NAVAL AVIATION FUTURE REQUIRED CAPABILITIES POC Gertrude Scriber, Contract Specialist (301) 757-2608, FAX (301) 757-8988. DESC: On behalf of The Chief of Naval Operations (Director, Air Warfare, N88) is seeking information on existing or in-development technologies that address one or more of the 57 Naval Aviation future required capabilities. Naval Aviation is in the midst of exciting revolutions in strike warfare and network centric warfare, both of which are being driven by advancing technology. To successfully meet these challenges N88 has instituted a technology transition planning process. This request for INFORMATION is for the purpose of identifying, and obtaining information on, available technology solutions. Informational responses to this notice will enable the Navy to begin planning for transitioning selected technologies into aircraft, air launched weapons and supporting systems and to revise future requirements to take advantage of emerging opportunities. Information is solicited from DoD, federal agency, and industry sources. Technology programs for which information is submitted are requested to satisfy the following criteria: 1) Are currently funded, or are completed and are awaiting opportunities for engineering and manufacturing development, 2) Offer a significant performance or affordability enhancement in one or more of the 57 future required capabilities, and 3) Are sufficiently mature to be operationally fielded, or part of a system enhancement that is operationally fielded by not later than 2010. A copy of the Naval Aviation future required capabilities and their descriptions may be viewed at www.hq.navy.mil/airwarfare/s&;t/S&T%20Table.htm. Sources submitting information, on programs which meet the stated criteria, will gain visibility at the Chief of Naval Research and Director, Air Warfare for their technology programs. This will also enable them to interface with a broad spectrum of the Naval Aviation community (S&T, Acquisition and Requirements). The information shall be submitted in the following format, not to exceed 3 pages in total length. NAVAL AVIATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM INFORMATION SHEET 1) Emphasis Area (indicate the one that best categorizes your program): a) Coherence, b) Lethality/Precision, c) Safety/Other, d) Mechanical/Propulsion. Coherence includes all aspects of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) that enables warfighters to effectively apply the full spectrum of combat capabilities to shape and dominate the battlespace. Improvements in the Lethality/Precision area as a result of advanced weapons systems and new onboard and offboard systems will, by an order of magnitude increase the combat capability of the Navy. Innovations in aircraft Safety will reduce the single biggest driver of aircraft mishaps and allow our aviators to perform at an even higher level. Mechanical/Propulsion refers to new technology developments in airframes and engines. 2) Performer / Sponsor Data: a) Date, b) Project Title, c) Technology POC, d) Organization, e) Phone Number, f) E-Mail Address, g) Program Type (e.g., SBIR, ATD, IR&D, ILIR, 6.1, 6.2, Contract R&D, etc.), h) Funding Sponsor. 3) Naval Aviation Need Addressed (The proposed technology must provide performance and/or affordability enhancement for one or more of the 57 Naval Aviation future required capabilities. What problem does this technology address? What is the expected benefit this technology provides to the Navy? 4. Technical Approach. How is this technology program addressing the problem? Is there other work going on that complements this effort? What is the planned product (documentation, hardware/software demos, etc.) at the conclusion of the technology effort? 5. Transition Path into a Naval Aviation System (must meet IOC of 2010 or sooner) When can EMD begin (year)? What system / platform would the product be integrated into, and how could it be integrated? 6. Funding All programs: only submit programs that have funding applied in FY99 or have been completed. Navy programs: amount of FY99 funding applied. The program information may be submitted to the Contracting Officer at CONTRACTING OFFICER/AIR-2.4.3.3, ATTN: GERTRUDE SCRIBER BLDG 441, NAVAIRSYSCOMHQ, 21983 BUNDY ROAD UNIT 7, PATUXENT RIVER MD 20670-1127. Responses may e-mailed to scribergv@navair.navy.mil. It is requested that all electronic submittals be provided (virus free) in Microsoft Word 5.0/6.0 compatible format. Responses should be submitted by 22 April 1999 and reference this CBD number. Please address all technical questions to either LCDR Thomas Carroll, OPNAV (Code N88W3) at 703-697-1251 (DSN 227) or carroll.thomas@hq.navy.mil or LtCol Don Horn, USMC, Naval Air Systems Command, (301) 342-20136 (DSN 342) or HornDE@navair.navy.mil. All submissions will be examined; sources with technology programs which best satisfy future required capabilities will be invited to present material at the Naval Aviation Conference which will be held this summer in the Washington, D.C. area. Company Proprietary information MUST be marked as such, on a page-by-page basis. This announcement is NOT a Request for Proposal nor does the Government intend to pay for any information submitted in response to this synopsis. This synopsis does not commit the Government to award a contract. Numbered Note 25 applies. Posted 03/31/99 (W-SN314975).

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