OVERVIEW

Summit Engineering Group is a small business with a primary market focus on performing Cost/Price Analysis, Cost-Performance Modeling, and Business Analysis as part of typical Systems Engineering and Program Management functions. We support all life cycle phases from very early development concepts for advanced technology to modifications/upgrades of operational systems.

Our focus is on manned and unmanned space, airborne, surface and sub-surface platforms, including their associated sensors, weapons, communications, and surface/ground control and applicable processing, exploitation, and dissemination subsystems. However, Summit Engineering Group personnel also have direct experience in analyzing and estimating the cost implications of developing, procuring, operating, fielding, maintaining and disposing of entire systems or selected subsystems of Missiles, Ships, Submarines, and Electronics (Radar, EW, EO/IR, ECM, Sonar, etc.).

Our background includes extensive hands-on collection and analysis of cost, technical, and programmatic data used in cost estimating, risk assessments, and formal acquisition documentation. Our unique mix of engineering, resource management and cost research background provides our clients with top quality support and development of innovative and cost effective products. Due to low overhead, we are able to provide these services at very competitive rates.

We have applied this background to assess and evaluate the costs and effectiveness of both military, civil, and commercial equipment. These efforts include assessments of limitations and advantages and evaluating potential opportunities for maximizing benefit-to-cost ratios. In particular we have directly supported several major studies over the past few years that analyzed the cost and effectiveness of future military and homeland security options across Manned and Unmanned Airborne and Satellite systems. The focus of the studies have been Counter-MANPADS systems for protection of commercial aircraft, Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI), Airborne Moving Target Indication (AMTI), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and other types of C4ISR and support missions. These projects involved extensive data collection and analysis of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) information in order to formulate tailored LCC estimates (and cost models) for each option envisioned. Much of this data formed the basis for follow-on studies.

Location:

Our local Washington, D.C. metro area location is convenient to high technology centers in Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland. Examples of some nearby customers evaluating specialized systems are the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL).

Opportunities:

Summit Engineering Group seeks involvement on Systems Engineering and Technical Analysis (SETA) or other R&D contracts. We can function as prime contractor for special analyses, a subcontractor on larger projects, or as a technical support contractor. If interested in teaming, please contact Mr. Kirk Hoy, President, at Khoy@summit-group.com.