SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- FAAD C2 SOFTWARE SUSTAINMENT
- Notice Date
- 1/10/2024 8:19:51 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- W6QK ACC-RSA REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5090 USA
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5090
- Solicitation Number
- W31P4Q24R0007
- Response Due
- 1/25/2024 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 02/09/2024
- Point of Contact
- David C. Webb, Belen "" Jenn"" Hyman
- E-Mail Address
-
david.c.webb8.civ@mail.mil, belen.m.hyman.civ@army.mil
(david.c.webb8.civ@mail.mil, belen.m.hyman.civ@army.mil)
- Description
- The FAAD C2 System was designed and developed to support two (2) distinct mission areas. The first mission area provides tactical defense measures to counter the low altitude air threat over and beyond a unit's area of operations or over and beyond a contingency force area of operations. The FAAD C2 was originally developed and fielded to provide Battle Management Command, Control, and Intelligence for Army Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) Systems - AVENGER, Bradley Linebacker (discontinued), and Surfaced Launched Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (cancelled). In its current mission, FAAD C2 receives surveillance data from local and external sensors (Sentinel, Airborne Warning and Control System, Patriot Information Coordination Central, and numerous other radars and tactical data links) and provides C2 for existing and emerging short range air defense systems, including Allied systems operating in a Ground-Based Air Defense (GBAD) Task Force (TF). The FAAD C2 will extend its tactical defense measures to include Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) and emerging technologies in sensors, Electronic Warfare (EW), Directed Energy (DE), and kinetic systems. The FAAD C2 correlates the sensor data, and distributes an integrated air picture to local and higher echelon air defense and maneuver units. FAAD C2 also interfaces with all self-reporting systems including Blue Force Tracker 2, Mode 5 Level 2, and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast and correlates those tracks with the local air picture. In recent years, FAAD C2�s SHORAD capabilities have been extended to include defense against un-manned aerial system (UAS).� The Counter (C-UAS) capability integrates off-the-shelf EW, radars, kinetic defeat systems, and DE systems with FAAD C2. C-UAS development has displayed the rapid integration potential of the FAAD C2 software suite with rapid fielding of capabilities. The second area is the Counter-Rocket Artillery Mortar (C-RAM) mission. The FAAD C2 system receives and processes surveillance track data from C-RAM Counter Target Acquisition and SENTINEL sensors, as well as other battlefield and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) systems. It then fuses this data, and uses the state vector to determine the Point of Origin (POO) and the Point of Impact (POI) of in-coming Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (RAM) rounds. This data is used to determine if the POI is within the defended area and if so it will initiate localized warnings through the Warning Systems. FAAD C2 determines if the round can be engaged and the line-of-fire will not endanger friendly aircraft. FAAD C2 directs the Land- based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) to track the threat. The FAAD C2 Battle Captain makes the final determination to allow the LPWS to engage and destroy the threat. Additional kinetic (e.g., Accelerated Improved Interceptor Initiative) and non-kinetic (e.g., High Powered Microwave, High Energy Laser) interceptors will augment this intercept capability by providing additional intercept capabilities beyond the range of LPWS. The FAAD C2 also passes the POO/POI data and the local air picture to Air and Missile Defense Work Station (AMDWS) which relays the POO data to the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS), allowing timely counter-fire against the insurgent launch crew. The United States (US) Army currently uses the Air and Missile Defense Planning and Control Systems (AMDPCS) to provide interoperability for Army Battle Command Systems (ABCS) Battle Management and Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence for the Army�s air and missile defense forces. Design and integration of the AMDPCS entails continued use of the FAAD C2 and AMDWS as integral components. The RAM Warn system provides a localized warning of imminent RAM impact in enough time for personnel in the affected area to seek cover. RAM Warn depends on FAAD C2 to acquire incoming RAM projectiles, discriminate them from non-RAM objects, predict the point of impact, and then to activate the appropriate RAM Warn towers. The Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) is the Army�s objective Air Defense Artillery (ADA) system which will provide a common C2 component for all ADA systems. FAAD C2 will ultimately be incorporated into the AIAMD Battle Command System (IBCS). Current efforts are focused on delivering a common data link processing capability based on current FAAD C2 capabilities. Near-term development efforts for FAAD C2 include the following capabilities: C-UAS upgrades and Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD). Both capabilities exemplify the U.S. Army�s priorities for the future and urgent capability support in the field. The future system will follow the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASAALT) directed Common Operating Environment directive, as well as the AIAMD Acquisition Decision Memorandum. Under these directives the FAAD C2 will evolve from a standalone laptop program to a client server based system of systems integrated with AIAMD and its Integrated Fire Control Network. The FAAD C2 system is binned by ASAALT to the Real Time/Safety Critical/Embedded Computing Environment (RTSCE CE) under the Engagement Operations (EO) Real Time Interoperability Framework (RTIF) enabler. This updated system will use the same Common Warfighter Man-Machine Interface software as AMDPCS and the IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS), simplifying manning and training for fielded units. Additionally, FAAD C2 software will be leveraged, as required by Army Directive, to support threshold and objective M-SHORAD capabilities. Elements of the FAAD C2 System are: Intercept: includes future kinetic and non-kinetic interceptors, Avenger, Avenger Slew- To-Cue; Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) Stinger; counter RAM weapons such as Land-Based Phalanx Weapons System (LPWS), Combined Arms team weapons, CUAS kinetic and electronic weapons, and other potential future systems. Sense: includes ground-based Air Defense/RAM/CUAS and airborne sensors using passive and active technology to include RAM detection, UAS detection and hostile aircraft identification techniques. Command, Control and Intelligence (C2I): includes automated command and control (C2) command posts for the integration and distribution of air surveillance, command and engagement status, and battle management data among FAAD C2 internal elements and to other external Joint or Allied C2 Systems. Warn: is the timely, reliable, accurate, localized troop warning for impending Indirect Fire attacks using the RAM Warn system architectures.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: McLean, VA 22102, USA
- Zip Code: 22102
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 22102
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