SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- ONR Communications and Networking Program
- Notice Date
- 3/18/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research, ONR, CODE ONR-02 800 N. QUINCY ST. Rm 704, Arlington, VA, 22217
- ZIP Code
- 22217
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-05-SS-0001
- Response Due
- 4/6/2005
- Archive Date
- 4/21/2005
- Description
- This publication constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) and no formal Request for Proposals (RFP), solicitation, and/or additional information regarding this request will be issued. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will not issue paper copies of this request. The responses to this RFI will be considered in the planning and definition of future technology development programs for which either the current ONR Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA 05-001) or a later solicitation may play a part. This is not a commitment to fund any effort submitted in response to this request. The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with the development and submission of materials in response to this request. Communications technology that can provide seamless, robust, connectivity is at the foundation of the Sea Power 21 and FORCEnet Vision ?... to have the right information, at the right place, at the right time ... The performance of Command and Control (C2) systems and decision making at all levels of command depend critically on reliable, interoperable, survivable, secure and timely communications and networking. The availability of high capacity multimedia (voice, data, imagery) communication networks is fundamental to nearly all Department of Navy missions. The current evolution of naval warfighting from a platform-centric to a network-centric paradigm depends on successfully meeting the implied need for significantly enhanced communications and networking capabilities, extending both to fixed shore facilities and to highly mobile air, surface, land and subsurface platforms, including the so-called ?disadvantaged user? (e.g., small-deck combatants, submarines, dispersed ground units, etc.). The goal of the Communications and Networking Program within the Office of Naval Research (ONR 313) is to support the FORCEnet vision by developing measurable advances in technology that can directly enable and enhance the connectivity among widely dispersed naval, joint, allied and coalition forces. With an overarching emphasis on wireless terrestrial, maritime and satellite communications and networking, ONR 313 is seeking white papers for potential FY 06 Exploratory Development/Applied Research (Budget category 6.2) projects under the following focus areas: (i) high bit rate, small size/weight/power, communications technologies and techniques for highly mobile sensors in maritime/littoral environment, (ii) protocols and techniques for resilient mobile internetworking of UAVs to extend surveillance range and battlespace connectivity, and (iii) end-to-end Quality-of-Service (QoS) that accommodates divergent requirements of multiple users and applications on capacity-constrained, shared networks using dissimilar radio bearers (SATCOM, Tactical Digital Information Links, etc.) and dynamically changing topologies. White papers should not exceed 4 pages (exclusive of cover page) and should contain the following information: cover page labeled ?White Paper? with RFI number 05-SS-0001, technical point of contact, telephone number, fax numbers, and e-mail address; the technical concept of project; what's new; technical objectives of project and its potential relevance to Navy/Marines; period of performance for effort; total and annual project rough cost estimates (i.e., top level that does not include proprietary cost data); and a 1-page CV of the principal investigator. White papers submitted in response to this RFI are expected to be unclassified. However, confidential/classified white papers are permitted. The white paper submissions will be protected from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with FAR 15.207, applicable law, and DoD/DoN regulations. Submitters are expected to appropriately mark each page of their submission that contains proprietary information. White papers should be submitted to the program coordinator, Ms. Sheila Richardson, ONR 313, telephone (703) 696-0113, E-mail sheila_richardson@onr.navy.mil either in hard copy (with one original and two copies) or via email. In order to be considered for potential FY?06 funded projects, white papers should be submitted no later than close of business on April 06, 2005. White papers received after April 06, 2005 may be considered for FY?07 funded program. It is anticipated that 2-3 projects to start in FY?06 will be considered and that these projects will generally range from one to three years in duration with an estimated start date of November 2005 and annual project amounts between $300,000 to $500,000. However, lower or higher cost projects would be considered. Questions of a technical nature shall be directed to the cognizant Science and Technical Point of Contact, Dr. Santanu Das, Communications and Networking Program Officer, Code ONR 313, ONR, 800 North Quincy St., Arlington, VA 22217, telephone (703) 588-1036, email: Santanu_Das@onr.navy.mil. The technical point of contact will not accept any white papers or proposals.
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