DARPA-BAA-15-49_Appendix_A.pdf

DARPA-BAA-15-49 - Appendix A

APPENDIX A: PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW

Objective:

The PDR establishes the baseline design (hardware, software, support systems) and underlying architectures to ensure that the sub-system will satisfy the requirements within the currently allocated budget and schedule. The PDR evaluates the set of subsystem and component requirements to determine whether they correctly and completely implement all system requirements. Specifications for hardware and software, along with associated interface control documents, should be at a level of detail to enable detailed design to proceed. A successful review is predicated on the determination that the subsystem requirements, subsystem preliminary design, and plans for development, testing and evaluation form a satisfactory basis for proceeding into detailed design and test procedure development. Preliminary design shall describe the basis and results of design performance estimates and trade studies, physical and functional design elements, risk-mitigation steps needed to complete a detailed design, and preliminary integration, validation and verification approaches.

Tailored Products and Success Criteria:

System Preliminary Design

Hardware Configuration Item/Computer Software Configuration Item architecture complete and preliminary design closes in accordance with the architecture

States and modes complete

Support equipment list drafted

3D CAD physical layout to the component level completed

Weight assessment updated

Hardware architecture & interface initially defined

Software architecture defined

Analysis complete to substantiate that preliminary design meets all requirements

Preliminary plans to verify and validate requirements complete

System Assembly/Integration & System Test/Verification Approach

Full system requirements defined to the major component level

System integration/assembly/checkout plans provided

Test success criteria complete, including analysis

Test/verification processes/approach drafted

Program Definition

Risk Management and Mitigation Plan complete for preliminary design

Completed system risk assessment

Risks decomposed from system through configuration items

Risk mitigation plans defined

DARPA-BAA-15-49 - Appendix A

Risk mitigation progress through PDR documented

Program Plan completed

Integrated master schedule

Integrated master plan

Milestones and completion criteria

Design Packages For Long Lead Items Completed

Long lead justification and lead times provided

Long lead cost estimate completed