Acquisition Support

Qualis provides systems engineering and integration support for the research, development, acquisition, test, and sustainment of advanced DoD and NASA systems. Qualis supports programs in all phases of the acquisition cycle, ranging from basic research and technology to deployment and sustainment engineering. Qualis strives to deliver to the US Air Force outstanding cradle to grave support necessary for developing, acquiring, and fielding both technologically superior and affordable weapons systems to ensure warfighter superiority. Qualis also supports NASA acquisition and oversight of the development on the avionics ring (hardware and software) for the Ares 1-X demonstration flight.

Our services and areas of expertise include:

• Systems Engineering
• Design Performance Evaluations
• Requirements Analysis
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Technical Risk Assessments
• Process Improvement
• Modeling and Simulation
• Seeker/Sensor Technology
• Mission Planning
• Test and Evaluation
• Platform/Weapon Integration and Interoperability
• Electronic Warfare Systems
• Command, Control, Communications, Computers,
• Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR)
• Management Information Systems (MIS)
• Weapon System Effects Analysis
• Warhead Characterization
• Directed Energy Effects
• Mechanical/Structural Analysis
• Susceptibility/Vulnerability/Survivability Analysis
• Lethal Effects Analysis
• Level III and IV Requirements for Ares I Launch Vehicles
• Design Requirement Compliance Matrices
• Configuration Management