DISA searches for new acquisition life with SETI

from FCW for those of you who have been asking me about this thought I would repost it

The Defense Information Systems Agency is looking to breathe new life into its acquisition process with the launch of its $7.5 billion Systems Engineering Technology and Innovation program.

DISA conceived the new indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity acquisition vehicle last year and has just released its initial request for proposals.

"SETI will consolidate and streamline critical engineering expertise to research, design, develop, implement, integrate and optimize DOD IT capabilities, systems and solutions," SETI's Program Manager Christopher Riley told FCW by email.

The multi-award SETI vehicle will be available to all DISA and DOD mission partners and is scheduled to run for 10 years. The program is geared towards "future mission requirements, next-generation technological advancements and new disruptive innovation that causes paradigm shifts in the ways that warfighters interact with DOD's information technology," Riley said.

According to the 131-page solicitation document, SETI's four strategic objectives are to evolve the Joint Information Environment, deliver Joint Command and Control and leadership support, "operate and assure the enterprise" and "optimiz[e] its investments within a resource-constrained environment."