A BIG LIFT


FIGURE 1 PRIMARY


GOVERNMENT SPONSORS


Decision making and prioritization


INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM


RESEARCH PLAN


Consortium management firm • Defines RFP requests. • Hosts industry day. • Facilitates preproposal discussions.


Potential additional future sponsors Cost analysis


Technical review


Government source selection


Consortium management firm awards projects and work begins


WORKING THE PROCESS


The “other transaction” agreement process allows government sponsors and consortium members to discuss topics of interest for which the government sponsor can submit research plans. The consortium management firm serves as the clearinghouse to consolidate and issue requests for proposal, assess submitted proposals for compliance and completeness and coordinate with the government sponsor executing the source selection. Pending completion of the source selection, the task orders are awarded to the selected consortium member. (SOURCE: Vertical Lift Consortium)


Task order agreements


CONSORTIUM MANAGEMENT FIRM


Complete Compliant Proposal


preparation assistance Proposal


conference and webinar RFPS


ISSUED TO INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM


Proposals submitted to consortium management firm


Transparent discussions also facilitate opportunities for shared investment. Te earlier these discussions begin in the program planning process, the greater the opportunity to benefit from industry involvement.


As a “new start” developmental program—one receiving fund- ing for the first time—the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program is perfectly suited to garner the maximum benefit from this delib- erate and transparent interaction with industry partners.


Early success of the FVL initiative and related technology develop- ment efforts is in no small part the result of deliberate, consistent and enthusiastic involvement of industry.


112 Army AL&T Magazine July-September 2016


WHAT IS FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT? In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, Congress directed DOD to “outline a joint approach of the development of vertical lift aircraft for all the military services.” In response, the secretary of defense established the DOD FVL initiative to address vertical lift capability requirements, focus technology development and determine feasible and affordable solutions in support of the joint warfighter beyond 2030. FVL is envisioned as a family of vertical lift aircraft that is subdivided into multiple payload classes with significant overlap and com- monality of software and hardware components. Each class of aircraft will have the potential for service-unique or mission- specific variants.


Te dedicated and talented service representatives who exe- cute the mission of the FVL initiative are organized into four integrated product teams: requirements (RIPT), science and technology (SIPT), acquisition (AIPT) and common systems, each focused on coordinating and synchronizing service activi- ties in their respective area of expertise. (See Figure 2, Page 113.) Since inception, these groups have executed a number of efforts


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