Synesis7 SeaPort-e Team Experience

Relevant Experience

The S7 Team is committed to providing the US Navy services and solutions that are not only of highest value and cost effective, but are user driven, integratable, and extendable in the larger "system" context of current, near-term, and emerging goals/priorities. Each member of this team has a demonstrated record of assisting the Navy (and other DoD, Federal Government, and commercial customers) with legacy and current state of the art systems, while simultaneously aiding in leading the way to and beyond the next generation of advanced systems, processes, and infrastructure. It is this combination of vision, customer commitment, technical expertise, and proven value that is the key factor in the outstanding success of this team.

The following sections provide an overview of the capabilities brought by the S7 team arranged by geographic zones: Zone 2 - National Capital Zone, Zone 4 - Gulf Coats Zone, Zone 6 - Southwest Zone, Zone 7 - Northwest Zone. Selected experience and past performance is referenced to aid in further defining the scope of the team's experience.

Zone 2 - National Capital Zone

Company	Functional Area	Contract No./ Prime/Sub	$ Value	Date Completed
U of MD	3.1	1435-04-06-PO-60147/ Prime	$2.1M	ONGOING
Under Project 1435-04-06-PO-60147 currently primed by S7 Team member University of Maryland with support from Synesis7, we are assessing, developing, and demonstrating information technology and business processes that more fully integrate the supply chain into the logistics/support infrastructure (IT, administrative, maintenance, and management) in support of the F/A-18 Super Hornet.
DCS Corp	3.2	N00039-99-C-3225/ Sub	$0.9M	9/2/2008
Under Project N00039-99-C-3225, S7 team member, DCS has conducted performance requirements analyses, evaluated designated system equipment designs, and assessed the ability of the design to fulfill overall operational requirements. DCS performed trade-off analyses of candidate navigation system implementation approaches and designs to determine which approach provides the best solution to identified problems, identified and developed integration interfaces and processes, generated and/or reviewed all technical documentation for the NAVSSI program, including functional and system specifications such as System/Subsystem Specifications (SSS), Software Requirement Specifications (SRS), Interface Requirement Specifications (IRS) and Interface Design Documents (IDD). DCS develops and/or reviews equipment design specifications including Functional Interface Drawings (FID), Installation Control Drawings (ICD) and Ship Installation Drawings (SID). DCS analyzes proposed changes to the NAVSSI in accordance with MIL-STD-498. DCS personnel have participated in all NAVSSI development cycles since program inception.
Wyle Labs	3.5	N68936-00-D-0068 (F-14)/ Prime	$11M	ONGOING
A current example of S7 Team member Wyle Labs experience is their work as prime contractor on contract N68936-00-D-0068, in support of the F-14 program. They have developed a detailed Mission Computer Functional Requirements Document (FRD) to integrate the GPS Guided Weapon into the F-14D; and updated the FRD and Program Performance Specification for the LAR software to accommodate the AIM-7F/M, AIM-9M, AIM-54C, and AIM-120 missiles. For the F-14 WSSA, Wyle developed IV&V plans, flight test plans and procedures, acceptance test plans, FRDs, software requirements analyses, software test plans, user manuals, and QA plans. They also provided updates to Software Configuration Management Plans, Computer Resources Life Cycle Managements Plans, Software Design Documents, Interface Requirements Specifications, Software Requirements Specifications, and other documents.
Wyle Labs	3.8	N00421-04-C-0011 SubK #0011-AIES (RedInc 4.6)/ Sub	$2.5M	ONGOING
Under contract N00421-04-C-0011 (and its predecessors), S7 Team member Wyle provides engineering support as a subcontractor for the NAWCAD 4.6, Crew Systems Engineering Modeling and Simulation Lab and Unmanned Air Vehicle Lab. Efforts include development of the Global Visualization System, an advanced visual system that is used for terrain database development, eye tracking, mission rehearsal, visual cueing, distributed interactive simulation, and display technology analysis. Engineers utilize the Global Visualization System to provide the laboratory with a Battle Space Visualization Tool for Command and Control functions. Other tasking has included development, test, and integration of displays and controls to support modifications to UAVs, and testing of a prototype version of the Tactical Control Station (TCS) to collect data for the final TCS design.
DCS Corp	3.8	N00421-99-D-1698/ Prime	$0.8M	8/01/06
Under contract N00421-99-D-1698, S7 Team member DCS provided Human Factors Engineering support to the NAVAIR Avionics Department, Code 4.5.5.6 during the design of the Advanced Multispectral Optical Surveillance System (AMOSS) operator workstation. DCS reviewed and critiqued early prototype design concepts for adherence to accepted human factors engineering and ergonomic design practices. DCS interviewed project personnel, system users, and subject matter experts to identify job performance requirements. DCS made systematic observations of operators using the predecessor system to identify mission tasks, performance requirements, and critical errors. DCS made recommendations to the project POC for minimizing workload, fatigue, and errors in the new system.
DCS Corp	3.16	M67854-00-D-01011/ Prime	$34M	9/30/05
DCS Corp	3.20	N00421-02-F-3189/ Prime	$1.6M	1/16/2008
Under Project N00421-02-F-3189 S7 Team member DCS performs acquisition strategy, program management, and systems engineering for PMA242 Marine Weapons Programs including Joint Common Missile, Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems, and the M3M .50 caliber Crew Served Weapon. Acquisition documentation is researched, developed and prepared, including TEMPs, APs, ASRs, SOWs, PSDs. DCS coordinates and attends meetings and briefings, reviews procurement data, updates and maintains tracking systems and databases related to actions, milestones and budgets. DCS coordinates with Joint Service representatives, contractors, sub-vendors and other NAVAIR activities. DCS provides technical systems engineering and weapons safety reviews, trade studies, risk assessments, program schedules and TOC efforts. DCS prepares and reviews budgetary data and assists in defining program funding profiles and cost. DCS personnel enter data into SAP Budget Structure, Network and Activities and attend meetings for SAP/ERP implementation. In addition, DCS provides services in support of proposed systems upgrades, evaluates risk (cost, schedule and performance), reviews technical project plans, provides recommendations for technology insertion, and testing activities to meet program goals. Support extends to legacy weapon systems under the cognizance of PMA242, including medium caliber ammunition, marine location markers, and Hellfire, Maverick and TOW missiles. DCS prepares program documentation including Letters of Agreement (LOAs), using a variety of government systems, tools and information systems to track and process documentation. DCS researches and prepares Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) and Cost Estimates documentation for the International Program Office in response to foreign inquiries.

Zone 4 – Gulf Coast Zone

Company	Functional Area	Contract No./ Prime/Sub	$ Value	Date Completed
Wyle Labs	3.5	N68936-00-D-0068 (F-14)/ Prime	$11M	ONGOING
A current example of S7 Team member Wyle Labs experience is their work as prime contractor on contract N68936-00-D-0068, in support of the F-14 program. They have developed a detailed Mission Computer Functional Requirements Document (FRD) to integrate the GPS Guided Weapon into the F-14D; and updated the FRD and Program Performance Specification for the LAR software to accommodate the AIM-7F/M, AIM-9M, AIM-54C, and AIM-120 missiles. For the F-14 WSSA, Wyle developed IV&V plans, flight test plans and procedures, acceptance test plans, FRDs, software requirements analyses, software test plans, user manuals, and QA plans. They also provided updates to Software Configuration Management Plans, Computer Resources Life Cycle Managements Plans, Software Design Documents, Interface Requirements Specifications, Software Requirements Specifications, and other documents.
DCS Corp	3.20	N00421-02-F-3189/ Prime	$6.6M	6/6/2010
Under Project N00421-02-F-3189 S7 Team member DCS performs acquisition strategy, program management, and systems engineering for PMA242 Marine Weapons Programs including Joint Common Missile, Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems, and the M3M .50 caliber Crew Served Weapon. Acquisition documentation is researched, developed and prepared, including TEMPs, APs, ASRs, SOWs, PSDs. DCS coordinates and attends meetings and briefings, reviews procurement data, updates and maintains tracking systems and databases related to actions, milestones and budgets. DCS coordinates with Joint Service representatives, contractors, sub-vendors and other NAVAIR activities. DCS provides technical systems engineering and weapons safety reviews, trade studies, risk assessments, program schedules and TOC efforts. DCS prepares and reviews budgetary data and assists in defining program funding profiles and cost. DCS personnel enter data into SAP Budget Structure, Network and Activities and attend meetings for SAP/ERP implementation. In addition, DCS provides services in support of proposed systems upgrades, evaluates risk (cost, schedule and performance), reviews technical project plans, provides recommendations for technology insertion, and testing activities to meet program goals. Support extends to legacy weapon systems under the cognizance of PMA242, including medium caliber ammunition, marine location markers, and Hellfire, Maverick and TOW missiles. DCS prepares program documentation including Letters of Agreement (LOAs), using a variety of government systems, tools and information systems to track and process documentation. DCS researches and prepares Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) and Cost Estimates documentation for the International Program Office in response to foreign inquiries.

Zone 6 – Southwest Zone

Company	Functional Area	Contract No./ Prime/Sub	$ Value	Date Completed
Synesis7	3.1	N00421-03-C-0062/ Prime	$4.4M	Sept. 2006
Under Project N00421-03-C-0062, S7 Team member Synesis7 developed a solution to reduce the time and cost of conversion from Paper or PDF Technical Manuals to an IETM based on the emerging S1000D specification. The developed solution capitalized on several advanced software technologies/paradigms, especially Natural Language Processing (NLP) and self learning technologies, provided integration points for extending the technology and interfacing with the existing NAVAIR infrastructure, dynamically generated outputs to a custom S1000D viewer and to a standard S1000D XML data structure that successfully displayed in a COTS viewer, and republished the Paper/PDF source document.
DCS Corp	3.5	N00039-99-C-3225/ Sub	$9.3M	9/2/2008
Under Project N00039-99-C-3225, S7 team member, DCS has conducted performance requirements analyses, evaluated designated system equipment designs, and assessed the ability of the design to fulfill overall operational requirements. DCS performed trade-off analyses of candidate navigation system implementation approaches and designs to determine which approach provides the best solution to identified problems, identified and developed integration interfaces and processes, generated and/or reviewed all technical documentation for the NAVSSI program, including functional and system specifications such as System/Subsystem Specifications (SSS), Software Requirement Specifications (SRS), Interface Requirement Specifications (IRS) and Interface Design Documents (IDD). DCS develops and/or reviews equipment design specifications including Functional Interface Drawings (FID), Installation Control Drawings (ICD) and Ship Installation Drawings (SID). DCS analyzes proposed changes to the NAVSSI in accordance with MIL-STD-498. DCS personnel have participated in all NAVSSI development cycles since program inception.
Wyle Labs	3.8	N00421-04-C-0011 SubK #0011-AIES (RedInc 4.6)/ Sub	$2.5M	ONGOING
Under contract N00421-04-C-0011 (and its predecessors), S7 Team member Wyle provides engineering support as a subcontractor for the NAWCAD 4.6, Crew Systems Engineering Modeling and Simulation Lab and Unmanned Air Vehicle Lab. Efforts include development of the Global Visualization System, an advanced visual system that is used for terrain database development, eye tracking, mission rehearsal, visual cueing, distributed interactive simulation, and display technology analysis. Engineers utilize the Global Visualization System to provide the laboratory with a Battle Space Visualization Tool for Command and Control functions. Other tasking has included development, test, and integration of displays and controls to support modifications to UAVs, and testing of a prototype version of the Tactical Control Station (TCS) to collect data for the final TCS design.
Wyle Labs	3.16	N00421-00-D-0466/SubK # 206-00-0466-V-EI/ DO006 (NTA3.1)/ Sub	$6.5M	ONGOING
Under N00421-00-D-0466, as a subcontractor, S7 Team member Wyle provided acquisition logistics and integrated logistics support to PMA-213 and AIR-3.1. Wyle prepared APs, ALSPs, AAPs, NTSPS, PSDs, SSPs and ILAs for the National Air Space Modernization and Air Surveillance and Precision Approach Radar Control System programs and numerous other programs.
DCS Corp	3.20	N00421-02-F-3189/ Prime	$6.6M	6/6/2010
Under Project N00421-02-F-3189 S7 Team member DCS performs acquisition strategy, program management, and systems engineering for PMA242 Marine Weapons Programs including Joint Common Missile, Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems, and the M3M .50 caliber Crew Served Weapon. Acquisition documentation is researched, developed and prepared, including TEMPs, APs, ASRs, SOWs, PSDs. DCS coordinates and attends meetings and briefings, reviews procurement data, updates and maintains tracking systems and databases related to actions, milestones and budgets. DCS coordinates with Joint Service representatives, contractors, sub-vendors and other NAVAIR activities. DCS provides technical systems engineering and weapons safety reviews, trade studies, risk assessments, program schedules and TOC efforts. DCS prepares and reviews budgetary data and assists in defining program funding profiles and cost. DCS personnel enter data into SAP Budget Structure, Network and Activities and attend meetings for SAP/ERP implementation. In addition, DCS provides services in support of proposed systems upgrades, evaluates risk (cost, schedule and performance), reviews technical project plans, provides recommendations for technology insertion, and testing activities to meet program goals. Support extends to legacy weapon systems under the cognizance of PMA242, including medium caliber ammunition, marine location markers, and Hellfire, Maverick and TOW missiles. DCS prepares program documentation including Letters of Agreement (LOAs), using a variety of government systems, tools and information systems to track and process documentation. DCS researches and prepares Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) and Cost Estimates documentation for the International Program Office in response to foreign inquiries.

Zone 7 – Northwest Zone

Company	Functional Area	Contract No./ Prime/Sub	$ Value	Date Completed
Synesis7	3.1	N00421-03-C-0062/ Prime	$4.4M	Sept. 2006
Under Project N00421-03-C-0062, S7 Team member Synesis7 developed a solution to reduce the time and cost of conversion from Paper or PDF Technical Manuals to an IETM based on the emerging S1000D specification. The developed solution capitalized on several advanced software technologies/paradigms, especially Natural Language Processing (NLP) and self learning technologies, provided integration points for extending the technology and interfacing with the existing NAVAIR infrastructure, dynamically generated outputs to a custom S1000D viewer and to a standard S1000D XML data structure that successfully displayed in a COTS viewer, and republished the Paper/PDF source document.
SITCO	3.5	DASW-01-01-D-0024/ Sub	$0.4M	ONGOING
As a subcontractor for the Intertribal Information Technology Company (IITC) working on the Native American Document Conversion Project (NADCP), the Shoshone Information Technology Company (SITCO) has been performing graphics conversion for the NAVAIR E-2C and H-1 maintenance manual conversion effort since February 2004. SITCO has the distinction of being one of the first tribal companies to begin production for the IITC consortium and was the principal Native graphics company on the first of two NAVAIR delivery orders. SITCO has shown solid performance and quality producing 7231 files with 85 returns in 2005 for 98.8% accuracy. Company production increased from 4587 files in 2004.
Synesis7	3.16	#SPB-04-838B/ Prim	$0.5M	6/1/2006
Under #SPB-04-838B, S7 Team member Synesis7 provides detailed acquisition logistics support to the Montana National Guard supporting the “Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Wireless Wide Area Network Project”. Synesis7 developed the National Guard equivalents of the Acquisition Plan, Supply Support Plan, and the initial Maintenance Planning concept documentation. Synesis7 continues to provide all administrative and technical support to successfully elaborate the specific scope and requirements definition of the multi-phase COOP/WAN project. Synesis7 provides research, analysis, and acquisition support for the Emergency Incident Communications Suite including an integration analysis to ensure the suite can be seamlessly integrated into existing Montana National Guard mission requirements to include support of all state and national agencies that may be affected by these upgrades. Together with the MT NG, Synesis7 captures these findings and translates them into the specific COOP/WAN performance and supportability parameter objectives and thresholds to ensure the system can be cost effectively utilized through its life cycle.
Synesis7	3.20	N00421-03-C-0062/ Prime	$4.4M	September 2006
Under project N00421-03-C-0062, S7 Team member Synesis7 provides the NAVAIR 6.8.5 Special Projects Officer and the F/A-18 Technical Data LEM project management and communication support related to the transition of legacy technical data content (Paper, PDF, MIL-STD-87269, and MIL-STD-3001) to S1000D. Synesis7 has developed key budget and schedule inputs related to these topics, provided impact assessments of requirements and schedule shifts, developed draft SOW language, identified key elements of MOAs, performed risk assessments, and conducted educational briefing in support of MOA and interoperability.