SPECIAL NOTICE
18 -- Rapid Attack Identification, Detection, and Reporting System (RAIDRS) Block 20 Program
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2007
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, SMC - Space and Missile Systems Center, 483 North Aviation Blvd, El Segundo, CA, 90245-2808, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-07-49
- Response Due
- 8/23/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/7/2007
- Description
- The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Space Superiority Systems Wing (SYSW) will be conducting an Industry Day relating to the Rapid Attack Identification, Detection and Reporting System (RAIDRS) Block 20 program (RB-20). The RB-20 Industry Day is scheduled for Wednesday, 29 August 2007 from 0800 - 1630 at the A-8 Auditorium of The Aerospace Corporation 2350 E. El Segundo Blvd., El Segundo, CA 90245. At this Industry Day, the Government team will brief attending contractors on the current status, goals and potential strategies for requirements development, prototyping and acquiring of the RB-20 system. The Program Office?s goal is to maximize industry participation and visibility into the requirements development activities. As funded in the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP), RB-20 is currently in its Concept Development Phase. The overall program objective is to provide Defensive Counterspace (DCS) situation awareness of attacks (e.g. on-orbit or other) designed to deny or disrupt one or more U.S. space asset(s). The RB-20 system will encompass the full spectrum of inputs from intelligence reporting and forecasting to direct technical "feeds" from highly varied space and other assets. From these inputs, the RB-20 system will provide DCS situation awareness, indicate, characterize, and attribute space asset attacks and provide options for countering and responding to the exposed threat(s). RAIDRS Block 20 will be acquired in an evolutionary acquisition approach where the end-state described above will be the guidepost for technology, operational, and integration efforts leading to the comprehensive DCS situation awareness capability. The Preliminary Design Phase of RB-20 is planned to begin in Government Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. SYSW has engaged Johns Hopkins University?s Advanced Physics Laboratory (APL) in FY 2007 to assist with requirements development and rapid prototyping. The focus of this effort will be to (1) analyze and propose system-level requirements based on the draft Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Capabilities Development Document (CDD) and draft Enabling Concept (EC) and (2) document findings as inputs to the draft Technical Requirements Document (TRD) and to use rapid prototyping to assist in requirements development. Responses from small business, and small, disadvantaged business firms are highly encouraged. Firms responding should indicate if they are a small business, a socially economically disadvantaged business, 8(a) firms, historically black colleges or universities, and minority institutions. Companies interested in attending this Industry Day must RSVP with Elaine Gehr, maximum of 3 people per company. Attendees must be U.S. citizens and must possess a DoD SECRET security clearance to attend this Industry Day. Use JPAS for Visit Certifications, SMO Code: SYS Wing (to validate citizenship and clearance) Address: SYSW/AS 483 N. Aviation Blvd. Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, CA 90245 Attn (Security POC): Stephen Taylor (310) 416-1618, or Catherine Trinidad (310) 416-1621. Purpose: RB-20 Industry Day, RB-20 Program Manager is MAJ (s) Erin Gulden, Technical POC: Elaine Gehr (310) 416-1569. ALL RSVP and clearances MUST be received NLT 23 Aug 2007. A conference fee of $5.00 per person for light refreshments will be collected on 29 August 07. Please direct any unclassified questions or comments of a technical nature to Elaine Gehr (310) 416-1569 or email sysw.raidrs.b20@losangeles.af.mil DECLARATION: This publication is for information only and does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP), Government sponsorship of contractor charges against any Government contract for attendance or proposal efforts, or a Government promise to pay for any information received in response to this announcement. For updated information on the RB-20 Industry Day, including schedule changes or cancellation notices, visit www.fedbizopps.gov.
- Place of Performance
- Address: N/A
- Zip Code: 90245-2808
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 90245-2808
- Record
- SN01361699-W 20070805/070803222039 (fbodaily.com)
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