NEXTGEN FEDERAL SYSTEMS LLC - THE C2 PORTFOLIO T&E CONTRACT WILL BE AN OVERARCHING APPROACH FOR FULFILLING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION (IV&V) OF SOFTWARE ACROSS THE C2 PORTFOLIO WHICH WILL CONSIST OF FOUR (4) MAJOR PROGRAMS, KNOWN TODAY AS THE GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM-JOINT (GCCS-J), THE GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-JOINT (GCSS-J), THE JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION SERVICES (JPES), AND THE GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM-JOINT ENTERPRISE (GCCS-JE). EACH OF THE PROGRAMS DEVELOPS AND SUSTAINS SYSTEMS FOR USE BY THE JOINT COMMUNITIES AND AS SUCH EACH HAS REQUIREMENTS TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY AND VALIDATE SOFTWARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SYSTEMS. THE OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS WERE DEVELOPED INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER AND, AS A RESULT, SOME OF THE FOUNDATIONAL SERVICES THAT SUPPORT EACH SYSTEM ARE DUPLICATIVE. THE C2 PORTFOLIO WILL EVOLVE OVER TIME TO HAVE COMMON MODERNIZED FOUNDATIONAL SERVICES ELIMINATING EXISTING DUPLICATIVE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, THE CORE MISSION APPLICATIONS THAT WILL INTERFACE WITH THE COMMON FOUNDATIONAL SERVICES WILL ALSO BE MODERNIZED RESULTING IN THE SUNSET OF SPECIFIC LEGACY COMPONENTS. AS A RESULT, THE C2 CAPABILITIES THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY THIS PWS WILL TRANSITION OVER TIME.

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