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An Integrated and Extensible Cost Evaluation and Simulation System

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W31P4Q-06-C-0234
Agency Tracking Number: A052-158-2898
Amount: $120,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A05-158
Solicitation Number: 2005.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2005
Award Year: 2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2006-02-10
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2006-08-15
Small Business Information
15400 Calhoun Drive, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20855
United States
DUNS: 161911532
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Vikram Manikonda
 Vice President
 (301) 294-5245
 vikram@i-a-i.com
Business Contact
 Mark James
Title: Contract and Proposal Manager
Phone: (301) 294-5221
Email: mjames@i-a-i.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

We propose an innovative cost evaluation methodology for missile development and manufacturing, based on an integrated cost model, a plug-and-play software architecture, and a distributed infrastructure of computation and simulation. Our methodology has three unique contributions. First, our integrated cost model is a systematical approach that utilizes the most-updated cost data and selects the right cost model for each individual component based on the available parameters and historical data. Second, the plug-and-play architecture provides the flexibility and extensibility for the cost model library so that the cost models developed in the future can be easily involved. Third, our distributed infrastructure will enable our system to be easily integrated with AMRDEC distributed architecture through remote interfaces, and furthermore provide a framework to conduct cost evaluation and simulation using distributed computation. The ultimate objective of this proposal is the creation of a cost evaluation system that can be placed on the web to enable wide accessibility and continuous improvement.

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