System Studies & Simulation Inc.
October 31, 2024 – U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su recognized S³ as one of the 839 recipients of the 2024 HIRE Vets Medallion Award during a virtual award ceremony presented by U.S. Department of Labor. S³ earned the platinum award after applying earlier this year. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (HIRE Vets Act) Medallion Program is the only federal award program that recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain veterans.
S³ joins 838 other companies from 49 states, plus the District of Columbia, who have shown a commitment to hiring veterans, but also ensuring that they have a long-term career and growth plan that uses the diverse skills they acquired through their military service.
Recipients of the 2024 HIRE Vets Medallion Award meet rigorous employment and veteran integration assistance criteria, including veteran hiring and retention percentages; availability of veteran-specific resources; leadership programming for veterans; dedicated human resource efforts; pay compensation and tuition assistance programs for veterans. More than 1,600 employers have earned a HIRE Vets Medallion Award since 2019.
About the HIRE Vets Medallion Program:
The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is earned by businesses that demonstrate unparalleled commitment to attracting, hiring and retaining veterans. The 2025 HIRE Vets Medallion Award application period will open to employers on Jan. 31, 2025. For more information about the program and the application process, visit HIREVets.gov.
S³ introduces newest DoD / Air Force Protégé, “Macalogic” and Teresa Macalolooy
System Studies and Simulation, Inc. (S3)is pleased to share the award of STORM Technical and STORM Programmatic contracts. The announcements by U.S. Department of Defense Contracts (https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts) are provided below:
On March 7, 2023, System Studies & Simulation Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded an $81,465,200 hybrid (Firm-Fixed-Price and Time-and-Materials) contract for Technical Engineering Support. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of March 15, 2028. Fiscal 2021 other procurement, Army funds in the amount of $6,553,332 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-23-F-B003).
On June 16, 2023, System Studies & Simulation Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded an $85,816,267 hybrid (Firm-Fixed-Price and Time-and-Materials) contract to develop, field, and upgrade Strategic and Operational Rocket and Missiles (STORM) Technical Support Project Office weapon systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with seven received. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of June 16, 2028. Fiscal 2023 procurement, Army funds in the amount of $85,816,267 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-23-F-D003).
Kachemak Bay Flying Service (KBFS), Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of System Studies & Simulation, Inc. (S3), has experienced exciting changes over the past few months. KBFS recently added a new aviation support contract at Geneva, AL, where KBFS will function as the Fixed Base Operator adding fuel, maintenance, training, and base operations services at the municipal airport over the next 18 months. Additionally, the KBFS team at Crestview, FL, was awarded a subcontract to provide training for additional Partner Nation Cessna 208 Caravan pilots.
KBFS: Temple is entering into a new era within the commercial aviation arena. The changes started several months ago with the addition of Multiengine Training to the KBFS Part 141 offerings, and an expansion of KBFS FAA Part 135 helicopter opportunities that include the addition of a Bell 206 helicopter to the Certificate.
During the past three months, KBFS: Temple added three premier new training aircraft to its Part 141 training fleet. This state of the art trainer, the Tecnam P2010, has all the modern accoutrements that make it an attractive Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) that is fun to fly and very economical. The day after this aircraft touched down in its new home in Temple, several customers pre-registered to start their flight training in this remarkable aircraft. In total, KBFS: Temple has added two P2010 Single-Engine Land (SEL) trainers and one P2006 Multiengine Land aircraft at Temple Draughon-Miller Regional Airport. Word of KBFS modernization and expansion efforts is spreading rapidly, and we now have students signing up every day to pursue their private and commercial
Kachemak Bay Flying Service (KBFS) will begin offering Multiengine Flight Training on June 1, 2023 at its FAA-certified Part 141 Flight Training Academy in Temple, TX. Training will include Multiengine Private Pilot Training through Multiengine Instructor ratings.
Incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of S3 in 2012, KBFS has provided Government and Commercial air services since 2007 in Central Texas; acquired Summit Aviation Part 145 Repair Station in 2013 and Skyline Columbus Part 141 Pilot Training School in 2015.
Today, KBFS offers Government and Commercial services for CFR 14 Part 133 (External Load), Part 135 (Non-Scheduled Transport), Part 137 (Aerial Spray), Part 135 (Non-Scheduled Transport), Part 141 (Pilot Flight Training), Part 145 (Repair Station – Avionics), and General Aviation Maintenance. KBFS also provides Fixed Base Operations (FBO) at Geneva Municipal Airport in Geneva, AL and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) to the Air Education Training Command (AETC), US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), and Partner Nations in Crestview, FL.
AUG 18, 2022
Jan Smith, founder and CEO of S³, has made a gift of $200,000 to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to establish the Janice Hays Smith Endowed Scholarship in Electrical Engineering.
Smith has given an additional $10,000 to UAH, a part of The University of Alabama System, as well to fund a recipient in 2022 to enable the student to benefit from the scholarship immediately.
Each recipient will be known as the Janice Hays Smith Electrical Engineering Scholar.
“I’m so proud to be a part of this program and proud that UAH is a partner to our defense industry in Huntsville,” Smith says. “This scholarship is my second scholarship. The first was aimed more toward cybersecurity or software engineers.”
The new scholarship will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate student for their freshman, sophomore, junior or senior year, or to a full-time graduate student, pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Scholarship recipients who are entering as freshmen must have a high school GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved a minimum ACT score of 30.
“On behalf of the electrical and computer engineering department, and the College of Engineering at UAH, I am truly grateful for Ms. Jan Smith’s generosity,” says Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, Dean of Engineering.
Burritt on the Mountain has recently received a $200,000 gift from Jan Smith, founder and CEO of S3, for the building of an impressive cantilevered deck overlooking the city of Huntsville. The View will be ready for use in early Spring and will enhance the already remarkable view from the Burritt bluff. Visitors will be able to enjoy soon-to-be announced summer events, including lunches, cocktails and music, from The View. The 3,000 square foot space will enhance the sightseeing opportunities for Burritt’s everyday guests as well as offer a brand new “ultimate rooftop experience” for weddings, parties and corporate functions.
“Arriving in Huntsville in the late 60s, I could never have imagined the growth and expansion that Huntsville has experienced,” said Smith. “As awesome and unbelievable as it has been, I and many others believe our city’s future is equally as awesome. Having become a true investor in Burritt’s roles as community educator, tourist attraction, history museum, and family destination, it is my honor to help expand what Dr. Burritt started with his purchase of this 167 acre portion of Monte Sano, known as Round Top Mountain. With completion of the viewing platform called appropriately The View, our Jewel on the Mountain has taken yet another step in sharing its beauty with our city and its many visitors.”
Leslie Ecklund, CEO of Burritt, commented on Ms. Smith’s gift. “I greatly admire Jan Smith and am so impressed with all the things she has done for Burritt and our community. She has been a member, supporter and a major donor on all of our capital projects over the last five years and we are thrilled to have her as our lead supporter for The View. Her motto is ‘Destiny is a matter of choice, not a matter of chance.’ We are honored to be the recipient of this choice she has made and know that our destiny will be better for it.”
Over a million dollars of supplies were given to Madison County’s Teachers last year alone. Last year Free 2 Teach gave out over a million dollars of supplies to teachers from every single school across Madison County’s three public school systems. That is over a million dollars that did not come out of the pockets of our teachers. That’s over a million dollars of supplies going into the hands of our most vulnerable students. S3‘s Distinguished Partnership with Free 2 Teach is making this possible.
