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ASCA Mission Co-design and Delivery
The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) connects and streamlines Defence innovation, science and technology systems, driving capability development and acquisition pathways.
ASCA’s Mission will respond to strategically directed Defence priorities, solve the most relevant and urgent capability problems, and take a more flexible and agile approach to procurement to accelerate the transition of innovation into capability solutions for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
ASCA released its first two capability problem statements which are as follow:
• How might we penetrate and degrade advanced integrated air defence systems so that Defence can conduct effective long-range strike operations, taking into account speed and scale required to operate in congested and contested environments that is faster than a potential adversary’s ability to react?
• How might we improve the processing and synthesis of large amounts of intelligence data to support the planning and apportionment of platforms, taking into account different classification levels of data, systems and allies data systems?
To Deliver its first Mission, ASCA will undertake a two-phased approach:
a. Phase 1: Mission Co-Design (8 week initial period with optional 4 week extension)
b. Phase 2: Mission delivery (up to three years)
Phase 1 will require the successful respondents to design, in collaboration with Defence key stakeholders, the delivery methodology and approach to execute and implement a solution to a Problem Statement. During this phase, the proposed solution will be refined. An evaluation of the Co-Design activity will be undertaken and successful respondents may be invited to participate in Phase 2.
Phase 2 will consist of delivering the refined proposed solution (from Phase 1).
ASCA is seeking proposals for either Problem Statement. Proposals can be submitted for either one or both problem statements. Should a Respondent wish to submit a response for both Problem Statements, these submissions must be submitted separately and in independent entirety.
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Phase 1 - Mission co-design to be delivered by May 2024; Phase 2 Mission Delivery - within 3 years