SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Radar Electronic Countermeasure System Requirements Study - RFI & Component Technology
- Notice Date
- 12/14/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG - Aberdeen Division A, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21005-1846, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21005-1846
- Solicitation Number
- W56KGU16RA501
- Archive Date
- 1/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Oladayo Kaka, Phone: 4438614636, Kellie N. Lamar-Reevey, Phone: 4438614640
- E-Mail Address
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oladayo.a.kaka.civ@mail.mil, kellie.n.lamar-reevey.civ@mail.mil
(oladayo.a.kaka.civ@mail.mil, kellie.n.lamar-reevey.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFCM Requirements Study. RFI-Radar Electronic Countermeasure System Requirements Study Radar Electronic Countermeasure System Requirements Study Request for Information (RFI) December 2015 This is a Request for Information (RFI) synopsis. This RFI is for planning purposes only. This is NOT a request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists and formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government as a result of the responses to this RFI. The Government will not pay for any response expenses. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Description The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) is conducting this RFI to determine the availability and development status of technologies to support an airborne, Self-Protection Radar Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) system for both Rotary-Wing (RW) and Special Electronic Mission Aircraft (SEMA). Future desired electronic warfare (EW) capabilities for Army Aviation are described in the US Army Functional Concept for Protection (2016-2028) and the US Army Functional Concept for Movement and Maneuver (2016-2028). The government is investigating existing technologies that would compose a future advanced ECM system. The intent of this RFI is to determine the technical maturity of the systems, components, and algorithms suitable to counter current and future radar threats to Army airborne platforms. In addition, the Army is interested in assessing novel, less mature technologies being developed for this or another purpose that may have application to the field of radar countermeasures and identifying candidate technologies for research and development investment. Miniaturization technologies are among the items of specific interest for airborne ECM applications. The Army ECM system may have an integrated Electronic Support (ES) capability and/or utilize the existing APR-39D(V)2 Digital/Modernized Radar Warning Receiver for rotary-wing application. Open architecture systems are of particular interest, including compliance with Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE), Modular Open RF Architecture (MORA), and VICTORY. Solutions that do not meet all the requirements but have applicable components or technology will still be considered. The information gathered will be used by the U.S. Army to generate requirements for the development of an Advanced RF ECM system (2020-2025). Topics of Interest Topics of interests should include: • Radar countermeasure technology with a development path to attain Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 within 5 years • Lower TRL radar countermeasure technology applicable to counter next generation RF threat systems, TRL 6 in 10 years • SWAP reduction strategies/miniaturization technology ‒ New and/or innovative application of advanced materials to improve RF ECM system performance (e.g. Gallium nitride (GaN)) ‒ Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs)/Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) ‒ Heterogeneous integration of disparate semiconductors ‒ Additive manufacturing technologies • Adaptive or novel countermeasure algorithms and software that perform well in RF-dense environments • Detection and jamming of non-identified threats • New, novel, or alternative antenna architectures (specifically those suitable for airborne application) TRL 6 Technology/System Characteristics: • Threat ‒ Address current and future threat technology ‒ Field-reprogrammable • Open Architecture ‒ Software defined ‒ Standard interfaces; FACE compliant ‒ Field-reprogrammable; unrestricted waveforms • Basic Air Platforms ‒ Rotary-Wing (RW) aircraft  Be fully-integrated into the platform (no pod-mounted systems)  Weigh no more than 100 lbs. ‒ Special Electronic Mission Aircraft (SEMA)  May be pod-mounted  Weigh no more than 200 lbs. • Other: ‒ Operate in dense electromagnetic (EM) spectrum  Provide protection from intentional/unintentional emission  Ensure protection from adversary EW/Cyber threats ‒ Embedded training ‒ Plan for mass-manufacturing/lifecycle support for next 30 years (no rare earth sourcing, parts obsolescence, etc.) Responses Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper and to fill out the attached excel form. The white paper submission shall be limited to 10 pages in length and provide additional detail to the excel form. Multiple submissions for different component technologies from the same vendor will be accepted. Submission of proprietary and other sensitive information shall be marked and identified with disposition instructions (submitted material will not be returned), and must be releasable to DoD contractors (NDA in place with CERDEC). Submissions not releasable to DoD contractors will not be evaluated. The responses shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a one page summary of the party's experience with the component technology, (b) a description of the party's technology solution, (c) a path to TRL 6 in 5-7 years meeting the listed requirements. The government will review the submitted responses and may schedule further discussions with responding vendors. Responders will be contacted individually. All information is requested by 15 January 2016 via email to usarmy.apg.cerdec.mbx.i2wd-ewags-rfi@mail.mil. Questions may be directed to the aforementioned email address. If you choose to submit proprietary information, please mark it accordingly. Classified information is preferred to be submitted via SIPRNet to usarmy.apg.cerdec.mbx.i2wd-ewags-rfi@mail.smil.mil. If you do not have access to SIPRNet, request mailing instructions for a hard copy through the unclassified email address. Responses submitted by contractors that contain U.S. classified military information (CMI) generated in conjunction with a DOD program should be classified in accordance with the applicable SCG. Please include a copy of the SCG with the submission. Only U.S. citizens are authorized to respond to this RFI. The government will review the submitted responses and may schedule further discussions with responding vendors. Responders will be contacted individually. Questions regarding this information request can be directed to usarmy.apg.cerdec.mbx.i2wd-ewags-rfi@mail.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Aberdeen, Maryland, 21005, United States
- Zip Code: 21005
- Zip Code: 21005
- Record
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