ENCORE III provides IT solutions for the development, installation, fielding, training, operation, and life-cycle management of components and systems in the operational environments of Combatant Commands and their subordinate components, the military services, Defense agencies, OSD, and other Federal agencies. This includes providing assistance with the procurement of various products, including but not limited to, hardware, software, and licenses, as applicable, when such products are incidental to the implementation of the solution. Areas that must be supported include Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and Mission Support areas, as well as all elements of the Joint Information Environment (JIE). The JIE is the globally interconnected, end-to-end set of information capabilities, associated processes, and personnel to manage and provide information on demand to warfighters, policy makers, and supporting personnel.  It will enhance combat effectiveness through greatly increased battlespace awareness, improved ability to employ weapons beyond line-of-sight, employment of massed effects instead of massed forces, and reduced decision cycles.  It will also contribute to the success of non-combat military operations.