Attach_1b_TO1_SOO.docx

BAA-10-RD-01

Call 0011 Statement of Objectives (SOO) #1 “Optical Research and Critical Applications (ORCA)”

Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate

Task Order Statement of Objectives “System Development and Component Integration”

1.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED

Applicable Technical Areas from BAA 10-RD-01:

Topic Area 4 – Space Situational Awareness (SSA)

The scope is to develop system-specific technologies and integrate component advances to further exploit current and future Electro-Optical (EO) Space Situational Awareness (SSA) systems. The anticipated research effort will include technology development, prototype system development and engineering, software development and use, system testing, and validation in the EO SSA technology areas associated with five overarching SSA topic areas: Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination. Additionally, results of research for AFRL and other Government agencies in SSA-related test programs must be validated as required. Documentation of results in the form of technical status reports will be required. Offerors should propose efforts in all of the overarching SSA topic areas.

2.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

See Background Information in Basic Contract SOO.

3.0 OBJECTIVES OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED

· Tasking

· Conduct research and development of tasking & scheduling algorithms for SSA sensor networks.

· Develop algorithms to improve the effectiveness/efficiency of SSA data collection based upon expected information gain, balancing multiple collection objectives, and dynamically rescheduling sensors based upon emerging events.

· Develop and demonstrate the algorithms using a closed-loop, high-fidelity physics-based simulation environment.

· Collection

· Conduct research and development in the areas of novel search techniques and control of telescopes for SSA collection.

· Design, procure, and integrate new or unique ground-based sensing capabilities.

· Employ and field remote electro-optical sensors as required and ensure test program readiness.

· Processing

· Develop processing techniques for anomaly detection, resolution of uncorrelated tracks, data reduction, advanced data basing technologies, and data fusion.

· Develop autonomous or semi-automated processing tools as required by the collection and processing situation.

· Develop processing techniques to reduce processing timelines and allow for handling of larger data sets; high performance computing software expertise may be necessary to meet this objective.

· Exploitation

· Conduct research and development of novel exploitation methods for satellite characterization including orbit information and change detection from spatially resolved and unresolved data at diverse wavelengths and under different lighting situations.

· Develop near real-time as well as post-processing exploitation methods.

· Dissemination

· Conduct research and development of novel methods for disseminating data/information from SSA assets to operational command and control and/or intelligence organizations.

· Develop dissemination methods using “software as a service” and advanced data basing technologies, as required.

· Develop dissemination techniques for near real-time sharing of data and integrated tasking information among multiple SSA sensors.

4.0 POSSIBLE KNOWN CONSTRAINTS

See possible known constraints in Basic Contract SOO.

5.0 RESEARCH SCHEDULE AND REQUIRED DELIVERABLES

The following deliverables are required for this contract. Refer to the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL), Attachment 5, for specific details of each deliverable:

Title for all property developed or acquired under this effort will vest in the Government at the end of the technical effort.

6.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

Reference: BAA 10-RD-01, CALL 0011, Attachment 7, “ORCA GFP Listing”

7.0 CONTRACTOR ACQUIRED PROPERTY (CAP)

IAW FAR 45.402, title vests in the Government for all property acquired or fabricated under any resultant contract(s) in accordance with the financing provisions or other specific requirements for passage of title in the contract(s). All property acquired or fabricated in the performance of the resultant contract(s) shall be delivered to the Government and subject to reimbursement by the Government.

8.0 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 or technical exchange meetings or demonstrations, and technical conferences at various locations may be required.

9.0 PROGRAM SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS

The ORCA program will be classified at the Top Secret (TS) level and will require access to Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (SCI). The following security classification guides provide security guidance on information, hardware and equipment pertinent to the ORCA program:

· Ground-Based Imaging Research and Development Technology Program Security Classification Guide, April 2006.

· United States Strategic Command Directorate of Global Operations, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska: Security Classification Guide for Space Surveillance Operations, 15 July 2006.

Refer to Draft DD Form 254 (Attachment 6) for additional security guidance.

10.0 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (OCI)

Identify and propose mitigation for any potential OCI associated with this effort, at both the prime and subcontracted levels. Offerors shall identify an appropriate management approach and consider the submission of a corrective management plan as necessary.