MiDAESS Proposal

Update 2/26/08

Teaming Approach

APT Research, Inc. (APT) recognizes a need to offer a variety of talents central to the QS&MA mission for this proposal. Accordingly, APT is taking a "Big Tent" approach and openly invites all incumbent companies and personnel to join APT's team. APT is in discussions with over 20 companies with recognized capability in the QS&MA areas to form our MiDAESS team. Potential teammates should contact Rhonda Barnes (rbarnes@apt-research.com) to discuss teaming possibilities.

For this procurement, potential OCI is a major consideration. APT has developed a multi-layered approach that will protect all parties from OCI.

OCI Planning

APT's OCI Mitigation/Avoidance Plan is among the first to be reviewed by the government contracting team. We hope to obtain feedback within the week and will report the results on this site.

Our planning involves multiple layers. The first layer is to avoid OCI issues at the prime contractor level. Also called the "Washington Post" test, this test can be conducted by examination of the business base of the company. If a company builds, designs, operates or is working as a part of the system development contractors team, wherein it might evaluate its own work, it has a possible OCI. If a company's business base is such that a MiDAESS win might make it susceptible to purchase by a larger company, it has a potential OCI. APT's OCI plan is designed to protect the MDA and its contractors from these accusations or improprieties by assuring that work is only assigned to organizations where no OCIs exist. APT's plan provides this protection.

Announcement 2/11/08

APT Research, Inc. is pleased to announce its intent to submit a proposal as the Prime for the Quality, Safety & Mission Assurance function of the MiDAESS contract in support of MDA. APT is an employee-owned small business based in Huntsville, Alabama. APT welcomes the addition of teammates and personnel.

During the last three years, APT has provided MDA support averaging over 22 MYE per year, with support from 59 APT employees. This footprint is larger than any other small business with specialty in QS&MA. This has led to our decision to offer our services as the Prime Contractor on the MiDAESS QS&MA contract.

APT provides a full spectrum of QS&MA services with specific expertise in independent analyses and recommendations in systems engineering, quantitative risk assessment, test planning, range safety, system safety, software system safety, explosives safety, industrial and quality engineering, reliability, software development and modeling, and training.