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Program Support

The TSC team provides business, financial, and technical support for all phases of the Navy procurement process.

TSC provides systems engineering support to NSWCDD/N13 (AEGIS Combat System Engineering branch of NSWCDD) for AEGIS Combat System (ACS) baseline development. TSC supported the development of baselines 5.3.8, 5.4, 6.1.1 through 6.1.7, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, and 7P1. TSC is the technical lead for the Coordinated Inter Element Test (CIET) efforts for ACS baseline development. TSC is also responsible for the major system engineering documentation, such as, the CIET Plans, CIET Final Reports, and the Statements of Functionality (SOF) for the deployable baselines. The SOF describes the baseline's new capabilities and enhancements, deficiencies corrected, limitations, capabilities deleted, the testing to be performed, operational requirements, safety/security issues fixed in the baseline and those that are still open, the high priority CPCRs open against the baseline, and the CPCRs, SCs, and ICRs, being fixed in the baseline. The SOF is used by OPTEVFOR to develop test plans. TSC also supports N13 in developing presentations for Baseline Milestone Meetings and Program Management Reviews, and presents the presentation in the absence of an N13 representative. TSC participates in and chairs (whenever the Government Lead was unavailable) bi-weekly CIET Meetings, which provide a forum for the AEGIS Combat System Elements points-of-contact to resolve system engineering issues and interface problems. TSC tracks and finds solutions to system engineering related issues. TSC utilizes the ACCESS database in support of the N13 branch to develop and maintain matrices of system engineering issues, such as, air control related CPCRs for Baseline 6.1.5, and Guns related CPCRs for 7P1.

TSC has developed Statement of Work and budgets for MWT procurement programs and for engineering services to support AN/SPY-1 MWT programs. We have developed and maintained schedules for product improvement programs, performed task analysis and risk assessments for proposed engineering programs, including life extension for the SDR TWT and for water-cooled vane Crossed-field Amplifier used in the AN/SPY-1D(V) system. Contracts N00164-01-D-0039, N00024-96-C-5166 and GS-23F-0032L support this work.

TSC/ Bird Associates Operations has furnished the PHALANX Program Office with senior level technical management and engineering support since the program’s inception in the early seventies. TSC continues to provide consulting support in all aspects of program management: contract development, program planning, requirements definition, quality assurance monitoring, CDRL definition and review, design and production qualification test planning and monitoring, Environmental Stress Screening, and operational assessments of in service systems. TSC assists the program office in preparation of contract vehicles and evaluation of proposals, participates in contract definitization and negotiations, and performs fact finding reviews as part of technical and cost audits of contractor proposals. TSC recently conducted a Business Case Analysis to optimize readiness vs. cost in overhaul of PHALANX systems, and helped define the requirements for Class A Overhaul process as part of a joint Navy/contractor overhaul improvement IPT.

TSC is a key member of IPTs managing new design efforts, qualification testing, production quality assurance, parts control and parts obsolescence, and ILSMT. TSC has analyzed acquisition management processes of both design and production activities for the PHALANX CIWS program, and has created failure data collection systems, procedures and utilization techniques to identify & resolve problems in production. TSC provides technical Reviews of CDRL submissions including program and management master plans, system performance specifications, and test program plans. Assembly and lower level procurement specifications and drawings, ECPs, test plans and procedures are reviewed to ensure lower level requirements are traceable to system level performance and quality requirements. TSC has performed in-service engineering assessments of the PHALANX CIWS and other defense systems to identify drivers of MTBF, MLDT and MTTR, proposed courses of action to resolve issues, and provided reviews and updates to the PHALANX CIWS RM&A Handbook and other official program documentation.

TSC/Bird has provided Senior Level Technical Management and Engineering support to the Nulka program office for the past five years. TSC has evaluated updates to the program specifications including the product fabrication and performance specifications. We have assisted in the preparation of technical statements of work and design and qualification requirements for new design efforts.

TSC/Bird has provided program management support to the NATO Seasparrow Project Office since 1968. TSC is a key member of the NATO Seasparrow project steering committee. Our major functions include providing the communications and Coordination Bridge between engineering and support personnel within the NSPO and the consortium nations, act as SME advisor on RM&QA issues.

TSC is a core participant in the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) development program. This involvement has included providing missile/system requirements, ILS planning, RM&QA engineering, as well as programmatic and milestone support required by the NSPO. The TSC team prepared the MAPP for the ESSM and assisted the NSPO in obtaining the preliminary ILS approvals required in the Milestone IV process. The TSC team has also prepared requirements documents, statement of work inputs, and drafted RM&QA and logistics requirements for the TEMP and Prime Item Development Specification. Our personnel actively supported the international negotiation team and the Memorandum of Understanding required for program execution and the ESSM source selection process, and continues to participate in the ESSM production phase.

TSC has evaluated technical and schedule risks associated with emergent and COTS technology in critical maritime applications, and proposed recommendations to modify or alter the direction of these changes to meet functional and environmental requirements. TSC routinely assists procuring activities in codifying contractual tasks for the acquisition process to assure the highest quality and reliability of each end product. TSC has prepared several Technical Instructions, Statements Of Work, and Contract Data Requirements Lists (Form 1423-CDRLs) to assure that proper system procurement coverage of detailed requirements are included in the acquisition process and documentation, and has participated in proposal evaluation and cost and technical fact finding investigations.

One of the key Sabre ingredients for success on our contracts (e.g., N00421-99-A-1279, Delivery Order #84, CM1301-02-CT-0014, AB1330-03-CT-0020, N00140-03-C-0040, etc.) is strong program management that plans, budgets, tracks, evaluates and manages customer projects. Sabre’s certified ISO 9001:2000 processes ensure success and efficiency. Sabre program managers are skilled in the latest versions of program management software such as M/S Project and firmly implement active and responsive risk management. Sabre program management is always fully open and communicative with our customer. For DoD customers (PMA-290, PMA-271, PMA-261 and NAWC-AD codes), Sabre has DAWIA Level III certified Program Managers (PM) who can assist with the full scope of DoD 5000 acquisition documentation, program planning and budgeting.

EG&G facilitates NSWC Crane strategic plan development, which leverages engineering, logistics and acquisition/maintenance resources, enabling NSWC Crane to become the engineering arm of the Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP) in resolving Fleet support problems.

EG&G prepared a Fleet Interface Guide, working with the Detection and Processing Branch (Code 608), to define Fleet interfaces, formalize written agreements between NSWC Crane and other USN activities, and define strategies to construct a business plan for NSWC Crane to use in developing a working relationship with Fleet Activities, Fleet Maintenance Activities and Fleet Technical Support Centers.

EG&G provided management and execution support to the SLBM Fire Control (FC) Modernization and the Strategic Systems Program (SSP) Alteration (SPALT) program. Analyzed system requirements including coordinated interfaces, environmental requirements and impacts to FC hardware, software, documentation and logistics. Participated and chaired working group, change control, and product team meetings to support the SSP Office, including the preparation of point papers, technical reviews and presentations to support Software Change Proposals and their configuration management.

EG&G provides AN/SPS-48E radar program support and analysis for radar system and strategic equipment procurement programs. They provide planning support for radar system refurbishment assets allocation and field change kit procurement and installation scheduling, and assist in the preparation of presentations for review of radar system refurbishment and installation status. They also assist in the preparation of data item requirements, equipment configuration and specification requirements, identification of testing requirements and support services required to support Radar equipment procurements with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

EG&G provides technical and programmatic support to NUWC for the requirements generation and documentation effort for VIRGINA Class submarine NPES. This effort includes: review and analysis of financial planning documents; evaluation of change management documentation and recommending processes and procedures; reviewing technical changes for impact on risk and construction schedule; review of test planning documentation to determine applicability and completeness; analysis of technology insertion and technology refreshment actions for risk, testing, and operational impact; applying the operator’s viewpoint to design and implementation actions; providing program office insight with respect to decisions and actions planned. Work under contracts N66604-00-D-221B, N00178-99-D-3034, N63394-02-D-3105 and N00164-98-D-0020.

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