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The United States (U.S.) Government is conducting market research to identify currently available software solutions, which provide Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM), Counter-Unmanned Aerial S... The United States (U.S.) Government is conducting market research to identify currently available software solutions, which provide Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM), Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) Command and Control (C2) solutions. Any solutions offered must be capable of maintaining Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) Command and Control (C2) software capabilities and interfaces while incrementally incorporating the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System’s (IBCS) software architecture and data interfaces. This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10.002 and Subpart 15.201 and is a request for information for conducting market research. All information received will be used for planning purposes only. This notice does not constitute invitation for bids, request for proposals, or request for quotes. The Government will not award a contract based on this notice and will not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with responses to it. The U.S. Government seeks to maintain the current system capability set. Respondents must: 1) Given a full TDP and source code, sustain and maintain the existing FAAD C2 air defense software application in accordance with Government requirements. This will require extensive experience in the ADA programming language. Sustainment will be limited to fixing high priority software issues, identifying new computer hardware to replace that which becomes obsolete, updating existing training material and technical manuals, making quarterly IAVA patches and maintaining but not enhancing existing interoperability with other Army and joint systems. Existing interfaces to be maintained include Link16, AMDWS, the AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar, the Avenger surface to air missile system, RAM Warn and LPWS. 2) Run in the real-time safety critical embedded computing environment and support real-time track acquisition, track identification, track correlation, track alerting, track management, track cueing, track dissemination functions, battle management and status, weapon coordination and management, and saturation alleviation. 3) Run on existing Government furnished equipment; Miltope SRNC-17, Dell Latitude 7212, and Crystal Rugged Embedded Computer RE1218M. 4) Be completely interoperable with legacy fielded FAAD C2 Systems to include real-time exchange of air and space tracks, RAM tracks, engagement orders with history, change data orders, unit operational status, track management and battle management data. 5) Provide a training, safety, and logistics package capable of achieving Government validation to support full material releases. 6) Provide test support in the field and lab. 7) Operate at the secret and unclassified levels. 8) Comply with the Department of Defense Risk Management Framework. 9) Provide joint service history of the proposed solution. Interested firms who believe they are capable of providing the aforementioned services are invited to indicate their interest by providing the following information: Company name, company address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address, Cage Code, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number. Business size (i.e. large, small disadvantaged, veteran owned, woman owned, etc.) Unclassified white paper on 8.5 x 11 inch paper with fonts no smaller than 10 point, one inch margins, in a Microsoft Word or Adobe file format. Each page of the submission shall contain a document identifier in the document header. Respondents should ensure to label any information contained in the white paper considered to be proprietary. At a minimum, the white paper shall provide a description of the technical approach and a statement on how the technical capabilities meet these key attributes: (1) Technical Overview: Including how the system accomplishes C-RAM C2 capabilities as defined above. (2) Operational Effectiveness: Including a description of how the C2 system enables weapons and sensors to accomplish required missions. (3) Integration: Ability of the system to integrate with AMDWS, existing/off the shelf sensors and effectors, and Joint/NATO data links such as Link16, Link 11B, Joint Range Extension Application Protocol (JREAP) and Low Level Air Picture Interface (LLAPI). (4) Sustainability: Consider sustainability with theater assets (training and maintenance) (5) Affordability: Estimated system costs for budgeting purposes. System costs must be both reasonable and achievable. The baseline for requested solutions is the ability to meet the minimum requirements of the current system. Responses should clearly identify and summarize all previous testing of either individual components of their proposed system of systems, or of the integrated system of systems, by either U.S. Government agencies or other test agencies. (6) Conformance with the U.S. Government open systems architecture initiatives. Responses should discuss types, extent, depth and breadth of analysis and data to substantiate performance and containment claims. Responses should also describe the firm’s capability and experience in providing tactical systems in this mission area. The white paper will contain no more than 20 total pages including tables, charts, and figures. The white paper should include a technical POC, phone number and email. This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an IFB, RFQ, or RFP. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products described in this RFI. Your response to this RFI is voluntary and will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The Army may use the information provided to develop its acquisition strategy. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted, or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government will not pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. If a solicitation is released for the supplies or services described herein, then it will be synopsized through the government point of entry (GPE) web site. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this potential requirement.