SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): Transformational Model � Battle Management (TM-BM) Experiments
- Notice Date
- 3/6/2023 6:32:27 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- FA8612 AFLCMC PZP ABMS DAYTON OH 45434-7104 USA
- ZIP Code
- 45434-7104
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-AFLCMC-ABMS-2023-0001
- Response Due
- 4/21/2023 2:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Mr. Robert Harden, Major Jacob Thomas
- E-Mail Address
-
robert.harden.5@us.af.mil, jacob.thomas@us.af.mil
(robert.harden.5@us.af.mil, jacob.thomas@us.af.mil)
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Transformational Model � Battle Management (TM-BM) Experiments Department of the Air Force (DAF) Advanced Battle Management System Cross Functional Team (ABMS CFT) I. DISCLAIMER THIS NOTICE IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes � it does not constitute as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Responses will be treated as information only and will not be evaluated as a proposal. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. A return response from the government with regard to RFI submissions is not guaranteed. The RFI respondees 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 from future announcements or contracts. Respondents should indicate which portions of their response are proprietary and should mark accordingly. NOTE: This RFI is not associated with any previous or ongoing RFPs or Fair Opportunity Proposal Requests issued by the DAF. II. BACKGROUND The Secretary of the Air Force has designated the achievement of operationally-optimized Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)�the DAF�s contribution to Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)�as an operational imperative. �DoD leadership continues to emphasize the importance of applying modern Systems Engineering principles to capability development, including the use of digital engineering environments and collaborative applications, as well as mission engineering approaches to requirements development. As an element of the Rules-based Approach to Performance Delivery, the DAF ABMS CFT is applying Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) best-practices to develop functional models of Command and Control (C2) concepts using Systems Modeling Language (SysML). The first such model developed is the Transformational Model � Battle Management (TM-BM). III. SPECIFIC INFORMATION OF INTEREST A. Problem Statement: In order to experiment with solutions aimed at increasing battle management decision speed and quality to win the pacing fight, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Advanced Battle Management System Cross Functional Team (ABMS CFT) is using an ABMS Solution Submission Form to better understand solutions being developed by industry and within the Department of Defense (DoD) that have alignment with the Transformational Model-Battle Management (TM-BM). B. Request for Information: Please use the following link for submission: https://www.appsheet.com/start/ff57b4a2-8f66-422c-b66a-e6a9a46b72ca IV. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS A. Due Date: Responses are requested by 21 April 2023. B. Response Content and Format: In order for our small team to effectively process responses, answer content is limited to what is included in the submission form. V. POINT OF CONTACT Non-Government advisors may be used in the evaluation of responses and have signed non- disclosure agreements (NDAs) with the Government. Additional NDAs will not be required; instead, a response to this RFI will be considered an implicit acknowledgement and acceptance of the fact that non-Government advisors will be assisting the Government in this process. The Government understands that information provided in response to this RFI is presented in confidence and may contain trade secret, commercial or financial information, and it agrees to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure to the maximum extent permitted or required by- a. 18 USC 1905 (Trade Secrets Act); b. 18 USC 1831 et seq. (Economic Espionage Act); c. 5 USC 552(b)(4) (Freedom of Information Act); d. Executive Order 12600 (Pre-disclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information); and e. Any other statute, regulation, or requirement applicable to Government employees. RFI responses should be submitted electronically, via the submission form link included in this RFI. Primary:��������������������������������������������������������������������� Alternate: Mr. Robert Harden����������������������������������������������������� Major Jacob Thomas robert.harden.5@us.af.mil� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �jacob.thomas@us.af.mil Companies are encouraged to keep all elements of the response unclassified. In the case where a respondent has a need to submit a classified appendix, such material shall not be transmitted across open-source media like public phone, fax, internet, or e-mail. If a respondent has any reason to believe their concept / capabilities may reference ideas or operations that require special protection, please contact the primary point of contact.
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- SN06610059-F 20230308/230306230109 (samdaily.us)
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