SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Tactical Network Testbed Collaboration
- Notice Date
- 6/3/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, U.S. Special Operations Command, Headquarters Procurement Division, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd, MacDill AFB, Florida, 33621-5323
- ZIP Code
- 33621-5323
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-TNT-11-4_Mission-Based_Experimentation_and_Capability-Based_Experimentation
- Archive Date
- 8/2/2011
- Point of Contact
- Christine E Johnson, Phone: 813-826-6038, ,
- E-Mail Address
-
johnsc1@socom.mil, TECH_EXP@socom.mil
(johnsc1@socom.mil, TECH_EXP@socom.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- A. INTRODUCTION: Tactical Network Testbed Collaboration This Request for Information (RFI) is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit technology experimentation candidates from Research and Development (R&D) organizations, private industry, and academia for inclusion in future experimentation events coordinated by the U. S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). USSOCOM invites industry, academia, individuals and Government labs to submit technology experimentation papers addressing innovative technologies leading to possible Government/Industry collaboration for development of USSOCOM technology capabilities. The intent is to accelerate the delivery of innovative capabilities to the Special Operations Forces (SOF) warfighter. After review of the technology experimentation paper submissions, the Government may invite select candidates to demonstrate their technologies at the USSOCOM & NPS sponsored TNT experiments, in this case, from August 3-11, 2011, at Camp Roberts, CA. The TNT venue will provide an opportunity for the submitter to interact with USSOCOM personnel for the purpose of USSOCOM assessing potential impact of emerging technology solutions on USSOCOM missions and capabilities. The intent is to accelerate the delivery of innovative capabilities to the special Operations Forces (SOF) warfighter. Industry participation in experimentation activities does not suggest or imply that USSOCOM or NPS will procure or purchase equipment. B. OBJECTIVE: (1) Background: USSOCOM conducts quarterly TNT experimentation events in cooperation with NPS at Camp Roberts, CA (three per year) and at Avon Park, FL (one per year). These cooperative TNT experiments are conducted with representatives from Government R&D organizations, academia, and private industry. TNT experimentation events provide an opportunity for technology developers to interact with operational personnel to determine how their technology development efforts and ideas may support or enhance SOF capability needs. The environment facilitates a collaborative working relationship between Government, academia, and industry to promote the identification and assessment of emerging and mature technologies for the primary goal of accelerating the delivery of technology discoveries to the SOF warfighter. Capability-Based Experimentation (CBE) provides an opportunity for technology developers to interact with operational personnel and determine how their efforts might support special operations capabilities in a discovery learning environment. CBE identifies potential technology solutions, impacts, limitations, and utility to meet SOF technical objectives and thrust areas. Mission-Based Experimentation (MBE) provides remedied solutions to identified high priority, high value SOF mission deficiencies allowing evolution and adaptation in the field to quickly help identify solutions specifically designed to mission objectives. (2) Experimentation Focus: Experiments will be conducted from August 3-11, 2011, at the Camp Roberts, CA, venue to explore the application of emerging technology solutions for SOF small team tactical communications and associated power generation requirements. a. MBE 11-4: August 3-7, 2011 at Camp Roberts, CA. Focus: MBE 11-4 will focus on small team (6 members) power generation for constant, sustainable, power capability for team communication equipment. Experiments will explore the application of emerging technology solutions providing power generation capabilities. The Government's intent is to take selected respondent technology into unimproved expeditionary-like conditions for up to five (5) days and return the submitted technology to respondent upon completion of exercise. All respondents will be required to complete a vendor loan agreement to participate in the MBE. The following areas are of particular focus/interest: A SOF six member team will be at an unimproved expeditionary site with no infrastructure and must be able to operate independent of other sustainment bases and facilities for at least 48 to 72 hours without resupply and have the ability to move every 24 hours using no more than two non-standard vehicles (NSV) such as a commercial sport utility vehicle (SUV). Power requirements will include inter-team communication, blue force tracker, navigation, and situation awareness to include data transfer from site to headquarters. Proposed SOF team equipment list for use during MBE: •Three Panasonic (or equal) book CF 18 inch laptops. •Six bay MBTR battery chargers. •Six smart phones •Six Verizon flip phones •Six Garmin Etrex (or equal) GPS units •Existing battery types: AA, AAA, 123, BA 2590, MBTR b. CBE 11-4 at Camp Roberts, CA: August 8-11, 2011. Focus: CBE 11-4 will focus on small team tactical communications with a special interest in 3G/4G wireless capabilities. Experiments will be conducted to explore the application of emerging technology solutions for small team tactical communications. (3) Security Requirements: Vendors should not submit classified information in the technology experimentation papers. (4) Other Special Requirements: DO NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS. SUBMIT TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENTATION PAPERS ONLY. No contracts will be awarded based solely on this announcement. C. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Technology Experimentation papers shall be submitted electronically via webpage: http://www.socom.mil/_layouts/FormServer.aspx?XsnLocation=/FormServerTemplates/whitepapersubmission.xsn&OpenIn=Browser. Submissions must be received no later than July 8, 2011. Multiple concept papers addressing different technology experiments may be submitted by each respondent. Submissions will be reviewed by USSOCOM personnel, support contractors, or NPS Faculty, Staff, or students. Each technology experiment paper must address only one experiment. Select respondents will be invited to participate in USSOCOM experiments. USSOCOM shall provide venues, supporting infrastructure, and assessment (operational and technical) personnel at no cost to invited respondent(s). Respondent's travel costs and technology experiments will be at the respondent's expense. The TNT venue will only supply basic venue infrastructure including frequency allocation and portable power. Invited respondents should prepare to be self-efficient during experimentation and not dependent on venue resources for success. D. BASIS FOR SELECTION TO PARTICIPATE: Selection of respondents to participate will be based on the extent to which the technology represents a particular class or level of capability that can be provided to Special Operations Forces. Other considerations include: •Technical maturity •Relevance of or adaptability to military operations/missions •Relevance to current operational needs •Relevant to Event Focus Area E. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: All efforts shall be made to protect proprietary information that is clearly marked in writing. Lessons learned by USSOCOM from these experiments may be broadly disseminated but only within the Government. If selected for participation in TNT experimentation, vendors will be requested to provide additional information in a questionnaire that will be used in preparation for the experiments. F. USE OF INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to gain information leading to Government/Industry collaboration for development of USSOCOM technology capabilities and to assist in accelerating the delivery of these capabilities to the warfighter. All proprietary information contained in the response shall be separately marked. Any proprietary information contained in response to this request will be properly protected from any unauthorized disclosure. The Government will not use proprietary information submitted from any one firm to establish future capability and requirements. G. SPECIAL NOTICE: Respondent's attention is directed to the fact that Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) or contractor consultant/advisors to the Government will review and provide support during evaluation of submittals. When appropriate, non-Government advisors may be used to objectively review a particular functional area and provide comments and recommendations to the Government. All advisors shall comply with procurement Integrity Laws and shall sign non-disclosure and rules of conduct/conflict of interest statements. The Government shall take into consideration requirements for avoiding conflicts of interest and ensure advisors comply with safeguarding proprietary data. Submission in response to this RFI constitutes approval to release the submittal to Government support contractors. H. Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997): a. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI notice or to otherwise pay for the information. b. Although "proposal" and "respondent" are used in this RFI, your responses will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. c. In accordance with FAR Clause 52.209(c), the purposes of this RFI is to solicit technology experimentation candidates from R&D organizations, private industry, and academia for inclusion in future experimentation events coordinated by USSOCOM and NPS. Contracting Office Address: 7701 Tampa Point Blvd MacDill AFB, Florida 33621-5323 Primary Point of Contact: TECH_EXP@socom.mil
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