WBB Technical Capability Experience

Whitney, Bradley and Brown, Inc. (WBB), is a Small Business technical and management consulting firm providing the Navy with engineering, technical, and programmatic support services. WBB is headquartered in Zone 2, Vienna, Virginia, with an additional Zone 2 office located in Patuxent River, MD, and offices located in Zone 3, Hampton, Virginia and Zone 6, San Diego, California.

The company performs a variety of services for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other elements of the federal government in fourteen functional areas. WBB will maximize innovative services and reduce costs of services delivered to the Navy by drawing upon the experience of ongoing efforts and past performance. WBB currently provides a breadth of services to the Navy in the execution of their mission. Under this contract WBB will support the Functional Areas listed below:

Research and Development Support

WBB has provided various types of support for program managers and project leaders for systems and subsystems in research and development phases of acquisition to include concept development, requirements generation and documentation, and product development and improvement.

WBB has provided support to the Office of Naval Research on developmental systems, most recently on systems such as the UHF Electronically Scanned Array radar (UESA) including engineering support to determine the feasibility of the integration of this system on other platforms such as the E-2C Hawkeye. Additionally, WBB has developed innovative concepts such as the Joint Forcible Entry (JFEO), Concept of Operations for the Navy Staff (OPNAV N-8) and the Marine Corps Staff (CMC P&R). This concept was used by the services to guide investments into future systems such as Maritime Repositioning Force – Future (MPFF.) WBB is currently engaged with Marine Corps Systems Command, Aquatic, VA in developing a roadmap for R&D investments for the Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad (MERS.) This effort involves mapping technologies available for the Marine infantryman to stated requirements and developing a plan for investment of R&D (and ultimately procurement) funding.

Systems Engineering Support

WBB has provided engineering support – including systems engineering and process engineering for a range of government activities. WBB has a cadre of consultants with extensive experience in System Command positions, including engineering and the application of that engineering to the development of effective weapons for the armed services.

WBB continues to provide sustaining engineering support to the USAF Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, VA. WBB has supported the Headquarters Air Combat Command Requirements and Resources Division (ACC/LGY) since 2001 in their need for Decision Analysis support and consultant services relative to the prioritization of Sustaining Engineering Funding (583) for Combat Air Forces weapon systems and support systems. The ACC Sustaining Engineering focal point (ACC/LGY) receives inputs from 26 different weapon systems and support systems. Inputs range from low-cost, straightforward engineering and sustaining tasks to more costly, in-depth engineering and software development requirements. The legacy Sustaining Engineering programming and prioritization process was manually tracked with priorities established using subjective criteria. WBB has helped move ACC to a more structured, objective process which is repeatable and traceable; and which generates analytically derived solution sets optimized to mission requirements and budget/programming thresholds that are used for FIN Plan input/building.

Modeling, Simulation, Stimulation, and Analysis Support

WBB is a preeminent supplier of analytical products to the armed services. WBB has a core of over twenty trained personnel with advanced degrees in Operations Analysis (OA) and related disciplines, including over ten who earned an OA degree at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. WBB has been a leader in this field, taking on some of the most challenging projects that DoD has faced in recent years.

WBB has a number of efforts that demonstrate our capability. In 2001-2002, WBB was retained by the CNO (OPNAV N7) and the CMC (CMC/APP) to evaluate the integration of Marine Corps Tactical Aviation Squadrons into Navy Air Wings. This project, Navy-Marine Corps Aviation Integration(NMAI) included detailed modeling of the capabilities of a variety of aircraft, as well as a detailed cost-benefit analysis of various alternatives. The WBB-crafted recommendation was adopted by the services resulting in cost avoidance for the Department of the Navy of over $30B. This single effort was cited by the CNO as the most significant accomplishment in his first year as the service chief. WBB has provided continuing support to the Assessments Directorate of the OPNAV staff (OPNAV N81) including detailed analysis of mine warfare, unmanned aerial vehicles and surface fires. These efforts typically involve the use of modeling and simulation to show the military effectiveness of systems in these areas. WBB is currently supporting the Joint High-Speed Vehicle (JHSV) Analysis of Alternative (AoA) for both the U.S. Army and the Department of the Navy (ASN RDA – Ships.) WBB is developing concepts and measures that will support the bounding of Key Performance Parameters for the JHSV. WBB has supported PMA-231 (NAVAIR) and N780 (E-2 Program and Requirements) in the development of an analytic hierarchy model focused on Warfighting Capability. The model identified the E-2's capabilities as part of FORCEnet with second-order effects in Sea Strike and Sea Shield. WBB worked closely with the OPNAV and PMA-231 sponsors to capture the fidelity necessary to take the model into succeeding steps of building an E-2C roadmap.

WBB has provided support to Commander, Naval Air Forces in producing an analysis of the organizational alignment of the N4 codes within CNAF that provide in-service engineering and requirements determination support to carriers and aircraft squadrons. This required a detailed modeling of alternative organizations in order to determine where efficiencies could be gained as that organization transitioned form two separate Type Commanders to a lead Type Commander in San Diego and a subordinate Type Commander in Norfolk.

System Design Documentation and Technical Data Support

WBB has developed the capability to provide system design documentation and technical data support to government agencies. This effort is executed by a dedicated group of experienced engineering professionals.

WBB provides this functional support to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Composite Combat Identification (CCID), Distributed Weapons Coordination (DWC) and Distributed Sensor Coordination (DSC) Projects, all under the ONR Missile Defense Future Naval Capability (MD FNC) program (PMR 51). The CCID project's objective is to demonstrate and transition a common identification technology to acquisition programs for development, production, and deployment. The DWC project's objective is to develop, demonstrate, and transition a capability to automatically coordinate sensor and weapons systems on both surface and airborne platforms to perform engagements in a Joint Integrated Air Defense environment. The DSC project's objective is to develop, demonstrate, and transition a capability to automatically coordinate sensor search, surveillance, and tracking across surface and airborne sensor and weapon systems to support enhanced engagement capability. In each case, WBB provides support that includes design documentation and technical data.

Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RM&A) Support

WBB has been providing support in RM&A for a number of service customers including the Naval Sea Systems Command and the Air Force Air Combat Command. One of the particular areas that WBB provides for these customers is a logical, structured methodology to choose investments to improve RM&A. One methodology WBB has used is the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) implemented with Team Expert Choice™ group decision support software.

WBB has produced an F-15 Roadmap and Sustaining Engineering Prioritization for HQ ACC. The Sustaining Engineering prioritization, much of which deals with RM&A upgrades, as described in detail under Systems Engineering Support. WBB is currently providing on-site support to Commander, Naval Air Forces (Atlantic) to produce the Transition Squadron Process Action Team (TSPAT) product for Navy Air Wings. This document is the key element in planning maintenance evolutions for aircraft throughout the carrier-based fleet.

WBB conducted a Productive Ratio study for NAVAIRSYSCOM that evaluated methods for reducing the time Navy aircraft are unavailable due to planned maintenance activities. This effort grew out of the Navy-Marine Corps Aviation Integration study for CNO and CMC. In that study extensive effort went into determining the proper "tooth-to-tail" ratio for tactical aircraft. This Productive Ratio effort extended that effort to all Type/Model/Series of naval aviation aircraft.

Information System (IS) Development, Information Assurance (IA), and Information Technology (IT) Support

WBB has provided support to the Navy in a variety of applications in the area of Information System Development and Information Technology support. In these areas, WBB has devised unique solutions providing the Navy with systems and tools that have proven their value through their routine and continuous use.

WBB supported NAVSEA 03 by developing and managing the operation of the Human System Integration Clearing House for Issues and Policies (HSI CLIP) for over five years. This web-based issue management system provides a process to identify, vet, assess, and develop actionable recommendations leading to issue resolution concerning key Human System Integration Issues (HSI) and Manpower Personnel and Training (MPT) related issues that are in the domain of multiple offices and organizations. It provides a mechanism and serves as a clearinghouse for issues tied to statute, policy, procedure or doctrine.

WBB has a web-based training application, DEFENSENET that complements the training courses that WBB has provided to the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force for the past ten years. DEFENSENET is maintained as an on-line resource and is updated regularly to reflect changes in DoD organizations and the individuals that populate those organizations. In that way, graduates of the WBB "How Washington Works" course offerings can remain current with respect to the relevant DoD organizations.

Ship Inactivation and Disposal Support

WBB has produced a "Shutdown Template" for NAVAIRSYSCOM, Patuxent River that enables Program Office personnel to logically plan out the decommissioning of a Type/Model/Series of aircraft. First produced for PMA-241 as the F-14 Shutdown Plan, it was generalized into a re-usable planning tool that could be used by any Program Manager faced with decommissioning an entire type of aircraft. Since first created, it has also been used for the S-3.

Interoperability, Test and Evaluation, Trials Support

WBB has been providing support to achieving interoperability for a number of activities in the Department of the Navy. WBB has extensive knowledge of the underpinnings of interoperability including the joint context in which systems must operate. WBB also has extensive experience in the test and evaluation community including consultants with multiple tours in testing activities and operational test and evaluation (T&E) squadrons.

WBB has provided support to RDA CHENG since 2002. This support has entailed interoperability and compatibility evaluations of systems in research, development, and acquisition. Working with an engineering team that deals in technical interoperability, WBB has provided the operational interoperability focus to ensure systems that should be interoperable from a warfighting standpoint, are indeed interoperable. WBB has supported N76 and NAVSEA in a series of T&E initiatives including an effort to reduce the cost of T&E in surface warfare programs and a proposed test ship platform that would enable centralization and coordination of a variety of testing efforts for surface warfare.

WBB has provided continuing support for COMOPTEVFOR in specific test planning and strategic planning for the test and evaluation community that includes an evaluation of proposed reductions in the cost of T&E across the Navy. WBB has also provided continuing support to Navy NETWARCOM, including the capturing of interoperability lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Measurement Facilities, Range, and Instrumentation Support

WBB has detailed experience in the operations of test and training ranges and the associated measurement and instrumentation systems. This has enable WBB to provide various elements of the DoN with analysis, planning, and engineering support for ranges and their required systems.

WBB has engaged in a series of efforts for OPNAV N789, including a comprehensive study on the operational basis for training range requirements. WBB has provided a series of products to NAVAIR (PMA-248) including a range tanker study that evaluated alternatives for aircraft that provide tanker support to test and evaluation aircraft and a range command and control aircraft study which evaluated alternative replacements for legacy C2 aircraft that support range operations.

WBB provides on-site support to Commander, Naval Air Forces to evaluate and prepare studies and necessary documentation for the impact of range operations on the range infrastructure and the local communities. This has included evaluation of alternative outlying field locations for NAS Oceana and range operational impact in the VACAPES and Dare County Range complexes.

Acquisition Logistics Support

WBB has an experienced cadre of logisticians and support experts who have provided products and support to the services. These efforts include concepts, analysis, decision support, and logistics handbooks.

WBB has provided NAVSEA (PMS-501) with a recently completed study on the viability of maintenance concepts for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). This will be used by PMS-501 for logistics planning for both Flight 0 and Flight 1 LCS. This effort was produced for the Submarine Maintenance, Engineering, Planning and Procurement (SUBMEPP) Activity in Portsmouth, NH as the oversight for PMS-501.

WBB has produced an Integrated Logistics Assessment (ILA) Handbook for the USAF Material Command (Dayton, OH). This document is designed for program office personnel who are approaching an ILA and require guidance for successful completion. This document is indicative of the depth of knowledge resident at WBB for logistics-related issues.

Supply and Provisioning Support

WBB has provided support similar to our Acquisition Logistics to the Navy in the areas of supply/provisioning. Our evaluation of the logistics planning for LCS included an analysis of supply/provisioning.

Training Support

WBB has a ten-year track record of providing support to the Navy and other services in the area of training. This support has two aspects: conducting training courses that WBB internally developed and providing support in the area of training including development of training requirements, training concepts, and training courseware.

WBB continues to develop and deliver training courses designed to bring new arrivals to the Washington arena up to speed quickly. Our first offering "How Washington Works" is a hands-on, two day course designed for requirements officers on the OPNAV staff, then broadened for other acquisition professionals in SYSCOMS, OSD and other services. This course has been taught to a wide spectrum of students. We have developed and offered similar courses with the same philosophy – a hands-on, practical guide to being successful in the processes being taught. Updated in 2006, it includes comprehensive material on DoD's JCIDS process.

WBB has taught Operations Analysis courses designed and tailored to teach individuals the basic tenets of Operations Research and Systems Analysis to the Naval Warfare and Doctrine Command, Newport, RI and NMPC, Millington, TN. These courses were derived from a web-based Operations Analysis course delivered to OPNAV N-81 and designed with the first modules serving as an introductory course for newly-reporting officers who were not OA professionals and the following modules as a refresher for those OA professionals who had been away from the practice for some time. Since 2005, WBB has tailored its knowledge of U.S. Congress and DoD processes to its foreign embassy staff customers, creating both introductory and follow-up training courses. A GPS targeting course for both government and industry completes our current course offering.

In the second area of support for training requirements, concepts and delivering training courseware, WBB has provided support on a near-continuous basis to OPNAV (N-1) for determining the effects of training on organizations and manning. WBB has developed Interactive Courseware (ICW) for Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS). It is being successfully employed by operational aircrews in the fleet. WBB has delivered a Training Transformation Concept of Operations to Joint Forces Command (JFCOM J-7) that has served as the framework for the realignment of JFCOM J-7 in light of Training Transformation as espoused by OSD.

WBB has provided support to HQ-ACC at Langley AFB to assess the effects of the Joint National Training Capability (JNTC), one of the three pillars of Training Transformation, on the USAF Training and Range Structure. Additionally, WBB has provided support to Commander, Fleet Forces Command in a study to evaluate the efficiencies of linking aircraft simulators to improve training for naval aviators.

Program Support

WBB provides program support to a wide variety of government customers. This includes support in business/financial planning (including PPBES), requirements generation and validation (including JCIDS documentation), strategic planning and DoD 5000 series acquisition documentation production. WBB has individuals on-site in government program offices and with government requirements generation organizations. WBB has a unique, overarching perspective that includes a comprehensive view of the relationships between PPBES, JCIDS and DOD 5000 series.

WBB has provided support to the U.S. Army at Picatinny Arsenal for acquisition related decisions on the Security and Emergency Response Information System (SERIS) Concept of Operations (CONOPS). This effort articulated how SERIS-equipped organizations and activities could perform selected Homeland Security (HLS) missions and identified and highlighted SERIS-specific capabilities that demonstrably enhance mission accomplishment in a context of: (1) National HLS guidance and policy, (2) state and local emergency response policy, (3) "First responder" standards and/or rules of thumb and best practices, and (4) all categories of emergencies, tier levels, and phases of emergency response as delineated in the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5).

WBB has routinely provided support to OPNAV for requirements, acquisition and business/financial management. WBB is currently providing individuals to OPNAV N78 for rotary wing programs and to N76 for anti-air warfare programs. WBB provides continuing support to N6/N7 to evaluate alternative organizations as well as the impact of policies that originate external to N6/N7. WBB supports various program offices within NAVSEA (PMS-501 for LCS, PEO-IWS, and PMS-378 for CVN-21) and NAVAIR (PMA-231 for E-2C and E-2D, PMA-272 for EW Systems, PMA-263 for BAMS UAV). WBB provides support to various elements of OSD including ASD (Personnel and Readiness) for Training Transformation WBB has also provided strategic planning and organizational realignment support to the Military Sealift Command. WBB has produced detailed manpower planning documents for NAVAIR, most recently the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) UAV Manpower Estimation Report (MER). WBB has provided on-site support to Naval Military Personnel Command (N-1) for manpower and organizational studies to examine the cost-effectiveness of various manning alternatives.

Administrative Support

WBB supports the Air Force Directorate of Security Forces & Force Protection, HAF/XOS-F with a broad range of office management and administrative support. WBB performs direct support to the Director, Deputy Director, and staff personnel to ensure effective and efficient use of resources by tracking suspense items, reviewing correspondence and other tasking from the directorate, maintaining and coordinating schedules, and providing staff support to meetings. Additionally, WBB has established office procedures, processes, and time management guidelines for the Director and Deputy Director's office to increase operations efficiency and ensure compliance with higher authority.