Defense Information Systems Agency, DITCO-NCR, 701 South Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199

D -- DEFENSE INFORMATION SYATEMS AGENCY, DITCO-NCR, CODE DTN2, 701 SOUTH COURTHOUSE ROAD, ARLINGTON, VA. 22204-2199 POC Barbara Janitis,Contract Specialist,703/607-6913;Karen Erickson,ContractingOfficer,703/607-6907 -- 17. Description: New Sources Sought. The Defense Information Systems Agency/Joint Interoperability and Engineering Organization (DISA/JIEO) is seeking vendor information to identify potential sources who can provide all necessary technical support to: mature and extend the Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment (DII COE) infrastructure and architecture and increase accessibility; produce and support Global Command and Control System (GCCS) and Global Combat Support System (GCSS) configuration definitions and mission applications; and support the transfer throughout Government and industry of the knowledge needed to extend and use the COE and integrate applications into the COE environment. Requirements include providing the following: maturation support; identification of capability and tool requirements; support for existing and emerging technologies; expanded multi-platform support; integration standards and documentation; version integration support; engineering process support; DII COE, GCCS and GCSS architecture support; support for C4I system interfaces; development and documentation of Application Programmer Interfaces (APIs); Government off-the-shelf (GOTS) and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components; support for problem identification and resolution; COE Online Repository System (CSRS) segment support; segmentation training; government integration training; user/developer training; and user technical support. The requirements also include supporting the development of interfaces to legacy systems as well as the integration of advanced capabilities into the GCCS, GCSS, and DII COE. Potential sources must demonstrate the following: In-depth knowledge of the DII COE including its software integration approach for federated sharing of the operating system's run time environment, architectural components of infrastructure services and common support applications built on the run time environment, software reuse, and strategy for dealing with the investment decisions/migration of existing legacy capabilities. In-depth knowledge of the DII COE Shared Data Environment (SHADE) including its architecture, implementation approaches, re-usable data-related software components, data guidelines and standards, database design, data sharing from tight to loose federations, and strategies for bridging data "stovepipes" to broaden interoperability. Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of the current state of technology, future trends in technology and integration of emerging technology into the DII COE and SHADE. In-depth knowledge of subscriber systems and the technical, schedule, and program issues associated with subscriber implementation of the DII COE. In-depth knowledge of Distributed Information Technology at all layers: Network, Operating System, Architecture/Protocol and Distributed Management, and how Information Assurance has to be integrated into each layer. In-depth knowledge of and demonstrated expertise in implementing current Information Assurance-related tools, techniques, andcapabilities, including proxy and firewall technology, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, and NSA encryption methods. In-depth knowledge of currently installed DII COE software In-depth knowledge of currently installed GCCS software In-depth knowledge of the interfaces between GCCS and GCSS mission applications and the DII COE components. In-depth knowledge and understanding of Unified Build, Common Operational Picture (COP), Joint Mapping Tool Kit (JMTK) (Visualization) and associated communications capabilities. Expertise in Track Database Management (TDBM)processes and internal data structures. Demonstrated knowledge of MDX and MDXNET functionality required to support message exchanges via LAN/WAN. Knowledge of and skill in deployment and operation of the COP in GCCS, GCSS and other C3 and Combat Support systems. In-depth knowledge of GCCS data sources and technical interface requirements to support integration into the COP. In-depth knowledge of the operational employment of the COP and fielded COP architectures. Architectures include detailed knowledge of interoperability issues and technical solutions for interoperating with coalition partners. In-depth knowledge of Combat Support applications and GCSS data sources and technical interface requirements to support integration into the COP and operational employment of the COP and fielded COP architectures, including the following: Interface/integration with the GCSS data mediation environment Interface and integration with JOPES, GSORTS, NIMA (Water and Air Port static information), GTN, JTAV-EUCOM, JTAV-PACOM, JTAV-ACOM, JPAV, & DTRACS Sites and Units COP Databases and relationships with the TDBM Knowledge of the GCSS CS/COP segments (GCI, GCBV, & GCDB) In-depth knowledge of the COP flat file structures and their interrelationships Knowledge of the current COP architectures and installed base Knowledge of the existing COP software components in DII COE Version 3.1 and how to move them to DII COE Version 3.3 and Version 3.4, and the plan to move to Version 4.0 Expertise in World Wide Web technology and techniques for integrating mapping and imagery products into a Web-based environment, as evidenced by the following: Knowledge of the current ELVIS architectures. Knowledge of the Combat Support application development specifics and requirements for addition to the ELVIS environment An understanding of the technical challenges for displaying the COP on small handheld devices such as a Palm Pilot or similar Windows CE-based platforms Knowledge of the use of map servers Demonstrated ability to maintain tactical management system software, the Integrated C4I System Framework, the Integrated Foundation Libraries, specialized tactical data link interface software, and time synchronization tools Demonstrated ability to maintain and enhance segments that are used for multi-source correlation, including correlation of classified sources. Demonstrated ability to maintain and enhance existing software segments used for Missile Early Warning Demonstrated ability to maintain and baseline source code and technical documentation that exceeds 2 million lines of code and over 272 segments developed by another vendor on a rigorous overlapping six-month product development cycle Demonstrated ability to support and troubleshoot software for extended periods of time in a global environment with cleared personnel who possess relevant military operational expertise and experience Ability to perform all tasks listed in the Draft statement of Work which is available at: http://www.ditco.disa.mil. Potential sources should also address the following critical element: ability to maintain the Government's projected release schedule for DII COE, GCCS and GCSS, as follows: Product Version Date DII COE 4.0 Apr 1999 DII COE 4.1 Oct 1999 DII COE 4.2 Apr 2000 DII COE 5.0 Oct 2000 DII COE 5.1 Apr 2001 DII COE 5.2 Oct 2001 GCCS 3.0 incremental releases through Dec 1999 GCCS 4.0 Feb 2000 GCCS 4.0 incremental releases through Dec 2001 GCSS Incremental releases every 45 days Vendors responding to this announcement must provide a written and oral brief indicating their capabilities and relevant experience in relation to the above requirements. Submit two electronic (Word 97) and hard copies of written brief to Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) ATTN: Karen Erickson, 701 S. Courthouse Rd, Arlington, VA 22204. Written submissions must be received not later than 15 days after this published notice. After written submissions are received vendors will be contacted within 5 days to schedule oral brief/questioning by DISA technical panel. Posted 07/07/98. (0188)

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