SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Electronic Support (ES) and Electronic Attack (EA) Capabilities in support of Small Unit (SU) Actionable Intelligence (AI)
- Notice Date
- 7/10/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division D, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
- ZIP Code
- 21005-3013
- Solicitation Number
- W15P7T12RA232
- Response Due
- 7/24/2012
- Archive Date
- 9/22/2012
- Point of Contact
- Dana Nunley, 443-861-4683
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division D
(dana.y.nunley.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Electronic Support (ES) and Electronic Attack (EA) Capabilities in support of Small Unit (SU) Actionable Intelligence (AI) Request for Information (RFI) June 2012 This is a Request for Information (RFI) synopsis. This RFI is for planning purpose only. This is NOT a request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists and formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government as a result of the responses to this RFI. The Government will not pay for any response expenses. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government encourages teaming/partnering. This requirement is intended for Small Business Set Aside; please state if you will comply with FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting. Background As stated in the Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition Logistics and Technology (ASA(AL&T)) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (DASA) for Research and Technology (R&T) Army Science and Technology (S&T) Problems and Challenges report, soldiers in Small Units (SUs) lack sufficient timely MISSION COMMAND & TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE to understand where their assets are, who and where the enemy is, and who and where non-combatants are, and to document and communicate this information to each other and higher echelons. Electronic Support (ES) and/or Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) sensor capabilities may provide the soldier with Situational Awareness (SA) of Radio Frequency (RF) communications through detection, identification, and location of RF device transmissions. Electronic Attack (EA) capabilities may provide the soldier with denial, degradation or disruption of an adversary's means of accessing the Electro-Magnetic (EM) spectrum in order to pose a threat to blue-force operations. A means for providing Actionable Intelligence (AI) through organic or disseminated SA information to SU personnel in a timely and relevant manner is critical to the safe and effective performance of the mission. Description The U.S. Army Communications-Electronic Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) is conducting this RFI to determine what new concepts and innovative technologies, current design and development efforts, and/or prototype and products may contribute to providing Small Unit (SU) soldiers with Actionable Intelligence through ES and/or SIGINT sensor capabilities and provide control of the EM spectrum through EA capabilities. Objectives of the RFI 1)Understand ES and/or SIGINT technology and/or techniques capable of providing Group 1 to 3 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) capabilities supporting the detection, identification and/or location of RF emitters in order to provide SA to SU soldiers. Distribution A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Particular interest exists in capabilities focused on the detection, unique identification, and estimation of location of devices operating within the HF, VHF, UHF and SHF frequency bands. Provide a description of the technology or technique, how the technology or technique will mitigate co-channel and co-angle interference, and a description of the maturity level of the technology, product and/or technique. 2)Understand EA technology and/or techniques capable of providing Group 1 to 3 UAS capabilities for denial, degradation or disruption of an adversary's wireless communications to provide improved safety for SU soldiers. Provide a description of how the technology or technique denies, degrades, and or disrupts the enemy's ability to utilize individual devices and/or groups of devices. Identify what techniques and technology will be utilized to mitigate out of band interference and deconflict with use of Blue Force communication. In addition, describe the level of maturity of the technology, product and/or technique. 3)Understand ES and/or SIGINT technology and/or techniques capable of providing dismounted capabilities for detection, identification and/or location of RF emitters to provide SA to SU soldiers. Particular interest exists in capabilities focused on the detection, unique identification, and estimation of location of devices operating within the HF, VHF, UHF and SHF frequency bands. Provide a description of the technology or technique, how the technology or techniques will mitigate co-channel and co-angle interference, and a description of the maturity level of the technology, product and/or technique. 4)Understand EA technology and/or techniques capable of providing dismounted capabilities for denial, degradation or disruption of an adversary's wireless communications to provide improved safety for SU soldiers. Provide a description of how the technology or technique denies, degrades, and or disrupts the enemy's ability to utilize individual devices and/or groups of devices. Identify what techniques and technology will be utilized to mitigate out of band interference, deconflict with use of Blue Force communication and eliminate human safety factor concerns. In addition, describe the level of maturity of the technology, product and/or technique. 5)Understand ES and/or SIGINT technology and/or techniques capable of providing mounted capabilities for detection, identification and/or location of RF emitters to provide SA to SU soldiers for vehicles operating at-the-halt or on-the-move. Particular interest exists in capabilities focused on the detection, unique identification, and estimation of location of devices operating within the HF, VHF, UHF and SHF frequency bands. Provide a description of the technology or technique, how the technology or techniques will mitigate co-channel and co-angle interference, and a description of the maturity level of the technology, product and/or technique. 6)Understand EA technology and/or techniques capable of providing mounted capabilities for RF detection, identification and/or location to provide SA to SU soldiers for vehicles operating at-the-halt or on-the-move. Provide a description of how the technology or technique denies, degrades, and or disrupts the enemy's ability to utilize individual devices and/or groups of devices as well as a description of the level of maturity of the technology and/or technique. If providing information related to mature hardware and software capabilities, describe the hardware that makes up the system, the software Operating System (OS), and all software application(s) used to control and to display system information to a user. describe the system's Size, Weight and Power - Cost. describe the level to which the hardware and/or software architecture of the system is open for third party development. describe if the system implements standard interfaces or custom interfaces and whether or not an Interface Control Document exists. describe if the system includes a Software Development Kit for third party development. If mature system capabilities are networked, describe how the system is used in networked operations and the Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination approach. If the sensor performs networked geolocation, identify if the system is Theater Netcentric Geolocation compliant. If mature system capabilities exist, identify any formalized test and evaluation that had been conducted and provide a summary of the resulting performance information. Reference ASA(ALT) 24 Army S&T Challenges https://www.alt.army.mil/portal/page/portal/oasaalt/SAAL-ZT?_piref69_639566_69_639565_639565.tabstring=Problems%20and%20Challenges Response Responses to this RFI are to be received no later than 1700 EDT 24 July 2012. All interested parties shall respond in as clear manner as possible to each of the areas listed above. Information is preferred in soft-copy form in Microsoft Word and shall not exceed 15 (fifteen) pages. If softcopy cannot be provided, written information will be accepted no later than 1700 EDT 24 July 2012. You may forward your responses via email address to: usarmy.apg.cerdec.mbx.i2wd-co2-es-ea-rfi@mail.mil, Subject Line: Small Unit ES and EA RFI. All information must be in writing or via email; telephone requests for additional information will not be honored. You may forward written responses to: US Army, RDECOM, CERDEC, I2WD, Bldg. 6003 Combat Drive, APG, MD, 21005, ATTN: RDER-IWI (Mr. William Taylor). Acknowledgement of receipt will be issued. Proprietary information should be marked accordingly. Classified responses may also be submitted, but can only be accepted via registered mail or Fed-Ex Overnight. Classified responses must be portion marked appropriately in accordance with a standing, cited Security Classification Guide (SCG) and can be sent to: US Army, RDECOM, CERDEC, I2WD, Bldg. 6003, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005, ATTN: Security Office. The inner wrapper of the classified submittal shall be addressed to: US Army, RDECOM, CERDEC, I2WD, Bldg. 6003, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005, ATTN: RDER-IWI (Mr. William Taylor).
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- Zip Code: 21005-3013
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