FA8723-23-R-0002 Scenario Injection System RFI for SSC SZQK.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Scenario Injection System

1.0 Description

1.1 The Space Systems Command (SSC) in support of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex-Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) Program Office is seeking information from an interested contractor who can tech refresh the Scenario Injection System.

1.2 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. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Space Force is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Those responding are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued.

2.0 Background

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex-Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) and Legacy Space systems provides timely, accurate, unambiguous, and continuous warning and attack assessment of air, missile and space threats to North America, and geographical theaters. This system integrates and correlates missile launch and air surveillance information from certified sources to assess the nature of an enemy launch/attack and issues warnings to the US National Command Authority, Canadian National Leadership, National military Command center and war-fighting Combatant Commanders. NCMC-ITW/AA and Legacy Space Command and Control (C2) systems provide NORAD/NORTHCOM, USSTRATCOM, and US Space Force command with the information management, decision aids, and connectivity required to monitor, assess, plan, and execute assigned strategic and theater missile warning, space operations, and missile defense missions. The Combatant Commanders Integrated Command and Control System (CCIC2S) is a unique, integrated, C2 “system of systems,” to provide data communication between external sensors and end users; mission processing for air and missile warning mission and system operations functions. The system supports national strategic objectives for the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) community and provides missile and air warning information to theater combatant commanders. The system consists of terrestrial and space-based sensor outputs, C2 nodes, and communication and dissemination links, connecting the US and Canadian defense information networks. Emerging threats require new and innovative Strategic C2 approaches for strategic warning time analysis, attack origination identification, weapon system identification, multi-phenomenology track custody, event correlation, threat determination, and multi-domain attack characterization. Legacy Space C2 systems include Space Defense Operations Center (SPADOC)/ SPADOC Emulation Analysis Risk Reduction (SPEAR) and a front-end communications system the Communications Processing Subsystem (CPS).

3.0 Problem Set

The Scenario Injection System (SIS) upgrade is needed to consolidate scenario generation capabilities into a single subsystem within SIS and to expand message injection capabilities to meet current and future requirements for testing. Several scenario creation tools used by developers, testers, and certifiers are in different locations throughout the mission and development systems. The upgrade will provide a simpler more organized process for creating, maintaining, and storing needed scenarios. Simplifying the process of how the scenarios are handled from creation to injection will provide a safer and simpler way for Test and Development Facility (TDF) system users and testers.

3. Delivery Period: TBD based on responses.

3. Limitations:

1. The contractor will be reporting to the System Program Office (SPO) and may be requested to participate in a Scaled Agile Framework Agile Release Train (SAFe ART).

1. Previous experience developing, maintaining, and storing test scenarios and simplifying the process of how the scenarios are handled from creation to injection to assist with the contractor test and development test within the program office testing environment.

3. Security Requirements: Responses shall be Unclassified only.

4.0 Requested Information

The Government is seeking to identify potential vendors who have experience in tech refreshing SIS to achieve the objectives outlined below:

· Combine existing scenario generation tools into a new subsystem within SIS. For the purposes of this RFI, Scenario Generation Tools Subsystem (SGTS) will refer this subsystem. Tools include XGEN, Scenario Services, Missile Warning Threat Planner (MWTP), and current Scenario Injection and Generation System (SIGS) scenario generation and message editing tools.

· Implement new hardware solution to host the SGTS in SIS. Hardware should be scoped with processing, memory, video, and storage to support the scenario generation tool set.

· Implement Internet Protocol (IP) scheme of SGTS components into SIS allowing network connections between SGTS components to all components of the SIS.

· Create a repository for organized storage of existing and new scenarios within SGTS.

· Provide a simple user interface for the SIS allowing moving scenarios from each scenario generation tool to the scenario repository and from the repository to the injector tools within SIS via a Graphic User Interface (GUI).

· The upgrade to SIS with the SGTS will meet the security and other guidelines detailed in the TDF Manual v5_1.

· Provide Command Control Battle Management Communications (C2BMC) scenario message injection capability.

· Provide Global Summary Message (GSM) injection capability.

· Develop an Internet Protocol (IP) circuit connection option for scenario injection for the legacy circuit protocols Advanced Data Communication Control Procedures (ADCCP), serial interfaces, and Mode I configurable within SIS allowing users to choose and configure circuit protocol for each message producing site.

· Virtualization GUI of SIS.

· Updating SIS Technical Baseline documents.

· Examples of previous efforts/solutions that meet the scenario generation/tools and injection requirement.

5.0 Responses

5.1 Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper no more than eight pages in length.

5.2 White papers are due no later than Friday 31 October 2022, 1600 MST. Responses shall submit via e-mail to Captain Desi Rodriguez at Desi.Rodriguez.1@spaceforce.mil . Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned

5.3 The white paper shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following as a minimum:

5.3.1 Name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and e-mail of designated point of contact.

5.3.2 Recommended contracting strategy.

5.3.3 Recommended staffing plan.

5.3.4 Recommended Level of Effort (LoE) estimated total hours to complete project.

5.3.5 Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 51990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. “Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR part 121. A small business concern for the purposes of this procurement is generally defined as a business, including its affiliates, averaging no more than 35 million dollars in annual receipts. Respondents are cautioned, however, that this is a general description only. Additional standards and conditions apply. Please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 19 for additional detailed information on Small Business Size Standards. The FAR is available at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

5.3.6 The facility security clearance of the respondent.

The number of pages in the administrative section of the white paper shall not be included in the eight page limitation.

6.0 Industry Discussions

SSC representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential respondents. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, especially any development and certification risks.

7.0 Questions

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to Captain Desi Rodriguez at Desi.Rodriguez.1@spaceforce.mil , by Friday 24 October 2022, 1600 MST. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting answers in response to this RFI; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after Friday 24 October 2022, 1600 MST will be answered.

8.0 Summary

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify sources that can establish a SIS tech refresh solution. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Space Force has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.