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Solicitation Number: N00173‐15‐R‐SE03 Attachment (1)

STATEMENT OF WORK

DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF ADVANCED

ELECTRO-OPTIC/INFRARED (EO/IR) AIRCRAFT SELF-

PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND ADVANCED INTELLIGENCE,

SURVEILLANCE, RECONNAISSANCE (ISR) SYSTEMS

8/10/2015

1. Introduction/Background

1.1. Scope of Work

2. Applicable Documents

3. Requirements

3.1. SYSTEM ASSESSMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS

3.2. DEVELOP NEW ISR, UVCM/IRCM, AND EO/UV/IR SENSOR SYSTEM CONCEPTS AND

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

3.3. HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR ISR, UVCM/IRCM, AND EO/UV/IR SENSOR SYSTEMS

3.4 DESIGN, FABRICATION AND TEST OF LASER SOURCES

3.5 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR ISR, UVCM/IRCM, AND EO/UV/IR SENSOR SYSTEMS

3.6. SYSTEM TEST AND EVALUATION (T&E)

4. Security Requirements

4.1 Technology Elements Eligible for Work at NRL with use of Interim Secret Clearances

4.2 DD Forms 254

1. Introduction/Background

Advanced threats to our Naval forces are being fielded at a rapid pace. Threats include Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs) with next generation imaging infrared seekers and multi-mode radar/EO/IR (guided terminal homing capability), emerging high power Directed Energy (DE) weapons, and unconventional threats. Today’s modern battlespace requires an ever-increasing capability for EO/IR self-protection, InfraRed CounterMeasures (IRCM), electronic information gathering and processing, ISR, and other EO/IR/RF sensor systems. Protecting our Warfighters from these new threats and providing them with the intelligence and situational awareness they need to succeed requires the development of advanced technology sensors and sensor suites, as well as the optimization and fusion of data with other onboard sensor information. To develop this next generation of sensors and sensor suites, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) conducts rapid advanced technology development activities in support of Naval Forces, which includes Navy/Marine Corps aircraft, surface and subsurface platforms, airfields ashore and expeditionary airfields in remote locations. These advanced technology development activities include:

(a) research and development of advanced technology concepts, (b) early test and evaluation of prototype systems, (c) evaluation of advanced concept aircraft IRCM and ISR systems for Military and other aircraft

(d) identification of requirements for developing solutions that counter existing and projected threat systems, (e) analysis and evaluation of promising new technologies, and (f) development of one-of-a-kind measurement and evaluation processes to facilitate the transition of advanced technologies into the Technology Development (TD) phase of Navy/Marine Corps acquisition programs of record.

1.1. Scope of Work

The Contractor will provide highly skilled personnel to conduct research, analysis, measurements, hardware and software development, and field-testing of EW prototype systems. The required engineering efforts and areas of technical investigation will be broad, but will emphasize the optimization of developmental electronics hardware, embedded software, and test & evaluation capabilities to facilitate efficient prototype development, testing and effective exploitation of EO/IR sensors and sensor systems.

Types of developmental systems and programs requiring support include (a) ISR sensors and systems, (b) manned air/surface platform survivability, (c) IRCM systems and (d) unmanned aerial and surface vehicle sensor systems. Additional efforts will be directed at identifying and evaluating what capabilities can be achieved with the addition of alternative technology sensor suites and the use sensor fusion to increase sensor suite capabilities. Initial candidate aircraft will include the EA-6B, EA-18G, E- 2C, P-3C, P-8A, AV-8B, F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F, C-130 and F-35A/B/C JSF fixed wing aircraft as well as, V-22, SH-60/MH-60, CH-53E/K, CH-46E, MH-6, UH-1N/Y, AH-1W/Z rotary wing aircraft and developmental/fielded Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UAVs/UCAVs).

Aircraft used for testing of developmental systems would include aircraft such as the Dehavilland Twin Otter, Beechcraft King Air, UH-1, H-60 and P-3.

Technical work under this action will include in-depth expertise in requirements analysis and the evaluation and testing of complex, high-resolution EO/IR sensors and sensor systems. The overall objectives of this effort are the development and testing of prototype EO/IR sensor systems for IRCM and ISR applications such as: (a) Laser based Directed Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) systems, (b) advanced airborne ISR systems, (c) state-of-the-art technologies with promise for providing solutions to current or projected Fleet aircraft and other Naval platform survivability problems, and (d) the implementation, evaluation and transition of these technologies into engineering development or formal acquisition programs.

The primary place of performance is anticipated to be on-site at NRL, D.C. or other government locations that may include; the Naval Air Systems Command facilities at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, NAS Point Mugu, NAS China Lake, Camp AP Hill, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Fort Benning, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Holloman AFB, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), Eglin AFB, Naval Surface Weapons NSWC Crane, MCAS Cherry Point, Tonopah, Utah Test Range as well as other government sites in pursuit of NRL objectives. It is also anticipated that portions of the effort may be conducted at the Contractor’s facility.

The tasks include investigations into EO/IR sensor system requirements, countermeasure techniques, assessment of devices used in countermeasures systems, and assessment of countermeasures systems performance. Factors such as reliability, maintainability, and cost will be assessed. Development of algorithms and software for target detection, clutter rejection, control software and data collection and analysis for IRCM, ISR and related systems will be required. Also, field testing of components and systems, field and laboratory measurements of target and background properties, and system performance modeling will also be required.

2. Applicable Documents None

3. Requirements

The Contractor shall provide engineering expertise, technology development for advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) sensors and sensor systems such as Electro-Optical (EO), Ultraviolet (UV) and Infrared (IR) Sensor Systems, and new generations of EO/UV/IR Countermeasure and ISR systems. This effort includes the integration of these systems with Radio Frequency (RF) sensors and countermeasure systems comprising new generation Integrated Aircraft Survivability Equipment (IASE) suites. This effort also includes conducting EO/UV/IR and Directed Energy (DE) Threat Analysis, Analysis of Alternatives, sensor system and countermeasure design/optimization, sensor fusion analysis, prototype system design, flight test and evaluation (T&E) planning and execution, as well as technology transition planning.

3.1. SYSTEM ASSESSMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS

The contractor shall conduct reviews of existing and/or new generation ISR, UVCM/IRCM, and EO/UV/IR sensor systems and EO/UV/IR guided threat weapons. The review and analysis of equipment and capabilities will include foreign and domestic systems. The review and analysis of EO/UV/IR threats will include Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs), Air-to-Air Missiles (AAMs), multi-mode guided SAMs, Anti-Aircraft Artillery, and Directed Energy, as well as other EO/IR threats to US/Allied combat and combat support platforms. This review shall be conducted with sources up to the Secret level of classification. The contractor shall provide analyses of (a) current capabilities, (b) the shortfalls of existing systems, (c) the documentation of system requirements, and (d) analysis/evaluation of alternatives in pursuit of the NRL Advanced Technology program mission and goals on a continuing basis throughout this program to provide periodic updates. Tasks will include:

- System Threat Analysis, whether existing or projected of EO/UV/IR guided Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs), Air To Air Missiles (AAMs) and non-guided threat, which pose a threat to Naval Aircraft.

- Assess Existing ISR, IRCM, and EO/IR Sensor System Capabilities within the Navy, other DOD services, industry to identify shortfalls, weaknesses, or capability gaps that require development of advanced technology solutions.

- Assess Emerging ISR, UVCM/IRCM, and EO/UV/IR Sensor System Capabilities to discover and characterize the potential capabilities of EO/UV/IR technologies, devices and systems that are currently in research and development in the defense industry, DOD Service Advanced Technology Development Centers or Allied Advanced Technology Development Centers and the impact on existing acquisition Programs of Record, (PORs) such as the U. S. Navy’s Advanced Threat Warner (ATW) sensor system and the Joint U. S. Army/Navy Common InfraRed CounterMeasure (CIRCM) system.

- Technology Needs Assessments of current EO/UV/IR technologies employed and an identification of those in need of development.

- Technology Development Plans to identify EO/UV/IR sensor, sensor systems, and countermeasure technologies needed for system improvements, as well as plans for developing these technologies.

- Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) that addresses alternatives to new EO/IR sensor/sensor system development or new IR Countermeasure system development.

- Develop Documentation such as Test Plans, and Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) capabilities documents for EO/IR/UV sensor, sensor systems, and countermeasure Technology Programs.

3.2. DEVELOP NEW ISR, UVCM/IRCM, AND EO/UV/IR SENSOR SYSTEM CONCEPTS AND

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

Based on the work conducted in Task 3.1, the contractor shall develop new sensor system concepts and plans for how the systems will interface with existing Naval Platforms or integrate into emerging Naval Platforms. One of the NRL goals with new system development efforts is to fuse the data from the new sensors with other onboard EO/UV/IR/RF sensor systems in order to greatly increase the aircrew’s situational awareness and increase overall capabilities of Naval platforms. The ability to overlay multiple, geo-rectified, data sources in real time would be a significant increase in current capabilities where sensor data is reviewed sequentially. The contractor shall assist NRL with the fusion of multispectral sensor data. Tasks will include:

- Develop hardware and software for completing land based and airborne fusion of data and their transmission to the end user in near real time.

- Determine the stability of and pointing accuracy of current and next generation EO/UV/IR sensor systems.

- Integration of visible or IR imagery from current EO/UV/IR sensor systems with complementary sensor systems such as Synthetic Aperture Radars (SARs), Laser based sensors/countermeasures, Foliage Penetrating Radars (FOPENs), nanotechnology based sensors and advanced special material systems in real time to enhance intelligence products for precision strike or counter-fire solutions requiring highly accurate geo-location of targets.

- Sensor System Design and System Performance/Optimization Reviews to determine the capabilities and the impact of the introduction of the new sensor/sensor systems.

- ISR, UVCM/IRCM, and EO/UV/IR Sensor System Payload Requirements Analysis and Trade- Off studies to fuse the data with other onboard EO/UV/IR/RF sensor system.

- Develop new ISR, UVCM/IRCM, and EO/UV/IR Sensor System Concept of Operations CONOPS such as airborne applications of the CA-247 MWIR sensor, the MX-20SW and MX-20SP sensors, and the Distributed Aperture InfraRed CounterMeasure II (DAIRCM II) Two Color IR Missile Warning Systems.

3.3. HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR ISR, UVCM/IRCM, AND EO/UV/IR SENSOR

SYSTEMS

The contractor shall provide plans for the development, integration and optimization of hardware necessary for advanced concept demonstrations and testing of advanced sensor systems such as the CA- 247 MWIR ISR sensor, the MX-20SW and MX-20SP ISR sensors and the DAIRCM II Countermeasure system with integral Missile Warning and IR Countermeasure. The contractor shall develop hardware solutions necessary for the integration of sensor systems into research configured or fleet representative test aircraft such as the NRL P-3, King Air (C-12), the Army MH-6B Little Bird / Twin Otter/ UH-1 Huey/ UH-60 Blackhawk, or fleet fixed (F/A-18 E/F) or rotary wing (AH-1Z) manned/unmanned aircraft or into pods which could be carried by these platforms. The development and integration effort shall include ground and airborne collection of data from the sensor systems and the display of data on NRL screening stations specifically engineered for this task. Tasks will include:

- Design and Develop the System Architecture for ISR, UVCM/IRCM, and EO/UV/IR Sensor Systems such as the CA-247 MWIR sensor, the MX-20SW and MX-20SP sensors, and the Distributed Aperture InfraRed CounterMeasure II (DAIRCM II) Two Color IR Missile Warning Systems.

- Design, Develop or Procure Electronics, Cables, Interfaces, Circuit Boards, and Associated Firmware for ISR, UVCM/IRCM, and EO/UV/IR Sensor Systems such as the CA-247 MWIR sensor, the MX-20SW and MX-20SP sensors, and the Distributed Aperture InfraRed CounterMeasure II (DAIRCM II) Two Color IR Missile Warning Systems.

- Implement System Architecture and Components to assemble Prototype Systems.

- Design and Prototype Documentation for ISR, UVCM/IRCM, and EO/UV/IR Sensor Systems such as the CA-247 MWIR sensor, the MX-20SW and MX-20SP sensors, and the Distributed Aperture InfraRed CounterMeasure II (DAIRCM II) Two Color IR Missile Warning Systems.

- System Review during System Design, Prototype Development and Test.

- Prototype Troubleshooting and System Repair.

3.4 DESIGN, FABRICATION AND TEST OF LASER SOURCES

The contractor shall design, fabricate and test EO/UV/IR countermeasure laser sources in the Ultraviolet (UV), Short Wave InfraRed (SWIR), Mid Wave InfraRed (MWIR), and Long Wave InfraRed (LWIR) spectral bands for use in the DAIRCM II countermeasure and other Directed Infrared CounterMeasure (DIRCM) programs. The Contractor will design and fabricate sources capable of multi-watt output and operation in military, carrier based, aircraft environments. Tasks will include:

- Design and Fabrication of Optical Fiber Delivery Systems for use in laser power delivery to multiple pointer/tracker modules in fixed wing/rotary wing aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicles.

- Design, Test and Evaluation of Laser Sources suitable for use in laser countermeasure systems to include distributed IRCM systems such as DAIRCM, confirmation of the basic capabilities of the sources to meet the requirements for these systems, namely power levels, temporal format, continuous wave (cw) or pulsed, beam divergence, spatial uniformity, and long term (hours) stability, determination of appropriate test conditions for both flight and field tests.

- Develop evaluation reports outlining full descriptions of the testing conditions, comments on the suitability of the components for withstanding the test conditions, such as the suitability of countermeasure laser systems in a distributed UVCM/IRCM aboard rotary wing aircraft.

3.5 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR ISR, UVCM/IRCM, AND EO/UV/IR SENSOR

SYSTEMS

The contractor shall design, develop, integrate, and optimize software required for the advanced prototype system development and evaluation on air, land, or sea based platforms. Tasks will include:

- Develop System Software Architecture Design based on the type(s) of processes selected, the network(s) to be implemented, and the system data rates expected during the hardware design phase.

- Develop Software required to Operate Prototype Systems that ensures all required functionality is achieved by installing and testing the software on the prototype system.

- Develop Image Screening and Collection Algorithms for effective screening of imagery for real time exploitation and analysis.

- Develop Embedded Real time System Software for the real time operation and control of EO/IR sensor systems and electronic sub-systems utilizing to the greatest extent possible Commercial-Off-The- Shelf (COTS) hardware and Real-Time Operating System, such as vxWorks®, application development environments for control software and interfaces with current and future military aircraft components/standards such as: MIL-STD-1553; ARINC-421; Honeywell Embedded GPS/INERTIAL navigational unit; Northrop Grumman LN-251 GPS/INERTIAL navigation unit, CA-247/263/270/295 Sensors and the MX-20SW Sensor; Advanced Recce Compression Hardware (ARCH) suite; Solid State Recorder; and MIDL Common Data Link (CDL).

- Software Platform Integration of EO/UV/IR sensor systems with Navy tactical aircraft, rotary wing aircraft, developmental/fielded Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UAVs/UCAVs) and other developmental sea/air platforms.

- Contractor Developed Software Designs.

3.6. SYSTEM TEST AND EVALUATION (T&E)

Following design and development of new sensors and countermeasures, as well as sensor and countermeasure systems, Test and Evaluation (T&E) of these systems is critical to further development and the understanding of how the systems perform in an operational environment. The contractor shall provide research, development, and testing necessary to evaluate new sensor/sensor systems either on the ground in laboratory tests or on sea, air, or ground platforms for which these sensors/systems may be targeted. The work required shall include engineering expertise necessary to establish complex tests, measurement and analysis of system parameters in the intended operational environment, and post-test analysis and documentation of the test results with the objective of evolving next generation sensors/sensor systems at NRL. Tasks will include:

- Test Planning Documentation and Preparation to include development of detailed test plans through approval.

- Test Preparation and Conduct to include but not limited to arranging special facilities and equipment required, determination of test range requirements, coordination with the Office of Secretary of Defense’s Director, Developmental Test and Evaluation (OSD DDT&E), Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (OSD DOT&E), as well as other Government agencies.

- Data Analysis during tests of candidate prototype EO/UV/IR sensor, sensor systems, and countermeasure systems or subsystems and estimate the life cycle costs to evaluate the cost effectiveness of the systems.

- Test report development incorporating the data, test descriptions, results of the data analysis, and assessments of the suitability of the tested systems for operational use.

- Final Prototype Sensor System Design, Development, Optimization and Test Installation.

- Research, Engineering Test, Measurement and Evaluation of Foreign Exploitation Systems and

Sub-Systems to share research, development, testing and evaluation concepts, data, and planning.

- Foreign Cooperative Test and Foreign Material Exploitation Measurement and Evaluation.

4. Security Requirements

All 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). Contractors 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 the time of proposal submission. 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.

Contractors issued a DoD interim secret security clearance may ONLY work on unclassified tasks as outlined in the SOW (Specifically noted in sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2). Unclassified IA or IT positions are NOT authorized with a DoD issued interim secret clearance. Contract Facility Security Officers (FSOs), and/or NRL CORs, are required to report immediately to Code 1230 any derogatory information regarding a contractor holding an interim Secret clearance, either on- or off-site. FSOs and NRL CORs shall also notify Code 1230 when a contractor’s interim or final clearance has been declined or revoked.

4.1 Technology Elements Eligible for Work at NRL with use of Interim Secret Clearances

4.1.1 Contractors/subcontractors performing on this contract may work, at NRL, on unclassified information involving EO/UV/IR sensors and sensor systems, as well as UV/IR Countermeasures (UVCMs/IRCMs), as outlined in section 3 of the SOW, with a DoD issued interim Secret security clearance.

4.1.2 Contractors/subcontractors performing on this contract may work, at NRL, on unclassified information involving unmanned aerial and surface vehicle sensor systems as outlined in section 3 of the SOW, with a DoD issued interim Secret security clearance.

4.2 DD Forms 254

The Contractor shall be granted access to classified information necessary for performance of this contract upon contract award as specified in the base contract DD Form 254. All contractor personnel with access to unclassified information systems, including e-mail, require at a minimum a favorable National Agency Check with Law and Credit (NACLC).