Department of the Navy (DON) Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) Requirements Analysis

1. THIS IS A JOINT DON CIO/ OPNAV N6/USMC C4 MESSAGE.
2. THE DON HAS INITIATED THE PROCESS TO DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE NETWORK (NGEN). THE INTENT OF NGEN IS TO INTEGRATE EXISTING DON IT NETWORKS, SERVICES AND SYSTEMS TO 
INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NAVY MARINE CORPS INTRANET 
(NMCI), BASE LEVEL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE (BLII)/OCONUS NAVY ENTERPRISE NETWORK (ONE-NET), IT-21, AND MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN). NGEN ALSO WILL SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE BROADER GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID (GIG) ENTERPRISE SERVICES (GES)/NET-CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES (NCES) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(IT) CAPABILITIES.
3. THE CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES (CNA) WILL LEAD A QUICK-TURN PROJECT TO IDENTIFY THE OVERARCHING CAPABILITIES NGEN WILL NEED TO PROVIDE IN THE 2010 TO 2020 TIME FRAME AND RECOMMEND FEASIBLE MATERIAL SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE THESE CAPABILITIES. THE PROJECT IS ON A FAST AND DEMANDING SCHEDULE TO COMPLETE THE ANALYSIS AND PROVIDE A DRAFT CAPABILITY PRODUCTION DOCUMENT (CPD) BY MARCH 2007.
4. CNA WILL WORK WITH USER COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE DON WARFIGHTING AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO COLLECT THREE TYPES OF INFORMATION: 
THE FUNCTIONS/APPLICATIONS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE MISSION(S) OF EACH COMMUNITY, THE CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNICATION NEEDED AMONG MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND EXTERNAL COMMUNITIES, AND AREAS WHERE THE LEGACY APPLICATIONS, NETWORKS, BASELINE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES FAIL TO MEET EACH COMMUNITY S MISSION NEEDS. GIVEN THE TIME CONSTRAINTS FOR THIS EFFORT, CNA WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY USER COMMUNITIES AT A FAIRLY HIGH LEVEL, I.E., THE DON COMPONENT OR MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND LEVEL, INCLUDING FFC, COCOMS, OPNAV, SYSCOMS, TYCOMS, HQMC, MCCDC, MCRC, MARFORS, MEFS AND TECOM.
5. MARINE CORPS AND NAVY COMMANDS WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE RESPECTIVE SERVICE POC NLT 15 DECEMBER TO IDENTIFY PERSONNEL TO ASSIST THE CNA TEAM. THE PERSONNEL IDENTIFIED MUST BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON THEIR LEADERSHIP S VIEW OF COMMAND REQUIREMENTS. REQUEST THESE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE THE FUTURE VISION OF NETWORK AND ENTERPRISE IT FUNCTIONS AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ABILITY OF EXISTING IT NETWORKS, SERVICES AND SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE THESE CAPABILITIES. CNA WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND A LIST OF QUESTIONS TO EACH COMMAND TO GUIDE THIS PROCESS AND THE SERVICE POC WILL COORDINATE ON-SITE VISITS DURING THE NEXT TWO MONTHS TO FACILITATE COLLECTION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION.