NAVSEA – Seaport
The Naval Sea Systems Command Multiple Award Contracts (NAVSEA MACs) are designed to include all aspects of professional support services required by NAVSEA, its related Program Executive Offices (PEOs) and field affiliates through all phases of ship and weapon system life cycles in four major functional areas:
McLaughlin Research is proud to have been selected as a provider of services in all four functional areas as a member of the following four teams:
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Alion Science and Technology |
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Computer Sciences Corporation |
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EG&G Technical Services, Inc. |
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Lockheed Martin |
Programs and Services
McLaughlin Research offers a singular knowledge of the interdependent technical and management requirements/relationships of NAVSEA and its field activities, gained through three decades of on-site support for NUWC Division, Newport, and other Navy activities, including NSWC, Carderock Division; as well as for operational and developmental Fleet commands/units around the world. MRC furnishes a full spectrum of data solutions to customers in the company's core technology areas of:
- engineering
- computer-aided design/drafting (CADD)
- program management and financial management
- logistics
- configuration management (CM)
- technical documentation
- graphics
MRC currently provides life cycle support services for a variety of submarine and surface weapon, launcher, and C3I programs, including program/financial management support for the Seawolf, Virginia, and AN/BSY-2 programs; engineering, CADD, logistics, and technical support for heavyweight and lightweight torpedo and associated submarine and surface launcher system programs, Tomahawk, and unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs)/targets; engineering, CADD, logistics, and technical support, including SHIPALT, TEMPALT, and ORDALT design/installation, for electromagnetic, electromechanical, electro-optical, and acoustic programs; and logistics, CM, training, IT, technical documentation, and graphics support for various USW/ASW systems, including serving as configuration manager for the Navy's worldwide inventory of submarine-launched torpedoes. In addition, MRC provides a wide range of engineering and management support for the facilities in which NUWC Division, Newport conducts RDT&E of USW systems, and is the Center's prime contractor for environmental engineering and management support.
Engineering
Life cycle engineering support services for heavyweight and lightweight torpedo programs, including production engineering, CM, and reliability/QA services; systems analysis and change documentation review; engineering drawing development and maintenance; prototype design and fabrication; operation of the Torpedo Life Cycle Support Facility; QA planning, inspection, and documentation; safety assurance; and database development/ maintenance, including the Configuration Management Information System (CMIS) database for establishing/maintaining the design and production configuration baselines for all Torpedo Mk 48 mods, various mobile ASW targets, and associated support equipment, as well as all Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube Mk 32 mods.
Design, analysis, improvement, installation, test, and documentation services for electromagnetic system programs, including performing engineering studies and analysis; designing equipment and modifications; fabricating and testing electronic prototype assemblies and computer programs; developing technical documentation, including NAVSEA-approval-ready SHIPALT and TEMPALT drawing packages and installation instructions; and providing engineering/technical services for the installation, repair, and testing of electronic systems aboard submarines, surface ships, and shore sites. MRC's Quality Program Plan and associated quality procedures for installing TEMPALTs (and other alterations, i.e., SHIPALTs) have been reviewed by NAVSEA (SEA04XQ), which certified MRC's quality system to meet the requirements of NAVSEA Technical Specification 9090-310C, Appendix D and NAVSEA Standard Item 009-04, and to be "acceptable for use on Alteration Installation Team (AIT) Navy contracts."
Mechanical, electrical, and facility engineering, design, planning, manufacturing/fabrication, equipment installation, reconfiguration, system operation, and other technical services in support of existing and future facility programs for in-service and R&D submarine, surface, and air ASW weapon and countermeasure launch systems within various shore-based RDT&E laboratories/facilities, e.g., Advanced Submarine Launch Facility, Submarine Launcher System Test Facility, Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube Facility, Internal Auxiliary Launch Test Facility, External Countermeasure Launch Test Facility, and Turbine Pump/CAFV/CAFVE Refurbishment Area.
System engineering and analysis, design, fabrication/assembly, shipchecks, installations and removals, and CADD and technical documentation services, including development of technical data packages for TEMPALTs and SHIPALTs, testing and evaluation, training, update/maintenance of computer databases, and depot-level maintenance and overhaul of equipment for the Acoustic Augmentation Support Program (AASP) and Near Term Augmentation Systems (NTAS) program.
Engineering, logistics, analytical, and technical services, including design/design review, systems assessment/evaluation, technical data status accounting, and engineering and technical documentation for in-service mobile ASW targets and unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), and future undersea vehicle initiatives.
Logistics Management
Logistic and technical support for horizontal and vertical submarine weapon and countermeasure launch and handling systems in various stages of operation ranging from concept formulation to system enhancements, upgrades, and modification, including ORDALT and SHIPALT kit logistic support, Fleet technical support, preparation of CALS-compliant drawing packages, and development of operational and maintenance documentation, ranging from PMS cards to interactive electronic technical manuals (IETMs).
Logistic support services for heavyweight and lightweight torpedo programs, including preparation of implementation plan for integration of Torpedo Mk 48 Mods 5 and 6 and depot maintenance programs; analysis of depot-level maintenance actions for individual repairable items to determine suitability for performance by contractor personnel at intermediate maintenance activities (IMAs) under PDLR initiative; recommended items to be shifted to IMAs for PDLR-level maintenance; and initiated documentation to make required changes to APL and storeroom allowances at IMAs; performed level of repair analysis (LORA) for developmental subsystems/equipment under the Common Torpedo Developmental Vehicle (COT-DV) Program; reviewed initial outfitting list (IOL) during conceptual R&D of Electric Powered Programmable Launch Vehicle; provided support for development of Logistics Workplace Management System (LWMS) and for the Torpedo Mk 48 ADCAP MODS Program LSA Working Group; provided logistics analysis support for the Torpedo Fuel Tank Life Cycle Cost Study; and conducted procurability reviews of NAVICP procurements and recommended solutions to problems encountered.
Technical and logistic support for heavyweight and lightweight torpedo programs, including review of logistics data, identification of logistics requirements, and updating of logistics support databases; preparation of weapon spares listings; review and revision of supply support plans for test sets; Fleet weapon introduction and anomaly resolution support; development of hardware/software maintenance plans; software CM; performed physical configuration audits of intermediate maintenance activities and participated in validation of maintenance and turn-around procedures; provide technical data support for depot, intermediate, and operational-level maintenance activities, including review of IMA job sheets for applicability/future use at Foreign Military Sales (FMS) locations; and review engineering change proposals for logistic impact, e.g., effects on test equipment maintenance.
Program Management
Program and project management, organization analysis and planning, project analysis and performance appraisal, logistics analysis, information management, program/project documentation, and multimedia graphics support services for undersea warfare sonar systems, ASW combat systems, and 21st Century programs.
Design, integrate, and maintain high visibility RDT&E and acquisition program schedules, e.g. the Virginia Class Non-Propulsion Electronics System (NPES) Top Level Schedule and the Submarine Communication Support System (SCSS) Master Schedule. The latter is an innovative, "big picture" graphic management tool that integrates SSN/SSBN ship construction and overhaul availabilities with the acquisition, design, test, and integration schedules of 75 communications functions. This resourceful planning document delineates functional evolution, throughput forecasts, submarine ECS link forecasts, future technical-base transitions, and rack arrangements on a time-phased basis from FY97 through FY12 for SSN 688, SSN 21, NSSN, and SSBN 726 class submarines. These master schedules are included in the SCSS Development and Execution Plan.
Environmental program planning/management, including formulation/implementation support for an ISO 14001-compliant management system, environmental risk assessment/management, NEPA documentation and implementation, pollution prevention programs, marine mammal protection compliance, training support, program schedule development/maintenance, HAZMAT management, data management, and multimedia graphics services.
Program and project management, project documentation, production management; logistics management; information management, metrics analysis and reporting; and multimedia graphics support services for underwater T&E range programs/projects.
Financial Management
Program and project financial analysis and planning support, including projecting financial and resource requirements; collecting and analyzing cost data; performing cost analysis of project technical work plans; developing cost/schedule management procedures to track program cost and schedule performance; recommending methods for forecasting costs; and developing innovative approaches, including multimedia graphics, for presenting financial data in quarterly, annual, and five-year budgetary documents in support of undersea warfare sonar systems, ASW combat systems, and 21st Century programs.
Financial management support, financial/technical studies and analysis services for underwater T&E range programs/projects.
