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. This
effort may include manning, operating, and maintaining test support
craft and experimental vessels in the open ocean or restricted
waters to support tests.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This functional area consists
of providing information system software analysis, requirements
definition, design, development, test, modification, installation,
implementation, quality assurance, training, and documentation
to meet the evolving data storage and reporting needs of programs
and management. Analyze existing IT and IS databases, web sites,
and IT applications and recommend new or improved interfaces and
improved management tools that meet new management requirements,
or improve management effectiveness and efficiency. Perform maintenance
and technical support for Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area
Networks (WAN) that are outside the cognizance of the Navy Marine
Corps Intranet (NMCI). Modify, implement and maintain web based
information systems and links. Develop web-site structure, prepare
documentation for population, implement and maintain web sites.
Provide systems engineering and technical support for establishment,
test, upgrade, and operational support of systems, networks, workstations
and support equipment hardware and software that are outside the
cognizance of NMCI. Conduct IA analyses, develop, recommend, and
implement, monitor, update, and maintain, IA practices, procedures,
equipments, algorithms, and hardware that are outside the cognizance
of NMCI.
This functional
area consists of technically supporting submarine, aircraft, weapons
system and ship inactivation and disposal efforts to ensure that
critical equipment removed is safeguarded and destroyed in accordance
with the appropriate Navy instructions and directives. Provide
direct liaison with the Shipyard or depot and the Navy to insure
that critical technology is not inadvertently transferred to foreign
nationals or governments. Ensure proper documentation exists for
the sale of excess materials from inactivated platforms prior to
sale by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS).
Technically support the demilitarization process for shipboard
equipment using the Expanded Work Breakdown Structure (EWBS), Trade
Security Controls (TSC), and Munitions List Items (MLI) all of
which are used to determine the disposition of excess, not-ready-for-issue
(non-RFI) equipment. Technically support the security classification
requirements and guidelines for data and equipment necessary to
assist in making decisions on sales issues.
This
functional area consists of applying engineering, analytical, and
technician disciplines in the operation and support of measurement
facilities, ranges and instrumentation used for testing, evaluating,
experimenting, and exercising platforms and systems.
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.
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.
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 and process improvement
training activities. This functional area consists
of information dissemination, as well as the development and facilitation
of training for the Navy and Marine Corps workforce related to
organizational development and process improvement initiatives. This
includes efforts such as implementation of LEAN practices, implementation
of National Security Personnel System (NSPS), Competency
Alignment initiatives, and other workforce training efforts related
to organizational development initiatives, process improvement
initiatives and Human Capital Strategies.
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.
This functional area consists
of clerical and administrative support required for seamless operation
of offices and support functions. This area also includes support
of personal property management functions.
This functional area consists of analytical
and organizational assessment support functions, Human Capital
Strategy processes and
programs, organizational development efforts and organizational
process improvement efforts.
This functional area consists of organizational
assessment, infrastructure assessment, financial management, process
engineering, business as well as technical and non-technical disciplines
to support development and implementation of the MEO. This
functional area includes offering recommendations for technology
infusion, capital investments, organizational structures, staffing
and lean performance execution processes and metrics. In
the event of an MEO selection/decision, this functional area includes
providing accepted technology solutions, capital investments and
staffing in accordance with the MEO through a follow-on contract
action or option. This functional area will include conflict
of interest clauses.
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