As the General Services Administration gets closer to releasing solicitations for the Alliant II GWAC — expected in early 2016 — the program office has narrowed the scope for leading edge technologies (LET) that will be offered.
In a new request for information, GSA said it will be reducing the number of LET categories from 17 to 10 and is asking industry for thoughts on the definitions for the remaining technologies.
RFI: Alliant II GWAC RFI on Leading Edge Technologies
"GSA's intent is to offer a general guideline as to the technology scope and encourage industry and other interested parties to offer suggestions, amplification and enhancements," the RFI states. "GSA is not currently requesting feedback on the selected LETs, feedback is only requested on the provided definitions."
The program office released a survey in December to gauge the maturity of the original 17 LETs and based the final categories in part on that feedback.
The updated list removes technologies like pervasive computing, 3D printing, agile software development, augmented reality, predictive analysis, robotics and smart building technologies.
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The final 10 categories to make the cut are:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Autonomic Computing
- Big Data
- Biometrics
- Cloud Computing
- Cybersecurity
- Health IT
- Mobile IT
- Internet of Things
- Virtual Networking
Extensive definitions for each category can be found in the RFI and listed on the FedBizOps website.
GSA notes that, for scoring purposes, the overall value for LETs on Alliant II remains unchanged despite the reduction in categories.
Aaron Boyd is an awarding-winning journalist currently serving as editor of Federal Times — a Washington, D.C. institution covering federal workforce and contracting for more than 50 years — and Fifth Domain — a news and information hub focused on cybersecurity and cyberwar from a civilian, military and international perspective.
