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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 Three of a Multi-Part Synopsis. Electromagnetic Sources and Antennas. Research is sought for the development of high power, wide- and narrowband microwave sources, mode converters and antennas. We desire to understand and evaluate the generation, emission and propagation of high power microwave energy. Novel technologies for small, compact sources is also sought as the theoretical and computational modeling of these phenomena. (e) Geophysics. BAA Contact Point: Dr. Herbert Carlson, PL/GP, 617-377-3604. Funding is not presently anticipated; however, in the event funding becomes available, research is needed in the areas of interest below. Please call Dr. Carlson before committing any resources to proposals in the following areas. If any funds are made available for new contracts, they will be given high priority for award under this BAA. (1) Atmospheric Prediction Technology. Diagnostic algorithms and short range forecast techniques to provide weather forecasts to meet Air Force operationalrequirements at air bases and on the battlefield. (2) Smart Weapons Performance Prediction Techniques. Investigation of the weather sensitivities of smart weapons to develop techniques (weather impact decision aids) to use weather and scene background parameters of the battlefield to predict the effectiveness of smart weapons. (3) Solar and Space Weather. For regions of space that are important to the Air Force, measure and model the transfer of energy from the sun through interplanetary space to the earth. Apply the results to the development of operational models for the specification and prediction of environmental hazards relevant to DoD space operations. (4) Weather Sensing Technology. Investigate remote sensing tools to measure atmospheric parameters required to assess system development planning and to provide operational weather support. Techniques being developed and evaluated exploit data from satellite systems and ground-based systems ranging from the visible, the infrared, and the microwave portions of the spectrum. (5) Ionospheric Specification and Prediction. Develop remote sensing techniques to determine on a global basis the phase and amplitude scintillation conditions that disrupt Air Force communications and surveillance systems. Develop models to specify and predict anywhere on the globe the parameters important to define the operational limitations of these systems. (6) Weather Simulations and Applications. Develop techniques to simulate the natural environment affecting the design and acquisition of military systems operating anywhere in the atmosphere and space. Simulation techniques must produce physically accurate representations of the environment in visible through millimeter wavelengths. Consideration will be given to models designed to operate efficiently in a large interactive distributed computer architecture. 2. DELIVERABLE ITEMS: The following deliverable data items shall be proposed: (a) Scientific and Technical Report(s), DI-MISC-80711. If Interim Technical Reports are proposed,the technical content of the interim reports may be incorporated by reference into the final report. Regarding the Final Report, the contractor shall propose 3 months between technical effort completion and contract completion as follows: 30 days to prepare a draft final report, 30 days for the government to review the draft, and 30 days for the contractor to provide the corrected final report upon return. This report shall be prepared in accordance with Phillips Laboratory Pamphlet 61-201, "Preparation of Technical Reports." This pamphlet is available from PL/CA (ATTN: Ms. Jan Mosher), 3550 Aberdeen Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87117-5776, 505-846-1328. The pamphlet is also at http://www.plk.af.mil/ORG_CHART/DS/IM/im.html. Proposals shall include the requirement to adhere to PL Pamphlet 61-201. It is possible the government may need more than 30 days to review the draft report; in this event, the contract end date will unilaterally be extended the same number of additional days, required for the review. All proposers are advised that a copy of each final report of any resultant contract is available, subject to national disclosure policy and regulations, through DTIC. (b) REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES. A PROPOSAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLE(S) TO THE APPROPRIATE JOURNAL(S) FOR PUBLICATION IS DEEMED EXTREMELY IMPORTANT EXCEPT WHERE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PRODUCE THEM DUE TO THE FEW SITUATIONS WHERE PUBLICATION IS NOT APPROPRIATE (E.G., SECURITY CLASSIFICATION, DATA RIGHTS, ETC.). If you are not proposing to attempt to publish a refereed journal article(s), your proposal should address why it is not possible to do so; strong justification should be provided. Journal articles will require PL review and this review will be processed in accordance with the awarded contract public release procedures. Any resultant contract is anticipated to incorporate the journal article requirement utilizing DI-MISC-80711. (0101)

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