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I. DISCLAIMER This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), Project Manager Mission Command (PM MC) requests that all inte... I. DISCLAIMER This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), Project Manager Mission Command (PM MC) requests that all interested parties from Industry, Government Science and Technology, and Academia respond with their feedback to the Contracting Approach and Statement of Objective (SOO). This RFI shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation, or a Request for Proposal. There is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI or its responses. Responses to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. There is no payment for direct or indirect costs that are incurred in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. 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. Responses must address the requirements outlined below. II. Summary of Effort Program Executive Office Command Control Communications - Tactical (PEO C3T) and Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) will establish a consortium like model for the development of the modern digital fires products needed to improve decision making and accelerate kill chains against a near-peer threat. Modeled similar to the Air Force Advance Battle Management System consortium, the contract vehicle would support both the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) and Joint Targeting Integrated Command and Coordination (JTIC2S) programs of record. Further information on the contracting approach is provided in the Statement of Objectives (see Attachment 01). An industry day for AFATDS and JTIC2S is planned for 12-13 DEC 2023 as part of PEO C3T’s Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) 11 at the Savannah Convention Center, GA. The industry day will include product descriptions of AFATDS and JTIC2S from Product Manager Fire Support Command and Control, Army Capability Manager Fires Cells – Targeting, and current DEVCOM developers. See Section IX of this RFI for additional information regarding the TEM 11. A. AFATDS AXS Current Development Currently, the Army is developing the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) Artillery Execution Suite (AXS) as a micro-service, open architecture, hardware agnostic, application based, Fires solution (see Attachment 02). It provides an enduring architectural approach to enable mission adaptability and upgrades. AFATDS AXS is planned to divide the current capabilities provided by the AFATDS 6.8 baseline into three sub-products at echelon (Fire Support Element, Technical Fire Direction, and Tactical Fire Direction). Current development is executed by the Development Command-Armament Center (DEVCOM-AC). DEVCOM-AC will develop the initial tech stack, backend services, Software Development Kit (SDK), and Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for Division Fire Support Element. It is the government’s intent that further refinement of the foundation, development, and integration of each sub-products (Fire Support, Technical Fire Direction, and Tactical Fire Direction) will be managed by the “consortium-like” approach. The government will likely recommend but not mandate leveraging this SDK and MVP as a starting point to enable a compressed software (SW) deployment timeline. B. JTCI2S Current Development The Army plans to replace the legacy Joint Automated Deep Operations Coordination System (JADOCS) with a new program referred to as Joint Targeting Integrated Command and Coordination Suite (JTIC2S). JTIC2S will provide joint and organic Army fire support management for joint, coalition, and echelon target development and management via access to joint and multi-domain target intelligence databases. JTIC2S enables commanders at brigade through theatre levels throughout the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Special Forces and Coalition partners, to integrate targeting efforts into a single federated user interface via a joint fires/targeting common operational picture (COP). This digital integration of U.S. and allied fires will provide a capability for nominating, vetting, and validating suspect targets, determining methods of engagement, matching weapons effects to desired target battle damage, conducting targeting and risk mitigation in a coordinated and collaborative digital environment for both deliberate and dynamic targeting. JTIC2S will provide digital targeting development in coordination with the Intelligence warfighting function and Mission Command Warfighting function enabling access across multiple means of transport. It will also have capability to process a high volume of fires in a contested Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) environment, similar to how United States Forces Korea (USFK) support Republic of Korea (ROK) forces in the counter-fire fight today. Current development is carried out by the Development Command- Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center (DEVCOM-C5ISR). DEVCOM-C5ISR will containerize current JADOCS capabilities and develop the initial backend services and user interface for the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for JTIC2S High Level Architecture (see Attachment 03). It is the government’s intent that further refinement of the foundation, development, and integration of future requirements will be managed in the “consortium-like” approach. The government will likely recommend leveraging this MVP as a starting point to enable a compressed SW deployment timeline. III. MODERNIZING COMPLEX PROGRAMS A. The government realizes that modernizing a complex program like AFATDS, is not a “one company task”. We anticipate that it will take a “team of teams” composed of “Best-of-Breed” from the Fires and non-Fires community. B. It is the intent of the government to develop a contracting solution that can enable the establishment of a “consortium-like" organization. The government would task this organization to deliver products such as software, charter, Plan of Action and Milestone (POAM), processes, and leadership roles for contractors. C. The government intends that this organization leverage, inherit, and continue the current development efforts of a AFATDS AXS MVP & SDK as well as JITC2S MVP. IV. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Provide a White paper response that includes: A. Comments, concerns, and constructive inputs to the contracting approach and objectives developed in the SOO Section 4 (Attachment 01) with the intention of establishing a “consortium-like” organization as described in Section III of this RFI. B. Comments, concerns, and constructive inputs on the technical approach and AFATDS AXS Digital Platform Reference Architecture presented in Attachment 02. C. Comments, concerns, and constructive inputs on the technical approach to the JTIC2S High Level Design presented in Attachment 03. D. Comments, concerns, and constructive inputs on leveraging the use of a Government Furnished Information (GFI) Fires Digital Platform SDK and MVP to support a compressed software deployment schedule for AFATDS AXS. E. Comments, concerns, and constructive inputs on leveraging the use of a GFI MVP to support a compressed software deployment schedule for JTIC2S. V. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS A. COVER SHEET to include the following company information not to exceed 1 page. Company Name, CAGE Number (if applicable), Address, Point of Contact E-Mail Address, Phone, Company Web Page URL. State whether your company is a small business such as 8(a), small disadvantaged business, woman-owned business, HUBZone small business, Veteran-owned business, or service disabled veteran owned business. Also include a statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership). B. RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS. The Government is requesting interested sources to submit a white paper which provides comments, concerns, and constructive inputs as requested in Section IV of this RFI. White paper shall be arial font, size 12, and not to exceed 5 pages (title page/acronym lists are not included in this page count). Since White Papers will be shared outside the Government with multiple supporting contractor organizations, submissions should confirm there is no issue with the release of any proprietary documentation provided. C. Questions or requests for clarification shall be submitted via email by 1700 EST 7 November 2023 to all points of contact included in Section VII of this RFI with the email subject line ‘Fires C2 Systems RFI #1 Questions’. All White paper responses shall be submitted to all points of contact included in Section VII of this RFI by 1700 EST 22 November 2023 with the email subject line ‘‘Fires C2 Systems RFI #1 Response”. VI. RFI Feedback After the Government reviews all vendor submissions there may be additional need for further follow-on questions. If so, the Government reserves the right to contact those vendors and ask for clarifications. VII. Points of Contact for RFI Responses: Ryan Reddy, PM MC Acquisition Specialist, ryan.k.reddy.civ@army.mil Crystal Ross, Contract Specialists, crystal.l.ross17.civ@army.mil Jon Bauman, Contracting Officer, jonathan.m.bauman2.civ@army.mil VIII. List of RFI Attachments: Attachment 01 – Fires C2 Systems Statement of Objectives Attachment 02 – AFATDS AXS Digital Platform Reference Architecture Attachment 03 – JTIC2S High level Architecture IX. Additional information regarding the Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) 11 is located at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-attendee-us-army-technical-exchange-meeting-11-tickets-680844513267 X. Answer to vendor questions are posted in the spreadsheet titled FSC2 IDIQ RFI_Questions_Responses (15NOV2023).