SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- PEO Aviation Request for Information (RFI) on Aviation General-Purpose Computing Opportunities
- Notice Date
- 10/18/2024 1:27:32 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334118
— Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- W6QK ACC-RSA REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-0000 USA
- ZIP Code
- 35898-0000
- Response Due
- 11/8/2024 11:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 11/23/2024
- Point of Contact
- Alyssa Wilbourn, Christopher Leonard
- E-Mail Address
-
sara.a.wilbourn.civ@army.mil, christopher.w.leonard2.civ@army.mil
(sara.a.wilbourn.civ@army.mil, christopher.w.leonard2.civ@army.mil)
- Description
- Request for Information on Aviation General Purpose Computing Integrated Modular Avionics Platforms REVISION 03 (18 OCT 24) - The USG is hereby cancelling the Industry Day previously scheduled for 21 October 2024 and extending the question and answer period until 1300 CST on 25 October 2024. Please submit all questions to the POCs listed below by 1300 CST on 25 October 2024. The Excel file with the questions already submitted and answers has been attached to this revised post.� REVISION 02 (15 OCT 24) - The USG is accepting questions that will be discussed in an Industry Day scheduled for 21 October 2024. Please submit all questions to the POCs listed below by COB 16 October 2024. The specific and format (MS Teams link) is forthcoming for the Industry Day. REVISION 01 (10 OCT 24) - The response date has been extended to 8 NOV 2024. Classification Original Set Aside: N/A Product Service Code: 15 - AEROSPACE CRAFT AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS NAICS Code: 334118-Computer Terminal and other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing; 334290-Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing; 334610-Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media: Software, packaged, mass reproducing; 336413-Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing; 541511-Customer Computer Programming Services; 541512-Computer Systems Design Services Place of Performance: Army Contracting Command - Redstone 5303 Martin Road Sparkman Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898, USA Description Notice This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for informational purposes and market research only, it does not constitute a solicitation. The Government will not reimburse any company or individual for any expenses associated with preparing/submitting information in response to this posting. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its acquisition strategy, statement of work/statement of objectives, and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained within their response. Scope The United States (US) Army Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, Project Manager, Aviation Mission Systems and Architecture (PM AMSA) is conducting market research to identify possible sources capable of providing a ruggedized Aviation General Purpose Computing (GPC) Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) platform utilizing the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) at Technical Readiness Level (TRL) 8 and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 7. � Title: PEO Aviation Request for Information (RFI) on Aviation General-Purpose Computing Opportunities INSTRUCTIONS TO POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS Interested parties who desire to participate in this RFI are encouraged to submit responses that demonstrate they presently have the experience to manufacture general purpose computing platforms, software, hardware and software artifacts, and hardware and software tools with the technology maturity to answer this RFI. Respondents shall fill out and return the Compliance Certification and CUI Non-Disclosure Document and return to ACC-RSA POC prior to release of the GPC IMA Platform requirements workbook, CAMEO Enterprise Architecture Model Based Systems Engineering artifacts, and the GPC IMA Model. ACC-RSA POC will release the GPC IMA Platform workbook and models via safe site. Responses shall include the following information and address the topics enumerated below. 2.1.1 RESONDENT DATA a. Company Name b. Address c. Point of Contact (include phone number and email address) d. CAGE Code e. Web Page URL f. State the country of ownership for the company. g. State whether the company is a non-traditional defense contractor 3.0 GPC IMA Platform The PEO Aviation seeks industry feedback regarding availability of TRL 8 and MRL 7 ruggedized GPC IMA platforms with open architectures and digital engineering artifacts sufficient to enable USG system integration and modification. PEO Aviation is interested in responses only for products that can be delivered in production quantities by 1Q2027 or before. If there are dependencies upon Government development funding to support delivery by this date, the respondent is requested to identify them. Responses to this RFI should demonstrate how the design follows the key tenets of the PEO Aviation Enterprise Architecture (EA) and meets the PEO Aviation Modular Open Systems Approaches (MOSA) objectives of improved affordability, increased readiness, enhanced capabilities, reduced schedule pressure, and reduced supply chain risk. 3.1 REQUESTED INFORMATION The PEO Aviation is requesting information on readily available, high assurance, ruggedized, and re-configurable GPC IMA platforms. It is desired that the GPC IMA platform provide decentralized processing through an IMA and Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC) 653 architecture that enables the addition of new hardware and software capabilities without costly and time-consuming modifications. It is desired that the GPC architecture also exhibit modular design characteristics that provide for expansion and scalability of capabilities through hardware and software MOSA, allowing for additional processing and rapid modification and integration of applications and associated graphics, such as hosting low and high assurance level applications on the same computing platform, multiple security levels of processing, and providing multi-criticality mission processing resources through robust boundary partitioning. The GPC platform will explicitly be designed with modularity and commonality in mind and will employ open standards regarding components and non-proprietary interfaces to allow the user to exploit economies of scale in the development and integration of emerging capabilities. This RFI is to identify GPC IMA platforms that conform as closely as possible to the enclosed requirements with Model Based Systems Engineering artifacts which include aspects of open standards including Future Airborne Computing Environment (FACETM); the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Architecture Framework (FAF) (aka Enterprise Architecture (EA)), Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSATM); Aviation Mission Computing Environment (AMCE) Capability Specification Model (CSM); Hardware Open Systems Technologies (HOST); RTCA/DO-178C, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification; RTCA/DO-254, Design Assurance Guidance For Airborne Electronic Hardware; RTCA/DO-297, Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) Development Guidance and Certification Considerations; and the Army Military Airworthiness Certification Criteria (AMACC) as modified by this RFI to support a modular, interoperable, and upgradeable design. It is desired that the GPC platform meet specified cybersecurity requirements and mandates and provide partitioning of Operational Flight Program (OFP) applications to preserve security and safety-level separation. The dimensions and capabilities of the GPC IMA platform are desired to be within a specific envelope as defined in the GFI model and ruggedized to operate on US Army aircraft such as the AH-64E Apache Helicopters; UH/HH-60M/UH-60V Utility Helicopters; CH-47F Cargo Helicopters; Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) and Fixed Wing (FW) Aircraft Platforms. Respondents are requested to provide the dimensions of their GPC IMA Platform or components and associated installation constraints and drawings. The GPC is required to be sufficiently robust to provide reliable operation over military temperature ranges and environments, high levels of vibration and shock, exposure to rain and sand, aircraft power, and electromagnetic environmental conditions associated with military avionics. It is desired that this GPC IMA platform hardware be field upgradable, but it is required that the GPC software operating environment, guest Operating Systems (OS(s)), and applications be upgradable in the field. A GPC IMA platform, along with a Radio Interface Module (RIM) (either internal or external) that meets TRL 8 and MRL 7 is critical to meeting a 1QFY27 fielding schedule. To reduce risk in the schedule, PEO Aviation requests the respondents address the ability to provide a GPC IMA platform with RIM for demonstration purposes in the Combat Aviation Brigade Architecture Integration Lab (CABAIL) by 3QFY25. It is desirable for the GPC IMA platform to enable flexibility in Input/Output (I/O) for accessing general purpose processing resources in the future through the use of software configuration files. PEO Aviation requests that respondents discuss the available I/O of the GPC IMA platform components and discuss the strategy for modifying or expanding I/O in the future as required by capabilities. 3.2 GPC IMA PLATFORM SPECIFICATIONS AND MODELS The RFI contains a GPC requirements workbook detailing the specifications for each component area and aimed at understanding industry options for producing a GPC IMA platform for all aircraft platforms within PEO Aviation. To emphasize the importance of modularity, the workbook contains five (5) sections or specification requirements:� GPC Hardware; Real Time Operating System (RTOS)/Board Support Package (BSP) for the GPC; Operating Environment (OE) for the GPC Hardware and RTOS/BSP; Radio Interface Module (RIM) (either internal or external); and Software Loader. Each section has a place for respondents to indicate compliance level of their GPC IMA platform to the desired capabilities as Fully Compliant (FC), Partially Compliant (PC) or Not Compliant (NC). The next column will be for respondents to describe evidence of FC (e.g. test date, document name, etc.) and vendor comments for PC or NC.� Respondents do not have to provide information on every section; however, information on level of compliance to the enclosed will aide in PEO Aviation�s analysis in determining a potential future acquisition path. The GPC requirements workbook will be released upon request. � In addition to the requirements workbook, this RFI also contains preliminary CAMEO Enterprise Architecture (EA) Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) artifacts that will become the authoritative source of truth for future acquisition specifications and will replace traditional contract requirements artifacts as a component of PEO Aviation�s Digital Transformation initiatives. The key MBSE artifact for this RFI is the GPC IMA Model, which provides for traceability from the PEO Aviation Enterprise Architecture (EA) and the Component Specification Model (CSM) for PEO Aviation�s Aviation Mission Computing Environment (AMCE). Cameo Enterprise Architecture 2021 or later is required to view the models associated with the RFI. If available, it is the preference of the government to obtain CAMEO EA model(s) and other digital engineering artifacts which describe the design and behaviors for the GPC platform and/or its components as well as any available traceability to the GPC IMA Model and the AMCE CSM; the instructions for building the model are contained within the GPC IMA Model. � 3.3 CURRENT DATA RIGHTS, LICENSING, COSTS PEO Aviation requests that respondents describe data rights associated with any software code to include executable code, computer databases, computer software documentation, models (e.g., SysML) source code, code listings, design details, processes, flow charts, and related material that would enable the software to be reproduced, recreated or recompiled. 3.4 DESIGN ASSURANCE PEO Aviation requests that respondents describe the relevant product design assurance artifacts that have been achieved for both hardware and software. a. What DO-254 and DO-178C artifacts are available? b. Does the company have prior experience with DO-254 and DO-178C processes? c. Has the software been scanned for vulnerabilities utilizing a certified static code scan utility?������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 3.5 FIELDING PEO Aviation requests that respondents address the fielding aspects of their hardware and software. a. Does the product have prior fielding on military airborne systems? b. If so, what functionality did the product provide to the platform? c. If so, what platforms have been fielded? d. How many total units have been fielded? e. What are the future projections for hardware and software fielding? f. Explain experience with similar Department of Defense (DoD) implementations and lessons learned from past experiences. 3.6 SCHEDULE PEO Aviation requests that respondents provide a program schedule that includes a timeline for when systems will be available for lab and mission system integration and overall system lead times. For planning purposes, assume a prototyping event no later than 3QFY25 and Milestone C (production decision) no later than 1QFY26. Assess the risk of meeting this schedule as high, moderate, or low. If the approach cannot meet this schedule, provide a schedule in the same format with achievable timelines.� 3.7 COSTS and BUDGETING Due to the budgetary importance of understanding technology related costs, PEO Aviation requests respondents provide Rough Order of Magnitude estimation by quantity range (e.g. Qty 1-50; Qty 51-100; Qty 101-199; Qty 200+) of production assets for relevant products that provide the capabilities described within broken down by the following components: a. Hardware b. RTOS/BSP with DAL artifacts c. Operating Environment d. RIM e. Software Loader 3.8 GOVERNMENT REQUIRED ACTIVITIES OR ARTIFACTS PEO Aviation requests that respondents describe any anticipated government required Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and/or Government Furnished Information (GFI). 3.9 PARTNERSHIPS OR POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS PEO Aviation requests that respondents describe any partners or potential partnerships interested in future acquisition activities for GPC IMA platforms or components. 4.0 RESPONSES, COMMUNCIATIONS, AND ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS: a. The Government may contact respondents to obtain additional information or clarification to fully understand a company's response. This may include discussions, site visits, demonstrations, etc. to further the Government's understanding of a proposed solution, as well as a company's understanding of the Government's requirements. b. Respondents are advised that the Government may use the services of an Independent third party in reviewing responses to this RFI. Respondents with concerns over the Government�s use of a third party may contact the Government for further information. Third party reviewers will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to beginning review of the documents. c. Respondents shall clearly mark proprietary data with the appropriate markings. Any proprietary information received in response to this request will be properly protected from any unauthorized disclosure. Any material that is not marked will be considered publicly releasable. d. When submitting a response, please be aware that the Army workforce is supplemented by contracted support personnel. Any proprietary data submitted may be handled by contract support services personnel who have signed the same NDAs as mentioned above. e. Responses are due electronically by 25 October 2024 via email to the following (must include responses to ALL officials):� shall be submitted electronically via the Department of Defense (DOD) SAFE Site File Exchange website (https://safe.apps.mil). Use the following distribution email address as prompted by the site christopher.w.leonard2.civ@army.mil. The subject line for the email submission should read: RFI: GPC � your COMPANY NAME. No hard copy or fax responses will be accepted. If a late submittal is received, acceptance of such will be at the discretion of the Government. f. All questions or clarifications relating to this RFI shall be submitted via email to Army Contracting Command-Redstone (ACC-RSA) point of contacts christopher.w.leonard2.civ@army and sara.a.willbourn.civ@army.mil. NO telephone calls will be accepted. Questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. Contractors shall not contact any Government personnel regarding this RFI other than the individuals designated. Contacting any Government personnel other than the individuals designated may result in an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) and may result in a contractor being excluded from the competition and consideration for award. g. Subject line must read RFI for GPC- [Company Name]. Example: RFI for GPC-ABC Inc. h. For more information on this RFI, please contact the point of contact identified above. E-mail communication is preferred. 4.1 DISCLAIMER This RFI is not a request for proposal (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be made as a result of this RFI. �
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- Address: Redstone Arsenal, AL, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
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