Research
and Development Support
This
functional area consists of supporting the development and
application of scientific and analytical disciplines to conduct
fundamental research; scientific study and experimentation
directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing
knowledge or understanding; concept formulation; assessment
of system and subsystem requirements; development, analysis
and evaluation of concepts, technologies, systems and subsystems;
and development of operational concepts and tactics with the
end goal being the application of results to developing new
or improving existing warfighting capabilities.
Engineering,
System Engineering and Process Engineering Support
This
functional area consists of supporting the application of
engineering disciplines to technically support development
of new warfighting capabilities and systems, technically support
development of significant alterations to existing systems,
support integration of existing equipment or software into
different applications or platforms to support the warfighter,
and support evaluation of foreign or non-developmental weapons
systems, equipments, and technologies to satisfy existing
warfighting requirements. Support is required for system and
process engineering disciplines that systematically consider
the requirements, synthesize and evaluate alternative concepts,
identify a recommended selection, and generate a design and
system specification.
Modeling,
Simulation, Stimulation, and Analysis Support
This
functional area consists of the application of a standardized,
rigorous, structured methodology to create and validate a
physical, mathematical, or otherwise logical representation
of a system, entity, phenomenon, or process. The functional
area involves the use of models, including emulators, prototypes,
simulators, and stimulators, either statically or over time,
to develop data as a basis for making managerial, technical,
strategic, or tactical decisions.
Prototyping,
Pre-Production, Model-Making, and Fabrication Support
This
functional area consists of the building, fabrication, testing,
evaluating and operating reduced and full scale models, mock-ups,
prototypes, pre-production units and research and development
(R&D) test tools of electronic and electro-mechanical
systems and system elements. Fabrication and machining of
replacement parts or equipments for fielded systems or platforms
is included. Includes the use of traditional materials as
well as new composite materials.
System
Design Documentation and Technical Data Support
This
functional area involves the engineering effort required to
prepare and assure that the detailed technical data documentation
that is necessary to support system development reflects the
latest design, configuration, integration, and installation
concepts. Technical documentation may be in the form of paper,
electronic (digital) or interactive computer systems.
Software
Engineering, Development, Programming, and Network Support
This
functional area consists of applying the engineering and scientific
disciplines to perform technical analysis of, technically
support development of or selection of hardware and computer
software, or modification to existing hardware and software
for systems, test facilities, or training facilities. This
also consists of software engineering efforts and programming
support required to technically support software implementation
in systems, sub-systems, and components utilizing computers,
electronics, and software. Planning, designing, coding, testing,
integrating, supporting, and delivering algorithms, software
(source code and executables), computer programs are the inherent
activities of this functional area. Generally, the software
development processes used for software development under
this contract shall be, as a minimum, assessed at Software
Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
Level 3 or equivalent, however the Government may specify
other (either lower or higher) standards in individual task
orders issued under the contract.
Reliability,
Maintainability, and Availability (RM&A) Support
This
functional area consists of applying engineering, scientific,
and analytical disciplines to ensure that systems and platforms
RM&A requirements are integrated with the system design,
development and life cycle sustainment resulting in warfighting
capabilities that function effectively when required and that
detection and correction of design deficiencies, weak parts,
and workmanship defects that affect functionality are implemented.
Human
Factors, Performance, and Usability Engineering Support
This
functional area consists of applying engineering, scientific,
and analytical disciplines to ensure that design of interactive
systems are safer, more secure and easier to use thereby reducing
accidents due to human error, increasing system integrity
and enabling more efficient process operations. This
functional area also includes applying engineering, scientific,
and analytical disciplines to ensure that the number, type,
mix, knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs), aptitudes and
physical characteristics of operators, maintainers and support
personnel have been defined and documented early in the system
design phase.
System
Safety Engineering Support
This
functional area consists of applying engineering and analytical
disciplines to ensure that safety is considered in all aspects
of design, development, operation, maintenance, and modification
of systems and platforms.
Configuration
Management (CM) Support
This
functional area consists of applying engineering and analytical
disciplines to identify, document, and verify the functional,
performance, and physical characteristics of systems, to control
changes and non-conformance, and to track actual configurations
of systems and platforms.
Quality
Assurance (QA) Support
This
functional area consists of applying engineering and analytical
disciplines to ensure that the processes and products used
in the design, development, fabrication, manufacture of result
in quality products.
Acquisition
Logistics Support
This
functional area consists of applying the engineering and analytical
disciplines required to implement acquisition logistics as
a multi-functional technical management discipline associated
with the design, development, test, production, fielding,
sustainment, and improvement modifications of cost effective
systems that achieve the warfighters' peacetime and wartime
readiness requirements. The principal objectives of acquisition
logistics are to ensure that support considerations are an
integral part of the system's design requirements, that the
system can be cost effectively supported through its life-cycle,
and that the infrastructure elements necessary to the initial
fielding and operational support of the system are identified
and developed and acquired.
Supply
and Provisioning Support
This
functional area consists of applying the analytical and technical
disciplines required to ensure that fielded warfighting capabilities
are materially sustained. The principal objectives of this
functional area is to ensure that material for fleet operation
and maintenance of systems is available when required, that
materials are properly stored and transported, and inventories
are managed in a cost effective manner to sustain supported
systems.
Training
Support
This
functional area consists of applying the engineering and analytical
disciplines required to ensure that the warfighter and technical
support community is provided with adequate instruction including
applied exercises resulting in the attainment and retention
of knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding the platforms,
systems, and warfighting capabilities they operate and maintain.
This functional area includes organizational development activities.
In-Service
Engineering, Fleet Introduction, Installation and Checkout
Support
This
functional area consists of the application of engineering,
analytical, and technical disciplines and skills to establish
and maintain long-term engineering, operation, and maintenance
support for in-service warfighting capabilities as well as
the capability to modernize or introduce transformational
technologies into those capabilities.
Program
Support
This
functional area consists of applying the business, financial
management, and technical disciplines required to support
planning, organizing, staffing, controlling, and leading team
efforts in managing acquisition programs such that the result
places a capable and supportable system in the hands of the
warfighter when and where it is needed, and does so at an
affordable price. This functional area represents an integration
of a complex system of differing but related functional disciplines
that must work together to achieve program goals through development,
production, deployment, operations, support, and disposal.
Administrative
Support
This
functional area consists of applying the clerical and administrative
disciplines required for seamless operation of offices and
support functions.
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