Phillips Laboratory, Directorate of Contracting, 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773

A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) SET-ASIDE FOR SPACE DEFENSE RESEARCH BY HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS (HBCU/MIS) POC Debbie Chisenhall, Contract Specialist, 505/846-1326 This is Part One of a Multi-Part Synopsis. Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Space Defense Research by Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs). Space and missiles technology, rocket propulsion, lasers & imaging, advanced weapons & survivability, and geophysics. Contracting Point of Contact (POC): Debbie Chisenhall, Buyer 505-846-1326, Technical POC: varies, as shown, for each requirement area below. The Phillips Laboratory (PL) is interested in receiving proposals on research to advance its capability in space and missiles technology, rocket propulsion, lasers & imaging, advanced weapons & survivability, and geophysics. This BAA is not intended to provide "infrastructure assistance" as defined in 10 U.S.C. 2323(c)(3). Proposals (technical and cost) should reflect research efforts in the areas described below. HOWEVER, ANY POTENTIAL OFFEROR SHOULD BE AWARE THAT PL'S BUDGET IS FLUCTUATING AND CAN CHANGE IN ANY OR ALL AREAS WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE. THEREFORE, IT IS CRITICAL THAT EACH POTENTIAL OFFEROR CONTACT THE APPLICABLE TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT PRIOR TO COMMITTING RESOURCES TO THE PROPOSAL WRITING PROCESS TO CHECK THE LATEST FUNDING AVAILABILITY INFORMATION AND NEED FOR THE TYPE OF EFFORT TO BE PROPOSED. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AUTHORIZATION TO BEGIN WORK PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD. 1. REQUIREMENTS: (a) Space and Missiles Technology: BAA Contact Point: Dr. Gene Bednarz, PL/VT, 505-846-5785. Anticipated funding is $50K per year. The areas of interest for PL/VT are: (1) Computer designs and research including radiation hardening and three-dimensional stacking for lightweight/compact space applications. (2) Radiation Effects in Infrared (IR) Focal Plane Components. Program to research, analyze, design, fabricate and test radiation-hardened infrared detectors, readout circuitry, and device processes for space sensors. (3) Basic and Applied Research into Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics for Space and Missile Systems. Research areas of interest include basic radiation effects in electronic devices and advanced devices that are or can be hardened for the space environment. Research areas of interest include total dose, dose rate, and single event effects in electronics, optoelectronic devices, and fiber optic systems. (4) Space Subsystems Technology. Exploration and technologies development for next-generation space-based radar. Goal is to develop advanced transmit/receive (T/R) modules, lightweight antennas, photonics, power and energy storage systems, and signal/data-processing subsystems. (5) Cryocooler development, low weight, long life, low vibration, and high reliability are key characteristics. (6) Advance high efficiency, high sensitivity IR sensor research and detector development in the 12-25 micrometer wavelength regime. Research and develop multispectral focal plane arrays and novel readout concepts. (7) Satellite Control Software. Software research into low cost, hardware independent, and flexible intelligent ground control systemsand autonomous satellite operations that make use of artificial intelligence techniques such as expert systems, neural nets, and model-based reasoning, to produce systems that reduce acquisition costs, maintenance costs, and manpower skill levels and numbers. This requirement, like all others in this announcement, includes ONLY efforts which involve basic and/or applied research and that part of development NOT related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement...(see FAR 35.016(a)). (8) Active Space Sensors. Develop key supporting technologies for space-based broad area surveillance in the areas of phenomenology database development, modeling and simulation, signal processing algorithms, and large antenna development. (9) Smart structure research. Exploration of new techniques and technologies to sense and dampen vibrations of structural members of space platforms and antenna. (b) Rocket Propulsion. BAA Contact Point: Mr. Mike Huggins, PL/RK, 805-275-5229. Anticipated funding is $50K per year. The specific areas of interest for PL/RK are: (1) Application of Advanced Materials. Investigate the use of advanced materials in rocket motor components to provide improvements in thermal capability (e.g., in nozzles), wear resistance (e.g., in turbo pumps), weight (e.g., composite structures), and cost (e.g., plastic processing/structural parts). (2) High Energy Density Materials. Investigate new chemical approaches to high energy propellant ingredients. These investigations may be theoretical (determining possible new chemical structures, spectroscopic properties, molecular dynamics, etc.) or experimental (synthesis, physical property measurements, etc.). (3) Environmental. Investigate ways to phase-stabilize ammonium nitrate and to increase its burning rate in solid propellants. Develop mobile EPA-approved ways to dispose of scrap solid propellant (0101)

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