Attachment_0045_-_HSIP_Instructions.docx

Title: Human Systems Integration Plan (HSIP)

Use/relationship: The Human Systems Integration Plan (HSIP) describes the Contractor’s Human Systems Integration (HSI) program, identifies the HSI elements, and how the HSI domains will be managed and integrated with other program elements. It will also contain HSIP annexes that provide product deliverables, as a minimum, as specified below as a result of the implementation of the Contractor’s HSI program.

a) This Attachment contains the format and content preparation instructions for the HSIP resulting from applicable tasks delineated in the contract.

Requirements:

1. Reference documents. The applicable issue of the documents cited herein, including their approval dates and dates of any applicable amendments, notices, and revisions shall be as cited in the current issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DOD ISS) at the time of the solicitation.

2. Format. The HSIP format may be Contractor selected but shall contain all of the Elements discussed below. Unless effective presentation would be degraded, the initially used format shall be used for all subsequent submissions. All updates shall be conspicuously indicated in a manner consistent with standard editorial practices.

3. Tailoring. The HSIP may be tailored to reflect the program needs, acquisition category and phase of development. Additionally, the HSIP shall contain proposed tailoring of the requirements and guidelines as applicable to the contract, in addition to any tailoring already accomplished by the procuring activity. Proposed tailoring of the guidelines shall identify specific provisions, by paragraph, as applicable including supporting rationale. If no tailoring is proposed beyond that specified by the procuring activity, this shall be stated.

4. Content. The HSIP shall contain the following information:

a. Table of contents, list of illustrations, acronyms/abbreviations.

b. Overview. Provide the HSIP purpose and scope, system description including ‘a priori’ HSI decisions which affect platform’s development and design, mission description, operational environment, no more than three predecessor system(s) and related lessons learned, system acquisition strategy, acquisition category and phase of development. Describe the overall HSI objectives and integration strategy of individual HSI domain objectives. Describe what must be accomplished in the application of HSI to the system development, consistent with the contract, system requirement(s) and specification(s) and Contractor Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS).

c. Organization. Identify and describe the Contractor’s primary organization elements(s) and HSI working group responsibility, authority and accountability for complying with HSI requirements. Define the functions and internal structure of these element(s), to the individual HSI domain level. Include the number of proposed personnel on an annual basis and summary job

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descriptions for key positions (e.g. HSI manager, domain leads, practitioners) and minimum required qualifications. Describe each domain's interactions with all other HSI domains and program integrated product teams or working groups. Describe the relationships of the HSI element(s) to other organizational elements responsible for areas impacted by HSI such as systems engineering and those charged with hardware and software design, test and evaluation, integrated logistic support, other engineering specialty programs (e.g. availability, reliability, maintainability, configuration management, and risk management) and government HSI elements.

d. HSI in Support of Affordability and Performance Goals. Describe the methods by which the Contractor will identify and conduct tradeoffs in the HSI domains in support of the HSI primary goals: reduce total system ownership costs, optimize total system performance and ensure that the system is built to accommodate the characteristics of the user population that will operate, maintain, and support the system.

e. HSI Issues and Risks. Describe the approach and procedures for identifying, documenting, validating, prioritizing, tracking, reporting, resolving and mitigation verification of HSI issues and risks over the life of the program. Describe the process for trading off the HSI risk and issues in HSI domains, and between HSI and other disciplines. Explain the Contractor procedures for communication and conflict resolution. Present the method and process for integrating HSI issues and risks with those issues and risks tracked by the government team.

f. Human Systems Integration in subContractor efforts. If any work related to system components or software having operator, maintainer or supporter interface is to be performed under subcontract, then describe the subContractor’s organizational element responsible for HSI integration and the subContractors MANPRINT process and activities. Fully described the method(s) by which the prime Contractor monitors subContractor compliance. Provide a complete description of the overall process for the flow down and implementation of requirements and integration across subContractors and all HSI domains.

g. HSI Integration in system analysis. Identify HSI efforts in system analysis which are contractually applicable, and the organizational element(s) responsible for their performance. Describe HSI participation in requirements flow down, alignment and derivation; system mission analysis; determination of system functional requirements and capabilities; determination of system architecture; allocation of system functional requirements to humans, hardware, or software; development of system functional flows; and performance of system effectiveness analyses, studies and modeling. Describe the analyses to be conducted in support of system definition (e.g., manpower estimation, critical function analysis and allocation, soldier safety and survivability analyses) for each HSI domain. Also describe any data, computer programs, databases, models or other information required from the procuring activity.

h. HSI Integration in System design. Describe the HSI effort and events in system design to ensure compliance with the applicable provisions of the HSI requirements and guidance specified in the contract. Describe HSI participation in studies, tests, mock‐up evaluations, dynamic simulation, usability assessments, detail drawing reviews, systems and program reviews and system design and performance specification preparation and reviews. Describe the development and evaluation of conformance to benchmarks or criteria for performance. Explain the planned involvement of end‐user personnel (e.g., Soldiers) in design assessments.

i. HSI Integration in procedure development. Describe the HSI effort in procedure development to ensure compliance with the contract HSI requirements. Describe the methods, models, simulation tools and processes to ensure that:

(1) Operator, maintainer and supporter functions and tasks are allocated, organized, and sequenced for optimal operational effectiveness with efficient levels of manpower and personnel, training, human factors, and soldier survivability and minimization of system life cycle cost.

(2) The results of HSI analyses and design activities are incorporated into operational, technical, and training publications and in training system design.

j. Manpower, Personnel and Training. Describe the methods by which the Contractor will analyze, design and validate operator, maintainer and support personnel and training requirements based upon human performance requirements developed from system analysis data. Describe the following:

(1) Tradeoff analysis involving numbers, knowledge, skills and abilities of personnel, active duty versus reserves, military versus civilian personnel, Contractor versus DOD personnel.

(2) Experience level analysis.

(3) Manpower affordability analysis.

(4) Tradeoff analysis between system design and Training requirements (e.g., user interface commonality, usability and complexity versus training cost).

(5) Manpower and personnel estimation, analysis and reporting.

(6) Estimates of the life cycle cost of operations and support related to manpower, personnel and training.

k. Human Factors Engineering. Describe the approach by which the Contractor will apply Human Factors Engineering principles, methods, criteria, best practices and standards to ensure operator, maintainer and support personnel system interfaces are designed to optimize human performance and maximize total system performance (human, hardware, software). Describe the Human Factors Engineering activities including mission and functional analyses, system design requirement analyses, human versus system functional allocation, modeling and simulation, human system interface design and procedures, system design inputs and evaluations, design reviews, drawing reviews and sign‐off, user surveys and test and evaluations.

l. Physical Environment. Describe methods by which the Contractor will analyze, design and validate requirements for adequate crew and squad space and environment controls that have an impact on sustaining soldier performance.

m. Soldier Survivability. Describe the methods by which the Contractor will analyze, design and validate requirements for soldier survivability using the Army’s Parameter Assessment List. Areas to be addressed include reducing: fratricide, detectability of the soldier, probability of being attacked; minimizing damage and injury; reducing physical and mental fatigue.

n. HSI Integration in Test and Evaluation. Describe HSI participation in test and evaluation as an integrated effort within the Contractor’s total test and evaluation program. Include specific information to show how and when the Contractor will test, evaluate and validate requirements related to HSI. Identify design milestones at which HSI tests are to be performed to assess compatibility among human performance, manpower, personnel and training requirements, and systems design aspects of human and hardware interfaces. Describe test and demonstration objectives and proposed test methods. Also identify the number, location and role of human systems integration personnel involved in test and evaluation. Provide a summary test schedule that depicts HSI tests, evaluations, and demonstrations in relationship to project milestones such as system design releases, project level design reviews, development test, operational test, first article demonstration tests, and commencement of procuring activity testing.

o. Data Sources. Identify Contractor, industry, technical society and government standards and documents that will be applied to the HSI effort and activities and any proposed tailoring of those standards and documents. Also identify primary customer requirements documents and contract documents that impact the Contractor’s HSI effort and activities.

p. Time‐Phase schedule and level of effort. Provide a milestone chart that identifies each separate HSI effort to be accomplished during each acquisition phase. The schedule shall show key HSI decision points and their relationship to the program decision points.

q. HSI Program Quality Control. Describe the approach for periodically assessing the quality of the HSI program efforts over the course of the system development contract. Describe the method and criteria for evaluating the quality (relative success, progress) in each HSI domain.

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