Calibration Exchange Pool (CEP)
Paladin designed, developed and implemented a calibration and repair data system for the U.S. Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile Weapon System (Trident II (D5)). Paladin replaced an obsolete, unsupported and costly main-frame calibration and recall system for the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP). The Calibration Exchange Pool (CEP) system was implemented in Kings Bay, Georgia at the Naval Submarine Base, Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic (SWFLANT), CEP was successfully installed at (SWFPAC). CEP supports the test and measurement equipment (T&ME) for the SSBN/SSGN Exchange Pool Operations, missile assembly/disassembly operations and provides operational support for the Naval Submarine Base and surrounding Navy and Marine Corps operations.
The CEP software development process included developing a Concept of Operations, System Requirements Plan, Plan of Action and Milestones, business re-engineering of the existing system, data migration plan, design architecture of a new system, software development, and software test case development with unit, system and regressing testing. Also included were on-line help files. The Software Engineering Institute – Compatibility Maturity Model Integration (SEI-CMMI) Level 3 methodology was used for the software development effort.
CEP was developed under the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer’s directive for minimizing life-cycle management costs. CEP is written in Java, with an Oracle database and utilizes Oracle iAS application server software. Oracle Discoverer is used for reporting. CEP takes advantage of the Navy Oracle IDIQ contract and Open Source software as approved by the Navy. CEP is scalable to accommodate any number of customers and users.
CEP provides the following functionalities:
- Compliant with ANSI/NCSL Z540
- Ability to inventory and trace calibrated equipment
- Supports both 3 of 9 and IUID bar code technology
- Supports T&ME recall
- Supports Out-of-Tolerance notice (OOTN) processing
- Interval Analysis calculation based upon the U.S. Navy Metrology Information and Document Automation System (MIDAS)
- Tracks Calibration Technicians/Metrologist skills, certifications and qualifications
- Tracks repair parts and submits requisitions in MILSTRIP format to Navy Supply Depots
- Supports Quality Verification Inspections and reporting
- Embeds Calibration Procedures and associates them with the T&ME
- Updates Calibration Procedures using METPRO software
- Supports in-place calibrations using remote laptop
By using the Paladin/Navy Calibration and Recall system, SSP is able to forecast workload, identify and track costs for repair parts and consumables, identify workforce readiness based on competency and reduce the cycle time for calibration processing.