## 5 Safety Planning for Acquisitions 

## 5.1 Portfolio Safety Strategy 

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Investment Portfolio Leads are responsible for ensuring the conduct of Integrated Safety Management within their portfolio. This is not an independent effort; the Office of NextGen (ANG) needs to rely on the input of Safety and Technical Training (AJI) to fully assess the safety posture of any portfolio and to plan Integrated Safety Management efforts. At a high level, AJI supports ANG and NextGen Integrated Safety Management by participating in safety assessments and Safety Collaboration Team (SCT)–directed safety analyses, as requested. AJI also provides consolidated Air Traffic Organization (ATO) safety reviews of NextGen planning documents. 

AJI support also includes: 

• Collaborating with ANG on all aspects of NextGen Integrated Safety Management to ensure that safety artifacts are developed as needed during the pre-investment phases of the Federal Aviation Administration Acquisition Management System (AMS); 1 

• Developing a single ATO safety strategy to support NextGen concepts and implementation as depicted on the National Airspace System Enterprise Architecture (EA) safety roadmap as well as tracking ATO Safety Decision Points on the EA safety roadmap; 

• Approving the scope of NextGen safety assessments conducted in the pre-investment phase; 

• Participating in safety assessments and SCT-directed safety analyses, as requested; 

• Reviewing and approving Safety Risk Management (SRM) documents for NextGen solutions; 

• Reviewing and approving safety operational improvements’ functionality and implementation dates in the NextGen Safety Portfolio; and 

• Attending technical meetings between ANG and Program Offices (POs) to coordinate safety program requirements and engineering architecture artifacts. 

In addition, AJI and the PO work with the ANG NextGen Investment Portfolio leads to identify any Integrated Safety Management gaps that may exist within a portfolio. 

## 5.2 Safety Strategy Meetings and Program Safety Plans 

Acquisition strategies vary among investment programs. As a result, the SRM documentation requirements may also vary. The PO should contact AJI to schedule a Safety Strategy Meeting (SSM) to determine the appropriate documentation requirements and to receive guidance in fulfilling the PO's SRM obligations for the anticipated AMS milestone. The AJI Safety Case Lead (SCL) facilitates the SSM, contributes his or her knowledge of policies and SRM practices, establishes peer review process guidelines, and ensures that the proceedings are captured in meeting minutes. The SSM should be conducted in consultation with the ATO Chief Safety Engineer, if necessary (particularly if extensive documentation tailoring is planned). 

The SSM can be held at any time per the request of the PO from project inception through the fielding of the system (including prior to the Initial Operating Capability being declared). 

