SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Intent to Announce - Request for Prototype Proposals (RPPs) for Smart Warehouse and Asset Management and 5G Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS)
- Notice Date
- 11/29/2019 8:51:56 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 5417
— Scientific Research and Development ServicesT
- Contracting Office
- W6QK ACC-PICA PICATINNY ARSENAL NJ 07806-5000 USA
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-20-Z-08ZD
- Response Due
- 2/5/2020 8:59:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 02/20/2020
- Description
- Please note that this Special Notice is for information purposes only and does not constitute a request for proposal or call for white paper. A project award will not be awarded from this announcement.The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806- 5000, on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Emerging Capabilities and Prototyping Office, has entered into a section 815 Prototype Other Transaction (OT) Agreement with the National Spectrum Consortium (NSC) for a period of five (5) years. Under this acquisition vehicle, the Government, in coordination with industry, will develop and mature technologies spectrum access technologies to enable improved cognizance of spectrum activity, protection of US activity in the electromagnetic spectrum domain, and the ability to relocate and/or share spectrum anytime, anywhere access is needed.Only one such Consortium, the National Spectrum Consortium, encompasses the expertise, knowledge, technologies, and innovation to meet the program objectives and goals of the coordinated research and development program designed to advance better use of the electromagnetic spectrum. The consortium is comprised of a well-balanced and uniquely qualified mixture of traditional contractors, non-traditional contractors, utility producers, investment firms, non-governmental organizations, and academia, representing the vast majority of the key players in the industry.The purpose of this announcement is to provide industry in general advanced notification of Government’s intent. At a future date, the Government intends to issue formal Requests for Prototype Proposals (RPPs) for execution of a project award in support of the Department of Defense (DoD).Projects anticipated to be solicited under the NSC OTA are as follows:Smart Warehouse and Asset Management - The objective of this effort is to develop and demonstrate a prototype to advance and leverage 5G-enabled technologies to improve efficiencies and accuracies of warehouse operations for the United States Marine Corps (USMC). These 5G enabled smart warehouse technologies should improve the efficiency, accuracy, security, and safety of materiel and supply handling, management, storage, and distribution. Specifically, this project will leverage 5G networking in a warehouse test environment to identify, test and confirm 5G enabled warehouse and logistics improvements that increase the efficiency and safety of warehouse operations. The intended outcome of the 5G-MSWAM project is a 5G-enabled Smart Warehouse that can not only improve the efficiency and safety of current processes, but also serve as a proving ground for testing, refining, and validating emerging 5G enabled technologies.5G Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) - The DoD and the Department of the Air Force (DAF) need to develop effective methodologies (hardware, software and systems) to allow the sharing or coexistence between airborne radar systems and 5G cellular telephony systems in shared (completely or partially overlapping) spectral bands, with specific interests in the 3,100-3,450 MHz band. The objective of this effort is to construct and operate a localized full scale 5G mobile cellular network in order to evaluate the impact of the 5G network on the airborne radar systems and the radar’s impact on the 5G network, employing both active and passive techniques to enable sharing or coexistence. The output of the project will be capabilities (e.g. fieldable equipment and control systems) and processes to allow spectrum sharing or coexistence with cooperating and non-cooperating 5G networks.Only members of the NSC in good standing are permitted to a submit proposal in response to the RPP. The NSC is an open consortium with a low barrier for membership. Any interested company, academic institution, or contractor can become a member and join the consortium to widen knowledge and technical expertise to continue to advance in technologies and meet Government needs.The Government shall provide the NSC, through its authorized agent, a call for proposal(s) and the NSC, through its authorized agent, shall make those calls available to NSC Members who will then decide whether to submit proposals in response to such calls and, if so, will prepare their individual proposal(s) or will individually establish a team comprised of NSC Members to prepare a team proposal(s). These NSC member proposals will be submitted to the NSC’s agent, the CMF, for transmission to the Government. The Government shall be solely responsible for evaluation and selection of proposals for funding from among the proposals submitted. Once it receives notification of selection, the NSC, by its agent, will enter into a Project Agreement with the NSC member entity or team whose proposal was selected by the Government through this competitive process. The NSC agent shall execute and administer the award and Project Agreement and the Government’s designated Technical Manager will supervise the technical work performed by the NSC Member(s) whose proposals are selected for funding by the Government.Subsection 10.U.S.C. 2371b(f) provides that a “transaction entered into under this section for a prototype project may provide for the award of a follow-on production contract or transaction to participants in the transaction.” This stature requires that advanced consideration be given and notice be made of the potential for a follow-on contract or transaction. As such, the RPP will clearly indicate whether a follow-on production contract or transaction is contemplated.For more information interested Parties can visit the consortium website at http://www.nationalspectrumconsortium.org/.The Point of Contact for this action is Ms. Alexandra Trunzo, Agreement Specialist, ACC-NJ-ET, 973-724-4179; alexandra.m.trunzo.civ@mail.mil
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- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
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