ARMY AL&T
LEAP-AHEAD TECH ON THE WAY
A howitzer round shoots into the air as Soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment conduct training in Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 25, 2018. (Photo by Army Spc. Josselyn Fuentes)
INNOVATION INCENTIVES Te C-DAEM goal is to encourage inno- vation by our industry partners. Rather than constraining creativity by defining an arduous requirement that sets thresh- olds and objectives, the C-DAEM team developed a hierarchy of objectives that communicates Army priorities and gives industry partners the flexibility to define their own trade space. Instead of working to the threshold value and never getting to an objective in any area, this approach incentivizes increased performance in all areas. Tis technique also encour- ages teaming between industry groups that specialize in unique technology areas that complement the development of the C-DAEM solution.
Te only limitation placed on industry is that any proposed solution must be ready for a demonstration by the third quarter of FY21. Te C-DAEM team will score each contractor’s performance
at the demonstration against the objec- tives hierarchy to determine how well the concept meets the program’s priorities. In the end, however, only part of each competitor’s total score will derive from performance at the demonstration, as the C-DAEM team will incentivize a system- atic approach to the demonstration by giving credit for modeling and simulation efforts that demonstrate a deeper knowl- edge of the system capability beyond the demonstration prototype.
The system or systems that perform better than the current solution (Bonus) and achieve the best results in the holistic competition will then proceed to urgent materiel release, under the authority of Section 2371b of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, which states that successful prototyping efforts completed under an other trans- action agreement may transition to a Federal Acquisition Regulation-based contract. Te prototypes will also continue
Army leadership often asks: “What is the average time to award a Federal Acquisition Regulation- based contract?” Government contracting officials immediately respond, “It depends.” Industry partners answer more definitively: “Too long.”
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