Services: SIN 871-3

System and Architecture Design, Engineering, and Integration

The US GSA Schedule defines the services listed under SIN 871-3 as, "Services that involve the translation of a system (or subsystem, program, project, activity) concept into a preliminary and detailed design (engineering plans and specifications), performing risk identification / analysis / mitigation, traceability, and then integrating the various components to produce a working prototype or model of the system. Typical associated tasks include, but are not limited to computer-aided design, design studies and analysis, high level detailed specification preparation, configuration management and document control, fabrication, assembly and simulation, modeling, training, privatization and outsourcing."

JHNA has extensive experience and advanced technical expertise in the area of Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) operational architecture products development. The architecture process is required for justification and approval of systems and any subsequent changes as the system undergoes normal product improvement.

JHNA's integrated approach of relating concepts and requirements to architecture development promotes decomposition of complex problems into understandable subsets. A key to information integration across all elements of the military is a common vocabulary that both warfighters and system engineers understand. The JHNA team has experience in building this vocabulary for potential major acquisition programs as well as science and technology initiatives. Our architecture products detail the activities, relationships, standards, systems, information exchanges, and centers of activity necessary for the development of an interoperable system of systems.

There are three architecture components: operational architecture; systems architecture; and, technical architecture. The JHNA team's primary focus is developing the operational architecture and supporting the development of the system's architecture. Through the use of operational views (OVs), our products describe organizations and key entities (OV-4s), top-level operational views and key operational nodes (OV-1s), and identifying and prescribing the key needlines between entities (OV-2s). We are particularly adept at identifying key activity models (OV-5s) and event trace descriptions (OV-6cs). Based on the OV-2, OV-5 or OV-6cs, we use data entry tools such as Popkin or the Army Architecture Repository Management Systems (AARMS) to develop the information exchange requirements data base (OV-3s).

Our process assures the unambiguous articulation of desired capabilities in a manner that facilitates complete understanding by all stakeholders. The result is an operational architecture that can readily be reviewed, changed, and evolved over time. JHNA provides operational architecture expertise, guidance, and support to service organizations with responsibility for building architecture products. We are there for the customer during initial concept formulation and product development, through tedious data entry and product staffing, and for long-term product update and refinement.