AIE Industry Day Slides.pdf

AIE INDUSTRY DAY

Every Soldier. Every Day. JUNE 20, 2024

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AGENDA

• Industry Day Mission, Ground Rules and Disclaimers

• PEO EIS and Digital Transformation

• AIE 2.0

• Day in the Life of an Army Recruiter

• How U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) is Re-imagining Recruiting

• AIE Product Lead Remarks

• Technical Overview

• Elements of the RFP

• 15 Minute Break

• Questions & Answers

INDUSTRY DAY MISSION

OUR AIM IS TO…

– Improve the understanding of the Government’s requirements in order to:

– Allow potential offerors to better assess the opportunity against their capabilities

– Enhance the Government’s ability to obtain quality services

– Increase efficiency in proposal preparation, evaluation, negotiation, and award

– Specifically review/address the following:

– Draft Request For Task Order Proposal (RFTOP)

– Draft Performance Work Statements (PWS)

– Some of Industry questions/feedback received

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GROUND RULES & DISCLAIMERS

ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND – ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND (ACC-APG)

– Mr. Joseph Neil, Branch Chief | joseph.b.neil2.civ@army.mil

– Ms. Megan Lamiotte, Contracting Officer | megan.a.lamiotte.civ@army.mil

– Mr. Sesun Park, Contracting Specialist | sesun.j.park.civ@army.mil

• The Government will not publish Industry-Proprietary questions/comments or their responses.

• Nothing presented in this Industry Day commits the U.S. Army to any acquisition approach, agreement or contract.

• Any future published opportunity will take precedence over information presented today or in response to questions.

• The “final” version of these slides will be posted on www.SAM.gov.

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PEO EIS and Digital Transformation COL(P) RJ Mikesh Deputy PEO, PEO EIS

AIE 2.0

COL Matthew Paul Project Manager, IPPS-A

REBOOTING TO

"AIE 2.0"

APPLYING LESSONS

LEARNED

ADOPTING NEW

CONTRACTING STRATEGY

MAXIMIZING

OUT-OF-THE-BOX CAPABILITIES

PIVOTING TO AGILE

CI/CD AND SAFE® 6.0

MAXIMIZING COMPETITION

OVER NEXT 10 YEARS

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Day in the Life of an Army Recruiter MSG Nicholas Vinson AIE Product Owner, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)

AIE CORE MISSIONS

– Supports Enlisted Recruiting, In-Service Requirements, Direct Commission, and ROTC

ROLE OF AN ARMY RECRUITER

– Function: Connect, engage, and recruit individuals into the U.S. Army

– Impact: Essential to building the Army’s strength and future readiness

DAILY ACTIVITIES

– Morning: Planning and target review using AIE’s dashboard for efficient lead management

– Afternoon: School visits and community engagement logged and tracked through AIE. Leveraging on-the-go technology to track interactions and manage follow-ups

– Administrative Tasks: Data entry and compliance checks via AIE

– Digital Interactions: How the system needs to support form-less recruiting and maintains records

CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS

– Common Challenges: Engaging modern recruits and data management

– AIE Solutions: Mobile-first design, real-time updates, and comprehensive data security

DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ARMY RECRUITER

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How USAREC is Re-imagining Recruiting BG Fred Hockett Jr.

Deputy Commanding General – Support, USAREC

This brief will include unclassified information for market research purposes only. USAREC has an ever-evolving mission, and our way forward will inevitably adjust and adapt. We will not share any classified or insider information. However, the information shared may be used by your organization to match your capabilities to a known requirement for market research purposes. You are encouraged to reach out to our contracting professionals to discuss your organization's capabilities to increase competition.

ARMY RECRUITING ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION

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AIE Product Lead Remarks Ms. Valarie Tran Product Lead, AIE

AIE AGILE APPROACH

AIE Product Lead

MS. VALARIE TRAN MAJ LUIS GAITAN

AIE Asst. Product Mgr.

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT OFFICE FUNCTIONAL USER COMMUNITY

Responsible for assisting the PL with the management of

AIE

Responsible for the development, integration, testing, deployment and sustainment of AIE

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PEO EIS uses the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) for program office operations.

The Contractor shall integrate efforts (e.g., activities and tools) with the Government for AIE Agile Release Train (ART) workflow to support agile planning and continuous product delivery.

AIE AGILE APPROACH

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AIE PRODUCT ROAD MAP (NOTIONAL)

2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029

Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery

Enlisted Mission

In-Service

Direct Commission

ROTC Campus

ROTC Summer Training

Accessions SupportNew SW Release Every 3 Weeks

Early Adopters OHARNG 150 Users100 Users50 Users

MVP

MVCR 1.0 MVCR 1.x

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Technical Overview Mr. Jay Patnaude Acting Technical Lead, AIE

AIE INFRASTRUCTURE

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1. DEVELOPMENT - in a scratch org. When complete, move code to CI environment.

Feature/story branch created here. Each story has its own branch.

2. CI ENVIRONMENT - Conduct unit level testing. If Unit Level Testing is passed, move code to QA environment.

3. QA ENVIRONMENT - Conduct Regression testing, End to End Testing, and Cyber scans. If code passes, branching is packaged and moved to Test Environment to conduct GAT.

4. TEST ENVIRONMENT - Conduct GAT. Bugs and fixes go back to dev. Approved/Passed code moves to Staging Environment.

5. STAGING ENVIRONMENT - Code is packaged and tested to validate that new code will not break anything in production. If test is successful, deploy package/branch to the Production Environment.

6. TRAINING ENVIRONMNET - mirrors the production environment using specific data sets for training users.

7. PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT - All modular, versioned and packaged code is released to the production environment for the end users to start using, providing constant feedback and bugs reported through the helpdesk. Production is used to refresh lower environments for development against the most recent version of production.

Azure DevOps

DEVSECOPS PIPELINE

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AIE GovCloud Boundary

Azure Virtual

Desktop

AWS

Workspace

GFE

(Laptops)

DevSecOps Pipeline

Salesforce

Interfaces

AIE DEVELOPER’S TOOL KIT

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Interface Infrastructure

Salesforce SaaS

(GovCloud)

MuleSoft (cArmy AWS GovCloud)

External Systems

AIE

AIE INTERFACE INFRASTRUCTURE & INTERFACES

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Elements of the RFP MAJ Luis Gaitan Assistant Product Manager, AIE

Ms. Megan Lamiotte Army Contracting Command — Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)

IDIQ & TASK ORDER 1

The period of performance for this multiple-award IDIQ is 10 years:

• Consisting of a five-year base period from date of award

• Five one-year option periods

Period of Performance

Contract Type

PWS IDIQ Scope

The Task Orders will be Hybrid including:

• Firm Fixed Price (FFP)

• Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Term

• CPFF Completion

• Cost Reimbursable (no fee) line items for Travel and Other Direct

Costs (ODCs)

The Army requires the following services in the following Task Areas (TAs) to deliver an AIE solution.

TA 1: Agile Program Management TA 2: Salesforce Solution Design, Configuration, Development, &Test TA 3: DevSecOps TA 4: Architecture TA 5: Training Material Development TA 6: Production Operations Transition

Obtain one Agile team to perform the following task area requirements in support of AIE Salesforce design, configuration, development, and test and deployment activities.

TA 1: Agile Program Management TA 2: Salesforce Solution Design, Configuration, Development, &Test TA 3: DevSecOps (Optional) TA 4: Architecture (Optional) TA 5: Training Material Development (Optional) TA 6: Production Operations Transition (Optional)

PWS Task Order 1 will include 9.5 FTEs.

Period of Performance

Base plus one-year option period

PWS Task Order 1 Scope

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CONTRACT SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS

VOLUMES APPROACH FILE NAME(S) NOTES

Factor 1 – Technical Challenge

Technical Challenge using Salesforce CRM

Technical Challenge (Provided w/final

RFP)

See Factor 1 instructions

Factor 2 – Small Business Participation

Small Business Participation & Subcontracting Approach xxxxSmallBusinessx xx Docx DF) * Docx (or PDF) *

See Factor 2 instructions

Factor 3 – Cost/Price Cost Narrative xxxCOSTNARRxxx (or PDF)*

See Factor 3 instructions

Factor 3 – Cost/Price Cost Proposal xxxCOSTxxx.xlsx* See Factor 3 instructions

General Cover Letter; Property Management Plan;

Subcontracting Plan; OCI, Data Software Rights xxxxGENERALxxxx.

doc x (or PDF) *

No page limit.

Factor 1 Oral Demonstration

Oral Demonstration xxxORALDEMOxxx See instructions

Factor 2 – Cost/Price Cost Narrative xxxCOSTNARRxxx (or PDF)*

See Factor 2 instructions

Phase 1

• Tech

Challenge

• SB Plan

• Cost Price

• General

To be submitted in written form

Phase 2 (via Upward Invite) Oral Demo:

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ANTICIPATED SOURCE SELECTION FACTORS

PHASE 1

Factor 1: Technical Challenge (more significant than other factors)

• Solution easily accessible via web link?

• Solution addresses the entire scenario?

• Solution utilize Human Center Design

(HCD) for usability heuristics?

• Solution maximize Salesforce out-of-box functionality?

Factor 2: Small Business Participation Factor 3: Cost/Price General

PHASE 2

Factor 1: Oral Demonstration (more significant than other factors)

• Key Personnel (task order-tech lead, dev lead, test lead)

• Agile Methodology, Staffing Plan, DevSecOps

• Walkthrough Technical Challenge solution Factor 2: Cost/Price

Acceptable

Multiple Award IDIQ Contract Award

Task Order Contract Award

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CONTRACT SECTION M –

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

Phase 1: Multiple Award IDIQ:

1) Technical Challenge be rated as “Acceptable or higher” for Factor 1

2) Small Business Participation be rated as Acceptable for Factor 2;

3) Cost/Price be determined Fair and Reasonable and evaluated for realism for Factor 3;

4) Provide all submission requirements; (compliance with general requirements)

Phase 2: Task Order 1 Award:

1) Oral Demonstration Receive a rating of “Acceptable or higher” Factor 1

2) Cost/Price be determined Fair and Reasonable and evaluated for realism for Factor 2

Factor 1 – Technical Challenge is more important than Factor 2 - Small Business Participation and Factor 3 - Cost/Price

Factor 1 – Oral Demonstration is more important than Factor 2 - Cost/Price

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METRICS IN THE QASP

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QUESTIONS &

ANSWERS

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING

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AIE INTERFACE DESCRIPTIONS (1 of 4)

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AIE INTERFACE DESCRIPTIONS (2 of 4)

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AIE INTERFACE DESCRIPTIONS (3 of 4)

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AIE INTERFACE DESCRIPTIONS (4 of 4)

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• Rebooting to "AIE 2.0"

• Applying lessons learned

• Maximizing out-of-the-box capabilities

• Adopting new contracting strategy

• Pivoting to Agile CI/CD and SAFE 6.0

• Maximizing competition over next 10 years

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