System
Engineering, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA)
ICF International provided system engineering expertise
for the NASA Small Aircraft Transportation System
(SATS) research program. This effort required integrating
avionics technologies, flight experiment design,
and transportation system analysis in a general
aviation (GA) environment. As the focal point for
systems engineering within the State of Virginia
SATS Laboratory, ICF International's system engineers
worked with transportation modeling engineers and
scientists, human factors researchers, and aerospace
industry avionics engineers to design a systems
engineering process that met aggressive performance
goals for aircraft separation assurance, lower landing
minima, and GA safety improvements in the terminal
environment. Within that framework, ICF International
coordinated and wrote a Systems Engineering Management
Plan, served as a key team member to design operational
concepts for demonstration during flight testing,
developed operational and technical requirements,
and designed physical and functional architectures
that were aligned with the National Airspace System
(NAS) Architecture framework.
Environmental Analysis,
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
ICF International has extensive experience in environmental
management for planning, acquiring, and implementing
air traffic control systems for the FAA. This
includes review and analysis of the unique environmental
considerations and constraints for airports. Activities
include tradeoff analyses between environmental
and operational considerations, and land use limitations.
Other issues such as visual impact, biological
impacts, and historical/cultural impacts have
also been addressed. ICF International also ensures
that airport contractors comply with federal,
state, and local environmental laws. Typical products
include environmental analyses and studies, environmental
site surveys, Environmental Due Diligence Assessments,
planning and conducting public hearings and outreach
programs, and compliance assessments.
Economic Analysis, City of
Richmond, Virginia
ICF International provided a comprehensive economic
impact and cost-benefit analysis of several transportation
infrastructure projects, including two interstate
highway expansions, an intermodal center, airport
runway expansions and access improvements, and
high-speed rail service and regional improvements
for the Richmond, Virginia, Chamber of Commerce.
We analyzed investment in these infrastructure
projects—individually and collectively—to
determine the anticipated economic expansion
and regional growth. Analysis of high-speed rail
service between the Washington, D.C.-Richmond,
Virginia, corridor included a comparison of the
cost of investment in increased highway capacity
with the cost of investment in rail services.
Implementation Engineering,
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
ICF International provides implementation engineering expertise to the FAA in the
fielding of air traffic control systems. Activities include performance of technical/cost
tradeoff studies and alternatives analysis, development of system specifications,
and performance vs. cost analyses to ensure system contractors' development and
implementation activities meet FAA user needs and National Airspace System requirements.
ICF International led major engineering initiatives for airport infrastructure items,
such as air traffic control tower (ATCT) cab glass, ATCT structural engineering,
airport underground cable mapping, and knowledge sharing.
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Airport Air Traffic Control
Investment Solutions, Chicago O'Hare and Los Angeles
International Airports
ICF International works with the Chicago and Los
Angeles area airports to improve safety and enhance
the mobility of the traveling public by assisting
airport authorities participate in the AIR-21
Program. The AIR-21 Program encourages non-federal
investment in partnership with the FAA in critical
air traffic control facilities and equipment.
Evaluation Methodology, European
Commission
ICF International was tasked to provide an effective
methodology to evaluate numerous Air Traffic Management
projects proposed to improve operations for airlines,
airports, and air traffic service providers throughout
Europe by the European Commission (EC). The objective
of this engagement was to better enable the EC
decision-makers to understand how the various
projects supported the proposed air traffic control
vision and to determine, based on shortfalls,
where additional work was needed.
Lifecycle Management Support, National
Airspace System (NAS) Implementation Support
Contract, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
ICF International provides lifecycle management
support for large complex technology programs for
government agencies including mission analysis,
requirements determination, investment analysis,
and establishing capabilities for follow-on support
of operational systems. ICF International played a
key role in developing the overall lifecycle management
policy concerning research assessment, mission
analysis, and requirements development for the
FAA. We analyzed, modified, and documented the
Air Traffic Services research process to help FAA
develop a methodology for assessing research requirements
and proposals. ICF International also helps FAA develop
initial concepts and requirements for systems acquisitions
and identifies alternative solutions.
Acquisition Policy Development and Training,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
The FAA was directed by public law,
to develop and implement a new acquisition management
system (AMS). ICF International supported the Acquisition
Policy Branch in developing and implementing
the new AMS. We assisted in defining process
flows and activity definitions for processes
associated with the mission analysis, investment
analysis, and solution implementation acquisition
phases and developed acquisition document templates
related to the acquisition categories of systems/software,
facilities, and services. ICF International also
developed and conducted training on the online
acquisition policy and guidance tool called the
FAA Acquisition System Toolset (FAST).
Procurement Planning and Execution,
Surveillance Technical Assistance Contract,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
ICF International supports Surveillance
Product Teams in procurement planning and execution
of major IT systems under the FAA’s streamlined
acquisition management process. Activities include
formulating procurement acquisition strategies;
documenting the strategy in acquisition planning
documents; justifying projects on a benefit-cost
basis; ensuring an integrated approach to procurement
management that includes the functions of engineering,
test, and evaluation, integrated logistics support,
human factors, and field transition and implementation.
Human Health Effects of Ozone Depletion from Stratospheric Aircraft
For EPA and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), ICF assessed the human health effects associated with the proposed development of a high-speed civil transport (HSCT) fleet. In addition to being a lead author on the evaluation document, ICF planned, hosted, participated in, and performed follow-up activities for a two-day and a one-day meeting of experts from NASA, EPA, academia, and private industry to discuss the current state of knowledge about supersonic travel and to reach a consensus on several methodology issues related to predicting UV-related changes in selected human health endpoints. Specifically, the evaluation focused on the impact of fuel purity, cruise altitude, emission indices, fleet size, and other parameters on the stratospheric ozone layer. Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) atmospheric model—evaluated previously by NASA-was selected to provide atmospheric data. These data were then reformatted to be compatible with ICF’s Atmospheric and Health Effects Framework (AHEF) and combined with column ozone measurements to predict future changes in stratospheric ozone concentrations. From this information, ICF has estimated the number of skin cancer and cataract cases and/or deaths resulting from the use of a supersonic fleet.
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