REQUEST FOR INFORMATION-Joint Effects Model (JEM)

Disclaimer THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY - This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on Federal Business Opportunities (fbo.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Background The US Army Contracting Command, in support of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD), Joint Project Manager Information Systems (JPM IS), is conducting market research related to the Joint Effects Model (JEM). JEM is a web-based, software-only application that supplies the Department of Defense (DoD) with the single accredited and operationally tested tool to model and simulate the effects of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapon strikes and incidents. JEM combines the best components from existing CBRN Science and Technology (S&T) models into a single application. JEM provides rapid estimates of hazards and effects that can be integrated into the Common Operational Picture (COP). JEM supports planning to mitigate the effects of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). JEM also supports the analytical requirements for large scale studies conducted by multiple agencies throughout the DoD. JEM may be used at any level from strategic to tactical, CONUS or OCONUS, to collect and report CBRN event data from CBRN warning systems and observations from land, air, and maritime units. The plumes of CBRN events are computed, formatted for use by the warning system, and broadcast for operational CBRN cells' COP to provide a standardized picture of the effects of the CBRN material throughout the battlespace taking into account terrain and weather information. Analytic, reach back, and intelligence data can be shared between CBRN cells to further describe the effects of the CBRN event. JEM may be accessed through its Command and Control (C2) host system or it may be installed as a stand-alone software application on a computer that is not interfaced with or networked into a C2 system. JEM may be accessed in a network-enabled version of the stand-alone configuration that is independent of a host C2 system. JEM can also be hosted in a cloud-based implementation, such as MilCloud. Current Program Status Acquisition management for JEM is provided by the Joint Project Manager for Information Systems (JPM IS), a project office of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD). Requirements for JEM are generated by the Joint Requirements Office for CBRN Defense (JRO-CBRND), working together with the JEM stakeholders and the JEM Program Management Office (PMO). The current JEM capability is developed and fielded in two increments: - JEM Increment 1 (Incr 1) is based on requirements contained in the JEM Operational Requirements Document (ORD) approved in 2004. The program transitioned CBRN-D hazard modeling capability from the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) and other agencies into a baselined program of record. Source models for JEM Incr 1 included HPAC, VLSTRACK, and D2Puff. The program followed a traditional development approach and began fielding in 2008. JEM Incr 1 fielding includes Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to several allied government militaries. - JEM Increment 2 (Incr 2) is the first program within the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) to be developed and fielded under the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) Information Technology Box (IT-Box) Construct. The Information Systems Initial Capability Document (IS ICD) was approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) in June 2014. The JEM Incr 2 program achieved Milestone B and approval for Build Decision 1 in September 2014 and potentially begins a limited fielding of the standalone product in the 2QFY16. Under the JEM IT-Box, requirements documents have been divided into five Requirements Definition Packages (RDPs). JEM Incr 2 includes five RDPs: o RDP 1 - Baseline Capabilities (document approved by Protection Functional Capability Board). RDP 1 transitions all of JEM Incr 1 capability into a web-based application utilizing the Ozone Widget Framework (OWF); upgrades to latest S&T models; introduces urban dispersion modeling; and refactors software architecture to align with the Common CBRN Modeling Interface (CCMI). There are 4 planned Capability Drops (CDs) from FY16-FY19. o RDP 2 - Command and Control (C2) Integration (document in draft). RDP 2 hosts JEM Incr 2 on selected Joint and Service C2 systems, as necessary. There are eight planned CDs tied to each C2 requirement from FY17-TBD o RDP 3 - Analytical Support. RDP 3 provides a more flexible implementation of JEM Incr 2 scientific/analytical tools to support strategic and operational analyses conducted by DoD, Joint and Service laboratories and their agents. There are 2 planned CDs in which the date range is TBD. o RDP 4 - Emerging Capabilities. RDP 4 includes transition of modeling capabilities that are not yet sufficiently mature for fielding, but are currently under development, testing, and verification by the S&T community. There are 5 planned CDs from FY19-TBD o RDP 5 - Modernization and Sustainment. This RDP will cover modernization and sustainment outside of the currently planned completion of JEM Incr 2 development. There are two CDs planned per year through the remaining life of the program starting in FY17. Key Concepts Joint and Service Specific Command and Control (C2) All capabilities integrated into the JEM baseline product must be able to be utilized in both a Standalone mode (both networked and non-networked) and as an integrated capability resident or accessible to Joint and Service specific Command and Control (C2) systems. These C2 environments are hosted on a variety of operating systems. A preferred solution will be easily transferable between these environments and able to adapt to both current and future environments, such as future DoD architectures that utilize the Ozone Widget Framework (OWF) and the DISA milCloud. Common CBRN Modeling Interface (CCMI) The CCMI has been developed to facilitate better implementation of a plug-and-play architecture through the use of a common set of industry standards, technologies, and tools. This development has included participation from an industry consortium where all activities have been openly documented. ? Key Technologies Utilized by JEM The JEM program uses and seeks expertise in the following program areas: 1. Effective implementation of Agile development process within the DoD acquisition framework that produces "robustly done" software products and deliveries 2. JAVA, C, Fortran Development Expertise 3. Common CBRN Modeling Interface (CCMI) a. OSGi/Distributed OSGi b. XML c. Java Native Interface (JNI) with Fortran/C/C++ components d. CCMI Auto-Generated Test Toolkit (CATT) 4. Multi-Service Command and Control (C2) Integration 5. Cloud computing 6. Web applications a. Multiple-browser compatibility b. Google Web Toolkit (GWT) c. JavaScript d. Performance tuning in a cloud computing environment 7. Single sign-on PKI implementation 8. Modern digital mapping 9. SQL/Postgres/PostGIS 10. Ozone Widget Framework (OWF) 11. Physics-based CBRN-D hazard modeling suitable for operational warfighters as well as CBRN analytical use a. Chemical-Biological Weapon Strike b. Chemical-Biological Facility Strikes c. Nuclear Weapon Detonation d. Nuclear Weapon Incidents e. Nuclear Reactor Facility Release f. Radiological Dispersion Weapon Detonation g. Chemical Stored Weapon Incidents h. Chemical/Biological High Altitude Release i. Analytical Release j. TIC/TIM Releases k. Urban dispersion modeling l. Building interior modeling m. Waterborne hazard modeling (inland and ocean) n. Enhanced modeling to support biological and medical (in response to the biosurveillance emphasis) o. Medical particle modeling p. Contagious and infectious disease modeling q. Population migration tools r. Source term estimation/refinement s. Modeling CBRN-D effects of threat missile intercept t. Utilization of enhanced weather to better support littoral/coastal modeling u. Improved nuclear effects v. USSTRATCOM modeling priorities w. National Guard Bureau Civil Support Team (CST) modeling priorities x. Weather interfaces and wind modeling to support CBRN-D hazard prediction y. Oceanographic interfaces and water current modeling Request for Information (RFI) The JPM-IS is seeking providers of integration services that can manage a team of highly technical CBRN hazard modeling physicists and subject matter experts that provide software solutions to the Increment 1 and 2 targeted capabilities listed above and that can fit into a CCMI compliant architecture. These capabilities might include improved implementations of the existing legacy products that have been rewritten or redesigned for use in other configurations or at other government agencies. In addition, the JPM-IS is interested in other mature CBRN modeling capability. Ideally, this mature capability would be those types of utilities that have been employed by operational forces and first responders in real work environments or as part of documented advanced technology demonstrations, operational exercises, or experiments. They should be deemed to provide added utility and value to Warfighters, Strategic Planners, CBRN Analysts, and First Responders. Any submissions must include concepts of operation that were employed with this capability. Interested parties are requested to provide a succinct response addressing: Preface: Company Information Volume I: Technical Questions (7 page maximum) Preface: Company Information 1. Company Name 2. Designated Point of Contact a. Name b. Title c. Email d. Phone 3. Mailing Address 4. Business Type (i.e., Large, Small, SDVOB, Women-owned, etc.) a. Annual Revenue (past three years) based on NAICS code 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services) b. CAGE code and DUNS number c. Facility Security Clearance Volume I: Technical Questions 1. Relevant Experience: For sub questions (a) and (b), please include recent (within the past three years or work that is on-going) and relevant (work similar in type and scope) experience. a. Does your firm have experience developing, integrating, and fielding CBRN Hazard Prediction Capability? If so, describe the systems and tools as well as your firm's role and responsibility in the development and integration effort. b. Does your firm have experience leading the development, integration, and fielding of decision aids or other software components into Joint and Service C2 systems such as Global Command and Control System (GCCS-J, GCCS-M, GCCS- AF), Command Post of the Future (CPOF), USMC Joint Tactical COP Workstation (JTCW), Army CBRN Information Reporting System (CIRS), Air Force Unit Level/Unit Command and Control (UL/UC2)? If so, describe the systems and tools as well as your firm's role and responsibility in the development and integration effort. c. Does your firm have the required security clearances and experienced TS/SCI personnel to support deployment on Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS)? 2. For those experiences your firm disclosed in addressing question 1 (a) and (b), please also provide: a. Title of Project b. Summary of the Work Performed c. Contract Number d. Period of Performance v. Contract Type e. Dollar amounts f. Position as either Prime or Sub-contractor viii. Level of Effort (e.g., number of FTEs) g. Customer Point of Contact (telephone number and email) 3. Describe potential software components for the Increment 2 baseline that represent solutions to the targeted capabilities listed above that your firm has developed or has the capability to develop. 4. Describe potential software components for the Increment 2 baseline that represent solutions to the targeted capabilities listed above that your firm - while not the developer of the software - has access to and the ability to incorporate into a baseline. 5. How will your firm ensure that the software solutions identified within your responses to questions 3 and 4 are implemented as "decoupled" modeling capabilities that follow the CCMI guidelines? 6. Do any of the software solutions identified within your responses to questions 3 and 4 have data rights restrictions or other intellectual property restrictions that may limit the Government's ability to freely distribute, use, reproduce, or modify the software? 7. Do the software solutions identified within your responses to questions 3 and 4 have verification and validation data available for review that would allow for Technology Readiness Level 6 or higher assessment? (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_readiness_level) Response Instructions Response Format Responses must be submitted in Microsoft Word format. RFI responses are limited to 7 pages, not including the preface, and shall be delivered using 12 font or larger. Submission Instructions and Deadline Responses are requested no later than 20 October 2015 at 16:00 EDT. Responses shall be submitted Ms. Kelly Paul, Contract Specialist, Branch C, Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground, kelly.n.paul.civ@mail.mil. The Government does not desire Proprietary Information, but if provided, Proprietary Information must be clearly marked. It should be noted that telephone replies will not be accepted. Questions Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing via e-mail to Ms. Kelly Paul, Contract Specialist, Branch C, Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground, kelly.n.paul.civ@mail.mil. Proprietary Data Proprietary information, if any, must be clearly marked. Proprietary information is not desired; however, if proprietary information is submitted, it should be marked as such and segregated. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. It should be noted that telephone replies will not be accepted. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future competition for this requirement, nor will information provided in response to this RFI be used to exclude anyone from responding to any future RFPs. Contractor Support Notice The Program Office intends to utilize contractor support in its review of RFI responses. The support contractors have submitted non-compete letters and non-disclosure agreements for the future JEM Incr 2 development effort. Respondents that additionally wish to execute Proprietary Data Protection Agreements (PDPA) and/or Non-Disclosure Agreements with JEM support contractors working this RFI must contact the following points of contact, and conclude the agreements prior to the deadline for submission: Company: Booz Allen Hamilton Address: 1615 Murray Canyon Rd #900 San Diego, CA 92108 Company: Sentek Global POC: Address: 2811 Nimitz Blvd # G, San Diego, CA 92106 Company: Battelle Memorial Institute Address: 655 W Broadway # 1420, San Diego, CA 92101 Company: Evolution Enterprises, Inc. Address: 2323 Shamrock Street San Diego, CA 92105-4569