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A -- SYNOPSIS OF DEFENSE SPECIAL WEAPONS AGENCY (DSWA) PROGRAM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT (PRDA) SOL DSWA01-PRDA-96-01 POC Daniel Bertuna, Negotiator, (703) 325-1197, Scott G. Morton, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-1200. This is a Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA). Awards under this PRDA are subject to the availability of funds. The Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) invites proposals for basic and applied research and development in the areas of seismic, hydroacoustic, infrasound, radionuclide, satellite and multi-technique data exploitation, with the goal of enhancing U.S. capability to monitor nuclear testing, and to support implementation of and compliance with nuclear testing treaties under the Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA) DSWA01-PRDA-96-01. The objective of the program in the near term is to fill critical science and technology gaps in operational monitoring capability, not covered by other research programs, that could otherwise prevent the U.S. from achieving its monitoring goals. The objectives in the long term are to enhance operational monitoring capability at a decreasing cost, through improved understanding of basic phenomenology and development of improved, automated and interactive, processing and analysis systems. This research goal is supported by, and in conjunction with the Nuclear Test Programs Office of the Office of the Assistant of the Secretary of Defense (NCB), the U.S. Air Force Technical Applications Center, and the U.S. Department of Energy. All proposals must clearly describe how the product of each effort would improve operational monitoring capability. Proposals should explain the concept for integrating the proposed product into operational monitoring systems. Of particular interest is research which addresses the fusion and exploitation of data from multiple monitoring technologies to solve operational monitoring problems. Efforts which exploit data collected by the proposed Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty International Monitoring System, other US operational monitoring assets, on-going and planned field experiments, and unique historical data sets are strongly encouraged. Applied research proposals should seek to improve or develop new methods to integrate and exploit large databases from one or more of the specified monitoring technologies (seismic, hydroacoustic, infrasound, radionuclide and optical satellite) to enhance the current capability for automated and interactive signal processing, event location, and event discrimination. Basic research proposals should seek to improve understanding of the mechanics and representation of nuclear and noise sources and how these affect signal propagation in the earth, atmosphere and oceans. Basic research proposals should be highly focused, and written within the framework of a testable hypothesis. Information on DSWA solicitations, already released, can be obtained by calling the DSWA Hotline at (703) 325-1173. As of 31 May 96, Acquisition Management has added ''Procurement Opportunities'' to the DSWA Home Page available on the World Wide Web. Information will include this synopsis and more. Please check us out at www.dswa.mil. Reference Synopsis No. 97-05 (0289)

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