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BAA 10-RD-03, CALL 0002

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

BAA 10-RD-03

Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate

PROPOSAL CALL ANNOUNCEMENT (CALL) 0002

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: High Power Microwave Technology and Electromagnetic Susceptibility with Laboratory Applications (HPMTESLA)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: BAA 10-RD-03

PROPOSAL CALL ANNOUCEMENT (CALL) TITLE: High Power Microwave High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute (HPM HSAI) Software Suite Development

PROPOSAL CALL ANNOUNCEMENT (CALL) NUMBER: 0002

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT: The technical point of contact for this CALL is Dr. Nathaniel P. Lockwood, AFRL/RDHE, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-1888, Email: Nathaniel.Lockwood@kirtland.af.mil.

CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT: The contracting points of contact for this CALL are:

Contract Specialist: Cale Reedy, Det 8 AFRL/RDKP, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-4585, Fax 505-853-3398, E-mail: Cale.Reedy@kirtland.af.mil or;

Contracting Officer: Deborah McGrath, Det 8 AFRL/RDKP, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-853-4338, Fax 505-853-3398, E-mail: Deb.McGrath@kirtland.af.mil.

REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION:

Applicable Technical Areas from BAA 10-RD-03:

Technical Area 5 - HPEM and Accelerated Particle Computational Physics & Software Development

The intent of this effort is to further develop software for the HPM High Performance Computing Software (HPC) Software Applications Institute (HPM HSAI). HPM HSAI consists of an integrated suite of software tools for the end-to-end simulation, design, visualization, and evaluation of complete HPM systems. Additionally, the contractor will perform basic research & development of underlying HPM, plasma, and particle beam technologies and simulations for improving HPM system component performance.

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ANTICIPATED FUNDING: Anticipated funding for this CALL (not per contract or award) is: FY 11: $1.25M, FY 12: $1.25M, FY 13 $1.5M, FY 14: $1.0M. This funding profile is an estimate only and will not be a contractual obligation for funding. All funding is subject to change due to government discretion and availability.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The anticipated period of performance for individual awards resulting from this CALL is fifty-one (51) months in duration. The period of performance is to be proposed in the format “includes XX months for technical effort and three (3) months for Final Report preparation.”

PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: The due date for proposals submitted in response to this CALL is no later than 12:00 p.m. MST on 07 February 2011.

Proposals for any other technology area identified in the baseline BAA will not be accepted at this time unless a CALL for proposals in that specific area is open. Proposals received after the due dates and times shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3). Proposals shall be submitted to the Contracting Point of Contact identified in this CALL at the following address:

Attn: Cale P. Reedy, AFRL/RDKP 2251 Maxwell Ave SE Bldg 424 Kirtland Air Force Base, NM 87117

CALL AMENDMENTS: Offerors should monitor FedBizOps/EPS http://www.fbo.gov for any additional notices to this CALL that may permit extensions to the proposal submission date or otherwise modify this announcement.

ANTICIPATED TYPE OF CONTRACTS/INSTRUMENTS: The Air Force anticipates awarding a Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF), completion-type contract as a result of this CALL but reserves the right to award the instrument best suited to the nature of research proposed. A model contract may be provided to each apparent successful offeror for review and comment as part of the BAA solicitation and award process, if necessary.

ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Air Force anticipates awarding one

(1) contract as a result of this CALL. However, the Air Force does reserve the right to make multiple awards or no awards pursuant to this CALL.

ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: March 2011

INTENT TO PROPOSE: Potential offerors are requested to advise the contracting point of contact if they intend to submit a proposal in response to this CALL. Such notification is merely a courtesy and is not a commitment by the offeror to submit a proposal.

DELIVERABLES ITEMS:

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CDRL A001: Status Reports CDRL A002: Presentation Material CDRL A005: Final Scientific and Technical Report CDRL A006: Software User Manual – Quarterly CDRL A008: Computer Program End Item Documentation – As Required CDRL A014: Software Development Plan CDRLs are included as Attachment 4 to BAA 10-RD-03

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:

1. Program security classification for this CALL is SECRET. A sample DD Form 254 is included as Attachment 5 to BAA 10-RD-03.

2. ITAR/Export Control: Research areas may involve technology that is subject to U.S.

Export Control Laws. Therefore, only offerors who are certified by the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) may submit proposals. For questions, contact DLIS on-line at hhtp://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp or at DLIS, US/Canada Joint Certification Center, Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek MI 49017-4312, (800) 352- 3572.

3. Government Furnished Property/Government Furnished Equipment (GFP/GFE) is anticipated to include: Improved Concurrent Electromagnetic Particle in Cell (ICEPIC) Code, High Power Microwave High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute (HPM HSAI) software suite, RF-PROTEC, TMAX, XYLOSE, and INSSITE (which are government owned software codes). Any Government Furnished Property, Equipment, or Facilities needed for this requirement should be specified in the proposal.

4. Representations and Certifications: Offerors shall submit a completed copy of the Representations and Certifications found at BAA 10-RD-03 Attachment 3 with the Business proposal.

APPLICABILITY OF BASELINE BAA: All requirements of BAA 10-RD-03 apply unless specifically amended and addressed in this CALL. For complete information regarding BAA 10-RD-03, refer to the initial opened-ended BAA as amended. It contains information applicable to all CALLs issued under the BAA and provides information on the overall program, proposal preparation and submission requirements, proposal review and evaluation criteria, award administration, agency contacts, etc.

Direct questions to the points of contact identified above.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. CALL 0002 Statement of Objectives (SOO)

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Statement of Objectives (SOO) “High Power Microwave High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute

(HPM HSAI) Software Suite Development” 22 December 2010

1.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED

Applicable Technical Areas from BAA 10-RD-03:

Technical Area 5 - HPEM and Accelerated Particle Computational Physics & Software Development

The work to be performed will include the development of end-to-end HPM M&S software and basic research and development of underlying HPM, plasma, and particle beam technologies and simulations for improving HPM system component performance.

2.0 OBJECTIVES OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED

• Develop software for the HPM High Performance Computing Software (HPC)

Software Applications Institute (HPM HSAI). The HPM HSAI will perform high fidelity simulations and optimization of a full, integrated HPM system, from basic components, such as pulse power, source, and antenna, to battlefield effectiveness. This approach to system design has rarely ever been done before due to computational limitations that existed previously. The HPM HSAI consists of an integrated suite of software tools for the end-to-end simulation, design, visualization, and evaluation of complete HPM systems. Software development and integration tasks will include:

o Integrating existing HPM system component modeling tools such as ICEPIC, SPICE, NearToFarfieldTransform, CHIMP Lib, XYLOSE, SENTRI, GEANT, VISIT, Paraview and other appropriate software tools into an integrated software suite of modeling tools known as HPM High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute (HPM HSAI).

Due to different electromagnetic (EM) models used by each of these software codes, development of novel translation codes will be required to couple these software components together in an accurate fashion.

o The creation and development of automated interfaces between system component modeling tools to enable data exchange, run execution management, external visualization, and provide external HPM effects, material and other simulation data.

o Development and creation of a process flow style graphical user interface (GUI) that shall enable usability of the HPM HSAI software suite.

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o Aid development of automated optimization, batch queue submission and archival/retrieval tool(s) that shall track previous simulation input and output files.

o Develop and improve automated testing software to test component software and the integrated HPM HSAI software suite.

o Develop automated methods of importing all software input files and results from the HPM HSAI software suite into existing visualization tools and analyzing the data.

o Aid development of use cases to demonstrate the functionality of the HPM HSAI software in end-to-end HPM system simulation.

o Modeling and simulation of HPM systems that involve all aspects of operation, from behavior of pulsed power, source physics and engineering, antenna and radiation, platform EMI/EMC, propagation, target interaction and target effect; and the interaction of all the previous with each other as components of a complete HPM system.

o Software will be used by the test and evaluation community, acquisition professionals and system manufacturers for high fidelity design, modeling and simulation, assessment and improvement of HPM, plasma, and particle beam systems.

• Perform basic research and development of underlying HPM, plasma, and particle beam technologies and simulations for improving HPM system component performance.

o Use the data developed in performing basic R&D to verify and validate software used to simulate HPM, plasma, and particle beam technologies.

o Include HPM components and systems that have been developed into the test suite as use cases to verify and validate the codes operation.

3.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The vision of the HPM HSAI is to enable seamless, integrated, end-to-end simulation, design, and optimization of an effective HPM weapon system. The HPM weapon system includes not only the system components, but also the carrier platform and its engagement with targets to produce desired battlefield effects.

The technology developed in the HPM Institute is critical to revolutionize the end-to-end simulation of HPM weapon systems. This in turn decreases the time to test and deploy the system and improves the effectiveness of the system. With the unprecedented computational power afforded to the scientist or engineer, components are simulated to high fidelity. Thus, errors in virtual system integration are becoming the primary source of error in the simulation chain. Through seamless, integrated, end-to-end simulation integration errors are reduced and a more realistic system is modeled. The HPM Institute provides tools for automated optimization of both HPM components and systems, thus overcoming the complexity of human work for system optimization. Finally, the HPM Institute lowers the barrier of entry for HPM system designers by wrapping all the tools with a common interface, simplifying the interface to the technology developed.

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The overall goals of the HPM HSAI are:

1. Develop new software tools that take advantage of emerging capability in High Performance computing to support the development and acquisition of HPM systems

2. Make these software tools valuable and available to the broad HPM community

The HPM Institute is successful when the following Strategic Goals are met:

1. Establish ties with warfighter and acquisition communities to assure that HPM system requirements are well understood and documented.

2. Provide a unifying framework to couple physical performance with mission capability.

3. Provide methods to optimize an HPM system for an envisioned mission scenario.

4. Quantify the accuracy of the individual models and the ensemble of models.

5. Provide user-friendly versions of developed tools to government acquisition/test agencies and to industry.

4.0 RESEARCH SCHEDULE AND REQUIRED DELIVERABLES

Start Work: Date of Award (DOA) End of Technical Effort (ETE): DOA + 48 Months CDRL A001: Status Report CDRL A002: Presentation Material CDRL A005: Final Scientific and Technical Report CDRL A006: Software User Manual – Quarterly CDRL A008: Computer Program End Item Documentation – As required CDRL A014: Software Development Plan

5.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

The anticipated GFP/GFE for this CALL includes: Improved Concurrent Electromagnetic Particle in Cell (ICEPIC) Code, High Power Microwave High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute (HPM HSAI) software suite, NeartoFarField Transformer, RF-PROTEC, TMAX, XYLOSE, INSSITE which are government owned software codes. However, Government Furnished Property, Equipment, or Facilities needed for this requirement should be specified in the proposal

6.0 REQUIRED TRAVEL

A small amount of travel is anticipated in support of this effort, to allow attendance to the High Performance Computing User’s group meeting, and to facilitate at most one or two Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) per year between the Government and the contractor.

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7.0 OPERATIONS SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS

The Security Classification Guide (SCG) for High Power Microwave (HPM) Weapon Technology – 21 June 1999 will apply to this effort and can be provided upon request. All applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations will also apply.

Program security classification for this effort is SECRET. A DD Form 254 will be applicable to any resulting award.

8.0 PROGRAM MANAGER

Primary: Dr. Nathaniel P Lockwood, AFRL/RDHE, (505) 846-1888, DSN 246-1888 Alternate: Dr. Peter Mardahl, AFRL/RDHEE. (505) 846-8571, DSN 246-8571