N00014-17-S-B008_Amendment_0002_Attachment_1_(Industry_Day_Slides).pdf

ONR Electronic Warfare S&T

Industry Day

Dr. Brad Binder

Electronic Warfare Program Manager

C4ISR Department

Office of Naval Research

17 January 2017 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release

The Office of Naval Research The S&T Provider for the Navy and Marine Corps

• 4,000+ People

• 23 Locations

• $2.1B / year

• >1,000 Partners

Discover Develop

Deliver Technological Advantage

DISTRIBUTION A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited.

Warfighting Capabilities Enabled by S&T Investments

Discovery & Invention (Basic and Applied

Science)

≈ 50%

Focus

Technology Maturation (FNCs, etc)

≈ 30%

Quick Reaction & Other S&T

≈ 8%

Leap Ahead Innovations (Innovative Naval

Prototypes) ≈ 12%

1-2 years

2-4 years

4-8 years

5-20 years

Narrow

Broad

• Assure Access to Maritime Battlespace

• Autonomy & Unmanned Systems

• Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare

• Expeditionary & Irregular Warfare

• Information Dominance/Cyber

• Platform Design & Survivability

• Power & Energy

• Strike & Integrated Defense

• Warfighter Performance

Portfolio is balanced across near, mid, and long term S&T investments

Current Fleet/Force Fleet/Force in Development Future Fleet/Force

Environmental

Surveillance

UxS

MANEUVER

WARFARE

Scalable & Robust

Distributed

Collaboration

Spectrum

Dominance

CYBER

Full Spectrum

Cyber Operations

S&T Investment Priorities

DIRECTED

ENERGY /

ELECTRIC

WEAPONRY

Warfighter

Enhancement

Integrated Layered

Defense

Across the Entire

Detect-to-Engage

Continuum

Communications

& Networks

Electronic

Warfare

Autonomous

& Unmanned

Vehicle Mobility

Extended Threat

Neutralization

Capabilities

Future Naval

Fires

Computational

& Information

Construct

EM

MANEUVER

WARFARE

Advanced Electronics, Sensing & Response

Achieve &

Maintain Undersea

Dominance

SYNTHETIC

BIOLOGY

Microbial

Electronics

Office of Naval Research

Organization (S&T)

Chief of Naval Research (00)

Executive Director

Vice Chief of Naval Research (USMC)(09)

N091 Principal

Deputy for P&R

BIZOPS AVCNR (09B) ACNR (00B)

ONR 312 Electronics, Sensors & Network Research

C4ISR

Ocean

Battlespace

Sensing

Sea Warfare

& Weapons

Warfighter

Performance

Air Warfare

& Weapons

Expeditionary

Warfare & Cmbting-terrorism

Director of

Research

(03R)

Director of

Innovation

(03I)

Director of

Technology

(03T)

ST 1 O-6 SES 2 O-6 SES 1 O-6 SES 2 O-6 SES 1 O-6 SES 1 O-6

(FNC)

(INP)

(D&I)

ONR Organization - S&T

Chief of Naval Research

Mathematics, Computers, Information

Research

C4ISR

Applications and Future

Naval

Capabilities

Electronics

Surveillance

Comms & Networks

Electronic Warfare

Navigation

C4ISR

32 33 34 35 30

Dr. Wen Masters

Dr. Don Wagner Dr. Mike Pollock CAPT Bobby Hand

6.2 Discovery & Invention

EO/IR Countermeasures Multi-Band Lasers Multi-Mode CM Techniques Wideband ES – Sensing/Processing Wideband EA – Components/Techniques High Power mmW Transmitters Enabling Cognitive & Adaptive EW Technologies for High Throughput & Emulation Environments for Adaptive & Spectrum Knowledge/Learning/ Rapidly Programmable EW Systems Targeted Electronic Warfare Reasoning/Attack

Future Naval Capabilities (Sea Strike, Sea Shield, ForceNet & Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare)

Surface/Subsurface Air Marine Corps EW Battle Management for Surface Defense Collaborative Electronic Attack (CA) Future Joint Counter Scalable Integrated RF (SIRFSUP) Multi-Spectral Seeker Defeat (MSSD) Radio-Controlled IED EW Multispectral EO/IR Countermeasures Precision Electronic Attack against Advanced Threats (MEIRCAT) Technologies (PEAT) Advanced Coordination Techniques for Distributed EW (ACT DEW)

Innovative Naval Prototype Nemesis

ONR 312 Electronic Warfare

Electronic Warfare Technology Program

Dr. Bradley Binder EW Program Manager

Mr. Dave Tremper EW Program Officer

Mr. Bob Kusuda Mr. Shane Stein Mr. Tom Jesswein Mr. Don Ashford Envisioneering Envisioneering Envisioneering ARL

Mr. Adam Miller EW Program Officer

Dr. Kevin Leonard EW Program Officer

Dr. Waleed Barnawi EW Program Officer

Doing Business with ONR

Business Opportunities

• Broad Agency Announcements (BAA)

• Small Business Innovative Research / Small Business

Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)

• Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research

Initiative (MURI)

• Defense University Research Instrumentation Program

(DURIP)

• DoD Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

(DEPSCOR)

Detailed information can be found on the ONR website http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Contracts-Grants.aspx

Development of technologies that maximize the operational use of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum by

U.S. forces, ...while denying same from the enemy, ...by using EM means to detect and attack enemy sensor, weapon and command infrastructure systems

– Immediate battlespace recognition of hostile scenario/intent and optimized, automated response decisions

– Electronic denial, degradation, disruption or destruction of enemy C4ISR, IADS, acquisition and associated targeting/weapon systems

– Timely EM control over the entire battlespace:

temporal, spectral, spatial

What is Electronic Warfare?

Joint Service Definition

Detect ID Track Engage Assess

The RED Kill Chain…

Decide

Detect ID Track Engage Assess Decide

… and the Electronic Warfare Response Chain…

Counter Targeting/Jamming/

Self-Protection

EW Networked Capabilities, Analysis & Assessment, Electronic Protection

Situational Awareness/Threat Warning

Requires capability to:

• Continuously monitor all critical portions of the spectrum

• Quickly and accurately classify emitters/emitter function

• Provide specific emitter identification

• Precisely and rapidly locate platforms, events

• Conduct accurate long term monitoring/tracking

• Share key info in near real time

Requires capability to selectively:

• Limit/deny access (jamming)

• Provide false/misleading information (countertargeting, decoys)

• Counter communications and networks

• Damage/degrade threat sensor capability

Battlespace Awareness Spectrum Control

Information Dominance

Electronic Warfare (EW): “Any military action involving the use of EM radiation … to control the EM spectrum or to attack the enemy.”

– Electronic Warfare Support (ES): Actions to search for, intercept, ID & locate intentional / unintentional EM sources for the purpose of immediate threat recognition

Provides information/data for immediate decisions regarding operations & tactical actions (avoidance, targeting, cueing)

– Electronic Attack (EA): Use of EM … to attack with the intent of degrading, neutralizing or destroying enemy combat capability

Includes jamming, EM deception, decoys/expendables

– Electronic Protection (EP): Actions taken to protect ... from any effects of friendly or enemy employment of EW that degrade, neutralize, or destroy friendly combat capability

Electronic Warfare Terminology DoD / JCS Definitions

Electronic Warfare Terminology Scope & Domain Boundaries within the EMS

Cyber Attack Operations intended to manipulate adversary info and/or cyber systems

DE (Weapon) Thermal / radiation bombardment

PSYOP/MISO

Induce alarms or failures / influence ideology

ES

Tactical sensing for real-time response

EP

Protect EM systems against EM interference

Electronic Warfare: Military action involving the use of electromagnetic (EM) and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) or to attack the enemy.

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Management

EA

Degrade, disrupt, deceive, & deny adversary EM system signals, processing, and C2 functions

DE (EA)

Induced currents or voltages

C3 Command, Control and

Communications (voice, data, info)

Counter-DE Protect non-EM system against EM interference and DE (Weapon)

ISR/SIGINT

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance gathering systems

Dominate the Spectrum

Pervasive Spectrum Awareness - Know who is out there, where they are, and what they are doing…

Requires capability to:

• Continuously monitor all critical portions of the spectrum (RF/EO/IR)

• Quickly and accurately classify emitters/emitter function

• Provide Specific Emitter Identification (SEI)

• Precisely and rapidly locate platforms, people, things, events

• Conduct accurate long term monitoring/tracking

• Network sensors and share key info in near-real time

Effective Spectrum Control - Determine who sees what…

Requires capability to selectively:

• Limit/deny access (jamming) (RF/EO/IR)

• Provide false/misleading information (countertargeting, decoys)

• Damage/degrade threat sensor capability (RF/EO/IR)

Unrestricted Spectrum Access for Blue Forces – Protect our own

ISR capabilities…

Requires capability to:

• Negate the impact of hostile jamming on U.S. and allied sensors (RF/EO/IR)

• Preserve the integrity of critical networks and data links

• Precisely navigate and target weapons in a GPS-denied environment

ONR Electronic Warfare S&T Area Objectives

Direct Fleet Support

/ Quick Reaction

Future Naval

Capability (FNC)

Innovative Naval

Prototype

Discovery and

Invention (D&I)

% of Portfolio ~8 >30 ~12 ~50

Focus Solving emergent fleet

/ force needs

Transitioning mature

S&T to acquisition program of record

Demonstrating Leap-ahead technology

Expanding frontiers of knowledge in areas of naval interest

Motivation Fleet-identified need OPNAV-identified capability gap

Significant military advantage

General Naval needs and opportunities

Example IED Jammer Enhanced NULKA

Payload

Integrated Topside

(INTOP)

Wideband GaN EW

System Components

Type of Innovation Disruptive or sustaining.

Sustaining - makes an existing capability better

Disruptive - makes an existing capability obsolete

Disruptive or sustaining.

Time frame 1-2 years 3-4 years 4-8 years continuing

Typical TRL entry point

TRL-4 to TRL-5 TRL-3 TRL-2 to TRL-3 TRL-0 to TRL-2

Typical TRL end point

TRL-7 TRL-6 TRL-6 TRL-3 to TRL-4

Technical Difficulty Medium Medium High High

Operational

Integration

Complexity

Medium Usually straightforward

High N/A

Approval Level to start a program

ONR Corporate Technology Oversight

Group (3-Star)

DON Corporate Board

(4-Star)

ONR Department

ONR Portfolio Characteristics

D&I

Technology Readiness Levels

1. Basic principles observed and reported. Example: Paper studies of a technology’s basic properties.

2. Technology concept and/or application formulated. Example: Limited to analytical paper studies.

3. Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof of concept.

Example: Components that are not yet integrated or representative.

4. Component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environment. Example: Integration of

“ad hoc” hardware in a laboratory.

5. Component and/or breadboard validation in relevant environment. Example: “High fidelity” laboratory integration of components.

6. System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment. Example:

Testing a prototype in a high fidelity laboratory environment or in a simulated operational environment.

7. System prototype demonstration in an operational environment. Example: Testing the prototype in a test bed aircraft.

8. Actual system completed and qualified through test and demonstration. Example:

Developmental test and evaluation of the system in its intended weapon system to determine if it meets design specifications.

9. Actual system proven through successful mission operations. Example: Using the system under operational mission conditions.

EW S&T Review (Gathering) – Invitation Only

Agenda:

• EW Requirements view (OPNAV, HQMC)

• EW Acquisition view (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, MCSDC)

• Briefings of current D&I, SBIR, FNC efforts

• Briefings of proposed D&I new starts for following FY

Actions:

• Invited reviewers advise on D&I new start selection

• Begin dialog regarding new FNC needs

• De-conflict with other service reps (Army, Air Force)

Nov - Jan February Sep - Oct

ONR EW S&T Future Vision

• Capability gaps (OPNAV guidance, NARG’s)

• Roadmaps (S&T, Acquisition)

• Emerging threats (intell reporting)

• Technology trends (to avoid surprise)

D&I BAA

• Industry

• Academia

D&I Solicitation

• NRL

• Warfare Centers

• FFRDC / UARC

Select new D&I projects

• Request full proposals

• Initiate contract actions

• Prepare FM documentation

Review White Paper Submissions

• Evaluate technical merits/innovation, Naval relevance, prior experience, cost realism

• Down-select roughly 2x $$ available

March - April

• Award Contracts

• Send Funding Documents

April - May Jun - Aug Oct - Jan

ONR EW S&T Development Process Annual D&I Refresh

Fused ES/EA

Multispectral

Coordinated

Distributed

• Photonic Signal Processing

• Adaptive ES/EA Techniques

• EW Effectiveness Monitoring

• Multispectral EA Technologies

• Counters to Imaging Sensors

• Networked EW Concepts

• Lower Cost and SWAP

Wideband ES & EA Concepts

• 1-110 GHz Photonic Cueing Receiver Technology

• Wideband ES Components & Signal Processing

• 1-110 GHz EA Components & Isolation Techniques

• Advanced DRFM-Based Systems and Techniques

• 18-45 GHz mmW High Power Transmitters

• Next Gen EW Components Based on Graphene

• UV Solar-Blind FPA & Advanced EO CM Techniques

• Multiband Semiconductor Laser on Common Substrate

• Continuously Tunable Multiband Fiber/Waveguide Laser

• Non-Mechanical Beam Steering Technologies

FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20

ONR 312 EW D&I Products

Completed, Current, and Planned

Multiband EO/IR EA Transmitters

Adaptive/Cognitive Processing for EW

• Spectrum Knowledge & Cognitive EW Architectures

• Coherent Network-Centric Spectrum Attack

• Heterogeneous Parallel Mobile Computing for RF EW

• Signature Detection Based on Nonlinearity

• RF / Millimeter Wave EW Subsystem Demonstrators

• Compact & Efficient EW Antennas Covering HF to VHF

• W-Band Millimeter Wave High Power Transmitters

Wideband ES & EA Subsystems

PLANNED

Intelligent EW Systems

& Multiband EO/IR Subsystems

Fused ES/EA

Multispectral

Coordinated

Distributed

Future EW Vision

Elements of Future

EW Systems

Objective

Capability

(What?)

Enabling

Technology

(How?)

Maximize EW spatial coverage with a minimum of resources without permitting single point failures

Small, lightweight, power efficient ES /

EA payloads for manned and unmanned vehicles (UAV, USV, UUV, UGV)

Maximize effectiveness of EW across on-

/off-board assets, manned / unmanned platforms, kinetic / non-kinetic resources

Multi-asset, coordinated kinetic / non-kinetic M&S; multi-platform ID / targeting

/ tracking / EA techniques and algorithms

Maximize EW spectral coverage (EO-IR-mmW-RF) and minimize spectral gaps that can be exploited by hostile forces

EO/IR/RF receiver / transmitter subsystems and components with extended spectral coverage and ultra-wide bandwidth

Maximize flexibility in dynamically responding to time critical, frequency agile emitters

Embedded ES / EA architectures with high-speed reactive ES processing and dynamic EA techniques generation

Maximize operational availability of ISRT sensor assets and preserve situational awareness in the presence of hostile EA

Dynamic / reactive / adaptive signal processing, hardened EO/IR/RF apertures and components

Increased Combat Effectiveness

Robust EP

Adaptive

Multispectral

Coordinated

Distributed

Joint EW Technology Challenges

& Opportunities for EW Collaboration

“A Cross-cutting S&T investment strategy with resulting leap-ahead capabilities involving the use of Electro-Magnetic (EM) and directed energy to control the EM Spectrum or to attack the enemy while protecting our own EM systems against interference.”

ONR’s EW S&T investments synchronized across the Services

ONR BAA Announcement # N00014-17-S-B008

• Posted: 19 December 2016

• Agency Name: Office of Naval Research

• Research Opportunity Title: Electronic Warfare Technology

• Program Name: Electronic Warfare Discovery & Invention (D&I)

• Response Dates:

• White Papers: 21 February 2017

• Full Proposals: 5 June 2017

ONR Discovery & Invention This year: N00014-17-S-B008

ONR 312 Electronic Warfare (EW) seeks white papers for efforts that shall develop and demonstrate technologies for the next generation systems in electronic warfare. The primary emphasis of this BAA is on technologies towards

1. Subsystem Demonstrator for EO/IR Beam Steering at

Multiple Wavelengths

2. Intelligent EW Subsystem Demonstrator (SSD)

3. Networked EW Concepts

4. Innovative Counter Intelligence, Surveillance, and

Reconnaissance (C-ISR) Concepts

5. Innovative EW Concepts

This year: ONR BAA N00014-17-S-B008

Subsystem Demonstrator for EO/IR

Beam Steering at Multiple Wavelengths

N00014-17-S-B008 Research Area 1

1. Subsystem Demonstrator for EO/IR Beam Steering at Multiple

Wavelengths

The objective is to leverage prior investments by ONR, other Government organizations, industry, and academia in electronic and photonic technologies, techniques, components, devices and subsystems to create subsystem demonstrators (SSDs) of advanced EW capabilities in the RF, mmW and EO/IR portions of the EMS. For the purposes of this BAA, an SSD is defined as an integrated collection of components, devices and subsystems that, in conjunction with other established or developmental technologies and techniques, will demonstrate an end-to-end

EW capability in Research Areas 1 & 2. Each SSD will demonstrate both the functional configuration and capability of a final EW subsystem, though not necessarily the physical configuration, packaging, or form factor. White papers and subsequent proposals will encompass not only the development of these SSDs but also a final government-witnessed demonstration in a tactically relevant real or simulated environment. In order to speed the transition of these capabilities to military (Navy, Marine Corps and Joint service) systems, Offerors are encouraged to make use of existing standards for open and modular systems that are either non-proprietary (e.g. VITA, open VPX, etc.) or to which the government has full and open rights. While each SSD description below highlights the need for reducing

Size, Weight and Power (SWAP) by design, actual SWAP savings may be demonstrated through analysis rather than physical measurement. The SSD shall use technologies that are conducive to minimizing SWAP requirements for future tactical implementation on

SWAP-constrained vehicles or platforms.

Subsystem Demonstrator for EO/IR

Beam Steering at Multiple Wavelengths

N00014-17-S-B008 Research Area 1 (Cont’d)

The objective is to create subsystem demonstrators (SSDs) of advanced EW capability in the area of EO/IR beam steering at multiple wavelengths.

The goal of the research is for the SSD to provide the capability to non-mechanically steer multiple bands of the UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR spectrum to be directed in a low divergence beam with minimal or no side lobes over an angular range covering not less than 120-degrees conical (threshold) up to a complete hemisphere (objective). Technologies that span multiple of the UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR and LWIR spectral bands (preferably all) are desired, with particular emphasis on the inclusion of the UV, MWIR and LWIR bands. The demonstrated SSD shall operate at room temperature, and the multiple discrete laser emissions shall be combined to produce a single continuous wave (CW) multispectral beam with good beam quality (M^2 < 3) and output powers of not less than 10 Watts

(threshold) to greater than 20 Watts (objective) in EACH spectral band. The proposed

SSD’s non-mechanical beam steering capability should be at least as fast (preferably faster) than current mechanical approaches and the SSD shall use technologies that are conducive to minimizing size, weight and power (SWAP) requirements for future tactical implementation on SWAP-constrained platforms. For the purposes of this BAA, the term

“non-mechanical” is used to express the desire to eliminate large, heavy, and power hungry gimbals and motor-positioners along with rotating seals that often result in beam directors with reduced service lifetimes and low mean-time-between-failure (MTBF). Proposed concepts should also be compatible with installations embedded in the skin of a platform/vehicle (preferably conformal). Designs that minimize the impacts of temperature and vibration on the output power and beam quality are also desired.

Intelligent EW

Subsystem Demonstrator (SSD)

N00014-17-S-B008 Research Area 2

2. Intelligent EW Subsystem Demonstrator

The objective is to leverage prior investments by ONR, other Government organizations, industry, and academia in electronic and photonic technologies, techniques, components, devices and subsystems to create subsystem demonstrators (SSDs) of advanced EW capabilities in the RF, mmW and EO/IR portions of the EMS. For the purposes of this BAA, an SSD is defined as an integrated collection of components, devices and subsystems that, in conjunction with other established or developmental technologies and techniques, will demonstrate an end-to-end EW capability in Research Areas 1 & 2. Each SSD will demonstrate both the functional configuration and capability of a final EW subsystem, though not necessarily the physical configuration, packaging, or form factor. White papers and subsequent proposals will encompass not only the development of these SSDs but also a final government-witnessed demonstration in a tactically relevant real or simulated environment. In order to speed the transition of these capabilities to military (Navy, Marine

Corps and Joint service) systems, Offerors are encouraged to make use of existing standards for open and modular systems that are either non-proprietary (e.g. VITA, open

VPX, etc.) or to which the government has full and open rights. While each SSD description below highlights the need for reducing Size, Weight and Power (SWAP) by design, actual

SWAP savings may be demonstrated through analysis rather than physical measurement.

The SSD shall use technologies that are conducive to minimizing SWAP requirements for future tactical implementation on SWAP-constrained vehicles or platforms.

Intelligent EW

Subsystem Demonstrator

N00014-17-S-B008 Research Area 2 (Cont’d)

The objective is to create a subsystem demonstrator (SSD) that can outperform traditional

EW systems with static emitter databases and pre-programmed countermeasures. Radio

Frequency (RF) systems are becoming increasingly more agile in waveforms, bandwidth, functionality, and EA/EP techniques. Traditional static emitter EW databases and pre-programmed countermeasures could be inadequate against future threat systems employing such agility. The objective of this SSD is to develop the next generation of EW capability for surface ships that (1) autonomously adapts its EW strategies without using static rules, and

(2) outpaces red force tactical options by operating within red decision making timelines. The proposed technology should have the ability to dynamically a) identify and track emitters, b) maintain multiple hypotheses with likelihood estimates on aspects of emitter functional characteristics that are uncertain, c) generate and maintain a list of proposed countermeasures for each threat emitter, d) assess countermeasure effectiveness, and e) refine EA technique. The SSD should be able to demonstrate significantly improved performance in one or all of a) -e) over state-of-the-art methods. This intelligent EW SSD needs to perform fast enough to outpace red force tactical options by operating within red decision making timelines. At a minimum, this SSD should counter radar in an environment that contains common RF systems such as communications, jammers, and precision timing and navigation systems for both blue and red forces. This SSD may restrict the hypothetical operational scenario to blue EW assets on a single organic surface platform with or without multiple antennas (or arrays), or consider distributed blue scenarios in which blue EW assets on separate platforms are networked together for collaborative operations. In either case, operations would be optimized to maximize platform and/or weapon survivability and comply with commander’s intent/mission objectives.

Subsystem Demonstrators (SSD)

A categorized listing of prior and current ONR 31 EW technology efforts, along with contact information for the performers, can be found in Attachment 1 of this BAA.

• Other technology efforts funded by ONR and other government sponsors (e.g. DARPA, AFRL, ARL, DoE, NSA, NSF, ONI, etc.) can also be leveraged with proper acknowledgment.

Subsystem Demonstrators (Cont’d)

A categorized listing of prior and current ONR 31 EW technology efforts, along with contact information for the performers, can be found in Attachment 1 of this BAA.

• Other technology efforts funded by ONR and other government sponsors (e.g. DARPA, AFRL, ARL, DoE, NSA, NSF, ONI, etc.) can also be leveraged with proper acknowledgment.

3. Networked EW Concepts

Networking of multiple EW transmitters and receivers offers tactical advantages that are only yet partially recognized. Full exploitation and control of the EMS would require every

EW asset to “know” what every other EW asset in the network is receiving and transmitting, coherently and instantly, and react with a coordinated response that is also coherent and instantaneous. Clearly, bandwidth, latency, and finite processing resources make this theoretical ideal impossible to approach. The objective of this area is to explore, identify, and define the parameters and techniques required to provide a fundamental networked

EW capability. This objective area seeks innovation that advances the capability, reaction, and coordination of networked EW assets rather than management of existing assets or creation of a new communications system. Innovation is expected in which specific capabilities of networked EW substantially exceed that of the individual assets acting alone.

Proposals for general EW networking “frameworks” in which the benefits are ambiguous or left to future work are not acceptable.

N00014-17-S-B008 Research Area 3

4. Innovative Counter-Intelligence, Surveillance, and

Reconnaissance (C-ISR) Concepts

The objective of this area is to explore truly innovative EW concepts which can counter emerging EO/IR imaging sensor threats. The traditional approach to defeating such sensors is to employ high optical/infrared power countermeasures that saturate or damage the imaging sensor. Proposals are being sought for non-traditional solutions to the problem of deceiving and/or denying imaging sensors without resort to such “brute force” techniques.

Proposals responding to this solicitation should focus on innovative solutions involving emerging, cutting-edge technologies.

N00014-17-S-B008 Research Area 4

5. Innovative EW Concepts

The objective is to explore truly innovative concepts in the EW areas of ES, EA, or EP which could fundamentally change the way naval (Navy and Marine Corps) forces conduct

EW operations.

This sub-section should only be cited by proposals that do not fall within any of the other sub-sections of this Research Opportunity Description.

ONR Discovery & Invention N00014-17-S-B008 Research Area 5

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• Total funding under this BAA is anticipated to be $9M per year, or $27M over three years.

• The period of performance for projects may be from 12 to 36 months.

• The estimated start date of selected projects is subject to date of final award and availability of fiscal year (FY) funds.

• The Government’s goal is to award with a start date of 08

January 2018

N00014-17-S-B008 Award Info

• At the same time this BAA was posted, the Government sent out a parallel solicitation to government labs and other parties that are barred from proposing to the BAA. There are no fixed percentages or set-asides for the two solicitations and ALL the White Papers/Oral Briefs/Proposals are evaluated together to determine which should be funded using evaluation criteria specified in the BAA.

• The award(s) will be made for the full performance period requested. Options will not be utilized.

N00014-17-S-B008 Award Info

• All responsible sources from academia and industry may submit proposals under this BAA.

• University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) are eligible to submit proposals under this BAA unless precluded from doing so by their Department of

Defense UARC contracts.

• There will be no set asides for Historically Black

Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority

Institutions (MIs).

• Some topics cover export controlled technologies.

Research in these areas is limited to “U.S. persons” as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations

(ITAR) - 22 CFR § 1201.1 et seq.

N00014-17-S-B008 Eligibility

• Navy laboratories and warfare centers, as well as other

Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories, and Federally Funded Research &

Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA.

• NOTE: Responses from these organizations are being solicited separately, using the same guidance regarding research areas of interest, white paper format, deadlines, and evaluation criteria.

• Bottom line: All civilian, industry, government, and military organizations are encouraged to submit white paper responses to the five ONR EW research areas as solicited.

• Industry: N00014-17-S-B008

• Government and Military: N00014-17-S-B008-G /

“Solicitation of White Papers for 2018 Office of

Naval Research Electronic Warfare Discovery and

Invention Program”

• Once a proposed effort has been chosen for funding, ONR will proceed as discussed in the underlying solicitation (BAA) or using internal approved processes

(MIPR).

• The due date for white papers is no later than 3:00 PM

(Local Time, Washington, D.C.) on Tuesday, 21 February

2017. White papers received after the published due date and time are not eligible to participate in the remaining Full Proposal submission process and are not eligible for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 funding. Each white paper should state that it is submitted in response to this BAA and cite the particular sub-section of the Research Opportunity Description that the white paper is primarily addressing.

N00014-17-S-B008 White Papers

• This year White Papers shall be submitted as an Adobe

PDF or Word 2010 file via a secure (encrypted) file transfer protocol (FTP) site. Procedures are as follows:

• Register for a user account to the FTP site prior to submitting White Papers by sending an email to ONR.NCR.312.list.EW-Group@navy.mil.

• The subject line of the email must state “N00014-17-S-B008 FTP User Registration”.

• The body of the email must include the primary point of contact’s name, any additional points of contacts (names), title(s), organization, department(s) or company division(s), telephone and fax numbers, and email address(es).

• Registrants will receive a reply email from the FTP Site Administrator that includes the user name, a temporary password, and the internet protocol (IP) address of the FTP site along with uploading instructions.

• Potential Offerors will be able to start registering for user accounts on Monday, 6

February 2017, and will be issued within two business days of the received email request.

• Registration requests for user accounts that are submitted less than 96 hours before the White Paper submission deadline may not be issued.

• All user accounts will be disabled on Tuesday, 21 February 2017 at 3:00 PM (Local Time, Washington, D.C.) and further file uploads will not be permitted.

N00014-17-S-B008 White Papers

User

Accounts

Processed

White Paper Submission Window

FTP Site Automation

Admin QA Review

312EW

Manual

Processing

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FTP Site

Administrator initiates accounts and emails info to users

Offerors have access to their accounts until submission deadline and can:

• Submit as many white papers as desired

• Make revisions to white papers as necessary without requesting file replacement by ONR 312 EW staff

• Allow access to other members in their organization to ensure white papers have been uploaded before submission deadline

FTP Server automatically processes all submitted white papers by:

• Binning them according to research development areas

• Assigning a tracking number to each file

• Preparing folders / files for mass downloading by technical evaluators

FTP Site Administrator conducts QA to ensure all white papers have been accounted for and are binned & tracked appropriately

EW support staff processes individual white papers for PI POC info & funding data, ensure files open appropriately, and overall QA; prepares technical evaluation scorer sheets

Submission Deadline

EW BAA Advanced Transfer Network

(EW BATnet)

White Paper Format

Paper Size – 8.5 x 11 inch paper

Margins – 1” inch

Spacing – single spaced

Font – Times New Roman, 12 point

Number of Pages – No more than six (6) pages

(excluding cover page, resumes, bibliographies, table of contents and Attachment 2). White Papers exceeding the page limit may not be evaluated.

Format – One (1) electronic copy in Adobe PDF or

Microsoft Word 2010 compatible file formats uploaded to the secure (encrypted) FTP site.

White Paper Content

• Cover Page: The Cover Page shall be labeled “WHITE PAPER” and shall include the

BAA Number N00014-17-S-B008, proposed title, technical points of contact, telephone number, facsimile number, and E-mail address.

• Technical Concept: A description of the technology innovation and technical risk areas.

• Operational Naval Concept (where applicable): A description of the project objectives, the concept of operation for the new capabilities to be delivered, and the expected operational performance improvements.

• Operational Utility Assessment Plan (where applicable): A plan for demonstrating and evaluating the operational effectiveness of the Offeror’s proposed products or processes in field experiments and/or tests in a simulated environment.

• Programmatic Section: A project schedule, a summary of planned milestones and a funding plan showing requested funding per government fiscal year, as well as the total funding request.

• Leveraged efforts (Areas 1 & 2 only): A listing of leveraged ONR- and

Government-funded efforts, using the template provided (Attachment 2).

• Resumes: A single page (each) summary resume (including previous relevant experience and pertinent publications) for Project Manager and/or Principal Investigator.

ONR BAA N00014-17-S-B008 White Papers

White Paper Content

• Leveraged Efforts (Areas 1 & 2 only)

• ONR BAA N00014-17-S-B008 Attachment 2 (below) provides a template that should be followed in submitting a listing of current and/or prior government-funded S&T efforts that will be leveraged by the Offeror.

The following schedule has been established to facilitate the submission of white papers and their follow-on review and possible selection for FY 2018 funding.

21 Feb 2017 White paper responses to EW research areas due to ONR

15 Mar 2017* ONR notify selected parties to prepare briefing for EW Review

12 Apr 2017* Oral presentations at the ONR EW S&T Review

19 Apr 2017* ONR notify selected parties to prepare/submit full proposal

05 Jun 2017 Full technical/cost proposal due to ONR

26 Jun 2017** ONR notify selected parties of intent to fund efforts

FY18 ONR issues awards

* These dates are estimates

** The Government’s goal is within 2 weeks of Full Proposal due date.

N00014-17-S-B008 Schedule

Evaluations will be conducted using the following evaluation criteria:

1. Technical Factor: Overall scientific and technical merits of the proposal and responsiveness to the topic (i.e., the degree of innovation, soundness of technical concept, Offeror's awareness of the state of the art and understanding of the scope of the problem, and anticipated scientific impact within the field). This factor also includes:

a)The Offeror’s capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives and b)The credibility of the proposed Program structure, milestones, and execution plan for measuring and achieving goals and reducing technical risk

2. Technical Factor: Potential Naval/Military relevance and contribution to the ONR and Department of Navy in the area of Electronic Warfare operations (e.g., technology addresses a military critical need, military program or initiative, potential technology transition effort identified, and/or part of a joint service technology effort).

ONR Discovery & Invention

ONR BAA N00014-17-S-B008

Evaluation Criteria

3. Technical Factor: Number and quality of leveraged efforts supporting proposed technology through the use of partnerships or teaming arrangements between multiple performers (industry, academic, government) (Areas 1, and 2 ONLY).

This includes the degree to which prior/current ONR, Government, industry and/or academia-funded electronic and photonic technology, technique, component, device and/or subsystem research efforts are leveraged for the proposed EW demonstrator and the criticality of the prior efforts in enabling the proposed EW capability demonstration. Multiple funded efforts that advance the maturity of the same fundamental technology will be counted as ONE research effort).

4. Cost Factor: Availability of Funds

For research areas 1 and 2: Overall, Technical Factors 1 and 2 and Cost Factor 4 are equally important. Technical Factors 1 and 2 are significantly more important than Technical Factor 3.

For research areas 3, 4, and 5: Overall, Technical Factors 1 and 2 and Cost Factor 4 are equally important. Technical Factor 3 does not apply to research areas 3, 4, and

5.

ONR Discovery & Invention

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Evaluation Criteria (Cont’d)

The following is a sample of reporting deliverables that are anticipated to be necessary. Deliverables are normally in contractor format. Specific deliverables should be proposed by each Offeror:

● Technical and Financial Progress Reports

● Presentation Material(s)

● Final Report

● In addition efforts may require:

● Detailed Technical Data

● Other Documentation or Reports

● Research performed under contracts may also include the delivery of software, prototypes, and other hardware deliverables.

N00014-17-S-B008 Deliverables

Government research facilities and operational military units are available and should be considered as potential government-furnished equipment/facilities. These facilities and resources are of high value and some are in constant demand by multiple programs. It is unlikely that all facilities would be used for any one specific program. The use of these facilities and resources will be negotiated as the program unfolds. Offerors submitting proposals for contracts should indicate in the Technical Proposal

Template, Section II, Blocks 8 and 9, which of these facilities are critical for the project’s success. Offerors submitting proposals for grants should address the need for government-furnished facilities in their technical proposal.

Proposals that are contingent upon ONR providing government furnished equipment, instrumentation, test facilities, or threat hardware and information for exploitation may not be accepted depending upon the availability of required resources.

N00014-17-S-B008 Facilities / GFE

All white papers and proposals are expected to be unclassified. However, classified white papers and proposals are permitted.

In order to facilitate intra-program collaboration and technology transfer, the Government will attempt to enable awardees to work at the unclassified level to the maximum extent possible.

If awardees use unclassified data in their deliveries and demonstrations regarding a potentially classified project, they should use methods and conventions consistent with those used in classified environments. Such conventions will permit the various subsystems and the final system to be more adaptable in accommodating classified data in the transition system.

N00014-17-S-B008 Classification

ONR 312 EW will not entertain requests for individual meetings with industry representatives to discuss potential white paper submissions

No pre-selection of ideas or concepts

If in doubt, write the white paper and submit it

This is your opportunity to ask questions

Written questions are permitted, but all questions and answers will be posted to the ONR BAA website

White paper questions of a business nature can be submitted by e-mail through Tuesday, 21 February 2017

All questions and answers will be posted to the ONR BAA website, FedBizOpps, and Grants.gov.

N00014-17-S-B008 Final Comments

Technical

Dr. Bradley Binder

Electronic Warfare Program Manager

Office of Naval Research (ONR 312)

875 North Randolph Street, Suite 1112

Arlington, VA 22203-1995

E-mail: bradley.binder@navy.mil

Business

Mr. Matthew Murray

Contract Specialist

ONR Code 25, C4ISR & Sea Warfare Contracts Branch

875 North Randolph Street

Arlington, VA 22203-1995

E-mail: matthew.murray1@navy.mil

ONR BAA 14-006 Points of Contact

QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS?