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Support Solutions Envelope (SSE) Glossary Terms

Definitions

Term	Definition	Note
Assurance (SSE use)	The independent analysis of the Evidence Requirement Matrix to either confirm that the support solution is compliant with extant policy, or quantify the risk of non-compliance in terms of the impact on operational effectiveness and / or Whole Life Cost.	Definition for use with the SSE only.
Assurance (DES use)	Refer to DES Standing Instruction No 21
Automatic Test Equipment (ATE)	An automated, usually computer-driven, approach to testing in which the computer is used to control, via test software or firmware, complex test instruments to provide stimuli to and measure the response from, a unit under test (UUT).
Automatic Test System (ATS)	A system which includes Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) and all associated items (e.g. test fixtures, test software etc.) required to test a UUT.
Business Relationship Management (BRM)	Taking a joint, consistent and structured approach to managing the MOD, Industry and stakeholder interfaces to enable success and mutual benefit for all parties within contract management. There are obvious disadvantages in allowing a relationship with the supplier to deteriorate, as this could lead to poor project performance and ultimately premature contract termination. MOD commercial policy demands BRM is applied in all partnering contracts, and it is recognised as good practice for any other form of joint working with Industry, be this under Alliancing, PFI or other forms of collaboration. NB : where there is only one realistic source of support, this is of critical importance
Calibration	The set of operations that establish, under specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a measuring instrument or system and the corresponding known values of a standard, thus establishing errors present in the measuring instrument.
Ensurance (SSE use)	Internal confirmation by the Project Leader or delegated officer, that the support solution is compliant with applicable extant SSE Governing Policies.	Definition for use with the SSE only.
Ensurance (DES use)	Refer to DES Standing Instruction No 21
General Purpose (GP) Test and Measurement Equipment (TME)	Those items that are common to more than one main equipment or main equipment system, or have been introduced into service to support a single equipment but are capable of supporting other equipment. GPTME includes: Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Optical, Physical and Safety equipments Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Military Off The Shelf (MOTS).
Initial Gate	A relatively low approval hurdle, between the Concept and Assessment Phases of the CADMID acquisition phases, intended to encourage early and full exploration of a wide range of options for meeting a particular capability.
In-Service Date	The date by which the equipment or a specified number of equipments will contribute to the operational capability of the Service concerned.
Logistic Support Date	The date from which logistic support will be required by the user.
Main Gate	An exacting approval hurdle, between the Assessment and Demonstration Phases of the CADMID acquisition phases
Open Architecture Systems	Systems that are characterised by: Well defined, widely used, non-proprietary interfaces/protocols Use of international standards which are developed/adopted by Standards bodies recognised by industry The ability to easily include new or additional test capabilities The ability to expand or upgrade the system.
Special Purpose (SP) Test and Measurement Equipment	Those items, which are designed, developed, produced and used solely for the support of one, weapon system, platform or equipment and are not capable of supporting other equipment.
Test and Measuring Equipment (TME)	Those items which are used to provide an indication of system, equipment or component serviceability and/or evaluate the ability of the system, or equipment to meet precisely defined performance or measurement standards. This definition includes simulators where they are used to provide a standard against which performance or measurements are evaluated.
Test Program Set (TPS)	Comprises the test program software and any associated hardware including interfaces, holding fixtures and cables.
Uncertainty of Measurement	Result of the evaluation aimed at characterising the range within which the true value of a measurand is estimated to lie, generally with a given confidence.
Update	Equipment project or provision of services that seeks and results in renewal, continuation or extension of an existing capability and, although it does not necessarily seek it, results in additional functionality or material improvement to a capability.
Upgrade	Equipment project or provision of services that seeks and results in a material improvement to a capability.
Upkeep	Equipment project or provision of services that seeks and results in renewal, continuation, or extension of an existing capability without resulting in additional functionality or material improvement to a capability.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Item	Meaning	Note
ACDS	Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff
AMM	Airworthiness Maturity Model
ATE	Automatic Test Equipment
ATS	Automatic Test System
BIT	Built-in Test
CA	Configuration Audit
CADMID	Concept, Assessment, Demonstration, Manufacture, In-service, Disposal	The lifecycle of an equipment
CCM	Configuration Change Management
CDM	Chief of Defence Materiel
CESG	Communications Electronics Security Group
CfA	Contracting for Availability
CI	Configuration Identification
CIS	Communications and Information Systems
CLS	Contractor Logistic Support
CM	Configuration Management
CMP	Configuration Management and Planning
CoM	Chief of Materiel
CONDO	Contractors on Deployed Operations
CONEMP	Concept of Employment
CONLOG	Concept of Logistics
CONOPS	Concept of Operations
COTS	Commercial Off-The-Shelf	Cost effective and readily available commercial equipment that is procured for military use without any modifications
CPET	Commercial Project Enablement Team	Formerly Pricing and Forecasting Group (PFG)
CPF	Conflict Prevention Fund
CSA	Customer Supplier Agreement
CSA	Configuration Status Accounting
CST	Customer Support Team
CWG	Capability Working Group
DECS	Defence e-Collaboration Service
DE&S	Defence Equipment and Support
DESIB	DES Investment Board
DFTS	Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service
DIS	Defence Industrial Strategy
DLoDs	Defence Lines of Development
DLPM	Defence Logistics Performance Management
DLSG	Defence Logistics Steering Group
DLTP	Defence Logistics Transformation Programme
DPA	Defence Planning Assumption
DPA	Delegated Publication Authority
DPD	Defence Programme Directory	Lists FEs attributed to each type of operation
DRACAS	Data Recording and Corrective Action System
DSA	Disposal Services Agency
DSCOM	Defence Supply Chain and Operations Management
DSG	Defence Strategic Guidance
DUSAS	Deployed Unit Supply ADP System
E2E	End-to-End
ECC	Equipment Capability Customer
ECOTS	Enhanced Commercial Off-The-Shelf
EDW	Enterprise Data Warehouse
EHFA	Early Human Factors Analysis
EP	Equipment Programme
ERG	Evidence Requirements Guide
ETD	Electronic Technical Documentation
ETME	Electrical Test and Measuring Equipment
FDSCi	Future Defence Supply Chain initiative
FE	Force Element
FE@Rx	Force Elements at Readiness. Also known as FEAR	Force Elements at agreed Readiness states
FE@S	Force Elements at Sustainability	To replace LSDA when FE@S process is mature
FL	Funded Level
FLC	Front Line Command
FMECA	Failure Modes Effect and Criticality Analysis
FRACAS	Failure Recording and Corrective Action System
GFA	Government Furnished Assets	Also GFE (Equipment)
GOSCC	Global Operations and Security and Control Centre
GP	Governing Policy	SSE documents identifying support policies
GPTME	General Purpose Test and Measuring Equipment
HF	Human Factors
HFI	Human Factors Integration
HFIP	Human Factors Integration Plan
HUMS	Health and Usage Monitoring System
IAB	Investment Appraisal Board
IETP	Interactive Electronic Technical Publication
IGS	Internet Gateway Service
ILS	Integrated Logistic Support	Also Supportability Engineering (SE)
IP	Initial Provisioning
IPR	Intellectual Property Rights
IPV	Industrial Prime Vendor
ISD	In-Service Date
ISP	Integrated Support Plan
ISRMD	In-Service Reliability and Maintainability Demonstration
ISRD	In-Service Reliability Demonstration
ISS	Information Systems and Services
ISSP	Integrated Supply Support Procedures
ISTAR	Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
ITEAP	Integrated Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Plan
ITN	Invitation to Negotiate	For single/proprietary supplier situations where ITT is inappropriate
ITT	Invitation to Tender
JATEU	Joint Air Transport Evaluation Unit
JBA	Joint Business Agreements
JLSPA	Joint Logistic Sustainability Planning Assumption
JOA	Joint Operations Area
JSC	Joint Support Chain
JSP	Joint Services Publication
KSA	Key Support Area
KUR	Key User Requirement
LSDB	Logistics and Sustainment Desk Book	MODAF item
L+S	Contingent Operation Concurrency Set – Large	Specified in DPAs
LCIA	Logistics Coherence Information Architecture
LESPA	Land Environment Sustainability Planning Assumption
LIRP	Logistic Information Requirements Planning
LOA	Logistics Operational Assurance
LOC	Line of Communication
LOD	Line of Development
Log IP	Logistics Information Plan
Log NEC	Logistics Network Enabled Capability
LORA	Level of Repair Analysis
LSA	Logistics Support Analysis
LSAR	Logistic Support Analysis Report
LSD	Logistics Support Date
LSDA	Logistics Support and Deployability Audit
MGS	Medical and General Stores
MARDS	Military Aviation Policy and Directives
MC	Maintenance Concept
MDAL	Master Data and Assumptions List
MJDI	Management of Joint Deployed Inventory
MMS	Contingent Operation Concurrency Set - Double Medium	Specified in DPAs
MODAF	MOD Architectural Framework	Info Systems
MSS	Contingent Operation Concurrency Set - Routine	Specified in DPAs
MTs	Military Tasks
MTME	Mechanical Test and Measuring Equipment
MUC	MOD Unified Customer
NEC	Network Enabled Capability
OA	Operational Availability
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer
OM	Obsolescence Management
OMP	Obsolescence Management Plan	BS7000 Part 5
OPC	Operational Planning Cycle
PA	Publication Authority
PDF	Portable Document Format	IT medium for document transportation / transfer
PEP	Priming Equipment Pack
PIE	Product Information Explorer	IT medium for document transportation / transfer fro 3-D imagery
PJHQ	Permanent Joint Headquarters
POC	Point of Contact
PPQ	Primary Packaged Quantity
PRA	Project Review and Assurance
PSE	Platforms, Systems or Equipment
PSG	Partnering Support Group
RM	Reliability and Maintainability
R0	Ready to Deploy	Start of Logistics Sustainability - Point at which trained forces may be deployed
R0+	Deployment of Ready Forces on Operations	Period of Logistics Sustainability up to Recovery and Recuperation
RIT	Ready in Theatre
RP	Reprovisioning
RPT	Readiness and Preparation Time
Rx	Preparation of Forces for Readiness	Point during Logistic Support phase at which Units are considered trained
Rx to R0	Force Generation
SC	Supply Chain
SCS	Supply Chain Support	Now Supply Chain Management
SCCS	Supply Central Computer System
SCM	Supply Chain Management	Replaces SCS
SCMB	Software Configuration Management Board
SDA	Service Delivery Agreement
SDM	Service Delivery Manager
SE	Supportability Engineering	Also ILS Management
SENICLE	Support Environment for NEC In Land Environment
SIT	Support Improvement Team	Was previously called Engagement Team
SME	Subject Matter Expert
SMI	Secure Managed Interface
SOM	Support Options Matrix
SPS	Support Policy Statement
SPTME	Special Purpose Test and Measuring Equipment
SRD	System Requirements Document
SSE	Support Solutions Envelope
SSO	Support Solutions Officer	Member of the SIT
STP	Short Term Plan
STTMPS	Special to Type Multi Platform System	Test Measuring Equipment
SUSTAT	Sustainability Statement
TEC	Test Equipment Calibration
TID	Technical Information and Data
TL	Team Leader
TLB	Top-Level Budget
TLF	Through Life Finance
TLM	Through Life Management
TLMP	Through Life Management Plan
TLMT	Through Life Management Team
TLR	Total Logistic Requirement
TLS	Through Life Support
TMFR	Total Mitigated Funding Requirement
TMG	Test Measuring Group
UKNCB	United Kingdom National Codification Bureau
UOR	Urgent Operational Requirement
URD	User Requirements Document
USAS	Unit Supply ADP System
UUT	Unit Under Test	Related to equipment testing
V&V	Validation and Verification
VfM	Value for Money
WLC	Whole Life Cost

Change History

Due to the significant number of changes contained within the SSE Version 5 update, ‘Change History’ will only reflect those amendments, inclusions or deletions which follow the launch of the website on 1st November 2008.

The SSE updated to Version 5.0.0 on 1st November 2008 following a full review of all documents and changes to a number of GPs. Individual document Change History pages will detail changes other than minor editorial amendments.

1 July 2010: Abbreviations added – DLSG; ERG; JBA; LOA; MTs; MUC; SUSTAT.
1 June 2010: Additional definition - BRM added.
1 March 2010: Additional abbreviation - Log (NEC) added.
1 November 2009: Obsolete Acronyms deleted.
1 August 2009: JSC Acronym amended.
1 July 2009: Minor text change.; ‘ISTAR’ added.
1 June 2009: Definitions / abbreviations added.
1 May 2009: Review point definitions added.; Additional abbreviations added.
1 April 2009: Minor text change.; ‘General’ removed from the title ‘Director General’.
1 March 2009: Additional definitions included.
1 December 2008: Acronyms added.
1 November 2008: Major update.