SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Multi-threat IR/RF Advanced Generic Effects (MIRAGE) Millimeter Wave (mmW) Capability - RFI Questionnaire
- Notice Date
- 6/29/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W56KGU) Division A, 6565 Surveillance Loop, Building 6001, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21005-1846, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21005-1846
- Solicitation Number
- W56KGu-18-X-0004
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2018
- Point of Contact
- Amy L. Pancio,
- E-Mail Address
-
usarmy.apg.rdecom-cerdec.mbx.i2wd-ewags-mirage-rfi-1@mail.mil
(usarmy.apg.rdecom-cerdec.mbx.i2wd-ewags-mirage-rfi-1@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- MIRAGE mmW Capability RFI Questionnaire DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release Electronic Warfare - Air & Ground Survivability (EWAGS) Technology Request for Information (RFI) "Multi-threat IR/RF Advanced Generic Effects (MIRAGE) Millimeter Wave (mmW) Capability" Disclaimer This is a Request for Information (RFI) synopsis. This RFI is for planning purposes only. This is NOT a request for Quotations or Proposals. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.202 (e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. 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. No award is intended as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse costs incurred by Respondent in response to this RFI, or for participating in information exchange regarding details of the RFI. Only U.S. citizens can respond to this RFI. The Government and its Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contractors will review the responses to this RFI. Synopsis The Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) Electronic Warfare - Air & Ground Survivability (EWAGS) division is currently working on a Science and Technology (S&T) program called Multi-threat IR/RF Advanced Generic Effects (MIRAGE). The overall goal of the MIRAGE S&T program is to advance technologies into Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4, 5, and 6. The MIRAGE program will demonstrate the advancement of these electro optical (EO) and radio frequency (RF) component technologies by countering the continually evolving capabilities of threats indiscriminately in order to improve air survivability. I2WD EWAGS is investigating a distributed digital radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) architecture across multiple placements on the aircraft to achieve an effective RFCM capability for rotary wing aircraft. This architecture allows for digital active electronically scanned array (AESA), beamforming, advanced techniques, and flexibility for future ECM development. The key attributes of such a system will likely include digital ECM components capable of adaptive polarization techniques with high ERP, rapid response to threat on pulse-to-pulse basis and response across a wide band of the frequency spectrum. Current technology dictates an array to support mmW RFCM capabilities. As part of this effort, it is critical to minimize the number of arrays required on the platform. Therefore, a wider bandwidth per AESA is imperative. I2WD EWAGS recognizes the technical challenges in developing modular digital hardware that can perform precise measurement of polarization, high ERP, low SWAP, advanced and traditional technique generation support, and Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (STaR). I2WD EWAGS is looking for technologies capable of producing both advanced adaptive techniques and more traditional Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) type techniques. RFCM systems will require implementation of antenna modulations in phase and polarization to address these evolving threats. This is currently difficult to achieve with both high ERP and low SWaP. The focus of this effort is to develop a millimeter wave (mmW) frequency capability for RFCM for air survivability. The desired product of this effort is an assessment report and a TRL 6 survivability solution, to be demonstrated in fiscal year (FY) 2020. The desired end state of this effort is an antenna and processing platform that can be used for a future ECM system, with the characteristics identified above. EWAGS is conducting this RFI to identify technology options and innovative approaches supporting a RFCM aircraft survivability TRL 6 capability by FY 2020 and a fieldable capability by 2023. The options and approaches provided will consist of countermeasure systems with unconstrained requirements (i.e. without the constraint of user requirements, fielding feasibility, manufacturing capability, or affordability) and currently at TRL 3 and above. Requested Information Responses provided shall address, but not be limited to the following topics, capabilities and functionalities: Frequency bandwidths  EIRP  Antenna patterns  Polarization capabilities and control  SWaP and packaging  Detect and differentiate multiple RF sources  Electronic Attack against multiple RF sources  Capability of outputting High and Low duty cycle RF signals  Ability to measure characteristics of incoming RF signals, i.e. frequency, PRF, pulse width, etc.  Platform capable of supporting technique generation  Angle of arrival (AoA) estimation capabilities Electronically steerable array and end to end transmit and receive capabilities Responses to the following topics, capabilities and functionalities are preferred but not required:  Simultaneous Transmit and Receive o Single Aperture o Multiple Apertures  Output of more than one Continuous Wave signals simultaneously A classified addendum to this RFI is available upon request. Responses MUST contain at minimum the following information:  A one page summary of the party's experience with the component technology A response to the questions in the provided MIRAGE mmW Capability RFI Questionnaire, where applicable to your design.  A clear and concise description of the technical concept  Definition of problem being addressed  A concept drawing  Specification of current TRL including justification and evidence for maturity assessment  Projected technology roadmap per current and/or sample funding plan to achieve a TRL 6 capability by FY 2020. o Be sure to specify which parts of the plan is currently funded vs. which parts are not funded o Cost estimates, ROMs and information regarding funding amounts are NOT required for this RFI  Projected technology roadmap per current and/or sample funding plan to achieve a fielded capability by 2023. o Be sure to specify which parts of the plan is currently funded vs. which parts are not funded o Cost estimates, ROMs and information regarding funding amounts are NOT required for this RFI All compliant submissions will be evaluated, however advanced concepts that include modular and open-architecture solutions are highly preferred. Responses may include solutions developed for other services. Responses may also include solutions for other applications (i.e. ground systems), but must show transferability to an aircraft environment. Solutions already fielded by any service should not be submitted. Additionally, technologies lower than TRL 3 should not be submitted for this RFI. Response Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper and to fill out the provided MIRAGE mmW Capability RFI Questionnaire. Currently available existing support documentation may also be included in submissions. Multiple submissions for different technologies 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 Communications-Electronics, Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC)). Submissions not releasable to DoD contractors will not be evaluated. The responses shall include, but not be limited to: (a) description of the notional cost and schedule necessary to complete the task, (b) Current Technology Readiness Level (TRL), and what investment (Cost/Schedule) would be required to reach TRL 6, (c) references to any related publications, reports, and technical data analyses that further support the technical portion of the response. The Government will review the submitted responses and may schedule further discussions with responding vendors individually. All emailed questions and RFI responses shall contain the subject line: MIRAGE MMW CAPABILITY RFI. Responses shall be in electronic format, either ".docx" or ".pdf". White paper submissions shall be limited to twenty (20) pages in length; there will be no limit on the submission of currently available materials. All information is requested within thirty (30) days of announcement. Unclassified responses must be submitted to: usarmy.apg.rdecom-cerdec.mbx.i2wd-ewags-mirage-rfi-1@mail.mil.  Classified responses up to SECRET shall be submitted via SIPRNet to: usarmy.apg.cerdec.mbx.i2wd-ewags-mirage-rfi-1@mail.smil.mil. 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 Security Classification Guide (SCG). Please include a copy of the SCG with the submission. Only U.S. citizens are authorized to respond to this RFI. If you do not have access to SIPRNet, Classified information will be accepted by mail; please mark it accordingly and send it via proper channels. 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. Responses submitted that contain information classified by a foreign government (i.e. Canadian SECRET), should be handled with the same security procedures as U.S. CMI. If the security classification of the foreign government document is shown in English, no other classification marking will be applied. If the classification is not shown in English, the equivalent U.S. classification designation will be marked conspicuously on the document. Instructions for mailing classified information can be requested via usarmy.apg.rdecom-cerdec.mbx.i2wd-ewags-mirage-rfi-1@mail.mil.  Classified addendum requests must be submitted to: usarmy.apg.rdecom-cerdec.mbx.i2wd-ewags-mirage-rfi-1@mail.mil.  Questions and requests for clarification of information must be submitted to: usarmy.apg.rdecom-cerdec.mbx.i2wd-ewags-mirage-rfi-1@mail.mil.
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