84 -- OBJECTIVE FORCE WARRIOR

Notice Date

March 23, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center Natick, ATTN: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

ZIP Code

01760-5011

Response Due

April 6, 2001

Point of Contact

POC: OFW Team. Email: OFW@natick.army.mil

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the OFW Team via email. (OFW@natick.army.mil)

Description

As part of its transformation to the Objective Force, the U.S. Army is about to embark on a major Science and Technology (S&T) program supporting the development, demonstration, and fielding by 2012 of revolutionary Objective Force Warrior (OFW) Systems. It will complement the on-going efforts to develop platform-based revolutionary capabilities (i.e., Future Combat System, Future Rotorcraft, etc.) to realize the Army Transformation and the Objective Force vision. The Natick Soldier Center has been charged by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research and Technology) (DAS(R&T)) with developing a full spectrum proposal with roadmap for a robust OFW S&T program. OFW is expected to be a system of systems and provide revolutionary capabilities for the individual war fighter and small units. It is necessary to exploit advanced and emerging technologies to make this a reality, and the OFW Team is casting a wide net to identify technologies being developed that can contribute to the revolutionary capabilities to meet the OFW war fighter needs. This synopsis is considered market research to identify interested firms having the requisite expertise or having technologies to contribute to this effort. The Natick Soldier Center is now seeking to identify technologies that are in development by industry, academia, and government that address needs and provide capabilities and thereby contribute to this revolutionary system of systems. Interested parties are requested to identify technologies and enabling efforts that their organization is working on that are applicable to any of the OFW needs, capabilities, required characteristics/design imperatives, and development process enablers and provide the information via a one-page technology inquiry sheet. The technology inquiry sheet may be downloaded at www.OFW.Natick.army.mil or (http://192.168.2.165), in addition to other relevant information such as the OFW needs, associated capabilities, required characteristics/design imperatives, development process enablers, and technology readiness levels descriptions. Submit the one-page technology inquiry sheets no later than 6 April 2001 via email to: OFW@natick.army.mil. The OFW team will assess the technology pool against the OFW capabilities, needs, required characteristics/imperatives, and development process enablers, and for the most relevant technologies. The team will be seeking expanded information in the near future to assist in the program definition. This Request For Information (RFI) does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment from the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice, or otherwise pay for information/items solicited.

Web Link

Click here to access OFW web site (http://192.168.2.165)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010327/84SOL002.HTM (W-082 SN50H1R3)