SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- BAA03-17 - DYNAMIC OPTICAL TAGS (DOTS)
- Notice Date
- 3/5/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- BAA03-17
- Archive Date
- 2/16/2004
- Point of Contact
- Anthony Cicala, Contracting Officer, Phone (XXX)XXX-XXX, Fax (XXX)XXX-XXX,
- E-Mail Address
-
acicala@darpa.mil
- Description
- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)03-17 ? DYNAMIC OPTICAL TAGS SOL: BAA03-17, CLOSING DATE: 1 February 2004 POC: Stephen Griggs, DARPA/ATO E-mail: sgriggs@darpa.mil, FAX: (703) 696-9781 Fax: (703) 696-9781 WEB: http://www.darpa.mil/ato/ E-MAIL: BAA03-17@darpa.mil PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION: The Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting abstracts and proposals for DARPA?s Advanced Technology Office (ATO) to perform research, development, modeling, design, and testing to support the Dynamic Optical Tags (DOTs) program. The goal of the DARPA DOTs program is to develop a small, thin, environmentally robust, long lived, modulated optical retro-reflecting tag and a long range interrogation system. These devices will enable highly precise tag location and reliable and efficient information flow. These devices will be non-RF and visually non-alerting. The DOTs program will develop modulating optical tags that are small, thin and retro-reflecting. The tags will be passive (i.e. in the sleep mode) for most of its operation. The tags will only activate when properly interrogated. The tags will then begin to modulate the illuminating beam to transmit coded information on the retro-reflecting path. The tags will operate in a wide temperature range and be non-visually alerting. The program will also develop a tag specific transceiver system that is eye-safe, using automated scanning algorithms, and relies on a short search and interrogate timeline. These technologies directly support the identified needs of the military for reliable covert communications and precision tagging in various terrains, scenarios and situations. The unique capabilities of optical communications and sensors are the critical enabling technologies for many different operations and system control problems found in these environments. Tagging devices are currently being used by various Government agencies and branches of the military. However, these devices usually depend on radio frequencies that can be detected by the tagged target or by other forces in the area of the emitter. These tags have a wide range of applications, and can be applied in numerous military operational and logistical applications as well as law enforcement situations. PROGRAM SCOPE AND FUNDING: The Government anticipates award of multiple contracts to explore the implications of covert 2-way data exchange with forces in friendly and denied areas (e.g. Logistics, Status, Sensors, Mission data) using non-radio frequency identification, location and tracking. The base and option periods for this project are expected to continue through FY 2007. The DARPA DOTs program will develop (1) modulating optical tags that are small thin and use retro-reflecting optics with a wide operation temperature range and are non-visually alerting; (2) a handheld interrogation system; (3) an advantaged location, i.e. airborne, tag specific transceiver system that will be eye-safe at the tag, can perform automated scanning and has a short search and interrogate timeline. The DOTs program will be in three phases. In Phase 1: Develop Optical Tag Technologies: Phase I will last 18 months and focus on the development and demonstration of the optical elements required to support the objectives of the DOTs program. At the end of Phase I a tag will be demonstrated that; is no larger than 25mm x 25mm x 5mm; the tag will operate in an environment ranging from 70?C to ?40?C; the tag shall have an angle of regard of plus or minus 60? or greater; the tag will have external electronics; the tag will modulate at least 100 kbits/sec; the tag may use external electronic for this phase. An interrogator will be demonstrated that: supports a range of 1 kilometer or greater; will use less than 800 watts prime power; and weigh less than 25 kilograms. In Phase 2: Design DOTs System: Phase II will last 15 months and continue the development of the optical tag, develop the handheld interrogator, and design the advantaged location system, i.e. airborne system. At the end of Phase II; the tag will be demonstrated with integrated electronics and all of the features from Phase I; the handheld interrogator will be demonstrated the at 100 Kbps at 1Km;. the design the advantaged, i.e. airborne system, will support greater than 10 Km range at greater than 100 Kbps, be eye-safe at the tag, and will include the required search, acquisition, and track algorithms. In Phase 3: Build and Demonstrate DOTs System: Phase III will last 15 months and concentrate on building and demonstrating the complete DOTs systems. This will include building the advantaged, i.e. airborne system, and support the transition of the DOTs system to the military. Offerors should bid on the entire life of the program. The base year (Phase 1) and option one (Phase 2) and option two (Phase 3). Government Funding Estimate: The funding estimate for all Phases is as follows: Phase 1: The total awards for Phase 1 are anticipated to be approximately $7M for the basic effort (18 months). It is anticipated that 3-5 awards will be made. Phase 2: Option 1 is anticipated to be approximately $15M (15 months). It is anticipated that 2 awards will be made. Phase 3: Option 2 is anticipated to be approximately $6.0M (15 months). It is anticipated that 1 award will be made. The Government reserves the right to change all of these values as it deems necessary.
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