A -- FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND DEMONSTRATION

Notice Date

March 15, 2001

Contracting Office

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Contract Management Office (CMO), 3701 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203-1714

ZIP Code

22203-1714

Solicitation Number

PS01-04

Response Due

June 7, 2001

Point of Contact

Dr. James A. Freebersyser, DARPA/ATO, Fax 703-696-9781

Description

FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND DEMONSTRATION SOL PS 01-04 WHITE PAPERS DUE 040501 PROPOSALS DUE 060701 Technical POC: Dr. James A. Freebersyser, Program Manager, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Technology Office (ATO), 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. Facsimile: (703) 696-9781, E-mail: PS01-04@darpa.mil (e-mail contact preferred). Contractual point of contact: DARPA Contracts Management Directorate (CMD), Attn: Mr. Charles Nurse, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. Facsimile: (703) 696-2208; E-mail: cnurse@darpa.mil (e-mail contact preferred). The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Advanced Technology Office is soliciting proposals in response to the FCS Communications System Integration and Demonstration Program Solicitation (PS) [PS 01-04]. DARPA intends to make up to three system integration and demonstration awards. White papers in response to this PS are due at DARPA by 12:00 PM on 5 April 2001. Proposals in response to this PS are due at DARPA by 12:00 PM on 7 June 2001. The PS can be downloaded from the DARPA web page located at: http://www.darpa.mil/ato/solicit.htm. In this PS, DARPA seeks innovative proposals to integrate and demonstrate a FCS communications system design based in part on technologies already funded and being developed under BAA01-01 in the following areas: 1) High band technology (transmitters, receivers, antennas, etc.) for dynamically exploiting millimeter-wave frequencies; 2) Low band (e.g. future JTRS) technology (transmitters, receivers, antennas, etc.) for dynamically exploiting complex Radio Frequency (RF) environments; 3) Mobile ad hoc network technology for smoothly blending the high band and low band technologies into an assured single network, including routing, Quality of Service (QoS) for real-time traffic, etc., all using directional antennas; and, 4) modeling and simulation. The objective of the DARPA FCS Communications program is to aggressively design, develop, and demonstrate mobile, wireless ad hoc networks capable of operating with extreme Low Probability of Detection (LPD) and jamming resistance while carrying high data rate real-time traffic for positive robotic and fire control. The DARPA FCS Communications program is pursuing development of a dual physical layer (high band and low band) communications system in a real-time mobile, wireless ad hoc network environment. The technology development efforts already funded (see the previously released DARPA FCS Communications Technology BAA01-01 which is open until 3 Oct 2001) are pursuing multiple technical paths simultaneously, from multiple vendors. The primary goals of the system integration and demonstration PS are to: 1) by 15 April 2003, successfully exercise the communications infrastructure, specifically, the ability to maintain assured ground mobile, wireless connectivity among surrogate FCS platforms using directional antennas at both low and high bands, of a single notional FCS cell consisting of, as a minimum, six nodes, including at least one surrogate airborne communications platform, one notional manned combat vehicle, and three notional robotic vehicles (composed of one large, one medium, and one small); and, 2) by 15 Aug 03, show the scaling of the networking and communications technologies across multiple notional FCS cells in simulation. The proposer should specifically address the impact of integrating directional antennas on to both manned and robotic combat vehicles, including issues such as: antenna-platform interface; antenna gain and pointing requirements; and, network initialization.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010319/ASOL017.HTM (W-074 SN50G3A3)