SOO Prime Concept Exploration Contract V100726 Final.1.pdf

Next Generation Aegis Missile Concept Definition and Program Planning

DRAFT STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

26 July 2010

1.0 Background

The Missile Defense Agency plans to acquire the next generation interceptor for fielding in 2020 as an element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Phased Adaptive Approach. The Next Generation Aegis Missile will be designed to optimize early battlespace engagements and provide early intercept capability against longer range Short Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM), Medium Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM), Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBM) and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) from forward-based locations using the Aegis Weapon System (AWS) infrastructure including the Aegis BMD 5.1 and Mk-41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) ashore. The first phase of this acquisition is the Concept Definition and Program Planning Phase that begins in 2011, to be followed by a competitive product development decision in FY13. The purpose of the Concept Definition and Program Planning contracts are to: 1) bound the capability required, 2) conduct trades to meet that capability, and

3) optimize trades to reduce the cost.

2.0 Next Generation Aegis Missile Concept Definition and Program Planning Objectives:

2.1 The contractor shall develop a Next Generation Aegis Missile design concept based on the government provided system context and constraints.

2.2 The contractor shall ensure the Next Generation Aegis Missile concept interfaces are compatible with the Aegis BMD 5.1 computer program, Mk 41 VLS, and the BMDS architecture.

2.3 Systems Engineering

2.3.1 Systems Engineering Process: The contractor shall follow a disciplined Systems Engineering approach to concept development to include analyzing operational capabilities and assessing the impact of BMDS system constraints, developing interceptor and interceptor component concepts, conducting feasibility assessments and trades among component concepts, assessing system concept trades and verifying system concept performance, and developing recommended system concepts.

2.3.2 Systems Engineering Trades: The contractor shall conduct missile system engineering trades and analysis to bound feasibility within the BMDS operational system constraints and context defined by the government and provided in the classified Performance Annex. Preferred missile configuration and system integration concepts shall be identified and selected to achieve the best balance between system performance, schedule, technology development and integration risk, and costs. The System performance metrics shall include those defined by the Government. All resulting trades shall use a defined best value approach including design to cost.

2.3.3 System /Weapon System Attributes Trade Space shall include but is not limited to:

• System performance (Defended Area/Launch Area Denied/Probability of Engagement Success (Pes), Battle space) versus missile velocity, divert capability, and seeker capabilities at varying level of engagement support quality (off board sensor track quality, covariance, timeline, and discrimination state of the threat objects).

• Performance trades shall include maximum potential performance for the ICBM threat for a solid only configuration of the Next Generation Aegis Missile versus concepts containing liquid propellant.

• The ability to employ varying shot doctrines such as shoot-look shoot from single and multiple interceptor launch sites.

• Performance impact and mitigation concepts for Intercept Debris/missed intercepts/spent booster stages keep out zones.

2.3.4 Missile Attributes Trade Space shall include but is not limited to:

• Missile communication concepts to ensure robust communication capabilities in the raid scenarios as outlined in the Performance Annex including ability to mitigate communication link countermeasures and taking into account the impact of worldwide operational frequencies on guidance and communication concepts.

• Impacts to KW lethality of the various concepts versus threat types and payloads.

• Impact of Countermeasures/Chaff and Seeker Electronic Counter- Counter Measures.

• Impact to weapon system ability to support Hit/Kill Assessment

• Ability for KW to perform on-board discrimination vs assumed off-board discrimination.

• Anticipated structural loads and applied safety factors.

• Control concepts versus weight, and control authority and responsiveness

• Guidance and navigation concepts

• Seeker concepts.

• Nosecone shape, deployment, and thermal protection.

• Concepts for maximizing HEMP/HAENS core standard compliance

• Concepts for maximizing Anti Tamper core standard compliance.

• Concepts for tactical flight termination/command destruct, to include plug-in Flight Termination Systems.

• Concepts for tactical telemetry.

• Concepts for multi-frequency radar links (MFRL).

• Missile reliability, including production tolerances and minimizing single point failures.

• Concepts for reliable cables and connectors, including wireless options.

• Concepts for light weight, long life batteries.

• Inertial Measurement Unit concepts.

• In-house supply chain concepts.

• Impacts to logistical baseline (maintenance, supply, transport and storage).

• Safety including but not limited to insensitive munitions and use of liquid fuel.

• Development cost, life cycle cost, and Average Unit Production Costs.

2.3.5 Performance Analysis

The contractor shall develop kinematic fly-out, defended area, and closed loop engagement models that reflect the concept definition, analysis, and characterization in 2.3.1 above. The contractor shall analyze the performance of proposed concepts for MDA defined threats and scenarios.

2.4 The contractor will develop a Models and Simulation plan providing the content, cost, and schedule for required (M&S) to support interceptor development. M&S developed under this effort to support the trades and analysis activities shall be compliant with the MDA standard Digital Simulation Architecture and Single Stimulation Framework (SSF) to facilitate on-going and future system level M&S efforts. System engineering of M&S shall be traceable to applicable system-level M&S use cases and simulation specifications. All M&S development activities shall adhere to Systems Engineering industry best practices. Requirements and all associated developmental and testing artifacts shall be documented using the Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) application.

2.5 Product Development Planning and Definition

2.5.1 The contractor shall define a production qualification, hardware in the loop (HWIL) and flight test campaign to verify capability and validate the models and simulations which describe the performance of the missile.

Plans for Verification and Validation to include identification of Critical Engagement Conditions (CEC) and Empirical Measurement Event (EME) shall be developed.

2.5.2 The contractor shall develop an event-based Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Integrated Master Plan (IMP) for the Product Development Phase with clearly defined knowledge points that includes risk mitigation activities and critical path(s).

2.5.3 The contractor shall develop estimates of development, production and life cycle costs for the concept.

2.5.4 The contractor shall develop a concept of operations for the tactical employment of the Next Generation Aegis Missile.

2.6 Technology Readiness Assessment: The contractor shall assess the technical maturity of proposed missile concepts in accordance with the MDA-provided Technology Readiness Level (TRL) definitions. The contractor shall provide the data justifying the assessed TRL.

2.7 Risk Assessment.

2.7.1 The contractor shall define the top risks associated with development of proposed missile concepts. Risk assessments shall be presented in accordance with the MDA Risk Management Instruction. The contractor shall also assess manufacturability risks of proposed concepts.

2.7.2 The contractor shall identify potential technology investments that would mitigate risks, lower production costs, and raise the maturity level of key technologies to Technology Readiness Level 5 or higher prior to entering Product Development in FY13.

2.8 Production Planning

2.8.1 The concept plan shall ensure procurement of electronic piece parts from non-authorized/non-franchised independent distributors shall only occur when there is not an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or an OEM-authorized/franchised source available. The contractor shall notify MDA in all cases when a non-authorized independent distributor is required.

2.8.2 The contractor shall have effective policies and procedures in place to protect the life and well being of contractor and Agency employees, the public, and MDA property and equipment.

• The contractor shall adhere to all applicable local, state, and federal safety laws/regulations as well as the safety requirement of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Assurance Provisions (MAP), section 3.14.

• The contractor shall establish and maintain a system safety program and shall ensure that safety protection considerations are integral parts of the systems engineering efforts. The safety program shall address personnel and equipment concerns relative to the design, development, testing, use, maintenance, life cycle support and disposal of the system.

2.8.3 The contractor shall develop concepts and designs leading to robust and reliable engineering products. The concepts and designs shall ease assembly including minimizing the effects of tolerance variations, precluding blind assembly, and minimizing the number and interconnections to include cables and connectors.

2.8.4 The contractor shall plan and conduct a Mission Assurance (MA) program that cost effectively integrates MA requirements into the design, manufacture, and test.

• MA program shall be based on best practices and ensure that product quality, reliability, safety, and other attributes are not compromised.

• The contractor shall implement the MDA-QS-001-MAP MDA Assurance Provisions (MAP) Rev. A, and MDA-QS-003-PMAP- REV A MDA Parts, Materials and Processes Mission Assurance Plan (PMAP), on the program, consistent with the MDA – contractor agreed Requirements Applicability Matrix (RAM).

2.8.5 The contractor shall perform a Failure Modes Effect Criticality Analysis (FMECA) concurrently with the concept and design efforts. Safety and Reliability Critical Items (RCIs) shall be identified by the FMECA.

3.0 Management

3.1 Program Management. The contractor shall establish a program office and shall implement a system to ensure integrated cost, schedule, and technical performance management. The contractor shall manage and track data and related correspondence and support interface/integration activities.

2.0 Next Generation Aegis Missile Concept Definition and Program Planning Objectives: