TMC TECHNOLOGIES OF WEST VIRGINIA CORP - SUPPORT OF IV&V OFFICE, SOFTWARE ASSURANCE TOOLS (SWAT) GROUP. NASA IV&V SOFTWARE ASSURANCE TOOLS (SWAT) GROUP SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION&VALIDATION (IV&V) PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION ON NASA MISSION-CRITICAL SOFTWARE. THE IV&V OFFICE (IVVO), WITHIN THE IV&V PROGRAM, CONSISTS OF FOUR FUNCTIONAL GROUPS: IV&V PROJECTS (IVVP), TECHNICAL QUALITY&EXCELLENCE (TQ&E), RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) AND THE SOFTWARE ASSURANCE TOOLS (SWAT) GROUP. THE NASA IV&V SWAT GROUP SUPPORTS THE IV&V PROGRAM BY SERVING AS THE CENTRAL HUB FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (CASE) TOOLS, AND OTHER TOOL-BASED ENGINEERING SERVICES. THE SWAT GROUP HAS BEEN CREATED TO PROMOTE THE SHARED USE OF ALL DEVELOPED AND COMMERCIAL CASE TOOLS HAVING APPLICABILITY TO IV&V ACTIVITIES. THE SWAT GROUP REQUIRES CONTRACTOR SUPPORT TO EVOLVE, EVALUATE, INTEGRATE, IMPROVE, AND MAINTAIN CASE TOOL SOLUTIONS BASED UPON THE NEEDS OF IV&V PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. CONTRACTOR SUPPORT IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN RESIDENT EXPERT KNOWLEDGE AND PROVIDE TRAINING ON ALL DEVELOPED OR PURCHASED CASE TOOLS UTILIZED BY THE IV&V PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS REQUIREMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE NASA IV&V SWAT GROUP BY PROVIDING MANAGEMENT, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, TRAINING, AND ENGINEERING SERVICES OF THE IV&V COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (CASE) TOOLS THAT ARE UTILIZED BY THE IV&V PROGRAM. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTOR ARE FURTHER DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2.0 OF THIS DOCUMENT. TO SUMMARIZE, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE SWAT GROUP IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: - INTEGRATING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) SOLUTIONS INTO THE IVVO OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT - PROVIDING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THE SERVICES OFFERED AND THE CASE TOOLS PROVIDED AS AN OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY - SERVING AS THE PRIMARY INTERFACE FOR CASE TOOL AND HARDWARE REQUESTS FROM IVVO GROUPS - WORKING WITH THE IV&V PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE (PSO), INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) GROUP TO PERFORM ACCEPTANCE TESTING ON ALL CASE TOOLS BEING INTEGRATED INTO THE NASA NETWORK PRIOR TO PROMOTING CASE TOOLS AS AN OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY - SERVING AS LIAISON TO THE IV&V PROGRAM'S ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE BOARD (EAB) - MAINTAINING AN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROVIDING CASE TOOLS IN SUPPORT OF THE IV&V PROGRAM AND MAINTAIN A TEST AND EVALUATION ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PROMOTED TO OPERATIONAL READINESS - PROVIDING MANAGEMENT SUPPORT OF SWAT INITIATIVES, TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRACKING AND REPORTING OF SWAT COST, SCHEDULE, AND STATUS OF IMPLEMENTED AND POTENTIAL SWAT INITIATIVES AND METHODS - PROVIDING RESIDENT EXPERTS AND TRAINING IN THE DEVELOPED OR PURCHASED CASE TOOLS OFFERED AS AN OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY TO THE GROUPS WITHIN THE IVVO (IV&V PROJECTS, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE) AS WELL AS TO GROUPS OUTSIDE THE IVVO (I.E., NASA IV&V SOFTWARE MISSION ASSURANCE OFFICE).