Team Members Professional Support Experience

SDA SeaPort-e SOW Functional Area Experience

Systems Design and Analysis (SDA), Inc. main and branch offices are located within Midwest Zone 5. The SDA main office is located at 1398 N. Shadeland Ave., Suite 2235 , Indianapolis , IN 46219 . The branch office is located in Stanford , IN near NSWC Crane. Both office locations support past and current contracts with NSWC Crane and provide the presence necessary to support SeaPort-e tasking with the highest level of experience, expertise and excellence.

SOW Functional Area 3.2 Engineering, System Engineering and Process Engineering.

For the past 5 years SDA has provided engineering and system engineering support to NSWC Crane Project Managers responsible for tactical and strategic weapons systems under the 7 delivery orders referenced in Table A. A staff with over 100 years military engineering technical experience has performed this work on 7 of the 21 delivery orders listed in Table A. The contract references listed in Table A are prime examples of SDA successful completion of various engineering tasks. The delivery orders cited include initial development and upgrades to a heavy duty battery charger for TRIDENT Inter-Facility Transportation Equipment (IFTE), system engineering support for TRIDENT IFTE operation and upgrades, IFTE environmental system electrical engineering support, and management of a quick turnaround IFTE equipment repair and upgrade task. Mr. James Garten led SDA teams to accomplish the referenced tasks resulting in improved system performance, reduced IFTE maintenance, decreased IFTE pre-trip inspection time, and increased equipment availability.

SOW Functional Area 3.3 Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Support.

Over the past 5 years SDA has provided analysis support to the NSWC Crane TRIDENT Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) engineering department on 2 delivery orders listed in Table A. A staff with over 40 years military system engineering experience performed this work supporting the TRIDENT Inter-Facility Transportation Equipment (IFTE) project. Environmentally controlled rail containers are used to transport TRIDENT Missile Motors from manufacture to storage to deployment. Stringent temperature and humidity limits must be maintained during transport. SDA formatted raw sensor and control system data and then charted dozens of parameters to evaluate system performance and compliance with all environmental control requirements. SDA personnel familiar with the environmental control system analyzed dozens of charts to identify performance trends, excessive equipment cycling, failures, transit route, temperature, humidity, and air leakage. In one notable situation SDA experience and analysis techniques were able to correlate data gaps and extreme fluctuations to high shock loads not otherwise identified.

SOW Functional Area 3.5 System Design Documentation and Technical Data Support.

For the past 5 years SDA has provided system design documentation and technical data support to NSWC Crane Programs. Under the 8 delivery orders referenced in Table A SDA personnel with over 50 years experience developed design and production documentation packages, performed a Navy sanctioned review and acceptance of all engineering design drawings for the Standard Electronic Module (SEM) B EMSP product line, review and prepare corrections to the AN/UYS-2 (V7) technical manuals, develop an Engineering Change Notice for modifications that will facilitate flushing coolant from the EMSP cabinet used in the CEEE system, and developed a database to capture and digitize IFTE parts lists, specifications, ODs, procedures, instructions, and photographs. The design and production documentation packages replaced little or no documentation with clear, concise, and complete data packages suitable for future competitive procurements. EMSP documentation reviews resulted in a Navy mandated vendor correction effort that would not have otherwise occurred. The ongoing database effort has captured and organized information from diverse government and commercial sources, providing a single location for project information saving untold hours typically spent searching for material.

SOW Functional Area 3.7 Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RM&A) Support.

For the past 5 years SDA has provided electronic component reliability expertise to the NSWC Crane TRIDENT Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Fire Control System (FCS) engineering group under the 4 delivery orders referenced in Table A. Mr. Alan Shew, with over 30 years of subject matter experience, develops methods to assure the highest readiness, reliability, and availability of mission critical FCS components under the referenced 4 delivery orders. Mr. Shew is representative of SDA employees that support the areas of electronic component quality, test and evaluation, and vendor process audit. Constant monitoring of thousands of components, numerous vendors, manufacturing processes, failure reports and analysis, and component substitution is required to fulfill the TRIDENT FCS mission. Mr. Shew plans, coordinates, directs or performs development of test procedures to evaluate vendors of electronic components, commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) items, plastic encapsulated microcircuits (PEM), and new technology insertion initiatives for compliance to TRIDENT Program requirements. A technical paper prepared detailing accomplishments relating to PEM test methods was published in Electronic Packaging and Production Magazine

Under a multi-year small business contract, SDA participated in an innovative enterprise that combined assets of NSWC Crane Division and NAWCAD Indianapolis into the Navy DMS Technology Center (DTC). Subsequently, SDA worked closely with the NSWC Crane Division Component Obsolescence Branch in the development and integration of custom databases and multiple customer-focused component obsolescence reports. Additionally, SDA supported administrative and marketing activities. Under a CRADA, SDA and the NSWC Crane Division Component Obsolescence Branch team to support component obsolescence management of military systems for a NATO ally.

SOW Functional Area 3.16 Acquisition Logistics Support.

Under a delivery order to the Crane electronic omnibus contract, SDA augmented the acquisition logistics support of the Airborne Electronic Warfare Systems Department for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) and Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) initiatives. SDA drafted and reviewed logistic schedules to ensure seamless integration within the overall program schedule. SDA identified methods of measuring contractor performance in promoting system availability and performance under existing acquisition and support contracts for potential application in the UAV acquisition program.

SOW Functional Area 3.17 Supply and Provisioning Support.

Under the deliver order referenced in Table A, a current multi-year contract, SDA provides Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and Industrial Engineering support to the Navy's Total Ship Training System (TSTS) In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) located at NSWC Crane. TSTS includes the Battle Force Tactical Trainer (BFTT) and associated systems. Mr. Lee Dodge, with over 30 years subject matter experience, serves as the logistics Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the ISEA ILS Team, working closely with the Team Lead and is a member of the Local Configuration Control Board (LCCB). Mr. Dodge is instrumental in providing project scope management and integration effort definition for ILS requirements, Decision Option Papers (DOP), schedules and plans, and budget inputs to the TSTS ISEA manager. As part of a dynamic TSTS program team Mr. Dodge frequently provides quick turn-around response to PEO IWS IA5 schedule requirements keeping fleet installations on schedule and on budget. All Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) are reviewed to determine ILS impact and coordinated with Configuration Management (CM) personnel developing Field Changes (FC) recommendations and requirements. Periodic review of and update to the TSTS ILS Management Plan (ILSMP) and User Logistics Support Summary (ULSS) is also performed. All efforts employ accepted industrial engineering principles to recommend process improvements, thereby reducing TSTS Total Ownership Cost (TOC).

SOW Functional Area 3.19 In-Service engineering, Fleet Introduction, Installation and Checkout Support.

For the past 5 years SDA has provided production monitoring/oversight, installation/checkout, and mechanical/electronic assembly/repair support to the Navy AN/UYS-1 Advanced Signal Processor (ASP) Program In-Service Engineering Activity (ISEA) located at NSWC Crane under the 5 delivery order referenced in Table A. Mr. Walt Smith, with over 20 years subject matter experience, performs the work on the 5 delivery orders referenced in Table A. During vendor production of the enhanced AN/UYS-2 Modular signal Processor (EMSP) system Mr. Smith was tasked with identification and resolution of electronic part issues, form, fit, and function and evaluation of electronic and mechanical assembly performance. Successful and prompt resolution of all issues resulted in on schedule delivery of systems meeting all Navy requirements. Mr. Smith directed initial Installation/checkout tasks at various Navy and systems integration EMSP users consisting of laboratory site surveys, supervision of EMSP handling and installation, supervision and/or performance of the connection to required electrical and chilled water utilities, connection of the Application Development Facility (ADF), initializing the EMSP to insure proper operation and correction of any errors or faults. Suspect components or systems returned to the NSWC Navy ASP ISEA are evaluated by Mr. Smith and quickly repaired or replaced to minimize fleet down time.

SOW Functional Area 3.20 Program Support.

For the past 3 years SDA has provided Program Support to NSWC Crane under the 3 delivery orders referenced in Table A in the area of TRIDENT FBM IFTE, support equipment, and missile motor movement planning. Mr. David Houser, with over 20 years SSPO Headquarters Program Management experience, is representative of SDA personnel that provide support on the referenced delivery orders. Mr. Houser supports SSPO Headquarters in Washington DC on site and travels to various contractor and government sites as a troubleshooter and engineering representative for SP 273. Extensive current and historical knowledge of programmatic and engineering issues relating to a variety of TRIDENT FBM projects is required to ensure fleet strategic capabilities are maintained. Another SDA employee, with over 25 years subject matter experience, develops motor movement schedules, equipment provisioning, leads the motor movement team reporting to SP 274, and coordinates multiple facility storage and disposal activities. These functions impact directly United States compliance with the Strategic Arm Reduction Treaty (START). During the past year more motor moves were safely accomplished in a shorter time than ever before.

SDA played a major role in the planning, preparation and hosting of two NAVSEA COTS Steering Board Workshops. The workshops were critical milestones for the NAVSEA CSB in the dissemination of policy and guidance for the implementation of “commercial off-the-shelf” and related categories of technology in Navy systems. SDA assisted the organization, planning and conduct of the workshops, and provided the liaison between the CSB planning committees, the International Society of Logistics Southern Indiana Chapter and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Research Laboratory conference facilities.

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