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Request for Proposal**

OMG Document: C4I/YYYY-MM-DD

Letters of Intent due: DD Month YYYY

Submissions due: DD Month YYYY

This request for proposals seeks a platform-independent Reference Architecture governing the controlled processing of structured information artifacts in mission-critical and regulated environments. The requested architecture defines architectural constructs that separate data, structure, semantics, and interpretation; establish governed processing flows across defined boundaries; preserve jurisdictional authority over structural and semantic definitions; and support modular, inspectable, and reproducible information processing independent of specific implementation technologies.

Go to General Topics

• 1 Introduction

  • 1.1 Goals of OMG
  • 1.2 Organization of this document
  • 1.3 Conventions
  • 1.4 Contact Information
• 2 Architectural Context
• 3 Adoption Process

  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The Adoption Process in detail

    • 3.2.1 Development and Issuance of RFP
    • 3.2.2 Letter of Intent (LOI)
    • 3.2.3 Voter Registration
    • 3.2.4 Initial Submissions
    • 3.2.5 Revised Submissions
    • 3.2.6 Selection Votes
    • 3.2.7 Business Committee Questionnaire
    • 3.2.8 Finalization & Revision
• 4 Instructions for Submitters

  • 4.1 OMG Membership
  • 4.2 Intellectual Property Rights
  • 4.3 Submission Effort
  • 4.4 Letter of Intent
  • 4.5 Business Committee terms

    • 4.5.1 Introduction
    • 4.5.2 Business Committee evaluation criteria

      • 4.5.2.1 Viable to implement across platforms
      • 4.5.2.2 Commercial availability
      • 4.5.2.3 Access to Intellectual Property Rights
      • 4.5.2.4 Publication of the specification
      • 4.5.2.5 Continuing support
  • 4.6 Responding to RFP items

    • 4.6.1 Complete proposals
    • 4.6.2 Additional specifications
    • 4.6.3 Alternative approaches
  • 4.7 Confidential and Proprietary Information
  • 4.8 Proof of Concept
  • 4.9 Submission Format

    • 4.9.1 General
    • 4.9.2 Mandatory Outline
  • 4.10 How to Submit
• 5 General Requirements on Proposals

  • 5.1 Requirements

    • 5.1.1 Use of modelling languages
    • 5.1.2 PIMs & PSMs
    • 5.1.3 Complete submissions
    • 5.1.4 Reuse
    • 5.1.5 Changes to existing specifications
    • 5.1.6 Minimalism
    • 5.1.7 Independence
    • 5.1.8 Compatibility
    • 5.1.9 Implementation flexibility
    • 5.1.10 Encapsulation
    • 5.1.11 Security
    • 5.1.12 Internationalization
  • 5.2 Evaluation criteria

    • 5.2.1 Performance
    • 5.2.2 Portability
    • 5.2.3 Securability
    • 5.2.4 Conformance: Inspectability and Testability
    • 5.2.5 Standardized Metadata
• 6 Specific Requirements on Proposals

  • 6.1 Problem Statement
  • 6.2 Scope of Proposals Sought

    • 6.2.1 In Scope
    • 6.2.2 Out of Scope
  • 6.3 Relationship to Other OMG Specifications

    • 6.3.1 Architectural Positioning
    • 6.3.2 Complementarity with Exchange and Semantic Federation Specifications
    • 6.3.3 Modeling Neutrality
  • 6.4 Required Submission Content

    • 6.4.1 Architectural Description
    • 6.4.2 Platform-Independent Model Definition
    • 6.4.3 Data, Structure, Semantics, and Interpretation
    • 6.4.4 Flow and Interface Definition
    • 6.4.5 Governance and Authority
    • 6.4.6 Implementation Conformance Model
    • 6.4.7 RFP Traceability