Naval Information Warfare Systems
Command (NAVWAR) and Naval Information
Warfare Centers (NIWC) Atlantic and Pacific
announce the Information Warfare Research
Project (IWRP) Consortium Quarterly
Industry
Day hosted by Advanced Technology
International (ATI), the IWRP consortium
management firm, on 22 October 2024, at
0800 Eastern Time at the Charleston
Gaillard Center.
It is anticipated that the topics may be the
basis of upcoming Requests for Prototype
Projects (RPPs) to IWRP consortium
members. This is not an RPP and is
intended for planning purposes only. A
project will not be awarded from this
announcement. In addition to RPPs, the
Government may present Pre-Solicitation
Collaborations (PSCs) and Technical
Collaboration Exchanges (TCEs). RPPs and
PSCs will include a short brief and one-on-
one breakout sessions. TCEs consist of a
short brief and round table discussions. In
order to obtain more information regarding
the below projects, you must be a member
of the IWRP consortium. For more
information on becoming an IWRP
consortium member, please visit
https://www.theiwrp.org. The purpose of
this announcement is to provide members
of the IWRP consortium, and industry in
general, advanced notification of
government intent.
1.24-LANT-1893 Next Generation
Durable Application Platform PSC:
Description: The government is seeking to
develop an advanced next generation
application platform in a simulated
environment to demonstrate cutting-edge
application hosting and resilience
techniques within clustered environments
that mimic tactical edge constraints. It will
include private repositories, multiple
application nodes for failover and
automated reprovisioning, and a mock
logical single source of truth. The
environment will showcase composable
microservices, stateless containers, and
Zero Trust security, while rigorous testing
will validate durability, failover capabilities,
and data consistency. The simulated
execution of the advanced next generation
application platform aims to enhance
operational reliability and reduce
maintenance efforts for modern, adaptable
IT systems in diverse deployment scenarios.
2.24-LANT-2494 Decision Support as a
Service Environment (DSaaSE) PSC:
Description: NAVWAR is seeking to
prototype a hybrid cloud/on-premise and
cross-domain capable environment for data
experts. The DSaaSE will be a modern self-
service environment for data experts to
perform full life-cycle data analysis,
modeling, and AI/ML workflows. The
solution will be a one-stop-shop Data Lake
where hundreds of operational data types
and sources are available for usage. The
government intends to use this prototype to
explore ways to establish capabilities that
can empower the DCHE mission and
operations that will enable data users' the
ability to conduct and collaborate on
decision support related tasks and share
data products.
3.Atlantic - Strategic Laydown and
Dispersal (SLD) Modernization Prototype
PSC:
Description: SLD modernization is an effort
to more efficiently and effectively track and
evaluate actual and potential changes to the
Navy laydown using technology enabled
analysis and linkages to select Navy
databases. The SLD Decision Support Tool
will provide data management, traceability,
ease of use, scalability, and an ability to
identify and depict causal relationships,
total ownership costs, and alternative
laydowns based on correlation to key SLD
criteria.
4.Pacific/NAVWAR HQ - PMW 790 C4I
Arsenal Capability PSC:
Short Description: The concept is to
develop a secret Cloud capability that can
provision Cloud hardware, execute a
software load of Infrastructure-as-Code
(IaC) with platform Core IA and IP Services,
install/test Tactical Battle Mission Aids, and
deploy to customers. GovCloud IL 6, On-
Prem Cloud IL 6, and portable Expeditionary
Edge Cloud IL6. PMW 790 has an initial IaC
and IP Services currently in use on
government systems that may be used if
suitable for platform or reconfigured to suit
purpose. The initial prototype could be the
build capability for the more mobile portable
Edge Cloud for Expeditionary deployments
on Shore or Afloat, where Cloud Edge
hardware is provisioned, built, OS and Core
IP and IA Services installed, with Mission
Communications utilizing existing GFE and
at least one functioning Battle Mission Aid is
loaded. The shipping and receiving is to
occur at a location with adequate facility
security and accreditation. Solution will
reside where a high-speed secret C2
network is accessible to download
Application Arsenal and other Battle support
solutions, and upload data packages at
designated points in time, including the end
of the systems deployment. Additional
deliverables would include a cost estimate,
with manpower and skill estimates for a
fully functional single site IOC, and the
initial design for the GOVCloud and On-
Prem Cloud in IL6, and to implement at
least 3 distributed Navy sites (locations
based on GFI) at SECRET enclave to take
this IOC to a follow-on FOC IWRP effort.
5.Atlantic - Active/Passive RFID Tech for
Inventory Tracking PSC:
Description: Inventory tracking at NIWC
Atlantic faces challenges such as time
efficiencies and real-time visibility that can
lead to discrepancies, delays and increased
operational costs. Traditional methods like
barcode scanning require direct line-of-sight
and human intervention, that are labor-
intensive. NIWC Atlantic is interested in
pursuing active/passive RFID (Radio
Frequency Identification) technologies
enabling automated, real-time tracking of
inventory without the need for direct line-of-
sight or manual scanning. The command
believes these technologies can be used to
assist in real-time inventory tracking,
logging equipment in an area during the
performance of a book-to-floor inventory,
and logging equipment as it enters/exits
specific areas and facilities.
6.Atlantic - Tactical Edge Solutions
(TES) Networked Edge Warfighting Terminal
(NEWT) Body Worn Computer, Battery
Power, Cross Domain Solution, and Mesh
Communications PSC:
Short Description: Networked Edge
Warfighting Terminal (NEWT) will be a body-
worn system that aims to enable edge-to-
enterprise information sharing across an
array of different communication devices in
military and tactical environments. NEWT's
features will include augmented reality and
biometric reporting, which can provide
valuable insights and real-time feedback to
commanders and operators. The goal of
NEWT is to improve situational awareness,
decision-making, and mission effectiveness
for warfighters in the field by enabling
secure, reliable, and efficient information
sharing across different devices and
networks.
7.Atlantic - Waterfront Management
Application (WMA) project - Digital Twins
PSC:
Description: Investigations of the 2020 USS
Bonhomme Richard (BHR) fire and the
follow-on Major Fires Review revealed
instances where the lack of pier related fire
and safety attributes resulted in challenges
to and inhibited fire response efforts at
Naval waterfronts. Per Vice Chief of Naval
Operations (VNCO) direction, the Most
Consequential Topic 9 (MCT-9) Bonhomme
Richard Major Fires Review (BHR/MFR)
working group is charged to identify a
means and codified process that ensures
ship repairs and maintenance are conducted
at berths/dry-docks capable of providing or
hosting safety and fire protection attributes
to protect the ship.
The Waterfront Management Application
(WMA) Digital Twin module will provide the
Navy an enterprise level tool that supports
waterfront planning to improve efficiency,
reduce risks, increase communication, and
allows for predictive planning.
The Digital Twin will provide two different
capabilities for Naval Port Operations and
leadership to make tactical and strategic
data driven decisions.
Capability one will provide an interactive
model (2D and 3D) of the various ports to
allow for tactical (“live”) day to day
operations such as ship scheduling,
berthing, and logistics.
Capability two will provide strategic (long
term) view of ports uses modeling and
simulation of waterfront activities to inform
leadership of Strategic Laydown and
Dispersal (SLD), battle damage repair,
GMRP, and infrastructure investment data
and insights to ensure proper port planning
is taking place to ensure the correct
resources are planned for and data driven
decisions are being made.
8.Atlantic - Ka/UHF Link Effects
Simulator for MUOS TCE:
Short Description: The MUOS program is
looking to develop a Ka and UHF Link
Effects Simulator (LES) that will be used in
the MUOS Service Life Extension testbed.
The UHF link effects simulator will
implement a subset of 120 defined fading
channel models, RF level control, RF noise
injection, Doppler effects, and delay. The
Ka Link effects simulator will implement rain
fade simulations, Doppler simulations,
delay, and noise injection. It is envisioned
these simulators will be model based
software and run on commodity hardware
to allow for long term sustainment of the
testbed and will interface to a digital
network using an interface standards like
Digital Intermediate Frequency
Interoperability (DIFI) or VITA 49.
9.Atlantic - GPU based Satellite
Demodulator for MUOS Ground Site TCE:
Description: The MUOS ground system
currently uses an FPGA based technology to
provide for the demodulation of the Ka
satellite downlink to the MUOS ground
system. The program is looking to
implement these technologies in commodity-
based hardware and software potentially
with GPU acceleration to meet latency and
timing requirements to allow for better
sustainment and upgrading capability over
FPGA hardware.
10.Atlantic - Modularized Data and AI
readiness TCE:
Short Description: The Intelligence
Community (IC) faces significant challenges
in sharing and utilizing data across agencies
and missions due to the lack of
standardized metadata. Current metadata
standards focus on security and dataset
characteristics, but do not capture the
necessary business and mission context to
enable data centricity and AI readiness. .
The implementation of modularized
metadata standards is necessary to increase
the usability of data across organizations
and missions, and to enable the use of AI in
the IC.
11.Atlantic - Triad of Autonomy Prize
Challenge - Optimizing Autonomy:
Mastering Search, Maritime Patterns, and
Dataset Quality TCE:
Description: NIWC Atlantic is seeking
solutions to various aspects and
components of collaborative autonomy.
Teams may pitch to one or more than one
of the below topic areas:
•Dynamic Multi-Agent Search Challenge
•Autonomous Identification of
Anomalous Maritime Patterns
•Dataset Sufficiency for Computer
Vision Models
The challenge can be viewed at the
following link: https://www.challenge.gov/?
challenge=triad-of-autonomy
12.Atlantic - MECS Prize Challenge -
Rapid Innovation at Sea: Achieving
Maritime EMS Simulation Excellence in 24-
36 Months TCE:
Short Description: “The Navy seeks to
define a technical approach that would
achieve a Maritime EMS Constructive
Simulator (MECS) prototype minimum
viable product (MVP) within 24-36 months
of design/prototype start.”
The challenge can be viewed via the
following link: https://www.challenge.gov/?
challenge=maritime-ems-constructive-
simulator-mecs
13.Check-In and Check-Out (CICO)
Solution for NIWC Atlantic Personnel RPP:
Description: This project is to provide
enhancements to the SWAT Check-In and
Check-Out applications in the Appian
environment and implementing
enhancements within the workflow. The
objective is to build and to integrate these
capabilities into the current applications
managed within SWAT.
The Scalable Workflow Automation Tool
(SWAT) Check-In application serves as the
provisioning system for onboarding and
current Civilian, Military, and Contractor
personnel. The Check-In application
manages the input from employees within
the Naval Information Warfare Center
(NIWC) Atlantic via the Appian platform.
14.Artificial Intelligence (AI) Portfolio
Optimization Challenge TCE:
Description: Leverage generative AI to
guide Navy/Marine Corps sustainment
decisions
Link to Challenge:
https://www.challenge.gov/?
challenge=artificial-intelligence-ai-portfolio-
optimization
15.Secure Commercially-Based AI
Environment for Real-World Naval
Applications Challenge TCE:
Description: Pioneer generative AI for non-
experts
Link to Challenge:
https://www.challenge.gov/?
challenge=creating-a-secure-commercially-
based-ai-environment-for-real-world-naval-
applications
