A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (PROCUREMENTS)

Notice Date

October 11, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22242-5160

ZIP Code

22242-5160

Solicitation Number

N00024-01-R-8100

Response Due

October 25, 2000

Point of Contact

Patricia Watchorn (SEA 02813P)(703) 602-6911 X273

Description

This acquisition will enable the Navy to establish essential engineering, research and development capabilities at the University of Texas at Austin, Applied Research Laboratories (ARL:UT) in the following areas: (1) Characteristics of the medium relative to the ocean acoustic environment and its effects on undersea warfare systems, and relative to electromagnetic propagation in the atmospheric, tropospheric, and ionospheric environment and its effects on electromagnetic information warfare systems. (2) High frequency sonar as applied to warfighting applications including minehunting/obstacle avoidance, reconnaissance, classification, swimmer detection, precision bathymetry, environmental characterization, under ice and ocean bottom navigation, and intelligence collection. (3) Acoustic and electromagnetic properties as related to target characteristics, including countermeasures, sensors and signal processing. (4) Signal and information processing and display as applied to acoustic, electromagnetic and electro-optical systems including advanced display/format technology, source and array technology, spatial and temporal processing, and high order spectral methods. (5) Navigation and precise location in space, air, water, and on land, including geodetic, acoustic, seismic, and electromagnetic applications. Command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) as applied to information warfare, modeling and simulation, synthetic forces, C4I testing, electromagnetic instrumentation and innovative computer and software development. US COMPANIES ONLY (NOFORN). Potential offerors must possess a TOP SECRET facility clearance at the time of award. -- Quantity: 22,500 staff months-NAVSEA plans to award a 5 year Sole Source Contract to the University of Texas at Austin, Applied Research Laboratories (ARL:UT), 10000 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758. As provided in FAR 5.202(a)(10), synopsis of this effort is not required. However, this effort is being publicized in order to promote subcontracting opportunities and explore the feasibility of future competition.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001013/ASOL003.HTM (W-285 SN5040A2)