Geofidelis Regionalization Transition

1. GEOFIDELIS, THE MARINE CORPS INSTALLATION
GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION AND SERVICES (IGI&S) PROGRAM, WAS ESTABLISHED
TO PROVIDE PRECISE AND RELIABLE GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION AT THE
INSTALLATION, REGION AND ENTERPRISE LEVELS, BASED ON A COMMON
INFRASTRUCTURE FOUNDATION THAT SUPPORTS INTER-OPERABILITY ACROSS THE
MARINE CORPS. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, THE ENVISIONED CAPABILITY
WILL BE BASED ON A STANDARD IGI&S DATA MODEL AND A REGIONALLY-BASED
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE. REF A AND B ASSIGNED THE ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES TO PROVIDE REGIONAL IGI&S CAPABILITIES VIA TWO
REGIONAL CENTERS TO ALL CONUS INSTALLATIONS. REF C AND D OUTLINED
THE TRANSITION PLANS FOR EACH GEOFIDELIS REGION. CMC LFF APPROVED
THE TRANSITION PLANS (REF E AND F) AND PROVIDED FUNDING FOR
TRANSITION TO, AND OPERATION OF, THE REGIONAL GEOFIDELIS CENTERS.
2. TRANSITION OF INSTALLATION GIS CAPABILITIES TO THE REGIONAL
GEOFIDELIS CENTERS FRAMEWORK WILL BEGIN IN FY07. THE TRANSITION
WILL BEGIN WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INITIAL OPERATIONAL
CAPABILITY (IOC) FOR EACH INSTALLATION UNDER A REGIONAL CENTER AS
OUTLINED IN REFS C AND D. TRANSITION TO FULL OPERATIONAL
CAPABILITY (FOC) WILL BE COMPLETED BY 31 DEC 2007. AS SUCH THE
FOLLOWING ACTIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE TRANSITION PROCESS:
A. EACH GEOFIDELIS REGIONAL CENTER WILL ESTABLISH A PROCESS TO
COMMUNICATE POLICY, GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION CONCERNING THE
GEOFIDELIS PROGRAM TO ALL INSTALLATIONS UNDER ITS PURVIEW.
B. CMC LFF-2 WILL ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDING THE YEARLY
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND LICENSING OF ALL ESRI COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-
SHELF (COTS) SOFTWARE PRODUCTS THAT ARE PART OF THE GEOFIDELIS
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.
C. EACH INSTALLATION SHOULD IDENTIFY OR RECONFIRM ITS DESIGNATED
LEAD GIS MANAGER TO CMC LFF BY 15 NOV 06 IN ORDER TO COORDINATE
TRANSITION SCHEDULING TO ITS GEOFIDELIS IOC.
D. ONCE AN INSTALLATION HAS TRANSITIONED TO IOC, IT WILL TRANSFER
ALL GIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ESRI COTS SOFTWARE, FOR RECAPITALIZATION
AND USE AT THE RESPECTIVE REGIONAL CENTER. SPECIFIC GUIDANCE WILL
BE PROVIDED BY CMC LFF VIA THE REGIONAL CENTERS CONCERNING THE
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR OFFICIAL TRANSFER OF ALL GIS SOFTWARE.
E. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH MARINE CORPS POLICY CONCERNING REDUCING
LEGACY SERVERS PER ALMAR 002/05, THE REGIONAL CENTERS WILL
RECAPITALIZE ALL LEGACY SERVERS USED TO RUN LOCAL GIS APPLICATIONS
FOR USE AT THE REGIONAL CENTERS. SPECIFIC GUIDANCE CONCERNING THE
RECAPITALIZATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE GEOFIDELIS REGIONAL CENTERS.
IF YOUR LOCAL SERVER IS USED FOR MORE THAN JUST GIS APPLICATIONS AND
NEEDS TO BE RETAINED LOCALLY, YOU MUST PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION TO CMC
LFF-2 BY 30 NOV 2006 FOR A DETERMINATION ON WHETHER THE LEGACY
SERVERS CAN BE EXEMPT FROM THIS RECAPITALIZATION.
3. IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE TRANSITION TO IOC AND FOC, THE FOLLOWING
POLICIES ARE NOW IN EFFECT:
A. BEGINNING 01 DEC 2006, THE GEOFIDELIS REGIONAL CENTERS WILL
ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMMUNICATING GEOSPATIAL POLICY, GUIDANCE
AND INFORMATION AS PART OF THE CONOPS FOR GEOFIDELIS.
B. ALL PROCUREMENTS RELATED TO IGI&S RELATED HARDWARE, SOFTWARE,
APPLICATIONS AND TOOL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRACT SERVICES MUST BE
SUBMITTED AND APPROVED VIA THE MARINE CORPS IT PROCUREMENT PROCESS
AS OUTLINED IN MARADMIN 486/06 PRIOR TO ANY EXPENDITURE OF
APPROPRIATED FUNDING. THE PROCESS OF EMBEDDING IT RELATED
PROCUREMENTS FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN OTHER
CONTRACTS TO AVOID THE IT PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
4. THE SUCCESS OF THE GEOFIDELIS PROGRAM AND REGIONAL TRANSITION
WILL REQUIRE CONTINUOUS COORDINATION BETWEEN CMC LFF, THE GEOFIDELIS
REGIONAL CENTERS AND MARINE CORPS REGIONS AND INSTALLATIONS. YOUR
FULL COOPERATION WITH THE GUIDELINES AND ACTIONS OUTLINED IN THIS
MESSAGE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION.
5. POC IS MR. ROGER D. WELBORN, CMC LFF, DSN 225-6158, EMAIL 
ROGER.D.WELBORN@USMC.MIL.