**DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION**

**Title:** Human Systems Integration Program Plan (HSIPP)

**Number:** DI-HFAC-81743 **Approval Date:** 04 April 2007

**AMSC Number:** N7716 **Limitation:** N/A

**DTIC Applicable:** No **GIDEP Applicable:** No

**Office of Primary**

**Applicable Forms:** N/A

**Use/relationship:**

The Human Systems Integration Program Plan (HSIPP) describes the
contractor's human systems integration (HSI) program, identifies the HSI
elements, and how the HSI domains will be managed and integrated with
other program elements.

a.  This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format and content
    preparation instructions for the HSIPP resulting from applicable
    tasks delineated in the contract Statement of Work (SOW).

**Requirements:**

1.  [Reference documents]{.underline}. The applicable issue of the
    documents cited herein, including their approval dates and dates of
    any applicable amendments, notices, and revisions shall be as cited
    in the current issue of the Department of Defense Index of
    Specifications and Standards (DODISS) at the time of the
    solicitation.

2.  [Format]{.underline}. The HSIPP format maybe contractor selected but
    shall contain all of the elements discussed below. Unless effective
    presentation would be degraded, the initially used format shall be
    used for all subsequent submissions. All updates shall be
    conspicuously indicated in a manner consistent with standard
    editorial practices.

3.  [Tailoring]{.underline}. The HSIPP may be tailored to reflect the
    program needs, acquisition category and phase of development.
    Additionally, the HSIPP shall contain proposed tailoring of the
    requirements and guidelines as applicable to the contract, in
    addition to any tailoring already accomplished by the procuring
    activity. Proposed tailoring of the guidelines shall identify
    specific provisions, by paragraph, as applicable including
    supporting rationale. If no tailoring is proposed beyond that
    specified by the procuring activity, this shall be stated.

4.  [Content.]{.underline} The HSIPP shall contain the following
    information:

    a.  Table of contents, list of illustrations,
        acronyms/abbreviations.

    b.  [Overview]{.underline}. Provide the HSIPP purpose and scope,
        system description, mission description, operational
        environment, predecessor system(s) and related lessons learned,
        system acquisition strategy, acquisition category and phase of
        development. Describe the overall Human Systems Integration
        (HSI) objective and integration strategy of individual HSI
        domain objectives. Describe what must be accomplished in the
        application of HSI to the system development, consistent with
        the contract statement of work (SOW), system requirement and
        specification(s) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

    c.  [Organization.]{.underline} Identify and describe the
        contractor's primary organization elements(s) and HSI working
        group responsibility, authority and accountability for complying
        with HSI requirements. Define the functions and internal
        structure of this element(s), to the individual HSI domain
        level. Include the number of proposed personnel on an annual
        basis and summary job descriptions for key positions (e.g. HSI
        manager, domain leads, practitioners) and minimum required
        qualifications. Describe each domain\'s interactions with all
        other HSI domains and program integrated product teams or
        working groups. Describe the relationships of the HSI element(s)
        to other organizational elements responsible for areas impacted
        by HSI such as systems engineering and those charged with
        hardware and software design, test and evaluation, integrated
        logistic support, other engineering specialty programs (e.g.
        availability, reliability, maintainability, configuration
        management, and risk management) and government HSI elements.

    d.  [HSI in Support of Affordability and Performance
        Goals]{.underline}. Describe the methods by which the contractor
        will identify and conduct tradeoffs between HSI domains in
        support of HSI primary goals: reduce total system ownership
        costs, optimize total system performance and ensure that the
        system is built to accommodate the characteristics of the user
        population that will operate, maintain, and support the system.

    e.  [HSI Issues and]{.underline} Risks. Describe the approach and
        procedures for identifying, documenting, validating,
        prioritizing, tracking, reporting, resolving and mitigation
        verification of HSI issues and risks over the life of the
        program. Describe the process for trading off the HSI risk and
        issues between HSI domains, and between HSI and other
        disciplines. Explain the contractor procedures for communication
        and conflict resolution. Present the method and process for
        integrating HSI issues and risks with those issues and risks
        tracked by the government team.

    f.  [Human Systems Integration in subcontractor
        efforts]{.underline}. If any work related to system components
        or software having operator, maintainer or supporter interface
        is to be performed under subcontract describe the
        subcontractor's organizational element responsible for human
        system integration and the subcontractors HSI process and
        activities. Fully described the method(s) by which the prime
        contractor monitors subcontractor compliance. Provide a complete
        description of the overall process for the flow down and
        implementation of requirements and integration across
        subcontractors and all HSI domains.

    g.  [Human Systems Integration in system analysis]{.underline}.
        Identify those HSI efforts in system analysis, which are
        contractually applicable, and the organizational element(s)
        responsible for their performance. Describe HSI participation in
        requirements flow down, alignment and derivation; system mission
        analysis; determination of system functional requirements and
        capabilities; determination of system architecture; allocation
        of system functional requirements to humans, hardware, or
        software; development of system functional flows; and
        performance of system effectiveness analyses, studies and
        modeling, Describe the analyses to be conducted in support of
        system definition (e.g., manpower estimation, critical function
        analysis and allocation, personnel safety and survivability
        analyses) for each HSI domain. Also describe any data, computer
        programs, databases, models or other information required from
        the procuring activity.

    h.  [Human Systems Integration in System design]{.underline}.
        Describe the HSI effort in system design to ensure compliance
        with the applicable provisions of the HSI requirements and
        guidance specified in the contract. Describe HSI participation
        in studies, tests, mock-up evaluations, dynamic simulation,
        usability assessments, detail drawing reviews, systems and
        program reviews and system design and performance specification
        preparation and reviews. Describe the development and evaluation
        of conformance to benchmarks or criteria for performance.
        Explain the planned involvement of end-user personnel (e.g.,
        Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Civilians etc.) in design
        assessments.

    i.  [Human Systems Integration in procedure
        development]{.underline}. Describe the HSI effort in procedure
        development to ensure compliance with the contract HSI
        requirements. Describe the methods, models, simulation tools and
        processes to ensure that:

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(1) Operator, maintainer and supporter functions and tasks are
    allocated, organized, and sequenced for optimal operational
    effectiveness with efficient levels of manpower and personnel,
    appropriate human factors, safety, occupational health,
    survivability, and habitability, training and minimizing system life
    cycle cost.

(2) The results of HSI analyses and design activities are incorporated
    into operational, technical, and training publications and in
    training system design.

    a.  [Human Systems Integration in Habitability]{.underline}.
        Describe methods by which the contractor will analyze, design
        and validate requirements for the physical environment (e.g.,
        adequate personnel space and environment control) and, if
        appropriate, requirements for personnel services (e.g., medical,
        and mess) and living conditions (e.g., berthing, education,
        recreation and personal hygiene) that have an impact on meeting
        or sustaining system performance or the quality of life.

    b.  [Human Systems Integration in Personnel Survivability
        D]{.underline}escribe the methods by which the contractor will
        analyze, design and validate requirements for systems with
        missions that might require exposure to natural and combat
        threats, Describe the methods by which the contractor shall
        ensure that operator, maintainer and support personnel
        survivability is analyzed and that results are incorporated into
        system design to facilitate personnel survivability. Issues to
        be addressed include: protection against fratricide, detection,
        protection from injury, nuclear, biological, and chemical
        effects; the integrity of the crew compartment; life support
        equipment and provisions for rapid egress when the system is
        severely damaged or destroyed.

    c.  [Human Systems Integration in manpower, personnel and
        training.]{.underline} Describe the methods by which the
        contractor will analyze, design and validate operator,
        maintainer and support personnel and training requirements based
        upon human performance requirements developed from system
        analysis data. Described the following:

-   Tradeoff analysis involving numbers, knowledge, skills and abilities
    of personnel, active duty versus reserves, military versus civilian
    personnel, contractor versus DOD personnel.

-   Experience level analysis.

-   Manpower affordability analysis.

-   Tradeoff analysis between system design and Training requirements
    (e.g., user interface commonality, usability and complexity versus
    training cost)s

-   Manpower and personnel estimation, analysis and reporting.

-   Estimates of the life cycle cost of operations and support related
    to manpower, personnel and training

    a.  [Human Systems Integration in Environment, Safety and
        Occupational Health (ESOH)]{.underline} Describe the methods by
        which the contractor will analyze, design and validate the
        prevention of ESOH hazards where possible and manage ESOH
        hazards where they cannot be avoided. Include

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-   The strategy for incorporating ESOH considerations into the system
    acquisition process

-   Methods of documenting hazardous materials used in the system or
    system manufacturing, and a plan for system demilitarization and
    disposal

    n.  [Human Systems Integration in Human Factors Engineering.
        D]{.underline}escribe the approach by which the contractor will
        apply Human Factors Engineering principles, methods, criteria,
        best practices and standards to ensure operator, maintainer and
        support personnel system interfaces are designed to optimize
        human performance and maximize total system performance (human,
        hardware, software). Describe the Human Factors Engineering
        activities including mission and functional analyses, system
        design requirement analyses, human versus system functional
        allocation, modeling and simulation, human system interface
        design and procedures, system design inputs and evaluations,
        design reviews, drawing reviews and sign-off, user surveys and
        test and evaluations

    o.  [Human Systems Integration in test and evaluation]{.underline}
        Describe HSI participation in test and evaluation as an
        integrated effort within the contractor's total test and
        evaluation program Include specific information to show how and
        when the contractor will test, evaluate and validate
        requirements related to human systems integration. Identify
        design milestones at which HSI tests are to be performed to
        assess compatibility among human performance, manpower,
        personnel and training requirements, and systems design aspects
        of human, and hardware interfaces. Describe test and
        demonstration objectives and proposed test methods. Also
        identify the number, location and role of human systems
        integration personnel involved in test and evaluation. Provide a
        summary test schedule that depicts HSI tests, evaluations, and
        demonstrations in relationship to project milestones such as
        system design releases, project level design reviews,
        development test, operational test, first article demonstration
        tests, and commencement of procuring activity testing.

    p.  [Data Sources]{.underline}. Identify contractor, industry,
        technical society and government standards and documents that
        will be applied to the HSI effort and activities and any
        proposed tailoring of those standards and documents. Also
        identify primary customer requirements documents and contract
        documents that impact the contractor's HSI effort and
        activities.

    q.  [Human Systems Integration deliverable data
        products]{.underline}. Identify and briefly describe each human
        systems integration deliverable data product specified in the
        contract or proposed by the contractor.

    r.  [Time-Phase schedule and level of effort]{.underline}. Provide a
        milestone chart that identifies each separate human systems
        integration effort to be accomplished during each acquisition
        phase. The schedule shall show key HSI decision points and their
        relationship to the program decision points.

    s.  [HSI Program Quality Control]{.underline}. Describe the approach
        for periodically assessing the quality of HSI program efforts
        over the course of the system development contract. Describe the
        method and criteria for evaluating the quality (relative
        success, progress) in each HSI domain. Describe how the prime
        contractor will asses the following measures of subcontractor
        HSI program success: top level leadership, focus on
        human-centered design, source selection policy, organizational
        integration of HSI domains, documentation Integration into the
        procurement process, quantitative human performance, HSI
        technologies, test and evaluation assessments, highly qualified
        practitioners, and education and training. Define the frequency
        by which these assessments shall be made and provided to the
        customer.