RFP ANNEX A

NPOESS Sensor Payload and Algorithm Development

SENSOR WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (SWBS)

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National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)

Sensor Payload and Algorithm Development

Sensor Work Breakdown Structure

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Approved:

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Col. Thomas A. Imler, USAF

Associate Director for Acquisition

NPOESS-IPO

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Single Sensor WBS

Level WBSID WBS Element Name

1 1 Sensor

2 1.1 Developmental Units

3 1.1.1 Developmental IA&T

3 1.1.2 Developmental Software

3 1.1.3 Developmental Subsystems (1 through n)

2 1.2 Flight Units

3 1.2.1 Flight Unit IA&T

3 1.2.2 Flight Unit Software

3 1.2.3 Flight Unit Subsystems ( 1 through n)

2 1.3 EDR Algorithms

2 1.4 Program Management

2 1.5 Systems Engineering

2 1.6 Ground Support

3 1.6.1 Ground Support Hardware

3 1.6.2 Ground Support Software

3 1.6.3 Ground Support IA&T

2 1.7 Pre-launch and Early-On Orbit Checkout & Test

2 1.8 Satellite Integration, Assembly and Test Support

2 1.9 Software Maintenance

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Multiple Sensor Suite WBS

Level WBSID WBS Element Name

1 1 Sensor Suite

2 1.1 EDR Algorithms

3 1.1.1 Suite Algorithms

3 1.1.2 Sensor 1 Algorithms

3 1.1.3 Sensor 2-n Algorithms

2 1.2 Sensor 1

3 1.2.1 Development Units

4 1.2.1.1. Developmental IA&T

4 1.2.1.2 Developmental Software

4 1.2.1.3 Developmental Subsystems (1 through n)

3 1.2.2 Flight Units

4 1.2.2.1 Flight Unit IA&T

4 1.2.2.2 Flight Unit Software

4 1.2.2.3 Flight Unit Subsystems (1 through n)

3 1.2.3 Ground Support

4 1.2.3.1 Ground Support Hardware

4 1.2.3.2 Ground Support Software

4 1.2.3.3 Ground Support IA&T

3 1.2.4 Pre-launch and Early-On Orbit Checkout & Test

3 1.2.5 Satellite Integration, Assembly and Test Support

3 1.2.6 Software Maintenance

2 1.3 Sensor 2 (if applicable)

2 1.4 Sensor 3 (if applicable)

2 1.5 Sensor 4 (if applicable)

2 1.6 Program Management

3 1.6.1 Suite Program Management

3 1.6.2 Sensor 1 Program Management

3 1.6.3 Sensor 2-n Program Management

2 1.7 Systems Engineering

3 1.7.1 Suite Systems Engineering

3 1.7.2 Sensor 1 Systems Engineering

3 1.7.3 Sensor 2-n Systems Engineering

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National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)

Sensor Work Breakdown Structure

DICTIONARY

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Proposed Preliminary Contract WBS Dictionary (Single Sensor)

  1. Sensor. This element includes the efforts required to provide the sensor end items. It includes design, development, integration and test of hardware components/subsystems, software development and test, design and production of ground support equipment, program management and systems engineering activities, pre launch and early on-orbit checkout and test, and the requisite satellite integration, assembly, and test support activities.

  1. Environmental Data Record (EDR) Algorithms. The element includes the effort to develop and produce the scientific algorithms required to convert the observed parameters measured by the sensor into useable EDRs that satisfy the requirements of the NPOESS program. The effort should address algorithms for the EDRs for which the sensor is designated as either the "primary" contributor ( i.e., provides the majority) or "secondary" contributor (i.e., provides essential but not the majority ) of the quantitative data required for generation of the EDRs.

1.2 Developmental Units. This element includes the effort to design, produce, and test developmental units (i.e., breadboards, brassboards, and/or engineering development units) identified by the contractor as relevant to the overall reduction of risk in critical sensor subsystems. It includes the effort to design and produce the developmental unit hardware, define the developmental unit test requirements and objectives, develop the software needed to achieve the test objectives., and conduct the requisite testing.

1.2.1 Developmental Integration, Assembly and Test (IA&T). This element includes the efforts to assemble, integrate and test the developmental hardware components to produce an integrated and tested developmental unit for subsystems 1 through n.

1.2.2 Developmental Software. This element includes the effort to develop and produce the software

necessary to test the developmental units for subsystems 1 through n to achieve the defined test requirements and objectives.

1.2.3 Developmental Subsystems (1 through n) . This element includes the hardware components for the subsystem developmental units identified by the contractor.

1.3 Flight Units. This element includes the hardware and software components that comprise a total

sensor flight unit. It includes the design, development, production, assembly, test and refurbishment efforts required to provide a fully integrated, flight qualified protoflight unit. It also includes any redesign from the protoflight unit found necessary and the manufacturing, assembly, and test efforts required to provide fully integrated and qualified production flight units.

1.3.1 Flight Unit IA&T. This element includes the efforts to assemble, integrate, and test the major

subsystems to provide a fully integrated, flight qualified sensor as an entity.

1.3.2 Flight Unit Software. This element includes the efforts to develop, produce, and test the flight

software needed to meet the unique dedicated on-board data processing requirements for the sensor.

1.3.3 Flight Unit Subsystems (1 through n). This element includes the efforts required to produce fully integrated and tested major subsystems that comprise a sensor flight unit. Examples of major subsystems are the optics, scan mechanism, antenna, etc. It includes the hardware components and the efforts required to integrate and test the components to provide the major subsystem as a flight qualified entity.

1.4 Ground Support Equipment (GSE). This element includes the design, development, and

production of those hardware and software items for equipment required to support and maintain the sensor or portions of the sensor while not directly engaged in the performance of its mission. The equipment has unique application to the sensor.

1.4.1 Ground Support Hardware. This element includes the design, development, and production of the GSE hardware components.

1.4.2 Ground Support Software. This element includes the design, development, and production of the

software required for the operation of the GSE.

1.4.3 Ground Support IA&T. This element includes the efforts required to provide fully integrated,

assembled, and tested GSE end items.

1.5 Pre Launch and Early On-Orbit Checkout and Test. This element includes preflight operations and services subsequent to the production and prior to the actual launch of the sensor payload. It includes effort and materials to conduct receipt and checkout at the launch site, preflight assembly and checkout, preflight data reduction and analysis, and any pre launch flight/mission control planning. This element also includes post launch operations and services of the sensor payload. It includes effort and materials to conduct early on-orbit checkout and test, post-flight data reduction and analysis, and any early orbit flight/mission control planning.

1.6 Satellite IA&T Support. This element includes the technical and functional efforts required to

define and develop the interfaces and support required to assemble, integrate and test the sensor payload with the spacecraft bus.

1.7 Software Maintenance. This element includes the efforts to correct, maintain, and update the flight software, as required, to ensure the sensor performs its mission to meet the defined requirements of the NPOESS program.

1.8 Program Management (PM). The PM element includes the business and administrative planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling, and approval actions required to accomplish the overall program objectives not associated with specific hardware elements. Types of activities included in PM are cost, schedule, performance measurement; contract management; data management; subcontract management, etc.

1.9 Systems Engineering (SE). This element includes the technical and management efforts of directing and controlling the total integrated engineering effort for the sensor. It encompasses the SE efforts to define the system, and the integrated planning and control of the technical program efforts of design engineering, specialty engineering, production engineering, and integrated test planning. SE includes, but is not limited to: SE effort to transform operational need or statement of deficiency into a description of sensor requirements and preferred sensor configurations; technical effort to plan, control, monitor, measure, evaluate, direct and replan the management of the technical program.

Proposed Preliminary Contract WBS Dictionary (Sensor Suite)

  1. Sensor Suite. This element includes the efforts required to provide the sensor (or sensors) end items comprising the sensor suite. It includes design, development, integration and test of hardware components/subsystems, software development and test, design and production of ground support equipment, program management and systems engineering activities, pre launch and early on-orbit checkout and test, and the requisite satellite integration, assembly, and test support activities.

  1. Environmental Data Record (EDR) Algorithms. The element includes the effort to develop and produce the scientific algorithms required to convert the observed parameters measured by the sensor (or sensors) comprising the suite into useable EDRs that satisfy the requirements of the NPOESS program. The effort should address algorithms for the EDRs that the suite's sensor (or sensors) is designated as either the "primary" contributor ( i.e., provides the majority) or "secondary" contributor (i.e., provides essential but not the majority ) of the quantitative data required for generation of the EDRs.

  1. Sensor 1 EDR Algorithms. This element includes the effort to develop and produce the scientific algorithms required to convert the observed parameters measured by the suite's first sensor into useable EDRs. The effort should address algorithms for EDRs that the sensor is designated as either a "primary" or "secondary" contributor of the quantitative data required for their generation.

  1. Sensor 2 EDR Algorithms. (If applicable)

  1. Sensor 3 EDR Algorithms. (If applicable)

  1. Sensor 4 EDR Algorithms. (If applicable)

  1. Sensor 1. This element includes the hardware and software components that comprise the total sensor. It includes the design, development, production, and assembly efforts required to provide the sensor as an entity.

1.2.1 Developmental Units. This element includes the effort to design, produce, and test developmental units (i.e., breadboards, brassboards, and/or engineering development units) identified by the contractor as relevant to the overall reduction of risk in critical sensor subsystems. It includes the effort to design and produce the developmental unit hardware, define the developmental unit test requirements and objectives, develop the software needed to achieve the test objectives., and conduct the requisite testing.

1.2.1.1 Developmental Integration, Assembly and Test (IA&T). This element includes the efforts to assemble, integrate and test the developmental hardware components to produce an integrated and tested developmental unit for subsystems 1 through n.

1.2.1.2 Developmental Software. This element includes the effort to develop and produce the software

necessary to test the developmental units for subsystems 1 through n to achieve the defined test requirements and objectives.

1.2.1.3 Developmental Subsystems (1 through n) . This element includes the hardware components for the subsystem developmental units identified by the contractor.

1.2.2 Flight Units. This element includes the hardware and software components that comprise a total sensor flight unit. It includes the design, development, production, assembly, test and refurbishment efforts required to provide a fully integrated, flight qualified protoflight unit. It also includes any redesign from the protoflight unit found necessary and the manufacturing, assembly, and test efforts required to provide fully integrated and qualified production flight units.

  1. Flight Unit IA&T. This element includes the efforts to assemble, integrate, and test the major subsystems to provide a fully integrated, flight qualified sensor as an entity.

  1. Flight Software. This element includes the efforts to develop, produce, and test the flight software needed to meet the unique dedicated on-board data processing requirements for the sensor.

1.2.2.3 Flight Unit Subsystems (1 through n). This element includes the efforts required to produce fully integrated and tested major subsystems that comprise a sensor flight unit. Examples of major subsystems are the optics, scan mechanism, antenna, etc. It includes the hardware components and the efforts required to integrate and test the components to provide the major subsystem as a flight qualified entity.

  1. Ground Support Equipment (GSE). This element includes the design, development, and production of those hardware and software items for equipment required to support and maintain the sensor or portions of the sensor while not directly engaged in the performance of its mission. The equipment has unique application to the sensor.

1.2.3.1 Ground Support Hardware. This element includes the design, development, and production of the GSE hardware components.

  1. Ground Support Software. This element includes the design, development, and production of the software required for the operation of the GSE.

  1. Ground Support IA&T. This element includes the efforts required to provide fully integrated, assembled, and tested GSE end items.

  1. Pre Launch and Early On-Orbit Checkout and Test. This element includes preflight operations and services subsequent to the production and prior to the actual launch of the sensor payload. It includes effort and materials to conduct receipt and checkout at the launch site, preflight assembly and checkout, preflight data reduction and analysis, and any pre launch flight/mission control planning. This element also includes post launch operations and services of the sensor payload. It includes effort and materials to conduct early on-orbit checkout and test, post-flight data reduction and analysis, and any early orbit flight/mission control planning.

  1. Satellite IA&T Support. This element includes the technical and functional efforts required to define and develop the interfaces and support required to assemble, integrate and test the sensor payload with the spacecraft bus.

  1. Software Maintenance. This element includes the efforts to correct, maintain, and update the flight software, as required, to ensure the sensor performs its mission to meet the defined requirements of the NPOESS program.

  1. Sensor 2 (If applicable). This includes all of the efforts identified in WBS elements 1.2 through 1.2.6, if a second sensor is required to complete the sensor suite.

  1. Sensor 3 (If applicable). This includes all of the efforts identified in WBS elements 1.2 through 1.2.6, if a third sensor is required to complete the sensor suite.

  1. Sensor 4 (If applicable). This includes all of the efforts identified in WBS elements 1.2 through 1.2.6, if a fourth sensor is required to complete the sensor suite.

1.6 Program Management (PM). The PM element includes the business and administrative planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling, and approval actions required to accomplish the overall program objectives not associated with specific hardware elements. Types of activities included in PM are cost, schedule, performance measurement; contract management; data management; subcontract management, etc.

  1. Suite Program Management. This element includes the PM efforts required for all sensor suite elements other than the sensor specific PM, i.e., the PM associated with Sensor 1, Sensor 2, etc.

  1. Sensor 1 Program Management. The PM activities applicable to Sensor 1 of the sensor suite.

  1. Sensor 2 through 4 Program Management. The PM activities applicable to additional sensors comprising the sensor suite, as required.

1.7 Systems Engineering (SE). This element includes the technical and management efforts of directing and controlling the total integrated engineering effort for the sensor suite. It encompasses the SE efforts to define the system, and the integrated planning and control of the technical program efforts of design engineering, specialty engineering, production engineering, and integrated test planning. SE includes, but is not limited to: SE effort to transform operational need or statement of deficiency into a description of sensor requirements and preferred sensor configurations; technical effort to plan, control, monitor, measure, evaluate, direct and replan the management of the technical program.

1.7.1 Suite Systems Engineering. This element includes the SE efforts required for all sensor suite elements other than the sensor specific SE, i.e., the PM associated with Sensor 1, Sensor 2, etc.

1.7.2 Sensor 1 Systems Engineering. The SE activities associated with Sensor 1 of the sensor suite.

1.7.3 Sensor 2 through 4 Systems Engineering. The SE activities applicable to additional sensors comprising the sensor suite, as required.