“Not More Pitches. Better Pathways”
Join MARFORPAC leadership to kick off TechNet Indo-Pacific with a dedicated, four-hour interactive session designed to revolutionize how commercial industry and the warfighter collaborate in the Pacific. In a theater moving faster than traditional budget cycles can capture, MARFORPAC is establishing a disciplined, transparent "front door" to rapidly identify, mature, and transition commercial innovation into fielded operational capabilities.
Session Highlights & Core Agenda
1. Celebrating Last Year's Wins (APFITs, CRADAs, and Rapid Fielding)
We begin by reviewing the major collaborative milestones achieved over the last 12 months. This segment will highlight concrete success stories—including funded APFIT (Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies) initiatives, active CRADAs, and rapid command-and-control (C2) modernization efforts—demonstrating how industry-warfighter partnerships are already delivering decisive advantages across the Indo-Pacific.
2. Unveiling the New MARFORPAC Industry Engagement Model
MARFORPAC will lay out its newly optimized, 7-Phase Industry Engagement SOP designed to streamline communication, protect staff time, and ensure every capability is evaluated rapidly and fairly. We will discuss our core coordination principles, including:
- "Government-to-Government First" (Gov-to-Gov) Rule: How we coordinate directly with your existing USMC/DoD sponsors (e.g., MCTSSA, MCWL, PEOs) to accelerate integration and eliminate duplicate evaluations.
- Tiered Prioritization: How incoming industry requests are categorized to dynamically align staff resources with the Commander's most critical operational requirements.
- Intake & Triage Gateways: How our structured "4-Question" front door powered by USSOCOM’s Vulcan platform converts raw vendor pitches into disciplined, transition-ready acquisition pathways for national security.
3. Sneak Peek: Next-Gen Balikatan (BK) Experiments
Looking to the horizon, MARFORPAC will preview next year’s high-priority BK experiments (including upcoming milestones like BK 27). This segment will outline the specific operational environments where MARFORPAC intends to evaluate emerging capabilities in the field. Industry partners will get a first look at our focus areas for tactical experimentation, including:
- The Operational Data Platform (ODP): Leveraging secure IL5/IL6 Azure cloud architectures to enable theater-wide data hydration and AI-driven campaign decision tools (such as SMACK Omega).
- AI-Enabled Logistics & Readiness: Field-testing automated personnel status reporting, medical supply tracking, and aviation scheduling tools (like the Marine Aviation AI Enhanced Scheduler - MAAES).
Who Should Attend?
This session is essential for defense executives, software engineers, systems integrators, and technology innovators specializing in:
- Joint & Coalition C2 / CJADC2
- Data-Centric Zero Trust Architecture & Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS)
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, & Predictive Modeling
- Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) and austere logistics
- Advanced Communications & Contested Connectivity
Important Guidance for Industry Participants
MARFORPAC is committed to a transparent, fair, and legally compliant collaborative environment:
- Information Security: This session serves as strategic market research. Industry partners are strongly encouraged to share only non-proprietary information during discussions.
- No Commitment: This event is for collaborative investigation of the theater's problem space and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quotes (RFQ), or a commitment by the Government to award a contract. All future solicitations will be officially posted via SAM.gov.
From vendor-led pitches to government-led, warfighter-aligned opportunity management. Let’s build the future of Pacific deterrence together.