- eTools Development
Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
- Continuity of Operations
Planning (COOP) Command, Control, and Communications
Portal (C3PO)
U.S. Air Force (USAF)
- Sense and Respond
Logistics (S&RL) Concept, Prototype,
and Experimentation
U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Force Transformation (OSD/OFT)
- Aerospace Planning and
Execution Network (ASPEN)
U.S. Air Force
- Logistics Modernization
Project
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), U.S. Air Force
- Automated Best Value
System
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), U.S. Department of Defense
- Cost Reporting, Analysis,
and Forecasting Tool (CRAFT)
U.S. Navy Regional Contracting Center (NRCC)
- Virtual Space Logistics
Readiness Center (VSLRC)
U.S. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)
- Sustainment Planning
Tool (SPT)
U.S. Air Force
- Predictive Support Awareness
(PSA) Prototype
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), U.S. Air Force
- Collaboration
at Sea (CaS)
U.S. Navy
- Shore Activities Program
Readiness Assessment (SAPRA) Fleet
U.S. Navy
- Domestic Emergency Response
Information Service (DERIS)
Secure, Web-Based Portal
U.S. Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Department of Defense
(DOD)
- Web-Based Geographic
Information System (GIS)
U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center, Natick,
MA
- EMALL Collaborative
Commerce
Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
eTools Development
Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), U.S.
Department of Defense (DOD)
As the lead application development contractor
at the DCMA's Skunkworks, ICF International designed
and developed many of the more complex eTools
applications currently in production, including
the Contract Administration Services Component Directory (CASD), the Risk Assessment
and Management Program (RAMP), the Program Integration (PI), the Procurement
ID (PI), the Program Operating Memorandum (POM), and the Customer Satisfaction
Survey. In addition, ICF International has re-engineered the Performance Labor
Accounting System (PLAS) and the Electronic Contract Administration Request
System (ECARS).
Development is accomplished using a wide range
of tools and methodologies including Coldfusion
MX, Java, HTMP/XML, the Struts Java Framework,
Web services using current W3C standards (SOAP,
WSDL, and UDDI), Jacada Fusion Suite, Oracle9iAS,
jDeveloper (multiple versions), PL*SQL, and SQL. We use JAWS and
InFocus to assure user interfaces conform with
Section
508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act.
Continuity
of Operations Planning (COOP) Command, Control,
and Communications Portal (C3PO)
U.S. Air Force (USAF)
The Air Force
is determined to migrate from currently ineffective
and inefficient Continuity of Operations (COOP)
planning, execution, and assessment processes
into an integrated management system that works
better while reducing costs of operations under
the current system. The HQ USAF COOP Plan provides
recommendations on appropriate actions in event
of emergencies/hostile actions involving Headquarters
Air Force (HAF) Staff and a command, control,
and communications (C3) mechanism to recall,
relocate, and reconstitute HAF COOP members.
ICF International is constructing an integrated
C3 portal (C3PO) to improve the speed, accuracy,
security, and survivability of COOP C3. This
system will improve on the current manual processes
and provide a single SIPRNet workspace for all
operator actions while integrating with existing
and future Air Force technical architectures.
C3PO provides a central repository for all content
associated with the Air Force COOP plans and
programs. It enables the development and maintenance
of HAF and Emergency Planning Coordinator (EPC)
continuity plans and associated data. From this
data, C3PO executes notification and relocation
processes of Emergency Relocation Staff (ERS)
through a variety of messaging devices. It provides
an integrated dashboard demonstrating critical
command and control data, such as "faces-to-spaces"
status, and reflects near real-time data, providing
situational awareness such as force protection
changes, intelligence updates, and weather patterns.
Ultimately, C3PO will be integrated into the
Air Force Enterprise Portal – SIPRNet
(AFP-S).
Sense and
Respond Logistics (S&RL) Concept,
Prototype, and Experimentation
U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office
of Force Transformation (OSD/OFT)
ICF International developed the Sense and Respond
Logistics concept for OSD/OFT, which is based
around highly adaptive, self-synchronizing units
that are potential consumers and providers of
supply to and from all other units or elements
in the network. This functionally organized network
dynamically synchronizes to respond to changes
in the operational environment—especially
commander’s intent—to ensure logistics
demands are efficiently satisfied throughout
the battlespace. S&RL employs a new development
and experimentation model—co-evolution.
This methodology extends well beyond spiral development to stimulate disruptive
innovation through the continuous and contiguous development and refinement of
concepts, processes, technologies, and organizations.
Aerospace
Planning and Execution Network (ASPEN)
U.S. Air Force
The Aerospace Planning and Execution Network
(ASPEN) is an ICF International initiative,
sponsored by Headquarters United States Air
Force, to integrate and automate all facets
of the Air Force planning and execution enterprise
using commercial information technologies.
The scope of this initiative includes the
entire spectrum of operations and all echelons
of Air Force command. The Air Force is migrating
to the Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF) to apply the inherent range,
speed, flexibility, and precision of aerospace
power to meet the national security challenges
of the 21st century. The EAF concept, coupled with the vast number of legacy
information systems, dictates the need for a new enterprise-wide planning
and execution information network. ICF International
designed and developed ASPEN, a customizable
Web portal that displays content according
to the roles and preferences of each user.
ASPEN employs data warehouse, Message-Oriented
Middleware (MOM), and Enterprise Java Beans
(EJB) technologies. The Web portal insulates
the user from the underlying design and allows
consistent access to all content from any
location. ASPEN currently provides technical and analytic support to Air
Force Directorate of Warfighting Concepts Development
(AF/XOXW), Civil Air Terminal (CAT), Air Force
Operations Group (AFOG), Intelligence Cell, Computer
Sciences Corporation (CSC) personnel, and other
USAF planning and execution organizations and
personnel.
Logistics
Modernization Project
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC),
U.S. Air Force
ICF International developed three decision support
and management information systems in support
of AFMC’s Reengineering, Lean Logistics,
and Depot Repair Enhancement Program (DREP)
initiatives for the USAF and AFMC Logistics
Modernization project. We analyzed current
AFMC and Air Logistics Center (ALC) processes
and strategic planning and developed four information
systems:
- the Stock Control and Distribution
Visibility Tool (ScadViz)
- the Consolidated
Serviceable Inventory Visibility tool (CSIViz)
- Parts
Pro
- the Pipeline Tracking Analysis and
Metrics System (PTAMS)
ICF International also provided support to
the Air Force Installations and Logistics (IL)
Information Systems Integration office in the
development of the Air Force Portal. We assisted
in the program management, requirements management,
and business analysis process by providing expertise
in existing and developing data systems and applications.
We supported functional system Special Project Officers (SPO) in gadget development
and in reporting to the AF/IL functional Chief
Information Officer on accomplishments, problem
areas, problem resolution, and schedules.
Automated
Best Value System
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), U.S. Department
of Defense
ICF International has been the prime development
and maintenance contractor for the Defense
Logistics Agency’s Automated Best Value
System (ABVS) since June 1995. ABVS is the
key component of the DLA's past performance
system and is the data source for DLA's
inputs to the DOD past performance information
reporting system. The DLA program has withstood Government Accountability Office
(GAO) and legal protests and continues to be
enhanced and upgraded. ABVS has become a valuable
source of past performance information about
DLA contractors and complies with the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements to
collect and use past performance information
in making best-value award decisions.
ABVS
provides DLA with single face to industry—vendors
have Web-based access to the data being used
by DLA to calculate their scores, giving them
the opportunity to challenge any incorrect data
(vendors can only see their own data). The government
has never lost a legal protest of a best-value
award supported by ABVS data.
Cost Reporting,
Analysis, and Forecasting Tool (CRAFT)
U.S. Navy Regional Contracting Center (NRCC)
ICF International
developed the Cost Reporting, Analysis and Forecasting
Tool (CRAFT) client application and database
and its companion WebCRAFT Web-server application
for the Navy Regional Contracting Center (NRCC)
in Naples, Italy. These are unclassified computer
programs designed to streamline the port visit
logistics support process while collecting near
real-time estimate and final cost data and facilitating
the communication of cost-saving opportunities. The port visit cost data reports
are uploaded from the client CRAFT applications to the central WebCRAFT database
where the data are reviewed and accepted via Internet connection. The NRCC
Naples Web site describes CRAFT as "an innovative program which streamlines the
port visit cost reporting process; takes full advantage of current computer technologies:
and provides virtually real-time cost data and forecasting which can be used
to identify potential cost savings." CRAFT has a wide range of Navy users
involved in fleet support.
Virtual Space
Logistics Readiness Center (VSLRC)
U.S. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)
ICF International is developing the Virtual Space
Logistics Readiness Center (VSLRC) for the Air
Force Space Command (AFSPC) Space and Missile
Systems Center (SMC). The VSLRC is an interactive
system that increases support to the space systems
warfighter by providing access to near real-time system operational and equipment
status, and linking logistics data to its impact on operational readiness.
In its end-state, the VSLRC will integrate all
logistics, maintenance, and operations data into
a single system that decision-makers can use
to identify, diagnose, and take corrective actions
to solve logistics issues in the space system
supply chains. ICF International conducted a technical
and requirements feasibility study, developed
a concept of operations, and is currently developing
VSLRC as a Web-based system to operate within
a portal environment. It is currently deployed
in the STRATCOM Decision Support System (SDSS)
environment, and supports users throughout AFSPC.
Sustainment
Planning Tool (SPT)
U.S. Air Force
ICF International designed the
Sustainment Planning Tool (SPT) as a Web-based
tool to accurately estimate operating location sustainment requirements by
supply class. SPT creates a baseline for determining whether the supported
Combatant Commanders' airlift capability needs to be augmented by additional
commercial, strategic, and/or theater airlift forces. ICF International personnel
deployed on short notice to install and operate the SPT in support of war
planning staffs during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
We identified major deficiencies in the reception plans for sustainment cargo
and demonstrated the capability to use SPT outputs to estimate workloads
for Centralized Intermediate Repair Facilities (CIRF).
ICF International developers planned and managed the migration of SPT to a fully
accredited, classified SIPRNet server in the Pentagon, where it is currently
available to A4 staffs worldwide. We devised and documented a model migration
strategy for incorporation into the Logistician's Contingency Assessment
Tools (LOGCAT) that identified users and functional sponsors for the SPT and
included a transition plan that addressed estimated budget/program requirements
for full implementation and documentation.
Predictive Support Awareness (PSA) Prototype
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), U.S. Air Force
ICF International developed an unclassified, Web-based
Proof of Concept PSA Portal with a Graphical
User Interface (GUI) that provides an Air Force
Materiel Command (AFMC)-specific look and feel.
This Proof of Concept PSA Portal was based on
the structure of an AFMC Assessment System using
unclassified and notional but realistic scenario/data.
The PSA Portal demonstrated Role Based Access
Control (RBAC) by providing automatic content
personalization based on the specific role(s)
assigned to the user, and users have the capability
to customize certain aspects of their portal
content. The demonstration PSA Portal contained
sufficient content to represent the type of information
portrayed in the final Proof of Concept version.
Much of the data presented in this phase were
notional and required no data interfaces beyond
those available to ICF International at the time.
The PSA Portal presents visibility into AFMC
assets assigned to Aerospace Expeditionary Forces
(AEF) by providing a single, graphical metric
depiction with drilldown capability into underlying
data.
Collaboration at Sea (CaS)
U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet needed a solution
to address its problem with information availability
and transfer, particularly in keeping data
current and easy to maintain and reaching multiple
units throughout the world through secure networks—all
through a network with limited bandwidth. Since
1999, ICF International has assisted the Atlantic
Fleet in developing and deploying Collaboration
at Sea (CaS).
CaS was designed to be a secure, centralized,
content-driven, integrated Web-based collaboration
systems serving all Battle Groups and Amphibious
Readiness Groups. CaS was built to support
information-sharing operations while accommodating
browser version limitation as well as severe
bandwidth restrictions. CaS addresses the problem
of keeping data current and easy to maintain
by moving the information-sharing operations
to a new Web-centric method of battle group
operations. Battle Group commanders no longer
have to wait for the new presentation; the
information they need is available at their
fingertips. CaS has now been expanded to include
an ever increasing role in assisting the U.S.
Navy with its global war on terrorism as it
serves as the conduit between deployed U.S.
and Allied Forces in the theatres of operation.
CaS has now been deployed to support this role
and the CaS role with NATO forces is under
evaluation.
Shore Activities Program Readiness Assessment
(SAPRA) Fleet
U.S. Navy
Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT),
needed to develop a readiness assessment and
budgeting system that would compare readiness
requirements for six different budget controls.
ICF International developed the Shore Activities
Program Readiness Assessment (SAPRA) system
to track requirements by author and date of
entry, and provides workflow management capability
for systematic on-line review, approval, and
forwarding for subsequent review cycles. SAPRA
also provides financial reporting, including
the roll up of data for budget aggregation,
and several types of pre-formatted and ad hoc
reports. SAPRA's workflow management capability
helps users track and analyze readiness and
budget on-line, which had not been previously
possible. Senior echelon users now have a decision
support system that permits them to drill down
to the lower echelon inputs for budget modification
impacts, while lower level users possess an
automated tool to develop and manage budget
and readiness issues.
Domestic Emergency Response Information
Service (DERIS) Secure, Web-Based Portal
U.S.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
and U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
In
the aftermath of terrorist attacks in September
2001, ICF International helped FEMA and DOD
develop a capability to command and control
their disaster response units during domestic
crises. Our disaster response solution enables
real-time collaboration with external federal,
state, and local agencies involved in national
emergency response. ICF International designed
and developed a secure, Web-based information
service that supports coordinated domestic
emergency response. Our portal ensures that
timely, accurate, and secure information
flows both vertically through the command
chain and horizontally among government entities.
The federation of networks provides national
high-speed access; a redundant and survivable
infrastructure; real-time integrated voice,
data, and video capabilities; and access to
wireless systems and services.
The DERIS project received an Air Force Communications
and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Golden
Link Award for 2003 for "providing a highly
innovative solution to a specific government
challenge."
Web-Based Geographic Information
System (GIS)
U.S. Army Soldier Systems
Center, Natick, MA
The U.S. Army Soldier System Center needed
a solution to manage, query, and display data
from over 20 years of environmental investigations.
In additional the Soldier Systems Center wanted
a means to display facilities data such as
underground utilities. Since 2002, ICF International
has been developing and prototyping a Web-based
geographic information system (GIS) to provide
the solution to the Army’s needs. The
system will incorporate data layers from federal,
state, and local governments as well as numerous
contractors. Customized data queries will allow
the users to produce maps and graphs, and access
chemical, geophysical, hydrologic and facilities
data through a web browser. The system is being
implemented using ESRI’s
ArcIMS, ArcSDE, and Microsoft SQL Server.
EMALL Collaborative Commerce
Defense Logistics Agency
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
The Joint Electronic Commerce Program Office
needed to develop a single, defense-wide electronic
mall system to allow users to view, access,
and order from DOD catalogs. ICF International
developed a customized
portal for collaborative commerce using
a combination of off-the-shelf and open source
software. The portal allowed for communication
between stakeholders during a transaction,
configurable access control, and delivery of
awards to EMALL’s order management system.
DOD EMALL processes more than $188 million
in transactions annually.
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