ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR FLIGHT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (ETS) CONTRACT IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE BY WHICH THE DRYDEN RESEARCH, PROJECTS, MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS, CHIEF ENGINEERS OFFICE, AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS/EDUCATION/COMMERCIALIZATION ORGANIZATIONS OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR FLIGHT RESEARCH PROJECTS, INTERNAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND VARIOUS TECHNICAL SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. THE ETS CONTRACT WAS INITIALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1985, AND HAS EXISTED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THEN, WITH A FEW CHANGES IN SCOPE, STRUCTURE, AND SIZE. TASK ORDERS (TOS) CONSTITUTE THE MECHANISM FOR ORDERING SERVICES ON THIS CONTRACT. . THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE TOS (CALLED FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS) APPLY TO SPECIFIC WBS ELEMENTS OF THE CONTRACT, WITH THE NUMBERING FOR EACH SECTION CORRESPONDING TO THE APPLICABLE WBS NOMENCLATURE. THE WORK ON TOS GENERALLY REPRESENTS ONGOING EFFORTS, RATHER THAN NEWLY DEFINED OR CLOSED-ENDED WORK. THERE IS AN ALLOWANCE FOR WORK TO BE ORDERED OF A CLOSED-ENDED NATURE UNDER A SPECIAL PROJECTS AND STUDIES WBS. THE WBS ELEMENTS IN THE STATEMENT OF SOW ARE DIVIDED FOUR SECTIONS: SECTION 1, RESEARCH ENGINEERING SUPPORT: THIS SECTION DESCRIBES REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPORT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AT DRYDEN DIRECTLY UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE RESEARCH ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE. SECTION 2, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SUPPORT: THIS SECTION DESCRIBES REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPORT OF FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPORT OFFICE (MSSO) TO MAINTAIN, ASSESS, AND IMPROVE THE DRYDEN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DMS). SECTION 3, CHIEF ENGINEERS OFFICE SUPPORT: THIS SECTION DESCRIBES REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPORT OF THE DFRC CHIEF ENGINEERS OFFICE AND INCLUDES SPECIAL PROJECTS AND STUDIES IN THE AREAS OF TOTAL RISK MANAGEMENT AND INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW. SECTION 4, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, COMMERCIALIZATION, EDUCATION OUTREACH, AND HISTORY OFFICE SUPPORT: THIS SECTION DESCRIBES REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPORT OF THE DRYDEN PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE, AND INCLUDES BOTH ONGOING WORK AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND STUDIES IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, COMMUNICATE KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, COMMERCIALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION, AND NASA HISTORY.