Mission Analysis

1. NCP Submissions and Program Milestones throughout the AMS life-cycle Mission Analysis Preliminary Requirements Document (pRD) approved F,C,N Typical Case File/NCP Submissions Prototypes & Demonstration F,C,N REQUIRED Case File/NCP Submissions F= Full Development C= Commercial Off-the-Shelf N= Non-Development Item 1 Initial Investment Decision (IID) F,C,N NOTE: Submit Case File/NCP 90 days prior to need, when applicable System Contract Specification approved F,N Investment Analysis Screening Information Request (SIR) Release CM Requirements F,C,N Operational Capability Demonstration (OCD) C,N Final Investment Decision (FID) In-Service Review (ISR) Checklist process begins F,C,N Establish NAS Functional Baseline NAS-Level Requirements and Final Requirements Document F,C,N F,C,N Contract Award F,C,N Systems Requirements Review (SRR) F,N System Design Review (SDR) Identify Configuration Items F,C,N Establish Functional Baseline System-Level Specification and Interface Requirements Document F,N System Specification Review (SSR) Allocated Baseline F,N Preliminary Design Review (PDR) F,N 3 Solution Implementation Critical Design Review (CDR) F,C,N End-State Test Readiness Review (TRR) 5 4 Space 8 F,C,N 7 Power 6 2 Development Test (DT) F,C,N Operational Test (OT) F,C,N Configuration Verification and Audits 9 F,C,N Production Readiness Review (PRR) F,C,N 10 Establish Product Baseline Final In-Service Review (ISR) Report delivered F,C,N In-Service Decision (ISD) F,C,N Joint Acceptance Inspection (JAI) F,C,N Operational Readiness Demonstration (ORD) F,C,N First Site Commissioning Last Site Commissioning In-Service Management F,C,N Operational Baseline NAS Mods F,C,N Facility Baseline As-Built View 1: Use chart as a scheduling tool for CM milestones throughout project life-cycle

2. NCP Submissions and Program Milestones throughout the AMS life-cycle Investment Analysis Mission Analysis Solution Implementation In-Service Management Initial Final Preliminary Design Detail Design Verification Final ISR Report delivered F,C,N F,C,N Key Decisions F,C,N F,C,N F,C,N ISR Checklist process begins F,N System Contract Spec approved pRD approved IID FID JAI ISD Key Program Milestones C,N F,C,N F,C,N F,C,N F,C,N F,C,N OCD SIR CA ORD First Site Commissioning Last Site Commissioning F,N Technical Reviews F,N F,C,N F,N F,N F,C,N F,C,N SSR PDR SRR SDR PRR CDR TRR 9 10 F,C,N F,C,N F,C,N F,C,N F,C,N Key CM Milestones NAS FBL Config Verification & Audits F,C,N Facility Baseline FBL PBL Operational Baseline F,C,N F,C,N F,C,N Testing 1 Prototypes & Demonstration OT DT ABL CM Rqmts Identify CIs NAS Mods Documentation & CM Activities NAS-Level Rqmts & fRD approved System-Level Spec & IRD Space End-State Power As-Built 3 2 Typical NCPs submissions Required NCPs submissions Full Development Commercial-Off-the-Shelf Non-Development Item NOTE: Submit case file 90 days prior to need View 2: Use chart as a planning tool for CM milestones throughout program life-cycle 5 7 F= C= N= 8 6 4

3. NCP Submission and Milestone Descriptions NOTE: The applicability of the milestones and CM activities for a program, service or investment is shown in the milestone chart, which are categorized by F = Full Development, C= Commercial-Off-the-Shelf, and N= Non-Development Item. Prelimiinary Program Requirements Document (pRD) approved: Preliminary program requirements are developed during concept and requirements definition phase and recorded in the pRD. 1- Prototypes & Demonstration:Prototypes and demonstrations may be used prior to producing a production systems. Submit a test case file/NCP for prototype systems operating in the NAS or interfacing with NAS systems. Follow Test NCP guidelines and refer to FAA Order 1800.66, CM Policy and National Procedures. Initial Investment Decision (IID): The investment decision authority (IDA) selects a solution for implementation at the IID and authorizes entry into final investment analysis for detailed planning development of the acquisition program baseline. System Contract Specification approved: The specification is approved before issuing the final screening information request. Screening Information Request (SIR) released: SIRs are developed and released during final investment analysis. Operational Capability Demonstration (OCD): Before a production contract award or decision to procure Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) or Non-Developmental Item (NDI), the investment analysis team may choose to evaluate a vendor’s COTS hardware/software or an entire NDI subsystem to ensure it can meet specified functional performance requirements. Final Investment Decision (FID): The IDA approves and baselines an investment program at FIDand the In-Service Review (ISR) checklist process begins. 2- Establish NAS Functional Baseline (FBL): Submit case file/NCP to establish the NAS FBL in accordance with FAA Order 1800.66, CM Policy and National Procedures. NCP attachments should also include Final Requirements Document (fRD) and NAS-Level Requirements. Contract Award CA): This event occurs when the contract is signed by the Contracting Officer (CO). For a new investment program, contract award occurs early in solution implementation after FID. Systems Requirement Review (SRR): The SRR occurs when the service team and the contractor design team meet to clarify functional, performance, test, and interface requirements, as contained in the contract and specification. This includes translating the performance requirements of a FRD into specifications for a preferred solution configuration. System Design Review (SDR):This review is conducted when the design definition effort has proceeded to the point where system characteristics are defined and configuration items are identified. The focus of SDR is to evaluate the optimization, traceability, correlation, completeness, and risk of the system-level design to fulfill system functional baseline requirements. 3- Establish Functional Baseline (FBL): Submit case file/NCP with attachments; a System-level Specification and/or Interface Requirements Document(s). System Specification Review (SSR): The SRR is a formal review of configuration item requirements as specified in the hardware and software requirements specification. The purpose is to establish the allocated baseline for preliminary design. Preliminary Design Review (PDR): The PDR is conducted to determine conformity of functional characteristics of the design to baseline requirements. The PDR represents the approval to begin detail design. Critical Design Review (CDR): CDR is the service team’s evaluation of contractor product design. It is conducted for each HWCI and CSCI when all engineering drawings are complete. Test Readiness Review (TRR): The TRR is a multi-disciplined technical review to ensure the subsystem or system under review is ready to proceed into system-level developmental test. The TRR determines the completeness of test procedures and their compliance with test plans and descriptions. 4- Space: SubmitNCP for Space requirements (End-State) and refer to FAA Standard -058, Standard Practice, Facility Configuration Management; for ATC facilities CAEG website for CM drawings listing for ATCT, TRACON and ARSR and for En Route Facilities refer to FAA Order 6470.33 Control of Power, Space and Environmental Interfaces at En Route Facilities.

4. NCP Submission and Milestone Descriptions 5- Power: SubmitNCP for Power requirements and refer to FAA Order 6030.20, Electrical Power Policy and FAA Order 6950.2, Electrical Power Policy Implementation at NAS Facilities; FAA Specification, FAA-G-2100, Electronic Equipment, General Requirements. 6- Development Test (DT): The primary objective of DT is to demonstrate that all specified technical and performance requirements for a system or service have been met, verify that the system or service is fully integrated and stable, and that it has no adverse effect on the rest of the NAS. It may include one or more demonstrations to ensure that the system meets user and operational requirements (to include Factory Acceptance Test and Site Acceptance Test). DT is to validate interfaces between systems. These test activities can be conducted at the contractor’s facilities, the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC), and/or FAA field sites. Follow Test NCP guidelines and refer to FAA Order 1800.66, CM Policy and National Procedures. 7- Operational Test (OT): The primary objective of OT is to validate that a new or modified system is operationally effective and suitable for use in the NAS and the NAS infrastructure is ready to accept the system. OT is conducted at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) and/or FAA field sites. Follow Test NCP guidelines and refer to FAA Order 1800.66, CM Policy and National Procedures. Configuration Verification & Audits: Product configuration verification accomplished by inspecting documents, products, and records; and reviewing procedures, processes, and systems of operation to verify that the product has achieved its required attributes (performance requirements and functional constraints), and the product’s design is accurately documented. Sometimes divided into separate functional and physical configuration audits. The Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) provides a systematic comparison of requirements with the results of tests, analyses, demonstrations or inspections and the Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) determines whether the product is consistent with its design. Production Readiness Review (PRR): The PRR determines if production engineering problems have been resolved, adequate planning accomplished, and the design is ready for production. The review evaluates the complete production-configured system to determine if it correctly and completely implements all system requirements. It determines whether system requirements are traceable to the final production system. 8- Establish Product Baseline (PBL): SubmitNCP with attachments; documentation of the physical and functional characteristics of the system, equipment, software or capability down to the lowest level intended for replacement; selected functional characteristics designated for production acceptance testing; production acceptance test requirements and documents pertaining to performance requirements for the item. For details refer to FAA Order 1800.66, CM Policy and National Procedures. In-Service Decision (ISD): The milestone represents the decision to accept a product or service for operational use during solution implementation phase of the AMS life-cycle. This decision allows deployment activities to begin. Joint Acceptance Inspection (JAI): This is complete when the service team determines that the equipment (HW & SW) has successfully met contract requirements. This is also when the contractor transfers ownership of the product or service to the FAA. Operational Readiness Demonstration (ORD): ORD occurs when JAI has been satisfied and the product or service is ready to be placed in operational use in the NAS. First Site Commissioning & Last Site Commissioning: First product or service is commissioned when it has been formally accepted and placed into operational service in the NAS and Technical Operations has assumed maintenance responsibility, when applicable. The last site commissioning also is where the product or service is formally accepted and placed into operational service in the NAS and Technical Operations has assumed maintenance responsibility. Completion of this milestone the transition into in-service management is complete. 9- Operational Baseline:After the system has been deployed any NAS changes that have occurred resulting in modifications and improvements require NCP approval. NCP required to maintain current configuration control of the operational baseline. Refer to FAA Order 6032.1C for modifications. 10- Facility Baseline:To maintain NAS Facility Baseline configurations submit NCP and refer to FAA Standard Practice, Facility Configuration Management.

5. Acronyms ISD-In-Service Decision ISR-In-Service Review JAI-Joint Acceptance Inspection NAS-National Airspace System NDI-Non-Development Item NCP-National Airspace System Change Proposal OCD-Operational Capability Demonstration ORD-Operational Readiness Demonstration OT-Operational Test PBL-Product Baseline PCA-Physical Configuration Audit PDR-Preliminary Design Review pRD-Preliminary Requirements Document PRR-Production Readiness Review Rqmts-Requirements SDR-System Design Review SIR-Screening Information Request Spec-specification SRR-Systems Requirements Review SSR-System Specification Review TRR-Test Readiness Review • ABL-Allocated Baseline • AMS-Acquisition Management System • CA-Contract Award • CDR-Critical Design Review • CI-Configuration Item • CM-Configuration Management • CO-Contracting Officer • COTS-Commercial-Off-the-Shelf • CSCI-Computer Software Configuration Item • DT-Development Test • FBL-Functional Baseline • FCA-Functional Configuration Audit • FID-Final Investment Decision • fRD-Final Requirements Document • HWCI-Hardware Configuration Item • IDA-Investment Decision Authority • IID-Initial Investment Decision • IOC-Initial Operational Capability • IRD-Interface Requirements Document

6. Resources Policies and Guidance AMS Policy, Section 2.1.4, Standard Program Milestones FAA Order 1800.66, Configuration Management Policy FAA Order 6030.20 Electrical Power Policy FAA Order 6470.33, Control of Power and Space, and Environment Interfaces at En Route Air Traffic Control Facilities FAA Order 6950.2 Electrical Power Policy Implementation at National Airspace System Facilities FAA Specification FAA-G-2100, Electronic Equipment, General Requirements FAA Standard Practice FAA-STD-058 Facility Configuration Management Test & Evaluation Handbook