Government Solutions

With our past performance in the Government and Department of Defense (DoD) Sectors, A3 has attained the level of experience, and certifications required by these high-demand clients. We are always open to opportunities for SBIRs, RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, IFBs as a prime- or subcontractor.

Our primary focus is in development of custom applications and systems integration; we are registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) site with the NAICS codes listed below and are a certified small business with the Small Business Administration.

NAICS CODES

• 517911 - Telecommunications Resellers
• 518210 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
• 519130 - Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
• 541430 - Graphic Design Services
• 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services
• 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services
• 541513 - Computer Facilities Management Services
• 541519 - Other Computer Related Services
• 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
• 541618 - Other Management Consulting Services
• 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
• 541890 - Other Services Related to Advertising

PAST PERFORMANCE
A3 has supported or is currently supporting the development efforts for the following applications / websites in coordination with the partner organizations listed as a subcontractor on multiple Government / DoD projects.  (Partner{s}/: Application name & description)

• NPS / CNTPO / Kestrel / Lockheed Martin:  Fast License Plate Recognition (FastLPR)
  Application development to provide a License Plate Recognition system supporting automated identification and location of suspect vehicles.  This system is configurable for use globally, it is not restricted to a given state, locale, region or country.  It has been tested in Thailand and was the first system with a demonstrated capability for recognition of Thai license characters.
• NPS / Kestrel:  Real-time Automated Position Identification System (RAPIDS) 
  Application development to provide asset tracking, tactical, intelligence & humanitarian Command and Control (C2) situational awareness (SA) for personnel based on air, land, and sea platforms.
• NPS / Kestrel / CNTPO / SPAWAR / USAF via DSTA/PDI:
  Biometric Real-time Automated Position Identification System (BioRAPIDS)
  Application development to extend RAPIDS functionality providing the ability to monitor, track, assess the health status of tactical operators involved in Counter Narcotic (CN), Counter Terror (CT), or other missions represents a valuable technology to preserve life, to protect assets, and to conserve resources.
• NPS / Kestrel: RAPIDS Pointing Module (RPM)
  Application development to provide network improvements for the RAPIDS system in support of UAV video / sensor data feed and communications.  Provides automated pointing / alignment of ground based wireless network antenna with deployed UAV through the use of compass / GPS data to extend the flight range of the UAV and effectively extend the SA coverage for any given operational area.
• ONR / Penn State EOC / MDS / NPS-COASTS: Command, Control and Communications Track (C3Track, a.k.a. TrakPoint)
  Application development to provide sensor integration (geo fence, wireless perimeter, live video feed, GPS, GPS denied tracking) for use in asset tracking to support Command and Control (C2) situational awareness (SA) for land based personnel.

The following application / website development efforts were supported by A3 technical resources.

• A3ITS / U.S. Dept. of Commerce: www.export.gov
  Development of Dept. of Commerce web interface standards and search engine software selection.
• Bearing Point (KPMG) / U.S. Dept. of Education: Financial Student Aid (FSA, IFAP)
  Delivered enterprise-class Internet architecture and an application architecture standard plan supporting all future software development.  Incorporated Interwoven Content Management platform into the business process that formalized content migration using IBM WebSphere while keeping metadata about the documents synchronized in an Oracle database.
• Accenture / U.S. Dept. of Education: www.ed.gov
  Provided system integration solutions and web design services for Dept. of Education web redesign project integrating Oracle, Inktomi, WebSphere, and Interwoven.
• Accenture / U.S. Dept. of Education: Campus-Based Programs (FISAP)
  Designed and lead development of system to allow school Financial Aid Administrators the ability to apply for funds online and enable ED to process these complex applications via a web-based interface.
• Accenture / U.S. Dept. of Education: Financial Student Aid Intranet (FAFSA)
  Designed and developed an enterprise-wide Intranet requiring a singular user-centric informational architecture, navigation and page template development, web design / development, and authoring web development standards.

TECHNOLOGIES
The following technologies were used to support the applications listed above, the systems were integrated with various hardware, middleware, and firmware to provide an end to end solution for our customers.   Our integration efforts have included but are not limited to use of the following technologies:

• Wireless network components  (UHF, VHF, 802.11, 802.16, 900MHz) – Fortress Technologies, Rajant, Mesh Dynamics, ITT Mesh, ITT Soldier Radio, Raveon, Red Bee, Milnet , Tacticom.
• Sensors and cameras – Cameras (ALAN, Axis, Sony, ICX, Asia Vision OCR, Toshiba, Extreme TV); Sensors ( RFID Tags, TCM Compass).
• UAV control and tracking capabilities – Scorpion, Raven, Puma, Wasp, Cyber Bug.
• Situational Awareness 3D GUI interface –NASA World Wind .NET and Java open source SDK, Franson GPS Toolkit.
• Platforms / Database – WinCE, PocketPC, Windows, GINA, SQL Server, MySQL.

PARTNERS
A3 has partnered with the following organizations for development efforts:

• Naval Post Graduate School (NPS) - provides relevant and unique advanced education and research programs in order to increase the combat effectiveness of U.S. and Allied armed forces and enhance the security of the United States.
• Cooperative Operations and Applied Science & Technology Studies (COASTS) - is a large-scale international field experimentation program to develop and assess leading edge technologies for specific military, peacekeeping and stability operations, law enforcement, and first responder missions. COASTS engages international and domestic partners at the R&D level through cooperative science & technology field experimentation to investigate and match participant mission needs with integrated command and control, computers, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions in domestic, bi-lateral and multi-national environments.
• Kestrel Technology Group - is an imaging solutions provider for mobile applications.  Kestrel solutions allow workers to bring the full knowledge of the enterprise to help solve nearly any problem in the field.
• Defense and Security Technology Accelerator (DSTA) / Partnership for Defense Initiatives (PDI) - assists entrepreneurs and innovators with developing new business and dual-use technologies in a rapid timeline.  Focus is on both military and commercial needs in the areas of defense, security and intelligence.
• Office of Naval Research - The Office of Naval Research (ONR) coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the United States Navy and Marine Corps through schools, universities, government laboratories, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. It provides technical advice to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Secretary of the Navy and works with industry to improve technology manufacturing processes
• Penn State Electro-Optics Center (EOC) - The Penn State Electro-Optics Center serves as a national resource to advance electro-optics and related technologies by partnering with government and commercial customers for the primary benefit of the U.S. warfighter.
• Mercury Data Systems (MDS) – MDS is a technology solutions provided that is working on development of a highly accurate PGS denied tracking device that can be used to extend the capabilities of asset tracking applications in support of Military or the First Responder communities.
• Department of Education
• Department of Commerce