U.S. ATLAS HL-LHC Upgrade Level 2 and Deputies-NSF only Management Mailing List

[Michael Tuts <tuts AT pmtuts.net>]

Hi L2 managers,

 

We have spent quite a bit of time with NSF trying to make the case for the COVID BCP-1045, without a lot of headway. Attached are the NSF comments regarding our BCP, please read them for yourselves to see what NSF’s current viewpoint on COVID BCP’s is (and distribute as you see fit down the line).

 

If I try to summarize, they have:

• Explained that we cannot add resources to “in-progress” tasks (our split tasks), but we can change the duration of those tasks.
• That means that escalation (only) is allowed because of tasks that have been pushed out by the COVID caused delays
• As a consequence, they have not approved any requests for additional resources for split tasks and not approved most additional resource requests, with the exception of an additional resources request in 6.8.3 for near term “not started” work. They want us to carry those variances until such time as we re-baseline.
• Based on that we will re-submit the COVID BCP, following those guidelines, in the next few days and seek NSF approval for essentially the COVID schedule delays and the corresponding escalation.
• For institutions that may need additional funds this year to cover overcosts attributable to COVID inefficiencies for example, we will deal with those on a case-by-case basis, and will need NSF approval before distributing those funds.

 

Your PO

 

Files attached:

• 3/4/22 -- “BCP-1045.zip” – this is the original BCP-1045 packet, including justification document, sent to NSF
• 3/10/22 -- “BCP Review Comments from RY.docx” – was the 1^st set of comments from NSF regarding our BCP-1045 submission
• 3/15/22 -- “Response to NSF comments on BCP NSF-045 v5” – this was our response to the first NSF comments
• 3/17/22 – “BCP-1045A Addendum to COVID BCP” -- after initial discussion, NSF approved the LAr schedule only BCP (called 1045A) in order to be used with DOE-067 LAr BCP so that schedules between NSF and DOE LAr scope could be synchronized. This is the modified justification document for LAr only.
• 3/17/22 – “BCP_NSF-1045A-v1_COVID” – then NSF signed the BCP-1045A BCP
• 4/4/22 -- “NSF Feedback on LAr responses for BCP NSF-045 v5 2022-04-04” – was the NSF response to reviewing the remaining LAr requests (except for the schedule delays, that were approved earlier, see above)

Attachment: BCP Review Comments from RY.docx
Description: BCP Review Comments from RY.docx

Attachment: NSF Feedback on LAr Responses for BCP NSF-045 v5_2022-04-04.docx
Description: NSF Feedback on LAr Responses for BCP NSF-045 v5_2022-04-04.docx

Attachment: Response to NSF comments on BCP NSF-045 v5.docx
Description: Response to NSF comments on BCP NSF-045 v5.docx

Attachment: BCP-1045.zip
Description: BCP-1045.zip

Attachment: BCP_NSF-1045A-v1_COVID signed.pdf
Description: BCP_NSF-1045A-v1_COVID signed.pdf

Attachment: BCP-1045A Addendum to COVID BCP.docx
Description: BCP-1045A Addendum to COVID BCP.docx