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A -- AIR SUPERIORITY MISSILE TECHNOLOGY (ASMT) PROGRAM (PART 1 OF 2) SOL MNK-97-0001 POC Contact Melissa Straughn, Contract Specialist, at (904) 882-4294, ext 3405, or Lorna Tedder, Contracting Officer, at (904) 882-4294, ext 3399. INTRODUCTION: Air Superiority Missile Technology (ASMT) Program: This Announcement is in two parts. This is part 1 of 2. PRDA No. MNK 97-0001. The Air Force Wright Laboratory, Armament Directorate, Weapon Flight Mechanics Division (WL/MNA) is interested in receiving proposals for supporting the Air Superiority Missile Technology (ASMT) program. ASMT will develop and flight test a potential AMRAAM follow-on configuration incorporating advanced flight control technologies to provide near full spherical intercept capability independent of target orientation or engagement geometry. In addition, planned technology developments will enhance current AMRAAM forward hemisphere beyond visual range performance. Contractor support for the ASMT program will include detailed test vehicle and conceptual tactical weapon design, fabrication of ground and flight test assets, and support for flight testing at a government test range. Proposals in response to this announcement must be received no later than 12:00PM Central Standard Time 45 days after publication in Commerce Business Daily (CBD) and addressed to Wright Laboratory, Armament Contracting Division, 101 W Eglin Blvd, Ste 337, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810, Attn: Ms Melissa Straughn (WL/MNK), proposals handled by courier should be delivered to Building 13, Room 337. If the due date falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the due date shall be the next workday. This is an unrestricted solicitation. Proposals received after the cut-off date and time specified herein shall be treated in accordance with FAR 52-215-10, ''Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawal of Proposals.'' Responders should reference the above number (MNK PRDA-97-0001). Proposals submitted must be in accordance with this announcement. Since this is a Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA), there will be no formal request for proposal or other solicitation regarding this announcement. Offerors should be alert for any PRDA amendments that may be published. The Government reserves the right to amend the due date to allow for subsequent submission proposal dates. If sufficient proposals are selected to satisfy the PRDA objectives as a result of the first submission, subsequent opportunities for proposal submission will not be available. Offerors should request a copy of the WL Guide entitled, ''PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry'' dated November 1992. This guide was specifically designed to assist offerors in understanding the PRDA/BAA proposal process. Copies may be requested from the contracting point of contact stated herein. The Guide is also available on the internet, address: www.wl.wpafb.af.mil/contract. B--BACKGROUND: The selection of technologies to be further developed in the ASMT program was accomplished by rigorous analysis in the Alternate Control Technology (ACT) program. ACT developed advanced air-to-air missile flight control techniques utilizing reaction jets integrated with the main motor, advanced linear and nonlinear highly robust autopilot and guidance techniques and main engine energy management techniques to optimize missile maneuverability, box size and range performance. Trade studies were conducted, simulations were developed, wind tunnel tests were completed and static tests of the main motor/reaction jet controls were conducted to select a near optimum control system design for a next generation air superiority weapon. These results will provide the basis for the ASMT flight control system. In addition, numerous programs conducted by both Navy and Army weapons technology development offices have provided information to aid in ASMT technology selection and maturation. The operational suitability of ACT equipped air combat missiles has been proven in numerous manned air combat simulations using current, experienced F-15 pilots. While ACT was originally focused toward short range missile technology developments, the program evolved over time toward a larger, longer range system as the most effective implementation of the technologies being pursued. Significant operational payoffs can be obtained by combining very high levels of missile agility with relatively large total impulse, thereby producing a weapon possessing both superior close-in performance as well as superior transition zone and beyond visual range performance. Based on this concept, the AMRAAM missile system was selected to flight demonstrate the ACT flight control technologies. The ASMT program will flight demonstrate technologies which have been shown to dramatically enhance air combat effectiveness in numerous scenarios against very capable threat systems. C--REQUIREMENTS: The ASMT program will consist of Phase I and three optional phases, Phase I Design and Development (20 months), Phase II Hardware Fabrication (12 months), Phase III Ground Test (14 months) and Phase IV Flight Test (9 months). Potential offerors may submit an alternate program schedule. (1) DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT (PHASE I) OBJECTIVES: (a) Design a controlled flight demonstration vehicle implementing ACT flight controls onto an AMRAAM rocket motor. The AMRAAM P3I Phase 2 'plus 5 inch' motor is currently viewed as the most suitable motor for this flight test effort, however possible alternative candidates may exist. If selected, these 'plus 5 inch' motors shall be supplied to the contractor by the government. (b) An associate agreement shall be established with Hughes Missile System, Contractor for the Conformal Array Seeker Program. The point of contact is Mr John Mckniff at (520) 794-4170. Recommend establishing associate agreements as necessary with contractors conducting complementary technology development programs including Armstrong Laboratory's helmet mounted sight programs, and Phillips Laboratory's advanced propulsion programs. (c) Produce preliminary designs for the integration of an advanced active conformal array RF seeker onto the ASMT airframe. (d) Explore and develop alternative missile seeker/target acquisition options and implementations for the planned ASMT seeker integration/guided flight demonstration program. (e) Conduct sufficient wind tunnel experiments, at a contractor selected facility, to accurately characterize the ASMT test vehicle aerodynamics and to support all digital simulation requirements. All wind tunnel testing activities will be funded within the ASMT contract with no government furnished facility occupancy hours. (f) Develop the complete flight software suite for the ASMT test vehicle. (g) Develop and maintain a six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) digital simulation of the ASMT test vehicle. (h) Conduct performance analyses for the ASMT test vehicle to include the entire spectrum of potential operational short and medium range test scenarios. (i) Provide sufficient data and system descriptions to support independent evaluation and modeling of system performance. (j) Conduct a brief Quality Functional Deployment (QFD) analysis to develop the design characteristics for a future tactical weapon system concept employing ASMT technologies in a tactical dual range missile configuration, including the optimum seeker, warhead, fuze, propulsion, etc. (k) Conduct a brief life cycle cost analysis for the selected tactical ASMT weapon configuration. (l) Produce a variant of the ASMT test vehicle 6DOF simulation to model the expected performance of the ASMT tactical weapon concept. (m) Produce Joint Modeling and Simulation System (JMASS) compliant 6DOF models of all pertinent missile subsystems. (n) Conduct operational air combat analyses for the tactical ASMT system concept to highlight the potential operational payoffs as well as current technology development voids. This analysis shall include tactics development, analysis of aircraft compatibility/integration issues and evaluation of potential targeting schemes. (o) Develop a suggested technology development plan for those critical weapon system technologies required for the eventual production of a tactical ASMT weapon system concept. (p) Provide a Phase II Fabrication and Integration Plan for the buildup of sufficient ground and flight test hardware to support a government Phase II go-ahead decision. (2) HARDWARE FABRICATION (PHASE II) OBJECTIVES: (a) Produce detailed component and vehicle designs with sufficient manufacturing drawings for test hardware fabrication. (b) Produce sufficient test hardware to support thorough ground tests and Phase IV Controlled Flight Tests. (c) Develop high fidelity software-in-the-loop (SIL) and/or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations of the ASMT test vehicle. (d) Update the preliminary seeker integration designs produced during Phase I. Incorporate these seeker models, to the maximum extent feasible, into ASMT 6DOF and HIL simulations. (e) Provide a Phase III Ground Test Plan to support a government Phase III go-ahead decision. (3) GROUND TEST (PHASE III) OBJECTIVES: (a) Perform digital simulation analysis of the test vehicle's performance in flight trajectories representative of those to be selected for Phase IV flight testing. (b) Conduct sufficient component ground and bench tests to thoroughly prove subsystem integrity prior to test vehicle integration. (c) Perform sufficient SIL and/or HIL simulated missile flyouts to thoroughly refine and verify flight software operation and assess the expected overall performance capabilities of the test vehicle. (d) Update the revised seeker integration designs produced during Phase II. Analyze, to the maximum extent feasible, the expected performance of the integrated ASMT seeker/airframe via HIL simulations. (e) Ensure proper correlation of SIL, HIL and 6DOF digital missile simulations. (f) Conduct sufficient flight qualification, environmental and structural tests, as required by the 46th Test Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, for controlled test vehicle launches from F-15 and/or F-16 aircraft. (g) Provide a Phase IV Flight Test Plan to include both captive carry and free flight tests as required to support a government Phase IV go-ahead decision. (4) FLIGHT TEST (PHASE IV) OBJECTIVES: (a) Conduct sufficient in-plant and on-site acceptance tests of the flight test article to assure the quality of the test hardware. (b) Identify all necessary test support equipment, data telemetry and recording equipment and flight termination system equipment to support the entire flight test program. Identify any required government furnished hardware. (c) Conduct captive carry tests as required on F-15 and/or F-16 aircraft. (d) Conduct unguided free flight tests of not less than 4 fully functional controlled test articles, with a program goal of fabricating and flight testing 6 test articles. (e) Correlate all ASMT system modes of operation with the time-space-position-information (TSPI) of the aircraft and test article using appropriate test range assets. (f) Conduct thorough post test analyses of each flight test attempted. (g) Produce a Seeker Integration/Guided Flight Demonstration Plan to support government planning for the follow-on guided flight demonstration program. (5) MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES: (a) Establish, document and maintain an Integrated Master Plan (IMP). (b) Establish a producibility program assessing the production feasibility of a future weapon system incorporating ASMT technologies. (c) Ensure supportability considerations are included in the design process. (6) DELIVERABLE ITEMS: The following deliverable data items as a minimum shall be proposed: Status Report, DI-MGMT-80368/T, monthly, Software Requirements Specification, DI-IPSC-81433, Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Report, DI-FNCL-80912, Computer Software Product End Items, DI-MCCR-80700, Developmental Design Drawings and Associated Lists, DI-DRPR-81002, Project Planning Chart, DI-MGMT-80507/T, quarterly, Program Plan/Schedule, DI-MGMT-80909/T, Scientific and Technical Reports, DI-MISC-80711, Status of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) Report, DI-MGMT-80269, Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR), DI-MGMT-81468, Data Accession List/Internal Data, DI-MGMT-81453, Presentation Material, DI-ADMN-81373, Conference Agenda, DI-ADMN-81249A, Conference Minutes, DI-ADMN-81250A, Cost/Schedule Status Report (C/SSR), DI-MGMT-81467, Contract Work Breakdown Structure, DI-MGMT-81334, Aircraft/Store Interface, DI-CMAN-81314, Store Loads Analysis, DI-GDRQ-80567, Store Stress Analysis, DI-GDRQ-80567, Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis/Qualification Testing, DI-S-21433B, Mass Properties Evaluation, DI-GDRQ-81228, System Safety Hazard Analysis Report, DI-SAFT-80101, Wind Tunnel Test Plan, DI-NDTI-80566, Wind Tunnel Test Report, DI-MISC-80711/T, Hardware Fabrication Plan, DI-NDTI-80566, Hardware Fabrication Report, DI-MISC-80711/T, Ground Test Plan, DI-NDTI-80566, Ground Test Report, DI-MISC-80711/T, Flight Test Plan, DI-NDTI-80566, Flight Test Report, DI-MISC-80711/T, Final Report, DI-MISC-80711/T. Recurring unclassified deliverables, such as monthly status reports, monthly expenditure reports, etc should be transmitted to WL/MNAV electronically whenever possible. (7) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: Contract Security Classification Specification DD 254 will be mailed separately. Request that you contact Melissa Straughn, Contract Specialist at (904) 882-4294 ext 3405. (8) GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY/FACILITIES: The following Government Furnished Property will be provided for use under the ASMT Program: 16-20 AMRAAM P3I rocket motors, AMRAAM Instrumentation Units (AIUs) for flight tests, Alternate Control Technology (ACT) and (Conformal Array Seeker Technology (CAST) program documentation as required (See Part 2 of 2) (0311)

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