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Our work with the Defense Logistics Agency

DATA REVIEW AND ANALYSIS MONITORING AID (DRAMA):
(ManTech Advanced Systems International)

DRAMA is an Automated Information System (AIS) that will inform Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) item managers of the impact of changes to weapons systems data on the items managed by DLA. DRAMA acts as an "expert" on item introduction and supply management processes. Weapons system data are the combination of Logistics Support Analysis Records (LSAR), programmatic requirements, and organizational data. This phase of the DRAMA project focused on the documentation of system requirements, development of a general design, and implementation of a working DRAMA Demonstration System (DDS) with limited functionality as a precursor to full-scale development and implementation.

Members of the NBE documentation team supported ManTech on the DRAMA project. NBE's responsibilities included document formatting, version control, and distribution of documents in electronic and hard copy format. Deliverables included technical correspondence, meeting minutes, monthly status reports, quality assurance plans, test plans, and user's guides.

WEAPON SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM (WSSP):
(ManTech Advanced Systems International)

WSSP was successfully designed, developed, and deployed for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). This project involved porting the older weapon system databases from Unify to Oracle, as well as developing a new, more powerful client user interface. The WSSP client software developed for this project smoothly integrates the information in several of DLA's weapon system databases to provide seamless access to data indentified by DLA as critical to decision support for weapon system management. The outcome of the WSSP effort provided cohesion to a disjointed, heterogeneous environment by employing a distributed data processing environment. The user is capable of interacting with DLA weapon system data through a single source.

NBE supported ManTech on the WSSP project with the production and distribution of project deliverables. Deliverables included a migration strategy, a design package, system requirements, status reports, and user documentation.

Our work with the Department Of Defense

ALL SOURCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM (ASAS) COMMUNICATIONS UPGRADE:
(Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.)

The purpose of ASAS is to provide commanders at each area with a clear picture of the battlefield so they can predict and counter the enemy's operations. The ASAS communication upgrade is providing ASAS with improved capabilities and helping to create a seamless flow of information. ASAS consists of a communice, CCS (Communications Control Set). There are seven different variants of CCS that are narrowed into two groups; a shelter mounted version, and a transit case version. Regardless of the variant, both provide communication interfaces that receive information to higher, lower, or adjacent units.

NBE supported ASAS Communications Upgrade by producing computer-generated drawings for each CCS. AutoCAD R14 was used to design and develop new drawings and make modifications to existing drawings.

CONTINUOUS ACQUISITION AND LIFE-CYCLE SUPPORT (CALS):
(ManTech Advanced Systems International)

CALS is a worldwide initiative to improve the timeliness, reduce the cost, and improve the quality of weapon systems and their supporting technical data through the digitization of technical information, the development of integrated data environments for information sharing, the development and test of digital standards, and the implementation of CALS into industrial and Government information infrastructures. Under current tasking, the CALS/Integrated Data Environment (IDE) Virtual Enterprise is establishing the International CALS Network (ICN) and electronic network of CALS International partners (Government and industry) using the capabilities of the Internet. The ICN will provide standard linkages to relevant CALS document libraries including CALS draft standards, specifications, and handbooks. In addition, the ICN will provide on-line computer-mediated collaboration facilities, storage facilities, and interconnectivity to existing databases, CALS organizations, standards, and information resources.

NBE provides documentation, administrative, editorial, and graphic design support to ManTech on the Department of Defense (DoD) CALS project.

The CALS Project Manager and the Senior Technical Director are supported by a NBE Administrative Assistant. The assistant manages technical correspondance, conference planning, appointment scheduling, travel arrangements, and distribution of project literature.

NBE's Data Librarian procures, classifies, and catalogs documents, and maintains ManTech's extensive technical library. The library contains industry, Government, and military standards and specifications as well as project deliverables and technical reports.

The graphic design team has prepared graphics for project deliverables, slide presentations for meetings and conferences, and computer animated graphic presentations for the International CALS Expo.

For the CALS project at ManTech, the NBE documentation team is responsible for all phases of document preparation and production including compiling data, document configuration and formatting, version control, quality assurance reviews, and distribution. Project deliverables include correspondence, management plans, assessment reports, implementation plans, meeting minutes, test plans, monthly status reports, model business cases, implementation strategies, test procedures, and software user manuals. Documents are prepared using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Corel Draw, and Adobe Acrobat. Documents are also converted to HTML and published on a ManTech CALS website.

Our work with the Department Of Energy

MORGANTOWN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTER (METC)
FEDERAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTER (FETC):
(Federal Energy Technology Center)

NBE's graphic design team used QuarkXpress and CorelDraw 5 to create three informational brochures for METC/FETC: METC's Small Business brochure, a 28-page METC master brochure, and a new 28-page FETC master brochure. The team designed the front cover, created logos, inserted photographs, and presented a camera ready copy to be submitted to a Government printing office. NBE's graphic design team worked directly with METC/FETC staff in the creation, editing, and final submission of all three brochures.

FEDERAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTER (FETC):
(Federal Energy Technology Center)

NBE's publication team assisted the Parsons Corporation in developing the Fuel Cell Handbook for the U.S. Department of Energy. The team provided documentation using Word97 and HTML support. The Fuel Cell Handbook, fourth edition, contained numerous graphics, equations, and tables. The team placed the final version of the Fuel Cell Handbook on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM was delivered to the Parsons Corporation.

Our work with the Army

SINGLE SOURCE PROCESSOR (SSP)-SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE (SIGINT) (SSP-S):
(Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.)

NBE's documentation team worked on EWA's SSP-S PI contract to upgrade software for SIGINT collection and analysis and ruggedize and improve hardware for deployment to the field. NBE wrote and formatted system documentation to MIL-STD-2167A and MIL-STD-490A. NBE also designed, wrote, edited, and published fifteen training packages (containing six components each) and three manuals for the soldiers in the field and maintainers of the system. NBE worked closely with the design engineers to learn the different software packages and hardware configurations so that the product was consistent with the system when the various configurations were delivered for testing, evaluation, and field operations.

NBE's graphic design team created detailed drawings of contractor fabricated and commercial hardware, and detailed data and design flow diagrams for the user manuals and system documentation. Both teams were responsible for quality assurance and control, configuration management and version control, and supervision of document creation, publication, and distribution.

Our work with the U.S. Air Force

HAVE STARE NEAR REAL-TIME IMAGING (HSNRTI) SEGMENT:
(Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.)

This project involved enhancing the HAVE STARE Radar System by adding a near-real time imaging capability. A major portion of this capability involved implementing data format conversion algorithms to produce radar images, and then generating this imaging data in various formats.

NBE provided documentation support to EWA on the HSNRTI project. NBE's responsibilities included document configuration, formatting, version control, and distribution. Quality assurance functions were also performed to ensure that documents were within requirements of specified military standards. Documents were prepared using WordPerfect, Excel, and Framemaker.

Our work with the U.S. Navy

ADVANCED SCHEMATIC-CAPTURE AUTOMATION, NAVY:
(ManTech Advanced Systems International)

The ASCAN project was a research and development effort to provide the Navy with an improved method of converting archived technical documents into modern, vector-based computer files. The ASCAN system, developed by this project, is a Personal Computer-based system that converts hard copy schematics and design artwork into vector files suitable for use in CAD/CAM systems with a minimum of operator intervention.

In support of ManTech's ASCAN project, the NBE documentation team was responsible for the production of technical correspondence and project deliverables. Deliverables included quality assurance plans, configuration management plans, functional test plans, user manuals, monthly status reports, meeting minutes, and presentation slides. NBE staff members prepared the documents using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel, and Micrografx Designer. The NBE team was responsible for all phases of document preparation including document configuration, formatting, version control, quality assurance, and distribution.

A NBE team member also held the position of Data Librarian. The librarian maintained the technical library and procured, classified, and cataloged new documents. Data in the library included industry, Government, and military standards and specifications as well as project deliverables and technical reports.

CRYPTOLOGIC SYSTEMS TRAINER (CST):
(Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.)

NBE provided documentation support for EWA on the DoD CST Navy Contract to create a software program to train Naval personnel at sea rather than on shore. NBE provided support on all software documentation including training manuals, operators' guides, and policy and procedures manuals. NBE's responsibilities included document configuration, formatting, processing, editing, reformatting, version control, training and supervision of documentation support, as well as conducting quality assurance and quality control functions on all CST documentation ensuring that documents are within requirements of MIL-STD-490A and MIL-STD-2167A.

NBE's graphic design/illustration team provides CorelDraw 5 and Vellum support to create hardware diagrams, and system and mechanical drawings.

ELECTRONIC COMMERCIAL CATALOG (E-CAT):
(ManTech Advanced Systems International)

The E-CAT system promotes Electronic Commerce (EC) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between Government consumers and commercial suppliers to automate procurement procedures. E-CAT utilizes three-tier client/server architecture and an Oracle database to enable Government customers to purchase vendor maintained commercial products from their Personal Computer (PC). E-CAT communicates with vendors using American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 transactions to update catalog product information, submit purchase orders, and receive order status. Orders are delivered directly to customers enabling faster logistics response times, reduction of inventories, lower warehousing operating costs, elimination of standardization costs, lower prices to customers, and reduction of second destination shipping costs.

NBE provides documentation support to ManTech on the E-CAT contract. Support includes document formatting, version control, and distribution of documents in electronic and hard copy format. Deliverables include a functional description, administration plan, software development plan, implementation plan, system/software design specifications, test procedures, and monthly status reports.

MEASUREMENT AND SIGNATURE INTELLIGENCE (MASINT)
MASINT DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM (MDCS):
(Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.)

NBE's publication/graphic design team provided documentation, graphic design, illustration, and Hyper-Text Mark-up Language (HTML) support for EWA on the DoD MDCS contract to create Intranet/Internet interactive training packages. These training packages will be utilized by the United States Air Force to train personnel on radar operations. Two training packages have been completed: COBRA DANE and Have Stare Near Real-Time Imaging Segment. NBE assisted in designing, developing, formatting, editing, and converting documents to HTML code. Each training package consists of WELCOME, HELPTEXT, and TUTORIALs, which includes HTML text, JavaScript, illustrations, graphics, links, and search engine button.

NBE's personnel developed several illustrations and graphics to be used within the training packages, including images developed in CorelDraw, Corel Photopaint, scanned images, screen captures, and animated gifs.

NATIONAL VIRTUAL COMPANY CONFERENCE BROCHURE:
(West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation)

NBE's graphic design team designed and developed the National Virtual Company Conference brochure "Virtual Companies Sharing Best Practices and Lessons Learned" in QuarkXpress for the West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation. The brochure measured 9x25 inches long, with a two-sided surface of five folded panels. The brochure consisted of an agenda, thirteen photographs, registration form, and mailing panel. The graphic design team presented a camera ready copy to the printing company selected by the WVHTC Foundation. NBE's graphic design team worked directly with the WVHTC Foundation in writing ten speaker biographies, collecting the agenda information, creating the registration form, and collecting hotel information.