On November 26, the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) posted a request for information (RFI) about small businesses’ (SB) interest in the Software Engineering Center’s (SEC) Public-Private Partnership (P3) Program. Responses are due in two weeks.
CECOM SEC is seeking information from SB concerns to assess the community’s interest in learning more about the SEC’s public-private partnership (P3) program.
In fiscal year (FY) 2024, the U.S. Army adopted a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) model for software. Under this model, software is continuously and iteratively developed and upgraded throughout the system’s lifecycle. Therefore, software support activities no longer transition to life cycle management commands and no longer use a central sustainment fund. Software lifecycle support funding is now allocated directly to program offices (program managers, in turn, will fund organizations they deem most appropriate for execution of software support activities).
Since the 1980s, CECOM SEC has provided software acquisition and maintenance support to the U.S. Army’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) capabilities. Currently, SEC manages software maintenance, to include cyber updates for more than 60 tactical weapon systems that transitioned to SEC prior to FY24. SEC also provide software capability support for five enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems (AESIP Hub, GFEBS, GFEBS SA, GCSS-Army, LMP).
CECOM and SEC leadership supports the U.S. Army’s shift to CI/CD, recognizing that P3s with industry are essential for enhancing software capabilities and delivering timely, resilient solutions. As the U.S. Army’s largest software organization and a designated Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for C5ISR software maintenance, SEC offers industry partners access to our core capabilities in software development, testing, cybersecurity, electromagnetic warfare reprogramming, CI/CD infrastructure, enterprise resource planning, field support, and acquisition support services. We are confident that partnerships can bring significant value to industry, the U.S. Army, and the Department of Defense (DoD), fostering innovation, efficiency, and mutual success.
SEC is committed to establishing strong, value-driven partnerships with SB firms as P3 partners. This RFI aims to assess the interest of the SB community in collaborating with CECOM SEC by aligning SEC’s core capabilities with industry needs to support critical Government contract requirements.
Review the Army CECOM SEC RFI.
Source: SAM
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