A -- NAVAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TECHNICAL PAPER SUBMISSION

Notice Date

October 5, 2000

Contracting Office

Contracts Group, NAVAIRSYFCOMHQ, Bldg 441, Unit 7, 21983 Bundy Road, Patuxent River, Md 20670-1127

ZIP Code

20670-1127

Response Due

November 3, 2000

Point of Contact

Kim Berche (301-757-6406)

E-Mail Address

Bercheka@navair.navy.mil (Bercheka@navair.navy.mil)

Description

TITLE: CALL FOR TECHNICAL PAPERS BACKGROUND. The Naval Air Systems Command has designed and established the Advanced Technology Review Board (ATRB) process to enhance effectiveness of the Department of the Navy's technology investment and to facilitate acquisition of and transition planning for emerging technologies. The Naval Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Executive Steering Group (ESG) Technology Coordination Team has further tailored the process to meet emerging technology needs of the Naval UAV community. The ATRB process provides a forum for the periodic review of technologies that are relevant to the needs of the Naval UAV community. Government, industry, and academic sources provide synopses of proposed or ongoing technology efforts for review by the Technology Coordination Team. The Team evaluates the submissions and provides recommendations to the ATRB voting members as to its relevance to the needs of the Naval UAV community. PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION. Submission of technical papers shall be accomplished in the following manner. Technical papers shall be submitted via Technology Submission Form on the NAVAIR PMA-263 website http://uav.navair.navy.mil/. All submissions must be received in the format provided or they will not be considered for evaluation. Augmenting diagrams, photos, or other graphical information may be submitted via e-mail attachment(s) to uavatrb@pax.hjford.com. Augmenting graphics must be in JPEG format and shall not be larger than 1 MB in total. The e-mail must reference the submission to be considered for evaluation. Submissions will be accepted for a one-month period beginning with the posting of the announcement in the CBD. The website is intended to be generic and will be available for viewing prior to the posting of the announcement, however, the topics will not be available to the general public and the form will not be able to be transmitted. When active, the hyperlink is constructed to provide an electronic receipt to the submitting party. At the end of the one-month period, the hyperlink from the form will become inactive. If your submission is classified, please contact Kim Berche (Phone: 301-757-6406) for submission instructions. The submission of a technical paper is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. Since the information is being submitted electronically, no information received will be returned. The Government will accept proprietary information and will ensure that all individuals that have access to proprietary information treat it accordingly. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC TOPICS. The Naval UAV ATRB will examine three topic areas. These areas are not presented in order of importance. Topic Area 1: Sensor Data Processing that will enable automated processing of surveillance and reconnaissance data. Topic Area 2: Communications technology that will enable secure, jam-resistant sensor-to-shooter-to-weapon connectivity. Topic Area 3: Autonomous technology that will minimize human intervention and enable unmanned/manned platform operations and interoperability. Your organization/company is invited to propose efforts in any or all of the above three topic areas in accordance with the specific instructions and format found at http://uav.navair.navy.mil/.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001010/ASOL004.HTM (W-279 SN5036I6)