SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- FLIGHT TEST DEMONSTRATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS WIDE AREA SEARCH MINITURE MUNITION WITH TWO-WAY DATA LINK CAPABILITY
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Eglin Research Site, 101 West Eglin Blvd Suite 337, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542-6810
- ZIP Code
- 32542-6810
- Solicitation Number
- -MNK-03-0004
- Point of Contact
- Linda Weisz, Contract Specialist, Phone (850)882-4294 ext. 3206, Fax (850)882-9599, - Brenda Soler, Contracting Officer, Phone (850)882-4294X3206, Fax (850)882-9599,
- E-Mail Address
-
linda.weisz@eglin.af.mil, solerb@eglin.af.mil
- Description
- The Air Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Directorate, Assessment and Demonstrations Division (AFRL/MNA) intends to issue a request for proposal for an FY03-FY05 flight test demonstration of a semi-autonomous wide area search miniature munition conducting a mission against mobile ground targets (Theater Missile Defense (TMD), Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD), and Armor). A Note 22 Synopsis (MNK-03-0004) was posted in Fed Biz Ops on 5 Feb 03 requesting statements of capability. Submittals were evaluated and results have been forwarded to the respondents. A notional demonstration will consist of the tactical configured munition (wings stowed, engine off) launched from a Contractor furnished test aircraft, post launch wing deployment and engine start, and fly out under GPS/INS waypoint guidance to two designated search areas. The munition will be linked to a number of simulated munitions to conduct cooperative attack real-time assessment. The munition and simulated munitions will initiate search in the first area for targets, using an onboard LADAR seeker utilizing real-time autonomous target acquisition (ATA) algorithms to discriminate and properly identify (ID) TMD, SEAD, and armor target vehicles while rejecting non target vehicles. As the munition detects and identifies target vehicles it will transmit its ID/Location/BIT and the detected target ID/Location/Time to a Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) operator. BIT may include information such as GNC and ATA acceptable error values, in addition to hardware/software and memory health status. It will also transmit data to the simulated munitions (real-time DIS simulation environment) involved in the cooperative search and attack mission. If not directed to attack any of the detected target vehicles, the munition will fly to the second search area. The munition and simulated munitions will then initiate search to detect, discriminate and properly ID TMD, SEAD, and armor target vehicles. As the munition detects and identifies target vehicles it will again transmit the detected target ID/Location/Time to the HITL operator. The HITL operator will decide which target to engage and transmit attack authorization to the munition. The munition will optimize a return profile to the detected target location and begin autonomous search to detect, identify, track, and transmit engagement data (munition ID/Location/BIT and target ID/Location/Time) as it conducts a simulated attack using some means to document the simulated warhead event against a moving target (less than or equal to 25 Mi/Hr) unless directed to abort. This flight demonstration will be preceded by studies, and ground and captive flight tests in preparation for this demonstration, identified in detail in the paragraphs below. While this demonstration is focused on the concept of operations and military utility of a data link application to wide area autonomous search munitions. The design of the flight test article should be consistent with potential first spiral development at the conclusion of this demonstration. Critical subsystem component selections while not all demonstrated should be targeted for near term operation in tactical environments. Specific threshold requirements and technology goal tasks will be fully identified in the complete request for proposal package. Interested parties who wish to receive a full request for proposal package must submit a request with an approved DD Form 2345, Export Controlled DOD Technical Data Agreement to this office at address below. The estimated date of RFP release is 15 Apr 03. The type contract anticipated is Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with a $49M ceiling. The minimum order will be the initial increment of funds under the first task order, currently estimated at $6.64M. The Government expects $12.9M will be made available to fund the baseline contract effort. This is an estimate only, not a promise of funding availability. The tentative funding profile is $6.64M FY03, $5.05M FY 04, and $0.6M FY 05. The anticipated period of performance is up to 30 months for performance of the baseline effort with up to five-year ordering period for additional technology goal tasks. Award of this effort will follow the general guidelines and methodology used for a Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA). Anticipated award of this effort is early June 03. Submit request within 15 days of publication to Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/MNK), Attn: Linda Weisz, 101 West Eglin Blvd, Suite 337, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810. For technical information contact C. Cocchiarella, AFRL/MNAV at (850) 882-4651, ext 3382, for contractual questions contact Linda Weisz, Contract Specialist at (850) 882-4294, ext 3405 or Brenda Soler, Contracting Officer at (850) 882-4294 ext 3206.
- Record
- SN00292852-W 20030403/030401213453 (fbodaily.com)
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