U.S. INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM COST ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION VERSION 2.0 JUNE 2011 Contents Preface ...................................................................................................... ix Section 1. System Overview .................................................................... 1-1 1.1 SYSTEM PURPOSE .......................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.1 U.S. IOOS Background ........................................................................... 1-1 1.1.2 U.S. IOOS Mission .................................................................................. 1-2 1.1.3 System Functional Relationships ............................................................ 1-4 1.2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION .............................................................................. 1-12 1.2.1 Observing Subsystem ........................................................................... 1-14 1.2.2 Data Management and Communication Subsystem ............................. 1-53 1.2.3 Modeling and Analysis Subsystem ....................................................... 1-72 1.2.4 Governance and Management Subsystem ........................................... 1-78 1.2.5 Research and Development Subsystem ............................................... 1-89 1.2.6 Training and Education Subsystem ...................................................... 1-96 1.3 WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE ................................................................. 1-103 1.4 SYSTEM QUALITY FACTORS ......................................................................... 1-103 1.4.1 Reliability ............................................................................................ 1-103 1.4.2 Maintainability ..................................................................................... 1-104 1.4.3 Availability ........................................................................................... 1-104 1.4.4 Usability .............................................................................................. 1-106 1.4.5 Additional Quality Factors ................................................................... 1-107 1.5 EMBEDDED SECURITY ................................................................................. 1-108 Section 2. System Operational Concept .................................................. 2-1 2.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ......................................................................... 2-1 2.2 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT CONCEPT ............................................................. 2-1 2.2.1 Hardware ................................................................................................ 2-2 2.2.2 Software .................................................................................................. 2-2 2.3 MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................ 2-2 2.3.1 Observing Assets .................................................................................... 2-2 2.3.2 DMAC ..................................................................................................... 2-3 iii 2.3.3 Models .................................................................................................... 2-3 2.3.4 Maintenance Assets ............................................................................... 2-3 2.4 SUPPLY ......................................................................................................... 2-5 2.5 TRAINING ....................................................................................................... 2-5 Section 3. Requirements and Services .................................................... 3-1 3.1 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................. 3-1 3.2 NON-FEDERAL EQUIPMENT, PROPERTY, AND SERVICES .................................... 3-3 Section 4. System Staffing Requirements ................................................ 4-1 4.1 CENTRAL FUNCTION ....................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 FEDERAL ASSETS ........................................................................................... 4-2 4.3 NON-FEDERAL ASSETS ................................................................................... 4-2 Section 5. System Activity Rates ............................................................. 5-1 5.1 CENTRAL FUNCTION ....................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 FEDERAL ASSETS ........................................................................................... 5-1 5.3 NON-FEDERAL ASSETS ................................................................................... 5-1 Section 6. System Milestone Schedule .................................................... 6-1 6.1 CENTRAL FUNCTION ....................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 FEDERAL ASSETS ........................................................................................... 6-1 6.3 NON-FEDERAL ASSETS ................................................................................... 6-2 Section 7. Acquisition Plan and Strategy ................................................. 7-1 7.1 NEW ACQUISITION .......................................................................................... 7-1 7.1.1 Central Function ..................................................................................... 7-1 7.1.2 Federal Assets ........................................................................................ 7-2 7.1.3 Non-Federal Assets ................................................................................ 7-2 7.2 REACQUISITION .............................................................................................. 7-2 7.2.1 Central Function ..................................................................................... 7-3 7.2.2 Federal Assets ........................................................................................ 7-3 7.2.3 Non-Federal Assets ................................................................................ 7-3 Section 8. System Development Plan ...................................................... 8-1 8.1 CENTRAL FUNCTION ....................................................................................... 8-2 8.2 FEDERAL ASSETS ........................................................................................... 8-2 8.3 NON-FEDERAL ASSETS ................................................................................... 8-3 iv Contents Section 9. Facility Requirements .............................................................. 9-1 9.1 IOOS FEDERAL CENTRAL FUNCTIONS.............................................................. 9-1 9.2 NON FEDERAL FACILITIES ................................................................................ 9-1 9.3 DMAC FACILITIES .......................................................................................... 9-4 9.4 MODELING AND ANALYSIS FACILITIES ............................................................... 9-4 9.5 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES ....................................................... 9-5 9.6 TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACILITIES .............................................................. 9-5 9.7 FACILITIES COMMONALITY ............................................................................... 9-5 Section 10. Risk ..................................................................................... 10-1 10.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 10-1 10.1.1 Purpose and Scope .............................................................................. 10-1 10.1.2 Objective ............................................................................................... 10-2 10.2 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 10-3 10.2.1 Program Description ............................................................................. 10-3 10.2.2 Program Risk Challenges and Mitigation Measures ............................. 10-5 10.2.3 Program Risk Strategy .......................................................................... 10-5 10.2.4 Program Risk Management Policies ..................................................... 10-5 10.3 ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................. 10-7 10.3.1 Current Risk Management Organization for IOOS ................................ 10-7 10.3.2 Risk Management Roles and Responsibilities ...................................... 10-7 10.4 PROGRAM RISK ITEMS .................................................................................. 10-9 Appendix A U.S. IOOS Partner Regional Association Assets and Fact Sheets ........................................................................................... A-1 Appendix B Observing Operational and Research Systems ................... B-1 Appendix C U.S. IOOS Work Breakdown Structure ................................ C-1 Appendix D Ground Rules and Assumptions .......................................... D-1 Appendix E Abbreviations ....................................................................... E-1 v Figures Figure 1-1. U.S. IOOS National and International Relationships ............................ 1-5 Figure