Policy for NMCI CLIN 0027AG Selection and Approval
This MARADMIN establishes policy for managing the selection and approval of application servers under NMCI Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0027AG. The Marine Corps has been allocated 1,429 "free" application server connections by the Department of the Navy, and this message creates a six-tier priority system to ensure equitable allocation across functional areas, with Functional Area Managers required to submit their application server portfolios to HQMC C4 by July 31, 2005.
Issued: July 13, 2005
1. BACKGROUND. REF A PROVIDES FOR APPLICATION SERVER CONNECTIVITY VIA CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER (CLIN) 0027. CLIN 0027 PROVIDES CONNECTIVITY IN VARYING BANDWIDTHS AND CRITICALITY, AS WELL AS A PROVISION FOR 1429 "FREE" APPLICATION SERVER CONNECTIONS (CLIN 0027AG) ALLOCATED TO THE MARINE CORPS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF THIS PROVISION DICTATES THE NEED FOR MARINE CORPS POLICY TO PROPERLY MANAGE THE SELECTION AND APPROVAL OF CANDIDATE APPLICATION SERVERS. THIS SELECTION AND APPROVAL PROCESS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE MARINE CORPS FUNCTIONAL AREA MANAGERS (FAM) TO ENSURE A PRIORITIZED AND EQUITABLE ALLOCATION ACROSS THE MARINE CORPS. 2. ACTION. THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY LEVELS FOR CLIN 0027AG CANDIDATES ARE ESTABLISHED: PRIORITY LEVELS APPLICATION TYPE 1 DON/DOD MANDATED 2 PROGRAMS OF RECORD (POR) 3 MISSION CRITICAL (MC) 4 MISSION ESSENTIAL (ME) 5 JOINT (USA/USAF/JTF/DHS) 6 OTHERS (COMMAND/UNIT) FAMS WILL REVIEW THEIR APPLICATION SERVER INVENTORIES AND SUBMIT THEIR PORTFOLIOS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY TO HQMC C4 FOR REVIEW BY 31 JUL 05. ALL PRIORITY 1 APPLICATIONS WILL NEED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FROM THE MANDATING AUTHORITY DETAILING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE APPLICATION. ALL PRIORITY 3 AND 4 APPLICATIONS WILL NEED TO BE REGISTERED IN THE DOD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REGISTRY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INVENTORY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT ACT (FISMA). FUNCTIONAL AREA (FA) APPLICATION SERVER PORTFOLIOS WILL NEED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: [FUNCTIONAL AREA] [PRIORITY LEVEL] [APP NAME] [APP VERSION] [ACRONYM] [DADMS ID] [POINT OF CONTACT] [PSI CODE] [UIC] [SERVER CONNECTION QUANTITY] UPON REVIEW, HQMC C4 WILL COMPILE THE MASTER MARINE CORPS (MC) APPLICATION SERVER PORTFOLIO AND PUBLISH THE APPROVED ALLOCATIONS BY FUNCTIONAL AREA AND PRIORITY LEVELS. INCOMPLETE DADMS QUESTIONNAIRES WILL CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE DISAPPROVAL. MARCORSYSCOM PM NMCI WILL THEN DIRECT THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL CONTRACT OFFICER REPRESENTATIVES (RCOR) AND CONTRACT TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVES (CTR) TO PLACE THEIR ORDERS FOR CLIN 0027AG AS PRESCRIBED BY THE MASTER MC APPLICATION SERVER PORTFOLIO APPROVALS. 4. THIS POLICY IS INTENDED TO ESTABLISH A MC APPLICATION SERVER PORTFOLIO BOTH TO ASSIST IN THE SELECTION AND APPROVAL OF CLIN 0027AG ORDERS AND TO PROVIDE HQMC C4 AND THE FAM WITH A COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE CURRENT MC OPERATIONAL APPLICATION SERVER REQUIREMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MCEITS. 5. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE POCS LISTED.