System Studies & Simulation Inc.
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the US Pacific Command successfully conducted a series of four flight test events exercising the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) element of the nation’s Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The flight test, designated Multi-Mission Warfare (MMW) Events 1-4, demonstrated successful intercepts of short-range ballistic missile and cruise missile targets. All flight test events were conducted at the PMRF, Kauai, HI. S3 assisted the Government in preparing the three ballistic missile targets used in the test series. S3 coordinated the movement of the missiles and the support equipment from White Sand Missile Range and was an active part of the launch operations team at PMRF. Aleta Adams, in her role as S3 Target Test Director, oversaw all integration testing, developed launch procedures, and presided over the target launch sequence for each launch. All target missiles performed as planned resulting in a successful flight test.
Published by: System Studies & Simulation, Inc. (S3)
S3 is teamed with one of seven companies selected for the Marshall Integrated Program Support Services (MIPSS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). This new effort is in direct support of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center requirements in the Office of Strategic Analysis and Communications (OSAC), Space Launch Systems (SLS) Program Office, Engineering Directorate, and the Office of Procurement.
Sumaria, prime team lead, is a very innovative defense company with a regional headquarters in Montgomery, AL. For the past 30 years, Sumaria has provided technology based solutions, program management support and acquisition support services to DoD and other government customers. Other Team Members include: ARES Corp, ATI, CBA, Galorath, Intergraph, Millennium Group, Portfolionix LLC and Sierra Lobo.
The BPA has an estimated value of $300M and covers five program support services: Project Planning & Control; Cost Estimating and Analysis; Project Coordination; Program/Project Management Subject Matter Expertise; and Configuration and Data Management Services. We expect the majority of our bid opportunities to be in the Configuration and Data Management Services.
On December 20, 2012, the Ft. Hood Contracting Office awarded the Natural Resources Management Branch (NRMB) contract to S3 of Huntsville, AL. Under the provisions of the option contract, S3 provides pilot and aircraft support to the Ft. Hood installation for the protection of endangered species wildlife and vegetation. The December announcement is the fourth award of this contract to S3.
On 31 January 2012, the US Air Force (USAF) announced awards on Design and Engineering Support Program III (DESP III). VSE Corps, with whom S3 partnered on this, won an award.
DESP III is a five-year, multiple award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract vehicle providing a broad range of engineering services in support of any system or subsystem within the Air Force and other DoD agencies. The contract ceiling amount is set at $1.9B. Efforts will be placed on contract via task orders to support specific objectives which focus on improving system life cycle cost, operational life, performance, sustainment including maintainability and support, and safety and environmental friendliness.
One of the primary purposes of DESP III is to provide the Air Force and other DoD customers with a contract vehicle for engineering services in a fraction of the time normally required for standard contract actions. Although DESP III excludes repair work, it includes the development of prototypes and limited production runs, and can be used for Advisory and Assistance Services. In addition, incidental construction, essential to the performance of the engineering service, is allowed.
Since the DESP III contract is a services contract, all task orders placed against DESP III shall comply with AFI 63-124. As such, all Contract Engineering Tasks (CETs) shall be written in performance terms, in accordance with AFI 63-124. All work shall be described in terms of “what” the required output is, rather than “how” the work is to be performed or the number of hours to be provided, except when deemed essential by functional activity for safety and/or security reasons.
