upon agreement among AJI, the Program Management Organization, the ATO Chief Safety  Engineer, and the  Acquisition Systems Advisory Group. 1.2  Scope  The SRMGSA supports the goals of the AMS process with guidance focused on service delivery  and an improved transition of programs from research and development to implementation. 6 AMS policy, FAA orders, and the SMS Manual mandate a planned and organized SRM  approach to RBDM that is consistent with the role of each organization in the FAA. Leadership, direction, and guidance relating to FAA acquisition policy, research, system  development, and agency information resource management require continuous collaboration  among ATO organizations, ANG, and other LOBs. This collaboration requires shared  accountability and responsibility as these organizations engage throughout the system lifecycle. The SRMGSA encourages this collaboration, particularly within the areas of requirements  management, acquisition policy, and system safety.  NAS systems not acquired through the FAA AMS process (e.g., acquired by other governments,  Eurocontrol, or the Department of Defense) are outside the scope of the SRMGSA. However,  they are within the scope of the FAA SMS and must follow the requirements of the SMS Manual  (including submitting safety related documentation to AOV) before they may be fielded. This  includes system-constituent pieces like leased or vendor-provided services that affect the safety  of the NAS.  The SRMGSA briefly discusses the assessment of proposed NAS initiatives (i.e., pre-acquisition  efforts) in support of agency RBDM. An initiative can be defined as any high-level change to the  operation of the NAS. The FAA Administrator may direct that any initiative be assessed for  safety. This may include Next Generation Air Transportation System priorities, proposed  capabilities, or other types of changes being considered in the agency. Safety risk assessments  for initiatives are integrated in nature and entail the review of risks induced by the impact of and  interdependencies among multiple planned or fielded NAS systems. Initiatives may pose new  safety risks, decrease existing risks, or impact the current risk profile of existing NAS systems  and operations. Recommendations are developed as to whether the initiative should be  pursued, redefined, or canceled based on the results of the integrated safety analyses. 1.3  Changes to the SRMGSA  Any safety practitioner may propose changes to the SRMGSA via the ATO SMS Mailbox or the  ATO SMS Policy Management Portal. The requirements of ATO Safety Guidance (ATO-SG)  ATO-SG-17-01,  Configuration Management for the Air Traffic Organization Safety Management  System Policy , apply.  6. SRM related to the ISM phase is limited to the implementation of the system. The SMS Manual provides guidance for changes to baselined systems. 1_SRMGSA_202003  4 Originally published March 2020  Uncontrolled copy when downloaded 