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A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR C4I TECHNOLOGIES. SOL BAA95-001 (Part 2 of 2) POC N/ This is the continuation of Part 2 of 2 of BAA95-001 for United States Special Operations Command. Multi-spectral vision enhancement devices. Software/circuitry/techniques/methodologies/material/ manufacturing processes/EDM which will enable or demonstrate the probability of development and production of personal, lightweight, low power consumption vision enhancement devices for individuals and for use with commercial full motion video cameras and digital Charge Capacitance Discharge (CCD) cameras. Spectral bands of interest include Infrared (.75micrometer-1millimeter wavelength ), low level visible light (3700-7500 Angstrom (A), Ultraviolet short and long wave (100-3700A), and Thermal 50-150+ degrees Fahrenheit. Devices will be used for combat reconnaissance and surveillance, rescue operations, and navigation in adverse conditions. High reliability speaker identification algorithms. Calculations/formulae/algorithms/ circuitry/software/EDM which allows the identification of a speaker through comparison with a previously recorded sample of that person's voice. The solution must work with high reliability (95% or better) in a real-time mode using a high speed digital processor in a portable mode. The solution must allow for or compensate for a wide variety of environmental noises and conditions. Possible uses will be in tactical radio communications security devices and as a secure area screening and admittance device. Flexible, lightweight, high efficiency photovoltaic cell. Material/manufacturing techniques/studies/models which radically reduce the current requirement of portable tactical communications and processing system for large numbers of heavy, expensive, and un-reliable batteries, and for fossil fuel internal combustion generators. The goal of all research and development is to produce, or demonstrate the probability of producing, a flexible, lightweight, film-type, photovoltaic (PV) cell module weighing under 10 ounces with a Solar conversion efficiency of 50% or greater, and which is able to produce a voltage of 12-18 volts, and a maximum power output of 25 Watts or greater. Antennas. Materials/manufacturing techniques/designs/studies/EDM which promote, enable, or demonstrate the development and/or production of small (physical and electrical), lightweight, high gain, low noise, high sensitivity, highly portable antennas for all types of communications (high frequency through Kf_band (17.25 GHz) satellite communications), collection and direction finding antennas for ships, aircraft, and ground tactical use in the bands 3 MHz through 3 GHz; 3 GHz through 26 GHz; 26 GHz through 40 GHz; individual communications antennas in the military tactical band 30-90 MHz; low physical profile, covert, and disguised communications and collection antennas for individuals, ships, aircraft, and vehicles in the 10 MHz to 1.5 GHz range. Of particular interest are materials, designs, and manufacturing techniques for the reduction of the physical size and weight of antennas while maintaining or increasing the electrical size, and antenna designs which increase gain for broad band applications. TENCAP Initiatives. Materials/techniques/processes/ procedures/designs/studies/EDM pertaining to the TENCAP community which support USSOCOM in the general functional areas of detection, identification, geolocation, tracking, and targeting of military and naval units, installations, systems, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) materiel, headquarters and command and control centers, and certain industrial processes and production centers. Sensor data encompassing the whole of the electromagnetic spectrum and the physical sciences may be considered and investigated. New techniques or up-grades to current communications capability are highly desirable. Improved data compression, data storage and retrieval, data analysis, and archiving and library procedures, techniques, and systems are needed. Automated data analysis, visual object identification, and situation or scenario identification techniques/algorithms/procedures are of high interest. Improved geolocation capability. Calculations/formulae/algorithms/ circuitry/software/studies/technology/EDM which allows or demonstrates the probability of improving the accuracy of the DoD Global Positioning System (GPS) to include specific research into the variables that affect isochrome and isopots, and the complete range of environmental conditions affecting satellites in high geosynchronus orbit. (0234)

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