US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

A -- CECOM NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONIC SENSORS DIRECTORATE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT SOL DAAB07-96-R-J810 POC Jay Pilling, Contract Specialist, 908-532-3506 Deborah J. Gilligan, Contracting Officer, 908-532-3507. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is issued by the US Army Communications-Electronics Command Acquisition Center (CAC), Fort Monmouth, NJ for the CECOM Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate located at Fort Belvoir, VA. This BAA will be open for a period of three (3) years from the date of issue. To ensure adequate lead time for proposal evaluation and possible FY97 award, it is recommended that initial proposals be submitted within forty-five (45) days of the issuance of the BAA. Effective 1 October 1994, CECOM has established an Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB) to provide electronic transmittal of Requests for Proposals (RFP). This BAA will be issued via this electronic medium. To become a user of the EBB you will need an identification code and password in addition to a computer terminal equipped with the necessary hardware and software to interface with the EBB. You may request the necessary information by calling (908) 532-3820. Those parties possessing the code and password may connect with the EBB on or about 18 July 1996 to download the BAA. As of 1 January 1995, hard copy of solicitations will no longer be distributed. The technical areas of interest in the BAA are as follows: Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM) Technology including R&D of advanced techniques/devices for aircraft and ground vehicle threat warning, improvement of IR sources in 3-5 and 8-12 micron ranges, advanced techniques and devices to spatially/temporally modulate IR radiation. Laser Warning Systems that can provide sufficient early warning to ground and airborne vehicles and provide accurate direction of arrival for counterfire. Moving Target Indicator (MTI)/Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) techniques/devices for ultralightweight, multimode MTI/SAR radar for airborne apps at tactical ranges and reliable Microwave Power Modules for airborne apps considering extreme waveform modulation and high duty cycle operation. Self Protection/Avionic Technology investigations of feasibility of airborne multifunctional self protection systems including detecting and countering IR missiles, obstacle avoidance and detecting and countering electro-optical threats utilizing a percentage of onboard existing assets where minimal weight, volume and power consumption are high priority. Radar Countermeasures (CM) Warning/Deception including advanced phased array/monopulse and bi-static radar countermeasure techniques; low cost, high accuracy very wide bandwidth direction finding for radar warning receivers; and countermeasures against top attack/smart munitions. Signals intelligance (SIGINT) Electronic Support Measures (ESM) including technology to improve performance of current receiver systems and develop concepts for next generation systems; antenna technology for low profile microwave/millimeter wave with properties of electronically saturable (azimuth and elevation) with high gain, multibeam capable, small size/low weight, wide instantaneous bandwidth. System concept investigations include lightweight, low cost adjunct processor for specialized SIGINT apps. Electronic Warfare Systems Modeling and Simulation areas include high fidelity, real-time DIS compliant digital models of EW systems in the RF, IR and EO spectra that include decoys and interactive RF, IR and EO scene generation thru digital or semi-physical simulation. Research proposals will be considered from colleges, universities, nonprofit research institutes and commercial firms. Prospective awardees must meet certain minimum standards pertaining to financial resources, ability to comply with the performance schedule, prior record of performance, integrity, experience, operational controls, technical skills, facilities and equipment. This BAA is an expression of interest only and shall not commit the government to make an award or pay for the cost of proposal preparation. Funds are not currently available for contract awards resulting from this BAA. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are available for that purpose. See notes 25, 26 (0184)

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