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====== [DTE2] Non-Traditional BAA Submission ======

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===== Reference =====

DIDO Solutions, Inc. //Testing and Validation of Distributed Systems Using DIDO-TE//. Non-Traditional submission under Broad Agency Announcement HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001. Submitted 8 January 2025.

===== Bibliographic Information =====

^ Attribute ^ Value ^
| Reference Identifier | [DTE2] |
| Title | Testing and Validation of Distributed Systems Using DIDO-TE |
| Document Type | Non-Traditional BAA submission |
| BAA Number / Call Number | HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001 |
| Main Area | Non-Traditional |
| Submitting Organization | DIDO Solutions, Inc. |
| Organization Type | Other Small Business |
| Principal Team Members | Ian T. Stavros; Bryan A. Turek; Robert W. Stavros |
| Submission Date | 8 January 2025 |
| Rough Order of Magnitude | USD 8,500,000 |
| Status | Submitted concept paper |
| Number of Pages | 9 |

===== Document Scope =====

This submission describes an Interoperability Testing Infrastructure based on DIDO-TE concepts. It proposes a controlled environment for testing distributed systems composed of different hardware, software, and component versions.

The submission addresses:

  * Virtual twins of distributed-system nodes
  * Controlled initial states
  * Mixed component and software versions
  * Interoperability testing
  * Pre-deployment and post-deployment testing
  * Hostile-agent and adversarial-condition simulations
  * Phased deployment and system modernisation
  * Scenario-based testing
  * System resilience and adaptability
  * Coalition and cross-platform interoperability
  * Testing in degraded or contested communications environments
  * Collection of performance results and operational metrics
  * Catalogues of reusable virtual twins
  * Prototype development, demonstration, and transition

===== Relevance to DIDO-TE =====

This reference documents a proposed application of DIDO-TE to Department of Defense interoperability testing and validation.

It provides source material for DIDO-TE concepts associated with:

  * Test Environment Configuration
  * Nodes and Deployment Targets
  * Twin Nodes
  * Virtual Networks and Communication
  * State Control
  * Test Definition
  * Test Execution
  * Baselines and Comparison
  * Validation