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A -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS -- AMENDMENT SOL Reference-Number-PRDA-98-09-IFKPA POC Joetta Bernhard, Contracting Officer, Phone (315) 330-2308, Fax (315) 330-7790, Email bernhard@rl.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=Reference-Num ber-PRDA-98-09-IFKPA&LocID=1142. E-MAIL: Joetta Bernhard, bernhard@rl.af.mil. Points of Contact: Program Manager, Willis Horth, 315-330-3403 Contracting Officer, Joetta Bernhard, 315-330-2308. Reference 24 Apr 98 PRDA announcement. The purpose of this addendum is to focus the intended application domain to that of Affordable Fusion and Exploitation Architectures. This solicitation is seeking white papers on a variety of scientific studies, experiments, demonstrations, technologies, and prototypes of affordable next generation fusion and exploitation architectures which enhance fusion processing to provide real-time Object Refinement (JDL Level 1), Situation Refinement (JDL Level 2) and Threat Refinement (JDL Level 3). The objective of any fusion capability is, using the available and accessible information, to provide an accurate and comprehensive assessment of the present situation. Today's virtual memory systems inhibit the performance of many applications by running them in a data-starved mode. That is, these applications are not constrained by the processing speed or memory,but rather the inability of the memory system to deliver the requested data in a timely manner. This research seeks to leverage and transition the revolutionary results from DoD sponsored investigations including DARPA's Embedded Computing, Adaptive Computing, Data Intensive Systems, Applied Computational Mathematics, and Low Power Computing Programs, the DoD High Performance Computer Modernization Program (HPCMP), and the BMDO Discriminating Interceptor Technology Program (DITP). By leveraging research from the aforementioned programs, newly developed memory architectures that manage the placement and flow of data, as well as manipulate data in the memory subsystem itself may provide the basis for information fusion architectures capable of real-time ID/Position estimation, situation assessment and threat assessment. Two areas of specific interest are (1) development of the hardware requirement tradespace identifying existing bottlenecks in fusion processing and the relevant new architectures that would affordably enable/enhance fusion capability, and (2) design and development of such architectures for DoD fielded systems. Technical solutions and/or approaches should emphasize the use of open systems that accommodate distributed, modular, and extensible approaches to address fusion processing deficiencies within current and planned Air Force systems. Deliverables will be technical reports, published papers, presentations at conferences, and when appropriate: feasibility models, prototypes, and/or demonstrations. Such applications may include, but are not limited to, Information Fusion, Multi-Dimensional Signal Processing and Knowledge Bases. Other than the intent to focus the application domain on Affordable Fusion and Exploitation Architectures, all other information as presented in the original 24 Apr 98 PRDA announcement remains valid. Submission of white papers for initial consideration is requested by 10 December 1999. All addresses, evaluation factors, etc. remain as originally Posted 11/12/99 (D-SN400244). (0316)

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