NET C2 ISAC (Network Command and Control Integrated Situational
Awareness Capability)

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Description
Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada, FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
General
On behalf of the Department of National Defence (DND), the
Network Command & Control Integrated Situational Awareness
Capability (Net C2 ISAC) Project has released this Letter of
Interest (LOI) to determine the degree to which industry is able
to provide a solution to the Department while maximizing
Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components and to determine the
solution's estimated cost. 
The NET C2 ISAC Project is currently performing options analysis
prior to entering its Project Definition stage. To obtain
Project Approval, the NET C2 ISAC Project must be able to
clearly identify project costs, schedule, and performance
information for the proposed capability.
The information gleaned from industry in response to this LOI
will assist in the development of the required cost, schedule,
and performance information and should ultimately lead to the
creation of a Request for Proposal (RFP). 
Aim
The aim of this Request for Information is to determine
industry's ability to deliver some or all elements of the
capability requirement and solicit information as to how the
requirements should be described and defined in terms of
performance measures. 
In addition, industry is asked to provide the capability cost
for both project and the in-service support with a concept
describing how both aspects are to be achieved for by their
company.
Project Background 
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is becoming increasingly reliant
upon communications and computer networks to perform every
aspect of operational and planning activities. Information
Technology (IT) Services such as Email, Chat, Web Services, File
Servers, Database Applications, Mobile Phone, Text Messaging,
and others are critical to the success of operations, be they
domestic, international, expeditionary or corporate
services/administrative functions. 
The challenge is that for every IT Service there is a vast
network of IT Assets that form part of the delivery of the IT
Service. If one or more of the dependant IT Assets fail or lose
some functionality, the associated IT Services can fail or have
degraded functionality. What's missing is a capability to
monitor the delivery of the business services of Command and
Control for the DND/CAF.

The Mission of Net C2 ISAC is to:
1)	Provide Operational Authorities the knowledge of key elements
in the Information Technology Infrastructure (ITI) necessary to
make well-informed decisions regarding the command and control
of their operations.
2)	 Deliver a capability that achieves the operational
requirements and implements a long-term in-service support
program for the capability as a whole.
Project Scope
Included Work and Services
The End State of the Net C2 ISAC Project will see the
implementation of the following:
a.	Refined existing and/or new defined processes, that make use
of appropriate ITI data sources, to establish reliable, relevant
and meaningful situational awareness concerning the ITI that
affects DND/CAF IT capabilities;
b.	New software and hardware tools brought into service to
support the Situational Awareness (SA) processes and ITI data
sources;
c.	Strategic and operational commanders (and staffs) trained and
educated in their role regarding the ITI and situational
awareness;
d.	Trained IT Technical Staff personnel to deliver strategic and
operationally relevant knowledge regarding the ITI to strategic
and operational commanders (and staffs); and
e.	An in-service support (ISS) program to maintain and optimize
the processes, the software and hardware tools, and the training
of personnel to ensure the capability remains reliable and
operationally relevant.
Delivery Date: To be determined

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Line1, Network Command and Control Integrated Situational
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.