TECH FOCUS AREAS: General Warfighting Requirements (GWR) TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Materials; Air Platform OBJECTIVE: This topic seeks to establish the infrastructure and environment required for weapon systems and program offices to make digital data visible, accessible, understandable, linked, trustworthy, interoperable, and secure. DESCRIPTION: B-52 has established the infrastructure and environment at the Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) using DoD Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN) connections to transfer large amounts of data. This provides the user an environment to access and control data. On this project this environment will be connected to DoD Platform One providing the users access from Non-classified Internet Protocol (IP) Router Network (NIPRNet). The implemented solution will be an easy-to-use web-based app so files can be transferred, information extracted, linked, and made available to users. Provide a platform and tools so that data stewards, data custodians and functional data managers are all able to make their data visible to authorized users by identifying, registering and exposing data in a way that makes it easily discoverable. Enable authorized users to obtain the data they need when they need it, including having data automatically pushed to interested and authorized users. This access requires that security controls are in place for credentialed users to ensure that access is permitted. Understanding data is critical to enable enhanced, more accurate and timely decision-making. The ability to aggregate, compare and truly understand data adversely affects the ability of the Air Force to react and respond. Bringing together business and technology and applying a data-centric approach. Data-driven decisions requires data to be linked such that relationships and dependencies can be uncovered and maintained. Trust is required to deliver the needed value to the sustainment community and stakeholders. Lacking confidence in the data my result in less timely decision-making or consequently, no decision when one is warranted. Property exchanging data between systems and maintaining semantic understanding are critical for successful decision-making and military operations. The Air Force cannot afford to buy licensing from vendors for every document and data type provided as a deliverable to the Air Force. As per the DoD Cyber Risk Reduction Strategy, protected DoD data while at rest, in motion and in use (within applications, with analytics, etc.) is a minimum barrier to entry. Using and developing a data approach, such as attribute-based access control, across the enterprise allows the Air Force to maximize the use of data while, at the same time, employing the most stringent security standards to protect the American people. PHASE I: This topic is intended for technology proven ready to move directly into a Phase II. Therefore, a Phase I award is not required. The offeror is required to provide detail and documentation in the Direct to Phase II proposal which demonstrates accomplishment of a Phase I-like effort, including a feasibility study. This includes determining, insofar as possible, the scientific and technical merit and feasibility of ideas appearing to have commercial potential. PHASE II: Eligibility for D2P2 is predicated on the offeror having performed a Phase I-like effort predominantly separate from the SBIR Programs. Under the Phase II effort, the offeror shall sufficiently develop the technical approach, product, or process in order to conduct a small number of advanced manufacturing and/or sustainment relevant demonstrations. Identification of manufacturing/ production issues and or business model modifications required to further improve product or process relevance to improved sustainment costs, availability, or safety, should be documented. Air Force sustainment stakeholder engagement is paramount to successful validation of the technical approach. These Phase II awards are intended to provide a path to commercialization, not the final step for the proposed solution. PHASE III DUAL USE APPLICATIONS: The contractor will pursue commercialization of the various technologies developed in Phase II for transitioning expanded mission capability to a broad range of potential government and civilian users and alternate mission applications. Direct access with end users and government customers will be provided with opportunities to receive Phase III awards for providing the government additional research & development, or direct procurement of products and services developed in coordination with the program. 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