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A -- SUBSYSTEMS INTEGRATED DESIGN ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY (SIDAT). THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS IN TWO PARTS. THIS IS PART 1 OF 2 SOL PRDA 95-05-FIK DUE 031695 POC Mr. Raleigh Haney, Contract Negotiator, (513) 255-5901 Mr. Lawrence W. Kopa, Contracting Officer, (513) 255-5901. 17. A--NOTICE: THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS IN TWO PARTS. PART 1 OF 2 PARTS. INTRODUCTION: Wright Laboratory (WL/FIVE) is interested in receiving proposals (technical and cost) on the research effort described below. Proposals in response to this PRDA shall be submitted by 16 March 1995, 1500 hours Eastern Time, addressed to Wright Laboratory, Directorate of R&D Contracting, WL/FIKA, Building 7, Area B, Attn: Mr. Raleigh Haney, 2530 C St, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7607. (1) This is an unrestricted solicitation. Small businesses are encouraged to propose on all or any part of this solicitation. Proposals submitted shall be in accordance with this announcement. Proposals submitted after the cutoff date specified herein shall be treated with restrictions of FAR 52.215-10. A copy of this provision may be obtained from the contracting point of contact. There will be no other solicitation issued in regard to this requirement. Offerors should be alert for any PRDA amendments that may permit subsequent submission of proposal dates. Offerors who do not already have a copy of the current Nov 92 WL guide entitled ''PRDA BAA Guide for Industry'' or SF 1411 may request a copy from WL/FIKA, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7607, (513) 255-5901. B-- REQUIREMENTS (1) Introduction: Management of energy, both in terms of power generation and usage requirements and the disposition of waste heat, is a critical factor in the design of current air vehicles, and will continue to be so in the future. Integrated subsystems design assessment, allowing alternative applications of basic subsystems technologies as well as variant component mixes within subsystems, will enable engineers to quickly assess the capabilities of existing technologies to meet overall system requirements. Subsystems integrated design assessment is most effective when accomplished during the conceptual design stage of the acquisition process, where design and cost flexibility is the greatest. In order to produce this rapid technical evaluation capability, modeling and simulation technologies must be developed which can quantify the relationships between operational and environmental requirements, subsystem and component-level functions, and system-level performance/penalty measures. The envisioned capability would be one wherein a top level ''virtual prototype'' of an air vehicle's subsystems can be quickly assembled from on-line libraries of subsystem and component models, using a graphics-oriented interface. Having the ability to quickly assess system-level performance/penalty measures during the conceptual design phase of system development, based on an analysis of subsystems performance and an accurate simulation of their interactions, will ensure that inconsistent or conflicting requirements are quickly identified, and that the need to allocate resources for the development of advanced, integrated technology, to satisfy an operational requirement, is known prior to embarking on the detailed design. (2) Technical Description: The objective of the SIDAT effort is to define an approach to the development of a unique and innovative integrated subsystem design-assessment capability. This effort is specifically aimed at identifying or defining the mathematical modeling, analytic methodologies, engineering procedures, and data processing technologies required to accomplish the assessment. This effort will also define the underlying framework detailing how these elements ought to be combined to implement the desired capability. This effort will define and validate the approach, tools and components, required to implement SIDAT, but will not implement the actual capability. This effort is divided into three specific tasks. First, develop the modeling procedures and methodology for the capability. The modeling procedures and methodology shall serve as the basic outline for development of the SIDAT capability. Second, implement a rapidly-reconfigurable concept visualization demonstrator (CVD). The CVD shall embody the basic concepts of the SIDAT capability including: representations of all user interfaces and mimicking the expert system aids intended for the actual system. Each version of the CVD shall be distributed, in order to allow the potential using community to fully evaluate the concepts and provide feedback. Third, assess the payoffs and benefits of such a system, and develop a road map for completing development of this capability. The government estimates the following distribution of effort in the tasks described below: 1) Modeling and Methodology: 50-60%, 2) Concept Visualization Demonstrator: 30-20%, and 3) Payoff/Benefit/Road Map: 20%. Offeror, in his/her response, shall break out each task by both technical effort and cost. MODELLING PROCEDURES AND METHODOLOGY: The contractor shall develop a procedure and methodology capable of performing effective and efficient energy management assessment of integrated subsystem schemes. The contractor shall identify, or develop and validate, the mathematical theories or expert knowledge required to model the functionality and performance of subsystems and components, including all critical subsystem interactions. Modeling subsystem interactions shall include defining the significant interfaces between subsystems and describing the complex interrelationships among the many parameters representing various subsystem functions. Because the many interrelationships make mathematical modelling of subsystem functions quite involved, methodologies shall be developed to make the models consistent with the level of detail available at, and required for, conceptual design, and to limit analysis to those parameters that have a meaningful effect on the system level performance measures of interest such as: weight, range, durability, and life cycle cost. The modeling and methodology procedures shall identify or define all required data: types, structures, dependencies, derivations, normalizations, transformations, and exchange protocols, while adopting-- wherever possible--existing or proposed standardization schemes. The modeling procedures and methodology shall identify specific computer science disciplines (e.g., expert systems, modeling & simulation, object-oriented design networks, and data base management systems) and the interactions of these disciplines required to implement the SIDAT capability. This shall include consideration of leveraging development by adapting existing programs that offer capabilities similar to those sought by SIDAT, but designed for different purposes. Modeling procedures and methodology shall provide a comprehensive specification of the significant integration links and interactions between components within a subsystem and between subsystem. This includes physical, functional, control, and energy interfaces. The models used in the assessment of the interfaces shall represent only those links that have a meaningful and quantifiable effect on system-level performance/penalty measures. The methodology shall include development of strategies for ensuring robust solution convergence, as well as methods to screen for illogical or unreasonable system states, or input that would prevent accurate and meaningful analysis. Modeling procedures and methodology shall define the level of rigor of the mathematical modeling sufficient to obtain required system-level impacts. CONCEPT VISUALIZATION DEMONSTRATOR: As functional concepts and basic operating modes of the capability are being defined, a rapidly-reconfigurable, working visualization of the system concept shall be implemented. The concept visualization demonstrator (CVD) shall serve to instantiate the vision for the SIDAT capability, reflecting modes and features of the user interface and basic system operation and control flow. Internally, the CVD shall serve as a sounding board for ideas as the definition of the SIDAT capability progresses. Externally, each new version of the CVD shall be made available for free distribution, in order to allow potential users to fully evaluate operational concepts and usability. The CVD shall undergo formal review and evaluation, at least quarterly, in parallel with the evolving concept of the SIDAT capability. Concept visualization is intended only for use in evaluating the evolving SIDAT definition, and shall be accomplished utilizing a commercial off-the-shelf, rapid prototyping tool (or tool suite). CVD development shall not be subject to DOD requirements for: Ada language, MIL-STD-2167A documentation, or Operation, Maintenance and Support (OM&S). PAYOFF/BENEFIT/ROAD MAP: The contractor shall quantify the payoffs of the SIDAT capability. This shall include: identifying places in the product development cycle wherein the SIDAT capability would provide maximum benefit, identifying its potential contributions to systems engineering, and determining how its output might best be exploited by the using community. The contractor shall define a set of validation criteria for the SIDAT methodology, which shall be supported by a complete description of the rationale used in developing the methodology. Risk assessment shall be performed to determine the state of all identified technological disciplines, in terms of meeting the requirements of an actual development effort. The contractor shall create a program development plan to describe how the SIDAT methodology would be implemented as an integrated design assessment capability. This shall include recommendations on schedule, and manpower, requirements including a breakout of the skills mix needed to accomplish the system development. The contractor shall invite peer review of the SIDAT capability through technical papers, refereed journal articles, technical conferences, or any other open forums wherein the SIDAT effort can be described and debated by the technical community. The contractor shall hold quarterly reviews, at mutually agreed upon locations (at least one per year at Wright-Patterson), to present the current state of the research effort, including Modeling and Methodology and the CVD. (3) Deliverable Items: The following deliverable data items shall be proposed: (a) Status Report, DI-MGMT-80368/T, monthly, (b) Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR), DI-F-6004B/T, monthly, (c) Project Planning Chart, DI-MGMT-80507A/T, monthly, (d) Presentation Material, DI-ADMN-81373/T, as required, (e) Performance and Cost Report, DI-FNCL-80912/T, monthly, (f) Scientific and Technical Reports, DI-MISC-80711/T, (Draft and Reproducible Final), (g) Technical Videotape Presentation, DI-MISC-81275/T, (Draft and Final), and (h) Scientific and Technical Reports, DI- MISC-80711/T, (Contractor's Billing Voucher), monthly. (4) Security Requirements: It is not anticipated that work performed under this contract will involve classified information. (5) Other Special Requirements: International Trade in Arms Restrictions(ITARs) apply. (0027)

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