Supportability
BIA
Number: 18300
Pricing
Information
The
Program anticipates a funding level of up to $300,000 for the contract
award(s) resulting from this BIA.
Detailed
Description of Effort and Tasks
The
FCS program is interested in receiving descriptions of existing capabilities,
experience and future direction for developing, producing and implementation
of capabilities for modeling/analyzing the logistics flow while in
a garrison state through deployment to the warfight and on to reconstitution
and redeployment. A deficiency currently exists where logistics models/analyses
are not integrated with a warfight models/analyses. In the logistics
community, there are multitudes of models/analyses ranging from simple
spreadsheet applications to stochastic discrete event simulations.
They are designed to fit the needs of their users who study single
segments of consumption and distribution. Data was gathered at the
conclusion of a warfight and then used to populate the logistics models/analyses
and provide feedback in an After Action Report. More times than not,
sustainment rates were based on force structure from past generations
and never updated with current data. Logistics models/analyses were
an afterthought. As the Army transforms to the Objective Force, logistics
and supportability have been brought to the forefront where planners
can try and influence the design of the System of Systems that is,
not only lethal and survivable, but supportable as well.
The Future
Combat Systems Program Supportability IPT requires modeling and simulations
methods that will accelerate the analysis of logistics considerations
and impact in a warfight, to include logistics planning and the integration
of logistics into force and unit -level planning. These methods must
include algorithmic approaches that consider the complex interactions
between war fighting tactics and the functional/physical-degraded
state of the war fighter's assets. The methods should include representations
and consideration of the degraded states in terms of the following,
but not limited to: Consumption, Failures, Casualties, Maintenance
The methods
should also include representations and consideration of supply in
terms of the following, but not limited to:Re-arming, Refueling, Recovering,
Repairing, Maintaining, Evacuating
All of
this must consider the context of combat and campaign dynamics. Variable
resolution, down to the platform level is desired. These methods must
interface with Government-approved warfight models. Current models
being considered include JANUS, OneSAF Test Bed (OTB), CASTFOREM,
and VIC. This interface must allow both force designers and logisticians
the ability to design, evaluate, and redesign as necessary both combat
force designs and logistics (expeditionary) force designs. At a minimum,
these methods will be used to help size the Expeditionary Support
Organization (ESO) and measure the impact of its placement within
the Unit of Action or the Unit of Employment.
The following
include criteria requirements. The method must be integrated or federated
with warfight models, running concurrently. The method must enable
measurement of the impact of logistics and medical force design and
performance in the warfight and in garrison. The method must represent,
specifically, all classes of supply at resolution commensurate with
the warfight models. Consumption and distribution must be represented
at the platform level. The method must enable analysis of alternative
distribution and resupply strategies to include future lift platforms,
resupply vehicles, and technologies, i.e., prognostics/diagnostics,
reliability, operational availability, and logistics C2.
Task
1
The
method must utilize warfighting models. The data pulled from the warfighting
models needs be fed into an open database using a common, easy to
access information representation or well defined API. The data should
include the appropriate temporal and geospatial information associated
with the combat element activities as well as the logistics responses
passed back to the warfighting models. This database will allow additional
external analysis and post-analysis replay.
Task
2
These
methods must enable measurement of the impact of logistics and medical
force design and performance in the warfight and in garrison.
Task
3
These
methods must represent, specifically, all classes of supply at resolution
commensurate with the warfight models. Consumption and distribution
must be represented at the platform level.
Task
4
These
methods must enable analysis of alternative distribution and resupply
strategies to include future lift platforms, resupply vehicles, and
technologies, ie, prognostics/diagnostics, reliability, operational
availability, and logistics C2.
Task
5
A
long-term goal is to use these methods as a basis for applications
in FCS logistics C2 (planning and execution) and in FCS training.
Schedule
and duration of on-site support - none
Number,
duration(s) and location(s) of meetings
3
Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM) for 2 days each at Seattle, WA
Schedule
Milestones
Subcontract
Start Date - 10/9/02
Subcontract
Completion Date - 4/30/03
Initial
Coordination Meeting - 10/10/02 - 10/11/02 (Seattle, WA)
Interim
Coordination Meeting - 11/04/02 - 11/05/02 (Seattle, WA)
Interim
Coordination Meeting - 12/02/02 - 12/03/02 (Seattle, WA)
Final
Coordination Meeting - 3/04/03 - 3/05/03 (Seattle, WA)
Data
Requirements - None
Schedule
of Deliverables
- Supplier
shall demonstrate that they can execute extractions of logistics
data from the four specified target models by 31 Dec, 2002. This
should clearly show the logic and methods used to extract the data,
the approach to formulate the overall logistics impact as defined
in task 1 through 3.
- Supplier
shall demonstrate that they have achieved specified performance
levels by 28 Feb, 2003 This should show the integration of extracted
data to the organizational constructs and yield understanding of
how the organizations and platforms affect the logistics footprint
and operational efficency of the Unit of Action (Task 4). Further
the supplier should show the methodology by which this level of
data extraction and modeling can be applied to the Common Revelant
Operating picture (CROP)as a part of FCS logoistics C2 (Task 5).
Evaluation
Criteria
Offerors
should ensure that their proposals address the following:
- Demonstrated
credibility of the proposed technical approach
- Degree
of understanding of the technical aspects of the work and related
issues
- Relevance
and history of performing similar work
- Availability
of resources to successfully conduct the proposed work.
- Responsiveness
to general BIA instructions
We will
apply these considerations in the following areas:
- Validity
of Logistics Concept, including force structure, unit placement
and employment
- Soundness
of technical approach and proposed plan to perform SOW tasks
