THE NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVAIR) NEEDS A METHODOLOGY TO PROVIDE A MEANS OF IDENTIFYING, EVALUATING, AND PRIORITIZING THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WHICH BEST MEET FUTURE NAVY OPERATIONAL NEEDS IN AREAS OF NAVAIR INTEREST.

THE NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVAIR) NEEDS A METHODOLOGY TO PROVIDE A MEANS OF IDENTIFYING, EVALUATING, AND PRIORITIZING THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WHICH BEST MEET FUTURE NAVY OPERATIONAL NEEDS IN AREAS OF NAVAIR INTEREST. TO THIS END, BKD PROPOSES TO: (1) DEVELOP CHARACTERISTICS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR A METHODOLOGY WHICH WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL; (2) DEVELOP DESCRIPTIONS OF EXISTING RELEVANT METHODOLOGIES; (3) DEVELOP A BRIEFING BOOK IN WHICH THOSE METHODOLOGIES ARE DESCRIBED AND THEIR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IDENTIFIED. (4) THROUGH STRUCTURED BRIEFINGS AND INTERVIEWS WITH NAVAIR PERSONNEL DESIGNATED BY THE CONTRACT TECHNICAL MONITOR, SOLICIT THEIR OPINIONS REGARDING THE CHARACTERISTICS\ CRITERIA DEVELOPED, THE RELATIVE VALUE OF THE METHODOLOGIES, WHICH ASPECTS OF EACH SHOULD BE RELATIVE VALUE OF THE METHODOLOGIES, WHICH RELATIVE VALUE OF THE METHODOLOGIES, WHICH ASPECTS OF EACH SHOULD BE INCLUDES IN THE FINAL METHODOLOGY, AND ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS; (5) BASED ON THE ABOVE, PREPARE AN OPTIMUM METHODOLOGY TO ACHIEVE NAVAIR'S GOALS; AND, FINALLY, (6) VALIDATE THE METHODOLOGY DEVELOPED IN THIS PROCESS BY APPLYING IT TO SELECTED TEHNOLOGIES APPLICABLE TO A SPECIFIC SEGMENT OF NAVAIR'S OVERALL PROGRAM.