Technical Support

SOL has employed as many as sixty-seven (67) personnel to carry out ninety-seven (97) assigned task orders. The functional areas of assigned tasks have included Concrete and Materials Testing. Mobility Systems Technology, Weapons and Explosive Effects Technology, Railroad Inspection Program, Laboratory Support, Management/Integrations and general support of GSL.

SOL’s responsibilities include:

Reachback Services to USACE, Army, and DOD

• • • Developing and maintaining applications and systems across all networks (i.e. Corpsnet, Research and Development Environment, CENTRIXS-K and SIPR enclaves)
    • Conducting tests and evaluating new hardware and software prior to its release, and creating training and informational literature for students to use

    Geophysics, Active and Passive Sensing Technologies, and Near Surface Phenomenology

    • Developing new or improved computational tools for military users
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Collected and analyzed water samples
    • Performing studies, analysis, and numerical modeling relating sensor technology to geological and man-made materials and/or structures

    Protective Structures, Survivability, and Weapons and Explosive Effects Technology

    • Performing studies, analyses, and numerical modeling relating weapon/explosive interaction and other dynamic loads with geologic and man made materials an/or structures
    • Developing algorithms models relating to weapons and explosive effects to soil/structure interaction
    • Developing computational tools; performing studies of risk, vulnerability, and consequences of a broad spectrum of threats against protective systems and critical infrastructure

    Pavement Technology

    • Conducting system and subsystem experiments and evaluations (computer, laboratory, or field)
    • Performing pavement structural evaluation, analysis, and design using state-of-the-art finite computer models
    • Conducting condition assessments of military airfield pavement and railroad systems and reporting the results

    Concrete and Materials Technology

    • Performing tests to evaluate repair and rehabilitation systems and materials to provide functional and economical concrete repair systems for Corps of Engineers waterways control structures
    • Performing materials testing, mineralogical and geomechanical analysis of a variety of materials such as aggregate, riprap, armor stone, waterstop, joint seal, cement, pozzollan
    • Evaluating the chemical deterioration of cementitious, bituminous, and other natural materials systems using infrared spectrometry, energy-dispersive chemical analysis, isothermal calorimetry , mass spectrometry, gas chromatographs, and inductively coupled plasma spectrometry

    Mobility Systems

    • Conducting field research, at military installations, to evaluate analytical and mobility performance characteristics of military vehicles and vehicle systems
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Developing analytical equations/algorithms and implementing computer models of all aspects of vehicle performance that are influenced by soil effects, soil and vehicle dynamics, vegetation obstacles, and other elements of the physical environment
    • Conducting research to improve design and elevation of vehicles and systems used to execute two of the five key Combat Engineer missions, mobility and counter-mobility
- Conducting test and evaluation of vehicle concepts and designs

     

A-E services required for this $4,500,000 IDIQ contract included Multidisciplinary Planning Services, Engineering, Investigations and Environmental Studies that include tasks related to Civil Works Projects involving flood control, hurricane protection, basin-wide hydrologic modeling, evaluation of water distribution and wastewater facilities, navigation infrastructure, water quality management, HTRW, recreation, and other water resource problems as needed.

SOL’s responsibilities include:

• • • Provided embedded Program Management Support to the New Orleans District (MVN) for the major appropriations including General Investigations (GI), Construction General (CG) and MS River and Tributaries (MR&T)
    • Supported Senior Program Analysts, Program Managers and the Branch Chief of PPPMD in the development, defense, and execution of the District’s Programs. Support included budget development in OFA (Oracle Financial Analyzer), development of budgetary reports using OFA and CEFMS (Corps of Engineering Financial management System), tracking of obligations and expenditures, determining current resources and associated requirements, determining roles and responsibilities, calling teams meetings, setting agendas, issuing resolution, report writing, budgeting, scheduling and other project management duties
    • Provided PM support to channel stabilization projects to include budget development for E-Action documents, updating/preparing the Dike and data book, development of other budgetary reports, revetment warehouse account analysis and associated project management duties
    • Assisted and provided recommendations the USACE New Orleans District and the Community
    • Based Mitigation Committee (CBMC) in continuing their efforts of implementing, executing and updating the Community Impact Plan for the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock Replacement Project in New Orleans, Louisiana
    • Coordinated with the CBMC and assuring that all positions of the committee are filled. The SOL Team served as facilitator for the CBMC in its proceedings, including the implementation and execution of the partnering agreement, needs assessment,public information strategy, mitigation plan recommendations and annual program review
    • Performed a Transportation Analysis for the Lake Sabine Study Area (Counties of Newton, Jasper, Orange, Hardin, Jefferson, Chambers, and Liberty) Texas Hurricane Evacuation Study Program. The purpose of the transportation analysis was to determine how many people and vehicles will be involved in evacuations, where they will go, what roads they will take and how long it will take for them to get to safety, beyond the risk area for different hurricane evacuation scenarios. The analysis included Evacuation Zone/GIS, Trip Generation, Road Network Capacity Development tasks, Trip Distribution/Trip Assignment and Development of Clearance Times and Transportation Model (TM) tasks
    • Provided program management and project scheduling to assist, advise, and support management and execution of the mission of Task Force Hope and direct support of the Protection and Restoration Office, including (but not limited to) specific detailed support to the Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) efforts for WBV Projects, LBV Projects, SELA and permanent canal closures and pump station