TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR POLAND'S AIRPORT AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AUTHORITIES

WMA performed as a subcontractor to TASC, Inc. in providing Technical Advisors to Poland's Airport and Air Traffic Control (ATC) authorities for over one year. The advisory work was in six areas:

(1) Project Engineering Support -- update baseline technical projects' requirements, definition, and justification; review technology changes; perform trade-off analyses; update cost estimating; ensure harmonization with European planning; address aviation policy matters; provide technical advice and training on ATC related issues; and provide technical interface with the Financial Advisor, as needed;

(2) Review/Develop Acquisition System -- Provide policy and strategy guidance; define organizational issues and solutions; recommend acquisition authority levels, develop rules, procedures, and directives; and define process of tendering, including standards and evaluation criteria;

(3) Develop Selected Tender Documents -- Develop specifications for selected projects and develop requests for proposals, using automated tools and processes; and provide assistance in using the automated system;

(4) Evaluate Selected Proposals -- develop evaluation metrics and provide a quantitative structure for evaluation of proposals, focusing on quantitative processes and automated tools; and participate on selected evaluation boards;

(5) Training and Technology Transfer -- Provide training in automated tools and methodology for acquisition management; and

(6) Air Traffic Control Technical Support -- review new SID/STAR procedures for Warsaw International Airport, develop transition plans for the ATC Training Center's move to the new ATS Facility, and support other day-to-day ATC concerns.

WMA's effort on this project was led by its President, H. Wayne Minnick, and supported by Kenneth W. Sharpe, WMA Senior Associate.