SOW_Advanced_EW_Techniques_v_1_7.doc

Statement of Work (SOW)

Scientific and Engineering Services for

Advanced Electronic Warfare Techniques 01/21/2016 Version 1.7 31 Introduction

1.2 Background

1.3 Scope

2 General Requirements

2.1 Non-Personal Services

2.2 Business Relations

2.3 Contract Administration and Management

3 Technical Requirements

3.1 RDT&E of Prototype Force Protection and EW Sensors and Systems

3.2 Electronic Warfare Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Studies

3.3 Signature Control Studies

3.4 Hardware-in-the-Loop and Signal-Processor-in-the-Loop Studies 4 Special Requirements

4.1 Security

Statement of Work (SOW) Scientific and Engineering Services for Advanced Electronic Warfare Techniques

1 Introduction

This Statement of Work describes the scientific and engineering support to be provided to the Advanced Techniques Branch of the Tactical Electronic Warfare Division of the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. NRL seeks contactors highly specialized in the areas of surface ships, Electronic Warfare (EW) on surface ships, and the role of ships signatures in EW who can complement the Government research team.

1.2 Background

The Tactical Electronic Warfare Division (TEWD) is responsible for research and development in support of the Navy’s tactical electronic warfare requirements and missions. These include electronic warfare support measures, electronic countermeasures, and supporting counter-countermeasures, as well as studies, analyses, and simulations for determining and improving the effectiveness of these systems.

1.3 Scope

The Contractor will investigate current and innovative techniques to assess and improve the susceptibility of Navy ships and craft in maritime environments with various background conditions, including at sea, littoral, shallow water, air, and terrain backgrounds. The technologies will primarily focus on radio frequency (RF) and electro-optical (E-0)/ infrared (IR) techniques. They may also investigate innovative techniques such as ultraviolet, sub-millimeter wave, millimeter wave, acoustics, magnetic, and non-traditional technologies as they may be identified. Tasking may include research, design, development, engineering, prototype development, systems integration, analysis, modeling and simulation, fabrication services, project and financial management, and documentation. The major technical areas that will be addressed are:

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) of Prototype Force Protection and Electronic Warfare (EW) Sensor and Systems EW Modeling and Simulation Studies Signature Control Studies Hardware in the Loop and Signal Processor in the Loop Studies 2 General Requirements

The Contractor shall have its support team in place and fully functioning within 30 days of contract award or exercise of a contract option.

During this period the contractor will transition all activities from the incumbent, as required. The Contractor must execute the scope of work in a manner that provides for high quality, timely services while incorporating the proper mix and the most effective use of personnel.

2.1 Non-Personal Services

The Government will neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. The Government will not assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual Contractor employees.

The Contractor shall be responsible for managing its employees and guarding against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services as defined in FAR-Part 37, Service Contracting.

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer (KO) if any Government-requested actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute, personal services.

2.2 Business Relations

The Contractor shall integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute this contract.

2.3 Contract Administration and Management

The following subsections specify requirements for contract management and Contractor personnel administration.

2.3.1 Contract Management

The Contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to this contract.

2.3.2 Personnel Administration

The Contractor shall assign a single point of contact, also known as the Program Manager (PM), who must work closely with the government Contracting Officer and Contracting Officers Representative (COR), as applicable.

The Contractor PM must ultimately be responsible for ensuring that the Contractor’s performance meets all government contracting requirements within cost and schedule. The PM must have the requisite authority for full control over all company resources necessary for contract performance. As appropriate, the role of the PM may be a full time management position, or a collateral duty assigned to a technical team member.

The Contractor shall make necessary travel arrangements for Contractor employees.

2.3.3 Contract Administration

The Contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer this contract.

The Contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions within five working days.

2.3.4 Contractor's Management Plan (CMP)

The Contractor shall submit a Contractor's Management Plan (CMP) defining the Contractor's approach to implementing the contract.

The CMP provides the Government insight into the systems, processes, and structure within which the Contractor operates. The CMP should include, as applicable and if not defined in a separate plan: quality control, risk management, systems engineering, software development, configuration management, earned value management, and subcontract management.

A draft CMP is to be delivered with the Contractor’s proposal; three copies of the complete version shall be submitted 30 days after contract award to the KO and COR, and within 5 working days when changes are made thereafter.

The Contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to his management plan once the CMP has been accepted by the Government.

3 Technical Requirements

The following section specifies the Technical Requirements for the contract.

3.1 RDT&E of Prototype Force Protection and EW Sensors and Systems

3.1.1 The Contractor shall research new technologies and their potential application to Force Protection and/or EW.

The areas of analysis may include components, subsystems, or integrated systems. Areas of consideration include the assessment of threats (such as cruise missiles or IR surveillance systems, analysis of the operational environment (anticipated shipboard operational state and local weather), determination of sensor and system performance requirements, sensor and system design, specification of system configuration, definition of interface parameters, definition of integration and support requirements, definition of multi-system coordination, and analyses of environmental impact.

3.1.2 The Contractor shall develop prototype Force Protection and EW sensors and systems.

Hardware developed may also include electrical or mechanical fixtures to interface the system or test equipment to land, ship, or airborne platforms.

3.1.2.1 The Contractor shall develop concepts, requirements, designs, and material specifications.

3.1.2.2 The Contractor shall manage fabrication activities.

Fabrication work is typically subcontracted out or completed by NRL fabrication shops. Contractor duties include: select resources, provide the appropriate designs/ drawings/ specifications, oversee production, and execute assembly and integration.

3.1.2.3 The Contractor shall integrate prototypes into test platforms and fielded systems.

3.1.3 The Contractor shall conduct tests in both controlled laboratory conditions and dynamic field conditions.

Field tests may be in a variety of geographic locations on land and at sea.

3.1.3.1 The Contractor shall produce test objectives, plans, procedures, and reports.

3.1.3.2 The Contractor shall define resources, equipment (such as data acquisition and storage), and outside support required for testing.

3.1.3.3 The Contractor shall predict test outcomes using computer simulation.

Prediction of outcomes is not performed for all tests, only for select tests as directed.

3.1.3.4 The Contractor shall execute tests and collect data.

3.1.4 The Contractor shall evaluate the performance of various EW equipment, subsystems, and systems.

The evaluation of various system performance techniques will require the use of very specialized devices and systems, calibration facilities, instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and processing systems.

3.1.4.1 The Contractor shall develop, calibrate, operate, and maintain complex measurement devices, systems, and facilities.

3.1.4.2 The Contractor shall perform data reduction and analysis.

3.2 Electronic Warfare Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Studies

3.2.1 The Contractor shall design, develop, and evaluate M&S codes to assist in predictions associated with specific technology product effects.

One of the primary models used is NRL CRUISE_MISSILES, which can simulate the interactions between surface ships and missiles in various environments. This requires access to TS/SCI level data resident at NRL.

3.2.2 The Contractor shall perform validation studies and experiments to determine the accuracy and validity of M&S codes.

Modeling and simulation studies will be wide ranging and will include operational engagement scenarios, atmospheric effects, predictive systems capabilities, and performance expectations under varies environmental conditions. The M&S studies will include critical measured performance detailed from laboratory and field measurements. This requires access to TS/SCI level data resident at NRL.

3.2.3 The Contractor shall perform high performance computing studies to evaluate current and new EW modeling and simulation codes to make them run faster without affecting the fidelity of the code.

In some instances, there would be benefit to achieving real time performance from models which are currently limited to slower run times.

3.3 Signature Control Studies

3.3.1 The Contractor shall study the RF and EO/IR signatures of naval ships, and recommend which aspects of those signatures should be the focus of reduction efforts.

The goal of reducing ship signatures is a resultant increased effectiveness of shipboard systems, or decreased effectiveness of threat systems.

3.3.2 The Contractor shall develop techniques to reduce naval ship signatures.

This may be done through analysis, M&S, materials studies, and studies of ship systems in the laboratory and the field.

3.4 Hardware-in-the-Loop and Signal-Processor-in-the-Loop Studies

3.4.1 The Contractor shall design and develop closed loop test platforms which can be used to evaluate RF/EO/IR hardware and signal processors.

This often involves a combination of hardware and real time simulations to provide optical and/or electromagnetic stimulation to the unit under evaluation.

3.4.2 The Contractor shall determine the operational characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of RF/EO/IR hardware and signal processors.

4 Special Requirements

This section describes the special requirements for this effort. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations on this effort.

4.1 Security

The following are required at the time of proposal submission:

· Contractor personnel who require NRL base access or access to NRL unclassified material and/or unclassified systems shall possess a favorably completed DoD National Agency Check with Law and Credit (NACLC);

· Contractor personnel who require access to Secret material must have, at a minimum, a favorably completed DoD National Agency Check with Law and Credit

(NACLC) and final DoD granted Secret security clearance; and

· Contractor personnel who require access to Top Secret/SCI material must have, at a minimum, a favorably completed DoD National Agency Check with Law and Credit (NACLC) and final DoD granted Top Secret security clearance with the eligibility of SCI.

The Contractor shall ensure that all classified material is handled in accordance with the issued DD 254, the National Security Program Operating

Manual (NISPOM) (DoD 5220.22M) and all NRL and applicable Security Program

Guides/Directives.