US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

58 -- LIMITED SEAMLESS COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT (CSS)STANDARD ARMY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS(STAMIS) STAMIS AND COMBAT SERVICE CONTROL SYSTEM (CSSCS) CSSCS WORKSTATIONS. SOL DAAB07-97-R-D087 DUE 083197 POC Point of Contact -- Bonnie Hegarty, Engineer, 908-427-3974. E-MAIL: Limited Seamless Communications, Hegarty@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. The CECOM Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate, Fort Monmouth, NJ, is seeking innovative solutions that will allow limited seamless communications between Combat Service Support (CSS)Standard Army Management Information Systems(STAMIS) STAMIS and Combat Service Control System (CSSCS) CSSCS workstations. The objective of this effort is to gather information and test and evaluate any/all readily available solutions that will enable controlled data flow between the sensitive but unclassified (SBU)STAMIS and the "network secrete high" CSSCS. This market survey does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to test, evaluate or purchase any products. This Market Survey is being conducted only to obtain information pertaining to the state-of-the-art security technologies that may address the limited seamless communication goals of STAMIS and CSSCS. BACKGROUND: CSSCS is the Combat Service Support node of the Army Battlefield Control System (ABCS). It is a computer software system designed to assist commanders and their staffs in the planning and execution of CSS operations. CSSCS operates on a Secret system High network, processing/storing Secret data within the system. The CSSCS collects, analyzes and disseminates critical CSS information to support the function of command, control and resource management. CSSCS terminals are resident at Brigade and above and are interfaced to other ABCS. CSSCS workstations are Common Hardware System(CHS) equipment. The CHS compliment of equipment consists of Solaris 2.X, HP-UX and Windows NT workstations as well as Windows 95. The primary communications media for CSSCS is the SECRET High MSE Tactical Packet network. STAMIS: The Standard Army Management Information Systems (STAMIS) is composed of equipment designed to manage CSS operations and pass CSS information from deployed systems upward to higher echelons. STAMIS systems are isolated from the ABCS network because they host unclassified data and are not accreditedat the Secret High level. STAMIS users are not cleared to access classified data. Some of the legacy STAMIS equipment can not operate in a TCP/IP network as they incorporate the asynchronous BLAST communication software. In order to operate in a TCP/IP environment, a concentrator/interface was developed for those STAMIS using the BLAST protocol. This device, the CSS Automated Information System Interface (CAISI), was designed using the Virtual End to End (VEE) software which acts as an application layer interface to the TCP/IP based network. CAISI provides TCP at layer 4, IP at layer 3, PPP and Ethernet services and protocols. The STAMIS system identifies itself to the CAISI. CAISI then acts as the interface to traditional TCP/IP networks. ISSUE: Information transfers between CSSCS and STAMIS is an existing Army requirement. CSSCS generates the SBU Tracked Items List(CTIL) in the format that is required by the receiving STAMIS workstation. The CTIL is formatted to look similar to USMTF messages but it is nota true USMTF message. The unclassified CSSCS CTIL is downloaded to a floppy disk, manually verified as unclassified, and then transferred to the STAMIS by either the diskette itself, via a modem or an RS-232 connection. STAMIS responds in a similar SBU fashion with a defined message structure. CTIL format, unlike the USMTF, allow variances within their message structure. QUESTIONS: A need exists to have the unclassified STAMIS system connect to the CSSCS Secret system over a seamless connection. Concurrently the classified network and classified CSSCS devices need to be protected from intrusion and unauthorized or unintended release of classified data as a result of the interface to STAMIS. Does the technology exist that would enable this seamless transmission of data between the CSSCS and the STAMIS system? It is requested that your organization review the Governments requirements and provide comments as to technical solutions being proposed. Does your organization have a product that specifically address the issues outlined in this Market Survey? If the answer is yes, please provide technical information on these products indicating whether they are software, hardware or a combination of both. If your organization has a potential solution, would you be willing to provide product documentation and a technical presentation to the Government? Would your organization be willing to loan equipment and personnel for a test and an evaluation? It is the intent of the Government to compile all information provided and based upon security and accreditation issues determine which solution may be considered for test and evaluation. All survey responses shall be returned NLT 31 August 1997 to: U. S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, ATTN.; AMSEL-RD-ST-SY-IS (B. Hegarty), Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703 or via electronic mail in M-WORD format to: Hegarty@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. (0216)

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