R 212030Z OCT 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 490/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/REVISED USMC SOFTWARE BASELINE WAIVER PROCESS//
REF/A/CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4/032014ZAPR02//
REF/B/CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4/061600ZSEP02//
NARR/REF A IS A MESSAGE ANNOUNCING THE EFFORT TO REDUCE AND
STANDARDIZE USMC SOFTWARE USAGE THROUGH THE CREATION OF A USMC
SOFTWARE BASLINE.
REF B IS MARADMIN 479-02 WHICH FORMALLY ESTABLISHED THE USMC
SOFTWARE BASELINE, EXCEPTIONS LIST AND SOFTWARE WAIVER PROCESS.
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. BACKGROUND. REF A DESCRIBED THE MARINE CORPS
WIDE EFFORT TO RATIONALIZE AND REDUCE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND
DATABASES ACROSS THE MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE AND INTRODUCED THE
INTENT FOR THE MARINE CORPS SOFTWARE BASELINE TO BECOME THE
AUTHORITATIVE LISTING OF SOFTWARE APPROVED FOR MARINE CORPS USE.
REF A ADDITIONALLY DIRECTED SOFTWARE NOT REFLECTED ON THE USMC
SOFTWARE BASELINE NOT BE PERMITTED TO TRANSITION TO THE NAVY MARINE
CORPS INTRANET (NMCI) ENVIRONMENT. COMMANDS WERE REQUESTED TO
REVIEW THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE USMC SOFTWARE BASELINE TO ENSURE ALL
REQUIRED FUNCTIONALITY WAS REPRESENTED AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDED
CHANGES VIA NAVAL MESSAGE. BASED UPON COMMAND FEEDBACK RECEIVED
FROM REF A, REF B FORMALLY ESTABLISHED THE USMC SOFTWARE BASELINE
AND THE EXCEPTIONS LIST AS THE AUTHORITATIVE LISTING OF SOFTWARE
APPROVED FOR USE WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS. REF B ALSO PROVIDED A
WAIVER PROCESS THROUGH WHICH COMMANDS AND/OR FUNCTIONAL AREA
MANAGERS COULD REQUEST ADDITIONS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE SOFTWARE
BASELINE OR EXCEPTIONS LIST. TO VIEW THE COMPLETE USMC SOFTWARE
BASELINE OR WAIVER REQUEST PROCEDURES, VISIT THE USMC CIO WEBSITE AT
HQUSMC.HQMC.USMC.MIL/C4.
2. TO DATE, C4 HAS RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF NINE HUNDRED WAIVER
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONS TO THE USMC SOFTWARE BASELINE OR EXCEPTIONS
LIST. WAIVER REQUESTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY
REPRESENT A VALID REQUIREMENT, INTRODUCE UNIQUE FUNCTIONALITY NOT
ALREADY PROVIDED BY APPROVED SOFTWARE AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE
REQUESTED FUNCTIONALITY IS DUPLICATIVE OF THAT OFFERED WITHIN THE
NMCI CONTRACT. FUNCTIONAL AREA MANAGERS AND THEIR DESIGNATED
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS HAVE ASSISTED C4 IN REVIEWING WAIVER
REQUESTS. FOR APPROVED APPLICATIONS INTENDED TO TRANSITION TO NMCI
DESKTOPS, REQUEST FOR SERVICE (RFS) AND MEDIA HAVE THEN BEEN
SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICATION OWNER TO MARCORSYSCOM IN ORDER TO
INITIATE THE NMCI TESTING AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS. FOR COMPLETE
DETAILS ON THIS PROCESS ACCESS THE USMC NMCI WEBSITE AT
WWW.NMCIINFO.USMC.MIL AND SELECT LEGACY APPLICATIONS.
3. THE CIO-LED INITIATIVE TO ESTABLISH AND STREAMLINE THE USMC
APPLICATION PORTFOLIO THROUGH THE ELIMINATION OF REDUNDANT, OBSOLETE
AND UNNECESSARY APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR SOME TIME. THE CMC
HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THIS INITIATIVE AND THE CONTINUED REDUCTION
OF MARINE CORPS APPLICATIONS. COMMANDS HAVE HAD MORE THAN ONE YEAR TO
IDENTIFY COMMAND UNIQUE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH REFS A AND B AND IN SUPPORT OF THE TRANSITION TO NMCI.
IN ADDITION, THE NMCI CONTRACT REQUIRES THAT ALL LEGACY APPLICATIONS
INTENDED FOR TRANSITION TO NMCI BE IDENTIFIED NLT SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO
NMCI CUTOVER. ALTHOUGH THIS DEADLINE HAS PASSED FOR MANY
MARINE CORPS COMMANDS, C4 CONTINUES TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL
SOFTWARE WAIVER REQUESTS FOR PREVIOUSLY UNIDENTIFIED APPLICATIONS.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, CHANGES TO THE USMC
SOFTWARE WAIVER PROCESS ARE IMPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS:
3.A. FOR ALL SOFTWARE WAIVERS FOR APPLICATIONS INTENDED TO BE
INSTALLED ON NMCI SEATS THAT WERE APPROVED BY C4 AS OF THE DATE OF
THIS MESSAGE, REQUESTORS/OWNERS HAVE FIVE DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS
MESSAGE TO PROVIDE ALL OUTSTANDING RFS AND MEDIA TO MARCORSYSCOM IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCESS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF THIS MESSAGE
(POC MS HIGHLANDER DSN 278-3134). APPROVAL WILL BE REVOKED FOR ANY
APPLICATIONS FOR WHICH RFS AND/OR MEDIA HAVE NOT BEEN SUBMITTED
WITHIN THIS TIME FRAME. IN ORDER FOR THESE APPLICATIONS TO BE
RECONSIDERED, A NEW WAIVER REQUEST WILL BE REQUIRED.
3.B. ALL SOFTWARE WAIVER REQUESTS SUBMITTED AFTER THE RELEASE DATE
OF THIS MESSAGE MUST MAKE USE OF THE NEW SOFTWARE WAIVER FORM,
LOCATED AT HQUSMC.HQMC.USMC.MIL/C4. ADDITIONALLY, NEW WAIVER
REQUESTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT FROM THE
REQUESTING COMMAND'S COMMANDING GENERAL. MEDIA AND RFS MUST
ACCOMPANY THE WAIVER AND ENDORSEMENT LETTER FOR ALL APPLICATIONS
INTENDED TO BE INSTALLED ON NMCI SEATS. DETAILED WAIVER SUBMITTAL
INSTRUCTIONS ARE LOCATED AT HQUSMC.HQMC.USMC.MIL/C4 UNDER
APPLICATIONS MANAGEMENT.
3.C. SOFTWARE WAIVER REQUESTS ASSOCIATED WITH NEW PROCUREMENTS ARE
CURRENTLY SUBMITTED AS IT PROCUREMENT WAIVER ATTACHMENTS IN THE USMC
IT PROCUREMENT AUTOMATED WAIVER SYSTEM. AN ATTACHMENT CONTAINING
THE COMMANDING GENERALS LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT MUST NOW ACCOMPANY
EACH PROCUREMENT WAIVER REQUEST FOR SOFTWARE. PDF FORMAT IS
SUGGESTED.
4. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE
FOLLOWING C4 POCS:
LTCOL FRANK BRADY,
BRADYFX@HQMC.USMC.MIL, (703)693-9970
MAJ. SHARON PFEIFFER,
PFEIFFERSE@HQMC.USMC.MIL, (703)693-9970.
MR DAVID MRAZIK,
MRAZIKDR@HQMC.USMC.MIL, (703)693-9970.//