Army Network-Cross Functional Team Technical Industry Forum

The U.S. Army Network-Cross Functional Team, with Program Executive Office C3T, will hold a tactical network related forum to discuss needs for distributed computing (mission command) solutions, including the potential to deliver cloud services to tactical formations. This Technical Industry Forum will take place from August 1 - August 2, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Marriott Raleigh City Center. All persons who wish to attend this forum must register no later than 5:00p.m. (EST) July 20, 2018.

The Network Cross Functional Team with Army partners will host regularly scheduled industry forums as a means of exploring the art of the possible to meet Army network needs. The intent of the sessions will be to enhance our Government-and-industry communication and enable industry to respond quicker to critical emerging requirements with innovative technology solutions and partnerships. Questions will be permitted during the forum, however, questions in regards to any portfolio system in current source selection will not be allowed. The Army will make every effort to ensure questions answered during the forum will be noted and posted to the Fedbizopps.gov (FBO) government website so all interested parties can view them after the event. Informational slides will be posted to this FBO site two weeks prior to the technical forum.

Offerors will be welcome to submit whitepapers up to 5 pages in length following the industry day addressing potential industry solutions to gaps discussed in the forum up to eight weeks after the event. Instructions for submission of the white papers will be provided during the Industry Forum and posted to this website. These white papers are intended for informational purposes only and this notice shall not be considered as an Invitation for Bid, Request for Quotation, Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The response to the Technical Industry Forum will be treated as information only. Responses may be used to develop Government documentation and may result in a follow on opportunity for demonstration of capability. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of industry submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information.

There is a modest registration fee of $62 for this event. This fee will cover catered breakfast and lunch for both days. Registration and payment, via Eventbrite, is REQUIRED to attend this event. There will be no refunds. Registration will close at 5 p.m. on July 20, 2018.