SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- BAA 02-5461 (Part 3 of 3)
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, NUWC Division Newport, Simonpietri Drive, Newport, RI, 02841-1708
- ZIP Code
- 02841-1708
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-2002-5461-3
- Response Due
- 8/11/2003
- Point of Contact
- Gerard Palmer, Contract Negotiator, Phone 401-832-1645, Fax 401-832-4820,
- E-Mail Address
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palmerge@npt.nuwc.navy.mil
- Description
- This announcement will be open for approximately one year from date of publication until replaced by successor BAA. Proposals may be submitted any time during this period. Commercial Acquisition Dept. POC: Gerard Palmer (401) 832-1645 FAX (401) 832-4820. Technical POC: Michael Keshura, Industrial Programs Manager for Science and Technology, (401) 832-1151. (Part 3 of 3) TEST BED TECHNOLOGIES Large vehicle system concepts. Undersea systems for detection and tracking of undersea objects. Physics modeling of high-Mach-number undersea flows, including high-Mach-number supercavitating or ventilated flows. Physics modeling of undersea rocket exhaust interaction with external vehicle flows, including supercavitating or ventilated flows. Technology for the measurement and assessment of high-Mach-number supercavitating or ventilated flows. Homing/maneuvering/depth independent concepts for high-speed/supercavitating torpedoes. LAUNCHER, MISSILE AND PAYLOAD INTEGRATION SYSTEMS Submarine missiles, mission planning, engagement planning, deployment, and tactics. Computerized training and document database management. Methods of increasing range, covert targeting, and evasion. Corrosion detection, repair and prevention. Measurement and control techniques for missile capsules, missile tubes, and torpedo tubes. Cruise missile simulation. Advanced submarine weapon concepts for battle group protection and submarine stand and fight against air marine patrol craft and small craft surface vessels. Submarine launcher technology including acoustic modeling, transient hydrodynamics, structural analysis, and shock analysis. Advanced launcher concepts for the ejection of weapons, countermeasures, and auxiliary devices for submarines including electromagnetic launcher technology. Launch dynamics and cable dynamics. Advanced materials and manufacturing processes. Advanced concepts for wireless pre- and postlaunch weapon/platform communication. Advanced concepts for loading, handling, and stowing of weapons aboard submarines. Advanced methods for evaluating transient acoustic noise signals from launcher systems. Analytical and/or experimental techniques for achieving a better understanding of the physics associated with launching a vehicle from a moving underwater platform. Technology and advanced concepts for launch and retrieval of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) from submarines including concepts for wireless platform vehicle communication prior to launch and during the retrieving process. Technology and advanced concepts for launch of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from submarines including concepts for launch control and platform/vehicle communication. Technology for using weapon launcher systems as a means for deploying and communicating with off-board sensors. Techniques such as drag reduction, noise isolation/suppression/attenuation that reduce the radiated noise, including flow noise associated with the launch of vehicles from submarines. Technology that reduces the cost, size or weight of systems/subsystems associated with submarine loading, handling, stowing, shipping, and launching systems. Integrated structural, acoustic, mechanical, and hydrodynamic design codes for paperless design and design simulation of launcher systems. Technology for the simulation, design and manufacture of elastomeric systems. Mission flexible modular launcher system for surface ships that provides rapid reconfiguration to accommodate various payloads. TORPEDO DEFENSE (LAUNCHERS) Universal and/or modular surface ship launcher for countermeasure and other vehicles/devices up to 12.75-inch diameter. Wireless common data and power transmission with countermeasure device and universal launcher. No/minimal maintenance, unmanned surface ship launcher design. Advanced launcher concepts (including external and tubeless concepts) for the ejection of weapons, countermeasures, and auxiliary devices from surface ships. Technology for the simulation and design of torpedo defense launchers. Low-cost, modular, portable stimulators for on-board training. TORPEDO DEFENSE (MODELING AND SIMULATION) Acoustic and magnetic properties within various surface ship wakes. Acoustic and magnetic surface reverberation. Acoustic and magnetic multiscatter effect within various wakes. High-speed torpedo operation at shallow depths within various wakes. Models addressing operation in a shallow water environment (propagation loss, multiple bottom types, performance prediction tools, etc.). Models and concepts addressing Terminal Defense issues. Low-cost, modular, portable stimulators for on-board training. COUNTERMEASURES TECHNOLOGY Technology supporting mobile and stationary surface and submarine launched jammers and countermeasures (CMs) capable of operating in layered defense scenarios and in open ocean and/or littoral environments. Improved countermeasure systems, transmit waveforms, beam patterns, sound pressure levels, endurance, in-situ design, and classification smart adaptive processing, mobility, fuze influence technologies, and acoustic communication links. Passive/active signal processing techniques for countermeasure application especially the following technologies: wavelet theory, time frequency distributions, full spectrum processing, transients, digital signal processing, parameter/feature extraction, neural networks, curve fitting routines, clustering algorithms, fuzzy logic, field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), smart adaptive processing, and active signal processing for detection, classification, and localization (DCL). Ocean physics simulation and analysis including: broadband environmental acoustic modeling - shallow water; blue water; low, sonar, weapon, high, and very high frequency; wake physics - acoustic properties of wakes; nonacoustics, i.e., electromagnetic, laser. Undersea material technology: small expendable high-energy primary batteries - metal hydrides, polymer, and lithium ions. Countermeasure (CM) system engineering including packaging, versa module European (VME) extension instrumentation (VXI), simulation based design tools, commonalty, modular, rapid prototyping, and CM device operation in multiple device environment including CM data acquisition systems in support of CM development and testing in laboratory and at sea. Computer-based warfare modeling, simulation, and analysis including synthetic environments, analysis methodologies using advanced processing techniques and integration to NUWCDIVNPT's various simulation bed facilities. To specifically include engagement modeling; a CM test bed providing for CM signal design and assessment, CM logic design, real-time algorithm development, and on-line threat database; High Level Architecture (HLA) Runtime Infrastructures (RTI) to integrate to major weapons analysis facilities; advanced displays; and software development tools to support state-of-the-art CM development. Dual-use (sonar and torpedo) countermeasure that fits in existing launchers. MATERIALS Engineered coatings. High surface area per unit volume (nanostructure) materials, and/or synthesis thereof, for consideration as electrode substrates within electrochemical cells. This includes synthesis and application of nano-scale metallic and metal oxide particles. Cost engineering in advanced material manufacturing. High-strength, lightweight, low cost, corrosion resistant, metallic material. High-strength, lightweight, low-cost, flame-resistant, non-metallic materials. High-strength, rare earth permanent magnet materials and fabrication processes. Lightweight, nonferrous, shielding of electromagnetic energy. Low multisignature materials (e.g., radar and infrared low observable materials). Acoustic signature reduction materials including hull, mount and coating technologies, material property measurement and characterization processes and procedures. 1-3 piezo electric composites for high frequency (HF), High Power sonar transmit and receive. Note: See materials requirements listed in other technological areas. INVESTMENT STRATEGIES Methods and tools for capturing and displaying information on trends in technology investment Innovative methods and tools supporting investment decisions/ resource allocation for militarily critical technology and information technology investments including (but not limited to): enterprise modernization models, agent-based modeling and system dynamics modeling Methods and tools for risk management Econometric models and supporting databases Methods and tools for investment analysis Best practices/ benchmarking analysis COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE (CNS) OR OTHER EMERGING/LEAP-AHEAD TECHNOLOGIES THAT OFFER TO DRAMATICALLY ADVANCE SUBMARINE SONAR AND/OR OTHER ADVANCED UNDERWATER SYSTEMS Applications to state-of-the-art underwater Fully Automated Systems Technology (FAST) involving: Automatic sonar detection, classification and/or localization of diverse acoustic sources. Autonomous guidance and control. Autonomous perception, data fusion, analysis and decision-making. Adaptive reasoning. Applications from on-going research in: Biologically-based visual and auditory systems. Architectures involving autonomous agents. Improved computational models based on biologically accurate neurons. Sub-neuronal computations. Network of network computing. Information transfer to/from human using multiple senses for input to human and multiple methods of human input to system (five senses for input; voice, feet, hands, eyes, etc. for input to system). BIOEFFECTS Basic and applied research on the biochemical and physiological effects of underwater sound and other environmental stressors on the organ systems of humans and undersea mammals. Development of safe exposure guidelines and damage risk criteria for exposure to water-borne sound below one MHz. Mathematical modeling of the mechanisms responsible for the physical effects of exposure to sound or other environmental stressors. Mathematical modeling and development of methods for characterizing sound fields in hyperbaric chambers, tanks, pools, small lakes, and other confined environments. Mathematical modeling and development of methods of simulating or producing sound fields with open-water characteristics in confined environments. Development of physiological and psychological monitoring and performance tests for humans and other organisms to evaluate the effects of exposure to underwater sound. Development and evaluation of techniques and equipment for protection from underwater sound or other environmental stressors. Medical diagnosis and treatment procedures for sound-related injuries. Development of underwater sound measurement techniques, methods, and equipment. AUDITION AND COMMUNICATION Develop virtual reality 3D display with voice recognition/voice command module. Develop tactical awareness module/virtual reality 3D display with voice recognition. Model human operator's tactical strategies and embed in 3D display system. Physical and psychophysical modeling of spatial hearing for use in binaural and virtual-reality displays. Psychophysical measurement and modeling of auditory performance with auditory displays for simulations or under conditions of multiple sensor inputs and high workloads. Design and evaluation of auditory signal-attenuating headsets and communications systems. Assessment of speech communication and voice recognition. Assessment of applicability of otoacoustic emissions for use in hearing conservation programs. Assessment of hearing risk and auditory performance in diving environments. Assessment of auditory and nonauditory effects of noise. Design and assessment of passive and active noise reduction technologies; design and evaluation of automated information systems for reduced shipboard manning. Design and evaluation of auditory signal enhancement algorithms and auditory interface techniques; development of auditory models of detection and classification; design and evaluation of noise reducing medical equipment (stethoscopes, etc.); development and testing of underwater sound measurement. GRANTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS Included in the policies and procedures stated herein for BAA 2002-5461 and in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2371, 31 U.S.C. 6304, and 31 U.S.C. 6305, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport will entertain proposals for grants and other transactions. For proposals for grants and other transactions, the certifications in Appendix A and B of the DoDGARs apply. These certifications are available on the computer internet or may be obtained from the Contracting Office. All grant awards require certifications of compliance with national policy mandates. Statutes and Government-wide regulations require some certifications to be submitted at the time of proposal rather than at the time of award. These certifications are set forth at Appendix A to 32 CFR Part 25 regarding debarment, suspension, and other matters; Appendix C to 32 CFR 25 regarding drug-free workplace; and Appendix A to 32 CFR 28 regarding lobbying. Proposers are to incorporate these certifications by exact reference to the CFR, as cited above. The proposal must include the following: "By signing and submitting the proposal, the proposer is providing the: Certification at Appendix A to 32 CFR Part 25 regarding debarment, suspension, and other responsibility matters; Certification at Appendix C to 32 CFR Part 25 regarding drug-free workplace requirements; Certification at Appendix A to 32 CFR Part 28 regarding lobbying." The proposal must be signed and dated by an authorized official of the organization. The proposer should also include the applicant organization's taxpayer identification number (TIN). EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS Separate from the policies and procedures stated herein for BAA 2002-5461, Education Partnership Agreements (EPAs) encourage and enhance study in scientific disciplines. The Division partners with colleges, universities and nonprofit institutions, with an emphasis on minority and women's institutions, to provide assistance by: Loaning laboratory equipment, transferring surplus equipment, making lab personnel available to teach or assist in the development of courses and materials, involving faculty and students in laboratory research projects, developing programs under which students may be given academic credit for work on laboratory research projects, and providing academic and career advice and assistance to students. If you are interested in obtaining additional information about EPAs, please call Dr. Richard H. Nadolink at (401) 832-6760, e-mail: nadolinkrh@npt.nuwc.navy.mil, or write Code 10, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Bldg. 990/6, 1176 Howell St., Newport, RI 02841-1708. NAVAL POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR PROGRAM (NPCP) Separate from the policies and procedures stated herein for BAA 2002-5461 NUWCDIVNPT is interested in entering into Naval Potential Contractor Program (NPCP) agreements in a variety of technological areas. An NPCP agreement: 1) is an information access agreement between a government laboratory and a company, university or individual that/who has the potential to become a Navy contractor; 2) is entered into at the discretion of the government when a company is willing to devote some of its resources for the exploration of relevant mission areas; and 3) provides a vehicle (a) for information exchange critical to submitting knowledgeable, responsible bids and planning IR&D efforts, and (b) for access to relevant meetings and conferences requiring a need-to-know certification If you are interested in obtaining further information about the Naval Potential Contractor Program, please call Michael Keshura at (401) 832-1151, e-mail: keshuram@npt.nuwc.navy.mil, write Code 104, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Bldg. 990/1, 1176 Howell St., Newport, RI 02841-1708, or visit http://nardic.onr.navy.mil (then go to Naval Potential Contractor Program). PATENT LICENSING AND COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS (CRADAs) Separate from the policies and procedures stated herein for BAA 2002-5461, NUWCDIVNPT is also interested in developing partnerships to pursue research and development in a variety of technological areas. This notice is not a procurement solicitation. It is a request to pursue opportunities to leverage assets for mutual benefit, a win/win situation. NUWCDIVNPT goals for these partnerships are: 1) to transfer technology out of the laboratory to promote its commercialization, improve the environment, and provide high-quality jobs for U.S. workers, and 2) to help insure the best equipment at cost-effective prices for the Navy. NUWCDIVNPT has unique scientific and technical facilities, personnel, and know-how associated with the technological areas listed in this Science and Technology BAA. Inquiries, proposals, and discussion papers are invited. These may cover a range of activities from using the unique laboratory facilities or licensing patents, to participation in Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs). CRADAs are agreements between Federal Agencies and non-federal parties for collaborative research and development. Non-federal parties include corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, universities, state and local governments, public and private foundations, nonprofit organizations and individuals, and licensees of inventions owned by a Federal agency. NUWCDIVNPT has participated in 76 CRADAs and, in FY2001, had 190 invention disclosures recorded, 100 patent applications filed, and 78 patents issued or allowed. If you would like more information about NUWCDIVNPT patents available for licensing or are interested in a partnership with NUWCDIVNPT, please call Dr. Theresa A. Baus at (401) 832-8728, e-mail: bausta@npt.nuwc.navy.mil, or write Code 105, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Bldg. 990/1, 1176 Howell St., Newport, RI 02841-1708. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES Separate from the policies and procedures stated herein for BAA 2002-5461, NUWCDIVNPT is also interested in establishing government/academia/industry teaming relationships for the development of joint advanced technology initiative proposals related to submarine combat systems, submarine electromagnetic systems, submarine weapon systems, combat systems analysis, surface ASW systems, and test and evaluation facilities or any other Science & Technology topic area listed in this BAA. A number of recent DoD initiatives are designed to gain efficiencies through new investment strategies, which include S&T Grand Challenges, Future Naval Capabilities, the SUBTECH process, and Transformational Initiatives. Through the Future Naval Capability program, the Navy seeks to focus near-term S&T funding into selected areas that support fleet needs and show promise of rapid transition. Approaches involving partnerships with industry and academia are designed to gain efficiencies and to produce "spin on" and "spin off" of technologies as well as so-called dual use technologies. NUWCDIVNPT is interested in initiatives in support of the these new S&T processes and resulting transition into next generation submarine builds and other Mine and Undersea Warfare concepts. Further information about Science and Technology teaming opportunities may be obtained by contacting Dr. Gregory B. Jones at (401) 832-1681, e-mail: jonesgb@npt.nuwc.navy.mil, or write Code 106, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Bldg. 990/1, 1176 Howell Street, Newport, RI 02841-1708.
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