PWS (USMC CSR)(Redacted).docx

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Common Sensor Radio (CSR) System and Support for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) 12 July 2022

1. Background

The United States (U.S.) Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is the Army's corporate, or central, laboratory. ARL’s diverse assortment of unique facilities and dedicated workforce of government and private sector partners make up the largest source of world-class integrated research and analysis in the Army. By combining its in-house technical expertise with those from academic and industry partners, ARL is able to maximize investments to provide the best technologies for Soldiers. ARL also applies the extensive research and analysis tools developed in its direct mission program to support ongoing development and acquisition programs in the Army Futures Command (AFC), Program Executive Offices (PEOs), Program Manager (PM) Offices, and Industry.

The primary mission of ARL’s Network Sciences Division (NSD), the effort’s lead proponent, is to create, harvest, and exploit innovative technologies for the Soldier to enable communications & information delivery in a highly contested multi-domain environment.

ARL has had a long-standing relationship with Oakwood Electronics, LLC (“Oakwood”), during which Oakwood has worked on developing communication devices and technologies for unattended sensors. One notable device that has been developed by Oakwood is the Common Sensor Radio (CSR), a military-grade self-healing mesh network radio with excellent data security and power consumption low enough to allow battery operation for months to years.

2. Objective

The purpose of this effort is to procure CSRs from Oakwood in support of both ARL internal mission research programs and ARL customer programs.

3. Requirements The Contractor shall build and deliver 85 CSRs with the following specifications:

· Ad hoc mesh network software defined-radio

· Low power: average power in the tens of milliwatts (<100 mW) when listening to network but idle

· Data security: de-centralized node authentication and key exchange

· End-to-end encryption in addition to link encryption for user data

· Tamper response with erasure and security fill port

· No use of Global Positioning System (GPS)

· Multiple classes of transport: Normal (UDP), In-order (TCP), and Reliable (hybrid)

· Multiple addressing types: Unicast, Neighborcast, Multicast, and Broadcast

· Network protocol tracks timing from sensing event at the origin node through to the destination node, allowing data to be aggregated from multiple sensors with accurate knowledge of the relative times of each sensing event without using GPS

· Accurate path loss and channel interference measurements between nodes

· Automatic adaptive power control that uses only enough transmit power to reach the destination node(s)

· Maximum dimension and weight requirements: 3.53"x5.03"x0.75" and eight (8) ounces

· Radios shall maintain an unloaded network for at least six [6] months on a BB-2590 battery with a response latency to network traffic of no more than one [1] second

4. Security The level of clearance required under this contract is unclassified. The work performed by the Contractor will include access to unclassified and up to sensitive data, information, meetings, and spaces.

4.1 Operations Security (OPSEC)

i. AT Level I training. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 45 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer, if a COR is not assigned, within 45 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT level I awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil.

5. Deliverables

Monthly Status and Progress Report: The Contractor shall provide a report by Close of Business (COB) on the last business day of each month that includes milestones met, projections for the following month, and any foreseeable technical or financial issues. The report shall detail inventory and purchase made for standard components, silicone components, and long lead-time components. When available, the report shall include at a minimum: the quantity of components procured, the source of components, and component stock-keeping unit (SKU)/manufacturer part number (P/N).

6. Delivery, Inspection and Acceptance The deliverable of the CSRs are 12 months after the contract award date.

The CSRs shall be delivered to the Adelphi Laboratory Center (ALC), located at 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783.

Final inspection and acceptance of all work performed, and deliverables shall occur at the place of delivery by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Final approval and acceptance of documentation required herein shall be by letter of approval and acceptance by the COR. The Contractor shall not construe any letter of acknowledgment of receipt material as a waiver of review, or as an acknowledgment that is in conformance with this PWS.

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