SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- CONCEPTS OF OPERATION (CONOPS) DEVELOPMENT FOR SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUTURE AIRSPACE SYSTEMS
- Notice Date
- 10/27/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton, VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- NNL04LDC
- Response Due
- 11/10/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/27/2004
- Point of Contact
- David O. Garner, Contracting Officer, Phone (757) 864-2784, Fax (757) 864-7898, Email David.O.Garner@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to David O. Garner
(David.O.Garner@nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/LaRC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) Development for Security Technologies for Future Airspace Systems No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror?s responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR AVIATION SECURITY TECHNOLOGY Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) Development for Security Technologies for Future Airspace Systems The NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources with capability for research and development in the area of Aviation Security Technology For Future Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) Development. Performance of this effort will involve access to and/or generation of classified information; and work in a security area, up to the level of Secret clearance. AVIATION SECURITY TECHNOLOGY The proposed contract, if solicited, shall support research and development in aviation security and surveillance technologies related to aircraft and airspace and may include the use of systems analysis to determine the potential benefits of different applied advanced and conceptual technologies as it applies to the National Airspace System (NAS) and the Operational Evolution Plan (OEP) http://www1.faa.gov/programs/oep/ . The contractor shall conduct research on advanced conceptual technologies in the following areas: Protected Asset Flight Systems, Flight Evaluation for Aircraft Recovery, Electromagnetic Effects Surveillance and Detection, Damage Adaptive Control Systems, Secure Aircraft System for Information Flow, Database of Lightweight, Fire/Explosive Resistant New Materials, Fuel Tank Inerting, Integrated Safety Data for Tactical Response, Secure Airspace Decision Support Tool, Security Incidents Reporting System, Knowledge Discovery Tools for System Wide Security, Sensing of Onboard Chemical and Biological Contaminants, Program & Vulnerability Assessment, Systems Engineering. NASA and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are conducting vulnerability assessments using the LANL Logic Evolved Decision (LED) methodology. The attack scenarios generated will be classified SECRET and will be used as the basis for CONOPS development. The contractor will be required to have a working knowledge of the LED program?s operation and outputs in order to proceed with the following (a) refinement strategies for the research concepts developed by Government researchers, (b) gather concerns of the aviation security community in coordination with NASA, and (c) the ongoing vulnerability assessments. Specifically the contractor shall, for each research area, assess each technology in relation to the current and future commercial aviation security environments. Each technology assessment will note the vulnerabilities addressed, the technological maturity, the design and operational risk issues that will potentially affect implementation of the technology including aviation security community inputs. Assessments will also address the technical development and integration necessary to achieve operational status. Assist NASA, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other entities to facilitate technology transfer/ requirements development/ certification processes as required. The contractor will then develop and/or identify strategies for each technology product/concept to achieve operational implementation addressing certification processes, aircraft design/modification, training requirements, vulnerability reduction, and plan implementation timeframe. The contractor shall develop a Preliminary NAS Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for the use of each Security technology research area. The preliminary concept of operations looks at how the initial research concepts can be developed into operational products that will be independently viable and integrated with complementary products. The Preliminary CONOPS research shall address at a minimum but not be limited to the following: ? Current Capability or Situation. ? New System Description. ? Objectives with justifications. ? Nature of Change. ? Potential Benefits with Supporting Analysis or Assertions. ? Minimum Performance Requirements. ? Performance Measures. ? User Classes. ? Phases/Modes of Operation. ? System Static Behavior (system capabilities). ? System Dynamic Behavior (sequence and flow of system capabilities). ? Operational Context, Scenarios, and Interactions with other systems including human-centered interactions. ? System Components/Architecture. ? Functional/Interface Components. ? Relation to NAS 2005 CONOPS and NAS Architecture. ? External (to the system) Factors. ? Assumptions, Constraints and Issues. The Contractor shall identify the application of the various candidate technologies in the context of the FAA?s NAS v4.0 architecture and OEP. Existing Interagency Integrated Product Teams (IPT) efforts and regulatory and advisory frameworks (e.g. FAA Advisory Circulars and Research Management Plans) that are necessary for implementation shall be identified. Where none exists for new technology, processes shall be recommended and implementation risks identified. The contractor shall coordinate with the FAA liaison to NASA Langley, TSA, or other State and Federal Agencies to identify organizations within the Federal Government that would be responsible for implementing the security technologies. Contractor shall assess and report on the potential for creating cooperative development opportunities with State and Federal entities. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS Personnel and facility clearances are not required to bid on this proposed contract, if it is solicited, but classified work cannot be performed until the company and employee(s) are cleared. At the time a contractor is selected, if any, they will be required to execute the DD Form 254 and follow the security specifications outlined therein, which will include facility certification and periodic recertification inspections by Defense Security Service. LaRC is seeking capability statements that demonstrate the offeror?s ability to furnish the management, personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities necessary to perform specific tasks as defined by the Government in the aforementioned areas. Firms having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirements should submit capability statements of seven pages or less indicating the ability to perform the effort as described. Specifically, within the 7 pages, respondents should describe the engineering and systems analysis capabilities, design and computational capabilities, unique facilities that would be applied to these tasks, identify workforce that is engineering and technically capable (with technical qualifications), and company experience with access to Protected Asset Flight Systems, Flight Evaluation for Aircraft Recovery, Electromagnetic Effects Surveillance and Detection, Damage Adaptive Control Systems, Secure Aircraft System for Information Flow, Database of Lightweight, Fire/Explosive Resistant New Materials, Fuel Tank Inerting, Integrated Safety Data for Tactical Response, Secure Airspace Decision Support Tool, Security Incidents Reporting System, Knowledge Discovery Tools for System Wide Security, Sensing of Onboard Chemical and Biological Contaminants, Program & Vulnerability Assessment, Systems Engineering as these relate to airline and aircraft security. Responses must also include the following: Name and address of firm, size of business; average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUB Zone, and/or veteran or woman-owned; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime); list of relevant work performed in the past five years, contract numbers, technical description, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact - address and phone number. Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in Internet ?Note A?. [INTERNET ONLY (commercial product definition)]. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror?s responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. All responses shall be submitted to NASA Langley Research Center, Industry Assistance Office, Attn: David O. Garner, Mail Stop 144, Hampton VA 23681 or by email to david.o.garner@nasa.gov no later than 3 Nov 2003. Please reference CONOPS AST in any response. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. Aviation Security related technical questions should be directed to Jesse Midgett, AvSec Technical Integration, Systems Engineering, Phone: 757-864-3936, Fax: 757-864-2166 ; Email: jesse.c.midgett@nasa.gov. Procurement related questions should be directed to David O. Garner, 757-864-2784 or Nancy M. Sessoms, 757-864-2471. Name: David O. Garner Title: Contract Specialist Phone: (757) 864-2784 Fax: (757) 864-8863 Email: david.o.garner@nasa.gov Name: Nancy M. Sessoms Title: Contracting Officer Phone: (757) 864-2471 Fax: (757) 864-8863 Email: nancy.m.sessoms@lnasa.gov
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