System Reliability Model (SRM) Clause Samples

System Reliability Model (SRM). The contractor shall develop a System Reliability Model (SRM) consisting of the lowest identifiable functions/elements in the FWS-I and their relationships to each other. The SRM shall encompass all hardware and non-hardware elements including, but not limited to, Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS), Non-Developmental Items (NDI), Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), software, human factors, and manufacturing. The contractor shall identify critical elements in the system design and additional design or testing activities required in order to achieve the reliability requirements. Critical elements are defined as those elements whose failure impacts mission completion, essential functions, or safety; or elements whose failure rates contribute significantly to the overall system. The SRM shall be updated whenever new failure modes are identified, failure definitions are updated, operational and environmental load estimates are revised, or design and manufacturing changes occur throughout the life cycle. Detailed critical component stress and damage models shall be incorporated as appropriate.