SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Interoperability Off-Cycle TSOA
- Notice Date
- 7/12/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911NF) RTP, PO BOX 12211, RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, 27709-2211, United States
- ZIP Code
- 27709-2211
- Solicitation Number
- W911NF-16-R-TSOA-OFFCYCLE
- Archive Date
- 8/16/2016
- Point of Contact
- Emily S. Hobbs, Phone: 9195419475
- E-Mail Address
-
Emily.S.Hobbs.civ@mail.mil
(Emily.S.Hobbs.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- A. INTRODUCTION This is a Request for Information (RFI). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this RFI is to gain information leading to Government/Industry partnering to accelerate the development of technologies that will enable the Warfighter to be more effective, efficient and lethal. The Systems Adaptive Red Team /Technical Support and Operational Analysis (ART/TSOA) invites industry, academia, individuals, and Government Laboratories to submit technology demonstration papers addressing innovative technologies and capabilities that can be used in challenging environments: Physical (Terrain -Natural & Urban) Electronic (Frequency Congestion & Overload) Contested (Electronic Interference, Cyber Attacks, & CBRNE) The ART project supports the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) to improve Warfighter maneuver, survivability and lethality. The ART team identifies potential vulnerabilities in emerging technologies including performance degradation in contested environments, interoperability, adaptability and training/ease of use through live experiment venues. Technology Demonstration papers shall be submitted electronically to email address: usarmy.belvoir.rdecom-cerdec.mbx.nvesd-art-tsoa-submissions@mail.mil. The subject line of the email must indicate ART/TSOA Interoperability Off Cycle, followed by the submitting organization's name. After reviewing the technology demonstration paper submissions, the Government may invite select candidates to demonstrate their capabilities in an ART/TSOA assessment venue in which we evaluate the capability as applied to the Warfighter, its technical limitations and vulnerabilities. This RFI pertains to a specific off cycle focusing on interoperability in challenging environments. This specific assessment will be held at Fort Lewis, WA. This RFI is effective through 1 August 2016. Technology demonstration papers may be submitted at any time during the effective periods but specific event cut-off dates are listed below. B. OBJECTIVE (1) Background: The ART/TSOA conducts quarterly assessments funded by ASA(ALT) to support the vulnerability identification and system limitation in contested environments for emerging capabilities in an operationally relevant venue. These assessments are conducted with representatives from Government Research and Development (R&D) organizations, academia, and industry. The assessments provide an opportunity for technology developers to interact with operational personnel and determine how their efforts might support military capability gaps and high priority mission deficiencies. The environment facilitates a collaborative working relationship between academia, Government, and industry and supports identification, assessment, and dissemination of emerging and mature technology information and the acceleration of delivering capabilities to the Warfighters and those they support. The assessment results are reported back to the program director on a quarterly basis. (2) ART/TSOA Interoperable Off cycle focus: Joint/coalition operations with simultaneous (multicast) dissemination of voice and data across disparate networks and end devices (radios, computers, cellphones) with different radio frequencies, waveforms and encryption SATCOM and cellular networks to provide theater-wide secure Communications-On-The-Move for Command and Control (C2), situational awareness and force tracking Layered, seamless, redundant, and joint / coalition capabilities that enable communications from the operational through tactical levels under varying conditions and terrain. 3) Submission Timeline: Submission Deadline for each event is listed below. ART TSOA Interoperability Off Cycle Execution Dates: September 26-30 Location: Fort Lewis, WA RFI Submission Deadline: 1 August 2016 at 12:00pm EST. (4) Operational Exercise: Based on technology selection and performance in ART/TSOA off cycle, technologies may have an opportunity to support an OCONUS assessment. Technologies selected will be part of a Joint Operational Exercise on the Korean Peninsula. (5) Security Requirements: The submittal process under this RFI is intended to be as streamlined as possible in order to allow the Government to leverage technology solutions capable of meeting urgent warfighter needs. Respondents should not submit classified information in the technology demonstration papers and ITAR restrictions should be clearly listed. (6) Other Special Requirements: DO NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS. SUBMIT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PAPERS ONLY. No contracts will be awarded based on this announcement. C. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (1) General Information: Technology demonstration papers shall not exceed two (2) pages using a PDF format and no less than 10-point font. The Respondent shall prepare an additional unclassified, non-proprietary title and summary page at the beginning of the document, which does not count toward the page limit. Technology demonstration papers in excess of two (2) pages may not be evaluated. Multiple concept papers addressing different technology demonstrations may be submitted by each respondent. Papers may be reviewed by Ex-ART/TSOA personnel, Naval Postgraduate School faculty, staff or students. Each technology demonstration paper must address only one demonstration. If you are a returning participant you are highly encouraged to explain what changed from your previous submission. Selected Respondents will be invited to participate in ART/TSOA experiments. ART/TSOA will provide venues, supporting infrastructure, and assessment (operational and technical) personnel at no cost to the selected respondent. The respondent's travel and costs of technology assessments will be at the respondent's expense. (2) Submission Format: Section A: Respondent Name, Point of Contact, Title, Date, E-Mail Address, Phone #, Fax #, Organization/Office Symbol, and Address. Section B: Capability Description--What is the capability you are proposing for the assessment? What is the intended purpose of this technology? How will the capability enhance mission effectiveness? Describe limits of environment in which this solution can operate. Section C: Technology Demonstration--How do you envision execution of the technology demonstration? What is the proposed demonstration methodology? Section D: Support Components--What additional support is required for the demonstration including hardware, software, data, facilities, and training? Section E: Please note related federal contracts to include point of contact and current telephone number and address. D. BASIS FOR SELECTION TO PARTICIPATE: Selection of Respondents to participate will be based on the extent to which the technology represents a particular class or level of capability that can be applied to the focus areas listed in section B2. Selected Respondents will be notified in writing prior to event execution for the selected Technology Assessment events. E. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: All Respondents shall clearly identify and mark in writing all proprietary information provided on all documents. Lessons learned by ART/TSOA from these assessments may be broadly disseminated within the Government and Government support contractors. Respondents must provide information that clearly asserts rights in technical data if developed exclusively or partially at private expense in order to claim any restrictions. Developed exclusively at private expense means development was accomplished entirely with costs charged to indirect cost pools, cost not allocated to a government contract, or any combination thereof. Identification of the data or software must have enough specificity to support the respondent's assertion is important for the parties to avoid misunderstanding during the information gathering assessment activities. F. USE OF INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to gain information on possible Government/Industry collaboration for development of ART/TSOA technologies and capabilities, and to accelerate the delivery of these capabilities to the warfighter. All proprietary information contained in the response shall be separately identified and marked. Any proprietary information contained in response to this request will be properly protected from any unauthorized disclosure. G. Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997): a. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI Notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. b. Although quote mark proposal quote mark and quote mark respondent quote mark are used in this RFI, your responses will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. c. The purpose of this RFI Notice is to gain information on possible Government/Industry collaboration for development of ART/TSOA technologies and capabilities, and to accelerate the delivery of these capabilities to the warfighter. H. POINTS OF CONTACT: Questions on the objectives or preparation of technical demonstration papers should be addressed to: usarmy.belvoir.rdecom-cerdec.mbx.nvesd-art-tsoa-submissions@mail.mil, and the Subject Line must be titled: QUESTION(s)_for ART/TSOA.
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