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Summary of Major Projects

TAB Updates for IMCOM Europe   Sigma is providing Installation Real Property Master Planning support to US Army IMCOM EUROPE at multiple locations including Ansbach, Chievres, Illesheim, Schinnen, Wiesbaden, Brussels, Kaiserslautern, Vicenza, and Livorno.  Primary tasks include early unit/organization identification, unit-level analysis using the Army’s suite of automated facility planning systems (RPLANS, FPS, IFS, ASIP), unit interviews, identification of unit-unique deviations from standard designs, and application of Army criteria.  The contract was awarded via US Army Corp of Engineers, Philadelphia. 

TAB Updates, IMCOM Northeast Region  --  July 2008

Sigma Planning Group has received a contract to perform TAB Updates for various Army installations in the IMCOM Northeast Region.  Tasks will include review of RPLANS data,  comparison with the actual state of the installation, validation of other Army Master Planning programming data, and summary actions for IMCOM.

US Army Space Planning Criteria Manual (SPCM):  Sigma is currently providing Subject Matter Expertise in Army facility criteria, standards and real property planning systems in support of revision of the APSCM.  This service is provided as subcontract support to John Gallup/ Vista TSI team.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Basic Facilities Requirements Analysis  Sigma is supporting WJA Design Collaborative of Seattle, Washington in developing requirements documents as justification for DD 1391s.  The shipyard plans to expand / modify or perform new construction for administrative and training facilities at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.  Sigma analyzes source data for manning criteria using Total Force Manpower Mgmt Sys (TFMMS), conducts tenant interviews, and delivers requirements documents.  This contract is managed by NAVFAC Pacific. 

Operations Facilities: 

Sigma is assisting in the development of standard designs for operations facilities that meet both current and future force needs, and that are adaptable over the life of the facilities to changes in force structure.  These operations facilities include:

·              Company Operations Facilities, with Knight Architects and the US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District (complete);

·              Brigade and Battalion Headquarters Facilities, with Knight Architects, Hayes, Seay, Mattern and Mattern and the US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District;

·              Operational Readiness and Training Complex (ORTC), with LS3P Associates, LTD and the US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District.  The ORTC includes brigade, battalion, and company headquarters; tactical equipment maintenance and organizational storage facilities; barracks and dining facilities; and classroom facilities for mobilizing and de-mobilizing units.

·              Command and Control (C²F) Facilities for Division and Corps Headquarters with Knight Architects, Hayes, Seay, Mattern and Mattern and the US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Sigma’s support includes in-depth analyses of the doctrinal organization and employment of the TOE units in the current and projected Army force structures to help establish key planning factors and to provide other related planning support such as:

·              Defining size range requirements for the facilities;

·              Determining additional space requirements;

·              Evaluating the relevance of Combat Arms, Combat Support and Combat Service Support designations to facility allowances;

·              Evaluating the impact of Transformation/Modularity on the facility configurations, requirements and overall site planning;

·              Preparation of adjacency matrices

·              Evaluating bubble diagrams for operational adequacy

RPLANS TAB Updates, US Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM), Northeast Region Office (NERO):  Sigma is facilities requirements analysis and other TAB update support to NERO installations.  The project includes update facility requirements in RPLANS for the facility types that had the greatest impact on overall installation excesses and deficits.  Sigma used data in RPLANS and gathered during site visits to identify and refine Facility Category Code (FCG) requirements, recommend changes to the real property inventory and/or RPLANS requirements, identify potential conflicts in the Army Stationing and Installation Plan (ASIP) data presented in RPLANS.

Sigma provided assistance to the following NERO installations:

·              Fort Lee, Virginia

·              Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia

·              Fort Monroe, Virginia

·              Fort Eustis, Virginia

·              Fort Story, Virginia

·              Adelphi Army Research Laboratory, Maryland

·              Fort Detrick, Maryland

·              Fort Dix, New Jersey

·              Fort Hamilton, New York

·              Charles E. Kelly Support Center, Pennsylvania

·              Fort Meade, Maryland

·              Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey

·              Fort Drum, New York

·              Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania

·              Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

As part of this effort, Sigma also provided region-wide workshops and demonstrations on practical applications of the RPLANS system. 

Installation Master Planning Support, Fort Eustis, Virginia:  Sigma is aiding Fort Eustis Master Planning personnel in validating the TAB for aviation maintenance training facilities, and providing a Red-Amber-Green Analysis in support of the Installation Status Report (ISR).

Installation Master Planning Support, Okinawa:  Sigma assisted the Okinawa DPW in updating the installation master plan by providing RPLANS and facility requirements analysis support, development of front page DD Forms 1391, and by providing support to planning charrettes associated with 1391 preparation. In addition Sigma supported initiatives to update land use and the future development plans for Torii Station.

Fort Polk and Aberdeen Proving Grounds TAB Support:  Working in conjunction with Michael Baker, Jr., Inc., Sigma is helping update and maintain the TABs at two major Army installations.

Special Installation Studies:  Sigma provided assistance to ManTech Environmental, Inc. and the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (OACSIM) in recommending the disposition of thirty-five Army installations that are considered non-standard; i.e., they receive funding from other than traditional Army funding streams.  Sigma provided requirements analysis support and assisted in the development of the final report.

USASOC Facility Requirements Analysis:  Sigma provided US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) with a preliminary Tabulation of Existing and Required Facilities (TAB) addressing total USASOC facility requirements world-wide.  Working for USASOC DCSENGR and the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in cooperation with NS Software Services, Sigma developed a baseline analysis using automated Army planning tools including RPLANS and FPS.  The study documented the baseline unit TABs for USASOC elements at Panzer Kaserne, Boeblingen, Torii Station, Okinawa, Hunter Army Airfield and FortsBragg, Fort Campbell, Fort Carson, Fort Lewis, and Fort Benning and identified issues for further investigation on site.

Sigma also provided additional analysis coupled with site visits to Fort Campbell, Fort Benning and Fort Stewart to help USASOC focus its long range infrastructure development plans.

Fort Drum Requirements Review:  Sigma supported Fort Drum DPW by providing an independent on-site evaluation of proposed requirement edits in RPLANS.  The support included a review of existing RPLANS data to identify requirements issues and a detailed review of proposed edits identified by Fort Drum DPW personnel.

USARPAC TAB Management Workshops:  In August and September of 2002, and again in August 2003, Sigma conducted three-day modular TAB management workshops at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Camp Zama and Torii Station, Japan; and Fort Richardson, Alaska, and a modified two-day workshop at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.  Each workshop included a general session that provided an overview of the TAB management process, a Real Property Session that focused on the role and importance of the Real Property Inventory in to the TAB, a Real Property Master Planner session that focused in more detail on the TAB management process, including preparation of an installation workbook, and an installation-specific planning session that focused on individual issues at the host installation.

Yakima Training Center Master Plan Supplement:  Working with WJA, PLLC, Sigma developed a supplement to the Yakima Training Center Master Plan that will help guide its development as it adjusts to meet the needs of changing force structure at Fort Lewis and transformation in the Army.

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Requirements Analysis, Fort Lee:  Working with PBS&J, Sigma Planning Group prepared facilities requirements in support of the BRAC directed relocation of schools to Fort Lee from Aberdeen MD, Fort Eustis, VA, and Redstone Arsenal, AL, along with proposed discretionary moves from Fort Jackson, SC and Fort Gordon, GA. In addition Sigma provided planning support to the planning Charrette to develop site plans for the consolidation that met operational requirements to requirements analysis within limitations imposed by environmental and other constraints.

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Requirements Analysis, Fort Sill: Working with TEC Inc., Sigma Planning Group prepared facilities requirements in support of the BRAC directed relocation of the Air Defense Artillery Schools to Fort Sill from Fort Bliss.

Master Planning Technical Manual Development: Working with PBS&J, Sigma Planning Group is helping to prepare a detailed guide for real property master planners to implement the provisions of Army Regulation 210-20, Real Property Master Planning for Army Installations. The Installation Management Agency initiative is designed to improve the quality and consistency of real property master plans throughout the Army.

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