IT Systems Development Services (FPDS CODE D302)

ACT employees design, develop and integrate complete turnkey solutions. We have designed enterprise capable client server and web enabled solutions for our customers. Web solutions are based on a multi-tier, multi-scale architecture to provide system redundancy and fault tolerance. We support Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) activities as a function of system engineering quality assurance/quality control requirements.

ACT provides expert level network design and integration services in support of system development efforts. Under current contract, the target enterprise wide system is a client server application that uses Oracle® RDBMS running on NT® 2000 servers. This system is the Federal Government's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS). The NEMIS data is distributed across the Government's national T-1/T-3 networks and utilizes Oracle® data replication to facilitate key data consistency at all locations.

Network Integration Support

ACT personnel integrate NT® client server applications into their customer's existing heterogeneous (NetWare®, NT®, Unix) environment. ACT engineers evaluate the current environment, developed integration strategies, present solutions and alternatives, document implementation plans, and assist in the installation of the system into the development, test, and production environments.

Subsystem Development and Integration

ACT engineers assist in the evaluation of requirements for the system's Operation and Maintenance support tools. We provide lead support in the specification, development and integration of system user management tools that manage and synchronize user IDs on servers for NT®, Oracle® and the system's internal security subsystem. ACT manages development efforts and ensures that all client requirements are identified and implemented into the target solutions.

ACT has in-depth experience with management tools such as BMC® Patrol and Compaq® Insight Manager. These tools are used to monitor the server systems. ACT provides management for the integration and implementation of these tools. We develop and document strategies for implementing the tools in the current environment and manage the development of customized tools for monitoring developed application software. As part of our QA/QC process, we integrate management tools into the server environment, brief the solution, present demonstrations and train the client.

ACT has comprehensive experience with Microsoft's Systems Management Server (SMS)®. This is an enterprise wide system administration tool. ACT has evaluated this tool, designed an implementation approach, developed prototype solutions, presented the solutions, demonstrated the use of the product, and implemented the solutions in the target environment. Our solutions have allowed the client to centrally manage all server equipment, remotely control user workstations, maintain consolidated inventories of all software, PCs and servers in the environment, and automatically distribute software and upgrades to software from servers to PCs. The design allows the best use of the customer's LAN and WAN resources with minimal impact.

Product Evaluation and Procurement

ACT personnel use the client's system specifications to develop standard requests for bid forms and distribute the forms to qualified vendors. In this process we evaluate the proposed configurations to produce the best-fit, cost effective solution without losing required capabilities. ACT personnel will negotiate the procurement of the required hardware and software.