SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- USSOCOM- Virtual Planning Workspace - RFI Attachment
- Notice Date
- 4/19/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, U.S. Special Operations Command, Headquarters Procurement Division, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd, MacDill AFB, Florida, 33621-5323
- ZIP Code
- 33621-5323
- Solicitation Number
- H9222212RFIVW
- Point of Contact
- Raymond E. Green, Phone: 8138266966
- E-Mail Address
-
raymond.green@socom.mil
(raymond.green@socom.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFI Attachment VIRTUAL PLANNING WORKSPACE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) OVERVIEW: The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is investigating the commercial availability of technologies to support the Commander, USSOCOM and his objectives for visualizing, displaying, synchronizing, and rehearsing concepts in terms of time, space and prioritization during multiple Commanders' directed leadership events. To meet this objective, the Wargame Center seeks to become a state-of the art 21st century digital audio/visual planning venue capable of supporting many different types of events supporting various mission planning activities. In order to ensure the space is optimized to support many different types of commander required activities, leading edge technologies must be utilized in order to create an interactive and seamless display environment while ensuring multiple user interaction across all visual data displays - both on and off site. This interaction must enable the user(s) to remain autonomous from the data entry point and maximize the facilities usable operational space. The intent of this request for information is to assist USSOCOM in refining the acquisition strategy for the requirement. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: The purpose of this RFI is to identify capabilities and potential sources to fulfill the requirement described below. This RFI is published for market research purposes only. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to determine how the solicitation will be issued (i.e. full and open competition or a set-aside). This notice invites all interested parties to submit the data listed below indicating their interest in supporting this requirement. Responses to this notice will NOT be considered as offers and will NOT be used by the Government to form a binding contract. Interested parties should submit their data as a.pdf attachment to an email by 1:00 PM EST on 24 April 2012 to Contracting@socom.mil. Responses shall include the complete name and address of the interested party, CAGE Code, DUNS Number, and the name, phone number and email address of at least one POC. Responses shall include a brief overview of the technology available and which capability area(s) of the requirement it addresses; any available pricing information; availability and delivery schedule; any potential contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the products and services, to include Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) or any other Government Agency contract vehicle. Responses shall be no more than 10 pages. Small businesses are strongly encouraged to provide responses to this RFI, in order to assist USSOCOM in determining the potential levels of interest, competition and technical capability to provide the required products and services amongst small business vendors. SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: The SOCOM War-game Center requires an interactive, collaborative, and virtual planning system to depict a realistic, three-dimensional (3D) global, regional and/or urban large scale geographic locale in an auditorium-like environment space. The Virtual Planning Workspace system will include the following capabilities: Interactive Capability - allows user(s) to manipulate data in the virtual display space wherein the manipulated space is changed and allows for simultaneous manipulation by more than one user. Collaborative Capability - allows user(s) to input data that is additive, subtractive or enhancing to the visual space from outstations via remote Internet-based capability. Collaboration may occur during the SOCOM War-game Center main work day and also non-working hours to set the stage for the next day of the planning session using tools at remote user's location and/or choice of interface. Remote Capability - configuration of the virtual display space so users can view activities from remote out stations via Internet based technology. Capability allows for broadcast of the event both in real time and non-synchronous teleconferencing platform. Virtual Display Space - a 3D visual system that displays the geographic locale including any demographic make-up of the terrain in both air and space and any manipulations of display from the interactive, collaborative and virtual systems. Any 3D display may not exceed 20 feet long by 32 feet wide in accordance with facility space constraints. Facility Description. War-game Center events occur within a USSOCOM facility and utilize the following multiple display mediums at this time which need to be included for this effort. See Attachment 1 for facility depiction and complete list of specifications of the general equipment listing below. • Projection screens • LED monitors • 3D terrain model • Printed material • 58 person elevated seated area • Perceptive Pixel Monitors • Virtual Teleconference (VTC) Capability • Observation area (not an interactive participant) • Current Software or minimum compatibility requirements Physical Constraints. The Virtual Planning Workspace shall be configured in order to support a complete "War-game Theater" capable of changing the configuration in no more than 14 days. Any audio/visual or data-network system must be able to mount on a commercial A/V truss system, if technical equipment cannot be mounted in this manner, the system must be able to be mounted in the ceiling or on a wall in a fixed position. The Virtual Display Space shall not exceed 20 feet long by 32 feet wide and needs to be viewable by all seats as shown in Attachment 1. Power Constraints. System shall function on US 60Hz frequency electrical grids at 110V/220V requirements. The system must support a 2 week event with graduated utilization. The contractor shall ensure that any solution should be capable of running the system 24 hours a day for 3-4 days during any event period. All vendors must provide an estimate of their power consumption requirements in order to ensure that any required renovations are considered in the upcoming renovation design. Control and Interface. System must have a dynamic and seamless control system allowing the briefer, the primary audience (58 seats-see Attachment 1) and remote audience to directly control content on the virtual display space with seamless movement and simultaneous display of information within the common display space. Participants in the venue must be able to generate, maneuver, add or remove icons in the 3D space from the user interface while seated in the facility. At a minimum, the system will allow for a minimum of 58 user interfaces on-site. Additional remote user interfaces are also desired. Attachment 1 provides the facility configuration. Compatibility. The system must be compatible and be able to seamlessly manipulate data from multiple sources and programs at the same time to include at a minimum: Microsoft office products, windows based programs, java applications, web based programs, Google Earth, Perceptive Pixel, and Palantir. The system will fully integrate with all other A/V systems present in the War-game Center (see attachments 1). Distributed Functionality. The system must interface with web-based out stations and allow for manipulation, interaction, collaboration and viewing in the distributed environment. The virtual display space must be clearly displayed via a video teleconferencing capability as well as on camera for play-back in a High-Definition Video digital format. Terrain Model. The system must be able to incorporate the 3D terrain model to the other displays through a projection capability onto the model surface. The center piece display area (20 feet x 32 feet) must be preserved in a manner that it allows for alternate use of the space without deconstruction or re-modeling. The desired end state is to virtually create one seamless display surface which is manipulated and managed to create multiple views and display of event data in a fully digital environment. Data Input. The system must integrate imagery from existing sources such as LIDAR, Digital Elevation Models, Google Earth, satellite imagery, etc. The system should be able to visualize different types of floral/fauna, rivers or other seasonal changes in the geographic location. AVAILABILITY. The system shall be available as a prototype or commercially available solution already demonstrated in intended environment. Technologies that still require development are not desired. SECURITY. USSOCOM will provide the Information Assurance to connect the system(s) to desired networks. Security Clearance Levels Required. Contractor(s) must provide a team member cleared at the SECRET level to be available to escort any integration, design or renovation efforts in the SOCOM facility.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 7701 TAMPA POINT BLVD., MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA 33621-5323, MacDill AFB, Florida, 33621, United States
- Zip Code: 33621
- Zip Code: 33621
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