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STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

Date: 15 July 2019

Program Title: Rapid Research and Development for Researcher and Warfighter Needs

Period of Performance: 60 Months for Technical/ Ordering Effort with 24 months of additional execution for a total of 84 months.

1.0 OBJECTIVE

1.1 The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (RX) located at Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB) is developing a program that creates an active collaboration between warfighters and engineers / scientists to use rapid problem solving and manufacturing methods to develop and transition near term technologies that solve current warfighter needs.

1.2 The overall goal of the program is to focus on discovery, characterization, and development using near term technology, novel or advanced materials and processes to ultimately create or produce prototypes or devises and field systems with enhanced capabilities (i.e. increased performance, service life, reduced weight, and/or reduced sustainment/procurement costs).

1.3 Rapid development support may include material and mechanical property evaluations, design equipment / tools, technical and operational expertise, efficient subcontracting, and robust connections that allow for the conception, test, and delivery of creative solutions.

1.4 Areas of interest include personnel equipment, electronics, manufacturing and industrial technologies, systems support, and both functional and structural materials. The program shall be responsive to a wide variety of Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security customers, including the Army Special Forces special tactics, field units, acquisition offices, AFRL, and other key outside organizations to enable product transition, implementation and to meet mission goals.

1.5 Within each project of the program, the contractor shall conduct research and development of prototypes that will utilize advanced materials to: (1) enhance current capabilities by increasing service life, reducing weight, or reducing procurement & sustainment costs, and/or (2) provide new capabilities to solve urgent operational needs.

1.6 This program involves the efforts below that are to be conducted concurrently within each project:

1.6.1 Development of New Materials and/or Screening Commercially Available Advanced Materials: The contractor shall conduct research of materials for use in prototype development. This may include development of new materials to suit specific warfighter or DoD needs or evaluating commercially available materials by their relevant physical, functional, or other properties. In this project, material selection for future prototypes will occur. Chemical analysis, thermal analysis, environmental testing, and mechanical testing may be applicable.

1.6.2 Device Characterization: The contractor shall perform relevant testing to verify that the prototype device meets all requirements. This could include, but is not limited to:

test design, data collection, data interpretation, and setting pass/fail criteria.

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1.7 At the beginning of each new project, the contractor will work with the Government POC to develop an estimated schedule, cost and performance metrics.

2.0 DELIVERABLES

2.1 Data: The contractor shall prepare and submit the following deliverables.

Item# Title Delivery Schedule A001 Final Report Final is required for each Task Order A002 Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Report Monthly A003 Contract Funds Status Report Quarterly A004 Status Report Quarterly A005 Presentation Material As required A006 Data Accenssion List Bi-annually A007 Still Photo Coverage As required A008 Conference Minutes As required A009 Conference Agenda As required A010 Mathmatical Model Finite Element

Analysis Report As required

2.2 Technical Data: Data, presentation materials, as required. (Project dependent)

2.3 Hardware: The Contractor shall abide by all hardware deliverables identified in each task order.

The Contractor shall deliver hardware as indicated in each task order contract. (Project dependent)

2.4 Computer Software: The contractor shall deliver any computer software developed under this technical effort, as requested by the Government. (Project dependent)

2.5 Test Samples, Prototypes and Residual Materials: Test samples, prototypes and residual materials shall be provided as identified or proposed in each project and shall be delivered, as appropriate, at the completion or in conjunction with associated project(s). (Project dependent)

3.0 OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC): The contractor shall participate in all activities associated with the disciplines of the organization's Industrial Security, Information Security, Personnel Security, Operations Security (OPSEC), Antiterrorism, and Program Protection programs. These are required in an effort to reduce program vulnerability from successful adversary collection, exploitation of critical information, and violations of export control requirements. The contractor will ensure that all subcontractors, if required, conform to these requirements as required by the prime contractor. Guidance can be provided by AFRL/RX Security as needed.

4.0 PROGRAM PROTECTION PLAN (PPP): Any potential critical program information (CPI) generated as part of this effort will be reviewed to determine the need for a PPP or to be included as part of an existing PPP.

5.0 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE ACCESS: The contractor shall comply with the requirements defined as follows, regarding the efforts of non-U.S. citizens on this project.

5.1 Employees requiring access to USAF bases, AFRL facilities, and/or access to U.S.

Government Information Technology (IT) networks in connection with the work on this contract must be U.S. citizens. For the purpose of base and network access, possession of a permanent resident card ("Green Card”) does not equate to U.S. citizenship. This requirement does not apply to foreign nationals approved by the

5.2 U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. State Department under international personnel exchange agreements with foreign Governments. Any waivers to this requirement must be granted in writing by the Contracting Officer prior to providing access.

5.3 The above requirements are in addition to any other contract requirements related to obtaining a Common Access Card (CAC).

5.3.1 For purposes of the paragraphs above, if an IT network/system does not require AFRL to endorse a contractor's application to said network/system in order to gain access, the organization operating the IT network/system is responsible for controlling access to its system. If an IT network/system requires an U.S.

Government sponsor to endorse the application in order for access to the IT network/system; AFRL will only endorse the following types of applications;

consistent with the requirements above:

5.3.1.1 Contractor employees who are U.S. citizens performing work under this agreement.

5.3.1.2 Contractor employees who are non-U.S. citizens and who have been granted a waiver.

5.3.2 Any additional access restrictions established by the IT network/system owner apply.

5.3.3 Common Access Card, base access and network access are not required for the initial project effort, but will be determined as needed on a project-by-project basis.

6.0 PROGRAM PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The anticipated period of performance for the agreement is 84 months after mail date (60 months for technical/ordering effort with 21 months of additional execution plus 3 additional months for completing the final report).

7.0 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: The contractor shall provide executive level participation for monthly meetings and periodic program reviews of contract activity.

7.1 The contractor shall prepare and submit reports as required.

7.2 The contractor shall perform administrative and financial management functions during the course of these efforts to ensure efficient and effective execution of all project under this contract. These functions include:

7.2.1 Scheduling of activities and milestones

7.2.2 Describing status of each projects

7.2.3 Outlining contractor activity and progress toward accomplishment of objectives

7.2.4 Planning, forecasting, and making recommendations on funding and funding changes

7.2.5 Program planning

7.2.6 Financial management

7.2.7 Describing in detail the overall conduct and results of the effort

Task Order 0001

DEVELOPMENT OF MASS RESCUE LIFE SAVING APPARATUS

The first project under this program is to develop a prototype for a Mass Rescue Life Saving Apparatus

(MRLSA).

1.0 BACKGROUND FOR MRLSA

1.0 Mass Rescue Operations (MRO) at sea are Search and Rescue (SAR) operations characterized by the need to provide immediate assistance to large numbers of persons in distress in a situation that exceeds the capabilities normally available to SAR authorities.

1.1 Response to a mass rescue scenario off-shore, often beyond helicopter range, or in a remote area far from response infrastructure, will challenge SAR authorities. Timely response is likely to mitigate potential loss of life. The mass rescue vulnerability includes high capacity passenger ships but also extends to trans-oceanic passenger flights. Mass rescue response options in off- shore scenarios are generally limited to surface response, which could take anywhere from hours to days depending on location or fixed wing aircraft response, which have limited capability to relieve an off-shore MRO event. Mass rescue scenarios are low probability, high consequence events.

1.2 These incidents are considered low probability because passenger vessels and aircraft are equipped with redundant safety features which have, to a large extent, prevented MRO scenarios. MRO events are, however, high consequence events and thus demand conscientious investment of time and effort in advance planning to mitigate loss of life.

1.3 The most timely and effective response to a mass rescue scenario is likely to be realized in those incidents which occur near-shore, in close proximity to SAR response infrastructure. The further off-shore an incident occurs, the more difficult it is to respond to. A mass rescue scenario in the coastal zone (0 - 200 miles) can prove challenging if surface response forces cannot quickly reach the scene. While helicopters can provide assistance, they must be hoist capable and their ability to rescue large numbers of people from the water in a timely manner is limited by capacity and endurance. Mass rescue response beyond helicopter range is particularly challenging because response it limited to surface vessel and/or fixed wing aircraft.

1.4 Surface response could be immediate but realistically, it is likely to take several hours. In some locations less frequented by shipping, surface response could take much longer. Fixed wing aircraft response would be expeditious but there is little a fixed wing aircraft can do to relieve distress in an off-shore mass rescue scenario. Capability is currently limited to assessing on-scene conditions and potentially deploying life rafts to SAR victims in need.

1.5 In a mass rescue incident, the varying degree of survivor condition has a direct effect on the success of the rescue. There are instances where survivors exhibit an almost superhuman ability to swim and climb to safety, yet in other cases, survivors are incapable or unwilling to assist in their own rescue. Infirmity, injury, and incapacitation can prevent a survivor from climbing a cargo net alongside a vessel's hull, and psychological impairment can hinder the rescue of others.

1.6 The U.S. Coast Guard and other maritime rescue entities lack the ability to deploy, in remote areas far from response infrastructure, multiple, compact, lightweight, large-capacity floating devices to give survivors temporary separation from the water.

1.7 Addressing this problem is important to the Coast Guard as there have been many mass-rescue events in the past 10 years where luck has been the only factor that prevented significant numbers of casualties. As cruise ships and polar excursion vessels get larger and venture farther from SAR infrastructure, the Coast Guard's Office of Search and Rescue and the Coast Guard R&D Center have been trying to address this response gap. We expect that if this project succeeds, DOD forces would become interested in the potential weight and size reductions in survival equipment, and that manufacturers would in turn commercialize the technology development and application

2.0 SCOPE

2.1 This project focuses on the Research and Development of a Mass Rescue Lifesaving Appliance

(MRSLA) prototype, which will utilize advanced materials to provide a new ultra-lightweight and high capacity life device that increases the chances of survival during a mass rescue scenario off-shore, ·

2.2 This effort will focus on the development and device fabrication utilizing unique and novel materials to be used in Coast Guard and Air Force applications. This research includes the initial fundamental discovery of new materials and the development of prototype devices using these materials.

3.0 OBJECTIVE

3.0 The objective of this project is to rapidly develop a prototype/device that meets all the specifications and requirements provided to the contractor by the Government. The final prototype must meet all Government specs and requirements. However, the Government understands tradeoffs may have to be made within technological constraints because the goals of the efforts are ambitious.

3.1 The Government expects a dialogue with the contractor to include how technical limitations and tradeoffs can be mitigated to deliver a product most suitable for military operations within a reasonable timeframe.

3.2 The desired outcome is a lightweight, easily packaged and deployed, floating, life-saving appliance that can contain 100-500 persons out of the water for up to 36 consecutive hours. The device must allow easy entry from the water, yet provide some degree of protection from breaking waves and spray. The device also must allow tethering to other such devices.

3.3 The nature of the desired device will differ from already available off-the-shelf "life-saving appliances" due to its desired light weight and portability. Specifications of an existing 100- person "inflatable buoyant apparatus" indicate construction with "heavy, durable, natural rubber," a weight of 728 pounds, and a case-size of 80" x 42" x 42," which is far too cumbersome for a single individual to safely and easily deploy from fixed wing aircraft without cargo ramps or from helicopters.

3.4 The body of knowledge and potential materials-science developments this project could uncover may be the first step in determining improved standards for different kinds of lifesaving technology, from vessel rafts, to lifejackets.

4.0 DESCRIPTION OF WORK/DELIVERABLES

4.1 The contractor shall rapidly develop prototypes that meets (or exceeds) all Government requirements, at a minimum.

4.2 The contractor shall rapidly develop 2 prototype that are ready for testing at a USCG test facility or USCG approved test area.

4.3 The contractor shall draft a Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) (CDRL AOOJ) no later than 7 days from the award date and provide it to JFWORX (AFRL/RXCC) and the Government for review and approval.

4.4 The contractor shall perform testing and evaluation of the working (operable) prototypes.

4.5 The contractor shall provide documentation articulating how the design meets or exceeds the Government performance requirements.

4.6 The contractor shall deliver 1 workable prototype to AFRL/RX and 1 workable prototype to a stateside USCG facility after testing is complete.

4.7 The contractor shall deliver a draft report 30 days after the end of technical period and a final report 60 days after draft report.

5.0 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

5.1 The contrator shall provide administrative oversight necessary to plan, coordinate, schedule, and report all the contractor activities in the performance of this program.

6.0 GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS

Item Performance Threshold Objective Remarks

Capacity 100 persons 500 persons Assume 1 person is 1851b -accounts for factor of safety

Time Requirement 24 hours 30 hours Functioning lifesaving apparatus during the required time

Weight of Device 165 lbs. 100 lbs. Entire System Packaged

Size of Device in Stored Condition

7 cu-ft.

< 7cu-ft As packaged or secured in aircraft

Deployable from Helicopter

2 person aircrew can deploy device T=O

Inflation

Does not inflate until actuated by personnel on the vessel in distress or by survivors in the water.

Activation and use will be by personnel untrained in the device

T=O

Allows Safe Egress from the water

90 seconds for able body person to board life raft T=0

Drop capability Can be deployed from an aircraft at speed ≤100 knots in water

Can be deployed from an aircraft at speeds ≥120 knots in water

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Item Performance Threshold Objective Remarks

Trail line

750-foot buoyant trail line for deployment across distressed vessel that is attached to the encapsulated device for rapid retrieval alongside

T=O Device will be deployed within 300 feet downwind of vessel

Operating Temperatures (water) 35 F to 85 F T=O

Operating Temperature (air) 0 F to 120 F -20 F to 120F

Operating Sea State Environment

Operate in up to a minimum Sea State 5 condition

T = O Pierson-Moskowitz Scale