Federated Hyperconverged Infrastructure (FHCI) Prototypes for a Joint Cyberspace System

The Government has a requirement to validate and enhance the Federated Hyperconverged Infrastructure (FHCI) concept, developing a scalable and secure technical solution for integration into a Joint cyberspace program. The Competitive Prototype Phase will focus on seamless connectivity between geographically dispersed edge devices, on-premises datacenters, and Department of Defense (DoD)-approved Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). The Prototype Maturation Phase will expand capabilities to integrate classified resources on Top-Secret networks, enable cyber-physical integration across protocol boundaries, and establish unified orchestration of cyberspace workflows within an edge-to-cloud topology. Additionally, this phase will incorporate external cloud resources into a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) managed through a distributed cloud abstraction layer, or “Sky Computing.”

Both phases will demonstrate automated failover capabilities, ensuring local persistent storage retains system state, data, and workloads to maintain operational continuity in denied, disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (D-DIL) environments. Advanced cybersecurity protocols will enforce strict identity and access management, while fully distributed and secure storage will enhance accessibility and collaboration. Centralized management of storage, networking, compute, and virtualization resources will reduce lifecycle costs and support system upgrades without altering business logic, ensuring long-term adaptability and resilience.

05/31/2024: Request for White Papers Released
07/12/2024: White Papers Due
02/07/2025: Solution Selected
TBD: Request for Proposal Released
TBD: Proposal Submitted
TBD: Awarded