SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- classification management tool
- Notice Date
- 10/17/2008
- Notice Type
- Cancellation
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Headquarters AMC Contracting, 402 Scott Drive, Unit 2A2, Scott AFB, Illinois, 62225-5320, United States
- ZIP Code
- 62225-5320
- Solicitation Number
- AFCA-EACO-09-0001
- Archive Date
- 11/19/2008
- Point of Contact
- joseph f brown,, Phone: 6192296712
- E-Mail Address
-
joseph.brown.4@us.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- OFFADD: AFCA/EAC, 203 W. Losey St, Rm. 1100, Scott AFB IL 62225-5200 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DESC: This announcement constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) synopsis. Information obtained as a result of this synopsis is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute an invitation for sealed bid or request for proposal (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the government. The government is currently conducting a market survey and analysis of government-off-the-shelf and commercial off the-shelf products that can meet the requirements for the vision of the Classification Management Tool (CMT). Sharing of information is critical to the defense of our nation. The DoD CIO stated in the DoD Information Sharing Strategy: "It is imperative to effectively exchange information among components, Federal agencies, coalition partners, foreign governments and international organizations as a critical element of our efforts to defend the nation and execute national strategy." Marking instructions, with appropriate declassification guidance, must therefore be current, accurate, and consistent with the Executive Order 12958, as amended. An enterprise classification marking tool for the Air Force is a critical step to share information by providing properly marked and formatted information in either email or document form. This tenet is a primary building block in sharing information from one security domain to another, e.g., NIPRNET to SIPRNET, or SIPRNET to coalition network (CENTRIXS) and is documented in the Functional Solutions Analysis (FSA) for Multinational Information Sharing (MNIS). The Controlled Access Program Coordination Office (CAPCO) standard is identified as a starting point for establishing an internationally accepted marking standard for information objects. The vision of the CMT is to enable individuals to mark email and documents with little or no knowledge of regulatory marking standards. This capability would enable US and Non-US information sharing while allowing for future multi-level security technologies that rely on data tagging and document marking. Correct formatting of documents/email is critical in order to pass information from one security domain to another. Cross domain guards/rule sets may reject emails due to improper formatting. This tool would promote uniform, consistent, and comprehensive markings throughout AF while enforcing AF specific and CAPCO marking implementation guidelines. The tool would also protect information from potential unintentional declassification and/or distribution by ensuring classification banner/meta data accurately reflects the highest classification of a document denoted by portion markings and/or embedded data. AF and CAPCO guidelines are very complex with many caveats. All documents/e-mails must include applicable header/footer banners, portion markings on paragraphs/e-mail subject lines, and declassification instructions. Declassification instructions, for example, come in two main forms which should be automated for the average user: originally and derivatively classified documents. An originally classified document has the "Classified By:", "Classification Reason:", and the "Declassify On:" instruction lines while a derivatively classified document only has "Derived From:" and "Declassify On:" lines. The resulting requirements are designed to fulfill this vision and, if followed, would yield the example below.   The product to provide the capability described by the CMT vision must satisfy the requirements (RQMT) in Appendix A which is primarily guided by the regulations in Appendix B. All level 1 requirements (regardless of priority) must be successfully met prior to initial deployment, following the normal software development lifecycle process. Due to new regulations being published and current regulations being updated and/or refined, all other requirements are subject to change. At a minimum, a vendor's RFI submission should answer the following questions: 1. How does the vendor's capability/concept support the CMT vision? 2. Can the vendor accurately relate customer definition of terms/concepts to vendor-specific solutions? 3. Does the proposed capability/concept rely on any proprietary standards to meet any of the requirements? 4. Does the solution meet the vision/requirements "as is" or is specific development required? 5. If development is required, is the vendor willing/able to accommodate an iterative process (e.g., the Unified Software Development Process) or does the vendor primarily utilize "waterfall" (AKA "all requirements first") approaches to software development? 6. How does the vendor deal with out-of-cycle requirements processing? 7. What is the timeline of completion, to include any development or deployment issues? 8. Does the vendor offer administrative/user support capabilities? 9. What are the expected cost breakdowns (e.g., development, licenses, "support" desk). 10. What warrants a version change over an interim change? 11. Does the vendor have any Microsoft Partnerships/Certifications? 12. Does the vendor's solution have any awards and/or relevant success stories/testimonials? Vendors responding to the RFI who currently can make products available to the Air Force are requested to provide a description of capabilities NLT 30 days from publication of this notice. Potential vendors may express interest, make comments, and ask questions via electronic mail, phone call, or fax to the Air Force Communications Agency, Enterprise Architecture Planning at AFCA.EA.CSNI@scott.af.mil, (618) 229-6816, FAX (618) 229-5339. This includes requesting a copy of the one page drawing of an example marked document and listing of requirements. Vendors that meet Air Force requirements will be allowed to schedule a demonstration, at no cost to the government, to highlight their product's capabilities and provide software/concepts for Air Force review. All comments and questions must be in writing and must identify the company source, contact person, e-mail address, and telephone number. EMAILADD: AFCA.EA.CSNI@scott.af.mil EMAILDESC: Air Force Communications Agency, Enterprise Architecture Planning, Scott AFB IL   Appendix A - CMT Requirements To request a copy of the requirements, contact Air Force Communications Agency, Enterprise Architecture Planning at AFCA.EA.CSNI@scott.af.mil, (618) 229-6816, FAX (618) 229-5339. Appendix B - GUIDING AUTHORITIES FOR APPLICATION  Executive Order 12958 - Classification Guidelines (1995)  Multinational Information Sharing  DoD 5200.1-R Information Security Program  DoD 5200.1-PH DoD Guide to Marking Classified Documents  Air Force Instruction (AFI) 31-401, Information Security Program Management, 01 November 2005 (C4. Chapter 4, Markings);  Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Special Security Center (SSC) Controlled Access Program Coordination Office (CAPCO), Authorized Classification and Markings Register Volume 1, Edition 2, 12 May 2008;  DNI SSC CAPCO, Intelligence Community Classification and Control Markings Implementation Manual Volume 1, Edition 2, 12 May 2008;  Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), Marking Classified National Security Information (ISOO Marking Booklet), October 2007;  Joint SECDEF/DCI Memo July 2004  OSD/NII memo 25 Apr 2006 (Classified)  SAF/AA Memo 30 May 2006
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- Place of Performance
- Address: AFCA, 203 w Losey st, Scott afb, Illinois, 62225, United States
- Zip Code: 62225
- Zip Code: 62225
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