Deputy Chief of Staff for Contracting/US Army Space Command (FWD), ATTN: MOSC-SC, 1670 N. Newport Road, Suite 211, Colorado Springs, CO 80916-2749

A -- FY98 SPACE APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM Contact, Mr. Tim Tweed, Contracting Officer, 719/554-8840. As part of the Army Space Applications Technology Program (SATP), US Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (USASSDC) is searching for ideas from industry and academia on how space-related technologies can be used to help the US Army perform its current and future missions. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to solicit potential technology candidates for the FY98 SATP planning process. USASSDC Missile Defense and Space Technology Center (MDSTC) is interested in reviewing technologies that, once matured, may be used in a future Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program (ASEDP) efforts. Examples of topics of interest are: near real-time knowledge of the enemy; missile and force detection and tracking; reduced sensor-shooter timelines; remote precision targeting; weather and other remote sensors; enhanced soldier survivability; personal communicators; early entry platforms; space control; battlefield digitization; GPS battlefield applications; communications; channel selectable battlefield awareness; and Space Test Program efforts. The objective of the SATP is to explore, demonstrate (breadboard), and evaluate space-related technologies in an effort to increase the effectiveness of the warfighter, and to develop technologies into a demonstration program resulting in an improved operational capability for the Army of the 21st Century, FORCE XXI. After a government review process (supported by the ASEDP SETA contractor ARINC Research Corporation and their associated subcontractors), successful companies will be requested to present a briefing on their submission at an Industry and Academia Conference (IAC) to be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 25-27, 1995. Due to potential proprietary issues, the IAC audience will be restricted to US government personnel, USASSDC support contractors, and Federally Funded Research and Development Center representatives. Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria: a) REQUIREMENTS: Meets an identified battlefield deficiency for which no system currently exists, or provides a unique means to more effectively perform an existing mission; b) MEETS MISSION: Compatibility with, and suitability to, Army roles and missions consistent with joint and combined operations ranging from training and field exercises and military operations that include peacetime, operations other than war, and war; c) CONSTRAINTS: Candidates unrealistic costs, size, weight, or other operational or logistical constraints; d) TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION CONCEPT DEFINITION: Definition of candidate's concept as it relates to Army mission needs and the capability to be provided; e) PAYOFF: Relative payoff if candidate is successful versus the likelihood of success. (Address potential benefits vs risks.) SATP technology candidate submissions must be provided by 9 June, 1995 to the following address: US Army Missile Defense and Space Technology Center, ATTN: CSSD-SD-S, Box 1500, 106 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801. More information may be provided upon request. To request a copy of the SATP submission format, please contact Major Kevin Dietrick. Direct any questions to Major Kevin M. Dietrick at 205-955-1758 or Dr. George Edlin at 205-955-3802. This is not a RFP and does not commit the government to award a contract now or in the future. No RFP is expected to be issued as a result of this survey. See in this respect Sources Sought published under Classification Code B for related information. (111)

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