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PCTE Cyber Innovation Challenge 3

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TREX-18-PCTE-CIC3Federal

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The Department of Defense has issued a Request for White Papers (RWP) for the Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) Cyber Innovation Challenge #3 aimed at identifying vendors capable of providing prototype solutions in three specific areas: Technical Management Dashboard, White Cell (Exercise Control), and Assessment (Systems and Training Performance). The initiative seeks to address current gaps in Cyber Mission Force (CMF) training by developing a persistent cyberspace training environment that enables rapid deployment and redeployment of high-fidelity, scalable cyber training scenarios. This environment is designed to enhance the planning, building, and execution of CMF training exercises across a wide operational spectrum. Importantly, submissions are not required to cover all three areas; solutions may focus on one or more topics. Building on progress made in previous Cyber Innovation Challenges, this effort focuses on evaluating the technical feasibility of integrating these prototype capabilities into the existing PCTE baseline, which incorporates contributions from earlier challenge awardees alongside government-led integration. The PCTE platform aims to continuously evolve through ongoing feedback from Cyber Mission Forces, adapting to technological advancements, emerging threats, and evolving tactics and procedures. The contract is managed by the Department of Defense office in Orlando, Florida, under the Training and Readiness Accelerator (TReX) program, with an intent to negotiate an Other Transaction Agreement to accelerate development and fielding of these cyber training solutions.

General Info

DoD seeks vendors for prototype cyber training solutions in dashboard, exercise control, and assessment.

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Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Orlando

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541330 - Engineering Services

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PostedJul 9

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Orlando

Contacts1 person available

OfficeORLANDO, FL, 32826-3224, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Orlando

Office AddressORLANDO, FL, 32826-3224, USA

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Full Description

Request for White Papers Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) Cyber Innovation Challenge #3 1.0 Purpose: This Request for White Papers (RWP) is issued to seek vendors capable of fulfilling the Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) topics outlined below: - Technical Management Dashboard - White Cell (Exercise Control) - Assessment (Systems and Training Performance) The Government will evaluate the solutions with the intent of negotiating an Other Transaction Agreement under the Training and Readiness Accelerator (TReX). The Government will evaluate solutions in each topic area and are not required to submit a comprehensive solution for all three areas. 2.0 Summary and Background The PCTE is intended to solve Department of Defense (DoD) gaps that include the capability to effectively plan, build and conduct Cyber Mission Force (CMF) training. Currently, CMF training scenarios are manually deployed on a variety of cyber range resources with varying capabilities that lack fidelity, interoperability, reusability and cannot scale to support projected CMF demands. To close this training shortfall, DoD requires a persistent cyberspace training environment that can rapidly deploy and redeploy high fidelity training scenarios, on demand, into specific environments to meet the needs of the CMF. PCTE will enable the CMF to conduct training, exercises and mission rehearsals for the full spectrum of Cyberspace Operations. PCTE deploys prototype capabilities through competitive Cyber Innovation Challenges (CICs) to the field consisting of capabilities including event management, environment creation/replication, and connections into to the Services' Crew Training Facilities. With continued evaluation of the CIC prototypes by Cyber Mission Forces (CMF) personnel, the PCTE platform will continue to evolve based on changes to technology, threat, and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). Building on CIC-1 and CIC-2 awarded capabilities, CIC-3 is being issued to investigate prototype solutions specifically in the area(s) of Technical Management Dashboard, White Cell (Exercise Control) and Assessment (System and Training Performance). The intent of the challenge is to evaluate the technical feasibility of integrating these capabilities into a PCTE baseline training solution that is presently incorporating contributions from selected CIC-1 and CIC-2 vendors with Government integration activities. The full RWP can be viewed on the TReX website, located at the following link: https://trainingaccelerator.org/2018/07/pcte-cic-3/