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A -- JOINT SUPRESSION OF ENEMY AIR DEFENSES (JSEAD) SOL PRDA 97-01-PKPX POC Richard Simard, Program Manager, 315-330-4591; Joetta Bernhard, Contracting Officer, 315-330-2308. Rome Laboratory (RL) is soliciting white papers for new and creative research and development solutions to analyze the joint suppression of enemy air defenses (JSEAD) as an element of deep attack operations, to recommend long term architectures for JSEAD, and to provide senior decision makers with an enduring, analytically-based process for performing future JSEAD architectural analyses. Suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), a component of air superiority, increases survivability. Joint SEAD is achieved through service resource decisions, threat improvements and joint doctrine. This research will investigate: JSEAD C4ISR architectures, time critical targeting, C2 CONOPS, national asset contribution to JSEAD in a dynamic multi-threat environment, JSEAD joint targeting process (JTTP), and Operation Test & Evaluation (OT&E) and Training concepts. The need is to improve capability to conduct effective Joint SEAD operations through real-time battle management, time critical targeting, and information management. Joint air operations requiring support from resources other than aircraft require investigation. The investigation will focus on exploring new ways and means for conducting JSEAD now and in the future including best integration of multi-service assets, use of weaponry, force mixture and battle management concepts of operation. JSEAD is any activity that neutralizes, destroys, or temporarily degrades enemy surface based air defenses by destructive and/or disruptive means. This PRDA will develop the capabilities to make necessary assessments of JSEAD support to deep attack operations. These assessments need to be in terms of measurable, quantitative, military utility. RL requires solutions sufficient to meet the needs of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), DoD Combat Support Agency, in support of the Deep Attack/Weapons Mix Study (DAWMS). The Deep Attack/Weapons Mix and Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses objectives are designed to provide well-grounded basis for decisions regarding needed platform, weapon, and support system modernization efforts in addition to identifying opportunities for exploring new ways and means for conducting joint suppression of enemy air defense operations for 1998, 2006 and 2014 time frames. Models, simulations, and analytical tools must be integrated and or developed to provide a well-grounded basis for decisions regarding needed platforms (bombers, support aircraft, UAVs, etc.), weapons (precision guided munitions, anti-radiation missiles, lethal decoys, etc.), support systems (command, control, computers, communications, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, etc.), concepts of operations (targets, planning, targeting, etc.), and OT&E and Training. Improvements are urgently required to enable Joint Forces to function in a climate of increasing requirements and decreasing manpower/funding. This will require new analytical approaches to understand better the complex relationships among systems to support the full range of military missions. Recommendations for architectural approaches demand the ability to perform quality and rigorous end-to-end architecture formulations, assessments, and tradeoffs among and between platforms, weapons, and support systems using an analytical process that is quantitative, rigorous, and traceable to requirements. The objective is to conduct analysis of the value added of JSEAD to deep attack operations from an all-source, ''systems-of-systems'' perspective that encompasses platforms, weapons, support systems, and concepts of operations. The end objective is to create an analytical process to perform routine JSEAD assessments of both current and future (2006, 2014) JSEAD architectures. The results of the case studies should be translated into military campaign impact outcomes. The process should allow the user to make easy, independent ''what-if'' tradeoff analyses. The following tasks represent the analytical capabilities that need to be developed: (1) assessment of platform effectiveness in JSEAD and resultant value added to deep attack military operations, (2) assessment of weapon effectiveness in JSEAD and resultant value added to deep attack military operations, (3) assessment of command, control, communications, and computers (C4) intelligence surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR) effectiveness in JSEAD (primarily C4ISR support to precision guided weapons) and resultant value added to deep attack military operations, (4) assessment of information warfare effectiveness in JSEAD and resultant value added to deep attack military operations, (5) assessment of concepts of operation in JSEAD and resultant value added to deep attack military operations, (6) assessment of joint OT&E concepts, (7) assessment of Training to conduct and manage JSEAD. While white papers may submitted in response to any of these tasks, task 3 is of greatest interest currently. Provide company name, address, point of contact, phone and fax number and e-mail address. Submissions should address the following areas: (1) Proposed development of new models and/or integration use of current Government related modeling and simulation systems and capabilities (2) Links of proprietary modeling and simulation activities to Government modeling and simulation systems and capabilities, (3) How proposed solutions involving software development should be developed in a rapid prototyping environment, with sequential modular builds capable of integration with existing modeling and simulation activities, (4) Visualization of JSEAD analyses results, (5) JSEAD database development, and (7) Verification, Validation, & Accreditation of JSEAD models. Offerors should be familiar with (1) existing low and medium fidelity modeling and simulation efforts in the areas of JSEAD and its main components, (2) capabilities, performance, and employment of national, theater and tactical intelligence collection, processing, exploitation, reporting, and dissemination systems, (3) existing databases to support related modeling and simulation activities, (4) research and analysis and scenario development activities in support of modeling and simulation and information warfare, (5) experience with utility analyses (measures of performance (MOPs) and measures of effectiveness (MOEs), (6) end-to-end architectures, (7) cost-benefit analyses, (8) database development, and (9) scenario development, (10) OT&E, (11) Training for JSEAD. Deliverables will be technical reports and, when appropriate, models and simulations/prototypes and demonstrations. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION. DO NOT SUBMIT A FORMAL PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME. Offerors are required to submit 3 copies of a 5 page or less white paper with a cover letter (include softcopy on 3.5'' disk/in Microsoft Word), indicating whether the offeror is a large, small, women-owned small, or small disadvantaged business, or Historically Black College, University, or Minority Institution. The white paper must be formatted as follows: Section A: Title, Period of Performance, Cost of Task, Name of Company, Section B: Task Objective, and Section C: Technical Summary. All responses to this announcement must be addressed to ATTN: Richard Simard, Reference PRDA #97-01-PKPX, Rome Laboratory/IRRE, 32 Hangar Rd, Rome, N.Y. 13441-4114. Multiple white papers within the purview of this announcement may be submitted by each offeror. The purpose of the white paper is to preclude unwarranted effort on the part of an offeror whose proposed work is not of interest to the Government. Those white papers found to be consistent with the intent of the PRDA may be invited to submit a technical and cost proposal. Such invitation does not assure that the submitting organization will be awarded a contract. Complete instructions for proposal preparation will be forwarded with the invitation for proposal submission. Evaluation of proposals will be performed using the following criteria: (1) new and creative research approaches, including integration of existing models with development of new modeling, simulation, and analytically-based process for performing long-range JSEAD military utility assessments, and (2) reasonableness and realism of proposed costs and fees. In addition, the Government may consider other factors such as: (1) offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques, or unique combination of these which are integral factors for achieving proposal objectives, (2) offeror's qualifications, capabilities and experience of proposed principal investigator, team leader, and other key personnel who are critical to achieving proposal objectives, and (3) offeror's record of past and present performance. No further evaluation criteria will be used in selecting the proposals. The technical criteria will also be used to determine whether white papers submitted are consistent with the intent of this PRDA and of interest to the Government. Proposals submitted will be evaluated as they are received. Individual proposal evaluations will be based on acceptability or unacceptability without regard to other proposals submitted under this PRDA. Options are discouraged and unpriced options will not be considered for award. Funding of this PRDA and the anticipated award of contracts are contemplated to start in FY 97. Individual awards will not normally exceed 18 months in duration, with dollar amounts normally ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000. Total funding for this PRDA is $5,500,000. Foreign participation at the prime contractor level is not authorized for this acquisition. Data subject to export control constraints will be involved and only firms on the Certified Contractor Access List (CCAL) will be allowed access to such data. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this announcement is not an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or any other contract, but may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost in FAR 31.205-18. The work to be performed will require a Top Secret/SCI facility clearance and safeguarding capability, therefore, personnel identified for assignment to a classified effort must be cleared for access to Top Secret/SCI information at time of award. In addition, to qualify as a responsible contractor, the offeror may need access, or have access, to a certified and Government approved facility available to support work under this PRDA. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be ''significant concerns'' and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Joetta Bernhard, 315-330-2308. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. An informational briefing is not planned. The cutoff for submission of white papers for FY97, FY98, FY99, FY00, will be on 15 Nov 96, 98, 99, 00. This PRDA is open and effective until 30 Sep 2000. To receive a copy of the Rome Laboratory ''BAA & PRDA: A Guide for Industry,'' Sep 96 (Rev), write to ATTN: Lucille Argenzia, Rome Laboratory/PKR, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, N.Y. 13441-4514, or the Guide may be accessed at: http://www.rl.af.mil:8001/Lab/PK/pk-main.html. All responsible firms may submit a white paper which shall be considered. Respondents are asked to provide their Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) number with their submission and reference PRDA 97-01-PKPX. 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