Two DMSMS tools were recognized by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for identifying and forecasting obsolescence impacts and mitigations for Navy ACAT programs. (DMSMS Management Guidance, ASN (RD&A, dated 27 January 2005), one of which is the Horizon Solution Suite, a system sustainment tool developed and administered by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division, Crane, IN. This tool is a key enhancement to NSWC Crane's sustainment engineering services to multiple program offices within NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, Marine Corps and Air Force. The tool is used to monitor the life cycle status of parts (both Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) and Mil-Spec), project system supply availability, assist with sustainment approaches, project cost of solutions alternatives and manage DMSMS cases and metrics. Horizon Solution Suite contains several modules, including an activity-based technology refresh cost model for COTS products. The Cost Model also projects sustainment costs for Mil-Spec equipment forecasted component obsolescence, utilizing Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) historical costs for solution implementation, as well as the percent likelihood that a certain solution will be available in the out-years to address predicted component obsolescence. Program representatives (with a valid PKI Certificate) are granted secure access to program-specific data and health indicators for both COTS and Mil-Spec products. NSWC Crane has also been granted ISO 9001 (International Organization for Standardization) Certification for DMSMS processes and tools. ISO, in brief, is the world's leading developer of International Standards. ISO standards specify the requirements for state-of-the-art products, services, processes, material and systems and for good conformity assessment, managerial and organizational practice.
