Army Global Force Information Management (GFIM) Prototype

**Please see notice number W15QKN-20-X-0B1B for Prototype Project Opportunity Notice posted on 03 August 2020. *********** This update provides new information for the GFIM Prototype Project requirement and solicitation. First, the Government is in the final review stage of the documents for the Prototype Project Opportunity Notice (PPON) with a projected release to occur in the timeframe of 24 - 30 July 2020. A new projected award timeline, for an FY21 award, will be included in that posting. Second, in order to permit all Vendors interested in the GFIM Prototype Project more time to fully consider the requirements, the Government is making available - now - the GFIM Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM). As announced earlier, the file is marked as "For Official Use Only (FOUO), Distribution D with a restricted release to the Department of Defense U.S. DoD contractors only". Therefore, to receive the GFIM RTM now, interested Offerors are required to provide an approved DD Form 2345 Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement to the Agreements Officer and follow the instructions posted today in the file: "Army_GFIM_PPON_Excerpt_DD-Form_2345_2020_07_10.pdf". The RTM file will only be transmitted using the DoD SAFE Site. Third, the Government will not accept any questions or comments referring to the PPON or the RTM at this time. The format, method and the timeline for questions and/or comments will be published within the PPON. Fourth, the Government will post an announcement here that provides a new beta.SAM.gov ID Number and Page for the PPON. Once again, we thank you for your interest in this important project! ****************** This is another update for all Vendors interested in the GFIM Prototype project. The Government continues to make progress with the refinement of the GFIM Prototype Project requirement and solicitation. The next posting will include a complete Prototype Project Opportunity Notice that will provide (updated) details of the entire 6 Step solicitation process, the instructions for Offeror submissions and the evaluation criteria. We project that posting to be released during or soon after the week of 7 - 10 July. With reference to the previously posted file "Army_GFIM_Estimated_Award_Timeline_2020_04_08.pdf", the "Estimated Start Workday" for all events will be delayed in-step with the timing of the solicitation release. Please note that the Government has marked the GFIM Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) as For Official Use Only (FOUO), Distribution D with a restricted release to the Department of Defense U.S. DoD contractors only. Therefore, to receive the GFIM RTM after the PPON is published, interested Offerors will be required to provide an approved DD Form 2345 Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement to the Agreements Officer. Offerors are encouraged to take action now to confirm they have a valid and current approved DD Form 2345 or take action now to receive one by coordinating directly with the Defense Logistics Agency Joint Certification Office (JCO). The approval process and timing is controlled by the JCO. Instructions and the digital form are available at: https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/DD2345Instructions/ Posted today is a file: "Sample_DD_Form_2345.pdf" Again, we thank you for your interest in this important project. ************************ This announcement is intended to provide all Vendors interested the GFIM Prototype Project with an update. The Government will not publish the "Statement of Need and Evaluation Plan" to beta.SAM.gov on 5 May as previously predicted. We remain on track for the overall schedule, but need time refine the requirement in response to Vendor feedback provided in the One-on-Ones and additional market research. We project the next posting will be made within thirty (30) days. Please "follow" this page for a future announcement that will also provide a new Notice ID, and link to a new beta.SAM.gov page. When we publish the "Statement of Need and Evaluation Plan" it will include all of the known details for all 6 steps. Until that time, please review the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Government Responses, posted below on 17 April. We thank you for your continued interest. ******** This update provides the Frequently Asked Questions and Government Responses. See the added attachment below. ****** The Government wants to thank all of the Interested Vendors that participated in the Virtual Government / Industry Collaboration Day Agenda, held on 20 March 2020, and the One-on-One sessions that followed. In response to the feedback we received, we have updated the planned timeline for the entire Solicitation process. Please see the attached file with that update. The Request for White Papers is now projected to be released on 5 May 2020 with a projected response due date of 26 May 2020. Please continue to monitor this page and Notice ID: W15QKN-20-X-0ADG The Government will release Frequently Asked Questions and the responses within the next 10 business days. ************************************ This noticed is issued as an update to the original announcement. There is no change to the response date for the RFI. The planned Government / Industry Collaboration Day on 20 March will now be conducted VIRTUALLY, using Facebook Live, streaming from PEO EIS conference space. There will be no in-person attendees from outside the Government. Here is the DRAFT Virtual Government / Industry Collaboration Day Agenda, 20 March 2020, all times are ESDT: 9:50 - 9:59 Attendee **Virtual** Check - In (On-line in Facebook) -- All Registered Vendors 10:00 - 10:05 Welcome, Agenda and Ground Rules -- Mr. J.T. Craft, PEO EIS GFIM Product Lead 10:05 - 10:25 Other Transaction Authority: Overview of Requirements in 10 USC 2371b -- TBD, PEO EIS 10:25 - 10:40 Keynote: Army strategy for GFIM Objective Environment -- BG Martin Klein, DAMO-SO Director and Mr. Adam Nucci, DAMO-SO Deputy Director 10:40 - 11:00 D2RR End to End Process and GFIM Requirement -- Ms. Lori Mongold, G-3/5/7 11:00 - 11:10 Draft Acquisition Approach and Milestone Events to OTA Awards -- Mr. J.T. Craft 11:10 - 11:30 Typed Questions will be responded to with verbal answers (through Facebook Live) -- All Speakers (less the Keynote) Here is the link for Vendor registration as a virtual (Facebook Live) attendee: https://gfim-industry-day.eventbrite.com At the Registration Page link, the Government will also accept "optional" registration requests for **Virtual VTC** One-on-Ones, only virtual (Government provided point to point VTC connection) with the Government Team with limited time slot openings: (:30 Minute sessions with :10 Min transition) FRIDAY, 20 March: 2:00-5:20 PM, MONDAY, 22 March and TUESDAY, 23 March: 8:00-4:50 PM The Government will respond to the One-on-One requests with a date/time slot and details for the media connection. ********** This notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or firm requirement. Any information provided in this notice is subject to change. This is strictly a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND MARKET RESEARCH REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) for tentative services for the United States Army G-3/5/7 and the Army Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS). No Request for Proposal (RFP) or Prototype Project Opportunity Notice (PPON) exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the RFP/PPON. The Government is considering pursuing this requirement using the Other Transactions Authority, in accordance with 10 USC 2371b: Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects. See link: ( https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?hl=false&edition=prelim&req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title10-section2371b&num=0&saved=%7CZ3JhbnVsZWlkOlVTQy1wcmVsaW0tdGl0bGUxMC1zZWN0aW9uMjMwMg%3D%3D%7C%7C%7C0%7Cfalse%7Cprelim ) Responses to this RFI are not proposals to which Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ) can issue contracts or agreements. Responses may be used to refine the Government Requirements and Acquisition Approach. The Government will not pay for any response. All costs incurred responding to this Sources Sought / RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Failure to respond to this Sources Sought / RFI will not preclude participation in any future Solicitation or Prototype Proposal Opportunity Notice. Any information received will become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the submitter. Responding interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or sensitive information. Responses to this RFI shall return two of the attached files completed per the file instructions: 1) GFIM Qualifications-Questions (Corporate Demonstrated Experience); 2) Army GFIM Quad Chart (Corporate Capabilities). No other information will be accepted. Responses to this RFI may be reviewed by Government technical experts drawn from Army G-3/5/7, PEO EIS, Army FORSCOM and other Army Headquarters staff. The Government intends to use selected in-house support contractor personnel providing Advisory and Assistance Services to assist in the review of the RFI responses. These support contractors will be bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements to protect proprietary information. Responses will be used to inform a planned Government / Industry Collaboration Day on 20 March 2020 and One-on-One Sessions to be held 20 March with additional sessions on 23 - 24 March as needed. The location will be on Fort Belvoir with the building/room published later. The One-on-Ones will begin after the Collaboration session and will permit at least 30 mins for interested qualified prime offerors to meet with the Government team. An update posted to FBO will provide the details for date/time and location of the Collaboration Day along with number of time slots and registration form. Government feedback will not be provided for individual responses to this RFI. Requirement Overview: Background - - as-is environment: The Army currently supports the Department of Defense (DoD) deploy-to-redeploy/retrograde (D2RR), Department of Defense (DoD) Global Force Management (GFM), and Joint Command and Control (C2) processes using a portfolio of 12 systems (and related subsystems) developed over the past 15-20 years to conduct force management for the Total Army, monitor and assess readiness, and respond to the dynamic force and capability requirements of Combatant Commanders. The 12 systems that comprise the current GFIM portfolio, listed below by prototype phase, provide mission critical functionality: Prototype Phase 1: Dynamic Force Structure (DFS) 1. Structure and Manpower Allocation System (SAMAS) 2. Force Management System (FMS) 3. Force Management System Website (FMSWeb) 4. Army Organization Server (AOS) 5. **Reserve Component Automation System (RCAS) **(RCAS- Organizational Authority and Permanent Orders System Applications Only) 6. **Defense Readiness Reporting System - Army (DRRS-A) ** (Force Registration Application Only) Prototype Phase 2: Dynamic Force Employment (DFE) 1. Enterprise Management Decision Support (EMDS) 2. Army Force Generation Synchronization Toolset (AST) 3. Computerized Movement Planning and Status System (COMPASS) 4. Equipment Common Operating Picture (ECOP) 5. Mobilization Common Operating Picture (MOBCOP) 6. Worldwide Individual Augmentation System (WIAS) These 12 systems, developed independently, lack the interoperability needed to enable an enterprise, automated machine-to-machine information sharing approach. The current Army GFIM portfolio requires significant manual input and manipulation of data, which impacts the timeliness and accuracy of information to support senior leader risk-informed decisions. Requirement - to-be GFIM Objective Environment (GFIM OE): The Army requires an enterprise approach that integrates force structure, readiness, mobilization, and requirements validation to meet Service and GFM requirements (i.e., assignment, allocation, apportionment). The vision for Army GFIM OE is an enterprise approach that will not only provide workflow automation to support D2RR End-to-End (E2E) business process, but also provide a common operating picture of the Total Army (Active, Reserves and National Guard), - at rest and - in motion. Guiding tenets for Army GFIM OE include leveraging cloud technology (Impact Levels 5 and 6) and commercial solutions to: - automate force management functions that enable Army D2RR and DoD GFM processes - consolidate and maintain unclassified and classified data supporting the Army D2RR process using a single authoritative data repository (i.e., Government Cloud hosted data lake) - manage organizational structure and command relationships in a dynamic and transparent manner to show an Army - at rest and - in motion (i.e., dynamic force structure) - conduct force generation, mobilization, deployment, and re-deployment functions that ensures the Army's ability to fully implement DoD dynamic force employment as prescribed in the 2018 National Defense Strategy Summary - distribute data in a GFM Data Initiative (GFM DI) compliant format to designated Army enterprise resource planning (ERP) and mission command (tactical) systems, as well as Joint command and control systems - comply with DoD GFM DI and Army Data Plan standards and business rules to ensure data is visible, accessible, understandable, trusted, interoperable and secure across the DoD enterprise - achieve and maintain an authority to operate (ATO) on Army unclassified (NIPR) and classified (SIPR) networks in compliance with the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) Army GFIM OE will direct support the Chief of Staff of the Army's emphasis on readiness and will enable Multi-Domain Operations with visibility of readiness at the lowest employable entity. GFIM OE will provide a common operating picture for the Total Army and provide fully integrated information from across D2RR to enable risk informed decisions by senior leaders to meet the challenges of the current and future operating environment. The Government is considering using the Other Transaction Authority (OTA) under 10 USC 2371b with a - stand alone (not consortium based) opportunity to initiate GFIM OE Prototypes that will serve as the baseline for continued configuration to demonstrate of an enduring Army GFIM OE capability. The Government's current planning approach is to demonstrate GFIM OE prototypes in two overarching Phases with varying capabilities culminating with a production release. Phase 2 will build off existing capabilities demonstrated by those Vendor(s) selected for Phase 1. Phase 1 - Demonstrate a Dynamic Force Structure (DFS) Prototype Capability: Vendor(s) shall demonstrate an integrated planning, programming, and production capability that serves as the single entry point for conducting force management activities for an Army - at rest and - in motion. The end of phase 1 will culminate with the demonstration of capabilities for the following legacy systems within the GFIM portfolio of information technology investments: (1) SAMAS; (2) FMS; (3) FMSWeb; (4) DRRS-A (Force Registration Application Only); and (5) RCAS (Organizational Authority and Permanent Orders System Applications Only). Each of those solutions will be decommissioned once capability is replaced. The Army Organization Server (AOS) will remain the authoritative source for force structure authorizations and be fully integrated and interoperable with the Phase 1 prototype. Phase 2 - Demonstrate a Dynamic Force Employment (DFE) Prototype Capability: Vendor(s) shall demonstrate an integrated solution that builds off phase 1 success by addressing the remaining GFIM capability requirements to automate D2RR sub-processes that guide force generation, employment, sustainment, re-deployment, and regeneration and fully enable DFE. The end of phase 2 will culminate with the demonstration of capabilities for the following legacy systems and subsystems within the GFIM portfolio of information technology investments: (1) AST; (2) MOBCOP; (3) COMPASS; (4) ECOP. Each of those solutions will be decommissioned once capability is replaced. Phase 2 Note: Vendor(s) should be aware that WIAS was previously decommissioned as a standalone system at the end of calendar year 2019. The functional capabilities WIAS previously provided are being subsumed into a Requirements Sourcing Application Module (RSAM) within AST. However, the functional requirements for validating CCDR sourcing requirements that previously WIAS conducted and now AST RSAM application will do, would need to be addressed as part of Phase 2 (DFE). See the following attachments for additional information about the Government's requirement: A-Army_GFIM_Portfolio_System_Briefings_2020.pdf (12 information briefings for the Legacy systems in GFIM portfolio) B-Army_DFS_Problem_Statement_2015_02_05_Redacted.pdf C-Army_GFIM_OV-1_2020_01_03.pdf D-Army_D2RR_To-Be-ABEA_Approved_2020_02_10 (Level 1 and 2) E-Army_D2RR_Definitions_and_GFIM_Actors_2020_02_25.xlsx (Army D2RR End-to-End Business Process Definitions (Level 1 and 2) and GFIM Actors (User Roles) F-Conduct_Force_Mgt_D2RR03-03_Architecture_Process_Maps_2020_02_05.pdf (ARIS Workflow Models) The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice by providing the Company/Team's responses by completing and returning the following attached files: 1) Quad Chart and 2) Government Qualifications/Questions (this file includes detailed instructions and the format for optional Vendor Questions) Follow the instructions embedded in these files to include page limit and font sizes. The instructions require a one page Cover Sheet to accompany the response to the Government Qualifications/Questions that includes the following: Company name, point of contact, address, telephone, website and email addresses, DUNS number, CAGE Code, NAICS Size category, socioeconomic status and a declaration of contractor status as - nontraditional or - traditional defense contractor if known. Responses are due no later than 1:00 p.m. EDT time on (16-March 2020). The maximum page limit for each submitted response: One page Cover Sheet, One (1) page Quad Chart, five (5) pages for Qualifications/Questions. Responses shall be sent electronically to ( trisha.a.fitton.civ@mail.mil; and kyle.t.burke.ctr@mail.mil )