Cross - Domain Enterprise All - Source User Repository

2026-11-03

DESCRIPTION : This notice is for informational and planning purposes only and is a market research tool to determine the availability and adequacy of potential business sources currently available for the award of an IDIQ contract . The Army is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources because of response to this Sources Sought Notice . This notice does not constitute a solicitation for bids and proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Army . The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Army to solicit for or award a contract . Unless otherwise stated herein , no solicitation regarding this announcement is available . Requests for the same will be disregarded . Please be aware that all information submitted in response to this request , whether written , oral , electronic , graphic , or any other medium , may be subject to disclosure upon receipt of a proper Freedom of Information Act request from any person . The Army will not pay for any materials provided in response to this synopsis , and submittals will not be returned to the sender . This Sources Sought Notice seeks viable and proven approaches for services and maintenance / sustainment of the Cross Domain Enterprise User Repository ( CENTAUR ) sustainment of the operational infrastructure , enhancements / upgrade / modernization and planned future deployments , materials and software license procurement / renewal , production , integration , certification and accreditation of the system software and hardware , and on - site continental U . S . ( CONUS ) and outside the continental U . S . ( OCONUS ) Contractor Field Service Representative ( CFSR ) support to real - world intelligence operations . INTRODUCTION : Program Executive Office Intelligence , Electronic Warfare & Sensors ( PEO IEW & S ) is made up of a team of seven project managers dedicated to designing , delivering , and sustaining advanced technologies to give the warfighter the decisive edge . PEO IEW & S develops and integrates sensors and sensor data across multiple technologies ensuring warfighters have a complete understanding of the battlefield . Project Manager , Intelligence Systems & Analytics ( PM IS & A ) is one of the project managers of PEO IEW & S . PM IS & A fields and sustains modernized intelligence systems that integrate best of breed solutions for the battlefield of tomorrow by providing cutting - edge solutions which enable the Army ’ s Intelligence warfighter accessing information from a wide range of network . PM IS & A , within the Mounted Systems platforms which provides the support and service outcomes to warfighters , manages the acquisition of the Cross - Domain Enterprise All - source User Repository ( CENTAUR ) system . BACKGROUND : PM IS & A is responsible for increasing interoperability for joint and combined Distributed Common Ground System ( DCGS ) Family of Systems ( FOS ) and the broader Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise ( DI2E ). PM IS & A implements agile Development Operations ( DevOps ) methodologies to deliver interoperability software and hardware ( if necessary ) to enable DI2E interoperability in alignment with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence OUSD ( I ) modernization guidance and the National Defense Strategy . As part of the Army Life Cycle Management Center , PM IS & A will facilitate integration efforts to demonstrate opportunities for Intel and Command and Control ( C2 ) synergies with DI2E . The CENTAUR provides electronic cross - domain chat , coalition data sharing , cross - domain DCGS Integration Backbone ( DIB ), and cross - domain Full Motion Video ( FMV ) common to all DCGS FOS and has begun integrating the Defense Intelligence Agency ( DIA ) Warehouse Integration Interface ( WII ) and the Common Data Fabric ( which supports the data transport and automates policy resolution ), allowing agencies to share data quickly . The DIB provides a common framework to enable data exposure , transformation , and enables applications and users to discover and access information from a wide range of distributed sources . CENTAUR extends DIB ’ s capability and allows for cross - domain and cross coalition data flows . Per National Cross Domain Strategy & Management Office ( NCDSMO ), NSA . dated 11 July 2022 , the Raise the Bar ( RTB ) strategy was approved by the Department of Defense ( DoD ) Information Security Risk Management Committee ( ISRMC ) in December 2017 . In the DoD Chief Information Officer ( CIO ) memorandum “ Implementing Cross Domain Bug Bounty Remediation " dated 5 April 2018 , all Cross Domain Suites ( CDS ) used by the DoD shall be compliant with RTB by FY2020 . Under National Security Directive ( NSD )- 42 and National Security Memorandum ( NSM )- 8 , all CDS developed for use to protect United States Government ( USG ) National Security Information ( NSI ) and National Security Systems ( NSS ) are required to implement the requirements of Raise the Bar ( RTB ) to be listed on the NCDSMO USG and Foreign Military Sales ( FMS ) CDS Baseline Lists . By implementing the requirements of RTB , a substantial reduction to the risk of an unsuccessful Lab - Based Security Assessment ( LBSA ) of the CDS and the additional costs to remediate the test findings afterwards is certain . Primarily the RTB strategy ensures the United States Government ( USG ) maintains secure and resilient CDS and enables the development of CDS that can be quickly and securely enhanced with new capabilities and features . CENTAUR is identified as a CDS and must render to the regulatory guidelines of RTB as directed by National Cross Domain Strategy & Management Office ( NCDSMO ), National Security Agency ( NSA ). SCOPE : This Sources Sought Notice is directed to potential prime contractors who have demonstrated experience in the following : 1 . Maintain , sustain , and enhance CENTAUR systems and sub - components as operationally deployable capabilities , supporting security and enterprise data sharing infrastructures . 2 . Create enhancements using Agile methods and tools using the Contractor ’ s own - trained personnel to execute Agile responsibilities , such as , an internal Scrum Master . 3 . Provide supporting for additional CENTAUR systems or sub - components at operational or test sites as they are deployed , in addition to providing support to the community , exercises , and testing . 4 . Provide supporting for the modernization and sustainment of the structured and unstructured guards and their associated components while adhering to the RTB Standards and associated guidance . 5 . Ensure the CENTAUR system ’ s connection to / interoperating with the cloud and supporting tactical message routing for standard US message text formatted ( USMTF ). 6 . have / use Common Data Fabric ( CDF ) to establish M2M Data Policy and to provide data - level protection for Risk Management Framework ( RMF ) Reciprocity , and Foundation of Defense Information Environment ( DIE ) Architectural Superiority Official Information Exchange ( OIX ) Solutions . 7 . Purchase supplies for complete or partial systems / repair parts , any RTB hardware changes to include but not limited to servers , network switches , laptops , digital Keyboard , Video , Mouse ( KVM ) switches , and fiber optic and / or ethernet cables . 8 .. Provide support services for software engineering , integration , testing , configuration management ( CM ), quality assurance support , and software maintenance / sustainment and on - site full time Contractor Field Service ( CFS ) engineer support at each of the two ( not limited to 2 in the future ) mission locations CONUS and OCONUS . 9 . Purchase CDS vendor approved Hardware ( HW ) ( add data diode hardware , software , & filters to the configuration as applicable ) in compliance with RTB guidelines . DATA SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS : All material submitted in response to this notice must be unclassified . Interested parties possessing the ability to provide product outlined above are requested to provide a response in electronic format describing their capabilities and should address the following items : 1 . A Statement of Interest ( SOI ) along with concepts and strategies to support the activities envisioned under an IDIQ contract for the Mounted Systems platforms which manage the acquisition of the Cross - Domain Enterprise All - source User Repository ( CENTAUR ) system . 2 . A Statement of Capabilities ( SOC ) describing qualifications as a prospective contractor . The Army will use the information from the SOCs to determine how many contractors are currently capable of meeting the Army ' s requirements . Please provide documentation describing how currently owned CENTAUR systems will be maintained , sustained , enhanced and supported . 3 . Identify past experience / existing contracts with Government agencies under which the proposed services would be considered within scope and might be procured , including contact information for the current Government contracting officers for such contracts . 4 . Identify whether company has a current approved DCAA accounting system necessary for performing cost type contracts . If not , describe how company will satisfy the requirement . 5 . Identify whether company has a DCAA approved forward pricing rate agreement or approved provisional billing rates . 6 . Respondents are also asked to identify if your business is Large , Non - profit , Small , Small Disadvantaged , 8 ( a ), Woman - owned Small Business , Service - Disabled Veteran - owned Small Business , or HUBZone Small Business under North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS ) code ( specify NAICS code here using : https :// www . sba . gov / sites / default / files / files / Size_Standards_Table . pdf ) with a size standard of ( see size standards attached ). WRITTEN RESPONSE : The Army requests that interested offerors submit an electronic response in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat format in the form of a quote mark white paper quote mark of not more than ten ( 10 ), 8 . 5 quote mark x 11 quote mark paper , 12 pitch font , with a minimum of one ( 1 ) inch margins all around . Any charts and / or brochures will be included as part of the ten ( 10 ) pages . Responses exceeding this page limit will not be reviewed . All responses must be unclassified . Responsible sources having proven operational experience of similar scope as detailed above may submit their white paper , via e - mail toSylva Grimsley atsylvia . s . grimsley . civ @ army . mil , cc : Lauren Stouten atlauren . a . stouten . ctr @ army . miland Cuong Luu atcuong . b . luu . civ @ army . milno later than 21 January 2026 at 4 : 00 PM ( Eastern Time ), 5 calendar days after release on SAM . gov . Responses received after this date and time will not be reviewed . This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute an Invitation for Bid ( IFB ) or a Request for Proposal ( RFP ). The issuance of this Sources Sought Notice does not restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach . PEO IEW & S , PM IS & A , and Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground ( ACC - APG ) will not release to any firm , agency , or individual outside the Government , any information properly marked with a proprietary legend without the written permission from the respondent . The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this synopsis , nor will the Government compensate a respondent for such . Additional Info : Point of Contact ( s ): Contracting Officer Representative ( COR ): Sylva Grimsley , sylvia . s . grimsley . civ @ army . milTechnical Point of Contact ( TPOC ): Robert Whittaker , email : robert . l . whittaker2 . civ @ army . milProduct Lead Point of Contact ( PLPOC ): Lauren Stouten , email : lauren . a . stouten . ctr @ army . milProcuring Contracting Officer : Andrey Grabovetskiy , email : andrey . grabovetskiy . civ @ army . milContract Specialist : Cuong Luu , email : cuong . b . luu . civ @ army . mil

Maryland

2026-05-02