SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Dynamic Networked Combat Capability - Request for Information (RFI) from Interested Sources
- Notice Date
- 11/23/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- SS05-13
- Response Due
- 12/15/2004
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2004
- Description
- Dynamic Networked Combat Capability This is a Request for Information (RFI) from interested sources by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Technology Office (ATO) regarding Dynamic Networked Combat Capability. DARPA does not intend to award any type of award instrument based on responses to this RFI, or otherwise provide compensation for the information solicited. Any information submitted in response to this RFI is provided voluntarily. This RFI is open to any capable and qualified sources, including but not limited to universities, private or public companies, Government Laboratories, and Government research establishments. Respondents are advised that DARPA is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of information received, or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this Request for Information (RFI). DARPA may issue a formal Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Dynamic Networked Combat Capability in the future, but nothing herein obligates DARPA to do so. DARPA may invite responders to present their solutions prior to the release of any anticipated BAA to discuss expediting these technologies, as may be applicable. Objectives and Description of Dynamic Networked Combat Capability: The objective of a Dynamic Networked Combat Capability is to allow individual deciders, sensors and weapon systems to form arbitrary and spontaneous confederations to accomplish a mission, independent of the platforms and independent of the communications available to each decider, sensor or weapon. The capability would focus on the real-time dynamic aspects of combat and not on planning activities or on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities. Technologies are desired that can provide a ?web based? service to enable constituents to: 1) Discover the availability of deciders, weapons or sensors; 2) Discover the existence and position of targets, and 3) Collaborate to assign specific decider/sensor/weapon sets to targets. These technologies would enable the virtual rapid deployment of forces because any weapon or sensor systems, from any of the services, on land, air, maritime or space platforms, would be able to rapidly confederate to form ad hoc force packages to immediately attack targets on land, in the air or on the sea. This capability would enable the most immediate application of US military forces more rapidly than what could be achieved using predisposed sets of decider/sensor/weapon configurations that are limited by command interface and data link restrictions. This capability would enable concepts such as automatic counter attacks which could be executed when friendly systems are under attack; the counter attack prevents the hostile system from continuing its attack. The technology would also apply to the evolving concept of Littoral Warfare. The Littoral Warfare concept is conducted by coalition Naval and Marine elements and supported by coalition Army and Air Force elements. The notion of a confederation rather than a federation implies the need for flexibility and adaptivity. In federated systems, the capability to acquire, exchange, and employ information is generally based on predefined agreements, protocols, a data context and semantics. The information needs of each decider, sensor and shooter are predicted well in advance of the mission timelines, albeit tailored to the constituents. The communication interfaces are similarly predefined and assigned although the actual communication paths may be dynamically assigned. Thus, even though information flow for the deciders, sensors and shooters appears to be interconnected in a network-centric manner, in reality, the decision-architecture, information flow logic, and the network applications are based on the traditional hierarchical paradigm. Information sought: System concepts and ideas for innovative technology are sought in areas such as: Concepts and technology for distributed, autonomous assessment and assignment of targets to decider, sensor, and weapon packages that account for the target identification requirements and weapon effects needed to defeat the target Concepts and technology for temporary assignment of authorities to the decider, sensor and weapon in a package Concepts and technology for enabling deciders, sensors and weapons to communicate over a heterogeneous communications network comprised of various communications sub-networks. The communications services must be assured and not ?best effort?. Instructions to Responders: Responders should provide a high-level description of their solution or technology that will fulfill the objectives for this program. Responses consist of an executive summary that is no longer than five pages in length and one additional, non-proprietary page that identifies the responder?s technical and administrative points of contact, to include name(s), address(es), phone(s) and fax numbers, and email addresses. Responses may contain any appropriate and necessary backup information to support the executive summary. Reponses should be marked with appropriate proprietary markings, such as "Company Proprietary." Markings like "Company Confidential" or other phrases that may be confused with national security classifications shall be avoided. The Government anticipates that responses to this RFI will be unclassified. In the event that an RFI response may be classified, contact DARPA/ATO at (703)526-4777 for full instructions on how to prepare and submit your response. Responses should be submitted in a commonly used electronic format via email to DNCC@darpa.mil. Responses that cannot be submitted electronically may be delivered to DARPA, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA 22203-1714, Attn: Dynamic Networked Combat Capability RFI Manager, ATO. Responses are due no later than 4:00pm, Arlington, VA Local Time, 15 December 2004
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