# ACQUISITION STRATEGY PAPER

# FOR

**Air Traffic Control Beacon Interrogator Replacement (ATCBI‑R)
Program**

# Approved by: [  ]{.underline} Date:

Director of Communications, Navigation,

and Surveillance, AND-1

Approved by: ­[ ]{.underline} Date:

Director of Communications, Navigation,

Surveillance, and Infrastructure, ARN-1

­Submitted By: [ ]{.underline} Date:

Leader, Surveillance IPT, AND-400

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**800 Independence Avenue**

**Washington, DC 20591**

**1. BACKGROUND**

**a. Mission Need**

The ATCBI‑R Mission Need Statement (MNS) (#96) identifies the need to
replace Air Traffic Control Beacon Interrogators Models 4 and 5
(ATCBI‑4s/5s) with a surveillance capability that will sustain safe and
efficient movement of aircraft. The near‑term deactivation and
replacement of ATCBI‑4s/5s has also been reflected in all versions of
the National Airspace System (NAS) Architecture. The ATCBI‑R Investment
Analysis Team[^1] (IAT) has also corroborated this need with extensive
cost analyses and supportability studies, and the JRC accepted its
conclusions.

Approximately 124 ATCBI‑4/5's will remain operational after
commissioning of all "First Buy" Mode Select Beacon Systems (Mode S) and
Airport Surveillance Radar Model 11 (ASR‑11) integrated monopulse
secondary surveillance radars (MSSR). Without extensive engineering to
replace obsolete parts, many of these secondary surveillance radars
(SSR) will be insupportable beyond the year 2000. By that time 100% of
the LRUs in these systems will have obsolete parts. Some parts for these
beacons are already unavailable and are being re‑engineered. So, by the
time replacement systems could begin deployment at the end of 1999, the
Federal Aviation Administration Logistics Center (FAALC) will be
experiencing a severe shortage of parts needed for repair of the
ATCBI‑4s/5s.[^2]

The ATCBI‑R Requirements Document has identified a replacement
technology consisting of a MSSR with selective interrogation (SI)
capability. This system will be upgradeable to include an integral data
link capability. Market surveys have validated the feasibility of a
Commercial Off‑the‑Shelf/Non‑Developmental Item (COTS/NDI) procurement
of this technology. After performing its analysis of alternatives, the
IAT recommended and the FAA's Joint Resources Council (JRC) accepted
this replacement solution. Within the FAA, the system will be called
ATCBI‑6.

**b. Status**

The Air Traffic Control Beacon Interrogator Replacement (ATCBI‑R)
Product Team (PT) developed this initial Acquisition Strategy Paper
(ASP) just prior to the Investment Decision reached by the (JRC) on
August 12, 1997. This ASP has since been refined to reflect cost figures
and schedule milestones baselined at JRC.

**2. OVERVIEW**

**a. Program Scope**

The ATCBI‑R Program consists of a COTS/NDI acquisition of up to 127
secondary surveillance radars (SSR). This total includes 3 support
systems to be located at the FAA's Academy, Depot, and Technical Center,
and up to 124 systems at operational sites. The primary and immediate
goal of this acquisition is to replace the older generation of SSRs,
specifically those ATCBI-4s/5s that are not replaced by the ASR‑11
integrated radar/beacon system. The ATCBI-6 will be installed at
existing facilities, primarily on en route sites.

**b. Products**

The ATCBI‑6 will use a monopulse technique for azimuth determination. In
addition to continuing to interrogate Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon
System (ATCRBS) transponder‑equipped aircraft, the ATCBI‑6 will also be
able to selectively interrogate aircraft equipped with Mode S
transponders. ATCBI‑6 systems will be software‑driven with respect to
channel management, scheduling of interrogations, surveillance
processing, calibration, Built‑In Test/Fault Isolation Test (BIT/FIT),
and other functions.

Antennas and rotary joints will be provided by subcontractors under the
ATCBI-6 contract.

** 3**.** FUNDING STRATEGY (See funding figures starting on next page)**

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                                   **TOTAL**   **FY98**   **FY99**   **FY00**   **FY01**   **FY02**   **FY03**   **FY04**   **FY05**                                                                                                                                            **Facilities and Equipment Costs**     \$277.44          \$7.43    \$37.40   \$56.36   \$68.53   \$65.77   \$36.73   \$3.46      \$1.76    Program Office Support   \$16.46   \$1.35   \$2.16   \$2.42   \$2.49        \$2.55   \$2.05   \$1.83   \$1.61   Contractor Program Management   \$8.98    \$0.64                 \$1.58    \$1.62   \$1.67   \$1.71   \$1.75   \$0.00   \$0.00     Contractor Systems Engineering   \$9.39   \$0.67   \$1.66   \$1.70   \$1.74   \$1.79   \$1.83   \$0.00   \$0.00   Real Property Improvements   \$0.00    \$0.00   \$0.00               \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   Pre-Production Systems   \$2.85   \$2.85   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00         \$0.00     \$0.00   Prime Mission Equipment     \$159.59   \$1.56   \$21.36   \$30.03     \$43.72   \$41.01   \$21.92   \$0.00    \$0.00    Hardware             \$158.81               \$0.77    \$21.36   \$30.03   \$43.72   \$41.01   \$21.92   \$0.00                 \$0.00   Software   \$0.79   \$0.79   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00                 \$0.00    \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   Interface Development   \$21.44    \$0.20                  \$2.06    \$9.50   \$4.98   \$3.78   \$0.91    \$0.00    \$0.00     Peculiar Support Equipment   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   Common Support Equipment   \$9.53    \$0.05   \$1.28   \$1.80   \$2.62   \$2.46   \$1.31   \$0.00   \$0.00   Site Activation         \$6.35   \$0.00   \$0.23   \$1.65   \$1.28   \$1.09   \$1.06   \$1.03   \$0.00   Equipment Installation and Test   \$11.28   \$0.00   \$0.17   \$1.02                      \$3.49     \$4.30   \$2.30   \$0.00   \$0.00   Software Installation and Test   \$1.57    \$0.00   \$0.02   \$0.14   \$0.48   \$0.60   \$0.32   \$0.00   \$0.00   Initial Spares   \$9.73   \$0.05   \$1.31   \$1.84   \$2.68   \$2.51   \$1.34   \$0.00   \$0.00   Maintenance Training   \$0.37   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.37   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   Operations Training   \$2.33   \$0.00   \$0.03   \$0.21   \$0.72   \$0.89   \$0.48   \$0.00   \$0.00   Data                    \$6.10   \$0.00   \$4.85   \$1.24   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   Engineering Change Orders   \$7.15   \$0.07   \$0.69   \$3.17   \$1.66   \$1.26   \$0.30   \$0.00   \$0.00                                                                                                                
  Initial Maintenance              \$4.33      \$0.00     \$0.00     \$0.00     \$0.99     \$1.45     \$1.14     \$0.60     \$0.15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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                                   **TOTAL**   **FY98**   **FY99**   **FY00**   **FY01**   **FY02**   **FY03**   **FY04**   **FY05**                                                                                                                                            **Operations and Maintenance Costs**   \$192.12          \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.57    \$1.24    \$2.19    \$3.94      \$4.48    OPERATIONS COST          \$47.53   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.57        \$1.21   \$1.75   \$1.97   \$2.02   Personnel                       \$18.14   \$0.00                 \$0.00    \$0.00   \$0.17   \$0.43   \$0.65   \$0.74   \$0.75     Consumables                      \$4.96   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.04   \$0.10   \$0.16   \$0.18   \$0.19   Energy and Utilities         \$21.54   \$0.00   \$0.00               \$0.00   \$0.20   \$0.51   \$0.77   \$0.87   \$0.90   Training                 \$2.47   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.15   \$0.16   \$0.16         \$0.16     \$0.17   Travel                      \$0.41     \$0.00   \$0.00    \$0.00      \$0.00    \$0.01    \$0.01    \$0.02    \$0.02    Telecommunications   \$0.00                 \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00                 \$0.00                                                                                                              SUPPORT COST            \$144.60   \$0.00                  \$0.00    \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.03   \$0.44    \$1.97    \$2.45     Personnel                    \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   Hardware Maintenance       \$28.94   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.31   \$0.78   \$1.18   Software Maintenance    \$7.39   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.13   \$0.18   \$0.27   Replenishment Spares              \$22.42   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00                      \$0.00     \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.98   \$1.00   Sustaining Investment            \$85.34   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   Training         \$0.50   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.03   \$0.00   \$0.04   \$0.00   Travel                 \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00                                                                                                          **Disposition Costs**   \$3.12   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00                                                                                                                **Total Life Cycle Cost**   \$472.69   \$7.43    \$37.40   \$56.36   \$69.10   \$67.01   \$38.92   \$7.40    \$6.24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    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                                   **TOTAL**   **FY06**   **FY07**   **FY08**   **FY09**   **FY10**   **FY11**   **FY12**   **FY13**                                                                                                                                            **Operations and Maintenance Costs**   \$192.12          \$4.75    \$9.41    \$9.70    \$9.91    \$10.22   \$10.44   \$10.76     \$11.00   OPERATIONS COST          \$47.53   \$2.04   \$2.04   \$2.09   \$2.15        \$2.21   \$2.27   \$2.33   \$2.40   Personnel                       \$18.14   \$0.77                 \$0.79    \$0.81   \$0.84   \$0.86   \$0.88   \$0.90   \$0.93     Consumables                      \$4.96   \$0.19   \$0.20   \$0.21   \$0.22   \$0.23   \$0.24   \$0.24   \$0.25   Energy and Utilities         \$21.54   \$0.92   \$0.94               \$0.97   \$0.99   \$1.02   \$1.05   \$1.07   \$1.10   Training                 \$2.47   \$0.13   \$0.08   \$0.08   \$0.08   \$0.09   \$0.09         \$0.09     \$0.09   Travel                      \$0.41     \$0.02   \$0.02    \$0.02      \$0.02    \$0.02    \$0.02    \$0.02    \$0.02    Telecommunications   \$0.00                 \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00                 \$0.00                                                                                                              SUPPORT COST            \$144.60   \$2.71                  \$7.37    \$7.61   \$7.76   \$8.01   \$8.17    \$8.43    \$8.60     Personnel                    \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   Hardware Maintenance       \$28.94   \$1.34   \$1.38   \$1.41   \$1.45   \$1.49   \$1.52   \$1.56   \$1.60                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Software Maintenance             \$7.39      \$0.30     \$0.31     \$0.32     \$0.33     \$0.33     \$0.34     \$0.35     \$0.36     Replenishment Spares   \$22.42   \$1.03   \$1.05   \$1.08                                 \$1.11     \$1.14   \$1.17   \$1.20   \$1.23   Sustaining Investment                  \$85.34           \$0.00    \$4.64    \$4.76    \$4.88    \$5.01    \$5.14    \$5.27      \$5.41    Training                 \$0.50    \$0.04   \$0.00   \$0.04   \$0.00        \$0.04   \$0.00   \$0.05   \$0.00   Travel                          \$0.00    \$0.00                 \$0.00    \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00                                                                                                                       **Disposition Costs**        \$3.12    \$0.00   \$0.00               \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00                                                                                                                     **Total Life Cycle Cost**   \$472.69   \$4.75   \$9.41    \$9.70      \$9.91    \$10.22   \$10.44   \$10.76   \$11.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                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                                   **TOTAL**   **FY14**   **FY15**   **FY16**   **FY17**   **FY18**   **FY19**   **FY20**   **FY21**                                                                                                                                            **Operations and Maintenance Costs**   \$192.12          \$11.34   \$11.58   \$11.94   \$12.20   \$12.58   \$12.85   \$13.25     \$10.22   OPERATIONS COST          \$47.53   \$2.46   \$2.53   \$2.60   \$2.67        \$2.74   \$2.82   \$2.89   \$2.20   Personnel                       \$18.14   \$0.95                 \$0.98    \$1.00   \$1.03   \$1.05   \$1.08   \$1.11   \$0.85     Consumables                      \$4.96   \$0.26   \$0.27   \$0.28   \$0.30   \$0.31   \$0.32   \$0.33   \$0.26   Energy and Utilities         \$21.54   \$1.13   \$1.16               \$1.19   \$1.22   \$1.25   \$1.28   \$1.32   \$1.01   Training                 \$2.47   \$0.10   \$0.10   \$0.10   \$0.10   \$0.11   \$0.11         \$0.11     \$0.07   Travel                      \$0.41     \$0.02   \$0.02    \$0.02      \$0.02    \$0.02    \$0.02    \$0.03    \$0.02    Telecommunications   \$0.00                 \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00                 \$0.00                                                                                                              SUPPORT COST            \$144.60   \$8.87                  \$9.06    \$9.34   \$9.53   \$9.83   \$10.04   \$10.35   \$8.01     Personnel                    \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   Hardware Maintenance       \$28.94   \$1.65   \$1.69   \$1.73   \$1.78   \$1.82   \$1.87   \$1.92   \$1.47   Software Maintenance    \$7.39   \$0.37   \$0.38   \$0.39   \$0.40   \$0.41   \$0.42   \$0.43   \$0.44   Replenishment Spares              \$22.42   \$1.26   \$1.29   \$1.33                      \$1.36     \$1.40   \$1.43   \$1.47   \$1.13   Sustaining Investment            \$85.34   \$5.55   \$5.69   \$5.84   \$5.99   \$6.15   \$6.31   \$6.47   \$4.97   Training         \$0.50   \$0.05   \$0.00   \$0.05   \$0.00   \$0.05   \$0.00   \$0.06   \$0.00   Travel                 \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00                                                                                                          **Disposition Costs**   \$3.12   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.74   \$1.10                                                                                                                **Total Life Cycle Cost**   \$472.69   \$11.34   \$11.58   \$11.94   \$12.20   \$12.58   \$12.85   \$13.99   \$11.32
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   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                                   **TOTAL**   **FY22**   **FY23**   **FY24**   **FY25**                                                                                                  **Operations and Maintenance Costs**   \$192.12   \$5.72   \$1.83   \$0.00   \$0.00                                          OPERATIONS COST   \$47.53   \$1.20    \$0.35    \$0.00    \$0.00              Personnel   \$18.14   \$0.45                   \$0.11    \$0.00   \$0.00            Consumables   \$4.96   \$0.14   \$0.04   \$0.00   \$0.00                                    Energy and Utilities   \$21.54   \$0.53   \$0.13   \$0.00   \$0.00            Training   \$2.47                           \$0.07   \$0.07   \$0.00   \$0.00            Travel   \$0.41   \$0.01   \$0.00   \$0.00                       \$0.00             Telecommunications   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00                                                                                           SUPPORT COST   \$144.60   \$4.52   \$1.47                      \$0.00     \$0.00             Personnel   \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00    \$0.00                         Hardware Maintenance   \$28.94   \$0.78    \$0.20    \$0.00    \$0.00              Software Maintenance   \$7.39   \$0.46     \$0.47   \$0.00   \$0.00            Replenishment Spares   \$22.42   \$0.60   \$0.15   \$0.00   \$0.00                             Sustaining Investment   \$85.34   \$2.63   \$0.66   \$0.00   \$0.00              Training   \$0.50                       \$0.06   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00            Travel   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00   \$0.00                     \$0.00                                                                            **Disposition Costs**   \$3.12   \$0.91   \$0.38   \$0.00   \$0.00                                                                                                     **Total Life Cycle Cost**   \$472.69   \$6.63   \$2.20   \$0.00   \$0.00                                            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**4. SCHEDULE STRATEGY**

**[Critical Events]{.underline} [Objective Dates]{.underline} [Ceiling
Dates]{.underline}**

Release First SIR 09/16/97 10/01/97

First SIR Down Selection 01/23/98 02/13/98

Release Second SIR 03/10/98 03/27/98

Operational Capability Test Complete 06/02/98 07/29/98

Contract Award 09/01/98 09/18/98

Factory Test Begin 11/02/98 01/18/99

Functional/Physical Configuration Audits 05/6/99 07/16/99

Factory Tests Complete 06/09/99 08/25/99

Production Option #1 Exercised 06/09/99 08/25/99

Deliver System #1 to OT&E Site 05/12/99 07/30/99

Deliver System #2 to Key Site (IOT&E) 06/14/99 08/31/99

Site Acceptance Testing Complete (Key Site) 07/31/99 10/15/99

OT&E Complete 09/13/99 03/30/00

IOT&E Complete 10/14/99 05/12/00

In Service Decision (AAF-1) 10/21/99 06/23/00

Start Deployment 06/10/00 09/01/00

First Site Commissioned (Key Site) 04/15/00 11/15/00

First Production System Commissioned 12/31/00 02/28/01

Organic Depot Established 09/01/03 09/18/05

Last Site Commissioned 10/01/03[^3] 09/21/04

**5. PERFORMANCE**

**a. Program Strategy**

The ATCBI‑R PT plans to pursue a COTS/NDI acquisition strategy.
Extensive market survey activities have shown that this is a feasible
approach: MSSRs with SI capability are available now from two vendors
and may be available from more by the time technical proposals are
submitted.

The PT has opened dialog with vendors and has posted the draft
functional specification on the Internet for industry comment. Comments
were received and dispositioned at meetings with each interested vendor.
The revised specification was then put out on the Internet again. The
Statement of Work (SOW) and Operational Capability Test (OCT) Plan have
also been posted on the Internet.

When the PT initiates the formal procurement phase, it will use a 2-step
screening process. The first Screening Information Request (SIR) will
instruct offerors to submit information which the Source Evaluation Team
will evaluate against a set of criteria designed to screen for the most
qualified. Much of the information requested will be directly related to
the functional specification and the SOW that industry has already seen.
Depending upon the number of offerors participating in this initial
screening, some vendors will likely be eliminated on the basis of
evaluation criteria, thus saving them and the Government the time and
resources that would have been spent on full, costed proposals.

The second SIR will request vendors down‑selected from the first SIR to
submit a cost proposal. This proposal will be based on a contract
tailored to the strengths each remaining vendor has to offer the FAA. In
addition, the second SIR will encompass an OCT to be performed at the
FAA Technical Center. When proposals and OCT results have been
evaluated, a contract for two systems will be awarded to one vendor
based on best value to the government. These systems will comprise an
Operational (OT) system to be delivered to the Technical Center and a
key site system for Independent OT&E (IOT&E)). The contract will also
contain options for additional systems to include Depot, Academy, and
operational systems beyond key site.

The first two systems will undergo First Article Test (FAT) starting in
late 1998. When these systems successfully pass in-plant testing,
planned to complete in the summer of 1999, the first production option
for 50 sensors will be exercised (the first production system in this
lot is expected off the line 12 months later). Following FAT, then, one
of the two test systems will go to the Technical Center for OT, while
the other will be delivered subsequently to the key site for IOT&E. The
key site will be either be a beacon-only site (BOS) or a site where the
ATCBI-6 will interface with military Fixed Radar Surveillance (FPS). To
some degree, this choice of key site will depend on which of these two
site scenarios the winning vendor is best able to accommodate in
accordance with the program's test schedule.

Following OT and IOT&E, Airway Facilities (AF) will issue an In-Service
Decision, which is expected to occur at the end of 1999. However,
deployment will be dependent on the production schedule and is expected
to commence in the summer of 2000. Deployment of systems is expected to
complete in the year 2003. Commissioning of systems into the NAS is
difficult to predict due to variance in site-specific constraints, but
the last ATCBI-6 is expected to commission no later than the end of
fiscal year 2004.

Systems will be delivered to as many as 5 terminal sites and 119 enroute
sites:

The Air Route Surveillance Radar Models 1 and 2 (ARSR‑1/2), (FPS) and
(BOS) interfaces are relatively easy and will be developed first. In
general, sites in these configurations will be the first to receive
ATCBI‑6 systems. The ARSR‑3 and ARSR‑4 interfaces will be more
challenging, and installations at sites in these configurations will be
deferred to the latter part of the deployment sequence. The military
Ground Radar Navigation (GPN) interface will be developed, as necessary,
for GPN sites not covered by the ASR‑11 program.

# b. Management Strategy

**1. Expanded Product Team **(See table starting on next page)

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  **Program Management**   Herb Goldstein   Product Lead   AND-450             202‑267‑5545   5124                        Kimberly Gill   Program Lead   AND-450   202‑267‑7836   5124                           Larry Taubenkibel   Technical Officer   AND-450   202‑267‑5816   5124      Sy Karlin      Alt. Tech. Officer   AND-450   202‑267‑8458   5124                   Milt Ryan        Business Analyst   AND-450   202‑267‑5199   5124      Viscount Thurston   Prog. Mgmt. Support, Lead   AND‑400 TAC   202‑267‑8482   5124      Tom Bradley   Tech. Officer Support   AND‑400 TAC   202‑484‑2577   4420      Paula Miller   DM Support       AND‑400 TAC   202‑267‑8894   5165      Rob Ridgeway   Data, Financial Support   AND‑400 TAC       202‑267‑5964   5165   **Engineering**   Jim Moe      Lead Engineer   AND-450   202-267-9521   5124      Charles Sloane   Systems Engineer   AND-450   202‑267‑9582   5124      Vincent Chu        Systems Engineer        AND-450   202‑267‑5380   5124      John H. Davis    Lead, Eng'ring Support   AND-400 TAC   301‑838‑6480   6465      Malcolm Bohlayer   S/W Support    AND-400 TAC   301‑838‑6463   6465      John Meagher     CM Support     AND‑400 TAC   301‑838‑6451   6465                        Jim Triantos      Sys. Eng'r Support    TRIOS Associates   301‑982‑1853   4223      Tim Robinson   Eng'ring Support   TRIOS Associates   301‑982‑1884   4223   **Contracts**   Steve Brown    Contracts Team Lead   ASU-320   202-267-7651   5124      Kim Branch   Contracting Officer       ASU-320   202‑267‑8595   5124      Linda Terhune   CO Admin.Rep.   ASU-320/CEXEC   202‑267‑3688   5149      Sheila Johnson   Contracts Support   ASU-320/CEXEC   202‑267‑7388   5149      Don Higham   Industrial Eng'r   ASU-210   202‑267‑8913         Tom Marker   S/W Quality   ASU-250   202‑267‑8889   
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  **Legal**                T.K. Kiely       Counsel        AGC                                          **Air Traffic**   Rob Paul        AT Req'ts      ARN-100   202‑267‑7045   5124   **Test & Evaluation**   William Swanseen    Test Director       ACT-310   609‑485‑5047   5595      Ray Alimenti   Test Lead            ACT-310   609‑485‑5378   5595   **Logistics**   Scott Schlegel   APML               ARN-100   202‑493‑0699   0711      Ed Andrews          Depot Support               AML-200       405‑954‑7491   3257                    Depot Repair            AML-400                                Bruce Johns    Supply Support   AML-630       405‑954‑5653   4423                     Technical Data            AML-460/AOS-230   405‑954‑5180                            Garry Long   AF Training     AFZ-100   202‑493‑4067                              AT Training        ATR‑100                            Buster Alexander   2nd Level Engineering   AOS-230   405‑954‑5180             Preston Barber   Operational Support      AOS-230       405‑954‑5700             June Goodenough    Log. Support   ECARS         202‑646‑2160   5700      Dick Murgatroy   Log. Support   AND-400 TAC   202‑484‑8221   8219   **Implementation**   Rajendra Saroop   Implementation Lead   AND-450            202‑267‑5199   5124      Dick Morgan    Impl. Support      AND-400 TAC        202‑267‑3042   5124                   Khalil Kodsi   NAS Trans. & Impl.    ANS-700   202-267-3622             Guy Hawkes   In-Service Review (ISR)   AOS-100   202-267-7489                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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**2. Program Control**

A Program Work Breakdown Structure (PWBS) will be used to define all
products and outcomes on the program, including both government and
contractor responsibilities. A Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS)
will be contained within the larger PWBS. The PWBS will be used to
expand the integrated program schedule .

The integrated program schedule is constructed as a network logic
schedule, i.e. it consists of activities and their predecessors such
that critical paths can be determined and monitored. The detailed
activities in the schedule support the milestone dates in the
Acquisition Program Baseline. Slippage in the supporting activities will
be captured through routine schedule monitoring, which will give early
warning of potential slips to baselined milestones. Automated program
management tools will assist the PT in the comparison of actual to
planned cost, schedule and performance. When an activity slips, action
plans will be formulated to mitigate potential impact to major schedule
milestones.

The program will also use an automated data management system to track
and monitor timeliness of both contractor submittals and government
responses.

A Detailed Obligation Plan (DOP) will be used to plan expenditures of
authorized funds for the ATCBI‑R Program. Allocations for the
cost‑reimbursable components of the contract (interface development and
site installation) will be closely monitored to ensure that costs will
not exceed available resources.

# See 5c. (below) for activities that will track the contractor's progress.

**3. Contract Management**

The ATCBI-6 cover three main types of products and services:

1\) production of ATCBI-6 radars and ancillary antennas and rotary
joints

on a fixed price basis;

2\) hardware and software maintenance on a time and material basis; and

3\) cost reimbursable work such as interface development, site
preparation, and installation and testing on a cost plus award fee,
level of effort basis.

For the fixed price work the PT will evaluate the contractor's existing
cost/schedule/

performance reporting system for acceptability and to ensure that
appropriate thresholds and variance controls are in place. For the cost
reimbursable, level‑of‑effort part of the contract, an award fee plan
will be developed after receipt of proposals , discussed during
negotiations, and distributed upon award. The plan will provide the
methods and metrics used to determine award fee. The program will
require detailed cost reporting and will issue task orders on a short
term basis to maintain control of cost and schedule.

The ATCBI‑6 contractor will be required to develop an expanded version
of the work breakdown structure (WBS). This expanded CWBS will be
baselined at contract award. The contractor will maintain and control
the CWBS as the primary framework for contract planning, budgeting, and
reporting program cost and schedule status to the Government. After the
CWBS is baselined, the contractor will not be allowed to change the CWBS
or associated WBS dictionary definitions for any reporting elements
identified at Level 3 or above without the approval of the Contracting
Officer.

The contractor will be required to conduct Program Management Reviews
(PMRs) monthly during pre‑production (contract start‑up, first article
testing, and OT&E) and at least bimonthly during full production. At the
PMRs the contractor will be required to report, at a minimum, monthly
accomplishments, cost and schedule status, technical status,
subcontractor status, risks, staffing problems, and priority issues for
the next reporting period.

The contractor will also be required to participate in technical and
program conferences, meetings, reviews, audits, and evaluations with the
ATCBI‑R PT to discuss program progress, identify potential problems,
resolve identified problems, and to discuss disposition of problem
resolution activities. Formal meeting agendas and data/ documentation
(CDRL) deliverables pertaining to the meetings, program, or technical
issue under discussion will be required of the contractor. Distribution
of minutes will be required within one week of the meeting. Action items
will be jointly tracked by both the contractor and the government, with
suspense date, and status of the action taken reported at mutually
agreed upon intervals, such as at PMRs.

# The contract cost and schedule requirements will be monitored at Level 3 of the CWBS.

The PT will utilize the AND‑400 Surveillance IPT Technical Assistance
Contract (TAC) support contractor to augment its effort to contractually
control and manage the ATCBI‑6 production contract. The Surveillance TAC
is a multi‑year, level‑of‑effort contract, utilized to provide
specialized expertise and support to the six product lines under
AND‑400's cognizance.

**4. Requirements Management**

The requirements contained within the APB were used to form the basic
foundation for the ATCBI-6 system specification. A traceability matrix
maps the requirements in the specification to the APB requirements. The
System Specification has been distributed for FAA wide review via a
clearance record per AMS guidance. Given the benign nature of the
comments received through this process, the ATCBI-6 Product Team (PT)
plans to baseline the specification prior to SIR-1 release. Upon
baselining, the specification will be under the control of the
Surveillance and Weather IPT Configuration Control Board (CCB). If a
change to the system specification is proposed by any core or extended
team member of the PT, regardless of the rationale behind the change,
the PT will decide whether or not the change is worthy of consideration
by the CCB. If the PT decides not to go forward to the CCB, the reason
for disregarding the proposed change must be documented. If the team
does go forward with the proposed change for CCB approval, the team must
be prepared to discuss whether or not the change fits within the cost,
schedule, benefits and requirements baselines set in the APB. If the
change increases the benefits associated with the program, it is
especially important that this information be briefed to the CCB,
especially if the increased benefits exceed the increased cost. The CCB
will make the final decision with respect to the implementation of the
proposed change or decide that the PT needs a JRC decision to
re-baseline the program.

In the case of Interface Requirements Documents (IRD), the Surveillance
and Weather IPT CCB will have control of IRDs between Surveillance and
Weather systems in the same manner as the ATCBI Specification is
described above. IRDs between the ATCBI-6 and automation systems will be
under the control of the NAS CCB. The Product Team will decide (as
described above for System Specification proposed changes) whether to
bring a proposed IRD change to the NAS CCB for consideration.

Upon Contract Award, a Product Team Configuration Control Board (PTCCB)
will also be established to help facilitate the process by which the
team decides to take proposed specification and IRD changes to the NAS
or Surveillance and Weather IPT CCBs. Additionally, this PTCCB will
track changes to ensure they are successfully implemented by the
contractor. In the event that a request for a proposed change is denied
for the time being by any of the three aforementioned CCBs, but should
be revisited at a later time, it is the responsibility of the PTCCB to
ensure the revisiting happens in the time frame and under the conditions
set forth by the CCB in question.

In general, site specific requirements are not anticipated to influence
the system specification or IRDs. Site specification requirements are
generally installation considerations (e.g. RF and interface cable
lengths) not performance considerations. Site specific installation
requirements are being handled under a CR LOE site preparation and
installation contract. This work will be closely monitored by a
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR), sometimes
referred to as a Technical Officer (TO). The COTR will also be supported
by a Technical Officer's Representative (TOR).

# 5. Risk Management

The overall risk management philosophy for the ATCBI‑R Program is to
manage risk as an iterative process, because new risks will be
identified throughout the life of the program. A Risk Management Plan
(RMP) will be written and maintained by a risk manager as determined by
the PT. As risks are identified and assessed, contingency plans will be
formulated and implemented. The risk of an undesirable event occurring
can only be mitigated if the contingency plan is activated in a timely
manner. Therefore, the RMP will include milestones and update rates that
are synchronized with contingency plan activation requirements. As risks
are overcome and new risks emerge, the plan will be updated.

The risk management plan will be composed through interviews with
experts in the fields of secondary surveillance, logistics support,
contract support, integration and test, program management, and others
as required. It is the responsibility of all PT members to implement and
keep the RMP current. When a new risk is identified or a standing risk
is eliminated, the risk manager must be provided the information
necessary to update the plan. Action items to mitigate risks identified
at monthly PT meetings will be assigned and tracked to closure.

As contractors are introduced to the program, their ability to identify,
assess and mitigate risk will also be considered, because the risk
management skills of the contractors involved with the program directly
affect the overall risk associated with the program. PMRs with the
contractor will identify potential deviations in cost, schedule and
performance requirements and formulate "get well" plans to rectify the
projected deviations.

The primary cost, schedule and technical risks and the strategies that
will be used to mitigate each are described in the following sections.

5.d.1 Technical Risk ‑ The ATCBI‑R acquisition is 90% non‑developmental.
The only development that will be tolerated is that associated with
interfaces to equipment such as antennas, rotary joints, primary radars,
automation systems, NAS Infrastructure Management System (NIMS), and
monopulse test equipment. The core interfacing capability of the ATCBI‑6
will reflect industry standards, such that the risk associated with
interfacing to future NAS equipment will be low. Engineering changes to
proposed equipment will be considered only if the change is assessed to
have low technical risk and the requirement to be fulfilled by the
change is critical to the NAS.

See Table below for a description of the primary technical risks and
associated mitigation strategies as identified by the PT to date.
Because the interfaces are the riskiest technical area, the risks
identified with each interface will be addressed in the Risk Management
Section of the Integrated Program Plan (IPP).

5.d.2 Schedule Risk ‑ Although the requirements for the core
capabilities of the system are known, some requirements associated with
NAS interfaces are \"moving targets\". Coordination must be maintained
with other product teams upgrading and replacing both primary radar and
automation systems. The procurement, delivery, and installation of
government equipment must also be monitored closely to ensure all
ancillary equipment (antennas, rotary joints, etc.) required for
complete installation and test is available to the contractor. See table
below for a list of schedule risks and mitigation strategies that have
been identified by the PT to date.

5.d.3 Cost Risk ‑ The cost of the Program is based upon vendor quotes,
analogies to similar programs and standard cost estimating practices. A
market analysis was also conducted to verify product availability to
ensure that competition would keep costs reasonable. The ATCBI‑R PT
includes expertise in the procurement of secondary surveillance radar.
Since the entire PT was afforded the opportunity to participate in
costing the program, the overall cost risk is considered low. See table
below for the cost risks and mitigation strategies identified by the PT
to date.

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<td><p><strong>Interface Development</strong>‑ The ATCBI‑6 will be
required to interface with existing and future automation systems as
well as all primary radars collocated with the ATCBI equipment to be
replaced with ATCBI—6. Some vendors may not have experience with known
interfaces, while none have experience with those interfaces which are
not yet defined.</p></td>
<td><p>· A Cost Reimbursable Contract with an award fee incentive will
be administered with respect to interface development to provide the
contractor with the motivation to do the “homework” required to develop
all ATCBI‑6 interfaces without introducing undue schedule risk to the
program.</p>
<p>· The RMP will address all risks associated with each individual
interface and provide an action plan to mitigate each one.</p>
<p>· The contractor’s software engineering and development process will
be evaluated to ensure an adequate process is in place.</p>
<p>· Interfaces will be due for delivery in an order corresponding to
technical difficulty. The least difficult interfaces will be built
first, providing the contractor more time to develop the more difficult
interfaces.</p>
<p>· Operational tests will be conducted for all interfaces prior to
fielding them.</p></td>
<td><p><strong>NDI Products will not meet 100% of the FAA’s requirements
for the basic ATCBI‑6 system </strong>‑ Only 1 vendor has built a MSSR
with selective interrogation capability for the FAA. Other vendors have
provided similar systems to other countries, but it is uncertain whether
or not those countries maintain the same requirements as the
FAA.<strong> </strong></p></td>
<td><p>· A market survey was conducted to ensure vendors have products
available to meet the critical requirements for an ATCBI‑6 product
suitable for the NAS.</p>
<p>· The acquisition strategy calls for progressive screening of
vendors. Following the evaluation of vendors’ responses to the initial
SIR, qualified vendors will respond to the RFO with tech/cost proposals
and bring systems to the FAATC for OCT.</p>
<p>· Prior to a full parts procurement for all production systems, a
performance acceptance test (PAT) will be conducted at the factory to
reduce the risk that engineering changes will be required to the system
that will affect the parts procurement or severely impact the system
design.</p>
<p>· Changes will not be made to the NDI system unless they are deemed
critical to the safety and efficiency of the NAS.</p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Product Maturity- </strong>The Product Team must be
careful to buy a product that is mature enough to provide stable
performance, but not so mature that parts obsolescence causes
supportability problems.</p></td>
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<li><p>The Product will be evaluated for both design stability and parts
obsolescence. The funding profile for this program includes funding for
engineering changes that may be necessary to re-engineer obsolete parts.
Furthermore, the operations costs estimated for this program included
funding for technology enhancements.</p></li>
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<p><strong>Supportability</strong>‑ Data rights may be too expensive to
be cost beneficial for the FAA to procure for the purpose of an organic
dedicated repair service.</p></td>
<td><p>· The contract will be structured such that the contractor
provides 5 years of both hardware and software maintenance. Two one year
options will also be available to extend these services. Prior to the
completion of the last option, the FAA will have to decide whether or
not it’s in the best interest of the government to transition to an
organic depot.</p></td>
<td><p><strong>Manufacturing Capabilities </strong>‑ The risk that the
production line of the vendors will not be adequate to generate a
quality product in a timely manner.</p></td>
<td><p>· Vendors not meeting ISO-9000 standards will not be considered
for this procurement.</p>
<p>· Past performance will be considered during evaluation of vendor
capabilities.</p>
<p>· Factory Acceptance Tests will be conducted on production units and
a quality assurance plan will be generated and monitored by the
FAA.</p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Risk Mitigation Strategy</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Schedule Slip</strong> ‑ The risk that schedule slips
will adversely affect program costs.</p></td>
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<li><p>An award fee will create the incentive for the contractor to get
the job done in a timely and cost-efficient manner.</p></li>
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<li><p>The cost‑reimbursable part of the contract will give the
government the flexibility to make schedule changes without incurring
claims for equitable adjustment.</p></li>
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<p><strong>Funding deferred or inadequate</strong>—The program is fully
supported by AF and AT sponsors, yet FAA funding is suffering major
cutbacks which may put deployment need date at risk.</p></td>
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<li><p>The PT will readjust acquisition strategy as necessary to get the
ATCBI‑6 systems to the field by 1999 (key site). However, more schedule,
cost and technical risk will be imposed on the program if funding is not
provided as necessary. The PT will replan as necessary in response to
funding shortfalls.</p></li>
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<p><strong>Automation/Primary Radar upgrades and replacements</strong>‑
if the interface to automation and/or primary radar is unavailable
during installation a delay may result</p></td>
<td><p>· Liaisons will be assigned to detect changes in interface plans
and to ensure contractor is provided with most current configuration of
interfacing subsystem. They will report status on at least a bimonthly
basis .</p>
<p>· Cost Reimbursable contract with incentives for installation and
interface work will mitigate the schedule risk.</p></td>
<td><p><strong>Cost‑Reimbursable site preparation, installation and
interface development</strong>‑ Contractor may "stretch out" these
efforts to make more money.</p></td>
<td><p>· An incentive fee will be awarded if the contractor's
contractual obligations are completed within a set amount of time.</p>
<p>· 30% of the payment for prime mission equipment will be withheld
until satisfactory installation and checkout of the system is
complete.</p></td>
<td><p><strong>Unavailable Government Equipment</strong>- If government
equipment required to complete equipment installation and test is not
available, the schedule may be delayed.</p></td>
<td><p>· PT is attempting to minimize government equipment
requirements.</p>
<p>· Government test and installation equipment is currently being
identified and plans for its availability are being generated..</p>
<p>· Government equipment will be directly shipped to the facility from
the vendor whenever possible to meet the Prime Mission Equipment (PME)
delivery schedule.</p>
<p>· Program analyst is assigned to program to ensure timely equipment
delivery from suppliers to the logistics center as well as from the
logistics center to the sites.</p>
<p>· An implementation lead will regularly update integrated equipment
delivery schedules and coordinate as appropriate with all parties
involved.</p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Access Time </strong>‑ The contractor may not be able to
get downtime required to test the system in time to keep the
installation and check‑out schedule.</p></td>
<td><p>· The TOR handbook will provide an installation schedule such
that early coordination with Air Traffic may facilitate availability of
antenna for testing.</p>
<p>· An installation kick‑off meeting will reiterate down‑time
requirements.</p>
<p>· The implementation lead will be required to identify problems with
downtime through coordination with the Regional Associate Program
Managers (RAPM)..</p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Funding Requirements exceed estimated funding
profile</strong></p></td>
<td><p>· 15% of estimated PME costs are funded for Engineering Change
Orders to mitigate technical risk.</p>
<p>· PT was involved in costing the program.</p>
<p>· FAA determination of funding requirements supported by a company
highly experienced in the field of cost estimation.</p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Funding deferred ‑</strong> The impact of funding
deferral is directly related to how much and how long it is
deferred.</p></td>
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# c. Procurement Strategy

** 1. Sources**. Market survey activities have identified 5 vendors who
may qualify for this procurement. No Qualified Bidders List will be
used, but vendors will be qualified through the screening process.

Small and disadvantaged businesses will be able to participate by
teaming with a prospective prime contractor.

** 2. Source Selection. **This is to be a competitive procurement under
which the Source Evaluation Team has the opportunity to down-select
offerors before an OCT and full proposals are requested. AND - 400 is
the source selection official.

** 3. Competition. **Four prospective ATCBI‑6 vendors have already shown
their interest in this procurement by participating in a market survey
effort that included an extensive questionnaire, vendor presentations,
and site visits. Another vendor has indicated interest after the site
surveys. Results indicate that there will be at least 2 vendors
competing and possibly more.

** 4. Contract Type*. ***Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Production and
Cost‑Plus, Award Fee (CPAF) for maintenance, interface development, site
preparation, and system installation. In the procurement of production
systems, FFP presents the least risk to the government. FFP can be
high‑risk to the contractor, but that risk is minimized since the FAA is
buying NDI systems. The use of Award Fee as an incentive will help the
PT meet the following requirements: 1) interface development[^4], 2)
site preparation, installation, and testing, 3) hardware and software
maintenance, and 4) studies. These provisions will have a basic term of
5 years and may be extended by 3 one-year options. Time and materials
provisions will be utilized for hardware and software maintenance. This
type is appropriate due to the indefinite nature of the work.

The PT anticipates buying up to 150 production systems after testing.
Due to funding constraints and to provide flexibility, the PT
anticipates using two firm options of 50 and an Indefinite Quantity -
Indefinite Delivery for 50. Assuming availability of funds at the levels
baselined at the FAA's Investment Decision on ATCBI-R (8/12/97),
delivery will take place over a five-year period. We anticipate three
one-year options to extend the term of 5 years.

We also anticipate using a provisioning clause for spares, special
tools, production of interface hardware and software, and, when the FAA
takes over software maintenance, a Program Support Facility (PSF).

** 5. Government‑Furnished Property/Information*. ***Some antennas and
rotary joints needed for the ATCBI‑6 system will be provided from FAA
inventory for the contractor to install. The balance of antennas and
rotary joints will be procured under the prime contract. (Modems will be
provided by the Communications branch, AOP‑400, of the FAA.)

** 6. Acceptance Criteria. **Acceptance of the ATCBI-6 sensor will take
place after factory acceptance test as defined in the Master Test Plan .
A field test will also be performed at the site under the cost section
of the contract in accordance with the Master Test Plan . The Master
Test Plan will be tailored to each offeror\'s NDI approach prior to
issuance of the Request for Offeror.

** 7. Warranties and Data Rights. **The PT does not plan to acquire
warranties.

Requirements for data rights and software licenses will be tailored
based on each offeror's NDI approach. The tailoring will be completed
prior to issuance of the Request for Offer. At a minimum, the PT will
obtain the rights and software licenses necessary for the FAA to
maintain and operate the system.

** 8. Funding.** Based upon the analysis that shows the optimum ordering
amount is 50 unit and the funding profile, it will be to the FAA\'s
advantage to obtain approval to use Multi-Year funding. Such approval
would allow all nonrecurring cost to be amortized over the 50 units and
would reduce the total number of parts procurements. Ordering 50 and
utilizing an unfunded termination liability of no more than \$10.0M
would save approximately \$125k per unit (or \$15.9M on 127 units)
compared with buying units in lots of 20. Approval of this plan will
constitute the team's authority to make multi-year funding decisions on
an unfunded termination liability of up to \$10M.

# 6. BENEFITS

During development of the ATCBI-R Cost Benefit Analysis, a benefits/cost
model was developed by the PT using projected costs and benefits for
various alternatives. The benefits methodology was structured such that
the majority of the program benefits are accrued with each system
commissioning. Benefits are accrued in the areas of cost avoidance,
controller productivity and decreased delays. Therefore, as a system is
commissioned, the program will be given credit for benefits estimated
(as dollars) in accordance with the Cost Benefit Analysis for the
selected replacement alternative. If ADS-B architecture costs are
avoided by this program, these benefits will be allocated to the program
when contract costs for an ADS-B ground station become available.

# 7. PHYSICAL INTEGRATION

**a. Real Estate**. The Contractor will be responsible for obtaining all
licenses, permits or rights of way necessary to enable installation of
the various components of the ATCBI‑6. The contractor will also provide
a description of any required land or right‑of‑way acquisition,
including but not limited to, a survey, plot description and ownership
information adequate to permit the Government to negotiate any necessary
land rights.

**b.** **Space**. Existing buildings or shelters that currently house
ATCBI‑4s/5s will be used to accommodate the beacon system that replaces
the beacon interrogator currently in use. A few sites may require
shelters to accommodate the replacement beacon system before the old
system is decommissioned. Such shelters will be acquired as necessary.

**c. Environmental**. The Contractor will be in full compliance with the
governing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) directives related to the
handling/removal of hazardous material. Removal of asbestos or other
materials deemed to be a health hazard which are present at any
installation location, will be accomplished only after all precautions
called out in the appropriate directives have been observed.

**d. Employee Safety and Health**. The Contractor will observe all OSHA
and other pertinent safety regulations governing the installation and/or
removal of the beacon interrogator systems being delivered or removed.

**e. Security**. The Contractor will comply with all security
requirements imposed by Federal and/or local authorities. Provisions
contained in directives which pertain to obtaining security clearances,
badges, card keys or other measures necessary to permit regular access
to FAA facilities will be followed by the Contractor. This includes
requirements for display of personnel badges, vehicular flags and
warning lights within the site area or surrounding environs, and
requirements for liability insurance. The Contractor will ensure
compliance with National security requirements and provide the
protection necessary to prevent loss of, or damage to, both Government
and Contractor owned property. Similarly, any information and/or
communication of a sensitive or proprietary nature, will be safeguarded
by Contractor personnel.

**f. Energy Conservation**. The ATCBI-6 will comply with energy
efficiency standards described in the applicable sections of the "Energy
Policy and Conservation Act" and FAA-STD-033.

**g. Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC).** Existing
facilities that will be used to house the replacement beacon
interrogator system will have sufficient HVAC to support the operation
of the replacement system upon commissioning. These facilities will also
have sufficient HVAC to support simultaneous operation** **of both the
replacement and original systems for limited periods of time during the
transition period.

**h. Grounding, bonding, shielding, and lightning protection**. Ground
level and below ground lightning protection, grounding, bonding and
shielding will be in accordance with FAA Order 6950.19 and FAA STD 19b.

**i. Power Systems and Commercial Power.** The contractor will use
commercial or other available power sources at the individual sites for
the replacement beacon interrogator system. The power sources must be in
compliance with NFPA-70-1996 and FAA-C-1217E. These power sources must
also be able to support simultaneous operation** **of both the
replacement and original systems for limited periods of time during the
transition period.

**j. Telecommunications. **The contractor will use the existing facility
telecommunications infrastructure to the maximum extent possible to
support the operation of the replacement beacon interrogators. Any
additional telecommunication requirements will be in compliance with
ICAO international standards, Annex 10.

**k. Cables.** The contractor will identify cable, cable routing, and
raised floor requirements and evaluate each site\'s characteristics
regarding these requirements during the site surveys. The contractor
will determine distances between interconnected equipment components and
power supplies. The contractor will inspect the cables at each site
during the site surveys and determine the adequacy of available cables
or justify the need for additional cables. The cabling will comply with
FAA-E-2734.

**l. Disposal and Disposition.** A site survey will be conducted by the
ATCBI-6 contractor prior to removal and transfer/disposal of existing
beacon interrogator systems. A Contractor Site Engineering Report (CSER)
will be prepared within one month after the completion of the site
survey. The CSER is forwarded to the FAA for review and any changes
recommended by the FAA will be incorporated in a final CSER that is
submitted to the FAA. Removal/disposal of existing beacon interrogator
systems will commence after the final CSER is approved by the FAA. The
removal process takes approximately two weeks to accomplish.

# 8. FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION

8.a. Integration with the Existing NAS

The Secondary Surveillance Radar function has been a critical NAS
service for over 30 years, which means the ATCBI-6 will not be
integrating a new surveillance function into the NAS. However, there are
two activities which must occur in order for a COTS/NDI Product to
provide the NAS with a useable system for replacement of the systems
currently providing this function (ATCBI-4/5). First, it is highly
improbable that a company with no experience building MSSRs for the FAA
will meet one hundred percent of the performance and functional
requirements identified in the FAA's ATCBI-6 specification. Therefore,
such a contractor's system design would have to adapt to the needs of a
new customer. System enhancements and/or modifications may be required
in order to achieve this adaptation to the NAS. Secondly, interfaces to
NAS equipment (Primary Radar and Automation Systems) are not expected to
be COTS/NDI. These interfaces must be developed in a timely manner to
accommodate system deliveries to operational sites.

Additionally, coordination with all organizations and facilities that
will be involved with the replacement activities must be conducted in an
efficient manner to ensure successful implementation of the program.

8.a.1. NAS Adaptation

Exposing COTS/NDI Product shortfalls with respect to the ATCBI-6
Specification begins during the first screening information request
(SIR 1) as described in section 5a. Program Strategy. COTS/NDI Product
Functionality and Performance will be verified during the OCT which
occurs in the second screening information request (SIR 2). Operational
shortfalls (including critical remote maintenance monitoring parameters)
identified during both SIR 1 and the OCT may be corrected by the
contractor after contract award. A FAT will be conducted prior to the
acceptance of the two pre-production systems. This FAT will provide
formal verification (under the contract) of the NDI/COTS product's
capability to meet all specifications, including resolution of
previously identified shortfalls. Prior to delivery of the
pre-production systems to the FAATC for OT and to the Key Site for
IOT&E, the contractor will perform regression testing as necessary to
ensure that any shortfalls remaining after FAT have been addressed, i.e.
that all FAA requirements in the ATCBI-6 specification are met.

8.a.2. Interface Development

Interfaces will be developed in the order of "easiest" to "most
difficult". The ATCBI-6 Product Team is in agreement that this is the
most efficient way to get systems fielded as soon as possible. Design
Reviews will be conducted for each interface developed. The interface to
the HOST and DARC enroute automation systems will be the first
interfaces developed as the ATCBI-6 Product Team was able to
successfully define this interface in the ATCBI-6 Specification. This
interface will be developed immediately following contract award and
delivered for FAA verification and acceptance during FAT. The first
primary radar interface (accommodates the FPS, ARSR-1 and ARSR-2 radars)
is also defined in the ATCBI-6 specification. This interface may also be
tested as part of the FAT, but may be verified at a later date at the
FAATC depending upon whether a BOS or a FPS site is selected for IOT&E
during contract negotiations.

The ARSR-3 and ARSR-4 primary radar interfaces will be completed next.
Development of these interfaces will begin with a Level of Effort Task
Order initiating prime contractor support in the development of an IRD.
The development will end with successful OT of these interfaces
installed in an ATCBI-6 at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in
Oklahoma City where both an ARSR-3 and an ARSR-4 support system are
located.

To the extent that funding permits the ATCBI-6 interface development for
each developmental interface will be conducted in parallel such that all
interface development is completed as soon as possible. Interface
availability will provide flexibility in the ATCBI-6 site delivery
schedule, which is highly desirable in the enroute environment.

8.a.3. Facility and Organizational Integration

The ATCBI-6 Product Team includes an Associate Program Manager for NAS
Integration (APMNI). This team member plays a major role in and is
responsible for coordinating the integration of the ATCBI-6 with NAS
facilities and many other FAA organizations. The APMNI is responsible
for establishing a Program Implementation Plan (PIP) which will be
disseminated as necessary to facilitate the successful integration of
the ATCBI-6 with NAS facilities and organizations. The drafting of the
PIP will begin with site surveys of a sampling of each type of radar
site to receive an ATCBI-6 and will end with the development of a
Technical Officers Representative's (TOR) handbook. The surveys will
allow for the development of site specific requirements. The TOR
handbook will provide TORs and regional engineers with information to
prepare them for and guide them through the installation, acceptance
testing and optimization activities associated with the ATCBI-6. The PIP
will remain a "living document" to capture lessons learned and provide
additional information as necessary during the system implementation
process. This document will be available via cc:mail and/or the Internet
to provide easy access to all interested parties.

Also, the ATCBI-6 Product Team is operating in the spirit of the
Integrated Product Team (IPT) management concept. There are 7 "core"
team members, all of which are assigned "extended" team members. It is
the responsibility of the core team members to distribute information as
necessary to extended team members in a manner commensurate with the
accomplishment of team goals as established in the ATCBI-6 APB.
Including all core and extended team members, all FAA organizations have
representation on the ATCBI-6 Product Team. Through this communication
networking philosophy, the ATCBI-6 Product Team has been actively
involved with initiatives such as the Fuschia Book and Currant Book
updates, STARS ASTERIX message format implementation planning and
Regional Associate Program Managers (RAPM) Conferences and will continue
to do so. Coordination with the regions will increase from bi-annual
conferences to monthly or bi-weekly teleconferences as the program
approaches the deployment phase of the implementation process.

8.b. Software Integration

The approach described in sections 8.a., 8.a.1 and 8.a.2 also applies to
the area of software integration. Additionally, the ATCBI-6 Product Team
includes a Software Engineering Lead. This individual will be
responsible for managing software development necessary for both NAS
adaptation and interfaces.

Prior to contract award the vendor's software development process will
be reviewed. After contract award, the contractor will be required to
submit a software development plan (SDP) to include the activity of
integrating the new software with the COTS/NDI software.

8.c. Human/Product Integration

A Human Factors representative joined the ATCBI-6 Product Team during
the Investment Analysis Process as required by the AMS. In general, Air
Traffic Controllers will not be impacted (except for improved
performance) by the ATCBI-6 as it will be a direct replacement for the
service currently provided by the ATCBI-4/5 systems. Airway Facilities
(AF) personnel will receive appropriate training which will be
coordinated via the Associate Program Manager for Logistics (APML) of
the ATCBI-6 Product Team. Although the AF training will be based on
COTS/NDI training materials, some adjustments may be necessary to adapt
this training for use by the FAA. The APML will be responsible for
ensuring all training courses and materials are acceptable for use by
the FAA.

8.d Spectrum Management

As the ATCBI-6 is a direct replacement for existing NAS equipment, this
product will not require additional RF spectrum. In fact, the ATCBI-6
will utilize the spectrum currently allocated to secondary surveillance
more efficiently. The only coordination that must continue with the
FAA's spectrum managers is that which is necessary to assign Pulse
Repetition Frequencies (PRF) to each ATCBI-6 site. This is necessary to
minimize interference with adjacent sites. The ATCBI-6 Product Team's
System Engineer will be responsible for coordinating this effort in a
similar manner to that already accomplished for the Mode S program.

# 9. IN‑SERVICE SUPPORT

# a. Maintenance Concept

The ATCBI will employ a two level maintenance concept, site and depot,
for life cycle support of the system. The two maintenance levels are
described as follows.

Site level maintenance will consist of preventive and corrective
maintenance tasks. Preventive maintenance tasks shall be scheduled and
be required no more frequently than once within each 91 day period.
Preventive maintenance shall require no more than four hours. Corrective
maintenance, as required, shall be scheduled so that it does not
interrupt normal system operation. The beacon software will provide
fault isolation capabilities that will permit failures to be isolated to
a single Line Replaceable Unit (LRU). The site level technician will be
trained in fault isolation to the LRU level, removal and replacement of
faulty LRUs, restoration of the system to operational capability, and
the ability to certify the repaired system/subsystems as required.

Besides the BIT/FIT capabilities of the ATCBI‑6, technicians will also
be provided with external monopulse test equipment. The ATCBI test sets
in use today do not generate monopulse reply signals necessary to
measure receiver performance, including overall system sensitivity, a
certification requirement, nor can they be operated remotely. Thus,
monopulse test equipment must be provided to allow FAA technicians the
ability to certify and maintain the ATCBI‑6 monopulse system.

Depot level maintenance will consist of those maintenance activities
which are beyond the capability of the site technician including
complete rework of system LRUs and the beacon system, including chassis,
if required. Depot level maintenance will also include the complete
restoration of associated support and test equipment.

An organic depot will be established no earlier than five years after
contract award. This will allow time to determine requirements for spare
parts and Contractor LRU repair. It will also lessen the effects of
parts obsolescence.*** ***Depot level hardware maintenance will be
performed by the contractor from the time of first system acceptance
through the year following successful installation and check out of the
first ATCBI-6 system to be configured with final interface
(approximately 5 years[^5]). Transition of second level software
support, to include establishment of a PSF, will begin one year prior to
the delivery of the final interface and will continue for one year
following successful installation and checkout of the final
interface.*** ***In the event that the Product Team wishes to extend
contractor software second level support, the contract will be
structured to allow for continued service beyond one year after the
successful installation and checkout of this interface.

Engineering support for the life‑cycle of the ATCBI‑6 shall be the
responsibility of AOS‑200. Engineering support will consist of technical
engineering support and configuration management for the ATCBI‑6
software (including operational, diagnostic, and support ), hardware,
and firmware. Technical guidance will be provided to field technicians
and engineers for the optimization and long‑term support for the
ATCBI‑6. Field support activities will include guidance to prepare the
ATCBI‑6 for commissioning and guidance or assistance on‑site when field
technicians and engineers require additional expert assistance to
optimize or troubleshoot the system after commissioning.
Software/hardware trouble reports generated by field technicians and
engineers will be used as a basis to modify and upgrade the ATCBI‑6 in
order to ensure it performs at optimum capability at all established
facilities.

AOS‑200 will design, distribute and maintain configuration control of
software/firmware code changes or electronic equipment modifications to
correct defects or alter system performance to ensure that the ATCBI‑6
meets operational requirements. AOS‑200 will author and maintain the
ATCBI‑6 equipment maintenance handbook which provides guidance and
prescribes technical standards and tolerances, and procedures applicable
to the maintenance and inspection of ATCBI‑6 facilities. This order will
contain preventive maintenance task and schedules and will establish
certification requirements used by field technicians to maintain the
ATCBI‑6. AOS‑200 will also maintain, update and be the configuration
focal point for the equipment technical instruction book provided by the
vendor for the ATCBI‑6 system.

# b. Staffing

Based on FAA Order 1380.40B, "Airway Facilities Sector Level Staffing
Standard System," the contractor will recommend to the FAA the total
number of personnel, by skill level, required at each site to operate
and to maintain the system.

# c. Supply Support

Initial site and depot sparing, if required, will be funded and procured
by AND‑450. The selection of site and depot sparing will be based on the
contractor's recommended listing based on the results of a tailored LSA
program, incorporating any historical data currently available. AML‑600,
along with other selected FAA organizations, will review the
contractor's sparing recommendations and chair a provisioning conference
to determine the exact range and depth of repair parts required to
support the system. Items to be provisioned that are not in the FAA
inventory will be cataloged. The spares acquisition incorporated with
production (SAIP) program will be employed to take full advantage of
economies of scale, economic ordering quantities and the contractor's
active production.

# Replenishment spares will be funded and procured by the Logistics Center.

# d. Support Equipment

The Contractor will provide a justified listing of all common and
special tools, support and test equipment, and interface devices and
connectors required for the operation and maintenance of the beacon
system, at both the site and depot levels. The FAALC will review the
proposed listing and compare it against the FAA's current equipment
inventories to identify commonality. Any discrepancies will be forwarded
to the Contractor for resolution. The contractor will make every effort
to minimize the requirement for special tools and/or test equipment. The
listing will be used by the PT to procure the required equipment for
site and depot level support.

In addition, the Contractor will identify any additional hardware,
software and documentation requirements to support the maintenance of
the commercial and developed support and test equipment. The Acquisition
of any additional hardware, software and documentation for this effort
will be procured and funded by the program office.

# e. Technical Data

The contractor will deliver the documentation required for full
operation and support of the system. Technical documentation will be
submitted in both hard copy and automated format to facilitate changes
and revisions. Drawings are to be provided on electronic media as
available and compatible with the FAA Computer Aided Engineering
Graphics (CAEG) System. Technical data supplied to the FAA will be in
both hard copy and electronic media compatible with the Interleaf
documentation management system. Items to be provided include equipment
instruction books, provisioning technical documentation (i.e., spare
parts‑peculiar list, numerical parts list, engineering drawings, tools
lists, etc.), training course materials, support equipment listing and
data and associated program plans required by the contract.

# The cognizant AOS branch will develop, distribute, and maintain the system handbook.

# f. Training and Training Support

Airways Facilities and Air Traffic initial training will be funded and
procured by AND‑450. Hardware maintenance training will be COTS unless
the available materials/courses are not approved by AFZ‑100. Developed
site level hardware maintenance training will be IAW FAA Order 028B. If
required, additional depot level training will be developed using best
commercial practices.

# Attrition training will be under the purview of the FAA.

# g. Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation

All equipment and components shipped to the sites will be packaged and
marked in accordance with ASTM‑D‑3951, "Standard Practice for Commercial
Packaging." All equipment and components shipped to the Logistics Center
shall be shipped in accordance with MIL-STD 2073-1, packaged Level A and
packed Level C. Exchange and Repair items will be packaged in a reusable
type container to facilitate round trip shipments between facilities and
the repair source. All spares shipped to the sites will be packaged and
marked in accordance with ASTM‑D‑3951. Common hardware items will be
packaged in multiple unit pack quantities as normally supplied through
retail channels or in standard commercial unit packed quantities
compatible with unit of issue. All common hardware items will be
packaged and marked in accordance with ASTM‑D‑3951.

The contractor will identify any unique storage requirements, site
and/or depot, for the system or related spares and equipment. The
contractor will attempt to design the system to be compatible with
current FAA storage facilities.

# 10. TEST AND EVALUATION STRATEGY

The ATCBI-6 Program's System test and evaluation activities will seek to
minimize technical and cost risk to the government while limiting the
scope of the test activities to that which may be accommodated within
the allocated schedule. The key to this strategy is pre-contract-award
technical testing of COTS equipment and the application of existing
certified test data. The major element of the procurement is expected to
be a NDI. This will be a fully functional monopulse secondary
surveillance radar system which will include monopulse receiver,
transmitter and data processing subsystems. Since these COTS/NDI systems
are expected to be mature and stable designs, the critical functional
elements of the prime mission equipment should be available at contract
award. Interfaces to existing FAA primary radars and ATC automation
equipment are expected to be developed under the contract, but these
activities are anticipated to be minimal with respect to engineering and
test activities.

The ATCBI-6 Program has been designated for IOT&E by ATS-1. IOT&E is a
full system level evaluation conducted in an actual operational
environment at the key site. IOT&E will occur after system testing is
completed and the assessment will be reported and utilized in support of
the In-Service Decision (ISD).

**A. Test Strategy Overview.** The System test program will begin during
the pre-contract award period as part of the screening effort. Each
vendor will be requested to provide to the Government a system which
will be evaluated during OCT. All systems will be subjected to identical
operational environments by co-locating them at a single site with a
shared antenna. Assessments will be made in the areas of surveillance
performance, capacities, NDI interfaces, system control and maintenance.
In addition to live world operations, the Aircraft Reply and
Interference Environment Simulator (ARIES) test tool will be used to
evaluate system operations under high target loads (700 aircraft) and
high stress surveillance situations. OCT will be performed at the
William T. Hughes FAA Technical Center; the duration of the formal test
will be approximately three weeks. A common test plan will dictate the
test activities, types of input/output data to be used and analysis
methods utilized. Specialized test procedures will be allowed to
accommodate differences in the COTS/NDI systems under test. The OCTs
will focus on the key requirements of the system functional
specification, but specific detailed, derived requirements may be
evaluated for each offeror. The conduct of the OCTs prior to contract
award will contribute significantly to risk reduction in the technical
and schedule areas because the Government will be performing a technical
evaluation of the system in addition to the typical paper evaluation
used in the selection process.

# The overall test program after contract award will be comprised of three phases;

1\) First Article Test

2\) FAA Operational Test (FAA Technical Center and Key Site)

3\) FAA IOT&E (key site)

The FAA Verification Requirements Traceability Matrix (VRTM) will be
used as the central tool used to assure the ATCBI-6 system compliance to
operational and performance requirements of the FAA. This composite list
of all NAS-SS-1000, Requirements Document (RD) and ATCBI-6 System
Specification requirements imposed on the ATCBI-6 system, will provide
the test traceability for all FAA and contractor conducted tests. The
matrix will show allocation of each requirement to a specific test
activity and identify the responsible organization obligated to conduct
that test along with the measure needed for verification. The test
allocations of the VRTM along with the test schedule and test resource
allocations contained in the Integrated Program Plan (IPP) will
encompass the core elements of the ATCBI-6 test program. As the program
matures through the acquisition and field deployment process, the VRTM
and IPP will be updated to reflect the changes.

**B. Developmental Test**[^6]** Strategy.** The test activities from
contract award through Government acceptance of the first system will be
the responsibility of the selected contractor. The System Functional
Specification, along with the Contractor Verification Requirements
Traceability Matrix (CVRTM) derived from that specification, will be the
focal point of these tests. The CVRTM will be extracted directly from
the VRTM by selecting those requirements allocated to the contractor for
verification. This contractor testing will be segregated into three
functional areas:

1\) First Article Test : In-factory verification of performance, system
control, interfaces, maintenance, mechanical and quality requirements.

2\) Production Test: In-factory re-verification of key requirements and
quality assurance checks; performed on every system.

3\) Site Acceptance Test: Verification at each field site that the
installed system is fully functional and ready for FAA commissioning
activities.

Before FAA acceptance of the first system, the test program will be
similar to conventional Developmental Test (DT) activities, but with key
aspects revised to take full advantage of the COTS/NDI equipment. Test
data which was acquired during formal test activities with other
government or commercial buyers of the test article will be considered
for verification of requirements during the ATCBI-6 formal tests.
Application of this previously certified test data will significantly
shorten the test program schedules and reduce cost to both the
contractor and the Government. All requirements of the CVRTM will be
verified by the contractor during formal tests approved and witnessed by
the Government either through actual test conduct or application of
previously certified data. Each prospective contractor will be asked
during the evaluation period to provide estimates of the impact
previously certified test data will have on its test program and to make
that data available for government review.

The MSSR system will be baselined within three months after contract
award, prior to any conduct of formal DT activities. The intent, in
order to keep first key site delivery schedule to a minimum, is to
baseline a configuration as close to the COTS/NDI configuration used
during the OCT activities. Only essential developmental activities
needed for initial deployment will be allowed. The most probable
configuration will be that of a Beacon only site or an ARSR-1/2/2 radar
interface to the MSSR. CD-2 format will be the output surveillance data
stream sent to the ATC automation system and if collocated with a
primary radar system, the MSSR will accept CD-2 format digitized primary
target and weather data. Additional radar and automation interfaces will
be added to the system baseline and incrementally tested as they become
available. A majority of these interfaces are expected to be
developmental activities performed under Level of Effort Task Orders..

**C. Operational Test Strategy.** The OT will begin after FAA acceptance
of the first system. The majority of the DT effort is expected to be
completed by this point, but due to the numerous primary radar and ATC
automation systems which need to be supported, some of the system
configurations which are scheduled for outyear deployment will not be
available. The OT effort will, however, only be conducted on system
configurations which have successfully completed DT. As the later
configurations become available, delta OT will be conducted to ensure
that all fielded configurations receive appropriate tests. The William
J. Hughes FAA Technical Center will be the prime location used in the
conduct of the OT activities since most of the NAS radar and automation
systems expected to be used with the ATCBI-6 are or will be available
there.

During OT the ATCBI-6 Critical Operational Issues (COIs), as defined in
the RD, will be resolved. These COIs include:

1\. The SSR's ability to achieve the thresholds established for the
following critical system characteristics:

a\. Detection Volume (3.1.2).

b\. Detection Probability (3.1.3).

c\. Surveillance Data Processing (3.1.7).

d\. Surveillance Target Capacity (3.1.8).

e\. Aircraft Resolution (3.1.10).

f\. Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (3.2.1).

2\. The SSR's compatibility with the existing NAS.

3\. The SSR's operational safety and maintenance.

4\. The SSR's ability to provide user friendly interfaces that support
operations and maintenance while minimizing personnel skill requirements
and training time.

5\. SSR optimization, adaptation to site conditions, and certification
by available maintenance personnel in a timely manner.

The first phase of OT will be the integration testing of the secondary
surveillance system with the associated NAS systems. Any integration
testing which was successfully conducted as part of the DT phase will
not be repeated during OT. Each NAS configuration will be fully
integrated and checked for operational compatibility, functional
performance, control and degraded operations. The next OT phase will
evaluate operational performance, suitability and effectiveness. The
focus of this phase will be to relate operational characteristics of the
system to needs and activities anticipated in an operational
environment. Data collected will be quantitative in nature and will
attempt to assess the quality of the provided service along with the
maintainability and reliability aspects. The final phase of the OT will
be an operational evaluation. This activity will be more subjective in
nature and will call upon the expertise of field technicians, engineers
and air traffic controllers. Testing at the William J. Hughes FAA
Technical Center will be preferred for a majority of the initial
Operational Evaluations in order to both minimize risk and shorten
schedules. However, due to the influence environment has on the
surveillance performance of the system, it is essential that the final
evaluations be conducted at a test key site where controllers can more
accurately relate performance to a known airspace. ATCBI-6 has been
identified as an IOT&E program. The OT Quick Look Report provided to ATS
by the PT will identify all major issues for the OT phase and will
provide a recommendation to IOT&E as to the readiness for field
deployment. Concluding the OT at a key field site also allows for a
smooth transition into the IOT&E activities.

**D. Site Acceptance Testing (SAT):** As part of the ATCBI-6 program,
the contractor will be required to prepare and deliver a SAT Plan and
SAT Procedures. The government will review and approve these documents
prior to delivery of the ATCBI-6 to the key site. The site acceptance
activities at the key site will be used to verify the SAT
Plan/Procedures. These documents will then finalized and will be used
during the site acceptance of each production system.

**E. IOT&E **The Associate Administrator for Air Traffic Services
(ATS-1) has designated the ATCBI-6 program for IOT&E. IOT&E on the
ATCBI-6 will be a full system-level evaluation conducted in an actual
operational environment to confirm its operational readiness to be a
part of the NAS. The ATCBI-6 IOT&E will address both the initial system
configuration(s) and the sequential interface developments. IOT&E will
be conducted following the Associate Administrator for Research and
Acquisition's

(ARA-1's) IOT&E Readiness Declarations (IOTRD). The IOTRDs will declare
the system's readiness for IOT&E and address the availability of
resources required to conduct IOT&E. IOT&E will be conducted by an
ATCBI-6 ATS Test Team, with members from Air Traffic (AT) and Airways
Facilities (AF) and will be led by the designated IOT&E Program Manager
from the Office of IOT&E (ATQ). The team will assess and report on the
operational effectiveness and operational suitability of the ATCBI-6
system in support of the In-Service Decisions (ISD) for the both the
initial system configuration(s) and the sequential interface
developments.

**E.1 IOT&E Strategy.** Prior to the conduct of IOT&E, ATQ and the ATS
Test Team will monitor PT System Test activities (including OCT) to gain
information on the readiness of the system and to obtain data to
supplement the data collected during the IOT&E conduct. The ATS Test
Team will notify the PT of any operational risk areas identified as a
result of this early involvement. Following acceptance of the IOTRD by
ATS-1, IOT&E will commence. IOT&E will be conducted at the key site(s)
that are selected by the Product Team. IOT&E requires an operationally
realistic environment representative of the environments to which
deployed systems will be subjected.

During IOT&E, AT and AF personnel will operate, maintain, and use the
system to control live air traffic as the ATCBI-6 is designed to work in
the NAS. The ATS Test Team will observe and collect quantitative and
qualitative data. Data will be in the form of test results regarding
system physical and operational performance (e.g. Host Radar Analysis
Tools, RBAT, etc.), AT and AF questionnaires, and judgment based upon
the ATS Test Team's operational experience. Data collection will be
focused on resolving the Critical Operational Issues (COIs) defined in
the ATCBI-6 Operational Requirements Document. To ensure the traceabilty
of data to each COI and to assist in test planning, the COIs will be
decomposed into appropriate Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) and
Measures of Suitability (MOSs). The ATS Test Team will meet to assess
the operational readiness of the ATCBI-6 as measured by the resolution
of the COIs. The assessment will be delivered within ten days of the
conclusion of IOT&E to both ATS-1 and to the Director of the Airways
Facilities Service, AAF-1, who is the ISD decision maker for ATCBI-6.

Following the initial system configuration(s), the PT will perform
System Testing on each of the sequentially developed interfaces at a key
site(s). Prior to full deployment of each interface configuration, the
PT will request an ISD. For the ARSR-3 and ARSR-4 configurations, the
ATS Test Team will monitor System Testing and carry out follow-up IOT&E
to support the associated ISDs. Follow-up IOT&E will use the same COIs
as those used in the initial effort; however, the MOE and MOS
decomposition may differ. The team assessment and reporting process will
be similar to that used for the initial effort.

**E.2 Limitations to Scope of IOT&E on the Initial Configuration(s).**
Two possible limitations to the scope of initial IOT&E have been
identified:

***a) The initial ATCBI-6 IOT&E will be limited to the existing radar
configuration at the key site.*** The acquisition strategy for the
ATCBI-6 calls for the interfaces to all existing enroute radars
(military FPS, ARSR-1/2, ARSR-3 and ARSR-4) to be developed
sequentially. Depending on the vendor selected, the key site may be a
Beacon Only Site (BOS), an FPS site, or an ARSR-1/2 site.

***b) ** **If the Key Site is a Beacon Only Site, ATCBI-6 susceptibility
to Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) cannot be fully assessed. ***
Experience with Mode S indicates that EMI can be severe at older NAS
enroute radar sites. This severe EMI environment can have major impacts
on monopulse beacon surveillance systems.

Follow-on IOT&E on the sequentially developed interfaces is planned to
address these limitations.

**E3. Pre-requisites for IOT&E Commencement. **The conduct of IOT&E is
dependent upon ATS-1 accepting ARA-1's IOTRD. The IOTRD should address
the following pre-requisites:

· Release and installation of the hardware/software baseline which is
intended for operational use and has been configuration controlled;

· Site acceptance by the FAA at the key site;

· IOT&E Test Team members and participants' training is complete (must
be representative of national training)

· Draft user and maintenance manuals are complete and authorized for use
at Key Site;

· The Y2K Certification Compliance for the system has been completed and
will be delivered to the ATS Y2K Program Office, AAF-6, at least two
weeks prior to the ISD; and

· All outstanding issues for entry into IOT&E have been fully described
and resolved.

**E.4 IOT&E Plan, Procedures, and Reports. **The ATS Test Team will
generate an IOT&E Plan and IOT&E Procedures prior to conducting IOT&E at
the key site(s). A Quick Look IOT&E Report will be generated for each
IOTE Evaluation (initial & follow-on) within 10 days of completing
IOT&E, and a Final IOT&E Report that will cover all of the IOT&E
evaluations will be completed within 60 days of the final ATCBI-6 IOT&E.

**E.5 IOT&E Assessment **The operational evaluation for the ATCBI-6 will
result in one of three possible assessments:

*Fully Operationally Effective/Suitable:* The COIs were satisfactorily
resolved, and the system meets or exceeds the operational requirements
defined by the COIs.

*Partially Operationally Effective/Suitable:* Most of the COIs were
satisfactorily resolved, and those COIs that are unsatisfactorily
resolved are assessed as not critical enough to rate the system as Not
Operationally Effective/Suitable.

*Not Operationally Effective/Suitable:* A majority of the COIs were not
satisfactorily resolved, and the system meets none or very few of the
operational requirement expressed in the COIs, or at least one of the
COIs has operational shortcomings that are considered critical enough to
rate the system as Not Operationally Effective/Suitable.

If, as a result of IOT&E, the ATS Test Team determines that the system
is not operationally ready, the team will recommend to ATS-1 that the
system be returned to the IPT for further development and/or corrective
action. During the conduct of IOT&E, the IPT may withdraw the system if
they determine that further development and/or corrective action is
required before IOT&E proceeds.

**11. IMPLEMENTATION**

Prior to deployment of ATCBI-6 systems, the PT will follow the
In-Service Review (ISR) process as described in the Deployment Planning
section of the AMS (Section 2.9.3). This process ensures the operational
readiness of the acquired ATCBI-6 systems and the readiness of the NAS
infrastructure to accept, operate, and maintain the system. The PT will
tailor the generic ISR checklist to suit the ATCBI-R program. When all
items on the checklist have been adequately resolved, the PT will
provide the required briefing to the designated In-Service Decision
Authority, AAF-1, to obtain approval to begin ATCBI-6 deployment.

**a. Concept. ** The Contractor will provide all personnel, facilities,
equipment, licenses, permits, and other materials and services necessary
to meet the requirements specified in the FAA contract. The Contractor
shall maintain comprehensive installation and test activity logbooks
throughout the installation and testing phases at each site. Contractor
furnished equipment and material will consist of two types: 1) those
items whose ownership remains with the Contractor and are removed from
the site after acceptance of the radar system by the FAA, such as the
Site Test Transfer Switch (STTS), and 2) those items which remain
on‑site and become Government property upon acceptance of the
Contractor's on‑site effort. A Deployment Readiness Checklist, or
variant thereof, will be used to guide the FAA and the Contractor
throughout the implementation phase of the ATCBI‑R procurement. The FAA
shall assign a Technical On‑Site Representative (TOR) to monitor and
assist Contractor personnel, as appropriate, during the installation and
checkout period.

**b. Resource Planning**. The Contractor will conduct on‑site
pre‑installation coordination meetings and facility visits with local
FAA officials to assess the existing conditions and identify/resolve
issues related to schedule, security, safety, equipment delivery and
installation, cutovers, shutdowns, receipt and storage of government
equipment, and other materials and equipment needed to ensure proper
installation and checkout of the ATCBI.

\(1\) The Contractor will prepare a list of personnel, by labor category
and an estimate of staff‑hours for each labor category, deemed necessary
to perform all tasks associated with the production, testing, quality
control shipment, delivery, installation and checkout of each beacon
interrogator produced under this contract. Additionally, contractor
installation teams consisting of the minimum number of fully qualified
key personnel will be designated. The actual number of installation
teams will be at the discretion of the Contractor with the understanding
that the installation rate established in the contract will be achieved.

\(2\) The Contractor will provide an installation plan which
demonstrates effective staging, shipping, delivery, installation and
integration of each ATCBI‑6 procured by the FAA. The actual equipment
installation for each site may vary. Therefore, the plan will include
provisions for site unique considerations and ancillary equipment for
various configurations and subsystem interfaces. Other provisions of the
installation plan will include, but not be limited to, the following:

a\. Site preparation.

b\. FAA interface and coordination of access to individual sites.

c\. Detailed installation schedule which includes activities such as
anticipated outages and acceptance testing periods.

d\. Detailed site acceptance test plan which provides for complete
testing of the operational capability of the ATCBI‑6

**c. Acceptance Criteria**. The Government shall ensure that the systems
being provided under this contract are in full compliance with the
specified performance requirements. Acceptance of each ATCBI‑6 system
will be determined by satisfactory achievement of site acceptance test
criteria specified in an FAA approved site acceptance test procedure and
as a result of formal on‑site testing.

**d. Radar Coverage During Transition**. Radar coverage during the
period of installation and checkout of the replacement beacon
interrogator will be provided by the existing radar systems. The
Contractor will provide a means to switch between the operational radar
systems and the replacement beacon interrogator whenever it becomes
necessary to operate or test the replacement beacon interrogator. The
Contractor will make the appropriate advanced arrangements with the FAA
Sector Management Office (SMO), airport authorities and TOR prior to
requesting an outage or requesting other considerations which could or
would impact normal air traffic operations.

**12. QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGY**

# [Quality Assurance (Q.A.) Controls:]{.underline}

The contractor will establish and maintain a Quality Assurance (Q.A.)
Program in accordance with the contract (ISO‑9001‑1994 and ISO‑9000‑3).

A proposed Quality System Plan will be provided by the contractor (along
with the rest of the proposal.) The Plan will document how the
contractor's procedures and controls meet the requirements of the Q.A.
Standards. An acceptable Quality System Plan will be incorporated into
the contract.

A FAA Quality Reliability Officer (QRO) will be assigned to the
contractor to provide oversight (by audit) of the contractor's Q.A.
program, to witness tests, and to be the Government representative for
acceptance of the contractor's equipment and services, and to sign the
FAA Form 256.

# [Q.A. Standards]{.underline}:

The following two international industry Quality Assurance Standards are
to be applied to this contract:

# ISO‑9001‑1994 and ISO‑9000‑3

Actual titles:

# ANSI/ASQC Q9001‑1994 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

Quality Systems ‑‑ Model for Quality Assurance in Design, Development,
Production, Installation, and Servicing.

ISO 9000‑3 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

Quality management and quality assurance standards ‑‑ Part 3:

Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001 to the development, supply
and maintenance of software. (First edition 1991)

**13. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY**

Configuration management (CM) is the systems engineering management
process that identifies the functional and physical characteristics of
an item during its life cycle, controls changes to those
characteristics, and records and reports change processing and
implementation status. The degree of CM change control for a
non-developmental item (NDI) begins with the recognition and
documentation of a known hardware and software baseline. The level of CM
documentation required to define the NDI product baseline is influenced
by the planned maintenance concept for the equipment. For example, the
requirement for FAA organic repair of equipment necessitates the
procurement of piece-parts. Also, FAA organic operational support for
software maintenance requires a documented software baseline from which
changes resulting from software maintenance and/or enhancements can be
accomplished. In both of these examples, a known hardware and software
baseline are required to achieve a successful transition from
contractor- to FAA-maintained system baseline.

The ATCBI-6 Contractor will be responsible for developing and
implementing a CM plan which details the requirements for identifying,
controlling, and maintaining CM for hardware, software, firmware, and
engineering /commercial documentation throughout all contract identified
baselines. In addition, the Contractor will establish a Configuration
Control Board (CCB) and develop CCB procedures to establish baselines
and support baseline management. Besides the Contractor and at least two
PT core members, Operational Support (AOS) and IOT&E (ATQ) will be
represented on the CCB. The Contractor will maintain traceability of
component and configuration changes to each baseline; a record of the
sequence of baselines; currency of the Contractor's baselines; and
consistency among program documentation, including versions for
hardware, software, firmware, and data bases.

The Contractor will host and participate in joint Contractor/FAA System
Baseline Reviews (SBRs) for the ATCBI-6 Beacon System. SBR I for the
ATCBI-6 Prime Mission Equipment (PME) first article configurations shall
be conducted forty-five (45) days after contract award. The Contractor
will utilize the requirements specified in MIL-STD-1521B for conducting
a Critical Design Review (CDR), as applicable to the ATCBI-6 PME, as
guidance in preparing for and participating in this review. During this
review, the Contractor and FAA will jointly review the Contract Award
Configuration (CAC) hardware and software plus the results of any
development effort necessary to satisfy the FAA-E-2923 specification
functional and performance requirements for the first article
configuration PME. A SBR I for the Program Support Facility (PSF) will
be conducted as a joint Contractor/FAA review of this end item once the
development effort for this end item has been completed. Depending upon
the completion of the development effort required for the PSF, the PSF
SBR I may be combined with the ATCBI-6 PME SBR I, or may be conducted as
a separate review.

The Contractor will utilize the hardware and software configuration
baseline established at the respective SBR I to serve as the hardware
and software configuration baseline for conducting the DT effort as
specified in the ATCBI-6 Beacon System Statement of Work (SOW).
Therefore, completion of SBR I and joint Contractor/FAA agreement on the
resolution of all outstanding issues will be required prior to the
Contractor initiating DT effort. The Contractor will manage hardware and
software engineering changes to the SBR I configuration baseline in
accordance with the Contractor's CM Plan, as approved by the FAA.

The ATCBI-6 PME and PSF SBR II's will be conducted at the conclusion of
the Contractor's DT program and the Physical and Functional
Configuration Audits (P/FCA's) for the respective end item
configuration. The Contractor will utilize the requirements specified in
AFSCR 84-2, Production Readiness Review, as applicable to the ATCBI-6
end item procurement, as guidance in preparing for and participating in
these reviews. During the SBR II reviews, the Contractor and FAA will
jointly review the results of the Contractor's DT program, and the
results of the P/FCA's to identify and resolve outstanding issues which
impact the delivery of the end item and/or the establishment of a
product baseline configuration for each end item. The hardware and
software product baseline will be established at SBR II for each end
item. The Contractor will reflect this SBR II product baseline in the
subsequent delivery of all technical data deliveries, as specified in
the ATCBI-6 Beacon System SOW. The Contractor will manage hardware and
software engineering changes to the SBR II configuration baseline in
accordance with FAA-STD-021.

Once the ATCBI-6 product baseline is established, the Contractor will be
responsible for preparing and delivering to the Government Class I and
Class II engineering change proposals (ECPs) following the guidelines
and/or requirements specified in FAA-STD- 021, Configuration Management
(Contractor Requirements). The ATCBI-6 Contractor will be responsible
for implementing the Government approved ECPs, deviations, and waivers
throughout the term of the contract.

**14. HUMAN FACTORS STRATEGY**

Since the ATCBI‑6 will be a direct replacement for the ATCBI‑4s/‑5s, it
does not appear that the human performance requirements for the
operators, maintainers, and support personnel will change from current
levels. As the ATCBI‑6 will be a COTS/NDI procurement, human factors
efforts will focus on new training requirements, development of new
operational and maintenance procedures, and the computer‑human
interface. Human factors specialists will participate in the Operational
Capability Test and their assessment will be considered in the selection
of the final vendor.

**15. IN‑SERVICE MANAGEMENT**

During the in‑service phase of the ATCBI‑R program, the PT will monitor
and evaluate the need for mid‑life sustainment measures and/or upgrades.
The team's operational support representative will be the person
responsible for surfacing enhancements needed in the field. The systems
engineering function within the team will work with other product teams
and ASD‑100 (NAS Architecture) to assess the need for changes to satisfy
future demand for services within the NAS, e.g. implementation of an
ASTERIX interface.

Once a sustainment measure or performance upgrade has been validated as
a need, the PT will use the program control methods tools described
above to monitor the sustainment/ upgrade project (see section 5. above:
b.2. "Program Control", b.3.. "Contract Management", b.5.. "Risk
Management").

# **Glossary of Acronyms**

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  ARSR    Air Route Surveillance Radar                              ARTS    Automated Radar Terminal System   ASP       Acquisition Strategy Paper   ASR       Airport Surveillance Radar   ASTERIX   All Purpose Structured EUROCONTROL Radar Information Exchange                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  ATC     Air Traffic Control                                       ATCBI   ATC Beacon Interrogator           ATCBI‑4   ATCBI, Model 4               ATCBI‑5   ATCBI, Model 5               ATCBI‑6   ATCBI, Model 6                                                  ATCBI‑R   ATCBI Replacement Program   ATE   Automated Test Equipment         BIT   Built‑In Test         CAEG   Computer---Aided Engineering Graphics   CBA   Cost Benefit Analysis   CCB   Configuration Control Board   CD---2   Common Digitizer, Model 2   CDRL   Contract Data Requirements List   CMM   Capability Maturity Model   CM   Configuration Management   CPAF   Cost Plus, Award Fee   COTS   Commercial Off---the---Shelf   CSER   Contractor Site Engineering Report   CWBS   Contractor Work Breakdown Structure         DARC   Direct Access Radar Channel   DM   Data Management   DOP   Detailed Obligation Plan   DT&E   Developmental Test & Evaluation         EARTS   Enhanced Automated Radar Terminal System   ECP   Engineering Change Proposal   EPA   Environmental Protection Agency         FFP   Firm Fixed Price   FIT   Fault Isolation Test   FPS   military Fixed Radar Surveillance         GPN   military Ground Radar Navigation         IOT&E   Independent Operational Test & Evaluation   IPP   Integrated Program Plan   IPT   Integrated Product Team   IRD   Interface Requirements Document         HCS   Host Computer System         JRC   FAA's Joint Resources Council         LRU   Line Replaceable Unit   LSA   Logistics Support Analysis         MBTS   Monopulse Beacon Test Set   MSSR   Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar         NAS   National Airspace System   NDI   Non---Developmental Item   NIMS   NAS Infrastructure Management System         OCT   Operational Capability Test   OSHA   Occupational Safety and Health Administration   OT&E   Operational Test & Evaluation         PAT   Performance Acceptance Test   PMR   Program Management Review   PT   ATCBI‑R Product Team   PWBS   Program Work Breakdown Structure         QA   Quality Assurance   QRO   Quality Reliability Officer         RF   Radio Frequency   RFO   Request for Offer   RMP   Risk Management Plan         SAIP   Spares Acquisition Incorporated with Production   SEB   Source Evaluation Board   SEI   Software Engineering Institute   SI   Selective Interrogation   SIR   Screening Information Request   SMO   Sector Management Office   SSR   Secondary Surveillance Radar   STARS   Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System   STTS   Site Test Transfer Switch         TAC   AND‑400 Technical Assistance Contract   TCR   Test Configuration Review   TOR   Technical Officer's Representative
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[^1]: The ATCBI‑R Investment Analysis Team consists of members from
    investment analysis, systems engineering, air traffic and airway
    facilities requirements organizations and from the ATCBI‑R PT.

[^2]: "These systems \[ATCBI‑4s/5s\] will cease to be economically
    supportable around the year 2000 due to parts obsolescence."
    ATCBI‑4/5 Supportability Study, FAA Logistics Center

[^3]: Assumes delivery rate of 4 systems/month.

[^4]: Specifically covers that development necessary for interfaces to
    be defined after contract award. The first interface developed will
    fall under the FFP portion of the contract since it has already been
    defined.

[^5]: There will be a 5-year provision in the contract for contractor
    maintenance and three 1-year options. See Section 5.c.

[^6]: Although the PT expects to acquire a NDI system that requires
    little in the way of actual development, the term Developmental Test
    is used to be consistent with terminology in the FAA's Acquisition
    Management System, wherein "Developmental Test" is used for testing
    the contractor performs (as opposed to testing the Government
    performs).