IT-21 ASHORE ACQUISITION STRATEGY PROOF-OF-CONCEPT The Department of the Navy (DON), in cooperation with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), invites companies to assist in determining the most cost-effective and appropriate acquisition method to satisfy integrated voice, video and data mission requirements on the island of Oahu. The objective of this effort is to enable unified and component commanders to make sound, fact-based, business decisions regarding potential future information technology (IT) acquisitions for Oahu installations and island-wide metropolitan area network infrastructure, including management, security, training, and application support. The Defense Information Infrastructure's Common Operating Environment (DII-COE), Joint Technical Architecture (JTA), and Installation and Run-Time Specification (I&RTS) will be the basis of this proof-of-concept effort and will be examined, including their fiscal impact on IT acquisition. The Information Technology for the 21st Century (IT-21) ashore acquisition strategy proof-of-concept will examine fee-for-service and outsourcing alternatives in addition to more traditional acquisition methods. An independent facilitation team (composed of Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Coopers & Lybrand, and Bellcore) will oversee the development of: o Specific performance-based, functional requirements; o Current IT cost and infrastructure assessments to provide a cost baseline; and o IT Business Case Analyses, analyzing a range of acquisition options to support Oahu acquisition decisions. For areas where outsourcing is the preferred alternative, performance-based statements of work (SOW) will be developed in support of government requirements. These SOWs may be used for future contract actions. All companies that desire to provide input into these products are invited to the initial industry forum at 1400 on Friday, 2 May at Howell Auditorium (Bldg 226), Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir (9820 Belvoir Road in southeastern Fairfax County, Virginia). The purpose of this forum will be to describe government IT-21 Ashore Acquisition Strategy proof of concept plans in order to obtain industry views on scaleable and open, enterprise-wide IT visions and architectures. As products are developed, the facilitation team will provide periodic electronic access and feedback opportunities to the industry participants. Any company desiring to attend should respond by e-mail to "it-21@hq.navy.mil" with participants' names by 30 April. From this forum, a small group of industry representatives will be invited to serve as an on-site advisory committee to the Oahu facilitation team to obtain specific recommendations on the Oahu IT architecture model. These companies will be invited based on their willingness to participate and demonstrated experience in designing, building and implementing an architecture similar to the size and complexity of the Oahu enterprise. Further details regarding required experience will be provided at the May 2nd forum. The government intends to satisfy any emergent integrated voice, video and data requirements using existing contractual vehicles as appropriate. Companies that participate will do so at their own cost and risk with no expectation that a contract award will result. No additional competitive contract award should be expected as a result of this effort. Should this proof of concept prove valuable, a similar analysis is expected to occur in the Tidewater, Virginia area. E-MAIL: Forum Registration, it-21@hq.navy.mil.

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