Emergency Geo Alert System EGAS

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Emergency Geo Alert System (EGAS)
Statement of Work (SOW) September 26, 2007
Joseph Cremaldi Robel Embaye Abdurahman
Hussein Daniel Pirkl
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Background

• As-Is System Mason Alert
• Effective but flawed
• People who are not registered will not receive a
  warning message.
• To-Be System Emergency Geo Alert System (EGAS)
• An improved local area cellular detection and
  alert system
• Doesnt require users registration
• Geo-targets warning messages to a specific area

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Emergency Geo Alert System
Carrier B
Carrier A
Carrier C
George Mason University
Wireless Detection
Alert System
Email
Email
EGAS
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SOW Objective

• To provide guidelines in determination of a
  system that will geo-target alert messages to
  wireless devices on campus. The system will
  replace or improve the current GMU alert system
  by providing additional functionality.

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Scope

• The contractor shall
• Develop specifications for
• Program Management
• System Management
• Design, Implementation, and Test
• Maintenance and Security
• Adhere to standards
• Provide timely documentation and information

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Tasks

• The contractor shall perform the following tasks
• Program Management
• System Management
• Design
• Implementation
• Testing
• Maintenance and Training
• Security and Compliance
• Documentation

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Program Management

• Contractor shall anoint a program manager who
• Provides communication between functions
• Is the single point of contact for GMU
• Provides clear and quick responses about project
  questions and requests
• Develops the following requirements
• Program control requirements
• Staff requirements
• Cost requirements
• Schedule requirements
• Risk requirements
• Other as-needed requirements

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System Management

• The System Management shall
• Develop the system requirements for EGAS
• Deliver a robust, secure, testable, maintainable,
  legal, and technically achievable
  telecommunication alert system
• Work across functions to provide communication
  and system guidance.

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Design, Implementation, and Testing

• Design
• Shall satisfy the specifications as defined by
  the system requirements
• Implementation
• The system shall be implemented upon design
  completion
• EGAS shall interface with the existing Mason
  Alert System
• Testing
• Unit Testing
• Component Testing
• System Testing

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Maintenance and Training

• Maintenance Plan shall ensure system
  functionality and readiness.
• System training shall provide site training to
  GMU system personal.

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Security and Compliance

• Security shall be of highest priority throughout
  the design to ensure the integrity of the system.
  
• Security shall not be compensated for when making
  trade-off decisions without the sought after
  permission from GMU
• All communications shall abide by FCC standards

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Documentation

• The contractor shall provide thorough system
  documentation

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Period of Performance

• The work shall be conducted in the period of 12
  months after the award date. All tasks shall be
  performed and completed by the dates described
  under the required deliverables.

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Deliverables