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MIL-HDBK-29612-1AAPPENDIX CGOVERNMENT CONCEPT OF OPERATIONSFOR DIGITAL TRAINING DATAC.1 SCOPEC.1.1 Scope. This appendix provides guidance for the development of a GovernmentConcept of Operations (GCO) for the interchange of digital training data through an IntegratedData Environment (IDE). The GCO describes how digital data or information is managed in anorganization. The GCO identifies users capabilities and limitations, operating systems, software,protocols, infrastructure, interchange standards, formats, media type, etc. The objective is anIDE that will enable continuous process improvement through the use, re-use, and automatedinterchange of digital training data. The GCO is a Government document that is prepared duringthe acquisition planning and requirements determination activity for each procurement. It is usedto provide information to potential offerors about the Government's infrastructure and IDEimplementation strategy for training programs. To provide potential bidders with anunderstanding of specific user needs for training information throughout all Instructional SystemsDevelopment/Systems Approach to Training (ISD/SAT) phases, a SDD GCO should bedeveloped and included in Section L of the Request For Proposal (RFP).C.2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTSThis section is not applicable to this appendix.C.3 DEFINITIONSThe definitions in MIL-HDBK-29612-4 apply to this appendix.C.4 GCO AND CONTRACTINGC.4.1 Contract objectives. The RFP and ensuing contract should state that an objective ofthe acquisition is to require the contractor to generate digital training data in an integratedinformation system and a shared data environment to the maximum extent practicable. Theobjective is to create each data element once and use it repeatedly in subsequent processeswithout manual reentry work and unnecessary labor costs.C.4.2 Contracting steps. The GCO generated utilizing this guide will provide potentialofferors an understanding of specific Government user needs for technical informationthroughout all ISD/SAT phases of a training program. The relationship of the GCO to thevarious contracting steps is shown in Figure 3.70