Army Network Capability Set Technical Exchange Meeting 8: Data Centric Operations with Capability Set 25/27

U.S. Army Network Technical Exchange Meeting 8: Data Centric Operations with Capability Set 25/27 ANNOUNCEMENT: The Army's Network-Cross Functional Team, in collaboration with Program Executive Office C3T, will host a network-related technical exchange meeting (TEM) on May 9 and 10, 2022 in Philadelphia, PA, to discuss Capability Set 25/27 development efforts and focus areas. User experiences and current operational environments have shown that capability set efforts should be transport agnostic, data centric and offer security architecture approaches and standards to provide interoperability, data accessibility and identity management. As the Army shifts to a Division centric unit of action environment, capability sets will take into account data and connectivity needs at Division level and supporting elements. Capability Set 25 (CS25) will build upon Capability Set 21 and 23 and focus on automation and network resiliency/protection. CS25 will introduce CMOSS capability, enhanced network security including Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM), Air Tier (air to ground) networking and Command Post Computing Environment Data Fabric and cloud enabled capability. TOPICS: TEM 8 will be structured to focus both on helping industry shape R&D efforts to better align with Capability Set 25 and 27 design themes and offering white paper opportunities for 6.4 funded technology needs. Topical focus areas of this event will include: Division level, Special Operations and MDTF formation user feedback discussions; experimentation strategy forecast; standards implementation including updated CMOSS roadmap and opportunities; detailed update on command post modernization (CPI2) program; network security and resilience topic panels and opportunities. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this technical exchange meeting will be conducted as a hybrid event, meaning participants may choose whether to attend in person (paid registration) or virtually (no cost). There are currently no attendance restrictions due to COVID-19. However, registration will be closed once capacity is met for the venue. Registration is required for this event whether you are participating in-person or virtually. VACCINATION STATUS: You must be fully vaccinated to attend this event in person. Attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination upon entry (hard copy and electronic copies accepted). In-person attendees who are not fully vaccinated, or who decline to provide information about their vaccination status, may not attend. FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE: Attire: Military - Duty Uniform; Civilian - Business Casual The in-person event will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, PA, on Monday, May 9 and Tuesday, May 10, 2022. There is no dedicated block of hotel rooms at this property, but the property and adjoining hotels have availability at this time. The cost per ticket to attend in person is $280. Please note ticket prices are higher than previous events due to inflation and this being a two-day event. In-person registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, April 22, 2022. Register here if you plan to attend IN-PERSON: https://armytem8inperson.eventbrite.com FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE: The Government will provide an MS Teams Live link for unlimited virtual attendance at no cost. Virtual attendees will be allowed to ask questions through moderated Q&A chat feature within MS Teams Live. Virtual attendees will be emailed a link two days prior to the event start. Virtual registration deadline is 1700 EST on Monday, May 2, 2022. Register here as a VIRTUAL attendee: https://armytem8virtual.eventbrite.com NOTE: The U.S. Army will make every effort to hold this meeting at the dates, times, and locations specified. The U.S. Army holds the right to cancel and/or change session event dates, times, and locations under certain conditions. These conditions usually include, but are not limited to: inclement weather, event venue cancellation or rescheduling, speaker cancellation or rescheduling, and insufficient number of participants for the event. The U.S. Army holds the right to cancel the event for any reason up to and including the day of the event. If the U.S. Army must cancel the event, the U.S. Army is not responsible for costs incurred in preparation for the TEM. In the event of predicted inclement weather, a decision will be made by 1700 EST on the prior day. If the event is cancelled, the notice will be posted on this website and an email will be sent to all registered participants. FORUM BACKGROUND: The U.S. Army Network Cross-Functional Team and the Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical, along with Army partners, regularly host technical exchange meetings and industry forums as a means of exploring the art of the possible to meet Army network needs. The intent of the sessions is to enhance Government and industry communication and enable industry to respond quicker to critical emerging requirements with innovative technology solutions and partnerships. Questions are permitted during the meeting; however, questions in regards to any portfolio system in current source selection are not allowed. Informational slides are posted to SAM prior to the technical forum. UPDATE: 15 MARCH 2022: Instructions for white paper submittal and JCM registration have been added to the attachments/links section. Please note the Government IS NOT soliciting white papers at this time. White papers will be solicited for specific topic areas following the TEM event. UPDATE: 22 MARCH 2022: The TEM 8 Agenda has been added to the attachments/links section of this announcement. UPDATE: 29 MARCH 2022: The JCM PEO C3T/N-CFT TEM 8 Community opened on 23 MAR 2022 at 1200ET for registered users. If you have not requested a TEM user account, please navigate to: https://jtnc.experience.crmforce.mil/JTNC/s/register *USE THE TEM OPTION Please note:user accounts are limited to 2 people, per CAGE code, per company. Registration instructions can be found at: https://jtnc.my.salesforce.mil/sfc/p/t0000000LBWi/a/t0000002e5Sm/QmrRwWkDp4PLEnB6pf2MATd4w7wYjnscRBnxkL2zgzU TEM 8 Topics are currently available on the JCM. UPDATE: MARCH 31 2022: An updated draft agenda has been added to the Attachments/Links section of this announcement. This version replaces any previous version of the agenda which had been posted. UPDATE: APRIL 19 2022: DRAFT Calls for White Papers (CWP) for each TEM 8 Topic have been added to the attachments/links section of this announcment. On the JCM PEO C3T/N-CFT TEM Industry Community, an area is available to submit any comments against the applicable white paper(s). The purpose of the release of the draft CfWPs for comments is to provide you, as Industry Partners, with a preview on what will be requested in our final call and allow you to provide your input to ensure that the you understand the Government's intent for each topic area. The Government IS NOT soliciting white paper responses at this time. UPDATE: MAY 02 2022: An updated agenda has been added to the Attachments/Links section of this announcement. This version replaces any previous version of the agenda which had been posted. This is the final version of the agenda. UPDATE: MAY 05 2022: The FINAL TEM slides have been added to the Attachments/Links section of this announcement. UPDATE: MAY 06 2022: A revision to the FINAL TEM General Session (day 1 and 2) have been added to the Attachments/Links section of this announcement. The new version of these slides takes the place of the ones posted on May 05. UPDATE: MAY 19 2022: Updated General Session (Day 1) slides have been added to the attachments/links section. UPDATE: June 02 2022: The Government intends to host virtual Q&A Panels for each of the Topics presented at the TEM 8 event. The purpose of these Q&A panels is to answer any final industry questions on the DRAFT Call for White Papers, as well as address any technical questions that may not have been addressed during the panel sessions at the TEM event. The Q&A panels will be held via Army O365. The Q&A sessions schedule and Army O365 links are as follows: Topic Area 0007 - CMFF Chassis Software Infrastructure June 13th Time: 1400 - 1500 EST Link: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_aa244ac167094acc9212ff911be471bd%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22fae6d70f-954b-4811-92b6-0530d6f84c43%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2234a7cba1-a1a9-4f1f-98be-4089f3f6bfd9%22%7d Dial-In Info: +1 571-616-7941 Phone Conference ID: 695 445 330# Topic Area 0008 - Next Generation BFT Aviation CMOSS Solution June 13th Time: 1000 - 1100 EST Link: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_9addf85c67fe42359bce11841e2af476%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22fae6d70f-954b-4811-92b6-0530d6f84c43%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2234a7cba1-a1a9-4f1f-98be-4089f3f6bfd9%22%7d Dial-In Info: +1 571-616-7941 Phone Conference ID: 902 986 943# Topic Area 0009 - Metadata Tagging in Support of data-centric Operations June 13th Time: 1500- 1600 EST Link: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_59bda366b4a141d096df5254da59c95f%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22fae6d70f-954b-4811-92b6-0530d6f84c43%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2234a7cba1-a1a9-4f1f-98be-4089f3f6bfd9%22%7d Dial-In Info: +1 571-616-7941 Phone Conference ID: 955 359 128# Upon conclusion of the virtual Q&A panel sessions, the Government will utilize industry feedback to finalize the Call for White Paper (CfWP) for each topic area and intends to announce the official CfWPs for each topic area on 20JUN2022, through the Joint Communication Marketplace (JCM). In order to be eligible to submit a white paper, you MUST be registered to the JCM. You can register by going to the following link and clicking the TEM option for your account: https://jtnc.experience.crmforce.mil/JTNC/s/register At this time, the Government is not requesting unsolicited white papers, and all white paper submittals should be held until the Government releases the official CfWPs on 20JUN2022. Note: The White Paper submission dates will be from 20JUN to 22JUL2022. UPDATE June 13th 2022 The slide decks for todays virtual Q&A sessions have been added to the announcment. UDATE: June 17th 2022 The Government has posted the Call for White Papers to the Joint Communication Marketplace (JCM). The associated White Papers can be found in their specific Topic area in the PEO C3T/N-CFT TEM Industry Community (https://jtnc.experience.crmforce.mil/TEMIndustry/s/) of the JCM.