美国陆军向国防公司凯森实验室（Kaizen Laboratories）拨款4300万美元，用于为高度敏感的军事材料创建应用软件。
The U.S. Army awarded $43 million to defense company Kaizen Laboratories to create application software for highly sensitive military material.
凯森实验室的一份声明称，这份价值4900万美元的企业协议无限交付、无限数量（IDIQ）合同，专注于任务和企业应用、员工工作流程、记录以及“位于陆军记录系统之上的报告”。
The $49 million Enterprise Agreement Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract, or IDIQ, specifically focuses on mission and enterprise applications, staff workflows, records and “reporting that sit above the Army’s systems of record,” a Kaizen release said.
“陆军正在改变其获取软件的方式，因为任务无法等待数年的定制实施，”凯森实验室联合创始人兼首席执行官尼基尔·雷迪（Nikhil Reddy）表示。“此协议为陆军组织提供了一条更直接的途径，以获取其关键运营所必需的应用。”雷迪告诉《军事时报》，尽管金额可能根据需求增加，但合同中剩余的600万美元可用于为军事准备、人员管理、设施、后勤或运营提供软件。
“The Army is changing how it acquires software because missions cannot wait through years of bespoke implementation,” said Nikhil Reddy, co-founder and CEO of Kaizen Labs. “This agreement provides Army organizations a more direct path to the applications essential to their critical operations.”Though the amount could increase based on demand, the remaining $6 million in the contract could be used to fund software for military readiness, personnel management, installations, logistics or operations, Reddy told Military Times.
例如，一名军人可能会使用国防部“士气、福利和娱乐”（Morale, Welfare and Recreation）计划下的网络门户来预订活动住宿。
For instance, a service member might use a Defense Department web portal under the Morale, Welfare and Recreation program to book lodging for an event.
该预订平台包括数据和调度机制等组件。但雷迪表示，该平台允许军人或国防部管理特定预订，很可能托管了众多适用于士兵使用的其他服务和平台的数字属性。
That reservation platform includes components like data and scheduling mechanisms. But that platform that allows a service member or the Defense Department to manage a particular reservation likely hosts numerous digital properties that apply to other services and platforms soldiers use, Reddy said.
假设军方希望凯森实验室改造案件管理门户，该公司可以在完成该任务的同时，通过为军方多个门户提供新的应用软件，满足多个领域的需求。凯森实验室并非首次协助国防部简化重要流程。
If, hypothetically, the military wanted Kaizen to revamp case management portals, the company could perform that task while addressing multiple areas of need by supplying new application software for multiple portals across the military. Kaizen is no stranger to helping the Defense Department streamline important processes.
去年8月，该公司建立了在线反无人机航空系统市场，允许经过验证的国防部买家购买自主系统。
In August, the company built the online counter-unmanned aerial system marketplace that allows verified DoD buyers to purchase autonomous systems.
凯森公司与联合跨机构特遣队401共同开发了该市场，该特遣队致力于弥合政府机构与推动反无人机技术的国防科技公司之间的差距。雷迪告诉《军事时报》，部署技术最大的问题在于采购。
Kaizen developed the marketplace with Joint Interagency Task Force 401, which spearheads efforts to bridge the gap between government agencies and defense tech companies pushing counter-drone technology. The biggest problem with fielding technologies is procurement, Reddy told Military Times.
法律框架、合同载体和采购协议在五角大楼所需的速度和规模下可能会拖延很久，他说。因此，凯森公司打造了反无人机系统的“爱彼迎”版本，雷迪说。
Legal frameworks, contract vehicles and purchasing agreements can take forever at the pace and scale that the Pentagon needs, he said. So, Kaizen built the Airbnb equivalent for counter-UAS systems, Reddy said.
美国公司现在可以登录该市场，发布产品并从感兴趣的国防部相关方获得采购合同。
American companies can now log onto the marketplace, post products and receive procurement contracts from interested DoD-affiliated parties.
在4900万美元的无限期交付量不定合同（IDIQ）框架下，陆军与凯森公司的协议允许该服务现在及未来订购不同的产品。
Under the $49 IDIQ, the Army and Kaizen’s framework agreement allows the service to order different products now and in the future.