ATC Communications

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ATC Communications

• Organizational Overview and Future Business
  Opportunities

Presented by Suzanne S. Styc, Telecomm
Services Management Date June 2008
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Introduction

• ATC Communications is a division under ATO
  Technical Operations
• Director James Eck
• ATC Communications is responsible for providing
  the communications equipment and the
  communication services required for the operation
  of the National Airspace System (NAS)
• Air/Ground Radios
• Operational Voice Switches
• PBXs
• Telecommunications Services

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ATC Comm Organization
ATC Communications Director, James Eck
Business Management Group Manager, David Ingram
System Engineering Requirements Manager, Vacant
Telecomm Services Group Manager, Stephen Dash
System-Wide Information Management Manager, Ahmad
Usmani
Voice Switching Recording Manager, Bill Syptak
Air/Ground Solution Development Manager, Sandra
Anderson
Air/Ground Solution Implementation Manager, Dieter
Thigpen
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Major Programs

• The FAAs ATC Communications Division is
  responsible for the following major programs
• FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI)
• System Wide Information Management (SWIM)
• Data Communications (DataComm)
• Alaskan Satellite Telecommunications Services
• Next Generation Communications System (NEXCOM)
• NAS Voice Switch (NVS)

Designated as NextGen enabling programs
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NextGen Roadmap
Function
FY08
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FY2025
ERAM INITIAL BASELINE
ERAM TMA INTEGRATION MIDTERM
ERAM NEXTGEN WORK PACKAGES
COMMON AUTOMATION PLATFORM
STARTS CARTS
SWIM AND ADS-B INTEGRATION INTO TAMR
Automation
TFMS/SWIM PACKAGE 1
TFMS/SWIM PACKAGE 3
TFMS/SWIM PACKAGE 2
Surveillance
ADS-B GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE
BEGIN DECOMM ATCBI MODE S
VOICE
DATA COMMUNICATIONS
DataLink Segment 2 Standards
Communications
SWIM GROUND SEGMENT
VSCS, ETVS, etc.
NAS VOICE SWITCH
GBAS
SBAS
Navigation
BEGIN DECOMM GROUND-BASED NAVAIDS
GNSS Dual Freq. Standards
WARP, CIWS, ITWS
Weather
NNEW
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Timeline for ATC Comm Programs
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Status of Major ATC Comm Programs

• FTI
• Contract awarded in July 2002 to Harris
  Corporation
• Network transition activities completed in
  February 2008
• Steady-state operations through 2017
• SWIM
• Currently funding prototyping efforts by other
  NAS systems for proof of concept
• Major procurement for broader scale SWIM
  development expected in the next 3 years
• NAS Voice Switch
• Finalizing conops
• Procurement activities expected to begin in
  FY2010
• DataComm
• Intend to fund DataComm-related enhancements to
  TDLS and ERAM in FY2009
• Currently in concept development phase for
  broader scale DataComm procurement

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Support Programs

• ATC Communications has contracts for technical
  services to support its major programs
• Telecommunications Engineering and Operations
  Management (TEOM)
• Business and Financial Management Services (BFMS)
• Regional Telecommunications Support (RTS)
• Other smaller contracts for specialized services
• QA, CM, Information Security Management, etc.
• Core set of services required include
• Telecomm network engineering, financial
  management, acquisition support, etc.

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Additional Support

• ATC Communications makes use of other contracts
  to obtain additional support
• TAC
• SETA II
• NISC II
• TSSC III
• BITS II Support
• GSA Schedule (incl. Schedule 70)
• Mobis
• Stars

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ATC Voice Switching and Recording
Contracting Activities

• Internal to the AVSR Group
• Program Support including engineering, technical,
  EVM, and contract administration
• Currently provided by a small business contractor
• New contract planned in FY09
• NAS Voice Switch Procurement
• Tentatively planned for 1st quarter FY10
• Support obtained through vehicles administered by
  other FAA groups
• Program Support including engineering, technical,
  and contract administration
• Cost estimating support
• Configuration Management
• Security Management (SCAP)

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SWIM Contracting Activities

• Utilized a minority-owned small business
  contractor for support in 2007
• Currently have two 8a disabled veteran-owned/women
  -owned contracts in place
• One company was referred by the small business
  office
• One company was referred by a contracting officer
  familiar with their work
• Plan is to put in place one more 8a
  minority-owned vehicle in the next month
• Also obtaining technical support services from
  two companies that are on the GSA schedule
• Future opportunities for acquisition support,
  technical services and implementation tasks may
  be possible
• Possibly through subcontracting arrangements with
  other existing contractors

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Where ATC Comm Programs are in their Life Cycle
Maturity Level
Less Mature
More Mature
(Program Concepts Still Under Development)
(Contract Award Imminent)
NVS Technical Support
NVS
RTS
DataComm
BFMS
TEOM
SWIM Ground Segment 1
SWIM Ground Segment 2
SWIM Air Segments
Currently Small Business
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Years to Contract Award
0-1
2-4
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Summary

• The ATC Communications Division makes extensive
  use of small businesses
• Small Business Prime
• Small Business Sub
• Small Disadvantaged Business (8a)
• Woman-Owned
• Service Disabled Veteran-Owned
• In some cases, contracted directed with the small
  business
• More often, relationship is as a sub to a prime
• All major procurements have a small business
  component
• ATC Comm Division is a believer in the value
  offered by small businesses