CECOM Combined Strategic Slides APBI 2026.pptx

This document is a strategic briefing presentation for the Army Software & Innovation Center (ASIC) and Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, delivered at the 2026 Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (APBI) on April 22, 2026.

ASIC, established in the 1980s as the Army's Center of Excellence for software life cycle support, has evolved from a tactical focus to supporting the Army's comprehensive C5ISR, logistics, and business systems with global reach across CENTCOM, EUCOM, and INDOPACOM. The organization's core competencies include AI and machine learning, Army Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modernization, cybersecurity, modern software development, operationalizing COTS solutions, rapid electromagnetic warfare (EW) reprogramming, real-time data visualization and analytics, and support to operational readiness. ASIC operates through a Software Organic Industrial Base (S-OIB) model utilizing skilled government personnel and an enterprise DevSecOps platform. The organization employs a Public-Private Partnership (P3) model with three primary pathways: direct sales (where ASIC acts as subcontractor), workshare agreements, and facility leases. ASIC requires advance payment prior to work commencement and cannot guarantee exclusivity or proposal submission for every identified opportunity, though it protects proprietary information through formal NDAs and conflict of interest statements.

The ILSC, led by Executive Director Nicole D. Osaghae, focuses on logistics support, sustainment, and field readiness across 64.63% of PAE sustainment and 11.48% of enabler opportunities. Strategic initiatives include AI-Assisted Intelligent Maintenance (AIAM), Electronic Supply Chain Risk Management (eSCRM), and Publishing, Authoring, and Review Assistant (PARA). The ILSC emphasizes increased reliance on COTS and hybrid technologies, software-defined systems, and networked distributed architectures integrated across all six Platform Acquisition Ecosystems. The briefing also includes information on Tobyhanna Army Depot's (TYAD) public-private partnership opportunities, authorized under 10 U.S.C. § 2474 (Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence), § 2563 (Sale of Articles and Services), and § 2466 (50/50 Rule), offering private partners access to state-of-the-art facilities, security-cleared federal workforce expertise, and compliance with organic industrial base requirements. Partnership models include direct sales, workshare agreements, facilities use agreements, enhanced use leases, and CRADAs, with TYAD contacts Christopher Lupole and Tara Phillips available for inquiries.