Aeronautical Systems Center, Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), (ASC OL/YUK), West D Avenue, Suite 168, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6807

10 -- ORCA REAL APERTURE RADAR SEEKER DEVELOPMENT SOL F08626-96-DRFP-YHK02 POC Captain Gary Salava, Contracting Officer, 904/882-4261, Ext 3072; Betty Old, Program Manager, 904/882-9583, Ext 3238. The JDAM Program Office, Projects Division, is seeking sources to conduct the ORCA research and development program to demonstrate advanced air-to-surface, millimeter wave (MMW) Real Aperture Radar (RAR) seeker concepts for precision (three meters or less circular error probable) direct attack weapon guidance against high value fixed targets (HVFT) in adverse weather conditions. Adverse weather is defined as natural or man-made conditions, such as rain, haze, dust, smoke, fog, snow, ice, wind, and/or clouds, that preclude the use of current inventory munitions (e.g., electro-optical, television, infrared, or direct line-of-sight munitions). The ORCA program will specifically address Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) precision guidance requirements in support of the JDAM Product Improvement Program (PIP). The ORCA Program will focus on four basic efforts: (1) RAR seeker-guided JDAM weapon concept development, (2) RAR seeker performance characterization, (3) RAR seeker mission planning prototype system development and demonstration, and (4) RAR seeker-to-JDAM weapon-to-aircraft integration analyses. In the weapon concept development effort, an end-to-end RAR seeker guided weapon concept will be developed for application to the baseline JDAM. Key outputs from this effort will include: system functional allocations and error budgets, seeker design parameters, performance prediction, and cost versus performance tradeoffs, producibility and production cost analyses, and system life cycle cost estimates. This information will be used to support future JDAM PIP demonstration/validation, engineering and manufacturing development, and production program decisions. The performance characterization effort will address: system error budget evaluation, guidance (acquisition, aimpoint selection, tracking) algorithm capabilities, seeker/system simulation validation and performance estimation, and, performance demonstrations via flight testing. The mission planning effort will focus on: the development of a prototype mission planning subsystem and mission planning algorithms to support seeker-guided, steep attack trajectories, target reference validation issues, mission planning timelines for the JDAM PIP HVFT set, pre-mission targeting and strike planning for HVFT using realistic mission planning/target materials, demonstration of prototype mission planning subsystem capabilities in support of seeker flight test demonstrations, precision scoring system methodology, and, mission planning subsystem cost versus performance tradeoff analyses. The RAR seeker-to-JDAM weapon-to-aircraft integration effort will focus on detailed analyses of issues relating to RAR seeker integration with the JDAM weapon, and integration of the RAR seeker-guided JDAM weapon with JDAM aircraft. This effort will address all seeker-to-JDAM weapon and seeker-guided weapon-to-aircraft functional, physical, electrical, and logical interfaces, including weapon initialization, data rate requirements, and seeker-to-weapon alignment issues. Screening criteria against which the capabilities of interested firms will be evaluated include: 1) previous RAR seeker hardware, autonomous seeker algorithm, and mission planning development/demonstration experience against air-to-ground targets, 2) possession of RAR seeker hardware for ORCA demonstrations which will require little or no modification to meet program performance and schedule objectives, and 3) experience in seeker captive flight testing, precision scoring, and performance analysis. ORCA will require investigation of JDAM weapon capabilities and associated performance versus cost trade-offs for precision guidance, as well as the development of a detailed RAR seeker design concept which includes system error budgets, system timelines, design options and alternatives. A single award is envisioned for the ORCA program with a period of performance of up to 36 months. Access and storage of classified material up to ''SECRET/NOFORN'' is required, with the potential requirement for access and storage at the Top Secret/SCI Level. Foreign firms will be excluded from participation in this effort and the selected firm will be required to enter into Associate Contractor Agreements with the JDAM prime contractor and JDAM-related aircraft prime contractors. Any contract that may be awarded as a result of competition will include a strict Organizational Conflict of Interest provision due to potential access to other contractors' proprietary data, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Firms having applicable interest, capability and background should submit particulars in accordance with Numbered Note 25. Responses to this synopsis must also specifically address each area of the screening criteria above Responses to this synopsis must be received within 15 days from date of publication. Address responses to the Contracting Office, ASC OL/YUK. No notices may be published prior to draft RFP release. A notice of contracting action (NOCA) will be published prior to the formal RFP release. Program information distribution will be limited to DOD and DOD contractors only. Additionally, all potential contractors will be required to obtain export control certification from the Defense Logistics Center (DLSC), Battle Creek MI, 49016-3412 (1-800-352-3572) in accordance with DOD 5230.25 prior to being provided access to unclassified data. Certification is accomplished using DD Form 2345 ''Military Critical Technical Data Agreement.'' This requirement for DD For 2345 certification also applies to any subcontractors being given access to program information. For further information concerning technical aspects, contact Ms Betty Old, at 904-882-9583 x-3238 or Jim Galloway at 904-882-9584 x-3115. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC Eglin Ombudsman, Colonel Timothy Kinney, AFSEO/SK, 205 West D Ave. Suite 318, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6865, telephone (904) 882-9051, with serious concerns only. Direct all requests for solicitations and routine communication concerning this acquisition to Gary M. Salava, Contracting Officer, or Darbi Dillon, Contract Specialist, ASC OL/YUK, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6807, (904) 882-4262 extensions 3072 or 3242 respectively. See Numbered Note(s): 25. (0160)

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