Army Research Laboratory, AMSRL-OP-WS-RP, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002-5501

A -- ELECTRONIC WARFARE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING SOL DAAL01-96-R-2017 POC Maria Briseno, Contract Specialist, (505) 678-3246, Barbara L. Minto, Contracting Officer, (505) 678-0767. The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate (SLAD), White Sands Missile Range, NM, is seeking an educational or other nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and development center with capability and expertise to provide Electronic Warfare Vulnerability Assessment Research, Develpment, and Engineering required to support SLAD in its Electronic Warfare Vulnerability Assessment (EWVA) program. The EWVA Program has undergone a very large expansion due to the increased military use of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum, incorporation of Electronic Warfare (EW) into new Army warfighting doctrines such as Information Warfare (IW), Command Control Warfare (C2W), intelligence preparation of the battlefield, major Army thrusts resulting from FORCE XII (digitization of the battlefield, large scale computer supported exercises, virtual and constructive concepts, etc.), and more emphasis on survivability in the Army's modernization porgram. The required research, development, and engineering are in the following five functional areas: Theoretical studies and analyses; predictive measurement techniques; advanced EW concepts; data collection, reduction, and analysis techniques; and special hardware/software. The typical research and development efforts performed shall support SLAD's EWVA methodologies and techniques, but shall not be limited to these. Firms should have appropriate background capability and expertise in these areas. The proposed contract is expected to be a cost-reimbursement type contract. The performance period contemplated is for a three-year basic period with two one-year options. All effort will be assigned via task orders. Interested firms must submit in accordance with numbered Note 25, the particulars of their experience, capabilities, and background pertinent to this program. The closing date of submission of particulars is 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Firms responding must indicate size status as appropriate. Respondents of this notice will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of information submitted. Since no other information is available for release regarding this procurement at this time, telephone requests will not be honored. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only, and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this synopsis. No solicitation documents are available at this time. The US Army reserves the right to consider a HBCU/MI set aside. See Note 25. (0121)

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