SEAPORT Enhanced
FUNCTIONAL AREA 3.9 SYSTEM SAFETY ENGINEERING SUPPORT
Contract Number: N00024-01-D-7019,
N00024-01-D-7010
PSGS applies engineering and analytical disciplines to ensure that
safety is considered in all aspects of VIRIGNIA Class design,
development, operation, maintenance, and modifications for PMS450.
Specific examples of past and ongoing projects include:
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Organizing and hosting VIRGINIA Class Weapons Safety meetings in preparation for the VIRGINIA Class Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB) and Software System Safety Technical Review Panel (SSSTRP).
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Tracking Hardware and software changes for safety impacts.
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Providing experienced on-site weapons safety support to the PMS450 SIT/MAT/PIT in support of the PIT chairman.
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Providing technical assistance to Safety Working Groups, Process Integration Teams and Integrated Product Teams for TLAM-N, VIRGINIA Class CCS, Tomahawk, Submarine Regional Warfare Systems and VIRGINIA Class Weapons Safety by analyzing hazard closure proposals, reviewing hazard analyses, and preparing comment resolution documents.
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Coordinating weekly VIRGINIA Class Safety Council meetings, maintaining VIRGINIA Class Weapons-Safety-related schedules and action items for the VIRGINIA Class Weapons Safety PIT.
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Coordinating VIRGINIA Class Electromagnetic Radiation information to resolve Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO) issues.
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Supporting the VIRGINIA Class Non-Propulsion Electronic Systems (NPES) Change Review Board and CPIT in regard to Weapons Safety Issues.
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Preparing correspondence, risk assessments, and reports related to weapons system safety and Special Operations Forces ordnance safety for VIRGINIA Class
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Preparing the PMS450 safety policy material.
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Updating Plan of Action and Milestones to initiate and deliver the next VIRGINIA Class WSESRB and SSSTRP data packages and presentations to support loading defensive weapons at ship delivery.
Support provided to SEA07Q:
Provide engineering, technical, information technology (IT) and program
management support to NAVSEA 07Q engineering, technical and management
personnel. Services provided support NAVSEA 07Q SUBSAFE, DSS and QA
programs. Specifically:
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Provide Program Requirements Development, Specification Maintenance and Change Management Support: Conduct technical reviews, research/analyze, process, develop, maintain, reproduce, publish, document and distribute a wide variety of correspondence, draft reports, assessments, briefing and training materials, meeting support, minutes, action items, manuals, and hard-copy and database documentation in support of SUBSAFE and DSS Manual Change Requests (MCRs), Disposition Records (DRs), manual ACNs, technical documentation, Ship Certification Authority (SCA) documentation, SEA 07Q Standard Operating Procedures, and SEA 07Q meetings.
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Support the full spectrum of SEA 07Q Quality Assurance Programs, to include review, research, investigation and analysis of QA programs, processes and procedures and problem areas. Develop and maintain data and perform trend analysis for SUBSAFE and DSS. Assist in developing certification approaches for new concepts and designs, and develop and maintain training materials for SUBSAFE and DSS.
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Provide the full scope of support for 07Q SUBSAFE and DSS audits (Certification and Functional) and audit requirements by providing technical, analytic and programmatic support for SEA 07Q audit programs. Support includes on-site audit coordination; and developing, preparing, reviewing, analyzing, maintaining and distributing audit plans, announcement letters/correspondence, guides, packages, checklists, databases, findings, reports, status, schedules and related documentation. Update and maintain audit schedule database and the auditor database management system.