NASA’s result of more than 16 years of concept contract are to provide JSC organizations and Research Announcement (NRA) to support exploration, validation, and extensive testing external customers the highest quality, cost the evolutionary development strategy for in laboratory and relevant environments. effective fabrication and manufacturing SLS. The Cryo-Tracker® selection was a services. Objectives related to meeting these result of (1) its mature concept capable of SLI Absorbs Wind Tunnel Support goals for the EFS Contract include: supporting the SLS vehicle, and (2) its ability Contract on RDSTS Maintaining aerospace grade fabrication to reduce launch systems costs and enhance RDSTS Expands to Include Wind Tunnels capabilities to produce world class space- propellant monitoring capabilities. flight hardware Sierra Lobo’s Bldg. 65 R&D Structural Providing one-stop, end-to-end, fabrication Testing Services (RDSTS) Contract at services for customers through a well- Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, absorbed the structured customer service approach, and wind tunnel support contract on 1 November broad in-house capabilities 2012. The contract staff increased from 33 Expand prototyping capabilities and employees to 54 and the contract value maturing low Manufacturing Readiness increased from $54M to $67M. The Air Level technologies and processes Force Research Lab (AFRL) opted to merge Providing fabrication services collaboration the two contracts as part of a long-term effort and education to consolidate contract vehicles across the Improving the sharing, teaming, and use of base. A major reorganization within AFRL common processes with JSC ancillary shops brought these efforts under a single division, Enhancing service delivery approaches with enabling the merge and saving the govern- commonality and efficiency by implement- ment and Sierra Lobo hundreds of thousands ing standards, tool sets, guidelines, training, of dollars in procurement and proposal and consultation efforts. AFRL intends to keep these facilities As a member of the NASA Fabrication Alli- under a single contract for the next five-year ance, create a shared pool of resources and cycle, which starts 1 February 2015. Artist concept of SLS launching. expertise within JSC and across the Agency (See page 28 for full story.) (Credit: NASA) Sierra Lobo’s Wolf Tracks is published twice a year; June/July and December/January. CORPORATE NEWS cost and schedule projections; design trades and analysis; and, Sierra Lobo, Inc., Wins OMES determinations of availability and application of advanced Sierra Lobo is part of the SGT, Inc., technologies, project review, and special studies. SLI personnel in Team (from Greenbelt, MD), that has the Huntsville, Alabama, area will provide these services along been awarded the Omnibus Multidisci- with our Corporate Technology Development and Engineering pline Engineering Services (OMES) Center (TDEC) reach-back personnel. Contract, in support of the Applied Engi- neering and Technology Directorate ARES III Phase-in Is A Success (AETD) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. OMES is a broad Omni- The ARES III (Advanced Research and bus Engineering Services Contract, Engineering Services) Contract is located which will provide an array of multidisciplinary engineering at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s services to NASA Goddard in-house projects. (AFRL) remote facility at Edwards AFB, CA. Eighteen miles from the main base, The OMES Contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/ and twenty miles from the nearest town, indefinite-quantity contract, with a maximum ordering value of this is the most isolated site SLI has $400M. The ordering period is five years, effective August 2012. worked at. AFRL is a scientific research organization operated by the United The Team (led by SGT, Inc.) will provide support services for States Air Force Materiel Command development and validation of new technologies for the Joint Polar dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of Satellite System (JPSS) Mission and the Space Servicing affordable aerospace warfighting technologies. Capabilities Project. This will include study, design, systems engineering, development, fabrication, integration, testing, With miles and miles of nothing but sand and Joshua trees, a verification and operations of space flight, airborne and ground random jack rabbit or coyote sighting provided excitement for our system hardware and software. Phase-in Team during their 45 minute drive. As part of the OMES Team, Sierra Lobo will offer support to The SLI Phase-in Team would like to thank all our new employees Technology Development Services in the areas of Cryogenic and for their hospitality during the Phase-in. Meeting and working with Fluid Systems Technologies. In addition, we will support such friendly and capable people paved the way for a very smooth implementation services, including fabrication, assembly, testing transition. We welcome you to Sierra Lobo! services, and sustaining engineering services. Leadership Message Sierra Lobo, Inc., Wins MIPSS A leader must possess interpersonal expertise and strong skills in building relationships. Sierra Lobo, Inc., is part of the Sumaria Systems Team that was awarded the Interpersonal expertise involves learning how another person Marshall Integrated Program Support thinks, makes decisions, and expresses their emotions. The leader Services (MIPSS) Blanket Purchase uses this knowledge to apply the best methods and techniques to Agreement Contract, in support of inspire and lead people to achieve great results for the organization, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) as well as the individual person. In dealing with a broad spectrum Programs and Projects. NASA/MSFC of people, a leader must be adept in the use of tools, such as: artful awarded three Blanket Purchase Agree- communication skills, active listening, negotiating, persuading, ments against the General Services resolving conflict (s), and building consensus (just to name a few). Administration (GSA) Professional Engineering Schedule (PES) contract on August 14, 2012, worth a total of $150M over a five- Relationships are structured around a mutually desired outcome. A year period. strong and productive personal and business life depends on relationships built on trust, openness, and mutual commitment. In The Team, led by Sumaria Systems, will compete for Task Orders addition to the skills discussed above, building relationships in five work areas: Program Planning and Control; Cost Estimating requires proficiency in teambuilding, collaboration, and ability to and Analysis; Configuration and Data Management; Project Coor- practice humility. dination; and Subject Matter Expert Support. These services will be applied across the various NASA missions that MSFC supports. A leader builds a culture that promotes realism, openness, truth, and robust dialogue. As part of the Sumaria Systems Team, Sierra Lobo will provide Building and promoting a culture on these elements allows us to: highly-qualified, experienced, Subject Matter Experts to provide Develop long-lasting relationships based on honesty and trust program management support. This will include support for men- Ensure all perspectives are listened to and considered, when we toring; program and project planning; alternatives analysis, program are solving our most pressing issues 2 CORPORATE NEWS Gives us the assurance that we will have free flow of informa- Pay It Forward Kidney Donation Chain tion, when we face the tough challenges July 19, 2012, was the fifth anni- A leader must know his people and his business. versary of the world’s first “Pay It Forward Kidney Donation A leader must constantly assess and understand employees’ Chain.” A person who is a strengths, weaknesses, skills, capabilities, and behaviors as member of “The Chain” receives individuals and in a team environment. A leader needs to help a new kidney from a non-related employees grow professionally, technically, and as leaders. A stranger
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