Functional Area 2
High-End Information Technology Services (HITS)
HITS will provide client agencies a variety of systems support including embedded systems support for complex, high-end information technology engineering life cycle services. This includes, but is not limited to: systems engineering and integration; scientific and engineering applications development; and database application development for embedded systems.
HITS requirements are primarily associated with the following disciplines, government mission areas, and associated applications (including technology transfer):
| Acoustic | Aerospace | Aeronautical | Astronautical |
| Biological | Biomedical | Chemical | Civil |
| Electrical | Environmental | Geological | Geotechnical |
| Industrial | Logistics | Maintainability | Maintenance |
| Marine/Naval | Materiel | Mechanical | Nuclear |
| Petroleum | Optical | Petroleum | Reliability |
| Quality Assurance | QC | Software | Systems |
| Systems | Missions Analysis | Safety | Water/Waste |
| Health Care /Health Care Mgmt |
HITS projects may encompass studies, analyses, design, development, configuration, integration, documentation, acquisition, modification, installation, testing, training, operation, and/or maintenance of stand alone and/or embedded hardware and software in a simulation, experimental, laboratory, military, and business/operational setting.
The anticipated services require a diversity of knowledge, skills, and experience with a variety of IT engineering tools and environments, and a broad spectrum of scientific and engineering disciplines. Anticipated tasks include but are not limited to the following:
- Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
- Computer Aided Management (CAM) IV&V
- Design/Specifications
- Documentation and Information Dissemination
- Economic/Business case analysis
- Economic impact evaluations
- Education/training
- Environmental control
- Instrumentation
- Reliability and Maintainability
- Reverse engineering
- Simulation and modeling
- Source data development (forward engineering hardware and software
systems)
- Source data validation (existing hardware and software systems)
- Statistical analysis
Excluded are engineering and technical services related to Architecture and Engineering governed by FAR Part 36, foundations and landscaping, heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
Additional Functional Areas
- Functional Area 1 - Information Technology Planning, Studies, and Assessment
- Functional Area 3 - Mission Support Services
- Functional Area 4 - Legacy Systems Migration and New Enterprise Systems Development