A -- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN CONTROL SCIENCE

Notice Date

June 8, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- = Wright Research Site, Det 1 AFRL/PK Bldg 167, Area B, 2310 8th Street, = Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7801

ZIP Code

45433-7801

Solicitation Number

BAA-01-06-VAK

Response Due

July 31, 2001

Point of Contact

Dennis Strobel, Contract Negotiator, Phone (937)656-9617, = Email Dennis.Strobel@wpafb.af.mil -- Douglas Harris, Contracting = Officer, Phone (937) 255-3427, Fax (937) 255-4255, Email = Douglas.Harris@wpafb.af.mil

Description

Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Vehicles Directorate/Control = Theory Optimization Branch (AFRL/VACA) solicits proposals for the = Collaborative Research in Control Science Program. A major goal within = AFRL is to establish cooperative relationships with external = researchers as part of the Scientific and Technical Workforce for the = 21st century (STW-21) initiative, which is a new way of enhancing = technology development using collaboration. We wish to pursue a = collaborative effort in Control Science with a collaborator of high = national reputation. The objective of the collaboration is to provide = research in dynamics and control through a broad base of expertise with = emphasis on fast reaction time to critical technical problems. The = collaborative research is expected to further the new = inter-disciplinary research areas of unique interest to the Air Force; = for example, faculty members at universities can hire top graduate = students and formulate research projects of current interest to AFRL. = By conducting this collaborative research, AFRL can tap into the = required expertise to help accelerate current research in control = science in a variety of application areas. Once the structure is = established, AFRL will then have the flexibility to rapidly respond to = new research directions as the needs of the Air Force dictates. The = collaborative effort will be an extension of our in-house Center. It = is envisioned that there will be a large amount of interaction between = the collaborative researchers and AFRL researchers. This interaction = will include regular weekly on-site visits and frequent short-notice = visits, and as such, will require that researchers be able to travel = quickly and on short notice between locations. This allows the = research to be more focused and establishes a synergistic working = relationship with the AFRL personnel that can significantly raise = productivity. This close relationship with AFRL also maximizes = transition opportunities for the collaboratively-developed = technologies. Interested offerors may view and/or download the full = BAA solicitation by accessing the Electronic Posting System (EPS) = homepage at http://www.eps.gov/. Direct questions to the Contracting = point of contact identified in the announcement.

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