Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, BMDO/DCT, 1725 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 809, Arlington, VA 22202

A -- DISCRIMINATING INTERCEPTOR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR SOL HQ0006-98-R-0002 DUE 030598 POC POC: Ms. Michele Reichelt, (704) 604-4298,e-mail: michele.reichelt@bmdo.osd.mil, BMDO Reference Number:98-03 The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization is soliciting comments on the Statement of Work entitled "Discriminating Interceptor Technology Program (DITP) Systems Integration" which will be posted to the BMDO internet site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/bmdo/barbb/barbb.htm on or about March 4, 1998. BMDO strongly encourages interested parties to submit their comments on this SOW to Ms. Michele Reichelt not later than March 26, 1998. Industry comments will be fully considered in preparation for the solicitation phase of the acquisition but the BMDO will not provide individual responses. The DITP Systems Integration is being implemented by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) with the objective of supporting both Theater Missile Defense (TMD) and National Missile Defense (NMD) interceptor seeker upgrade needs. DITP will develop advanced sensors and a sensor fusion processor. It will demonstrate, for the first time, data fusion from miniaturized, collocated, dissimilar sensors on an interceptor platform. During test flights, DITP will demonstrate interceptor-based discrimination against simulated threats. The Technical Operations Deputate (BMDO/TO) has involved the three US military services in DITP to take advantage of expertise and advancements in seeker technology covering: passive simultaneous multi-color infrared (IR) sensors, long-range laser radars (ladar), and multi-spectral discrimination techniques. Target signature data from these advanced sensors will be fused to demonstrate synergistically-enhanced performance for the multi-spectral domain. Tests of the DITP fused sensor capability are to occur initially on the ground, followed by fly-along missile flight demonstrations or alternative near exo atmospheric flights. The contractor will integrate the Government furnished subsystems (laser radar, infrared sensor, fusion processor, and algorithms) into a flight demonstration package, integrate the flight demonstration package to the BMDO approved flight vehicle, conduct the flight test of the demonstration package, and report the test results. The contractor will conceptualize, develop, and perform demonstrations in accordance with the DITP Demonstration Requirements Document (DRD) and BMDO approval; advise the BMDO when DRD requirements are in apparent conflict with the overall technical or schedule requirements of the integration effort as defined by BMDO; provide non-GFE elements of the DITP demonstration, as specified in the Statement of Work (SOW); and develop test plans to demonstrate the technology as defined in the DRD. The DITP effort shall be conducted in accordance with the contractor generated, BMDO approved, program management program developed as part of this effort. The Government intends to post to the BARBB other technical description documents to include a bidders library and the RFP information as it becomes available. The solicitation is for a full-and-open competition. The contract will be a completion Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee type, with a base period for planning and design and individual options for an aircraft flight demonstration and two interceptor or alternative near exo atmospheric flight demonstrations, covering a total of approximately five years. Planned contract award is in July 1998. The significant, non-cost evaluation areas for award will be corporate experience, past performance and program management. Send comments, referencing solicitation HQ0006-98-R-0002, Reference Number BMDO 98-03, to Ms. Michele Reichelt, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, BMDO/DCTT, 1725 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 809, Arlington, VA 22202 or via facsimile at (703) 604-2557. (0063)

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