Functional Areas Descriptions:
3.1 Research & 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.
3.2
Engineering, System Engineering & 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.
3.3 Modeling,
Simulation, Stimulation, & 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.
3.4 Prototyping, Pre-Production,
Model-Making, & 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.
3.5 System Design Documentation & 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.
3.6 Software
Engineering, Development, Programming, & 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.
3.7
Reliability, Maintainability, & 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.
3.8 Human
Factors, Performance, & 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.
3.9 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.
3.10 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.
3.11
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, and manufacture of result in quality products.
3.12 Information System (IS)
Development, Information Assurance (IA), & Information
Technology (IT) Support
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, and 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.
3.13
Ship Inactivation & Disposal
Support
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.
3.14
Interoperability, Test & Evaluation,
Trials Support
This functional area consists
of the application of engineering,
scientific, and analytical disciplines
necessary to ensure that developed
platforms, systems, and warfighting
capabilities have been properly
tested and that joint interoperability
requirements have been fully met
at all levels of their life cycle
.
3.15 Measurement Facilities,
Range, and Instrumentation Support
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.
3.16
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.
3.17 Supply & 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.
3.18 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.
3.19 In-Service
Engineering, Fleet Introduction, Installation & 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.
3.20 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.
3.21 Administrative
Support
This functional area consists of applying the
clerical and administrative
disciplines required for seamless operation of
offices and support functions.
3.22 Public
Affairs & Multimedia
Support
This functional
area consists of
supporting the
development and
application of
print, photo, video,
and multimedia public
affairs instruments. Support
may be required for promotional
writing services, message/brand
development, visual media to
include still, video and multimedia
documentation, message dissemination, photography,
and other public affairs services to augment
existing staff and provide critical assistance
in development of communication messages for
the Navy.
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