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Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) Bidders Submit Proposals

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Four major industry teams have submitted their proposals for the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) program, marking a significant step towards the eight-year, potentially $10 billion services contract. The competition is led by General Dynamics [GD], IBM [IBM], Electronic Data Systems [EDS], and Computer Sciences Corporation [CSC]. The NMCI aims to link over 450,000 Navy and Marine network users in the United States and abroad.

Key Takeaways:

  • The NMCI is an eight-year, potentially $10 billion services contract aimed at linking more than 450,000 Navy and Marine network users.
  • The contract marks a significant shift from buying specific products to buying services to meet the networking needs of the military.
  • The program requires transitioning networks from Navy to industry control, implementing "defense-in-depth" security protocols, and providing end-to-end capability improvement to the force.
  • The winning team will be selected through a week of oral presentations, followed by a demonstration of key systems and six weeks of evaluation by Navy and Marine officials.
  • The NMCI concept is aimed at providing a foundation for future application of network-centric warfare and coalition operations.
  • The teams competing include:

+ General Dynamics' Team NEON, which includes Wang, Harris, Sprint, Compuware, and Unisys.

+ IBM's team, which includes AT&T, BAE Systems, BellSouth, Litton, Lockheed Martin, Lucent Technologies, SBC, USWest, and User Technology Associates.

+ Electronic Data Systems' "NMCI Strike Force," which includes Raytheon, MCI Worldcom, and Dell Computers.

+ Computer Sciences Corporation's team, which includes Bell Atlantic, Cisco Systems, and Dell, among others.

  • The winning team is expected to have strong information technology expertise, proven commercial practices, and large-scale systems management skills.

Statistics:

  • $10 billion: Potential value of the eight-year NMCI contract.
  • 450,000: Number of Navy and Marine network users to be linked through the NMCI.
  • 4: Number of major industry teams competing for the contract.
  • 8 years: Duration of the NMCI contract.
  • 1 week: Duration of oral presentations phase in the selection process.
  • 6 weeks: Duration of evaluation phase in the selection process.
  • $10 billion: Potential value of the deal: GD executive

Sources:

  • Bob Judd, program manager for NMCI with the GD-led Team NEON, "This starts the transition to a new phase of the program."
  • An IBM spokesman, "IBM's team includes AT&T, Britain's BAE SYSTEMS, BellSouth, Litton, Lockheed Martin, Lucent Technologies, SBC, USWest, and User Technology Associates."
  • An Electronic Data Systems spokesman, "As a whole, we're really optimistic about this because the Navy is moving toward business solutions with the NMCI...That suits us well as we manage about 2.2 million seats in intranets around the world including the United Kingdom and the government of South Australia."
  • Milt Cooper, CSC's federal sector president, "Together we provide strong information technology expertise, proven best commercial practices and large-scale systems management skill aligned with current and future Department of the Navy initiatives."

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