ESC/ZJ, 11 Barksdale St., Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1806

A -- AIRBORNE MOVING TARGET INDICATOR -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DUE 051999 POC Maj Craig Schnepf, 781/377-4143/Contracting Officer, Maj Isaac Jones, 781/277-9601 WEB: N/A,. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, schnepfc@hanscom.af.mil. The Electronic Systems Center, Directorate of Special Projects (ESC/ZJ) is requesting information to gain insight into innovative sensor technologies, concepts, and techniques that will support the advancement of Airborne Moving Target Indicator (AMTI) beyond the current state of the art. The long-term goals of advanced AMTI are to detect, track, and identify all current and projected air target classes at any point of interest on the earth. For Example, ESC/ZJ is seeking advanced technologies, which might deliver a 10-20 dBsm sensor capability improvement; detect, track and identify all target classes deep in hostile territory; provide advanced surveillance sensor information to all fire control platforms; and examine linkages to space-based surveillance capabilities. The intent of this request for information is to identify selected technologies for a funded 12-month study in FY00. The FY00 effort would provide adequate funding to demonstrate the applicability of technologies and/or techniques, concept development, and support the technology to a possible demonstration phase in FY01. During the FY00 study, ESC/ZJ needs to identify areas which assist in expanding the surveillance battlespace in the mid term with an eventual transition to space in the far term. Some of the possible supporting technologies include clutter rejection, space-time adaptive processing, and bistatics. The study will focus on enabling concepts for existing and future surveillance capabilities. ESC/ZJ may award a contract to perform the study to several, one, or none of the respondents. Send white paper submissions to the address identified in item 7 of this announcement by 19 May 99. Classified papers are acceptable and encouraged where appropriate, but must be coordinated with the program security manager, TSgt Patrick Murray, (781) 377-4582, prior to their submission. Submissions will include three copies consisting of no more than three pages using a 10 font. All white papers will be evaluated within ESC/ZJ using Government andGovernment contractor personnel. All proprietary information will be protected. This is not a request for proposal. The Government does not intend to award a contract(s) based on submission of the white papers nor does it intend to pay for any costs incurred in preparing the white papers. Following submission of its white papers respondents shall not contact ESC/ZJ. ESC/ZJ will determine if any further contact with respondents is necessary to gain more information or clarification. Posted 05/05/99 (D-SN327959). (0125)

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