CASE STUDY

Industry: Real Estate
Client: Department of the Navy
Service Offering: Requirements Analysis and Market Assessment

The Family Activity System was used to integrate the functionality of the multiple applications used by NAVFAC housing activities, to include the Family Housing Activity Management Information System (FAMIS), the Public Works Center Management System (PWCMS), and the Automated Facilities Maintenance Plan (AFMP), into a single application. The applications listed had reached the end of their useful life and needed to be replaced by an application which integrated and enhanced the functionality of the existing applications. As this project began, the FAS was being designed, with emphasis on maximum use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and Government-off-the-shelf (GOTS) software, and migration of code and data from the current applications supporting NAVFAC housing activities.

IES, in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers, performed the initial requirements analysis, and market assessment necessary to migrate the NAVFAC systems. Our goal was to find a solution which met user requirements, complied with DoD standards for open systems, offered security of sensitive data, and operated on a robust, easily maintainable infrastructure.

The initiative yielded an assessment of the marketplace that confirmed the availability of COTS software that supports a significant portion of NAVFAC requirements. Further, the analysis provided best practices associated with the business and IT operations of housing agencies.