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A -- EXPLORATORY RADIO FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGIES (ERFT). THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS IN TWO PARTS. THIS IS PART 1 OF 2 PARTS. SOL PRDA 97-03-AAK POC Contact Brad Kneisly, Contract Negotiator, (937) 255-2902 or Vicki Fry, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-5201. A--NOTICE: This announcement is in two parts. Part 1 of 2 Parts. INTRODUCTION: Wright Laboratory (WL/AAKR) is interested in receiving proposals (technical and cost) on the research effort described below. Technical proposals in response to this Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA) shall be received by 16 Jan 97, 1500 Eastern Time, addressed to WL/AAKR, Building 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7607. Cost proposals shall be received no later than 31 Jan 97, 1500 Eastern Time, addressed to WL/AAKR. This is an unrestricted PRDA. Small businesses are encouraged to propose on this PRDA. Proposals submitted shall be in accordance with this announcement. Proposal receipt after the cutoff date and time specified herein shall be treated in accordance with restrictions of FAR 52.215-10, a copy of this provision may be obtained from the contracting point of contact. There will be no other solicitation issued in regard to this requirement. Offerors should be alert for any PRDA amendments that may permit subsequent submission of proposal dates. Information incorporated in a supplemental package is necessary for proposal preparation. The Wright Laboratory Guide titled ''PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry,'' dated November 1992, also provides information specifically designed to assist offerors in understanding the PRDA/BAA proposal process. The ''PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry'' and the supplemental package of proposal information are available through either of the following methods: (1) Download from the Internet -- The ''PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry'' is available on the Wright Laboratory R&D Contracting Home Page (www.wl.wpafb.af.mil/contract/hp.htm) under ''A Contracting Toolbox,'' ''PRDA/BAA Indexed Guide''). The supplemental package is available on the same home page under ''Contracting Opportunities,'' then ''Avionics: Mission.'' If using this method to obtain the information, please confirm receipt by providing your name, address and telephone number via e-mail or fax to Brad Kneisly, Contract Negotiator. Fax number is (937) 255-3985. E-mail address is KNEISLBW@aa.wpafb.af.mil. (2) You may submit a request for the packages in writing if you are unable to access or download the information from the home page. Written requests should be addressed to Mr. Kneisly, WL/AAKR, Bldg 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson APB OH 45433-7607, telephone (937) 255-2902. B--REQUIREMENTS: (1) Technical Description: Wright Laboratory intends to award one Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to develop Radio Frequency (RF) technology domains for the Wright Laboratory RF Technology Division (WL/AAM). Called Exploratory RF Technology (ERFT), this program's objectives are to create, investigate, forecast, analyze, model, simulate, develop, integrate, test, evaluate, validate, and demonstrate active and passive RF technologies for reconnaissance and strike avionics. ERFT also will identify/investigate RF technology ''shortfalls'' and identify/develop technology solutions to these ''shortfalls.'' The identified technology solutions shall enhance survivability, affordability and mission effectiveness for precision all-weather offensive/defensive avionics. ERFT's customers are the military's development, acquisition, logistics, and operational commands. Customer mission domains are aerospace-to-ground and aerospace-to-aerospace. ERFT performs research, exploratory/advanced development, expert analyses, and quick-turnaround assessments for the following technology domains of Wright Laboratory (WL) RF Technology Division (WL/AAM): Advanced Technology (WL/AAMP), Information Transmission (WL/AAMI), Electronic Combat (WL/AAMW), and Airborne Radar (WL/AAMR). WL/AAMP develops RF generators and associated signal synthesis techniques, receivers, and associated algorithms for emitter location and threat identification, and antennas and associated conformal structures, with focus on digital RF systems/assemblies which increase performance and decrease cost. WL/AAMI provides secure, jam-resistant, and reliable communication among aerospace vehicles. It develops RF navigation, stealthy communications, real-time cockpit information, covert cooperative operations, and tactical, strategic, reconnaissance, and intelligence functions. It is supported by low-probability-of-intercept, digital coding, spatial and temporal filtering, rapid acquisition and reacquisition, real-time adaptive spread-spectrum waveforms, wave propagation, and integrated communications-navigation-identification (CNI). WL/AAMW develops electronic countermeasures and protection concepts and technology for offensive and defensive avionics in hostile environments. WL/AAMR develops target detection and acquisition technology for reconnaissance and weapon delivery from manned and unmanned aerospace vehicles. It develops facilities for analysis, modeling, and simulation of radar systems and their mission environments, for algorithm development, for virtual and physical prototyping, and for ground-based, airborne, and spaceborne test and evaluation. (2) Five problem statements have been identified as candidate delivery orders for ERFT: 01 Generic Integrated RF Technology (GIRFT), 02 Affordable CNI Technology (ACT), 03 Affordable Adaptive Radar Technology (AART), 04 Dense Environment Receiver Technology (DERT), and 05 Frequency Hopping Emitter Predictor Demonstration (FHEPD). Funding has been identified to date for Candidate Delivery Order 03 (AART) only, proposals are invited on the other four candidate delivery orders for evaluation purposes only. Wright Lab is working to identify funding for the delivery orders and, in fact, has identified possible partial funding for at least one of the other four candidate orders. Only offerors who submit proposals for all five candidate delivery orders will be eligible should the Air Force make only one award. The initial increment of funding for AART will comprise the minimum amount for the ID/IQ contract resulting from this PRDA. The Air Force reserves the right to award the other candidate delivery orders -- either by adding to the single delivery order contract or by issuing separate contracts -- should additional funds become available. The problem statement for each candidate delivery order is included in the Supplemental Package for this PRDA. (3) Deliverable Items: Deliverables will be tailored to each delivery order. Any ID/IQ contract resulting from this PRDA will include the following deliverable items: DI-MISC-80711/T -- SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL REPORTS, Final Report, ONE/R, DI-MISC-80711/T -- SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL REPORTS, Contractor's Billing Voucher, MTHLY, DI-MISC-80711/T -- SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL REPORTS, Subject Reports, ASREQ, DI-MGMT-81468/T -- CONTRACT FUNDS STATUS REPORT (CFSR), QRTLY, DI-FNCL-80331/T -- FUNDS & MAN-HOUR EXPENDITURE REPORT, MTHLY, DI-MGMT-81334/T -- CONTRACT WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE, ONE/R, DI-MGMT-80507A/T -- PROJECT PLANNING CHART, MTHLY, DI-ADMN-81249A/T -- CONFERENCE AGENDA, ASREQ, DI-ADMN-81250A/T -- CONFERENCE MINUTES, ASREQ, DI-MISC-80169/T -- STILL PHOTO COVERAGE, ASREQ, DI-ADMN-81373/T -- PRESENTATION MATERIAL, ASREQ, DI-MGMT-81453/T -- DATA ACCESSION LIST, QTRLY, DI-SAFT-80101A/T -- SYSTEM SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS REPORT (SSHA), ASREQ, DI-SAFT-80102A/T -- SAFETY ASSESSMENT REPORT (SAR), ASREQ, DI-SAFT-80106A/T -- OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT REPORT (HHAR), ASREQ, DI-NDTI-80566/T -- TEST PLAN, ASREQ, DI-MGMT-80934/T -- OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC) PLAN, ASREQ, DI-MGMT-80791/T -- U.S. AIR FORCE (USAF) - OWNED AVIATION FUEL STOCK REPORT, ASREQ, DI-TMSS-80527/T -- COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) MANUALS, ASREQ, DI-TMSS-80528/T -- SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FOR COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) MANUALS, ASREQ/T, DI-DRPR-81001/T -- CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DRAWINGS AND ASSOCIATED LIST, ASREQ, DI-DRPR-81002/T -- DEVELOPMENTAL DESIGN DRAWINGS AND ASSOCIATED LIST, ASREQ, DI-DRPR-81003/T -- COMMERCIAL DRAWINGS AND ASSOCIATED LISTS, ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81427/T -- SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (SDP), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81438/T -- SOFTWARE TEST PLAN (STP), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81428/T -- SOFTWARE INSTALLATION PLAN (SIP), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81429/T -- SOFTWARE TRANSITION PLAN (STrP), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81430/T -- OPERATIONAL CONCEPT DESCRIPTION (OCD), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81431/T -- SYSTEM/SUBSYSTEM SPECIFICATION (SSS), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81434/T -- INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION (IRS), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81432/T -- SYSTEM/SYBSYSTEM DESIGN DESCRIPTION (SSDD), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81436/T -- INTERFACE DESIGN DESCRIPTION (IDD), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81433/T -- SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION (SRS), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81435/T -- SOFTWARE DESIGN DESCRIPTION (SDD), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81437/T -- DATABASE DESIGN DESCRIPTION (DDD), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81439/T -- SOFTWARE TEST DESCRIPTION (STD), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81440/T -- SOFTWARE TEST REPORT (STR), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81441/T -- SOFTWARE PRODUCT SPECIFICATION (SPS), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81442/T -- SOFTWARE VERSION DESCRIPTION (SVD), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81443/T -- SOFTWARE USER MANUAL (SUM), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81445/T -- SOFTWARE INPUT/OUTPUT MANUAL (SIOM), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81444/T -- SOFTWARE CENTER OPERATOR MANUAL (SCOM), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81446/T -- COMPUTER OPERATION MANUAL (COM), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81447/T -- COMPUTER PROGRAMMING MANUAL (CPM), ASREQ, DI-IPSC-81448/T -- FIRMWARE SUPPORT MANUAL (FSM), ASREQ. 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