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A -- FY97 ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN SUPPORT OF TRADOC BATTLE LABS AND LOUISIANA MANEUVERS (ACT II PROGRAM) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT SOL DAAH04-96-R-BAA6. POC Contracting Officer, Anna G. McLaughlin, 919-549-4301. The US Army Research Office (ARO) announces the issuance of the Draft Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Department of the Army's Advanced Concepts and Technology II (ACT II) Program. The BAA requests proposals concerning demonstrations of technologies in areas of interest to the US Army Training and Doctrine Command's (TRADOC) Battle Labs and the Chief of Staff of the Army's Louisiana Maneuvers (LAM) Task Force. The solicitation process to be utilized calls for the initial submission of a 2-page concept paper. The concept paper will be evaluated and, if the technology is judged highly relevant based on criteria set forth in the BAA, the offeror will be invited to submit a complete proposal. The ACT II Program is seeking proposals that will provide mature technologies, prototypes, interfaces, software and/or systems for demonstration at Advanced Warfighting Experiments sponsored by the Battle Labs or at annual General Headquarters Exercises sponsored by LAM. Representative topic areas for which proposals will be requested include: information age concepts for the battlefield and information networks; battlefield simulation systems; battlefield distribution; logistics command and control; petroleum and water treatment, storage, and distribution; soldier sustenance; integration of Personnel Service Support and experimental Army battlefield systems to redesign functions, use of personnel source data information for casualty, readiness, replacement, information management, personnel accounting, and Army battlefield command and communications systems for the Force XXI Army; provide performance support aids for procedural or problem solving tasks; new concepts of power sources for individual dismounted soldiers; dismounted capabilities on urban terrain; identification of friendly forces; target acquisition/image transmission; battlefield visualization technologies for Army Airspace Command and Control and precision attack; sensor data fusion, information distribution and terrain independent communications for ground-based surveillance and target acquisition systems; moving target indicator and automatic target recognition linking and cross-cueing capabilities; synthetic environments and real-time targeting data integration for Synthetic Theater of War (STOW); integration of Joint Conflict Model (JCM), Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS), and the Interactive Distributed Early Entry Analysis Simulation (IDEEAS) on the Battle Lab Reconfigurable Simulator Initiative (BLRSI) architecture; technologies capable of addressing the robotic, sensor and command control requirements of Remote Warfare Operations; Precision Line of Sight Munitions and Weapon Systems; Division Level Class VIII Automated Supply System; Personnel Information Net; Medical Digital Assistant and Battlefield Medical Record; Trauma Patient Simulator; mounted ground and air reconnaissance; expanded capabilities for mounted systems to acquire and kill and array of targets; Force Protection; Mounted Systems Modeling and Simulations. Definitive topics will be stated in the BAA. The Draft ACT II BAA is available on the Internet at: http://www-tradoc.army.mil/battle.labs/index.htm. Interested parties who do not have access to the Internet may submit a written request for the BAA to the US Army Research Office, Attn: AMXRO-AAA (DAAH04-96-R-BAA6), PO Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211. Requests may be submitted by facsimile to (919) 549-4310. If you utilize the Internet you are requested to acknowledge your access to TRADOC or ARO so that a complete mailing list is maintained. Failure to acknowledge your participation may result in not receiving crucial information concerning this solicitation. A Pre-Proposal Conference is planned for 15-16 April 1996 at the Omni Newport News Hotel, 1000 Omni Blvd., Newport News, VA, Exit 258A off I-64. You must register in order to attend. The conference pamphlet and registration form may be obtained by either accessing the Internet at: http://www-tradoc.army.mil/battle.labs/index.htm or through electronic mail to gauthierj@emh6.monroe.army.mil or in writing to Commander U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, ATTN: ATCD-B (Ms. Gauthier), Fort Monroe, VA 23651-5000. Cut-off date for registration is 14 March 1996. Those requiring overnight accommodations should contact the Omni Newport News Hotel (1-800-THE-OMNI or (804) 873-6664) by 14 March 1996. THERE WILL BE NO WALK-IN REGISTRATION ACCEPTED. Whether or not you plan to attend the ACT II Pre-Proposal Conference, you must submit your questions regarding the draft BAA in writing to the US Army Research Office, ATTN: AMXRO-AAA (DAAH04-96-R-BAA6), PO Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211 by 5 April 1996. Interested parties are encouraged to utilize the Internet and E-mail capabilities. The final BAA will be available in hardcopy or on the Internet at: http://www-tradoc.army.mil/battle.labs/index.htm on or about 6 May 1996. POCs are Ann McLaughlin, (919) 549-4301 and Amy Wendelgass, (919) 549-4287. THERE WILL BE NO OTHER SOLICITATION NOTICE ISSUED IN REGARD TO THIS REQUIREMENT. (060)

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