STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (SOO)

FOR THE

JOINT SIGINT AVIONICS FAMILY (JSAF)

HIGH BAND SUBSYSTEM (HBSS) PROGRAM

I. THE HBSS PROGRAM GOAL is to provide a scaleable and modular HBSS to the airborne SIGINT community. This system is one part of an evolutionary acquisition to migrate towards a Joint Airborne SIGINT Architecture (JASA) and meet the requirements of the JSAF Capstone Requirement Document by the year 2010.

II. THE HBSS PROGRAM OBJECTIVE is to conduct a forty one month acquisition for a HBSS design and demonstration. The government seeks best valued performance within an estimated cost and award fee of $28 million.

1. Design Development and Build: The government will acquire the design, development, and build one JSAF HBSS Developmental Unit (DU) that:

a. Satisfies the requirements of the HBSS SRD including these characteristics:

(1) Operates with the JSAF Low Band Subsystem (LBSS).

(2) Operates on-board an Air Force Special (AFS) without degrading platform capability

(3) Is designed to support a two-level maintenance concept, organizational and depot.

b. Incorporates a modular scaleable architecture consistent with Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management (TAFIM)/HCI and the JASA Standards Handbook.

c. Meets the requirements of the government-approved HBSS System Specification.

d. Is producible, supportable, and operationally suitable at an affordable life cycle cost (LCC). Has a design which includes consideration for parts obsolescence.

e. Cost effectively uses commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), government-off-the-shelf (GOTS), and non-developmental (NDI) items.

f. Maximizes use of support equipment currently in the Government inventory.

2. Integration. Acquire contractor support for the integration of the HBSS DU with LBSS DU and the AFS platform. Obtain coordinated HBSS, LBSS and platform Interface Control Documents (ICDs)through Associate Contractor Agreements (ACAs) between JSAF and platform contractors.

3. Requirements Verification. Obtain performance verification of the HBSS DU through:

a. Contractor-conducted requirements verification testing.

b. Contractor-supported developmental and operational evaluations of the HBSS DU on an AFS platform at CONUS and OCONUS locations.

(1) System field and depot repair support (including software), spares, and support equipment, during design, development, integration and performance verification.

(2) Real time anomaly resolution during HBSS DU aircraft performance verification

4. Production and Support Planning.

a. Acquire production planning for a follow on sole-source contract for sixteen (16) HBSS units.

b. Acquire support plans for spares, support equipment, technical data and training (maintainer and operator) during follow-on production and operations phase.

c. Acquire depot-level contractor logistics support plans for the operations phase.

d. Acquire Life Cycle Cost estimates including detailed production costs.

5. Management. The government intends to manage and control the program cost, schedule, and performance, as follows:

a. Implement the principals of integrated product and process development (IPPD). Maximize interaction of government and contractor personnel on integrated product teams (IPT’s). Inform outside stakeholders through periodic formal and informal contractor reviews.

b. Use cost-effective integrated processes for HBSS development including: (1) systems engineering, (2) specialty engineering, (3) software development, (4) interface control, (5) manufacturing/production management, (6) quality assurance, (7) hardware and software configuration management, (8) integrated logistic support, (9) financial and cost management, (10) test and integration, and (11) security.

c. Use an integrated master plan (IMP) and integrated master schedule (IMS) which are integrated with the contract statement of work (SOW) , contract work breakdown structure (CWBS), contract data requirements list (CDRL) and the other requirements of the contract.

d. Conduct system safety and environmental management programs that ensure the system, its components, associated support items, and facilities are safe to operate and maintain and are environmentally friendly throughout the system's life cycle.

e. Facilitate communications using state-of-the-art technologies for: (1) telecommunications, (2) video-teleconferencing and (3) data base management between the government and industry.

f. Comply with program security requirements in all program activities, including the use of communications devices.

6. Documentation. Ensure program activities and the HBSS design are documented sufficiently to:

a. Support multi-service operations and maintenance.

b. Provide clear government insight into program status.

c. Effectively transition to production and contractor logistics support.

d. Facilitate future development efforts.

e. Comply with the Contract Data Requirements List including the government required minimum list.