Phillips Laboratory/PKV, Directorate of Contracting, 3651 Lowry Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5777

A -- PART 1 OF 3, PRDA 95-04, MULTICOLOR INFRARED ARRAYS (MIRA)- PROGRAM RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT (PRDA) 95-04 SOL PRDA 95-04 (A) POC Technical Point of Contact, Dr Paul LeVan, 505/846-9959, Contracting Point of Contact, Ms Gail Hamblet, 505/846-4987. A--INTRODUCTION: Phillips Laboratory, Directorate of Space and Missiles Technology, Passive Sensors Branch (PL/VTRP), on behalf of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization is seeking proposals for new and innovative research in the area described below. The first round of proposals shall be submitted by 1500 hours Mountain Time, and addressed to: Phillips Laboratory, Attn.: Directorate of Contracting, Ms Gail Hamblet, Space & Missiles Technology Contracting Division (PL/PKVC), 2251 Maxwell Street SE, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5773. All proposals received within the first 45 days after publication will be evaluated as a group. Proposals received thereafter will be evaluated on a semiannual basis. Any award of a contract under this PRDA is subject to the availability of FY 96 funds. If funding is not obtained, the PRDA will be rescinded in the CBD. Once each proposal is evaluated and categorized, it may be necessary to hold the award/no award decision for Category I and/or Category II proposals until funding becomes available. Discussions will be conducted with only those offerors selected for funding in accordance with AFMC FAR Sup 5335.016(92)&(93). This PRDA is open and effective until rescinded or extended by a revised announcement, otherwise it will be valid for one year from the date this is published in the CBD. Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with this announcement. B--REQUIREMENTS: Technical Description - The objective of this PRDA is to design and develop a combined detector and readout multiplexer (hereafter referred to as ''focal plane array'' or ''hybrid'') capable of imaging simultaneously in at least the midwave (MWIR, with emphasis on wavelengths from 4 to 4.5 micrometers) and longwave infrared (LWIR, with emphasis on 8 to 10 micrometers) bandpasses. Current work in this area has emphasized focal plane arrays operating at tactical background levels, and the performance levels of current approaches are not optimal for both wavebands. PL is interested in the design and development offocal plane arrays that image simultaneously in the above two (and more) wavebands, and that, for high sensitivity cold body target measurements, approach background limited infrared performance at background levels as low as 2x10E9 photons/sec/pixel (LWIR requirement) and 7x10E7 photons/sec/pixel (LWIR goal) and as low as 5x10E7 photons/sec/pixel (MWIR requirement). The focal plane array shall also respond to signal levels from missile plumes, with photon rates as high as 10E12 photons/sec/pixel (MWIR) and 2x10E12 photons/sec/pixel (LWIR). The required operating temperature is 40 degrees Kelvin or higher. The pixel pitch on the focal plane array shall be less than 100 micrometers, with a goal of less than 50 micrometers. A high percentage of the pixel area shall be responsive, with a goal of 80% or greater fill factor in all wavebands. The proposed effort shall demonstrate scalability of the approach to focal plane arrays as large as 512x512 pixels, with uniformity of response comparable to existing single waveband focal plane arrays. Spatial crosstalk between pixels shall be no more than 5 percent. Spectral crosstalk between any two wavebands shall be no more than 5 percent. The focal plane array shall operate at frame rates of at least 30 Hertz, with a goal of 100 Hertz. Detector response curves narrower than the broad MWIR and LWIR wavebands will be considered if the producibility, production cost, and operational requirements (e.g., operating temperature) of these hybrids is correspondingly improved. The final end products will be utilized in Advanced Sensor Technology Program sensor demonstrations, therefore, the contractor shall keep abreast of all changes to the government requirements for such focal plane arrays. The design of the focal plane arrays shall be performed as the basic effort of the Statement of Work. The development, fabrication and delivery of the final end products shall be included as an option. C--DELIVERABLE ITEMS: The following deliverable items will be required: (1) Data. The following data items are typically delivered for PRDA efforts: a) Program Plan, one time with updates as required, b) Status Report, monthly in contractor's format, c) Conference Reports, d) Drawing, Engineering and Associate Lists as required, e) Conference Agenda as required, f) Scientific and Technical Reports - Final Report, draft and final with camera ready copy. The final report is due t the end of the basic effort. If an option is exercised, the report due at the end of the basic effort shall become the interim report and the final report shall be due at the end of the option, g) Cost Funds Status Report quarterly, h) Informal Technical Information quarterly, i) Presentation Material as required in conjunction with the technical interchange meetings that the contractor shall conduct on a quarterly basis at the contractor's facility, and if the option is exercised, (2) Hardware - 5 intermediate detector test structures, 5 bare (unhybridized) multiplexers, 5 hybrids as final deliverable end products, relevant test data, and any residuals per award. These deliverable focal plane arrays and test structures shall be attached to 68 pin commercial chip carriers, to be selected with government approval. The final end products will be subject to acceptance testing . All items shall be delivered to Phillips Laboratory/LMCA, 4600 Randolph Ave SE, Kirtland AFB NM. (0338)

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