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10 -- WEAPONS SOL N00024-98-R-5499 POC (0254), C. Cirino, Contracting Officer, (703) 602-8100, Ext 540, PART 2 OF 2. Standard Missile cont -- 3. Advanced Sensors and Seekers. Specific requirement drivers needed for the development of Advanced Sensors and Seekers include terminal guidance, aimpoint selection, discrimination, acquisition and fuzing. Additional needs include: Window distortion compensation, (the utilization of adaptive optic approaches to remove shock wave, turbulence, and thermal window distortion from the optic paths) and extended aperture, (simultaneous narrow field of view/wide field of view seeker system yielding high resolution). 4. Sapphire Window Strength Enhancement. Increase the high temperature strength of the dome to increase the allowable heat flux on the dome by a factor of three without thermal shock failure. 5. Sapphire Dome Cooling Systems. Minimize aerooptic distortion. Control of cooling in response to missile attitude changes. Minimize weight and volume of cooling system. 6. Advanced Radome Technology. Improve rain erosion characteristics, improve the thermal isolation of antenna electronics, enhance immunity to certain types of jammers, dramatically improve radome bandwidth, enhance superresolution performance to counter certain jammers and improve multiple band radome performance. BMC4I -- 1. Latency Determinism and Control in Theater Wide Communications. 2. Communication media to reduce latency in Theater Wide Operations Respective PEO SC/AP top requirement drivers and technology needs over the next three to five years are as follows: All of the below PEO SC/AP technologies should consider reduced manning, logistics support, reduced maintenance/maintenance free missions, and design for producability, to the extent possible, in their development. Concept papers not focused on these specific areas, but address other design drivers, will also be considered. 1. Total Situational Awareness. Real-time ownship total signature prediction, assessment and control; multi-sensor data correlation; multi-spectral integration; battle management and all source data fusion and targeting. 2. Robotics and Automation. Capabilities for remote control and handling of shipboard equipments/systems; handling of towed arrays and off-board unmanned vehicles/sensors; heavy munitions, underway replenishment and strike down . 3. Integrated Topside Design. Low signature equipments, weapons launchers and weapons; full multifunction radar; integrated sensors, communications, navigation, identification, electronic warfare functions; embedded functions; signature control for RCS, IR, EM(LPI) and visible; EMI control for simultaneous operation of topside sensors; increased survivability and graceful degradation against fragmentation damage and first hit; and reduced maintenance of topside components and structures. 4. Condition Based Maintenance. Advanced self diagnostics. 5. Advanced Computer Architecture Concepts. Integration of COTS equipments; operating systems; interconnection networks; data compression and multi-function computer security displays; distributed processing; system controls and reconfigurable architectures. 6. Affordability. Human/machine interface and displays; automation functions. 7. Land Attack. Alternative gun propulsion methods (such as light gas, traveling charge, or electromagnetic); Inertial components (accelerometers and gyros) and supporting electronics to allow projectiles to navigate in the barrel, during the high acceleration of gun launch; Components for projectiles fired by larger guns (8-12 inch diameter), particularly for gun-launched aircraft, such as engines, erectable structures for antennas and wings, ordnance dispensers, sensor mounts, sensor windows, and radomes; Technological approaches that support rearming of ships with very small crews, including submarine/surface ship transfers underway; Technologies that make guns, projectiles, and their supporting systems more flexible and adaptable, with lower life cycle costs, using emerging technologies such as micro- and nano-machining, electroheology and non-Newtonian fluids, or sensors operating on unusual bands or signatures (multispectral or hyperspectral IR, higher-order signal processing, acoustic/seismic, or interferrometric SAR, for example); Advanced propellants; automated magazines; modular caseless charges; modular projectiles; high pressure materials; W-band, Optical, infrared, laser radar and semiactive laser seekers; automated function; automatic target recognition; modular ship interfaces. 8. Alternative Defensive Weapon Concepts. Advanced IR Decoys and Launchers; Multifunction Decoys; Low Cost-High Rate of fire ship self defense; High energy lasers and microwave devices. 9. Reduced Manning. Concepts which allow shipboard and infrastructure manpower reduction. 10. Alternative Power Generation and Propulsion Systems. 11. Modeling and Simulation. Simulation based design, performance models, test and evaluation, training, and exercises. 12. Ship Construction. Use of composite materials in construction of shipboard structures and use of stainless steel in construction of ship hulls. 13. Vulnerability. Advanced Artificial Intelligence and control technology to minimize cascading damage to critical ships systems. FY00 ATD Concept Paper Briefing Schedule: To assure that each concept addressing a PEO( TAD)/ PEO SC/AP need is properly focused, industry and prospetive proposers are strongly encouraged to participate in the PEO(TAD) and PEO SC/AP ATD process. To facilitate this, prospective proposers will have the opportunity to ask questions concerning the PEO(TAD) and PEO SC/AP technology needs articulated within and/or questions concerning the overall FY00 ATD Process and its associated requirements. Questions can be submitted up until COB 25 July or they can be held until Industry Day. Pre-Industry Day questions should be directed via e-mail to either newman_ edwin@hq.navsea.navy.mil for PEO TAD specific inquiries or triola_ larry@hq.navsea.navy.mil for PEO SC/AP specific inquiries. These questions will be answered during an unclassified Industry Day which is scheduled for 31 July 1997, from 0900 -- 1630, at the JHU/APL Parsons Auditorium, Building 1 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723-6099. Reservations for the Industry Day are required and must be made through Ms. Maggie Gorman, Telephone 301-953-6872, Fax # 301-953-5497. Those individuals attending will be briefed on the nature of ATDs, the process, and the related requirements of the FY00ATD process and specific definition of the PEO(TAD) / PEO SC/AP requirements as articulated by the respective Program Office that the requirement originates. A $5.00 fee will be required from each attendee to cover the cost of refreshments. If an ATD concept is highly regarded, PEO( TAD)/ PEO SC/AP may request that the submitter(s) provide one or more briefs to the PEO( TAD)/ PEO SC/AP ATD evaluation panel in the October 1997 time frame. If the panel determines that a concept could be enhanced by additional coordination within the DON, the submitter(s) may be encouraged to further develop the concept in conjunction withthe Naval Sea Systems Command, a Naval Warfare Center, or the Naval Research Laboratory. Before a final list of concepts is recommended to N86 for inclusion in the FY00 ATD Program, submitter(s) may be requested to provide a final brief to the PEO( TAD)/ PEO SC/AP evaluation panel in the November 1997 time frame. FY00 ATD Concept Paper Submission Requirements: Submit concept papers via electronic media should submit them to the appropriate PEO via e-mail in IBM PC versions of MS Word. Respective e-mail addresses are as follows: For PEO(TAD) specific Concept Papers: newman_ edwin@hq.navsea.navy.mil. For PEO SC/AP specific Concept Papers: triola_ larry@hq.navsea.navy.mil. Be advised, NAVSEA has a 2MB e-mail limit for routing, PKZIP is supported. Strict confidentiality of proprietary information is assured to the extent permitted by Federal Law. ATD concept papers must arrive in electronic format no later than close of business, 29 August 1997. Submittals received after that date will not be evaluated by PEO(TAD) and PEO SC/AP. Selection criteria: The PEO(TAD)/PEO SC/AP evaluation of ATD candidates will be based on the following criteria: (1) Responsiveness to PEO(TAD)/ PEO SC/AP needs; (2) Potential for program sponsor support; (3) Potential for transition, (4) Potential payoff (step improvement in performance, affordability, maintainability. reliability, manpower utilization, etc.); (5) High technical merit and risk, (6) Technical feasibility (include maturity of technology); (7) Completion in 3 years or less; and (8) Funding of less than $15M. No funds have yet been appropriated for the FY00 DON ATD Program. This announcement provides no funding for concept development purposes. Concept papers will not be returned after evaluation. Participation in the PEO(TAD)/ PEO SC/AP evaluation process does not preclude or supersede direct participation in the DON Advanced Technology Demonstration process to be conducted by the Office of Naval Research. Unless otherwise stated herein, no additional written information is available, nor will a formal BAA, RFP or other solicitation regarding this announcement be issued. Requests for the same will be disregarded. However a copy of this solicitation and any additional information available may be found at the following web address: http://Sc21.crane.navy.mil. The Government reserves the right to select all, some, or none of the concepts received in response to this announcement. ATD POCs: Mr. D. Marker, Program Executive Office for Theater Air Defense, Technology Director PEO(TAD)-SET, (703) 602-0166 extension 105; and Mr. R. Britton, Program Executive Office for Surface Combatants / AEGIS Program Chief Scientist, PEO SC/AP-T (703) 602-7296 x248. (0198)

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