Attach 1 - AHSR Basic IDIQ Statement of Objectives (SOO) dated 13 November 2020.pdf

FA9451-21-S-0003

Attachment 1

“ADVANCED HIGH POWER ELECTROMAGNETIC SOURCE RESEARCH (AHSR)”

BASIC IDIQ

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (SOO)

13 November 2020

1.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Directed Energy Directorate (RD), High-Powered

Electromagnetics Division (RDH), located at Kirtland AFB, is the Air Force’s Center of

Excellence for research in High Powered Electromagnetic (HPEM) technology and functions as the Air Force Materiel Command’s center for HPEM technology development, acquisition, transformation, and support.

AFRL/RDH is composed of highly specialized research facilities and HPEM scientists and engineers that work in close partnership with the AF, DoD, and industry to provide innovative technologies.

The Next Generation HPEM Sources Program conducts research that addresses the Air Force and DoD requirements for HPEM technologies. This program aims to develop successful HPEM source technologies and components necessary to address future mission requirements. In addition, this program researches the Physics of HPEM generating technologies such as tunable high power oscillators, broad frequency bandwidth high power amplifiers, structures to radiate the generated high power pulse, and ancillary technologies such as pulsed power, cathodes, System Engineering and safety. The program has been successful in developing and demonstrating the potential for HPEM systems to provide game-changing capabilities in combat operations.

2.0 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This Statement of Objectives (SOO) is for offerors to propose research for an Indefinite

Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract in the area of HPEM Source Research. The contractor shall participate in research of various technologies required for High Power

Microwave Systems such as: 1) Increasing the frequency bandwidth of tunable HPEM

Oscillators, 2) Broadband (>10%) HPEM Amplifiers, 3) Improved efficiency (>50%) HPEM sources, 4) Potential game-changing approaches to HPEM generation such as Ultra-short Pulsed

Laser (USPL) based Sources, 5) Radiating structures for HPEM pulses, and 6) Required laboratory infrastructure to safely investigate new HPEM technologies including repetitive pulsed power, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. These efforts shall include analytics, simulation, developmental design drawing, component fabrication, assessment of advanced materials for improved performance, system assembly and operational checkout for pulsed power drivers required for HPEM devices, vacuum electronics including vacuum diodes and microwave circuits, and HPEM loads/interfaces/antennas. The contractor shall also support all research with diagnostics, data acquisition, and laboratory preparation.

These activities shall be completed in cooperation with government scientists and engineers conducting this research.

3.0 OVERARCHING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

The contractor shall work with government personnel and other researchers to setup, design, simulate, develop, fabricate, experiment with, and analyze HPEM sources and source components for eventual use in HPEM systems. The definition of source components includes, but is not limited to: cathode emitters, vacuum diodes, pulsed power interfaces, pulsed power components (such as capacitors, Pulse Forming systems, pulsed power drivers), timing and triggering components, pulsed power diagnostics, HPM diagnostics, HPM loads, USPL optical hardware and diagnostics, and microwave antennas. Developmental evaluation of these components requires a variety of equipment, techniques, and measurements that the contractor shall review with government personnel to ensure fidelity of testing and the achievement of technical objectives.

The contractor shall work with government researchers to evaluate and integrate these HPEM technologies as they mature into future systems. This shall include consideration of System

Engineering issues.

The contractor shall develop apparatus and plans for experiments demonstrating HPEM source technologies. This shall include recommending new, or modification of, existing equipment, building new components, conducting safety analyses and preparing safety permits, obtaining specialized items required for safely conducting experiments in our laboratories.

The contractor shall perform laboratory preparation and provide daily operation of experimental hardware in conjunction with government researchers. The contractor shall furnish all design drawings to government related to these experiments, including certified engineering approval of new items such as pressure vessels.

4.0 DELIVERABLES:

4.1 Data

The following items are representative of the type of data that is necessary for AHSR. Task

Order SOOs will specify which CDRLs are applicable.

CDRL A001: Presentation Materials

CDRL A002: Status Report – Technical Status Report

CDRL A003: Scientific and Technical Report – Final Report

CDRL A004: Developmental Design Drawings and Associated Lists

CDRL A005: Test Plan

CDRL A006: Computer Program End Item Documentation

CDRL A007: Software User’s Manual

CDRL A008: Technical Report – Study Services

CDRL A009: Computer Software Product End Items

CDRL A010: System Safety Hazard Analysis Report

CDRL A011: Safety Assessment Report

CDRL A012: Contract Funds Status Report

CDRL A013: Operations and Maintenance Instructions

CDRL A014: Government Property Inventory Report – GFP and CAP

4.2 Software

Specified at the Task Order level.

4.3 Hardware

4.4 Other

5.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Ordering period on the basic Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will be 60 months. Task Order period of performance will be specified at the Task Order level.

6.0 SCHEDULE, DATA ITEMS, AND OTHER DELIVERABLES

A potential schedule will be provided as guidance for completion of the project will be specified at the Task Order level.

7.0 BASE SUPPORT

The offeror will be offered access to AFRL facilities located at Kirtland AFB. This includes use of necessary space and equipment in Buildings 887, 907, 914, 322, 323 and 909.

8.0 SECURITY (APPLIES TO ALL TASK ORDERS)

The contractor shall implement a security program to accomplish this effort, which includes the following: Have and maintain personnel staffing with sufficient security clearance levels that allow access to the data necessary to execute the program; Provide and maintain secure facilities necessary to process and store the data generated under this effort at the contractor’s location.

Have and maintain the ability to handle and store unclassified, proprietary, and classified information to perform this activity; and ensure use of appropriate security protection methods commensurate with the security level of the material provided and generated during performance of this effort. See FA9451-21-S-0003 Attachment 5 for the DoD Contract Security Classification

Specification, DD Form 254.

9.0 FOREIGN PARTICIPATION

Foreign participation is prohibited on this effort.

10.0 CONTRACTOR ACQUIRED PROPERTY

11.0 REQUIRED TRAVEL

Study/expertise/demonstration related work may come from various CONUS locations requiring travel to/from those locations. Furthermore, participation in equipment assessment, equipment removal or transport, system test studies, technical interchange meetings or demonstrations at remote locations, and conference attendance may be required.

12.0 OPERATIONS SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS

The Directed Energy Weapons (DEWS) Technology Security Classification Guide (SCG) (31

January 2018) will apply to this effort and can be provided upon request. All applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations will also apply.

13.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

If applicable, a list of scheduled Government Furnished Property (GFP) will be provided at the

Task Order level.

14.0 SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall adhere to all supplemental requirements stated in Attachment 2 to FA9451-

21-S-0003.

15.0 CONTRACT HOLIDAYS:

Contract Holidays: The prices/costs include holiday observances; accordingly, the Government will not be billed for such holidays, except when services are required by the Government and are actually performed on a holiday. The following days are contract holidays:

New Year’s Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

President’s Day

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Veteran’s Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day