Comments and Questions Submission_FINAL 12 Oct 2023.pdf

Question/C omment Page and Section Reference Questions Answers

1 Attachment 0004 ICM Project VISTA Past

Army SBIR Awards

How does a small company get listed in Attachment 0004 – ICM

Project VISTA Past Army SBIR Awards?

The list is created and maitained by the Army

SIBR office. A company does not need to be on this list to be eligible and this list is not all inclusive.

2 General General What is the timeframe for this opportunity to be released and for responses to be due?

The solicitation timeframe is currently scheduled for 15 NOV ‐ 15 DEC 23. Responses will be due on

15 DEC 23.

3 PDP

Will vendors have direct access to internet during Product

Demonstration?

The Vendors will be on their own networks/systems/internet with firewall connections into the Paladin Lab.

4 PDP

Will government hosted WFS services be at least at v2.0.0? Will it support GeoJSON as a supported output?

The WFS services will be v2.0.0 and support

GeoJSON

5 PDP

Please provide the Hydra API Specification for Event Templates, Event Matrix’s, and HPTSMs.

Please see attached "Hydra Spec V3.2 25 AUG 23" for details

6 PDP

Step 1.17 of Product Demonstration, what is the flat file type of

Event Matrix? Can a sample be provided?

The flat file type of the Event Matrix will be JSON;

an actual event matrix is generally excel but for data transfer purposes it is JSON. It will be in the same schema as the Hydra API version. The flat file is meant to emulate the Hydra API if connection cannot be made. Additionally, sample data will be available upon request as

Government Furnished Information prior to product demonstration.

7 PDP

Step 1.20 of Product Demonstration, what is the flat file type of

HPTSM? Can a sample be provided?

The flat file type of the HPTSM will be JSON. It will be in the same schema as the Hydra API version.

The flat file is meant to emulate the Hydra API if connection cannot be made. Additionally, sample data will be available upon request as

Government Furnished Information prior to product demonstration.

8 PDP

Step 2.8 of Product Demonstration, please provide complete documentation (how to use, connection etc) Indicator Library

Service.

Please see attached "ILS_API_v2" for details

9 PDP

Step 3.26 of Product Demonstration, please provide example of

Weather Effects Matrix as flatfile.

Sample data will be available upon request as

Government Furnished Information prior to product demonstration.

10 3.1.6 SOW

3.1.6 What sites are anticipated or technical test? Should travel cost be included?

The technical test site will be in Aberdeen Proving

Ground ‐ the Paladin Lab. The travel cost should be included in CLIN0001‐ Technical Test Support

11 3.2.3 SOW

3.2.3 Is the vendor required to provide laptops for its own

employees use or for soldier use as well during training?

The Vendor is responsible to provide laptops for its own employee use and the Gov't will provide laptops to Soldiers during training and testing.

12 3.2.7 SOW

3.2.7 What sites are anticipated or technical test? Should travel cost be included?

The technical test site will be in Aberdeen Proving

Ground ‐ the Paladin Lab. The travel cost should be included in CLIN0001‐ Technical Test Support

13 3.14 SOW/TEP

3.14 Why is this section in the SOW if the TEP shows it as NSP on the 5yr Ordering Period? Do we need to bid this? This isn’t on the CLIN Pricing tab of the TEP but it is listed on 5yr tab it just isn’t requesting pricing in 5yr.

This will be corrected on the final RFP

14 3.19 SOW/TEP 3.19 Where are these items being bid o in the TEP?

On the CLIN Pricing Tab. This spreadsheet will be updated prior to final RFP release to automatically feed into the 5‐year Ordering

Period and TEP tabs.

15 Page 8 SOW

SOW page 8 – What are the key metrics to consider for

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration And Classification

(CAPEC)?

There are not any "key metrics" when considering

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration And

Classification (CAPEC). The software assurance table tied to this requirement evaluates percentage of coverage as it relates to CAPEC. By percentage of coverage, meaning percentage of total attack patterns thoroughly evaluated in the vendor's configuration management process to produce high quality software.

Reference ‐ https://capec.mitre.org/data/index.html

KS ‐ NADIA TOWNSEND

IS&A Intel Apps ICM

DRAFT RFP

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

KO ‐ MEGHAN WHITMORE

16 Page 4 SOW

SOW page 4 ‐ What is the initial scenario/CONOPs for ICM technical test that will sufficiently cover the systems requirements?

The government will determine the scope of each technical tests based on the maturity/state of the

Vendor's solution. The Vendor's capability to execute test threads aligned to the ICM

Performance Requirements Document. Based on the Gov't defined scope, the Vendors shall develop the technical test threads

17 Instructions TEP cellA10 mentions the ECP as CLIN 0015 it is really CLIN 0019 acknowledged

18 Instructions TEP why does this not mention CLIN0018 for CM or CLIN8000 for

CMR?

acknowledged

19 CLIN Pricing TEP Missing CLIN 0018 for Configuration Management as mentioned in the SOW 3.14.

acknowledged

20 CLIN Pricing TEP Missing CLIN 8000 for CMR as mentioned in the SOW 3.17. acknowledged

21 Total Eval Price TEP cell B2: shouldn’t this read Collection Management not

Management Collection?

acknowledged

22 5‐year Ordering TEP remove cells, M30 and Q30 acknowledged

23 5‐year Ordering TEP cell B2: shouldn’t this read Collection Management not

Management Collection?

acknowledged

24 5‐year Ordering TEP cell B27: If CLIN 0018 (Configuration Management) shows here as NSP why does it show on the SOW? Or mentioned on the instructions? If so, it is missing from the CLIN Pricing Tab.

Appears to be an action based on SOW 3.14 acknowledged

25 5‐year Ordering TEP cell B29: CLIN8000 CMR – do we get to bid this out? If so, it is missing from the CLIN Pricing Tab. Appears to be an action based on SOW 3.17 acknowledged

26 DD254

Contract number listed on DD254 is incorrect. Should it not read W56KGY‐23‐R‐0010 not W56KGY‐22‐R‐0023?

No. It should read W56KGY‐24‐R‐0002.

27 PRD

General ‐ What are the key measures of effectiveness and measures of performance for the project?

For the overarching concept, the MOE is assessed by fulfilling Army Capability Manager ‐

Foundation (ACM‐F)'s ICM requirements and validated through Soldier Engagements/feedback.

The MOPs are addressed in the Performance

Requirements Document and will be validated by technical testing. Detailed list of MOPs/MOEs will be derive from ACM‐Fs base requirement.

28 PRD

General ‐ What levels of automation are desired for this project? This has implications for the AI/ML services that we apply.

Automation is desired in the following areas:

‐ The flow of data between documents. (i.e.

Ingest of Event Matrix populating the NAI List, changes within the ICM are reflected within the

ICSM)

‐ Determining capabili es of assets with consideration to weather, availability, and terrain

However, the desired automation will continuously evolve based on user feedback and as technology matures.

29 PRD

General ‐ What data will be required to produce the intel products for CM and where will this data come from? Please provide relevant SV/OV materials

Data required to produce CM Products

‐ Map data (Map services, geo flat files)

‐ Intel/Fires products (Event Matrix, HPSTM)

‐ Various flat files (excel) to help the ICM create

Lists within the ICM APP (Asset Status List, PIR

List, RFI/RFCs)

‐ Equipment data (i.e. WEG)

More details can be found in the Performance

Requirement Document.

30 PRD

3.5 Please identify what current Indicator/SIR libraries exist for use/integration

No current official Indicator/SIR libraries exist. We can provide examples of Indicators/SIRs and how to use them. We can also request a portion of the

ILS database be given to the vendors.

31 Is PM IS&A expecting small businesses to prime this effort? No. The ICM is not a small business set aside.

Is PM IS&A expecting performers on this effort to cover the whole workflow for ICM (including PED and closing the loop)?

Please refer to the ICM Performance Requirements

Document (PRD) for details on requirements. The ICM

App focuses on the management of Collection

Resources and does not require the app to perform any exploitation of collected intel.

33 What are the acceptable TRLs for product demonstration? TRL 5

What is the government’s expectation for TRL for products entering this pipeline?

TRL 6

What is meant by fielding in the context of the draft RFP? Is this beyond piloted deployment for T&E?

Yes. The application will eventually be fielded to the

Soldiers.

36 When do you expect to issue a finalized draft SOW?

The RFP solicitation for ICM is currently scheduled for

NOV 23. The final SOW will be a part of the RFP packet.