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A -- BROAD AGENCY ANOUNCEMENT FOR ADVANCED SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SOL BAA PKV 98-01 POC Garry L. Ford, Contract Specialist (505) 846-4967, F. Tapia, Contracting Officer This is part one of a two part synopsis. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space Vehicles Directorate (VS) is interested in receiving proposals on research to advance its capability in space technology. Proposals with new or unique ideas which enhance the state-of-the-art and scientific knowledge are solicited in the following areas: (1) space power and thermal management, (2) space electronics, (3) satellite control, (4) remote sensing, (5) space structures and controls, and (6) integrated technologies. ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT DUE TO UNANTICIPATED BUDGET FLUCTUATIONS, FUNDING IN ANY OR ALL AREAS CAN CHANGE WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE. Consequently, it is imperative that ALL potential offerors contact the appropriate technical point of contact (listed below) PRIOR to committing resources to preparing a proposal in response to this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). Refer to section C, Proposal Preparation Instructions for proposal submittal dates. B -- REQUIREMENTS: Proposalsare desired in all facets of space and missiles technologies as discussed below including, but not limited to, design, development and use of technologies for missiles and satellite buses, payloads, communications, electronics, sensors, structures, power and thermal management, orbital determination and autonomous operation technologies. Proposals which either enable future space systems to meet performance, reliability, maintainability, supportability, and affordability goals, or which enhance performance or significantly reduce cost, schedule, or risk of existing technologies, are of particular interest specifically in these areas: (1) SPACE POWER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT -- This area covers energy generation, power management and distribution (PMAD), energy storage, space cryogenic cooling, and spacecraft thermal bus technologies. (i) Energy Generation: covers innovative space solar power technologies, including both photovoltaic and non-photovoltaic concepts. This activity is directed towards development of advanced solar power sources for future Air Force spacecraft. The objective is to increase conversion efficiency (air mass zero) for static conversion devices to at least 30%, with a goal of 40% efficiency at the converter unit level. Proposed efforts should address materials development, fabrication processes, circuit and array design approaches, satellite integration, and system concepts. The Air Force envisions a two step approach. The first step consists of analytical and numerical development of new solar conversion concepts, possibly supported by limited experimental work. The second step consists of fabrication and testing of experimental hardware. While focusing on converter efficiency the offeror must consider production costs, lifetime, and overall system mass impacts. An additional requirement is that the proposed technology should support a 2 wire electrical connection at the spacecraft bus. (ii) Power Management and Distribution: covers technologies to address the needs of high efficiency,high density, high voltage (70-120V) PMAD systems. Improvements in PMAD components such as DC/DC converters and solid-state switches, and piece parts such as highly efficient power transistors, capacitors, inductors, and packaging technologies are required for next-generation smallsat (0.1-1kW) and largesat (1-20kW) spacecraft. Also, highly efficient battery charge/discharge regulators for next-generation Li-battery technologies are of interest. (iii) Energy Storage: This sub-area covers energy storage technologies for satellite and launch vehicle operations. It includes electrochemical and non-electrochemical energy storage technologies such as batteries and flywheels. Technologies that increase cell/battery specific energy (Wh/kg) and energy density (Wh/l) are of interest. Long-cycle-life (>10yrs) is important for low earth orbit (LEO) and geosynchronous (GEO) mission profiles. Also, energy storage concepts capable of supporting very high power applications (20-50kW) and concepts resulting in improvements in flywheel component technologies are desired. (iv) Space cryogenic cooling: This sub-area covers all long life cryogenic cooling associated with space applications of IR sensors, superconducting devices and supercooled electronics. This includes producibility manufacturability technologies, lightweight components, radiation hardened electronics, highly reliable components, and innovative cryocooling technologies. Areas of concern include modeling and simulation of cryocooler performance, issues associated with reliability, and coolers with few or no moving parts. Cryocooler vibration reduction, both active and passive are also areas of concern. (v) Spacecraft Thermal Bus: This sub-area covers all advanced, non-cryogenic thermal management technologies associated with spacecraft systems or satellites. Specific technology areas of interest include capillary pumped loop cooling systems and components, constant and variable conductance heat pipes, loop heat pipes, flexible heat pipes, electrochromic coatingsfor spacecraft, high thermally conductive technologies for boxes or small scale, high heat flux devices; non-deployable and deployable radiator technologies, innovative insulation technologies, and advanced thermal storage units. Funding is estimated at 1-10 man-years for all sub-areas. Proposals will be accepted during the first and fourth quarters for all sub-areas. Technical points of contact: Energy Generation: VSDV, Dr. Kitt Reinhardt, (505) 846-2637, FAX (505) 846-2885, email: reinhark@plk.af.mil, Power Management and Distribution: VSDV, Clay Mayberry (505) 846-0499, FAX (505) 846-2885, email: mayberry@plk.af.mil, Energy Storage: VSDV, Dr. Dan Radzykewycz, (505) 846-5703, FAX (505) 846-2885, email: radzyked@plk.af.mil, Space Cryogenic Cooling: VSSS, Thom Davis, (505) 846-5754, FAX (505) 846-0320, email: davistm@plk.af.mil, Spacecraft Thermal Bus: VSDV, Lt. Mike Rich (505) 846-0443, FAX (505) 846-0320, email: richm@plk.af.mil. (2) SPACE ELECTRONICS -- This area covers electronic and photonic technologies associated with space and launch vehicles and ballistic missiles. The areas of interest include all electronic and photonic technologies applicable to future space computer architectures, spacecraft bus architectures, and payload processing. Proposals may span spacecraft electronic and photonic processing and device-level development, integration, packaging, through subsystem development. Specific proposals may include or incorporate, but are not limited to, low voltage electronics, programmable logic devices, ASIC cores, and microcontrollers. Funding is estimated at 1-30 man years for all sub-areas. Proposals will be accepted during the first and fourth quarters. Technical point of contact: VSSE, Maj. Charles Brothers, (505) 846-5816, Fax (505) 846-5815, e-mail brotherc@plk.af.mil (3) SATELLITE CONTROL -- This area covers Satellite Control Technology and Astrodynamics. (i) Satellite Control Technology: This sub-area includes technologies designed to reduce O & M costs of satellite control segments, while improving their performance. The focus is upon software technologies, with an emphasis upon modular systems, reusable code, and flexible (non-satellite-specific) systems. Proposals are sought for innovative research in the following areas: innovative technologies supporting satellite autonomy including "lights out" command center operations, the dynamic distribution of functionality between ground and space processors and between satellites in a constellation, on-board information processing and analysis to reduce downlinked data and enhance on-board satellite health and status maintenance and simulation technologies enabling realistic representations of the space environment for verifying and validating on-board autonomous software; technologies supporting information-on-demand to the warfighter, including data-request management, interpretation, fusion, deconfliction, and dissemination; and domain models of satellite subsystems including structural, behavioral, and graphical properties for simulation, satellite command verification, and visualization. Please see part two of this synopsis. (Separated due to space limitations in CBD.) (0310)

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