Defense Nuclear Agency, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398

A -- LASER COUNTERMEASURES STUDY SOL DNA001-95-R-0067 DUE 011896 POC David Staudt, Negotiator, (703) 325-9210, Edward L. Archer, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-5028. Contract award will be made in accordance with DFARS 235.70, Research and Development Streamlined Contracting Procedures. A FORMAL WRITTEN REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation does NOT include a supplemental package. In case it may later be found necessary for the Contracting Officer to issue an amendment, offerors must provide written address information to the contract negotiator, David Staudt at FAX (703) 325-9291. Note: if your company has provided address information in response to the synopsis, a second submission is NOT necessary. All mandatory terms, clauses, and provisions in DFARS 235.7006, Research and Development Streamlined Contracting Format, and the following optional items are incorporated by reference: B.3, B.6, C.2, E.3, F.1, G.1, G.4, I.42, I.43, I.44, I.53, I.60, I.64, I.70, I.75, I.78, I.85, I.86, I.88, I.94, I.97, I.104,I.107, I.127, I.129,I.132, I.133, I.153, I.154, I.155, I.157, J.1, L.14 and M.2. The applicable clauses and provisions are those in effect through FAC 90-31 and DAC 91-8. Standard evaluation factors at Section M of this subpart apply except that cost will not be a weighted factor and contract award will be based on Best Value analysis. Deliverables will include the following: 1.) Quarterly Performance/Cost report, 2 copies (1DNA/AM, 1PM) due 105DAC; 2.) Draft Final Report,6 copies (DNA/TITL) due 10MAC; 3.) Final Report, 3 copies (1DNA/AM, 2PM) due 12MAC; 4.) Color Slide Briefing, 2 copies (1DNA/AM, 1PM). A cost plus fixed fee contract is contemplated. Period of performance is estimated to be twelve (12) months including the final report. This procurement is a small business set-aside. See Note 1. This contract is considered a .8 man years effort. Technical and Cost proposals are due at DNA/AM1, Attn: David Staudt, no later than 1600 hours local time, on 18 Jan 96. Three copies and one original of the technical and cost proposals must be provided. The technical proposal section is limited to 40 pages. Multiple awards are not contemplated. The contracting officer is Edward L. Archer, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398,(703) 325-9210. All contractor personnel wil require DoD security clearance of SECRET. This contract will require access to restricted data, formerly restricted data, and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). In performing the contract, the contractor will receive classified documents. The DD254, Contract Security Classification Specification will be included in the contract. The Statement of Work (SOW) is as follows: 1.0 SCOPE-To provide the Security Branch, Safety Assessment Division (NOSA), a report on the national and international proliferation of laser technology which has been, or potentially can be, developed to deny access and/or to incapacitate adversaries. The report must also examine the countermeasures available, or in development, that have the potential to mitigate the effects of laser delay/denial technology and it must examine the safeguards required of friendly forces to avoid casualty from friendly or hostile laser fire. Authority was granted by the Chairman, Physical Security Equipment Action Group (PSEAG) to fund this program using PSEAG funds. 1.1 Background-The Security Branch, NOSA, is the program manager for 6.2 exploratory development of laser-supported denial/delay technology which supports the Services' physical security missions. Following review of the initial stages of development, the Air Force became interested in determining the level of national and international exploitation of this technology and its availability for use by potential hostile forces, the Services are also interested in available and developing technology which may counter the effects of laser delay/denial defense systems. 1.2 OBJECTIVES-The Contractor shall investigate national, international, commercial, and defense industry to determine the availability of laser technology which could be used, without extensive development, to either aid in gaining or denying access to critical DoD resources. Following the identification of such technology, the contractor shall provide an analysis of the effectiveness of the systems, the countermeasures required to defeat such systems, the vulnerability of critical assets based on the existence of such systems and recommend safeguards to be employed by personnel operating in/around sites containing targeted critical assets. The level of effort involves literacy searches, analysis of findings, recommending courses of action and documentation only; no actual experimentation or demonstrations wth humans and/or animals are required. 2.0 Requirements(Tasks)-The contractor shall undertake the following for a period of twelve months: 2.1 TASK 1-Conduct an investigation to determine what laser systems have been, or is expected to be, developed within the US Government that could be considered equipment which could be readily used as either an access aiding or access denial system. The focus should be on man-portable devices-that is, devices which can be employed by small tactical units or may be part of the overall site defense scheme. Consider all conceivable small unit platforms, including vehicular and airborne. Through primarily focused on small unit platforms and site defense/security aids, initial investigations should evaluate any potential applicable concept uncovered during the search. 2.2 TASK 2-Determine what laser systems are currently under development or are planned for development in the near future (5-10 years). Analyze the impact of any near term advances in laser technology on laser weapons concepts. 2.3 TASK 3-If possible, determine what laser systems have already been developed or currently under development outside the United States. Evaluate, through the Defense Intelligence Agency, Office of Foreign Technology Assessment and/or other applicable sources, laser concepts that may be available to potential US Government adversaries. The source may require one trip each to Europe, the Far East, or Southwest Asia. Minimal (2-3 trips) travel is expected within the continental US. 2.4 TASK 4-Investigate what laser systems are readily available (commercial and defense industries) that could be used (or easily modified for use) against ground defenders of US Government critical assets. 2.5 TASK 5-Investigate possible countermeasure techniques to the systems discovered. Consider counter measure techniques not only for equipment available now, but technologies which are under development and are anticipated to be deployed within the next five to ten years. 2.6 TASK 6-Recommend countermeasures to protect site personnel and to mitigate the effect of aggressor laser systems and equipment. The countermeasures should consider equipment development; site security systems; facility modification/hardening; cognizant plans/procedures and training initiatives; site environmental condidtions; diverse facility compositions; friendly fire; collateral damage; and near/long term force strucures. Develop countermeasure strategies, provide technical assessments and recommend effective integration of countermeasures into existing facility hardening and personnel safeguarding programs. 2.7 TASK 7-Publish the findings in a professionally prepared report suitable for distribution to first-line DoD components/units. The document must be written/formatted in a manner which may be comprehended by a non-technical force, down to and including an E-1, whose primary function is the defense of DoD resources (both as a primary duty and as an ancillary function). Produce a professionally prepared color slide briefing for use by the technical representative prior to publication. Information on DNA solicitations, already released, can be obtained by calling the DNA Hotline at (703) 325-1173. Reference Synopsis No. 96-12 (0332)

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