Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, MS32, 22541 Millstone Road, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304

66 -- COMMON TERRAIN RENDERING SYSTEM (CTRS) AND MULTISPECTRAL SCENE GENERATION CAPABILITY (SGC) SOL N00421- POC Janice Tyson, Contracting Officer, PHONE (301) 342-1855, ext. 210, FAX (301) 342-1864. This is a sources sought synopsis -- no solicitation currently exists. The Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF), located at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is seeking information from potential sources who can provide or develop hardware and software to support development of a Common Terrain Rendering System (CTRS) and a multispectral Scene Generation Capability (SGC). The systems will have a modular, open architecture design that allows for utilization of commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and software; as well as allowing for flexibility, expandability and maintainability. The SGC will be used to provide a realistic, multispectral, high-fidelity simulation of an infrared (IR)/ultraviolet (UV) virtual warfare environment to the installed sensor under test via stimulation (digital injection and optical projection). These sensors include: Forward-Looking IR (FLIR) systems, Missile Warning Systems (MWS), IR Search and Track (IRST) systems, and IR missile seekers. A realistic simulation is defined as that approximation of reality necessary to meet the test criteria for the sensor's critical performance and operational measures. All simulated scenario elements will represent radiant intensity dynamics, spectral quality, spatial resolution, temporal resolution and dynamic range consistent with the sensor performance characteristics and information requirements. The SGC will operate in a facility integrated support mode (real-time) and in a laboratory standalone mode (nonreal-time). The SGC will provide valid and verifiable simulations of backgrounds, targets (airborne, ground-based and maritime), and atmospheric phenomena. Background simulations will consist of terrain, ground cover, cultural features, direct and reflected sun, and ordnance sources. Target simulations will consist of airborne targets (plume, skin, internal heat sources, reflected radiation, sun glints, etc.), ground-based and maritime targets (internal heat sources, reflected radiation, sun glints, etc.). Atmospheric simulations will model the effects of atomospheric phenomena on IR/UV signal propagation. The atmospheric phenomena to be modeled will include, but are not limited to; weather, smoke, gases, aerosols, optical turbulence, and other obscurants. The CTRS will provide the underlying terrain structure to visual, radar, and IR/UV scene generation systems simultaneously. The underlying terrain will be provided to the various scene generation systems at various levels of detail, continuously adapting from lower fidelity background scenes to higher fidelity foreground scenes as the viewpoint moves across the scene. A continuously adaptive terrain would prevent sudden changes in a scene that would affect the performance of a sensor system. The CTRS will provide a time and space synchronous terrain that directly supports correlation of visual, radar and IR/UV data. The type contract contemplated is Fixed-Price Incentive, with an anticipated award date of June 1997 and period of performance of approximately 20 months. Any potential sources are requested to provide informational literature, including, but not limited to, technical documentation, schematics, part numbers, estimated cost, etc. Potential sources are also requested to provide information on whether or not any proposed systems can be classified as commercial items, the size and status of your company, and any feedback on the feasibility of the proposed systems and realism of the type of contract contemplated and period of performance. Again, this sources sought IS NOT A SOLICITATION; any information provided shall be AT NO COST TO THE U.S. NAVY. Send responses to: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Attn: David Blake/Code 516300A/MS-3, 48108 Standley Road, Patuxent River, Maryland 20670-5304. For additional information, fax a request to David Blake at (301) 342-6381. Responses should be received at Mr. Blake's office by May 7, 1996. (0093)

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