Attachment 01 - Fires C2 Systems Statement of Objectives (Draft).pdf
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This Statement of Objectives outlines requirements for the modernization of the Army's fire support command and control products. The Army seeks to establish an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to support development of an open architecture artillery execution suite to replace the current AFATDS 6.8 baseline. This will consist of fire support coordination, technical fire direction, and tactical fire direction capabilities leveraging the Tactical Assault Kit software. The effort will also focus on improving the Joint Targeting Integrated Command and Coordination Suite minimum viable product currently under development for fielding in FY25. The contract will establish a pool of traditional and non-traditional contractors to issue both fixed-price and cost-plus task orders as appropriate for tasks such as product integration, software development, and development of specific fires applications.
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| FSC2 IDIQ RFI_Questions_Responses (15NOV2023).xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment 02 - AFATDS AXS Digital Platform Reference Architecture.pptx | PPTX presentation | |
| Attachment 03 - JTIC2S High level Architecture.pptx | PPTX presentation |
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Statement of Objec�ves (SOO)
1. Overall Program Objec�ves. The Program Manager Mission Command Office (PM MC) con�nues to modernize its Fire Support Command and Control Products including the Advanced Field Ar�llery Tac�cal Data System (AFATDS) and the Joint Targe�ng Integrated Command and Coordina�on Suite (JTIC2S). The common objec�ves for each product is to be a data-centric, modular open systems architecture with applica�on based microservices that are hardware agnos�c/cloud na�ve and leverage AI/ML technology advancements. Specific/unique to each product is:
a. AFATDS Ar�llery Execu�on Suite (AXS) or some other industry provided open architecture will displace the current AFATDS 6.8 baseline. AFATDS AXS will consist of 3 major sub- components at echelon that enable Fire Support Coordina�on, Technical Fire Direc�on, and Tac�cal Fire Direc�on and leverage Tac�cal Assault Kit (TAK) so�ware.
b. Joint Targe�ng Integrated Command and Coordina�on Suit (JTIC2S) moderniza�on efforts displace the Joint Automated Deep Opera�ons Coordina�on System (JADOCS) and will focus on improving on the JTIC2S Minimum Viable Product (MVP) currently under development and planned for fielding to the Army at the end of FY25. JTIC2S will also leverage TAK.
2. Development Objec�ves
a. Understand and adopt the values and principles described in the Agile Manifesto htps://agilemanifesto.org.
b. Implement an Agile development process that maximizes DevSecOps automa�on with con�nuously priori�zed roadmaps and backlogs that provides the ability to change direc�ons rapidly.
c. Develop a DevSecOps culture and prac�ce that demands cross-func�onal, cross-team collabora�on to implement automated pipelines to the maximum extend for rapid so�ware changes and deployment throughout the Army for the Fires C2 systems.
d. A User Centered Design (UCD) process that engages warfighters and operators to captured detailed UX requirements and specific mission task improvement goals.
3. Engineering Objec�ves.
a. Develop all products using TAK open architecture.
https://agilemanifesto.org/
b. Develop hardware agnos�c/cloud na�ve, datacentric, Fires Solu�ons.
c. Maximize use of exis�ng so�ware (e.g. COTS, GOTS, etc.) to rapidly deliver incremental capability, suppor�ng a compressed SW development �meline and reducing Total Cost of Ownership.
4. Contrac�ng Approach Objec�ve.
a. Establish a Digital Fires Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quan�ty (IDIQ) as a FAR-based mul�-award contract modeled a�er the Air Force Advance Batlefield Management System (ABMS). It will support the moderniza�on of ar�llery fires and Joint Targe�ng planning, coordina�on, and execu�on.
b. Establish a manageable pool of contractors/developers tradi�onal and non-tradi�onal to the Fires community. We an�cipate the pool to consist of several dozen.
c. Ability to issue Task Orders for different roles, ie. Program Integra�on, So�ware Developer.
d. Award fixed-price and/or cost task orders as appropriate to op�mize performance.
e. Priori�ze and incen�vize responsiveness, teamwork, quality, and speed of delivery over extensive planning, documenta�on, and rigid adherence to scope that can become outdated.
f. Government to issue TOs to develop a fires digital infrastructure and serve as lead systems integrator.
g. Consor�um to establish “Best of Breed” team(s) as appropriate to the task to modernize AFATDS and JTIC2S.
h. Government to issue task orders for the development of specific Fires sub-products/applica�ons, i.e. Tac�cal Fire Direc�on App, Technical Fire Direc�on App, Fire Support, 4D visualiza�on.
i. Establish a consor�um where an experienced program integrator can consolidate each developer’s sub-product/applica�ons into a coherent and func�onal so�ware.
j. Establish a poten�al transi�on point where a consor�um could con�nue to expand the AFATDS AXS So�ware Development Kit (SDK), Fire Support Element – Minimum Viable Product, and JTIC2S MVP currently in development as an op�onal GFI
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