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Director, Capability Package NIE Overview COL T. Harris, Director Mr. William D. Horton, Deputy Director

28 January 2015

The Army's InTegrATIon TeAm

System of Systems Engineering & Integration

To be the focal point for System of Systems Engineering and Integration

across the Army’s materiel development community

Provide coordinated system of systems analysis, engineering, architectural and integration products

to facilitate how the Army efficiently shapes, manages, validates and synchronizes the fielding

of integrated materiel capabilities

Vision Mission Statement

SoSE&I Executive Director

Mr Kevin Fahey

Deputy Director COL Brett

Barraclough

Director E&I COL Brett Barraclough

Director Capability Package

COL Terrece Harris

Director Cyber/CIO

Mr Matt Maier

Director COE Ms Kelly Alexander

Associate Director Org Management Ms Jacque Prange

Associate Director Business Team

Ms Julie Reeside

Associate Director Operations

Mr. Ben Intoy

Associate Director Governance & Synchronization

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Vision Mission Statement

Director Capability Package

Deputy Director Capability Package

Product Manager Capability Package

Integration

Project Director Synchronized

Fielding

Chief Capability Package Plans

and Organization

Director, Capability Package Team

Capability Package provides the on-site design, engineering, systems integration, and program management functions and expertise required to integrate networked and stand-alone Army and Joint Programs of Record, current force and urgent need systems, and other DOTMLPF elements necessary to achieve enhanced and integrated unit capabilities for full-spectrum Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs).

Efficiently and effectively integrate all systems on various platforms in order to validate the Network Integration (NIE) network, which will facilitate informed Army modernization and Procurement decisions.

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Overview – Capability Package Directorate

Mission: Capability Package provides the on-site design, engineering, systems integration, and program management functions and expertise required to integrate networked and stand-alone Army and Joint Programs of Record, current force and urgent need systems, and other DOTMLPF elements necessary to achieve enhanced and integrated unit capabilities for full-spectrum Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). Capability Package supports evaluations of networked BCTs to facilitate fielding of high-payoff systems and technologies to operational forces, and it supports SOS I Directorate missions and program initiatives by providing sustained systems engineering, network integration, test coordination, integrated logistics support and program management expertise before, during, and after network integration events conducted in representative operational environments.

Key Tasks: • Single ASA (ALT) interface for U.S. Army test

and user agencies at Ft Bliss and White Sands Missile Range

• Command and control of all acquisition enterprise agencies participating in NIEs and Army Warfighting Assessments (AWAs)

• Systems engineering and integration of network systems onto tactical platforms

• Safe execution of daily operations • Operational, technical, and logistics support to

NIE Systems Under Test (SUT) and Systems Under Evaluation (SUE)

End State: • Establish, verify, and transition stable tactical

networks to user organizations • SUTs and SUEs successfully accomplish test

objectives • Capture and improve processes for future NIE

and AWA events to ensure repeatability and cost effective evaluations

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Capability Package Vehicle Integration CONOPs and Key Tasks

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Phase II

Phase III

Phase IV

Phase I Planning/Preparation

Integration/Installation/ NET/VALEX/COMMEX

Deployment/Pilot/ Test Execution

LEAD: NIE Planning Team • Solicitation • SUE TIM • Bull Pen • RFP Process • LBRR (APG)

LEAD: Experimentation and Evaluation Division • Horse Blanket Design • Vehicle Planning • Recovery/Demod • Golden Vehicle Design • VALEX Planning • Vehicle Instrumentation Planning • Safety Release Planning • NET Planning and evaluation • SUT/SUE Deliveries

LEAD: Systems Integration Div • Golden Vehicle Builds • Safety Release Vehicle Builds • Safety Release Test Support • Prep Vehicles for NET Support • Fleet Vehicle Build • Field Integration and Checkout • Test Trouble Ticket Tool • Support LOADEX • Support VALEX (Thread Runs) • Support Troubleshooting • Manage FSR Support • Employ Engr Review Board

LEAD: Capabilities Package Integration • Deploy Logistics Support Teams • Deploy SMEs to BDE • Manage FSR Support • Support Record Test • Support Excursions • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) • Recovery/Demod Planning

LEAD: Systems Integration Division • De-Install SUT/SUE Equipment • De-Install Instrumentation • Return Vehicles to 10-20 Condition • Posture Platforms for Follow-on NIE • Account for Internal Equipment • Out Process and Clear • Final Root Cause Analysis Report • Trend Analysis Report

LEAD: NIE Planning Team • Final Assessment Report to SUEs

Recovery/Redeployment/ De-Installation

Phase 1 - Planning/Preparation (System and System of Systems Design Efforts)

Key Tasks • Planning/Preparation

– Identify vehicles needed for integration by USA numbers

– Coordinate Horse Blanket (HB) and Transport Design (TD)

– Produce plans • Golden Vehicles (GV) and

Fleet Build plans • Spectrum & instrumentation • VALEX task list

– Publish eules of engagement and badging info

– Collect SUT/SUE white papers – Brief CONOP

• Design – Horse Blanket/Transport

Architecture – Technical Architecture – Golden Vehicles – SUT/SUE RFIs and approvals – Conduct HB CCB – Spectrum requests submitted

• Scheduling – Safety Release schedule – NET schedule – NEF schedule (as required)

• Establish – Configuration Control Board (CCB) – Configuration Management (CM) – Cost Gatekeeper

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Phase 2 - Installation, Integration, NET, VALEX, and COMMEX (System and System of Systems Verification)

Key Tasks • Vehicle and network installation and integration • New Equipment Training (NET)

– Primary POC to industry for coordination/execution – Rehearse, monitor, adjust quality of NET

• New Equipment Fielding (NEF) (as required) – Receive SUE/SUT ttems for integration and training – Coordinate and execute NIE fielding to BDE

• Conduct VALEX (establish and verify tactical network) • Garrison Unit Communication Exercise (COMMEX) • Validate technical network threads • Exercise operational threads • Conduct Safety Release testing

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Phase 3 - Deployment, Pilot Test, Test and Evaluation (Systems and System of Systems Field Support)

Key Tasks • Deploy to operational locations (Ft Bliss/WSMR) • Initiate Trouble Ticket tool and process • Manage vendor Field Service Representative (FSR) • Conduct troubleshooting procedures • Support record test and evaluation • Monitor RF spectrum issues • Employ Engineer Review Board

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Phase 4 - Redeployment, Recovery, and De-Installation (Reset for Next System of Systems Event)

Key Tasks • Receive SUE/SUT items for reset and demod • De-install SUT/SUE/Demo equipment and instrumentation • Posture platforms for follow-on event • Account for internal equipment • HB review and planning • Vehicle design • Technical evaluations • Root cause analysis

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Scope of NIE Integration Activities NIE 15.1

• 187 Total vehicles integrated

• 44 Golden Vehicles (GV) designed, built, and processed through safety-release

• More than 5,000 TRIAD personnel across the country supported NIE 15.1

• 1 System Under Test (SUTs): WIN-T Inc 2 (FOT&E) • 4 Systems Under Evaluation (SUEs)

• 4 Demos

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Support to Advanced Warfighting Assessment 16.1 Expeditionary Command Posts (CPs) / TAC CPs

Recommendation: • Develop CP enhancement, version 1 requirement (BN-DIV); validate in NIE 16.1 • Develop incremental CP fielding plan

Units require mobile, scalable, and tailorable command post capabilities that support all phases of tactical operations, forms of maneuver, and doctrinal command post employment

BCT TAC CP BN TAC CP DIV TAC CP

TCN

POP – G3

STT+

POP - CDR

MICP W/ OBVP

MCOTM W/ OBVP

NOSC-D

Re-Purposed G3 POP to MCOTM TAC

• Full mission command & WfF capability

• Same LOS & BLOS capability as BCT • Full WfF staff / leader collaboration

and mission command capability • Onboard mission command system

servers for CP redundancy • Onboard vehicle power increases

agility and reduces footprint • Small enough to be agile (1-2 hour

setup); large enough to provide a split based operation capability

• Increased Mission Command (OPs, INTEL, FIRES, Air, LOG capabilities)

• Improved LOS and BLOS network connectivity

• 8-12 workstations for staff and CDR collaboration

• Onboard mission command system servers for CP redundancy

• Onboard vehicle power increases agility and reduces footprint

• Agile enough; set up 30 min; retains OTM capability w/ MCOTM TAC

• Increased SA on the move or at the halt (OPs, INTEL, FIRES)

• Improved LOS and BLOS network connectivity

• 3-4 workstations for staff and commander collaboration

• Re-missions BN CDR POP to TAC CP

• Very compact and agile (1 vehicle configuration)

• Always ready; 10-15 min OTM capability

MICP W/ OBVP

MCOTM W/OBVP

TCN TAC (Expando)

POP – S3

STT

POP - CDR

CPAt theHalt

CPAssault

Re-Purposed S3 POP to MCOTM TAC

M1068 W/ POP

Re-Purposed CDR POP

CAB TAC CP

STRYKER W/POP

Re-Purposed CDR POP

STRYKER TAC CP

* For IBCT use HMMWV Platform * For STRYKER use Stryker Platforms

* For Infantry and Airborne Divisions use HMMWV platform & air beam shelters

M1152A1 HMMWV

Re-Purposed CDR POP

IN TAC CP

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Support to Advanced Warfighting Assessment 16.1 Command Post Big 4

Current CPs are large, cumbersome, hard to move; physically complex, tied to wires & cluttered w/ transit cases; proliferation of power generation; CPs not being developed as an “integrated platform”

Recommendation: • Consolidate hardware and add wireless capability, intelligent micro grids and next generation shelters (CP Big 4) to

increase expeditionary ability and agility of CPs • Enhance CPs incrementally as part of Capability Set Fielding

Air Beam Shelters• AirBeam Shelters support Command and Control (C2), Medical, Maintenance,

and Decontamination operations.• AirBeam shelters offer interconnectivity, durability, and easy deployment. • Energy efficient• Erects in 30 Minutes or less with 6 Soldiers

Secure Wireless Capability• Reduce assembly and disassembly

times by reducing wiring• Reduced SWAP• Wiring the TOC takes 2 Hours• Unloading cases and stacks and

completing wiring is the longest task in establishing the Main CP

Hardware Consolidation• Transition from system specific shelters

to consolidated hardware shelters• Reduce transit cases in the BCT TOC

(currently about 96 cases)• Use reduced form factor components• Use solid state drives for performance

and reliability• On Board Vehicle Power capability• Consolidate hardware into the

minimum number of shelters• Reduced footprint = Expeditionary• Reduced set up = Agility

Intelligent Power Management• CP power on only two trailers • Reduces 18 generators to 4• Intelligent power management

(laptop)• 21% better fuel efficiency & 10%

weight reduction • Significant noise reduction • Easy to maintain and manage

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Lab Testing in Support of NIE Field Testing

DCGS-A Software

Lock

TRIAD Gap

Analysis

SoS Events

Milestones

-41 -38 -35 -32 -29 -26 -23 -20 -17 -14 -11 -8 -5 -2

07/14/14 08/04/14 08/25/14 09/15/14 10/06/14 10/27/14 11/17/14 12/08/14 12/29/14 01/19/15 02/09/15 03/02/15 03/23/15 04/13/15 05/04/15 05/25/15 06/15/15

4w

4/27/15

1w 1w

10w

SUT/SUE NET

12/24/14

1/20

1w

Field EX VALEX

4w

Status As Of: 08-Jan-15

1w

1/5/15

3/27

3/9

NIE Start

Prep W

eek

1w

COMMEX

1w 2w

RFIs to SoSI

9/26/14

12/5/14

1w

3/16 4/3

3w

3/6

4w

10/10/14

Fund Rqst Forms

Due

Form 1494 Due

9/26/14

FSRs @ FBTX /

WSMR

8/7/15

8w 4w

3/9 1/12 3/6 4/3

NIE 15.1 & 16.1

Instr. Plan

Approved

11/7/14

2d

1/12 2/6 2/9

4w

1/9

2w

4d

12/12/14

1w

9/25 DP2 - LWN

7/11/14

Horse Blanket

V1

9/29 10/24

POR Responses

Due

Govt Tech Call

3/25/14

ATC 3/6/15 IATT /

Artifacts Req’d

2/9/15 IA Artifacts Req’d

C 6/18

1/20 3/20

9w

Initial BL/CO

List 7/3/14

25w

6/23

5/9/14

HB/TD Design (Draft)

HB/TD Design (Final)

Instrumentation Installation

3/6/15 SW Lock

HB Input Cutoff

10/10/14

Dev Instr. Workbook

9/22

3w

10/10

2/1 AD Training

4w

6/19 5/25

4/3 Golden Vehicle

Build Fleet Vehicle

Build

Unit Property Xfer Baseline/Carryover Long Lead Procurement

Sole Source Procurement (25w) GSA (13w) Existing Contract (11w)

Deliv SUT SUE Sys to

FBTX

12/12

12/12 12/1 Instrumentation

QA/QC

Bull Pen

Govt TIM

UNSM

Release ARCIC Gaps Opportunities

HQDA Objectives

TSARC SUT ID

6/26/14

5/9/14

Schedule Integration Meeting

3/14 3/3

SoSE&I NIE Final Report

TRIAD NIE Final Reports

DP0 – LWN

Vehicle DeMod Plan 4w

Phase 4 OTP Due

3d

Sched Synch

Safety Releases

Complete

1/5/15

DeMod Plan Due 5/1/15

Aviation Delivery

4/14/15

Aug 2015

NSWG

Aug 2015

1w

Bull Pen Virtual

1w

9/11/14 Oversight Advisory

Committee

Affordability

Analysis

9/5/14

3/5/15 OTRR #2

5/4/15

6w

Develop Initial LDIF / Data Products / Tactical Radio Report

11/14 10/6 Develop Intial Radio

Config Files

12/19 11/24

4w

LTI TEM

1w

Cyber VoF

1w

Market Research

RFI RFI

Responses Due

4/14/14 5/9/14

Gatekeeper Fund

Review

DP3 - LWN Implementation

Plan

C

8/8/14

MILES

1w

16d NIE

Pilot

5/21/15 NIE

Finish

5/17 4/20

10w

LBRR Final Reports 3/9

All

DIACAP Packages

Due

1/5/15

Vehicle Integration Design

7w

11/24

12/19/14

16.1 Candidate Selection 12/19 11/2 10/7 10/6 8/25 8/22 11/3 6/30

NIE 15.1 Vehicle Integration NIE 15.1 Checkout NIE 15.1 NIE 15.1 Recovery/DeMod 16.1 Horse Blanket Design

2/20 3/20 16.1 Vehicle Integration

Design Vehicle DeMod

Plan

2/23

HB Release

LDIF Input (Initial)

10/10/14

6w

Develop Final LDIF / Data Products / Tactical Radio Report

2/4 12/29

HB Release

LDIF Input (Final)

12/26/14

LDIF DP/TRR Release

(Initial)

11/17/14 LDIF/DP Release

(Final)

2/4/15

C

2/13 1/26

3w

Tactical Radio Report (Final) 1/26/15

Develop Final Radio Config

Files

12/20 1/4

2w

Block Leave

2w

Deliv SUT/SUE

Sys to APG 4w

End-to-End Thread Regression Testing

2/9 3/6 12/1 2/6

10w

LBRR Core Network Integration/ SUE & App Integration/ Functional Testing

5/26 6/19 SoSE&I Recovery

& DeMod

4w

Brigade Recovery

2w

10/27 11/21

NIE 15.2 Tier 1 Schedule

OTRR #3

LBRR BVAT

Cyber CVPA (ATEC Step IV)

3/16 4/3

3w

Cyber IO CMD BVAT

2w

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NIE

NIE OVERLAP SCHEDULE

Apr

Vehicle Build

LDIF/Data Product Development

Oct Sep Aug Feb Jan

2/1 AD Training

UN

SM

NIE 15.2

GV Build

Instrumentation Install

SUT/SUE NET Unit/SoSI Leave

Sch Mtg

RECOVERY

NIE 16.1

Mar

TIM

Bull Pen

HB Design V1

VD

Dev Instr Workbook

Deli SUTs SUEs

GV Build

HB Dev

Bull Pen

2/1 AD Training

Instrumentation Install

SUT/SUE NET

Steering

ATC

DP2 GO DP2 BOD HB V1

LDIF

Vehicle Build

Demod Plan

Phase II Phase III Phase IV Phase I Legend:

Instrumentation QA/QC

Property X-fer

MIL

ES

LOADEX COM MEX

Prep Wk

Field EX NIE

RECOVERY Brigade Recovery

NIE 16.2

Schedule Synch

Advisory Committee

TODAY Jun

Jul May

Pilot

Gatekeeper

T2T

Gatekeeper HB Final

LOADEX

COM MEX

Prep Wk

Field EX

Brigade Recovery

ATC SR IA Req

FSR Due

SW/DIACAP Due

Instrumentation QA/QC M

ILES

OBJ & Tasks DP0 Tech Call

Responses D Due

Advisory Committee

CoC DP1

CoC

DP2 Affordability Study

HB Design V1

HB Dev T2T HB

Draft Demod

Plan

Dev Instr Workbook

Bull Pen

Sch Sync

Gatekeeper HB V1

RFI/1494

14

Questions?

15

Backup

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System Under Test (SUT): A TSARC approved system that has been designated to undergo a formal operational test during the NIE. SUTs will be instrumented to collect test data for this operational test and will receive test report(s) from ATEC. SUTs will receive a DOTMLPF assessment performed by TRADOC in order to assist product engineering, and to assess operational relevance of the capability. SUTs must meet all delivery, integration, and training requirements to participate in an NIE. SUTs are first in priority for placement into the horse blanket.

RFP System Under Evaluation (RFP SUE): A system that is under contract, through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) Source Selection Process selected to participate in an NIE. RFP SUEs must be identified prior to the Phase I Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM). RFP SUEs may receive a DOTMLPF assessment, an ATEC Capabilities Limitation Report (CLR), and/or an ASA(ALT)/CERDEC LBRR Technical Assessment, that may be used by PEOs/PMs/CoEs, etc. to assist in future procurement. RFP SUEs must meet all delivery, integration, training, and threshold gap requirements to be considered for contract award for participation in an NIE. RFP SUEs are similar in priority to SUTs for placement into the horse blanket.

System Under Evaluation (SUE): A GOSC approved system that has gone through the NIE Agile Candidate Evaluation Process and selected to participate in an NIE. TRADOC will conduct a DOTMLPF assessment in order to assess operational relevance of the capability. The SUE may receive an ATEC CLR and/or ASA(ALT)/CERDEC LBRR Technical Assessment. SUEs must meet all delivery, integration, and training requirements to participate in an NIE.

Baseline (BL): A GOSC approved Network or non-Network (across all DOTMLPF domains) system/capability that the Army has decided to “Field” to all or part of the Army. ATEC and LBRR assessment may be conducted during an NIE to evaluate the end-to-end performance of these Baseline capabilities, as well as an individual or integrated DOTMLPF assessment conducted by TRADOC. Baseline systems are not required to go through the NIE Agile Candidate Evaluation Process but must be identified prior to the Phase I Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM). Baseline systems must meet all delivery, integration, and training requirements to participate in an NIE, and must be fielded/issued to the NIE Evaluation Brigade in order to enable continuous individual and collective training in support of future NIEs. Baseline systems will be presented and approved at the LWN GOSC during DP2.

Carryover (CO): A GOSC approved system/capability that has previously participated in the NIE, was recommended for fielding or continue to develop (potential fielding), but requires further assessment. Carryover systems are not required to go through the NIE Agile Candidate Evaluation Process but must be identified prior to the Phase I Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM). Carryover systems may receive a DOTMLPF report and must meet all delivery, integration, and training requirements to participate in a follow on NIE. Carryover systems will be presented and approved at the LWN GOSC during DP2 but will still be subject to Gate Keepers funding approval (resource availability) if required.

Demonstration (Demo): A GOSC or Department of the Army approved, Government sponsored system that has gone through the NIE Agile Candidate Evaluation Process and was designated to participate in an NIE, or is a Program requested, defined and sponsored Risk Reduction Event (RRE). Demo systems require no Army resourcing decisions, are not resourced via NIE programmed funds and do not require an Army Implementation Strategy. They may still require training, test, and/or integration. If evaluations are done on these systems, they are completed by the nominating proponent, the results of which may be formally submitted to the Army via the DOTMLPF Report process. These systems must meet all delivery, integration, and training requirements (if applicable) to participate in an NIE. Demo systems fall last in priority for placement into the horse blanket.

NIE Type of System Definitions DRAFT – Pending SOP Publication - DRAFT

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