Office of the Secretary of Defense/Program Analysis & Evaluation, 1800 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-1800

A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT - WARFARE SIMULATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT POC Dr. James Metzger, (703) 602-3675 The Joint Warfare Simulation (JWARS) program office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis & Evaluation) is soliciting creative research and development proposals in support of the JWARS program. The Joint Warfare Simulation (JWARS) is being developed as the next generation simulation of joint, campaign-level warfare for analysis. JWARS will be used by the Combatant Commanders, Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and Services. It will support courses of action analyses, force structure capability assessments, force structure trade-offs, cost and operational effectiveness analyses, and joint warfare capability assessments. JWARS will be a fully-automated simulation and will encompass all warfare mission areas. Command. control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) will provide the logical foundation for all simulated activities. In particular, the U.S. joint planning and execution process will be represented. JWARS is being developed using object-oriented technology. A spiral development approach is being employed, including mission space analysis, object model development, high level design, detailed design, verification & validation (V&V), and data analysis. These analyses are being conducted now for the JWARS prototype. The development of JWARS raises challenging technical problems. Some essential activities have been represented poorly or not at all in existing campaign-level simulations. The purpose of this announcement is to solicit solutions to several such technical problems. The JWARS office is seeking creative research and development (R&D) in the following areas: 1) Representation of ''fusion'' of intelligence data. Fusion is correlation and integration of data on enemy forces obtained from multiple sources into a perceived enemy situation. Fusion is one component of the intelligence development process used in the execution of military operations. The representation must permit traceability from raw intelligence data through situation assessment to military action; 2) Representation of the ''cognitive process'' in command decision making. The cognitive process involves using the perceived battlefield situation (including friendly and enemy forces) and the current operations plan to make decisions; 3) Representation of ''operational maneuver'' by ground forces. Maneuver is the movement of friendly ground units relative to enemy ground units in order to put the latter at a disadvantage. At the operational level, maneuver is the means whereby the joint force commander determines where and when to engage the enemy. The representation must be consistent with simulated operations plans; and, 4) ''Time management technique'' to enhance run time efficiency. Execution of JWARS will involve large numbers of objects interacting with one another, potentially demanding execution times beyond limits acceptable for supported analyses. A technique will be needed to modulate execution times. The JWARS office solicits white papers proposing solutions in the above areas. Such a paper may form the basis for a subsequent R&D contract to definitize the proposed solution and develop a design for inclusion in JWARS. Each paper should address a single area and be no longer than ten (10) pages in length (excluding cover page). Five (5) copies of such a paper must be submitted. The following format should be adhered to: 1) Cover page--including name, address, telephone number, FAX number, and e- mail address of the offeror, reference to this announcement, and area (of the above four) addressed; 2) Description of the problem; 3) Approach proposed to solve the problem; 4) Related prior and present experience; 5) Technical qualifications and security clearance levels of proposed researchers; and, 6) Estimate of the cost for subsequent R&D. As an order of magnitude, the JWARS office projects that a subsequent R&D contract to address one of the four above areas might involve eight professional staff months of effort expended over an intense four-month period. An offeror wishing to address more than one area should submit a separate paper for each area. The white papers will be evaluated for technical approach and cost. In priority order, the criteria used for evaluating technical approach will be: 1) extent to which the proposed solution contributes to the JWARS mission of simulating joint, campaign-level warfare for analysis; 2) ease of implementing the proposed approach and of obtaining the necessary data; 3) related prior and present experience, and associated record of performance; and, 4) technical qualifications of proposed researchers. The evaluation of cost will be subordinate to the technical evaluation. Subsequent R&D may require security clearance at the SECRET level. Deadlines. White papers must be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this announcement. The award of contracts can be expected no sooner than thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days after the submission date of proposals. No contracts will be issued after one hundred eighty (180) days from the proposal submission date. Where to Mail. White papers should be addressed to Office of the Secretary of Defense/Program Analysis & Evaluation, 1800 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-1800. Program Manager - Dr. James Metzger, (703) 602-3675. (0072)

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