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Army Contracting CommandNJ Soldier Lethality Center Subject Request for Information RFI W15QKN1795555 Project C5251003 for the C5ISR EW Modular Open Suite of Standards CMOSS Mounted Form Factor CMFF Reference Architecture RA CMFF Digital Engineering DE Model and Market Research Questionnaire RFI Introduction This RFI is for market research purposes only The submission of information to the Government is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any itemsservices or for the Government to pay for the information received This CMFF RFI is part of a continuing market research effort by PM Mission Command to keep industry informed of CMFF design decisions and strategy This RFI also includes a draft Statement of Work and Technical Demonstration Process for CMFF Mounted Common Infrastructure MCI To Respective vendorsRESPONSE The Army Contracting Command ACC through Consortium Management Group CMG has released a Request for Information RFI regarding the Draft Statement of Need SON for project C5251003 C5ISREW Modular Open Suite of Standards CMOSS Mounted Form Factor CMFF Mounted Common Infrastructure MCI to members of the Consortium for Command Control and Communications in Cyberspace C5 C5 Membership is required in order to respond to this RFI For information on joining the C5 Consortium please visit httpscmgcorporgc5 RFI responses are due to CMG no later than 1700 EST 22 April 2024 The Government requests that CMG only release the CMFF RFI 4 document marked U with the initial notification to CMG Members Members who wish to gain access to the remaining documents including CUI data will need to 1 complete the Compliance Form 2 sign the NDA 3 supply proof of International Traffic In Arms Regulation ITAR compliance and 4 selfcertify that they are a member of the SOSA Consortium the Government will verify against the known membership roster Members requesting access to the remaining data will need to submit the requested information through CMG for release to the Government via DoD Safe Drops The Government will validate the provided data and inform CMG and the ACC if the Member is approved or denied access to the CUI data Upon approval CMG will be authorized to release the remaining information to the approved vendor via DoDSAFE RFI responses and requests for technical documents to rwpcmgcorporg The Army has defined a suite of open architecture industry and Army standards to enable the reduction of Command Control Communications Computers Cyber Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance C5ISRElectronic Warfare EW system size weight and power cooling SWaPC and ensure commonality across multiple platforms by enabling the sharing of hardware and software components among multiple C5ISR and Integrated Electronic Warfare System IEWS missions ie multimissionmultifunction In January 2021 the Army approved an Abbreviated Capability Development Document ACDD for C5ISRElectronic Warfare C5ISREW Modular Open Suite of Standards CMOSS Mounted Form Factor CMFF to establish an initial set of Army requirements desired to develop and employ these standards in prototypes for operational assessment The CMFF ACDD establishes requirements for a prototype that minimizes the need for platform specific integration and enables the fielding of evolutionary capabilities without the need for additional cabling or mounts or upgrades to the CMFF chassis This CMFF capability is governed by the CMFF Reference Architecture which is guided and derived from technical requirements found in the CMOSS Interoperability Requirements Specification IRS specifically including the Sensor Open System Architecture SOSATM Future Airborne Capability Environment FACE Vehicular Integration for C4ISREW Interoperability VICTORY and the Modular Open RF Architecture MORA CMFF also includes requirements from the Standardized AKit Vehicle Envelope SAVE and the Mounted Mission Command MMC Environmental Specifications documents These standards will enable CMFF to drastically improve the reliability reusability interoperability and interchangeability of CMFF system components to include the chassis payload cards radio conditioning devices radioheads and key software modules Army Capability Manager Tactical Radios ACM TR has coordinated directly with representatives from Program Executive Office Command Control Communications Tactical PEO C3T PEO Intelligence Electronic Warfare and Sensors IEWS and PEO Aviation for the development of Annexes to the ACDD These annexes included with the ACDD provide initial performance parameters for development of CMFF payload card capabilities and supporting peripheral devices to enable tactical radio communications electronic warfare EW positioning navigation and timing PNT mission command data storage local computing and switching infrastructure and sensor capabilities for all mounted platforms to include Aviation CMFF systems and their payload cards will need to be simple and intuitive to install operate and maintain by Soldiers and be resilient reliable and available to operate in all operational air and ground environments and against any enemy CMFF will move the implementation of C5ISREW capabilities away from costly and complex stovepiped federated legacy systems or line replaceable units LRUs on individual platforms The layered standards within CMFF will make it simpler and more costeffective to introduce new capabilities and keep pace with commercial technology by reducing complex integration challenges eliminating proprietary interfaces and enabling greater competition and reuse The RFI includes a revised Reference Architecture RA v08 whose intent is to provide Industry with updated guidance to continue refining and developing new products to provide suitable survivable and certifiable CMFF products to be used by the Army This RFI also includes a CMFF MagicDraw model that provides the authoritative source of requirements flowed down from SOSA to CMOSS to CMFF as well as other requirements documents and provides some notional logical and physical architectural views and products The purpose of the CMFF MagicDraw model is to replace legacy pdf style product specifications for future solicitations of CMFF The model contains the technical performance requirements for the CMFF chassis and key interfaces to the PlugIn Cards PIC Plug in cards are intended to largely remain abstracted from this model with only key interfaces documented from the chassis to the cards or between cards The Army now requires that new contracts contain Digital Engineering DE requirements and as such this model satisfies that DE requirement for CMFF This release serves as an initial draft for industry comment The Army anticipates a future and separate release of a CMFF Mounted Common Infrastructure MCI Other Transaction Authority OTA Request for White Paper RfWP to acquire the hardware software and services described in the draft SOW from PM Mission Command CMFF MCI under PM Mission Command is responsible for the chassis power supplies switches cablesbrackets vehicle integration and system of systems integration to bring payload capabilities from other PMs together in a holistic manner However due to the prototyping nature of this initial capability the Government expects that the CMFF MCI contract will include complete systems aligned with at a minimum the Block 1 capabilities Separate development and production contracts for payloads aligned with capabilities from future blocks are expected to be released and awarded separately from this effort The army is also contemplating future production contract strategies The Army offers the below guidance for interested vendors Information Requested 1 Provide comments concerns and constructive inputs to the DRAFT CMFF MCI SON SOW Reference Architecture RA MMC Environmental Specification and CMFF MagicDrawModel There is no limit to Comment Resolution Matrix CRMcomments provided Comments provided on the RAor Modelvia CRM will be reviewed by multiple Government Subject Matter Experts SME Federally funded research and development centers FFRDCs and support contractors and therefore should not include any proprietary content 2Provide comments to the draft technical demonstration process Note that the draft CMFF Mounted Common InfrastructureMCIplanned proposal process includes CMOSS compliance testing functional demonstration and limited environmental testing of proposed CMFF solution during the evaluation process a Would you be able to demonstrate a minimum of two2 fully operational CMFFMCI systems including supporting ancillaries which are Technology Readiness Level TRL 6 Manufacturing Readiness LevelMRL6 with your proposal 45 days after the RWP release date for technical demonstration and CMOSS compliance testing If not please explain the obstacles reasons and estimated delivery time b Would your operational CMFF MCI systems be capable of limited environmental testing within 45 days after RFwP release date as part of the technical demonstration c Has your CMFF MCI system gone through environmental testing previously and can you provide test data or reports showing compliance to the MMC Environmental Specification for the common Ground and Aviation requirements Ifyes please provide the date test location and name of the Test Agency that conducted the test 3Answer Targeted Questions a Do you currently have production representative CMFF units available If so please indicate their state and how many b Please identify high or medium risk areas in the CMFF MCI SOW c Can your proposed CMFF solution meet all the SHALL requirements contained in the draft CMFF Model If not please explain the obstacles and reasons d Please identify any performance requirements that cannot be met or maybe difficult to meet with your offered system Please describe in detail the known or expected challenges that would prevent your system from being compliant with the requirements in the CMFF Model e Are there any requirements that would cause substantial cost increase in the delivered price of your offered system due to either the cost of design modifications or increased production costs f Explain any Internal Research and DevelopmentIRD andor technology insertion efforts that will enhance the offered system capabilities in order to meet the CMFF Model requirements either prior to or following CMFFOTA contract award Provide the scope of the development effort required to perform the modifications including estimated develop mental cost and schedule g If your proposed CMFF solution is not currently NSA Type 1 certified when is your proposed system expected to obtain the NSA Type 1 certification Where is it in the process today h Has your proposed CMFF solution received an Authorization to Operate ATO by the Risk Management Framework If the system currently has an ATO please provide the date the ATO was granted and the DoD service component that provided the ATO Please list if any inherited security controls from the host platform required to preserve a secure state for the radio platform interface i Has your proposed CMFF solution been evaluated for airworthiness in accordance with DO178C Level C objectives or equivalent If not as a complete system please provide the components eg Chassis Operating Environment OE software etc evaluated and what the results of the evaluation were j Has your proposed CMFF solution been tested in an operationally representative environment with a government test agency ATC OTC ATEC DOTE etc If yes please provide the date and test location and describe the operational environment test k Do you have reason to believe your proposed CMFF solution cannot meet any of the Mean Time Between Failure MTBF Mean Time to Repair MTTR reliability or availability requirements due to potential causes such as known hardware or software design deficiencies hardware component limitations and product intolerance of required environment immature production processes or an immature level of testing 4 The Government is also asking Industry to provide their interest in allowing visits to their facilities that produce the CMFF MCI Chassis The purpose of the site visit is for CMFF market research and to provide vendors an opportunity to demonstrate CMFF technology the status of CMFF MCI Chassis nondevelopmental activities and manufacturing capabilities The Government is interested in demonstrations that support the questions above and that assist answer the TRLMRL 6 assessments Vendors interested in hosting the Secure Signal Infrastructure S2I Product Office representatives at their facilities will need to contact cynthiaagrovectrarmymil PdM S2I in order to schedule the visit The Government will only be available from April through June of 2024 to conduct site visits and reserves the right to refuse invitations based on limited availability 5 Provide CostingBudgetary data Because of the budgetary importance of current cost estimates it is again requested that vendors provide anticipated unit costs for relevant products that provide the capabilities described above in quantities ranging from 149 50249 250499 categorized and broken down by the following major components a System of Systems Lead Prototype Integrator roles and responsibility cost estimates contained within the DRAFT SON and SOW b CMFF Chassis not inclusive of power supply unless embedded to include common ground and air solutions c Switch Cards that include support for dual enclaves PTP and TSN d Any Necessary Crypto Subsystem CSS Cards to support proposed SDR cards e Power Supply Cards f IO Intensive Single Board Computer SBC Cards g Payload SDR or SBC Cards which run current Tactical Radio Waveforms described in the CMFF RA blocking strategy or envisioned for future multimission operations h APNT Timing Radial Clock Cards with tightly coupled sensor fusion blending MCode ALTNAV and or external sensor solutions capable of being used on Ground or Aviation Platforms i Digital Radioheads capable of utilizing MORA that support the SDR cards and waveforms required by the blocking strategy j VICTORY converters for streaming audio to a vehicle intercom device k Low Cost ruggedized smart displays to provide the UI for CMFF Chassis payloads l Provide anticipated lead times after receipt of order ARO for the above components m Provide current Technical Readiness Levels TRL and Manufacturing Readiness Level MRL of the proposed components listed above including any products currently being fielded for DoD programs in a tactically relevant environment INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESS TO CMFF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION CMFF Technical Documentation access is limited to companies who are members of the SOSA Consortium The Army also anticipates that the future RfWP will be limited to only those parties who are current members of the SOSA Consortium To receive CMFF Technical Documentation interested parties must supply proof of International Traffic In Arms Regulation ITAR compliance by submitting a copy of their Department of State Defense Trade Controls Compliance DDTC registration statement with valid date vendor may redact vendor registrant code sign the PM Mission Command NonDisclosure Agreement NDA and sign the Technical Documentation Access Compliance Certification form Upon receipt and verification the CMFF Technical Documentation will be released to the interested partys point of contact Additional information about the required open standards can be referenced at the following links OpenVPX httpwwwvitacom SOSA httpwwwopengrouporgsosa CMOSS VICTORY and MORA httpssamgovopp889a0f920a5f4e8db99b9ee5d35d329cview SAVE and FACE httpsapntoilarmymilstandardsandspecifications RFI Feedback The Government reserves the right to contact any or all of the RFI respondents for additional information if necessary All information must be submitted and received no later than 1700 EST 22 April 2024 Submissions and other technical documentation shall be submitted to CMG at rwpcmgcorporg THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY REQUESTING INFORMATION ONLY THE SUBMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROCURE ANY ITEMSSERVICES OR FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR THE INFORMATION RECEIVED NO SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AGAINST THIS NOTICE
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DEPT OF DEFENSE
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DEPT OF THE ARMY
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