YFH Consulting Division

Yamasato, Fujiwara, Higa & Associates, Inc. (YFH) expertise includes its traditional architecture roots as well as a range of Information Technology architecture, Critical Infrastructure Protection and project management solutions.

In 2004, YFH entered into a mentor/protégé agreement with MELE Associates which was approved by the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) to further enhance the development of engineering and technology opportunities. Visit YFH at www.yamasato.com and click on 'YFH Consulting Division' and then on 'Projects' to see the types of projects this partnership has yielded. YFH is a certified 8(a), minority-owned business.  Together MELE and YFH offer:

• Preferential Procurement Source – 8(a)
• Proven Teaming Relationship
• Strong Financial/Bonding Capability
• Extensive Local Experience
• Established presence in both Hemispheres
• Excellent Past Performance Ratings
• Depth of Management Experience
• Significant Corporate “Bench Strength & Reach-Back”

The Consulting Division of Yamasato, Fujiwara, Higa & Associates, Inc. provides state-of-the-art Information Technology business solutions to a wide range of Federal and commercial clients in the United States and the Pacific Rim. We provide a range of Technology services including:

• Systems Integration
• Program Management
• Facilities Management
• Cabling Design and Installation
• Architecture Design and Support
• Database Design and Development
• Radiological Analyses and Threat Reduction
• Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V)

YFH’s database design and development is aimed at creating robust data management to advance Master Plan Analysis for the client. Working with both business process reengineering techniques and web-enabled strategic planning tools, YFH offers a custom blend of technology architecture and matrix tracking to ensure that technology changes and their correlative workplace impacts are consistent with strategic goals as defined by Master Plans or other planning documents updated to reflect a client’s current needs and priorities. We also have a focus on designing, implementing, and operating wide and local area networks and licensing, customizing, and distributing commercial, medical and educational software applications within both the Pacific Basin and the continental U.S.

Architecture/Design: The architects, drafting technicians and project administrators in the Architecture Division of YFH have successfully completed an array of projects including:

• Highly specialized Fleet Hospital Support Facilities for the Navy
• Military Facilities
• Commercial Buildings
• Housing projects
• Schools
• Fire and Police Stations
• Community Centers
• Warehouses
• Food Service Facilities

RECENT PAST PERFORMANCE

U.S. Department of Energy – National Nuclear Security Administration – GTRI

YFH provides program management support and technical consulting support from subject matter experts (SMEs) who are extremely familiar with the GTRI program projects, policies, functions, strategies, and internal workings as well as excellent historical familiarity of DOE nonproliferation programs. The YFH SME supports a number of program management and implementation activities including support for strategic planning development and implementation and project implementation support in the following areas:

• Development of performance measures and tracking system.
• Review IRTR Program project management business practices to identify improvements.
• Participate in IRTR project reviews and develop recommendations for project acceleration and improvements.
• Development of a program communications and outreach strategy.
• Identify project technical implementation best practices and recommend innovative technical approaches for IRTR projects.
• Development of an IRTR program regional consolidation strategy.
• Development of coordination strategies with the International Atomic Energy Agency and the U.S. Government agencies that undertake RDD thereat reduction activities.
• Development and implementation of a strategic plan.
• Review and analysis of relevant reports, articles, conference proceedings, and studies related to global RDD threat reduction.
• Technical and subject matter expertise for Interpol project.
• Technical expertise including system analysis and engineering support.

U.S. Department of Energy – Installation of Radiation Detection Systems, Oahu

Overview: As a subcontractor to Battelle, YFH is rapidly deploying radioactive sourced fixed-site monitoring systems at two high-risk radiological facilities that use irradiators at two locations in the State of Hawaii. A YFH team is installing the radioactive monitoring systems at two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) facilities that contain two irradiators using about 26,000 curies each. These locations are the:

• USDA-APHIS site in Waimanalo
• USDA-ARS site at the University of Hawaii

Once the installation of the systems is complete at the facilities, the systems will then transmit all data and images collected and will be sent to the GTRI Monitoring Center in Washington DC.  The monitoring systems at these two key locations are essential in providing safety and security to the citizens on the island of Oahu from the smuggling of nuclear materials.  Prevention is also critical from an international perspective; Honolulu is a major transportation center in Pacific; planes and cargo ships use the island as a median between Asia, the South Pacific, and the United States mainland.  To ensure rapid deployment of these systems, two subcontractors were used by YFH:

• MELE Associates, a small business leader in providing engineering to the NNSA, is providing consulting along with system architects and analysts, as well as construction engineers for the construction and networking of the portal monitors.
• Canberra Aquila, a well-known manufacturer of radiological detection systems, is providing all the necessary equipment including the monitoring systems along with providing consulting and ensuring the installation is fully functional and completed on schedule.

U.S. Department of Energy – PNNL – Radiation Detection for Beijing Olympics

Overview: The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will bring the world’s eyes to China, as the world’s best athletes will compete in their respective sports.  Security is a major concern, as high profile events catch the attention of terrorists who seek to disrupt peace.

Though the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, YFH is distributing 30 portable radiation detection systems, manufactured by Canberra, to the Chinese Government for use during the 2008 Summer Olympics. The distribution of these portable detection systems will play a critical role in keeping venues secure from the potential radiological attacks, keeping the millions of fans who are expected to attend safe.

YFH is distributing 20(qty) KS-2 InSpector™ monitors as well as 10(qty) IPRON-N Intelligent Neutron Probes for InSpector™ 1000 monitors. The InSpector™ 1000 is a high-performance, hand-held NaI spectrometer for use primarily in first responder, customs, homeland security, and health-physics applications. One-click simplicity masks the sophisticated spectral processing facilities that lie within the instrument – providing a level of performance previously available only in more complicated laboratory systems. The InSpector 1000 enables users from law enforcement officers to Health Physics technicians the ability to obtain the results they desire with an easy to use, intuitive interface. The InSpector 1000 hand-held multichannel analyzer represents a breakthrough in a number of areas. The most significant of these is that it is the first digital hand-held analyzer that relies on sophisticated real-time spectral processing. Previously this was only available in high-end computer-based laboratory systems. This neutron probe is designed to meet the ANSI N42.34 standard and the IAEA requirement for HHRIID.

YFH, in collaboration with MELE Associates and Canberra, has successfully worked together on a variety of radiation detection and global threat reduction projects for the Department of Energy. The three corporations have successfully installed two radiological monitoring systems in Hawaii, along with providing technical and project management support to Office of Global Threat Reduction (NA-21).

U.S. Navy – Program Management and IT Support to the Naval Logistics Library

Overview: The Naval Supply Systems Command’s Naval Logistics Library (NLL) located at the NAVSUP facilities in Mechanicsburg, PA is a central link in the Navy publications supply chain. The NLL contains Navy publication knowledge management features and provides supply support for Navy publications, instructions, directives, technical manuals, and other digital documents.

YFH is providing program management support to the NLL in the areas of administrative, sponsor, and systems support.

Administrative Support:

• On-going publication digitalization and relocation
• Serving as the primary interface with Global Distance Support Center and providing resolution for non-standard customer problems
• Design and produce management reports supporting program budgets
• Perform data calls as well providing support in meetings
• Assisting in the preparation for presentations and briefs

Sponsor Support:

Serving as the sponsor support managers, YFH is providing the primary liaison to 17 Naval Commands using the NLL system. Tasks include:

• Providing recommendations and technical coordination of system changes and design
• Executing batch system updates and facilitating the relocation of publications
• Convert functional requirements to system requirements for tasks and initiatives
• Provide technical support for MILSTRIP procedures, systems interfaces, help desk and publication support.
• Maintain NLL sponsor and end-user manuals as well as system process flow charts.

Systems Support:

YFH is performing system support functions and associated technical analysis support for the NLL, including the following tasks:

• Systems support leader functions, including planning and execution of system updates
• Maintain existing Life Cycle Management and monitor all service levels
• Develop and maintain system documentation including configuration management planning
• Provide software engineering maintenance on database driven web applications in a Cold Fusion environment and middleware components
• Provide maintenance on object oriented, multi-dimensional Oracle databases
• Conduct periodic backups and perform disaster recovery.
• Provide systems engineering for maintaining multiple platforms in a Windows and UNIX environment and provide network operations support

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