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FedBizOpps Special Notice: Global Network Enterprise Construct (GNEC) Update w/AC09 Lessons Learned-Ft. Bragg, NC Synopsis:

The Army’s Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) will sponsor a Global Network Enterprise Construct (GNEC) Update with Austere Challenge ’09 (AC09) Lessons Learned for industry Thursday, 13 August, at the Fort Bragg Officer’s Club, 4930 Armistead and Totten Streets, Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28310.

The purpose of this conference is to brief industry, both small and large companies, on lessons learned from the Army’s AC09 Operation Evaluation Exercise. LTG Jeffery Sorenson, CIO/G-6, will be the featured speaker followed by briefings on AC09 Lessons Learned and the future Fixed Regional Hub Node (RHN), equipment displays, and a tour of the RHN site.

The AC09 Operational Validation (OPVAL) provided the Army an initial look at GNEC’s technical and user challenges. The exercise included simulated deployment of the 18th Fires Brigade with the 18th’s data, information and services seamlessly transferred from their home station into a virtual deployed environment. The exercise provided several lessons learned in manpower, training, and organizational issues as well as technical issues such as data and application replication and virtualization, and bandwidth utilization.

This event will provide the Army an opportunity to share those lessons learned with industry.

Registration will begin Monday, July 20th, and close August 5th. THERE WILL BE NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION. The registration fee is $100 and will include continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and meeting materials.

TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION click here.

The agenda, clearance requirements, and directions will be available on the website as of July 20th.

Conference attendance is limited, so register early. The Government reserves the right to limit the number of conference attendees per company. A waiting list will be maintained to accommodate cancellations.

At the time of registration, attendees must indicate if they wish to attend the Optional Tour of the RHN. Space on the tour is limited and the Government reserves the right to limit the number of attendees per company.

Attendees must have a minimum SECRET clearance to attend the tour. A Visitor Access Letter/Request (VAL/R) must be submitted via DoD’s Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) at www.dss.mil NLT 10 August to ensure access clearance for the tour.

A continental breakfast, lunch and refereshments will be served.

Officer’s Club Address:

4930 Armistead and Totten Streets

Fort Bragg, NC 28310

Primary Point of Contact:

Nancy Self

PEO EIS Public Affairs Officer nancy.self@us.army.mil Phone: (703)-806-4557

Fax: (703)-806-4098 Kathleen Watson

PEO EIS Communications Specialist kathleen.n.watson@us.army.mil Phone: (703)-806-3980

Fax: (703)-806-3056 Secondary Point of Contact:

Lillian Sakhleh, CMP

Meetings and Events Manager lillians@capitolexhibit.com Phone: (703) 330-6690

Fax: (703 257-5592