SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Army Center of Countermine Research
- Notice Date
- 6/11/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Research Triangle Park Contracting Div, ATTN: AMSSB-ACR, Research Triangle Park Contracting Division, P.O. Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211
- ZIP Code
- 27709-2211
- Solicitation Number
- DAAD19-03-R-0013
- Response Due
- 7/14/2003
- Archive Date
- 9/12/2003
- Point of Contact
- Melissa L. Fauber, 919-549-4267
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Research Triangle Park Contracting Div
(melissa.fauber@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA Background: Mine detection and neutralization and minefield detection and breaching have been enduring Army challenges that must be overcome to enable Objective Force Full-Spectrum operations. Single point detection solutions over the past 20 years (e.g. ground penetrating radar, acoustics, Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance, etc) and limited neutralization technology efforts have not satisfied the Armys war fighting requirements. Army Transformation has increased the difficulty of the problem through the shif t toward a lighter (less armor), more responsive (reduction in logistics) force, and greater mobility (objective to detect and neutralize mines with a 50 kph rate of advance). Within the overall technical requirements of Countermine, accurate detection of landmines proves an extremely difficult and complex problem, particularly because of the cluttered environment. In recent years, numerous research programs have addressed the mine detection problem by investigating sensor characteristics and developing t heoretical models for specific sensor modalities. Typically, these models create target signatures for selected sensor modalities of interest based on target size, shape, orientation, material, etc. These physics based models are applied toward the devel opment of improved sensors and signature response analyses algorithms over a wide range of target conditions. The progress of the science and technology community has been hampered by a limited understanding of environmental phenomenology, which directly contributes to both reduced probability of detection of mine targets and/or increased rates of false-target alarms, and also impacts neutralization techniques. All aspects of the complex interaction between the target, the environment, and the signal energ y properties of the sensor (such as seismic, acoustic, infrared, magnetic, radar, etc.) must be understood in order to design and develop optimum detection sensors, signature analysis systems, and sensor management techniques that will confidently distingu ish all the targets (mines) in their environment (soil, vegetation, etc.) while rejecting non-targets (clutter or other disturbances in the environment). Indeed, significant advances in mine detection/identification will likely have to incorporate these a mbient, non-linear geo-environmental constraints in the overall analysis process. Request: The Army requests information on capabilities for the following initiative. The Army intends to create and sponsor a university led center which will focus on developing a core capability in countermine phenomenology. The intent of the center i s to establish a core capability to advance the science and technology state-of-the-art related to mine detection and neutralization. The center will develop the knowledge and understanding resulting in models to reliably predict mine signatures including the modification of these signatures caused by a wide range of environmental conditions (soil, moisture, temperature, pressure, etc.) and eliminating or minimizing the problem of clutter and noise in the detection and identification of mines. The center will in concert develop an experimental program to validate and establish the limitations of these models. This approach is analogous to predicting the optical signatures of targets including the effects of atmospheric media while mitigating clutter and n oise through characterization and signal processing. It will also establish a core capability to advance the state-of-the-art technology in mine neutralization. Because these areas are of significant importance to the Army, a demonstrated capability to t ransition research results in a timely manner to the Army R&D community and to industry is required. To augment in-house capabilities, it is important that the center engage the broader academic and government R&D communities and partner with industry. The center will be structured to offer free sharing of information obtained in the cooperative environment while appropriately protecting industry-specific intellectual property. The Army is requesting information on capabilities in countermine phenomenology and related technologies to include: soil science, soil mechanics and si gnature physics (acoustic, seismic, electromagnetic, microgravity, chemical, biological, etc), earth sciences (geophysics, soil physics and hydrology, and remote sensing of the land surface, etc.), material science, detection expertise (sensors, algorithms , signal processing, fusion and optimization techniques, etc), and theoretical and empirical model development. The goal of the center is to research the phenomenology, test the concepts, develop models, algorithms, and sensor concepts, validate experiment ally, document the results, and coordinates with Army agencies to demonstrate and/or prepare Army R&D personnel to employ the models and techniques, and transition research results. The responder's statement should include information on existing capabili ties and related projects, to include staff, expertise, infrastructure, partnerships, and transitions. The information requested herein must be received in this office by 4:00 PM EST on Monday July 14, 2003. Each response must be typed (with type that is not smaller than 12 point on standard 8 1/2 inch x 11 inch paper with one (1) inch margins, 6 lines per inch). The responders are advised that their response to the request for information shall not exceed 12 pages (including figures), plus a one-page vit a per investigator. Responses shall be emailed as a Word or PDF attachment to the following address: melissa.fauber@us.army.mil
- Place of Performance
- Address: Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Research Triangle Park Contracting Div ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-R, Research Triangle Park Contracting Division, P.O. Box 12211 Research Triangle Park NC
- Zip Code: 27709-2211
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 27709-2211
- Record
- SN00344760-W 20030613/030611213558 (fbodaily.com)
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