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US Department of Defence: Request for Information (RFI)
Threat Informed Space Environment for Cyber Test &Training Range:
Preparing Cyber Professionals for the Space Challenge of the Future
Contracting Office: Space Systems Command
Cross-Mission Ground & Communications
Enterprise (SSC/ECXK)
1.0 General Information
Document Type: Request for Information
Classification Code: AC13: National Defense R&D Services;
Department of Defense – Military; Experimental Development
Disclaimer: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) NOTICE ONLY. This RFI is
for informational and planning purposes only and it does not constitute a
Request for Proposal (Snip)
Respondents wishing to respond to this RFI should send responses via electronic
mail no later than 17 March 2022 at 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time to the POCs
listed in Section 4.0.
2.0 Description
PURPOSE
In accordance with Part 10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the U.S.
Government (USG) is issuing this RFI in an effort to understand market
availability and maturity of the ability to conduct live, virtual and on-orbit
training events with congruent operating models supporting blue and red
representations simultaneously for large-scale and team/mission-focused
scenarios. The operating models need to include accurate, physics-based
environments for realistic training events.
BACKGROUND
The Secretary of the Air Force has established seven new operational
imperatives, major focus areas for the Department of the Air Force in 2022:
1. Defining Resilient Space Order of Battle and Architectures (defensive
and offensive)
2. Achieving Operationally-Optimized Advanced Battle Management System
(ABMS) / Air Force Joint All Domain Command and Control
3. Defining the Next Generation Air Dominance System of Systems (sensors,
communications, command & control, weapons, and uncrewed aerial vehicles)
4. Achieving Moving Target Engagement at Scale (air, sea surface and ground
mobile targets)
5. Defining Optimized Resilient Basing, Sustainment, and Communications in
a Contested Environment
6. Defining the B-21 Long Range Strike Family of Systems
7. Evaluating Readiness of the DAF to Transition to a Wartime Posture
Against a Peer Competitor
The above imperatives will set the tone for the Department of the Air Force’s
future and senior leaders across the Air Force whom have been appointed as
operational and acquisition leads for each imperative to perform analysis
within an aggressive timeline to generate FY24 recommendations for the
Secretary by the end of March 2022.
Additional separate RFI’s may be issued in support of other imperatives.
Where possible, the Air Force would like to understand within your responses
how your technology and operational concepts for this imperative could enable,
connect, and contribute across all 7 imperatives. The DAF would also like to
understand the scalability and adaptability of your proposed concepts.
Responses to this RFI will inform USG plans to create live, virtual and
on-orbit space cyber test and training events as well as TTP development that
will enable Cyber Professionals to exercise various mission set vignettes in a
simulated environment with the ability to incorporate HWIL.
The DAF may desire to perform proof-of-concept evaluations and prototype
evaluations. The DAF may desire to procure small quantities of hardware for
qualification and continued testing.
3.0 Requested Information
Space Systems Command is requesting a one-page executive summary along with
white paper submittals in contractor format addressing the topics below.
These white papers may be followed up with comments/questions from the
government team within 30 days of receipt. The government may also request in
person deep-dives at the vendor’s location or via VTC depending on COVID
restrictions. Reviewers will include military, Government civilians, and
support contractors.
The following topics to address are:
Ability to provide an environment which can be customized on demand to match
intel-driven requirements and can be presented to an available Cyber Range or
Training and Research environment
Ability to incorporate independent cyber tools into the cyber environment for
cyber professionals to respond to/engage with various threat scenarios
Ability to incorporate cyber capabilities for terrestrial-based satellite
control/ground stations and system-agnostic, space-based systems
Ability for blue and red cyber teams to simultaneously engage in scenarios
Ability to represent blue and red representations at various levels of fidelity
from hardware-in-the-loop to network models of systems, to include
representations of components and systems
Ability to connect and interface cyber environments to other cyber or other
domain ranges or labs via the Joint Information Operations Range using open
standards
Ability to operate environments at different classification levels
(Unclassified to Top Secret//SCI/SAP) and switch classifications within a
reasonable time between scenarios
Ability to generate multiple environments to support different scenarios and
different users
Ability for mission planners/white teams to design and execute missions with an
intuitive graphical user interface, record/playback scenarios, and export
time-sequenced scenario data for further analysis
Ability to replicate and employ threats at scale either pre-planned or in
real-time
Ability to create operating models that include accurate, space-based physics
environments for realistic training events
Ability to support congruent operating models supporting blue and red
representations simultaneously for large-scale and team/mission-focused
scenarios
Other areas of interest:
• Artificial intelligence and/or machine learning to automate red and blue
representations to respond to tactics, techniques, and procedures throughout
mission scenarios
• Integration of data from sensor data libraries (such as the Unified Data
Library) into mission scenarios for planning or during execution
• Integration into a digital engineering ecosystem and incorporate digital
engineering models into the cyber environment
• Data collection and analytical tools for mission planners, cyber testers,
and operators
• Cyber capabilities for terrestrial-based satellite control
capabilities/ground stations, and flight system-agnostic, space-based systems,
which can be employed within the cyber environments
This RFI requests various approaches to include software-only solutions that
can run on cloud infrastructure to hardware-delivered solutions.
4.0 Submission Details
All replies to this RFI should reference OI7-001, Threat Informed Space
Environment for Cyber Test &Training Range: Preparing Cyber Professionals for
the Space Challenge of the Future.
All respondents should provide a one-page executive summary as part of its
response. Responses are to be on company letterhead. Submit only unclassified
information using the appropriate networks. If classified information is
imperative and should be submitted, then contact the POCs identified below.
Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary.
Responses are requested no later than, < 17 March 2022 4:00 PM Pacific Standard
Time. Responses received after identified closing date announced above may not
be considered in the Government’s analyses.
Responses shall include a cover page with the following:
• Submitter’s Name and Parent Company, if applicable
• Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code
• Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Identification Number
• Business Address: Street Address, City, State, Zip code
• Point of Contact Telephone Number
• Fax Number, if applicable
• Point of Contact Email Address
• Point of Contact for further clarification or questions
• Company Size relative to NAICS code 541715
Responses must be submitted via e-mail in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
The Government requests that the main body of the responses be no greater than
10 pages, with a maximum of 10 pages of attachments.
In addition, a cover page may be included to describe the respondent’s
experience in the areas of interest described above.
All information in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary will be
handled accordingly. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any
consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified.
Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable
Government regulations.
SSC/ECX has entered into contracts the Aerospace Corporation, LinQuest, Science
Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Tecolote Research, Integrity
Applications Incorporated, QuanTech Services, Alpha Omega Group (AoG), Space EA
systems, Exigo and Integrated Enterprise System Engineering Solutions (IESE).
These contractors support SSC/ECX by performing technical reviews, systems
engineering and integration analyses, cost estimation, and other advisory
services.
Respondents are hereby notified that all responses will be provided to SSC/EC
support contractors for services to the U.S. Space Force. If the respondent
disagrees to the release of its RFI response to any of the aforementioned
firms, the respondent must clearly state this restriction in the cover letter
accompanying the RFI response.
All Government and DoD contractor personnel, and FFRDC’s reviewing RFI
responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their
responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of
proprietary information as described in 41 U.S.C. 2101-2107.
All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.
Foreign firms are advised that they will not be allowed to participate in this
acquisition at the prime contractor level; however, provided they are eligible
to do business with the US Government they may be eligible to participate at
the subcontractor level.
The research and test data produced under a resultant contract may contain
Military Critical Technology List (MCTL) information whose export is restricted
by Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S. Sec 2751, et seq.) or the Export
Administration Act of 1979, as amended (Title 50, U.S.C., App. 2401, et seq.).
Request certification and registration from the Defense Logistics Services
Center (DLSC), Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek, MI 49016-3412
as soon as possible.
For any questions concerning this RFI, reach out to the POCs identified below.
POINTS OF CONTACT
All inquiries should be directed to the points of contact below:
Primary: 2d Lt Gabriel Cabebe
[email protected]
Secondary: Major Andrew Penrod
[email protected]
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