ConsolidatedIndustryDayQuestionsforReviewv05_DISTROA_ACCA2022012_FINAL
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Question
AretherespecificTRLsthatyouaremoreinterestedin?Are
lowerTRLaircraftdesignsgoingtobereviewed?
DoestheArmyanticipateconductingflightdemonstrationsin
paralleltoamainlinedevelopmenteffort?WhodoestheArmy
envisionasbeingresponsibleformanagingsoftware
configurationsacrossthemainlineandflightevents?
3 WheredoyouenvisiontheroleofSATCOMintheprogram?
attheALEPlatform,TheAirLaunchPlatformorcontainedin
anadjacentRelayPlatform?
Isthereadefinedsetofsystemsthatistobethestartingpoint
ofthearchitecturedesign(i.e.,RWRandMWS)foreach
platform?
IftheUSGdevelopsALEintegrationwithlegacyairframes,will
thevendorbeprovidedaccesstolegacyairframeinformationor
datatoconductintegration?
6 Wouldyoupleasedescribethedifferencesbetween
Architecture,EnablersandWeaponSystem?Inparticular,how
willeachperformerworkwiththeothersandwhatisthe
responsibilityofeach.Theenablersresponseislookingfor
subsystemsthatwillbeintegratedtogethertoformthe
completeALEWS.Aretheenablersgoingtobeprovidedtothe
weaponsystemintegratorasGFE?Theweaponsystem
responseasksforproposerstoprovidethecompleteunitcost
andsaysthiscouldbeasinglecompanyormultiplecompanies.
Howshouldtheenablersbeaccountedforinthisresponse?
7 WilltherequirementsbecodevelopedwithintheALE
Ecosystemconstruct(Architecture/WS/Enablers)tofacilitate
effectivetradesandmaximizerapidfieldingandorwilltheybe
prescribedsequentiallyintheindividualRFPs?
8 Whataretheanticipatedlinesofauthoritybetweenthe
Government,ALEArchitectvendor,ALEWeaponSystem
vendors,andALEEnablervendorstoensurecoordination
betweenALEprograms?
Answer
USGwillreviewallTRLaircraftdesignsincludinglower
TRLdesigns.
YestheArmydoesanticipateconductingflight
demonstrations.
Thegovernmentisstilldeterminingthe
communicationsarchitectureforALE.Wewelcomeany
lowSWAPSATCOMsolutionsthatmayuniquely
addresstheoverallsolutionset.
Noansweratthistime.Wearenotprovidingthe
boundingspecificitytomaximizetheuseofthisRFI
input.
Specificdatatobesharedwithvendorswillbe
determinedatalaterdate.IntheRFI,wewould
appreciateanyinputonthedatavendorsbelievewill
berequiredtocompletedescribedtasks.
TheGovernmentisstilldeterminingtherelationship
betweenvendorsthatprovideenablersandthe
weaponssystemprovider.Weareinterestedin
vendorsinputontheidealrelationshipandhow
weaponssystemproviderswouldliketointerfacewith
providersofenablers.IfyouaresubmittingaWeapons
SystemRFI,pleaseincludetheexpectedcostto
integratealltheenablersonyourproposedweapons
systemsolution.
Howtherequirementswillbedevelopedhasnotbeen
finalizedatthistime.WehopetoleverageRFI
responsestosupportbuildingastrategytodevelop
requirementsthatIndustrybelievesisfeasible,andwe
welcomeIndustry'sinputonthisthroughtheRFIs.
Toensurecoordination,USGwillbetakingastronger
systemengineeringandintegrationrolewhichincludes
definingdetailedrequirementsandadjudicating
differences.Thisissubjecttochange,andwewelcome
Industry'sinputontherelationshipbetweenUSG,the
ALEArchitectvendor,ALEWSvendor,andALE
Enablersvendor.
ALEWeaponSystemsSynopsisCantheGovernmentclarify
whetherevaluationofmissioneffectivenessfallswithintheALE
ArchitectscopeortheALEWSscope,ascurrentlyconceived?
Thegovernmentisstilldeterminingthemission
effectivenesscontributionfromallroleslistedand
whichrolewouldbeconsideredthelead.
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Question
Representativesimulationenvironmentsgoalongwaytoward
demonstrationstabilityandagileintegration,buttheyareoften
deferredduetocostsorhardwaredependencies.Willyour
solicitationexpressrequirementsforrepresentativesimulations
thatcanbereplicatedacrossallvendorstoindividual
developers?Thisappearstobethemostinfluentialfactoron
agility,andunificationacrossvendorswillatleastgivevendorsa
commonreferenceenvironmentpriortoHWILevents,evenifit
doesn'tmatchhardwareexactly.
Answer
ThegovernmentplanstostandupModellingand
SimulationaswellasHardwareintheLoopcapabilities
tosupportALE.
HowwilltherelationshipbetweentheArchitect,WSIand
Enablersbemanaged?WilltheUSGberesponsiblefor
adjudicatingdifferences?WillthegovernmentrequireNDAs
betweenallparties?
Yesthegovernmentwillbetakingonastrongersystem
engineeringandintegrationrolewhichincludes
definingdetailedrequirementsandadjudicating
differencesbetweeninvolvedparties.
DoesthisMissionSystemDesignconformtotheUASFamilyof
SystemsModel(2QFY22)?Orwillitbetheresponsibilityofthe
ALEMissionSystemArchitect?
Iscollaborationbetweenthegroupsexpectedtobeincludedas
partofanypotentialawards?WillUSGorALEArchorALEWS
beactingtofacilitatecollaboration?
14 WilltheALEWeaponSystemsandEnablersbeactive
participantsintheEngineer/Buildphaseofthearchitecture
effort?Inotherwords,shouldtheALEArchitectexpecttohave
itsengineeringpackageprovidedtotheALEWSandEnablers
andhavetovalidatetheirsystemsinthebuildstage?
InahighlyintegrateddigitalEcosystemwithahighdegreeof
MOSAshouldtheEnablersresponseassumecoststosupport
higherlevelI&TactivitiesareintheNREestimate,orisit
expectedtheWeaponSystemsIntegratorwillcreatecontractual
provisionstoprovidethissupportfromtheenablerprovider?
YestheALEProgramofRecordwillutilizetheUAS
FamilyofSystemsModelaswellasotherapplible
documentsandguidance.
USGwillbetakingonastrongersystemengineering
andintegrationrolewhichincludesdefiningdetailed
requirementsandadjudicatingdifferencesbetween
involvedparties.
ThespecificsoftheEngineer/Buildphasehavenot
beenfinalizedyet.RFIresponseswillhelpUSG
determinehowpartieswillbeinvolvedduringthe
Engineer/Buildphase.InALEArchitectRFIs,wewould
liketounderstandwhatwouldbefeasible/idealforan
ALEArchitect.
TherelationshipbetweentheEnablersprovidersand
theWeaponSystemsIntegratorhavenotbeenfinalized
atthistime.Whenprovidinganycostestimatesinthe
RFIresponse,pleasenoteanyandallassumptions.
TheseRFIresponseswillbeusedtofinalizethe
relationshipbetweentheALEArchitect,ALE
WeaponsSystem,andALEEnablers.
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