A -- URBAN COMBAT ADVANCED SENSOR SUITE (UCASS)

Notice Date

November 6, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

ZIP Code

07703-5008

Solicitation Number

DAAB07-02-R-L406

Response Due

December 6, 2001

Point of Contact

POC Andrew Dellomo, (732)532-3569

Description

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Request for Information/Market Survey: Urban Combat Advanced Sensor Suite (UCASS). The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) is soliciting white papers to survey the existing, near-term, and future technologies which have potential for use as components of an Urban Combat Advanced Sensor Suite (UCASS). At the name implies, the UCASS concept is being developed to address the tactical security and situational awareness needs of the Warfighter in the Military Operation in Urban Terrain (MOUT) scenario. The individual soldier and small unit leader is faced with the task of winning battles in the MOUT scenario. A key to increased lethality and survivability is having the capability to know where the enemy is, or has been. Among the primary concerns: -- Monitoring previously cleared areas, structures, facilities and infrastructure -- Sensor components for rapid deployment of close-in security zones -- Spherical situational awareness for prevention of ambush and fratricide. Through the Wall detection of personnel to monitor rooms and hallways -- Short-range point-to-point communications between soldier and sensor -- Seamless integration of exterior road/street monitoring sensors with interior building/structure sensors. Relevant sensor technologies include, but are not limited to: infra-red (IR), seismic, acoustic, magnetic, millimeter wave, radar, laser,ultraviolet, ultrasonic, microwave, RF, visible imager, Image Intensifiers (I2), thermal imagers, ulti-spectral imagers, resonating electrostatic patch antennae and signature/image processors. Applicable system architecture and communication technologies include; microelectronic machines (MEMS), networked wireless communications, information processing, data management, data presentation, and data distribution. Also of interest are: enabling algorithms, (miniature data and signal processing components), and portable power sources. White paper topics include, but are not limited to, the following examples: Establishing and maintaining (individual) and small unit situation awareness before, during and after securing a building (interior/exterior) -- Potential technical solutions for off-soldier sensors with/without on-soldier command, control and processing -- Methods for detecting discriminating, and monitoring an unfriendly intruder or non-combatant personnel through walls within a building, down long hallways, on adjacent floors, around corner, or anywhere line of sight is restricted -- Networked sensor communications in a ultra-lightweight, low power, secure package. -- Short-range point-to-point communications and telemetry suitable for monitoring close-in, or short-range remotely deployed sensors employed by an individual soldier/small unit leader in a MOUT scenario. -- Potential solutions for the seamless integration of road/street (exterior) sensor data with building/structure (intruder) sensor date. -- Individual Soldier and Small Unit exploitation of Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS), Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (AV) and Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) capabilities with respect to the MOUT scenario. Respondents to this Request for Information/Market Survey are encouraged to submit white papers addressing the above topice, technologies, or concepts to: U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command(CECOM)- Night Vision & Electronics Selnsors Directorate 10221 Burbeck Road, Suite 460 (Harry (Hap) Hambric), Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060. email: hap.hambric@nvl.army.mil. Questions regarding this announcement shall be directed to: NVESD Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Hap Hambric- (703)704-1086. CECOM Point of Contact: Andrew Dellomo -- email: Andrew.Dellomo@mail1.monmouth.army.mil, (732)532-3569. Responses to this BAA shall be UNCLASSIFIED. Respondents are responsible for clearly marking portions of their white papers considered "Proprietary". The Government accepts NO LIABILITY for labor, material, or any other cost associated with the preparation and submission of ANY response to this BAA. The Government intends the information for its' own use in determing the feasibility of developing UCASS. The Government is expressing NO INTENT for ANY follow-on effort. Any subsequent effort will be announced independently

Web Link

Direct technical questions to Mr. Harry (Hap) Hambric-(703)704-1086 (Andrew.Dellomo@mail1.monmouth.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011108/ASOL003.HTM (W-310 SN5123X7)