PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: GSFC, GREENBELT, MD LASER SYSTEM ENGINEERING SERVICES (LSES). THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ACQUIRE ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING RELATED SERVICES FOR THE ICESAT-2 PROJECT AS REQUIRED, FOR THE FORMULATION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FLIGHT FABRICATION, INTEGRATION, TESTING, VERIFICATION, AND OPERATIONS OF THE ICESAT-2 ATLAS INSTRUMENT SPACE FLIGHT LASER AND GROUND SYSTEM HARDWARE. THE EMPHASIS IN ENGINEERING SERVICES WILL BE IN THE AREAS OF LASER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, LASER PHYSICS, PROCESS ENGINEERING, OPTICAL ENGINEERING, LASER ASSEMBLY AND LASER TESTING. THE EMPHASIS IN MANUFACTURING WILL BE TO SUPPLEMENT THE GSFC ON SITE CAPABILITIES TO MANUFACTURE THE ATLAS FLIGHT LASERS. THIS MAY INCLUDE FLIGHT LASER MANUFACTURING AT THE CONTRACTOR'S FACILITY.