SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- One Shot XG Proposers' Day Conference
- Notice Date
- 9/14/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- DARPA-SN-11-58
- Archive Date
- 10/25/2011
- Point of Contact
- Deepak S Varshneya,
- E-Mail Address
-
OneShotXG@darpa.mil
(OneShotXG@darpa.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PROPOSERS’ DAY CONFERENCE The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host a Proposers’ Day Conference in support of the One Shot XG program on October 4, 2011 at The Capital Conference Center, 6th floor, 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The purpose of this conference is to provide information on the One Shot XG program; promote additional discussion on this topic; address questions from potential proposers; and provide a forum for potential proposers to present their capabilities for teaming opportunities. PROGRAM OBJECTIVE AND DESCRIPTION: The One Shot XG program will develop a compact, weapon or spotter scope mounted, observation, measurement, and ballistic calculation system that enables Snipers to hit targets with the first round, under crosswind conditions, at the maximum effective range of current and future weapons. The system developed should measure all relevant physical phenomena that influence a ballistic trajectory, and rapidly calculate and display the aim point offset and confidence metric in the shooter’s riflescope. The system should provide the ability to actually see the point on the target being measured to enable rapid field bore sighting and positive target identification. The system must exploit recent development in technologies to operate over a range of visibilities, atmospheric turbulence, scintillation, and environmental conditions to provide robust operation. Previous development phases demonstrated the feasibility of the One Shot program and its key attributes of hitting targets under crosswind conditions with the first round, using fewer rounds to first hit, and much shorter time to first hit. In field tests comparing One Shot to current sniper equipment and practice, it was demonstrated that: the first round hit performance at 1km was improved by a factor of 4; the average number of rounds to first hit was reduced to less than 2.4 rounds; and the time to achieve first hit was significantly reduced. However, there were two key deficiencies observed: (1) the crosswind and range measurement system did not meet operationally representative size, weight and power (SWAP) objectives; and (2) bore sighting the crosswind and range laser of the measurement system to the spotter scope reticle was identified to be a major challenge. Recent developments in camera, receiver, laser and other boresighting technologies have provided new insight that has led DARPA to believe that the SWAP of the crosswind and range measurement system can be significantly reduced from the One Shot Phase 2E objectives providing snipers with a new capability to mount the measurement system on the weapon itself or use it stand alone with the spotter scope. If demonstrated feasible, these improvements will further enhance the snipers ability to engage targets at longer ranges under varying crosswind conditions, with much greater probability of first round hit, fewer rounds to get the first hit, and shorter time to get the first hit than is currently possible. PROGRAM GOALS: Develop and demonstrate novel technologies that result in 10 field testable compact prototype One Shot XG systems that, at a minimum, resolve the two key performance deficiencies noted above regarding operationally representative SWAP and bore sighting. The One Shot XG system should mount on the gun or to the spotter scope and provide the capability to measure crosswind profile, as well as range to target in near real time augmenting the functions of the current spotter scope and the first focal plane riflescope used by sniper teams. The measured crosswind profile and range to target with atmospheric data should be used to generate ballistic aim point offset and confidence metric that should be displayed in the shooter’s sight in near real time. To ensure accurate engagement, the system should provide means to the shooter or the spotter to verify the measurement system’s aim point is aligned to the scope reticle while retaining bore sight over a minimum period of 24 hours. The system developed should be functional day and night (especially starlight conditions) to the maximum effective range of the sniper weapon providing the capability to positively identify the target before engagement. The number of hardware units to meet the system goals should be minimized while keeping the system modular for use in different operational modes. Key operational modes should include: target observation, rapidly acquire and engage targets with or without a spotter, operate system from a hide, etc. The potential solicitation for the One Shot XG program will seek proposals for the full scope of development (e.g., an end-to-end system designed by a team of multidisciplinary research organizations). The potential solicitation will not seek proposals addressing only individual component-level technologies. A SECRET facility clearance and a SECRET safeguarding clearance are required to perform as prime on the One Shot XG program. Organizations that do not have BOTH of these clearances may still perform on the One Shot XG program by teaming with an organization (prime) that does. REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Attendees must register no later than close of business (5:00 pm EST) September 30, 2011, by sending an email with names and titles of attendees to: OneShotXG@darpa.mil. The email should provide name of attendees, company name, contact phone number and whether you request to make a presentation or not. A reply will be sent confirming your registration was received. Attendees will be required to present government issued photo identification upon entry to the Proposers’ Day. There is no registration fee for attending this conference. However, due to space limitations at the conference facility, attendance will be limited to the first 50 registrants, and no more than two representatives per organization. Directions to the facility can be found via the internet or GPS. Proposers’ Day will be unclassified, however all potential proposers must possess an active U.S. security clearance at the Secret Collateral level. Non-U.S. citizens will not be allowed to attend this conference. To attend, your Facility Security Officer (FSO) must fax your clearance information to ManTech, Int’l, Attention: Leo Nwadibia ( Leo.Nwadibia@ManTech.com ) at (703) 312-0246 and can be verified by calling ( 703) 351-7321, or via JPAS, SMO Code: 4L958, by September 30, 2011, 5:00 pm EST. The “Purpose of Visit” should state “One Shot XG Proposers’ Day.” For attendees wishing to discuss and to get a better understanding of the Government’s goals and objectives, the One Shot Program Manager has set-aside time after the open forum discussions for holding ten (10) 20 minute one-on-one discussions beginning at 1:00 pm. Registered attendees can request through the One Shot XG email address (OneShotXG@darpa.mil), and meeting slots will be scheduled in the order that requests are received. Only one session per organization will be scheduled. Additionally, attendees who would like to present company overviews, discuss their technology expertise, and/or discuss teaming opportunities in scheduled presentations at the conference may request to do so. Presentations are limited to five (5) minutes per organization and presentations are limited to five ( 5) slides. Attendees desiring to reserve a time to present at the Proposers’ Day Conference should send a request to OneShotXG@darpa.mil as soon as possible, but no later than September 30, 2011, 5:00 pm EST. All material to be displayed at the conference must be approved in advance by both the organization that funded the research and the DARPA One Shot Program Manager. The DARPA One Shot Program Manager will screen the proposed material for sensitive but unclassified material and approve in advance any presentations. It is the presenter’s responsibility to ensure that all material they plan to present at the Proposers’ Day Conference has been approved by the funding organization in advance. An electronic copy of all material to be presented must be provided to the DARPA One Shot Program Manager via the email address: OneShotXG@darpa.mil by September 30, 2011, 5:00 pm EST. There will be no exceptions to this requirement. Unclassified information presented at the Proposers’ Day may be subject to U.S. Export Controls (International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and National Security regulations. All attendees must meet the requirements for participation set by these regulations. The Proposers’ Day Conference does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals. Attendance at the Proposers’ Day is voluntary, and is not required to propose to any potential related solicitation. DARPA will not provide reimbursement for any costs incurred to participate in this Proposers’ Day All communications regarding the One Shot XG Proposer’s Day Conference shall be made by email to OneShotXG@darpa.mil. Please do not contact directly the individuals identified as part of the Federal Business Opportunities notice. In the event that there is a discrepancy between information provided in this notice, or information provide at the Proposer’s Day Conference, and information provided in any potential One Shot XG solicitation, the information provided in the potential solicitation will take precedence.
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