Industry Day - Adaptive Squad Architecture (ASA)

REFERENCE SPECIAL NOTICE: "RFI-AdaptiveSquadArchitecture" posted to Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) on 29 July 2019. Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier) will conduct an Adaptive Squad Architecture (ASA) Industry Day on 20 August 2019 at the Embassy Suites Springfield, 8100 Loisdale Road, Springfield, VA 22150. The purpose of this Industry Day is to begin the socialization of the ASA with our industry partners and to provide industry an opportunity to collaboratively shape the ASA. This Industry Day is part of an approximately 18-month iterative process between the Government and Industry to arrive at a set of common standards and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) that will comprise the Government-owned ASA. The Government's objective is to begin using the ASA NLT January 2021 as the foundation for achieving the Soldier as an Integrated Weapons Platform and the Squad as an Integrated Combat Platform. The ASA Industry Day will be unclassified. ASA Industry Day will began at 0900 hrs Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST) on 20 August 2019. Tentative agenda is provided below: - 0830-0900.......Sign-in - 0900-1130.......Plenary Session PEO Soldier Vision - BG Potts, PEO Soldier Architecture Assessment Tool (AAT) Demonstration Overview of ASA, Soldier Performance Model (SPM) and Squad Integration Facility (SIF) Question & Answer Session - 1130-1300.......Break for Lunch - 1300-1700.......Break Out Sessions Request for Information (RFI) Feedback Problem Statements Discussions Each industry participant will be limited to a maximum of three (3) attendees. Industry partners interested in attending the Industry Day must submit an email with subject line: "Attend PEO Soldier ASA Industry Day 20 August 2019" to the Administrative POC, Mr. Steven Lopez, email: steven.e.lopez3.ctr@mail.mil no later than 1600 hrs EST on 16 August 2019. PEO Soldier may not be able to accommodate any reservations that come in after the stated date/time. Reservations are available on a first-come, first-served basis or until capacity has been met. Each registration e-mail should contain: - Company name, CAGE code (if applicable), business unit, and address; - Business type - Identify as Large business, Small Business or any other socioeconomic type business; - Identify as a Non-Traditional Defense Contractor (if applicable) (Nontraditional Defense Contractor (NTDC) as the term is defined in section 2302(9) of Title 10, United States Code with respect to applicable authority, means an entity that is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the one-year period preceding the solicitation of sources by the DoD for the procurement or transaction, any contract or subcontract for the DoD that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to section 1502 of title 41 and the regulations implementing such section. This includes all small business concerns under the criteria and size standards in Title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, part 121 (13 CFR 121)); - Primary point of contact phone number and e-mail; and - List of attendees - provide first and last name for each attendee. Confirmation of registration for the event will be provided by email. Please note, telephone inquiries will not be accepted. There will be no registration fee. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes, the Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this Special Notice, to include costs associated with attending the Industry Day. The Government will post a copy of the presentations, attendee list, and recap of questions and answers from the plenary session onto FedBizOpps after the event. Technical Point of Contact: John Howell DRI ASA PM IVAS, PEO Soldier Email: john.p.howell12.civ@usa.army.mil