Mission & Quality Assurance
SOLUTIONSa.i. solutions performs continous assessments of the engineering, technology, processes, production, and programmatic practices used to develop and operate our nations' missile defense system such that high risk attributes can be identified and addressed to increase confidence in achieving mission success while ensuring personnel safety.
Over the past 15 years, a.i. solutions has supported the Missile Defense Agency's mission to develop, test, and field an integrated, layered missile defense system to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends against all ranges of enemy ballistic missiles in all phases of flight.
Mission & quality assurance legacy
MDA's Technical, Engineering, Advisory & Management Support (TEAMS) Next Quality & Mission Assurance
- a.i. solutions Department of Defense prime contract
- 3rd iteration of QMA support with the MDA
MDA's Technical, Engineering, Advisory and Management Support (TEAMS)
- a.i. solutions Department of Defense prime contract
- Follow on contract to MiDAESS lasting 5 years
- The TEAMS contract was a single award
Missile Defense Agency Engineering and Support Services Contract (MiDAESS)
- a.i. solutions Department of Defense prime contract
- MiDAESS was an IDIQ contract with 3 task orders
- a.i. solutions was awarded the Quality Assurance task order and retained it for the 5-year period
Test what you fly, fly what you test
Mission and safety critical engineering that measure, verify, and validate mission success.
Quality Assurance Implementation
Did you build the right thing?We support the implementation of quality assurance requirements by providing subject matter expertise for the identification, evaluation, and mitigation of risks associated with various aspects of the design, development, manufacturing, fielding and operation of space and missile defense systems.
Mission Assurance Implementation
Did you build the thing right?A disciplined mission assurance process has independent assessments as a cornerstone. We support the implementation of mission assurance requirements by providing technical evaluations of designs for subcomponents, assemblies, and integrated systems associated with space and missile defense programs.
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Mission & quality assurance expertise
a.i. solutions provides functional and subject matter expertise in engineering, technology, processes, production, and programmatic services related to mission-critical and high-reliability systems.
Manufacturing, Production, & Quality Assessments
- Ensuring control systems for operations associated with fabrication meet specification requirements
- Perform risk mitigation assessments on manufacturing and production processes
Parts, Materials, and Process Implementation
- Provide technical evaluations of designs for subcomponents, assemblies, and integrated systems
- Perform hardware survival assessments within both natural and self-induced environments ensuring they meet adequate margins
- Provide counterfeit parts detection, analysis and prevention and materials obsolescence assessments
Software Quality Assurance Implementation
- Providing end-to-end solutions for software quality assurance from defining good requirements through validation and verification testing
- Expert knowledge using both waterfall and agile methodologies to develop software applications that meet defined quality standards
Technical Assurance Implementation
- Providing subject matter experts in the development and compliance verification of processes used in mission-critical hardware and software
- Providing technical evaluations of designs for subcomponents, assemblies, and integrated systems
Audits and Audit Management Execution
- We put our focus on a program's adherence to its mission assurance polices, its contractor’s adherence to the program’s mission assurance requirements, as well as the contractor’s adherence to its own internal policies and procedures
- We provide on-site verification and audit at developer facilities to ensure that robust controls are in place for quality assurance practices including foreign object debris, electrostatic discharge, and contamination
Ground and Flight Test Configuration Verification
- We ensure flight and ground testing is performed in a safe and successful manner in accordance with a program’s policies and practices
- We support the development and implementation of both ground and flight test assurance plans that contribute to each testing event
Current support locations
The majority of a.i. solutions quality and mission assurance support is provided in Huntsville, AL. However, we also provide support at a variety of customer locations including Alaska, Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, Utah, and Virgina.