SCOUT Experimentation
Industry Day, 22 November 2021
Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-S)
Warfighter Operational Problems
Dan Cabel & Andy Brough
ONR SCOUT Experimentation
Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Vision: A pathfinder for alternative ways of bringing
technologies to problems, operationalizing them, and getting them to scale
Problem Driven, Warfighter Partnership, Teamwork - Discover & Learn, Deliver
Faster Decision Points
Leverage all of the Naval Research and Development Establishment (NRDE)
communities, capabilities, and enterprise tools
Execute Sprint discovery events on the way to the main experimentation event
Hack the Machine, Warfighter Driven Challenges, Prize Challenges, ONR sprints
Approach will include COTS solutions (e.g., data / sensing as a service), alternatives to
large exquisite platforms (e.g., the "small, fast, & many"), and different means for
reaching a broad & non-traditional performer base
SCOUT deliverable: Provide deeper value added analysis of discovered Warfighter
capabilities of interest build, highlight, and streamline the plan to fielding; work
with leadership, resource sponsor, and acquisition community for transition
SCOUT will inform the Navy Unmanned Task Force
JIATF-S Mission
Mission Statement: Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF)
South, in conjunction with Partner Nations, leverages all-
domain capabilities to target, detect and monitor illicit drug
trafficking in the air and maritime domains, within the Joint
Operating Area (JOA), facilitating interdiction and
apprehension to reduce the flow of drugs and degrade &
dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs).
Strengthening Partnerships
Countering the Threats
Building our Team
SCOUT/ JIATF-S
Operational Problems
GOAL: SCOUT Experimentation Campaign will be a series of
innovation sprint events, exercises, and experimentation to
foment learning and innovation to rapidly develop
technologies and techniques to improve warfighting
capability and assist in quicker leadership decision making.
1. Data Synthesis (OPR: J2); Improve the JIATF-South capabilities
to manage the data from various sources to increase efficiency
and effectiveness of the analysis and utilization of this data to
provide targeting information to the watch floor.
2. Hunting Without MPA (Maritime Patrol Aircraft) (OPR: J7);
Improve JIATF-South capabilities to detect and monitor suspect
vessels across wider areas and over longer detection intervals.
3. MPA Surface Asset Utilization (OPR: J3); Improve JIATF-South
capabilities to efficiently place limited assets for interdiction
through decision tools and cross-domain, multilingual tools to
improve interactions with partner nations.
4. Rapid, Distributed (Operational) Logistics (OPR: J4); Improve
JIATF-South capabilities to efficiently provide tactical flexibility,
mobility, a cost effective logistics approach to have increased
operational options through effective and efficient use of
logistics resources and provide internal support to JIATF-South
USCG partners e.g. rapid, distributed (operational) logistics
during maritime patrols.
Hunting
Without
MPA OPR: J7
SCOUT
Experimentation
Campaign
Problems
Rapid
Distributed
(Operational)
Logistics
OPR: J4
Data
Synthesis
OPR: J2
MPA Surface
Asset
Utilization
OPR: J3
SCOUT/ JIATF-S Process
The SCOUT Experimentation Campaign is divided into two Phases:
Phase I: Multi-month
exploration that concludes with
SCOUT exercise
Phase II: Award of
contracts/OTA
12-18 month prototyping and
experimentation projects
culminating in Fleet/ Force
experiments or Rapid Fielding's
Proposal Content and Format
Quad Chart
White Paper: Operational Relevance, Cost, Operational Relevance, Critical
Technical Parameters, Experimentation Plan and Objectives, Dependencies and
Special Considerations, Technology and Integration Readiness Levels, Team,
Modeling & Simulation
SCOUT Project Title
Point of Contact Name
Organization/ Title
Phone
Email
Warfighting Capability Concept
Description
Operations Relevance:
- Max of three 1-line bullets describing the value to the warfighter
- The answer to so what, e.g. repurposed capability, cost-
effective approach
- X
Picture or Graphic that
illustrates technology or
concept
Capability Concept(s) Addressed/ how addressed
- Bullets each capability addressed/ how addressed e.g.:- X
Major take-away(s): xxxxx
Technology/Engineering Innovation
Objective and Technical Parameters
Technology/ Engineering Innovation
- Max of three 1-line bullets describing the specific technology/
engineering innovation covering what it is and what it does
- X
TRL: Current X; Projected at end of FY22: X
Related Efforts:
- Describe how this technology was originally developed (e.g.
IR&D, VC, Dual Use, DoD, etc..)
Identify any ongoing DoN/ DoD, Joint or other programs (on
contact, in discussion, etc.)
Objectvie: Clear, concise (1-2 line) description of the goal of the
experimentation/ proof of concept (spell out acronyms once).- X
CapCon
Metric
Technical Parameter
e.g. Prob 1
e.g. Prob 2
e.g. Prob 3
e.g. Prob 4
XxxxXxxx
XxxxXxxx
Team: Identify submitting and supporting organizations that may
include industry, academia, government R&D organizations, etc.
SCOUT/ JIATF-S CSO Timeline
NOV 12: Posting Date
NOV 22: Industry Day
JAN 14: Proposal Due
JAN 14: CSO Closes
SCOUT/ JIATF-S
EXPERIMENTATION
EVENT
Planning dates in process: SCOUT/JIATF-S Sprint Events
NOV 21
DEC 21
JAN 22
FEB 22
MAR 22
APR 22
MAY 22
JUN 22
JUL 22
DEC 03: Questions Due
DEC 17: Q/A Posted
Value Proposition
Fleet concept early involvement (guides S&T/ prototyping)
Demonstrate potential of technology in new operational concepts
Fleet Engagement communications & direct feedback from
warfighting community and government technical teammates
Leadership Exposure
USN: ASN-RDA, OPNAV, ONR, NR&DE, NAVSEA PEO/ PMs, FFC/PACFLT
USCG; R&D, PEO/ PMs
COCOMs; SOUTHCOM, INDOPACOM, CENTCOM, USSOCOM
Range Access exercise conducted in operational area and/ or
Team effort in exploring, learning, and executing to make quicker
USN/ USMC range
decisions
Transition potential, working together in building the plan
Potential Acquisition Paths for
SCOUT
10 USC 2371b
10 USC 2371b
Navy/USMC Based Consortium
Prototype
Demonstration in a
more relevant
environment (e.g. FLEX)
Fleet Transition
Fleet Transition
10 USC 2373
Demonstration in a more
relevant environment
(e.g. FLEX)
10 USC 2371b
Sole source FAR
Based Contract
Fleet Transition
Prototype Demonstration
Fleet Transition
Navy/USMC Based Consortium
Fleet Transition
10 USC 2374a
10 USC 2371b
Prototype Demonstration
Fleet Transition
10 USC 3715 PIA (e.g. Tech Bridge)
15 USC 3710a CRADA
Middle Tier Acquisition 804/806
Rapid Prototype
Fleet Transition
Navy/USMC Based Consortium
Fleet Transition
Additional Acquisition Paths
Fleet Transition
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Note: This is for illustration purposes only. It is not the governments intent to take a proprietary technology and recomplete it
A unique opportunity to help change how the
Department of Navy operationalizes, fields, and adopts
technologies into capabilities.
Questions?
Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO):
SCOUT Experimentation
https://sam.gov/opp/57a7ba6a338b4f1b9a111967375ac378/view
SCOUTCSOCoordinator@US.Navy.Mil
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