Research, Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering (ROME) - NASA Langley Research Center

Sierra Lobo’s extensive wind tunnel experience is a crucial part of the Research, Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering (ROME) contract for NASA Langley Research Center. The ROME contract provides operations, maintenance, engineering, and general support services for Langley Research Center (LaRC) infrastructure and test facilities.  Sierra Lobo provides support in an integrated contract team environment in the following capacities:

Operations

We are responsible for the performance support of research facility operations functions for the following facilities:

·         National Transonic Facility (NTF), Building 1236

·         Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT), Building 1251

·         14 by 22 Foot Subsonic Tunnel (14x22), Building 1212C

·         Transonic Dynamics Tunnel (TDT), Building 648

·         8 Foot High Temperature Tunnel (8-Ft HTT), Building 1265

777 at NTF

Research Facility Operations Include:

·         Operations Management

·         Test Engineering

·         Facility Systems Engineering

·         Digital Controller Engineering

·         Data Systems Support

·         Data Quality Support

Central Utilities Operations Include:

·         Research Air Compressor St. (Bldg. 1247E)

·         High Pressure Air Operation Logs

·         High Pressure Air Production

·         Operations Procedures Plans

·         Facility Priority Meeting

·         Facility Operations Projects

·         Laser and Dynamic Data Support

·         Facility Automation and Control Systems Support

·         Instrumentation Systems Support

·         Test Management

·         Test Article Integration

·         Technical Operations

·         Electrical System Support

·         Fluid Systems Support

·         Facility Safety

·         Model Structural Analysis

·         Facility Configuration Management

·         Facility and Test Documentation

·         Facility Coordination

·         Facility Scheduling and Integration

Laser Velocimetry Test

Maintenance

Facility and facility system maintenance at LaRC involves all activities necessary to ensure that LaRC facilities and facility systems are safe, fully operational, reliable, and available on demand. LaRC facility maintenance involves the aggressive and proactive pursuit and implementation of the safest and most cost-effective blend of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) management, procedures, technology, and industry best practices.

Facility Maintenance Services Include:

·         Annual Work Plan (AWP)

·         Facility Condition Assessment (FCA)

·         RCM Program Management Plan

·         Preventive Maintenance (PM)

·         Predictive Testing and Inspection (PT&I)

·         Trouble Calls (TC)

·         General Facility Maintenance Requirements 

·         Maintenance Operations Procedure Plan (OPP)

Instrument Services Include:

·         Institutional Standards, Calibration Procedure and Policy

·         Inspection, Measuring, and Test Equipment (IM&TE) Logistics IM&TE Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) Maintenance and Repair

·         Industrial Instrumentation

Research Data and Facility Automation Include:

·         Data Acquisition System Configuration Management and Maintenance

·         Data Acquisition System Administration

·         Data Acquisition System Documentation

·         Facility Automation System (FAS) Maintenance and Repair

Engineering

Engineering work consists of a wide variety of engineering services and projects, including traditional engineering designs, as well as other engineering related products, such as fabrication of research equipment, implementation of the construction of facilities program, development of instrumentation and data acquisition systems, and operation of facility documentation libraries.

General Engineering Services Include:

·         Tactical Engineering Services

·         Field Consultation

·         Analyses

·         Design Modifications

·         Field Verifications of Drawings

·         Pressure Systems Recertification Services

·         Phase I – Evaluation

·         Phase II – Additional Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE) and Systems Repairs

·         Phase III – In-Service Inspections

·         Recertification NDE Requirements

·         Storage of Radiographic Film

·         Re-certification Drafting Requirements

Engineering Projects Include:

·         Institutional Facilities and Utility Systems

·         Civil, Structural, and Architectural Systems

·         Mechanical Systems

·         Electrical Systems

·         Research Facility Systems

·         Mechanical Equipment and Systems

·         Fluid Systems and Components

·         Electrical and Control Systems

·         Special Safety Engineering Projects

·         Drafting Projects

·         Technology Development Support Projects

·         Facility Automation and Control System Support

·         Data Acquisition Systems (DAS) Development Support

·         Instrumentation Systems Development Support

·         Test Techniques Development Support

·         Project Work Flow and Guidelines

·         Project Phases

·         Pre-Project Planning

·         Design

·         Construction

IT System Consolidation & Enterprise Architecture Include:

·         IT System Consolidation and Enterprise Architecture

IT General Support Services Include:

·         IT Administrative Services

·         Application Management

·         Hardware Management

·         Account Management

·         Updates and Upgrades

·         Performance Monitoring & Backup/Restore Services

·         Policy and Guidelines

·         IT Documentation

·         IT Services Log

·         IT Operational Procedures

·         Licensing and Maintenance Agreements

·         IT Master Schedule

·         IT Documents and Software Library

·         Configuration Management

·         Consultation and Training

·         Research Desktop System Administration

·         IT Trouble Calls

·         IT Service Requests

·         Technology Reviews

·         Technology Improvement Plan

IT Projects Include:

·         Pre-Project Planning

·         Requirements Definition

·         Special Studies and Business Cases

·         Prototype Designs

·         Project Management

·         Product Delivery

IT Product Service and Delivery Include:

·         Work Request Tracking System (WORTS)

·         OME Virtual Library (OME VL)

·         OME Enterprise Info. Portal (OME EIP)

·         IT Configuration MGMT. System (IT-CMS)

·         Hardware Consolidation

Examples of some of the testing include:

·         Testing  X-51 Scramjet Engine at Mach 5

·         Helped Boeing remove a launch constraint on its Delta II Heavy launch vehicle

·         Supported many Ares I, Crew Exploration Vehicle and Launch Abort Systems for the Constellation Program

·         Tested development test articles for HondaJet, Gulfstream and Boeing commercial aircraft

·         Tested rotorcraft for Sikorsky

·         Tested UAVs for various aerospace companies

Ares 1-X GWL Test

Scram Jet in 8’HTT