IMPRESS: Sample Contract Data Requirements List

• Coordinate with the Government the investigation of new technologies and concepts to support Information Management system interoperability and decision support.
• Research potential technologies that will improve Information Management system interoperability and decision support.
• Research on-going and projected architectures that support Information Management system interoperability and decision support and document their impact on existing systems.
• Conduct analytical studies to include proposed system requirements to ensure fulfillment of mission requirements; and technical evaluation of engineering problem areas and the development of solutions to these problems.
• Conduct system feasibility studies that include requirement definition and cost performance analysis.
• Conduct system trade-off studies that evaluate multiple solutions to problems and result in recommendations of the most technical and cost-effective solutions.
• Develop prototype designs that recommend the most appropriate methodology required to verify the results of a prior analytical study.
• Develop experimental/prototype hardware/software demonstrations to include acquiring, assembling, and integrating all hardware/software required to conduct verification/validation of the analytical study.
• Provide technical input to System Requirements Documents and perform system or segment requirements analysis to include feasibility analysis, top-level requirements definition and cost performance analysis.
• Provide on-site engineering to support Government technical staff.
• Develop a Technology Integration Methodology for retrofitting, insertion and transition of technology.
• Provide requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, fielding, and familiarization for development and transition of new technologies in support of mission requirements.
• Test, evaluate and demonstrate how the software developed under this effort will meet the current and future operational needs of the warfighter.
• Participate in technical project review meetings as identified in the delivery order schedule. Present the status of the technical progress made to date in the performance of the delivery order, successes, lessons-learned, and significant issues.
• Continually determine the status of the delivery order effort. Provide comprehensive, yet succinct reports documenting progress toward the accomplishment of delivery order objectives and requirements.
• Document all technical work accomplished and information gained during performance to permit full understanding of the techniques and procedures used in evolving technology or processes developed. Include all pertinent observations, nature of problems, positive and negative outcome, and design criteria established where applicable. Document procedures followed, processes developed, “Lessons Learned”, and other useful information. Cross-reference each design, engineering, and process specification delivered to permit a full understanding of the total acquisition.
• Evaluate the planning performed for the use of non-developmental software (i.e., commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), reusable, or Government furnished) to ensure that all delivery order requirements are met. Evaluate the software to determine whether the software performs as documented prior to incorporating acquired software into software being developed under the delivery order. Certify that the non-developmental software performs as documented and is adequately documented for the intended purpose.