NCCOSC RDTE Division Code 214B 53570 Silvergate Avenue Bldg A33 San Diego CA 92152-5113

A -- SENSATE LINER FOR COMBAT CAUSALTY CARE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SOL N66001-96-R-0906 POC Contract Specialist, Todd McKamey, (619)553-6589. Contracting Officer POC for copy, JC Norris, (619)553-4331. The Sensate Liner for Combat Casualty Care Development Program provides this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for identifying, developing, and demonstrating technologies useful for implementing a manageable cost effective systems approach to monitoring the medical condition of combat soldiers by way of an instrumented uniform hereafter referred to as a Sensate Liner (SL). The SL consists of a form fitting two piece jumpsuit which contains and interconnects sensing elements and devices to an electronics pack containing a processor and transmitter. The government's requirements are for: a) SL fabrication technology consisting of fiber, textile and garment development and b) the fabrication of a prototype SL to establish proof of concept. The proof of concept SL will include biological and physical sensors selected from the list provided. The goal of this research and development (R&D) is to develop innovative technological approaches that will provide military forces with enhanced combat casualty care capabilities. This BAA is focused on 7 areas: (1) flexible elastic wearable printed wiring technology development consisting of - insulated conductive fiber (thread) development; textile fabrication incorporating the insulated conductive fiber with helically woven (applied) optical fiber for penetration alert; process development (design rule generation) for establishing interfiber electrical interconnects; high and low resistivity traces; shielded traces; cross seam interconnects; sensor mounting technology; sensor connection technology; distributed chip mounting technology; processor attachment and interconnect technology; and inter-garment electrical and optical interconnect technology; (2)biological sensors selected from (and consideration restricted to); Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate (Heart Rate), Cardiac Output (Derived), Respiratory Rate, Temperature, Oxygen Saturation, Carbon Dioxide, pH, Bicarbonate, Various Electrolytes (Sodium, Chloride, Potassuim and Calcium), Hemoglobin and Hematocrit, Urine (Specific Gravity, Sodium, Chloride, Protein), Electromyogtaphic Activity; (3) Physical Sensors including - barrier penetration (optical and/or electronic for projectile penetration sensing); acoustic (0-5MHz for high speed projectile detection, classification and localization); bleeding, blood loss and blood loss and blood oxygenation; and motion; (4) intra sensor data fusion techniques for bilogical damage assessment; (5) Ultra low power alert and monitoring technologies (6)Computer Automated Design for custom mass production of individually tailored and equipped SL's (7)Advanced concepts tor unusual or exotic sensors or SL fabrication technologies including but not limited to micromachined sensors, smart (intelligent) sensors, and inter sensor communication technologies. White papers may be submitted anytime prior to the closing date of 10 June 1996 to the NCCOSC RDTE DIV (NRaD) address listed below. If a teaming is utilized, the organizational structure should be clearly shown including relationships between organizations. Submission procedures are as follows: three (3) copies of all white papers shall be submitted and must reference BAA #N66001-96-R-0906. White papers must be limited to ten (10) pages (including figures, charts and tables) on single-sided, double spaced pages with minimum type size 10. White papers shall contain a rough order of magnitude cost estimate. White papers must clearly indicate the technology area being addressed in order to facilitate goverment evaluation. Acknowledgment for receipt of white papers will not be made nor will white papers be returned. Telephone inquiries concerning the status of white papers will not be entertained. Following evaluation of white papers, NRaD reserves the right to request a full proposal from any, all, part of, or none of the white papers. In the event a white paper is considered favorably, the offeror will be invited to submit a full proposal within thirty (30) calendar days of notification by NRad. Such notification will confirm that the offeror's white paper addresses areas of interest and relevance to NRaD and the offeror has a reasonable chance for a competitive award based on NRaD's subsequent evaluation of the offeror's full proposal. Those offerors invited to submit a proposal shall submit the proposal formatted in two volumes in a manner identical to that of the white papers described previously. The proposal format will be provided in writing following receipt and evaluation of white papers. White papers will be evaluated with respect to the following criteria in descending order of importance: (1) Potential contribution of the effort to the mission, including relevance and contribution to the National Technology Base; (2) Overall scientific and technical meriti of the proposal including: (A) an understanding of the technical problem and its application to a specific technical area of SL development and combat casualty care. The offeror shall demonstrate a solid understanding of the issues unique to the specific area being proposed, (B) the soundness of the approach. The offeror shall present sound reasons for the selection of the application and a reasonable schedule for program execution; (C) Probability of success; (3) the offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques, or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposed objectives; (4) The qualifications, capabilities and experience of the proposed principal investigator, team member or key personnel who are critical to achieving the proposed objectives; and (5) Realism of proposed cost. Multiple awards by NRaD may result from this BAA. The number of proposals funded will depend upon the technical merit of proposals received and available funding. One year to 18 month projects are acceptable. Offerors are reminded that all technical data delivered under any resulting contract will be subject to DFARS 252.227-7013 ''Rights in Technical Data - Noncommercial Items (Nov 1995).'' Cost-reimbursement type contract awards not to exceed $500,000 are anticipated under this BAA. The government reserves the right to incrementally fund selected contracts. There will be no formal request for proposals (RFP's) or other solicitation with regard to this BAA nor does the issuance of the BAA obligate the government to fund any subsequently invited proposals nor pay any proposal preparation costs. This BAA will remain open until 30 September 1997 for purposes of receiving and evaluating future proposals. A pre-proposal conference (PPC) for those offerors asked to provide full proposals, following receipt and evaluation of white papers, will be held in Phoenix, AZ, on 27 June 1996 as an adjunct to the Image 96 Conference. Further information concerning the PPC will be provided in writing following white paper evaluations. No portion of this BAA will be set aside for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institution (MI) participation due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable areas of research. White papers should be submitted to the following address by 10 June 1996: Bid Officer, NCCOSC RDTE DIV, Code 214B 53570 Silvergate Avenue, San Diego, CA 92152-5113. (0131)

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