70 -- COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S)

Notice Date

August 30, 2000

Contracting Office

Commander, Marine Corps System Command, Code CTQ, 2033 Barnett Avenue, Ste 315, Quantico, VA 22134-5010

ZIP Code

22134-5010

Solicitation Number

M67854-00-R-2167

Response Due

December 20, 2000

Point of Contact

Ms. Angela P. Apperson, Contracting Officer, 703-784-5822, ext. 227

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via (AppersonAP@mcsc.usmc.mil)

Description

The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia intends to procure the Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) using Full and Open Competition. A solicitation will be released in September 2000. The CAC2S will replace the C2 capabilities and functions of the Marine Aviation Command and Control System (MACCS), and consolidate them into one efficient system that will allow the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to plan and execute the six functions of Marine aviation (i.e. Control of Aircraft and Missiles, Anti-air Warfare, Offensive Air Support, Assault Support, Electronic Warfare, and Aerial Reconnaissance). The CAC2S will be used by the MACCS agencies consisting of the Tactical Air Command Center (TACC), Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC), Direct Air Support Center (DASC), Marine Air Traffic Control Detachment (MATCD), and Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) battalion. The CAC2S will provide modular/scaleable facilities and components, with maximum commonality across MACCS C2 agencies. CAC2S will minimize the MACCS' logistical footprint through the use of a modular design that is easily transportable and uses primarily COTS hardware. The CAC2S will replace current functionality, and where applicable, integrate current and planned aviation and battlefield automation systems. The CAC2S will provide a readily transportable operational facility (OPFAC), processing and display hardware, and communications interfaces to support the presentation of all information required to perform the MACCS C2 missions in a fully integrated display. The integrated display will provide the operator with the capability to access all required information within one application. The CAC2S will be capable of interfacing to any current, or planned, USMC communications assets, and to existing and planned sensors. The CAC2S will interface to the currently assigned "table of equipment" communications systems to provide the operator with an integrated communications/intercom interface on the workstation. The CAC2S will be designed to facilitate interaction and information flow between higher, adjacent, and supporting units, to include the MAGTF Command Element (CE), the Ground Combat Element (GCE), and Joint/Combined forces. Each CAC2S C2 node will provide a centralized capability to collect, process, and disseminate tactical data to operator workstations and external agencies via Local Area Network/Wide Area Network(LAN/WAN) systems and tactical data links. The architecture of the CAC2S subsystems is intended to be capable of supporting current and future operational environments including but not limited to: Operational Maneuver From The Sea (OMFTS), Sustained Operations Ashore (SOA), and Other Expeditionary Operations (OEO). Additionally, to ensure military utility in a broad range of operational scenarios, the CAC2S should have the appropriate mobility and transportability attributes. The CAC2S is intended to be the baseline for the development of an integrated MAGTF C4I software architecture to automate command and control processes throughout the USMC. Extensive use of COTS/NDI software is anticipated. As such, this open systems architecture will accommodate evolving C2 requirements to meet or enhance C2 needs across the Marine Corps C4I spectrum. It is envisioned that there will be four (4) CAC2S' fielded, one for each of the three active Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF), and one for the Reserve Forces. Additionally, requisite nodes of CAC2S will be fielded to provide operator/maintainer training, logistics, and tactical systems support. The first phase of CAC2S, to be fielded in FY 06, will replace the C2 systems/functions residing in the four (4) USMC TAOCs. Phase II will replace the current TACC and DASC C2 systems/functions. Follow-on phases of CAC2S fielding will provide for the MATCD C2 systems replacement and the MAGTF Operations Center software baseline. MARCORSYSCOM is currently in the Program Definition/Risk Reduction (PDRR) phase. See Note 26.

Web Link

Click here to review latest status of CAC2S solicitiation (http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/mcscctq/cac2S.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000901/70SOL002.HTM (W-243 SN491921)