Honeynet Infrastructure

Request for Information (RFI)

May 2023

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.202 (e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This is a Request for Information (RFI) and the C5ISR Center is currently conducting market research only. No award is anticipated as a result of this RFI. The Government will not reimburse costs incurred by respondents in response to this RFI, or for participating in any information exchange regarding details of the RFI.

Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. The Army does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any government assessments. The Governments evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any particular small business designation (e.g., SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), WOSB, EDWOSB.).

Description

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center is requesting information on software-based cyber security capabilities which can be utilized to enhance system and network resiliency. Areas of interest include digital twins, honey pot infrastructure and similar technologies, especially if leveraged in new and novel ways.

Response

The C5ISR Center requests the following information for technology that supports the cyber obscuration technologies:

1. Company Information

• Company Name
• Company Address
• RFI Technical POC Name, Email Address, and Phone number
• RFI Business/Contract POC Name, Email Address, and Phone number
• CAGE Code
• Facility Clearance Level

2. Technical Information

• Software Product Name
• Description of Product
  • Provide a brief description of your product
    • Only include information not provided in other sections of this RFI.
    • If specifications or in-depth descriptions are available of your product, please include them as appendices or attachments to your RFI response.
  • Provide any examples of use cases or users that provided requirements during the development of this product.
• Technical Rights
  • Describe if your product has any Government Purpose Rights or is it completely proprietary?
  • Was it developed under any DoD programs or completely self-funded?
  • Does any other entity share the rights to this product?
  • Are they any agreements that would limit the government in any way in the use or funding the continued development of this product?
• Product Maturity
  • Describe the maturity of your product.
    • Has it undergone any level of testing or validation in the lab or field?
    • Has it been integrated with or within any other products.
    • Is it used commercially or for any DoD/Federal applications today? If so, provide point of contact(s) and any reports created for it.
    • Has it been fielded? If so, to what environment(s) or platform(s)?
    • Is this an enhancement to another system?
    • Has it been given a Technology Readiness Level (TRL), and if so, what is the TRL?
• Product Availability
  • Is your product available now for purchase? If so, provide estimate cost.
• Product Capability(s)
  • What environment is your product designed to support?
  • How many nodes can your product support (e.g., 1k, 1m nodes)?
  • What is the fidelity level to the representative system/network?
  • What are the power and network requirements and are they adjustable?
  • What are the network agents requirements and capabilities?
  • What are your integration capabilities?
  • What is your estimate accuracy level to detect adversary interaction?
  • What are your Advanced Persistent Threat capabilities?

What else can you tell us that we did not think to ask?

Submission Requirements

All documents shall be portion marked IAW DoDM 5200.01-V2. Submission of proprietary and other sensitive information shall be marked and identified with disposition instructions (submitted material will not be returned).

• Subject line should be: Honeynet Infrastructure RFI
• Unclassified responses must be submitted via DoD SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil/) to: usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.mbx.rti-industry-engagement@army.mil
• For shipping of SECRET or higher classification material to C5ISR Center contact usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.mbx.rti-industry-engagement@army.mil for shipping instructions.
• Responses submitted by contractors that contain U.S. classified military information (CMI) generated in conjunction with a DOD program should be classified in accordance with the applicable Security Classification Guide (SCG). Please include a copy of the SCG with the submission. Only U.S. citizens are authorized to respond to this RFI.

Questions and requests for clarification

Questions and requests for clarification of information must be submitted to: usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.mbx.rti-industry-engagement@army.mil (UNCLASSIFIED) no later than 30 calendar days following RFI posting. Questions with CUI shall be submitted via DOD SAFE. If you require a drop link, please contact the email address above. Questions and requests will only be accepted in writing; phone calls will not be accepted. Requests shall be submitted only to the email address specified above. Any other forms of request for additional information will not be honored. Follow the procedures for downloading Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) document from sam.gov.

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