US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

L -- ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES SOL DAAE30-98-R-207 DUE 080198 POC Patricia A. Regelski, Contracting Officer, 973-724-3832 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Robert McMinn, rmcminn@pica.army.mil. The Acoustics Research and Development Section at Tacom-Ardec, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is interested in soliciting for Advanced Development of acoustic technologies and associated software and/or hardware prototype development in support of Technology Base advancements in battlefield acoustics systems. The contract will be a task order type contract over a 4 year period of performance at a maximum cost of $500,000 per year. There are two unique categories of work which are to be considered. One is to develop a more complete and practical understanding of the influence of environment on Acoustic Systems which are designed to classify, localize, and track battlefield targets. Current work is encouraging, and has resulted in preliminary Tactical Decision Aids (software tools and models) to assist the user in determining where to locate acoustic platforms and how best to configure a particular system for an intended mission. Further advancements in propagation models, sensor performance models, and optimization of overall acoustic algorithms are needed to optimize an acoustic system's ability to cope with environmental/meteorological variations. The intended output of this area is analysis, concept development, the development of software and modeling tools, and prediction of results for different sensor system designs as they relate to different target dynamics and mission needs. The second area of consideration is development of technologies, techniques, and conceptual designs for advanced acoustic systems which have improved performance over existing acoustic systems. This work will include optimization of array configurations, improved beamforming techniques, and other algorithm enhancements which will allow better discrimination of targets in a multiple target environment. The ability to discern targets from non-targets, the ability to effectively deal with interfering noise, and the development of advanced classification schemes are desired. The scope of this effort incudes concept development, technical analysis, tradeoff analysis, field tests, the development of software and modeling tools, advanced acoustic classification and tracking algorithms, and prediction of results for different sensor system designs as they relate to different target dynamics and mission needs, and prototype software as well as hardware development. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards from this solicitation. This proposed acquisition will be issued on or before 1 July 1998 with submission of proposals to the Government due approximately 30 days later. Hard (paper) copies of the solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation will be available for downloading from the World Wide Web Electronic Commerce Home page available at the following address: http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.html See Numbered Note 26. (0132)

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