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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 01, 2008 FBO #2440
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D -- Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) 2009 - Additional FBO Instructions

Notice Date

7/30/2008
 

Notice Type

Additional FBO Instructions
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

Defense Information Systems Agency, Procurement Directorate, DITCO-NCR, P.O. 4502, Arlington, Virginia, 22204-4502, United States
 

ZIP Code

22204-4502
 

Solicitation Number

CWID2009(revised)
 

Response Due

9/15/2008
 

Point of Contact

Edward. Shannon Frank,, Phone: 703-681-0327
 

E-Mail Address

Edward.frank@disa.mil
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2009 Description 1. This announcement is for the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2009 (CWID 2009) scheduled for 1 June 2009 - 26 June 2009. Combatant Commands (COCOMs), Services and Department of Defense (DoD) Agencies (C/S/As), government agencies outside the DoD, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and national participants outside the United States (U.S.) must submit all Trial proposals for CWID by 15 September 2008. Industry partners must have a C/S/A or non-DoD government agency acting as a sponsor to submit a trial. Complete CWID program details, to include references and submission instructions for trials, are found at http://www.cwid.js.mil. 2. CWID is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's annual event enabling the C/S/As, and the multinational community to identify, investigate, and assess command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions which focus on relevant and timely objectives for enhancing Coalition, COCOM, Service, Agency (C/C/S/A) interoperability and information sharing while exploring new partnerships. U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), on behalf of the Chairman, is responsible for the oversight of the CWID program. CWID focuses on net-centric solutions to current C4ISR capability gaps that the traditional DoD acquisition process is not adequately addressing. Gaps are identified in the annual CWID objectives and reflect immediate and near term capability needs. C/S/A's and industry partners can nominate/submit potential technology solutions to be demonstrated at CWID to address specific acquisition program objectives. Each proposed technology demonstration is called a "trial." CWID provides Technical/Interoperability, Warfighter/Operator, and Information Assurance assessments on trials submitted within the construct of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System. C/S/As are highly encouraged to explore solutions to broad interoperability challenges between participating services, agencies and international participants during the CWID 2009 event. CWID is also an appropriate venue for spiral development, risk reduction, or validation of fielded/near-fielded commercial and/or DoD systems when appropriate to reduce development/demonstration costs or production timelines. 3. USJFCOM is the host COCOM for CWID 2009 and influences the simulated operational scenario to address the range of C/C/S/A challenges. The scenario focuses on exercising military coalition task force (CTF) responsibilities in conjunction with U.S. Northern Command's (USNORTHCOM) Homeland Security/Homeland Defense (HS/HD) initiatives, and increasing/enhancing involvement, integration, and interoperability with our coalition partners. Coalition participation remains the cornerstone of CWID 2009 and the anticipated international participants include: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and NATO. COCOMs may invite nations, with prior Joint Staff approval, from within their respective AOR to participate as CTF members. USNORTHCOM's coalition partners include US and Canadian military, government and civil agencies (e.g., Department of Homeland Security, Canada Command, and Public Safety Emergency Preparedness Canada). 4. CWID is conducted in a simulated operational environment to provide context for the assessing of C4ISR solutions. Trials may receive one or more of the following assessments: Warfighter/Operator, Technical/Interoperability, and/or Information Assurance assessment. Trials must address one or more of the provided objectives and specifically, focus on at least one narrowly defined sub-objective. The CWID Senior Management Group (SMG) selects and prioritizes trials based on inputs from the CWID Assessment Working Group (AWG), Systems Engineering and Integration Working Group (SEIWG) and the Trial Transition Information Working Group (T2IWG). Performance results captured during the execution phase assessments are documented in the CWID 2009 Final Report. 5. As stated above, each proposed trial must address one or more of the CWID objectives and corresponding sub-objectives listed in paragraph 7 to be selected for participation and must commit to provide the funding, personnel, training, hardware, software, and documentation necessary to participate at one or more execution sites. The CWID SMG will select trial proposals on how well the trial's proposal satisfies the chosen objectives and corresponding sub-objectives. The selection criteria are specified in the CWID Additional Information document. Trials must have a DoD or government sponsor in the format outlined on the CWID web site. 6. Trial information is transmitted across the Combined Federated Battle Lab Network (CFBLNet), a worldwide secure network, enabling classified, releasable data to be exchanged among the CFBLNet participants. The CWID JMO coordinates, engineers, and supervises the network and the information domains for the worldwide venue. The CWID 2009 hardware and software trials must support the overall Network Centric Warfare construct. The CFBLNet, which supports military and coalition operations, provides the infrastructure to facilitate the military's role in providing Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA). 7. The 2009 Objectives, initiated by USJFCOM, are supported by sub-objectives that reference clearly defined C/C/S/A capability gaps. The objectives are linked to COCOM Integrated Priority Lists, DoD Joint Capability Areas, the USJFCOM Transformation Roadmap, USJFCOM C2 Capability Portfolio Management (C2 CPM) initiative and other coalition, service requirements and Joint Staff source documentation. The objectives reflect the following recurring themes: a. Investigate and identify emerging and relevant coalition information sharing solutions, b. Focus on demonstrating interoperability solutions for C/C/S/A capability gaps and challenges, and c. Enhance multinational, Joint, and inter-agency cooperation and communication capabilities. The CWID 2009 Objectives and their associated sub-objectives represent process improvements to facilitate post-CWID execution efforts that facilitate strategies aimed at responsibly bringing technology solutions to the DoD and Federal acquisition communities for consideration. Multinational (to include DoD and non-DoD entities) information sharing solutions should be built on a foundation that is web-enabled, net-centric, secure, scalable, and bandwidth sensitive. The CWID 2009 Objectives: Objective 1: Improve Coalition Command, Control and Coordination for both Conventional and Irregular Warfare Operations a. Demonstrate real time voice and text translation tools b. Demonstrate multi-domain applications that promote information sharing with unanticipated mission partners c. Demonstrate mission planning tools that support military, law enforcement, first responders, governmental and non-governmental (NGO) planning activities d. Demonstrate automated Information Operations planning and integration with psychological operations, computer network operations and electronic capabilities e. Demonstrate improved Command and Control capabilities for personnel recovery missions f. Provide on-time agile sustainment reports to the maneuvering forces under the full range of military operations g. Demonstrate functional interoperability for NATO Response Force (NRF) C4ISR systems h. Demonstrate communication tools that share CBRNE contingency information with coalition partners Objective 2: Improve Commander Centric, Net-Enabled Operations a. Demonstrate open & secure deployable/mobile C2 capabilities b. Demonstrate bandwidth optimization and quality of service management tools c. Demonstrate effective network defense applications to protect shared data d. Demonstrate multi-level secure information architecture within a multi-national coalition environment e. Demonstrate data fusion tools that support cross domain information sharing within a Service Oriented Architecture f. Demonstrate information exchange gateway applications that link multiple security levels Objective 3: Enhance Coalition Battle Space and Situational Awareness a. Demonstrate information exchange capabilities to enhance worldwide Maritime Domain Awareness b. Demonstrate improved identification and force tracking capabilities c. Demonstrate persistent C4ISR tools to support neutralization of Improvised Explosive Devices d. Demonstrate ISR data visibility and synchronization tools Objective 4: Enhance Coalition Logistics Planning and Coordination a. Demonstrate secure abilities to display status of Coalition equipment & personnel b. Demonstrate logistics data access, fusion, & integration among Communities of Interest c. Demonstrate large file data sharing for medical and health protection services d. Demonstrate ability of NATO Response Force (NRF) to coordinate logistics between participating nations Objective 5: Enhance Coalition, Military, Government Agency and NGO Partnership Building Capabilities a. Demonstrate CBRNE data access, fusion & integration among the Defense and other Government levels (Federal, State/Provincial & Local agencies) b. Demonstrate tools to improve Information Assurance between government agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations c. Demonstrate a Common Operational Picture to include air/ground tracks using advanced visualization technologies d. Demonstrate a force tracking capability for 1st responders e. Demonstrate computer network defense capabilities that provide information assurance for non-military partners f. Demonstrate Multilateral Interoperability Program (MIP) compliant mission planning coordination & awareness tools 8. Subject to changes, the following milestones are to be used for planning purposes: a. Trial proposals due: 15 September 2008 b. Trial selection: 15 October 2008 c. Initial Planning Conference: 17-21 November 2008, Tidewater area, VA. d. Mid Planning Conference: 9 -13 February 2009, Tidewater Area, VA. e. Final Planning Conference: 30 March -3 April 2009, Tidewater Area, VA. f. CWID 2009 Execution: 1 - 26 June 2009: 1. Preliminary set-up: 1 - 5 June 2009. 2. Training and Rehearsal: 8 - 12 June 2009. 3. Interoperability Trials assessment and visitors 15 - 25 Jun2 2009. 4. Hotwash: 26 June 2009. 9. Administrative requirements: a. Information submitted in trial proposals is considered and handled as non-proprietary. b. Unclassified and classified networks will be used. Trial participants require a minimum of DoD SECRET clearance to participate within the CTF scenario. Trials focusing only on the HS/HD mission set may not require a clearance and will typically reside in an unclassified space during the execution phase. c. Military or government civilian personnel will operate the trials during the execution phase. Trials must provide required training and documentation at each CWID 2009 site they intend to demonstrate their technology. CWID funds will not be provided for training. d. Trials will be required to provide on-site technical and operational representation throughout the CWID 2009 planning conferences and execution phase. CWID funds will not be used to support this effort.10. The CWID JMO Points of Contact are Ms. Carla Jolly at (703) 882-1399 or Ms. Lisa Blanchard at (703) 882-0973 or e-mail: cwidit@disa.mil. 11. This announcement is not a request for proposal; no contract award shall be made as a result of this request for information. Industry participation in CWID 2009 is at no cost to the government. Points of Contact: Ms. Carla Jolly at (703) 882-1399 or Ms. Lisa Blanchard at (703) 882-0973 or e-mail: cwidit@disa.mil. Please coordinate all correspondence through the primary point of contact listed in this annoucement.
 

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Document(s)

Additional FBO Instructions
 

File Name: Additional FBO CWID 2009 Instructions (CWID2009-Additional-FBO-information-30 July 2008.doc)

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Place of Performance

Address: CWID Joint Managment Office, Attn: Interoperability Trail Submission, P.O. Box 4502, Arlington, Virginia, 22041, United States

Zip Code: 22041
 

Record

SN01627093-W 20080801/080730222829-9ad750134a13843b77bcdfc27ebb3e0d (fbodaily.com)
 

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