SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Aircraft Survivability RDT&E Projects
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2008
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, NAVAIR HQ, Building 2272, 47123 Buse Road Unit IPT, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20670
- Solicitation Number
- JASPO2010Submission
- Archive Date
- 10/1/2008
- Point of Contact
- Ryan Delaney,, Phone: 301-757-6528, Sabana N Moore,, Phone: (301) 757-2611
- E-Mail Address
-
ryan.delaney@navy.mil, sabana.moore@navy.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) as contemplated by FAR 10.002(b)(2)(iii). Technical POC: Dennis Lindell, Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office. 200 12th Street South, Suite 1103, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 607-3509. AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVALUATION (RDT&E) PROJECTS I. INTRODUCTION: The Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office (JASPO) is seeking information about industry’s Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) ideas for aircraft survivability. Ideally some of these ideas may be of interest to the Joint Aircraft Survivability Program (JASP) community and result in future JASP projects. This RFI is being issued prior to our annual project proposal call to US Government (USG) agencies to allow time for coordination between respondents to this RFI and potential FY10 project proposals submitted by USG agencies. II. BACKGROUND: Originally chartered as the Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Aircraft Survivability (JTCG/AS), the JASP has been actively pursuing technologies to support aircraft survivability and coordinate aircraft related survivability issues between the Services for over 30 years. The JASP is a government funded program reporting to the Office of Secretary of Defense/Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (OSD/DOT&E) and chartered by the Services aviation systems commands. The day-to-day operation of the JASP is under the direction of the Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office (JASPO). JASP is a tri-Service program whose mission is to achieve increased affordability, readiness, and effectiveness of aircraft through the joint coordination and development of survivability (susceptibility and vulnerability reduction) technologies and assessment methodologies. Annually, JASP issues a call to USG agencies for project ideas (proposals) and funds approximately $3M in new start projects and $6M in continuing projects. JASP projects typically last 1-3 years and receive between $100-200K per year with a potential maximum funding level of $500K per year. A key tenant of the JASP program is the leveraging of JASP funding with funding from other sources and applicability of our projects to more than a single platform. Project proposals containing restrictions on intellectual property are by nature less favorable and valuable to the government. JASP issues its call for project proposals via e-mail directly to USG agencies. JASP does not directly fund contractor efforts but provides funding to USG agencies for project management and contracting, thus the requirement for US government sponsorship. Contractors may elect to and are encouraged to directly contact appropriate USG agencies for sponsorship at any time, in addition to any consideration due to this announcement. III. SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTEREST: The JASP RDT&E effort is organized into three subgroups: Susceptibility Reduction, Vulnerability Reduction and Survivability Assessment (Modeling & Simulation). The JASP is interested in RDT&E initiatives that will enhance the combat survivability of both manned and unmanned aircraft. Its principal focus is Science and Technology (S&T) for advanced technology/component development and demonstration RDT&E (6.3) as well as improving the JASP’s modeling and simulation tool set. Of particular interest are technologies with a near-term focus (less than 2 years) addressing immediate aircraft and occupant survivability concerns and requirements emerging from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Other areas of interest are listed below by subgroup category: Susceptibility Reduction Advanced development proof-of-design concepts are sought that will offer clear, quantifiable benefits in reducing the probability of military aircraft being hit by enemy fire. Such concepts should lead to a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of at least 5 or 6 and may range from ideas for improving operational suitability of existing susceptibility reduction systems (cost and weight reduction, increased reliability) to ideas for entirely new capabilities. Proposals from across the spectrum of susceptibility reduction technologies are invited (e.g., IR, visual, acoustic signature reduction) but the JASP has particular interest in the following: • Technologies or concepts that, if developed successfully, would significantly benefit operational units in the near-term by solving an immediate need or capability gap (e. g., IR decoy flares that reduce an aircraft’s visual signature without impairing countermeasures effectiveness). • Technologies that improve blue force survivability through increased Situational Awareness (SA). Although the benefits of enhanced SA is difficult to quantify, technologies that improve SA have the potential to increase the effectiveness of existing Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE), as well as improve or modify Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) (e.g., Hostile Fire Indication (HFI) for gunfire). • Technologies or concepts that will defeat current and future generation IR threats such as MANPADs, imaging IR seekers, and infrared search and track systems. Such technologies or concepts include low cost approaches to IR missile countermeasures and warning or entirely new concepts. • Technologies or concepts that will counter advanced coherent, parameter-agile radar threats employed against both manned and unmanned military aircraft. Threats could include advanced radars and passive radars. Technologies could include electronic attack and electronic protection techniques. Vulnerability Reduction Emphasis should be on technologies/techniques that increase an aircraft’s capability to withstand the man-made hostile aviation environment (holistic approach to threat tolerance or aircraft hardening). A balance between technologies/techniques that are breakthrough in nature (with potentially high risk, high payoff gains within longer timeframes), and technologies/techniques that are mature enough to transition into near-term, fieldable systems is desired. In addition to the hit tolerance and aircraft hardening aspects of vulnerability reduction, added importance should be on technologies/techniques that reduce fatalities and injuries due to crash, hard landings, and egress. Vulnerability reduction areas of emphasis include, but are not limited to: • Opaque and transparent ballistic protection systems • Fuel containment protection (leakage mitigation) for tanks and lines • Fire suppression/extinguishing systems (passive and active) • Crew and passenger casualty (injury and fatality) reduction • Damage tolerant & repairable subsystems • Advanced materials development • Engine (jet and turboshaft) vulnerability reduction technologies and concepts • Systems that protect the aircraft, crew, and passengers from flare and munition reactions • MANPADS and RPG damage effects mitigation • Optimize and maximize test data collection for modeling and simulation enhancement and validation/verification (V&V) Survivability Assessment Improve the capability and credibility of government-owned survivability Models and Simulations (M&S), focusing on M&S residing in the Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center (SURVIAC). Other M&S providing capabilities beyond those of the SURVIAC are also of interest, and will be considered on a case by case basis.  CAPABILITY: • Tools that can evaluate/predict aircraft combat crash causes, conditions and occupant effects. • Robust signature, countermeasure and environment modeling • Vulnerability phenomena of conventional, unconventional and asymmetric threats • Authoritative blue system performance data (including vulnerability) • Integration of authenticated threat models from the Intelligence Centers  CREDIBILITY: • Confirm/increase credibility of SURVIAC models using open-air range data or other authoritative data • Better understanding of assumptions and limitations of survivability models leading to recommendations for future investment strategies  USABILITY • Projects that enhance the user interface of the JASP M&S tools to reduce probability of errors or enhance the ability to verify the code. IV. SUBMISSION OF PROJECT IDEAS: This announcement is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) but rather a Request for Information (RFI) on your current survivability RDT&E and other ideas that may be of interest to the JASP. This will be the only JASP request for survivability RDT&E ideas prior to the project proposals call to US government agencies in September 2008. NAVAIR will acknowledge receipt of all responses and forward to the appropriate JASPO subgroup Technical Point of Contact (TPOC). All contractors will receive an email verification of receipt, however all contractors that submit packages may NOT be contacted for further submission. The JASPO will review submitted responses for compatibility with the JASP mission and at their discretion, contact the submitter for further information. When an topic is deemed to be of sufficient interest to the Government, the submitter (or their selected representatives) may be invited to submit a FY10 project proposal through a selected US government sponsor for possible JASP funding. This RFI does not obligate the government in any capacity to request a proposal from, issue a contract to or make an award of any kind to anyone making a submission. You are required to follow the instructions provided in this notice for the submittal. Packages will be forwarded by the Contracts Office (according to subject matter of the focus area) to the appropriate contact below. Please ensure that your submission is clearly labeled with one of the Subgroup Headings to ensure proper delivery to a TPOC: SubgroupTPOC Susceptibility ReductionRobert Lyons Vulnerability ReductionMatthew Crouch Survivability AssessmentMichael Weisenbach SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS: All proprietary portions of the project idea package shall be clearly identified and will be treated in the strictest confidence. Submissions are limited to United States participation and must be UNCLASSIFIED. Submissions are not to exceed twelve (12) pages using a contractor selected format and must clearly state the subgroup intended (as identified above) so it may be forwarded to the appropriate TPOC. Submissions shall be sent electronically (MS Word, PDF or MS PowerPoint format) to Ryan.Delaney@navy.mil. Confirmation of receipt is recommended for electronic submission. If the Government intends to pursue a specific submission, the vendor will be notified in writing of this intent. IF THE PACKAGE IS GREATER THAN 5MB, A ZIP FORMAT IS REQUIRED. The Government is not liable for any costs associated with submissions or any subsequent requests for project proposals or briefings. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTORS:  Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to be eligible for contract award and payment from any DOD activity. Registration in the DoD’s CCR database shall be a prerequisite for receiving an award resulting from this RFI. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements for CCR may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423, or by accessing the CCR web site at http://ccr.dlsc.dla.mil or www.ccr2000.com.  Contractors will be required to register for Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) for invoicing and payment by NAVAIR. Information on self-registration for WAWF can be obtained at https://wawf.eb.mil, additional support concerning WAWF can be accessed by calling the NAVY WAWF Assistance Line 1-800-559-WAWF (1-800-559-9293).
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- Address: Department of the navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division - Patuxent River, Building 441, 21983 Bundy Road, Unit 7, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
- Zip Code: 20670
- Zip Code: 20670
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