Services: SIN 871-4

Testing and Evaluation

The US GSA Schedule defines the services listed under SIN 871-4 as, "Services that involve the application of various techniques demonstrating that a prototype system (subsystem, program, project or activity) performs in accordance with the objectives outlined in the original design. Typical associated tasks include, but are not limited testing of a prototype and first article(s) testing, environmental testing, independent verification and validation, reverse engineering, simulation and modeling (to test the feasibility of a concept), system safety, quality assurance, physical testing of the product or system, training, privatization and outsourcing."

JHNA offers extensive support and services in the test & experimentation, and demonstration of advanced technologies SIN service area. We have the expertise to help design, coordinate, and conduct virtual and field experiments to explore, refine, and assess concepts, validate prototypes, and evaluate future capabilities. We provide assessment early and continuously throughout the lifecycle of systems. We maintain current knowledge of the capability needs and acquisition management systems and can assist in the analysis of implications on doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF) to define desired capabilities.

JHNA helps design experiments for advanced concepts that identify the technical capabilities and limitations of the alternative concepts and design options under consideration for development. We make sure experiments and ATDs are operationally realistic by judging surrogate systems for adequacy and, when appropriate, incorporating operational forces as the experimental unit. We develop realistic operational scenarios and imaginative conflict simulations with reactive threats to effectively assess system capabilities and explore the shape of future operations. JHNA ensures experimentation and demonstrations are valuable to decision makers by producing data that provide actual user feedback on specific user requirements. These observations and data may also contribute to the development of tactics techniques and procedures. JHNA ensures data usefulness by providing data early on for use in refining ICD or CDD requirements or affecting the system design. JHNA experiments can provide benefit for either the user community or industry. Industry receives valuable marketing and exposure of the system and exposure of the developer to the user's environment. JHNA also helps produce underpinning analysis for garnering follow-on support for funding and program decisions. On the other hand, we can help develop demonstrations for the user community that clarifies to industry the user's desired operational capability.

JHNA facilitates the conduct of experiments and ATDs by performing some or all administrative and logistical support coordination with appropriate government agencies. We have access to many of DoD's premier test facilities and can ensure all activity administrative and safety requirements are identified and met. JHNA provides test direction, data collection, and analysis and presentation of data. JHNA has been a key participant in the development and coordination of several design evaluations for the Army's Future Force Warrior (FFW) Soldier equipment design. JHNA is currently the primary coordinator for the Lead Technology Integrator (LTI) Eagle Enterprise for the FFW ATD. We are also creating the operational scenarios, developing the demonstration plan, and coordinating administrative requirements and logistics for the Unmanned Autonomous Collaborative Operations (UACO) ATD scheduled for FY 07 at Fort Benning, GA.

JHNA expertise in the design, coordination, and conduct of experiments and demonstrations offers unique and valuable service to our customers. JHNA Associates are skilled at combining their substantial combat arms subject matter expertise with their understanding of the experimentation and demonstration process to help make customers aware of operational behaviors associated with system capability requirements and demonstration objectives. The result is a superior event that provides useful data and demonstrates an understanding of future capabilities between users, technical developers, and engineers.