SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Missile Defense Agency Broad Agency Announcement for Advanced Technology (MDA/DV)
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Missile Defense Agency, MDA Deputy for Contracting (MDA/CT), 7100 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC, 20301-7100
- ZIP Code
- 20301-7100
- Solicitation Number
- HQ0006-06-MDA-BAA
- Response Due
- 7/31/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2008
- Description
- The mission of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is to develop an integrated ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) to defend the United States and its deployed forces, allies, and friends from ballistic missile attack. As part of that effort, MDA will develop and test new technologies to provide early capabilities or improve the effectiveness of deployed capabilities to counter new threats. To investigate these new technologies, the Deputy for Advanced Technology (MDA/DV) established the Advanced Technology Innovation Cell (ATIC) to pursue and assess emerging technologies, innovative concepts, and advanced algorithms to improve the BMDS capability. The ATIC team consists of subject matter experts tasked with evaluating these new ballistic missile defense concepts and technologies. The ATIC seeks new technologies and innovative concepts for components of the BMDS, and for technological improvements and/or cost reductions in the boost, midcourse, and terminal phases of missile defense. This solicitation is open to all US and International Business, Universities, and Government organizations. Specific research areas for each missile defense phase encompass Surveillance, Acquisition and Tracking, Discrimination, Communications, Engagement Planning, Threat Engagement, and Kill Assessment. New concepts are sought in the following seven technology areas: (1) Radar Systems: including Integrated System Concepts, Cross Sections and Signatures, Measurements (waveforms, data extraction), Transmit/Receive Modules, Signal Processing, Data Visualization, Data Compression, Image Interpretation, and Passive RF Systems. (2) Lasers and Electro-Optical Systems: including High Energy Lasers, Light Weight/scalable Fiber, Solid State, Gas and Liquid Phase Lasers, Improved Diode Laser Arrays, Chemical Laser Improvements, High Energy Laser Power Supplies and Thermal Control Systems, Optical Beam Control and Stabilization Technologies, Large Light-weight, Space Qualifiable Optical Telescopes, Optical Beam Combining and Phased Array Concepts, Fast Beam Steering Concepts, Laser Target Acquisition, Pointing and Tracking Concepts, Light-weight LADAR Transmit/receive Subsystems including Light-weight, Efficient Laser Transmitters, Integrated LADAR Optical Systems, High Bandwidth Photon Counting Receiver Arrays and novel LADAR Signal Processing Concepts/algorithms. (3) Integrated Active/Passive IR Sensor Systems: LADAR Transmit/Receive Systems, Optical Signal Processing, All Digital Signal Processing. Passive EO/IR Systems including ideas and concepts for IR materials and Focal Plane Arrays (FPAs) having the following desired features: large format size, multicolor capability, are manufacturable, and affordable, have the capability to extend to VLWIR detection at temperatures higher than 35K, and associated Read-Out electronics. In addition; Lightweight EO/IR kill vehicle sensors and seekers with high frame rates, Fast Readout Large Format FPAs for Hyperspectral imaging, Non E/O sensors for post impact warhead typing (in-situ or standoff). Hardware-in-the -loop (HWIL) testing of Multi-/Hyper-Spectral Sensors, HWIL testing of LADAR systems in a Thermally Controlled Vacuum Environment, test of ground, air, space, sea-based operations (all wavelengths will be considered). (4) Computer Science, Signal and Data Processing: including Digital Electronics and Signal Processing, Novel signal and guidance processing architectures for high frame rate seekers, Algorithms, Machine Implementation of Algorithms, Analog Circuits and Communications, Computer Vision, Distributed Computing, Decision Systems, Estimation, Prediction, Homing Navigation, Data Fusion, Pattern Recognition, Identification, Discrimination, and Sensor Fusion. (5) Physics, Chemistry, and Materials: including the study of phenomenology associated with missile detection, tracking, and discrimination, Infrared and Optical Signatures, Energy Conversion, Rocket Plume Analysis, spectral imaging for threat/decoy discrimination, and the integration of the conventional silicon technology with new nanostructures (i.e., carbon Nanotubes or nano materials) for the next generation of interceptor sensors. (6) Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: including Space Systems, Micro satellites to include: bus and payload designs, precision guidance, navigation & control; target tracking and prediction; subsystems, and components-such as precision propulsion and constellation networking, Missile System Aerodynamics, High maneuverability Divert/Axial Propulsion, liquid and solid Divert and Attitude Control Systems (DACS), Reentry Physics, Guidance and Control, Kill vehicle lethality enhancement and discrimination augmentation, Materials Science: to include Lightweight, Thermo-Resistant Materials for Boosters and kill vehicles, Lightweight structures with embedded radiation shielding, also of interest are the prediction, quantification, and compensation of aero-optic effects of turbulence on imaging sensors. (7) Battle Management/Command and Control: including Engagement Planning, Tactics, Intelligence Exploitation, Countermeasures, Decision Theory and Modeling, Target Tracking, Classification; Launch platform-Interceptor communications, Interceptor-Interceptor communications, Interceptor-launch platform communications, Aircraft mountable high bandwidth communications (T1 minimum with T3 or greater preferred) for line of sight and over the horizon data transfer; Lethality Assessment Technologies, non-real-time, non-tactical (not kill assessment) test applications; Discrimination and Fire Control; and, distributed real-time simulations using reconfigurable objects (all digital, hardware-in-loop or live). If you are interested in this opportunity, please respond to MDA with the following: (1) A summary concept paper (no more than five pages) which succinctly illustrates the proposed technical approach, as well as its rationale and objectives, methodology, expected results, and potential contribution to the MDA program, (2) Rough Order of Magnitude Cost (ROM Cost), (3) A suggested period of performance, and (4) A description of the offeror?s capabilities, relevant experience, and facilities. Offerors certified as a Small Business Concern should indicate that status on their submittal. Responses shall be submitted in electronic format (MS Word for Windows or a clearly readable .PDF file) to the point of contact listed below. White paper submissions should be marked appropriately if they contain proprietary or trade secret information. However, unclassified and limited proprietary content information is recommended, and preferred. Offers will be contacted by the reviewers as necessary for additional information/clarifications. In addition, please note any limitations on the Government?s rights to technical data which might be provided in connection with the effort described in the white paper. MDA will evaluate responses based upon the following criteria (weighted equally): (1) the relevance of the technology or application to the MDA program, to include maturity and level of risk; (2) the scientific excellence and innovative quality of the proposed technology or application; (3) the offerors? capabilities, relevant experience, and facilities; and (4) estimated cost effectiveness (the ROM). Offerors are reminded that this BAA is for the acquisition of basic and applied research - that is, development not related to a specific system or hardware procurement (FAR 35. 016). White papers related to the development of a specific system will be returned as non-responsive. This BAA will remain open until JULY 31, 2008. Evaluations may take up to six months from receipt of White Paper to complete. The Government may use selected support contractor and other non-governmental personnel to assist in the evaluation and administrative handling of proposals submitted in response to this announcement. These persons are bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements to protect proprietary and source selection information. Submission of white papers under this BAA constitutes the offerors acknowledgment and consent to the use of contractors during the evaluation process. MDA does not have a specified amount of funding available for BAA awards, however, if MDA decides to pursue a concept, the appropriate level of funding will be identified and a final proposal will be requested by a MDA Contracting Officer in writing. The MDA may award contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as a result of this BAA. Awards are anticipated to occur in FY 2007 through FY 2009. Issuance of this BAA does not obligate the Government to pay any proposal preparation costs (to include those proposals selected for award) or to award any contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions. The Government reserves the right to select all, some, or none of the proposals submitted, or to select only part of an effort described in a proposal for award.
- Place of Performance
- Address: NOT APPLICABLE
- Zip Code: 00000
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 00000
- Record
- SN01103573-W 20060803/060801221740 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |