R--SUPPORT OF IVV OFFICE SOFTWARE ASSURANCE TOOLS GROUP

The Independent Verification&Validation (IV&V) Program is responsible forperforming independent verification and validation on NASA mission-critical software. TheIV&V Office (IVVO), within the IV&V Program, consists of four functional Groups: IV&V Projects(IVVP), Technical Quality&Excellence (TQ&E), Research and Development (R&D) and theSoftware Assurance Tools (SWAT) Group. The NASA IV&V SWAT Group supports the IV&V Program byserving as the central hub for the management of Computer Aided Software Engineering(CASE) tools, and other tool-based engineering services. The SWAT Group has been createdto promote the shared use of all developed and commercial CASE tools having applicabilityto IV&V activities. The SWAT Group requires contractor support to evolve, evaluate,integrate, improve, and maintain CASE tool solutions based upon the needs of IV&V Programactivities. Contractor support is also required to maintain resident expert knowledge and providetraining on all developed or purchased CASE tools utilized by the IV&V Programactivities. The objective of this requirement is to support the NASA IV&V SWAT Group byproviding management, continuous improvement, training, and engineering services of theIV&V Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools that are utilized by the IV&VProgram. The responsibilities of the contractor are further described in section 2.0 of thisdocument. To summarize, the contractor shall support the SWAT Group in the following areas: - Integrating research and development (R&D) solutions into the IVVO operationalenvironment - Providing continuous improvement of the services offered and the CASE tools provided asan operational capability - Serving as the primary interface for CASE Tool and hardware requests from IVVO groups - Working with the IV&V Program Support Office (PSO), Information Technology (IT) Groupto perform acceptance testing on all CASE tools being integrated into the NASA networkprior to promoting CASE tools as an operational capability - Serving as liaison to the IV&V Program's Enterprise Architecture Board (EAB) - Maintaining an operational environment providing CASE tools in support of the IV&VProgram and maintain a test and evaluation environment for the development and evaluationof potential software engineering solutions that have not been promoted to operational readiness - Providing management support of SWAT initiatives, to include, but not limited to,tracking and reporting of SWAT cost, schedule, and status of implemented and potentialSWAT initiatives and methods - Providing resident experts and training in the developed or purchased CASE toolsoffered as an operational capability to the groups within the IVVO (IV&V Projects,Research and Development, Technical Quality and Excellence) as well as to groups outsidethe IVVO (i.e., NASA IV&V Software Mission Assurance Office).