S3 News:
Army Aviation Materiel Readiness Award for Contribution by a Small Business 2007:
Feb 18 2008 / On February 14th, S3 was awarded the “Army Aviation Materiel
Readiness Award for Contribution by a Small Business” for the
company’s efforts in support of the U.S. Army in 2007. The citation
below was read at AAAA’s 34th Annual Aviation Product Symposium held
in Huntsville, AL.
“S3, Inc. made significant contributions to the materiel and
operational readiness of Army Aviation in 2007. From its worldwide
activities fielding the Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) to
providing hand-on-training to Army pilots enabling them to become
Maintenance Test Pilots, to saving soldiers’ lives, limbs and
eyesight through its MEDEVAC operations, S3 has helped the U.S. Army
and Army Aviation sustain and improve its materiel and operational
readiness. S3’s many activities throughout CONUS, Germany, Iraq and
Afghanistan set the standard for what a highly motivated, small,
agile, well-led company can do in support of our Nation’s defense. A
few examples of S3’s many contributions include conducting
maintenance test flights of Army aircraft in Iraq as well as training
soldiers in Afghanistan on how to move aircraft by strategic air.
S3, with its strong corporate commitment to our nation’s defense and
its three-hundred and fifty dedicated professionals, made significant
contributions to Army Aviation’s materiel readiness well beyond all
proportion to the size of the company. Few companies, large or
small, have contributed so much to the material readiness of Army
Aviation over such a wide range of endeavors as S3. They are truly
deserving of the 2007 AAAA Army Aviation Material Readiness Award for
Contribution by a Small Business.”
During Jan’s acceptance remarks, she credited the award to the
efforts of the entire S3 aviation team, as well as S3 employees
working in support of the CMWS and JAMS offices. She said S3
employees do great work because they know it makes a positive
difference for our soldiers who are fighting around the world on our
behalf.
SETAC Contract Award:
Dec 21 2007 / System Studies and Simulation, Inc (S3)
Receives System Engineering & Technical Assistance Contract (SETAC)
Award
Huntsville, AL – The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command has
awarded a System Engineering & Technical Assistance Contract (SETAC)
to System Studies and Simulation, Inc. (S3). S3, a woman owned small
business headquartered in Huntsville, AL, was incorporated in 1993 by
its President and CEO, Ms. Jan Smith. Today, S3 has 355 employees,
performs technical services for Army and NASA, and operates at thirty
government and prime contractor duty sites, both CONUS and OCONUS. S3
has six core business units: Logistics, Program Integration,
Information Technology, Training, Strategic Planning/Transformation,
and Technical/Engineering Support. S3’s Quality Management Program
includes certification for both ISO 9000:2001 and AS9100
(Aerospace).
SETAC, awarded on December 6, 2007, is a five year, Indefinite
Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. SETAC sustains
operations for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army
Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT), and other Army and
Department of Defense organizations supported by the Command. The
purpose of this contract is for engineering support services,
including independent assessments, analyses, software verification,
simulations and special studies associated with USASMDC/ARSTRAT
missions. SETAC has a combined award contract ceiling value of $247.5
Million. S3 was one of three small business led teams selected for
contract award.
S3’s TEAM S3 for SETAC 07 includes:
• 5D Systems
• ARINC
• Axiom
• BR2C
• C4Tech
• DCS Corporation
• Delta Research
• Future Research
• LogiCore
• L-3 TCS
• MagnaCom
• Oceaneering
• Osborne Technologies
• Penta Research
• Polaris Sensor Technologies
• Quantum
• RAM
• Sentar
• Shearer Associates
• Sparta
• SpecOps
• SRA
• Synectic Solutions
• Tyonek Manufacturing, LLC
• Unisys Corporation
• Visidyne
• VisionCentric
S3, Top 3 Finalist for Small Business Awards - 2007:
Aug 23 2007 / The Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County’s 22nd annual
Small Business Awards Celebration occurred 23 August 2007. The Small
Business Awards recognize, support, and inspire the small business
community to turn their dreams into realities. The awards recognize
small businesses in four categories: Business Services/Wholesale,
Personal Services/Retail, Technology, and Construction &
Manufacturing. Additionally, the Chamber recognizes the non-profit
organization of the year, entrepreneur of the year, and young
professional of the year. S3 was nominated in the Technology
category and was selected as one of the top three finalists.
Grant South ACS Space Camp Scholarship:
Jun 07 2007 / Army Community Service Volunteer Program Scholarship Awards REDSTONE
ARSENAL SPACE CAMP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Memorial Scholarship Awarded
in Honor of Grant South The Army Community Service Volunteer Program
awards scholarships to Space Camp each year to area military
children. These scholarships are open to children of active duty and
retired military, as well as children of Reserve and National Guard
members who served on active duty at any point during the twelve
months prior to the March 2007 application deadline. Grant South, an
S3 employee and a great soldier’s soldier, died in ICU on January 16,
2007, at the age of 59 after surgery resulting from a heart attack.
In salute to a person who cannot be replaced and in celebration of
his life, S3 sponsored an annual ACS Space Camp Scholarship in his
honor. The 2007 scholarship was awarded to Kent Fellows at the Awards
Ceremony.
ISO/AS9100 Certification:
Nov 16 2006 / On December 5, 2006, we celebrated our AS9100 and ISO9001:2000
Certification with a ceremony and lunch in the Main Conference Room.
Presenting our Certificate of Certification and a Banner announcing
our AS9100 Certification were: Henry Burdg, Director of the Alabama
Technology Directorate and Acting Associate Dean - College of
Business Outreach, Auburn University, Ronny Kisor, Center Director of
the Alabama Technology Network, and Chris Anderson, Project Engineer
for the Alabama Technology Network.
Following Jan’s comments, the following S3 employees were recognized
for their contributions to achieving AS9100 and ISO9001:2000
Certification: Pat Miller, Klaus Yager, Donna Culver, Dianna Dabbs,
Sarah Knowles, Curtis Ballard, Betty Ragsdale, Katherine Stem, Keisha
Shankles, and John Briggs.
Congratulations to all for your efforts in helping us achieve this
major milestone! It demonstrates to our customers, S3’s commitment
to quality support and continuous improvement, while concurrently
providing a discriminator that sets us apart from most other
companies and will assist us in securing new work and growing the
Company.
