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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Common Sensor Radio (CSR) System and Support 06 June 2022

1. Background [REDACTED] 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 [REDACTED], 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.

Oakwood Electronics, LLC (“Oakwood”) is actively engaged in developing communication devices and technologies for unattended sensors. One notable device 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 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract is to procure CSRs from Oakwood in support of both ARL internal mission research programs and ARL customer programs. In addition, the effort will include incidental system and software development to support research, demonstrations or experiments of new capabilities, and to meet additional operational requirements as it relates to CSR technologies.

3. Requirements The ordering period of this delivery order contract will be five (5) years (60 months) from the date of award.

3.1: Build Common Sensor Radio (CSR) hardware

The Contractor shall build and deliver CSR hardware. CSR quantities, specifications, and delivery location(s) will be defined at the order level. Individual orders may be for board-only CSRs or CSRs with cases, cables, and other accessories.

The required CSR specifications are as follows:

· 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)

· 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

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

3.2: Design updates to the CSR hardware The Contractor shall design updates to the CSR hardware to improve and modernize performance metrics, reduce and/or change the form-factor, and design out any obsolete components.

3.3: Provide technical support for CSR hardware

The Contractor shall provide support as needed to repair any CSR hardware damaged during use in the field. All repairs will be coordinated with the COR prior to beginning work.

3.4: Integration support

The Contractor shall integrate the CSR with sensor systems, command and control display systems, and other communication systems as required.

3.5: Documentation support

The Contractor shall generate required documentation for purposes of fielding the CSR.

3.6: Training Training requirements are expected to last approximately seven (7) working days with the option for both virtual and in-person sessions. The target audience of the training sessions will be defined at the Order Level but expertise will be varied in nature, ranging from soldiers to members of the Scientific & Engineering (S&E) community. There are no requirements for training reports. The Contractor shall provide training on the following topics:

3.6.1 CSR Network Theory

The protocols that the CSR utilize are unique. Oakwood will provide training on the functionality of CSR; the goal is that end-users understand how the CSR operates so that they can interpret CSR output and exploit different configurations to achieve various operational trade-offs.

3.6.2 Interfacing Sensor Systems to CSR (Software and Hardware)

The CSR may interface with several different sensors (e.g., acoustic sensors, imaging sensors, and electromagnetic sensors). These systems are unique to mission requirements and, if applicable, will be defined at the Order Level. Training will include an overview of signaling protocols and hardware specifications to enable to integration of sensor systems with the CSR.

3.6.3 Mechanical and Heat Dissipation Requirements

The CSR has a number of implementation requirements with respect to mechanical implementation and heat dissipation. Training will provide an overview of these specifications and how they can be best addressed to meet the end-users’ specific applications.

3.6.4 Radio Frequency (RF) Best Practices and Avoiding Self-Interference

There are generally accepted practices for implementing RF systems that ensure proper operation and limited self-interference. The goal of the training is to review these practices specifically in the context of the CSR system.

3.7: Performance enhancements The Contractor shall develop enhancements to the CSR protocols to improve various operating parameters such as energy efficiency, throughput, bandwidth adaptability, maximum size of network, mobility, security performance, spectrum scanning capabilities, distance/position measurements, performance under network attack, user interface and network monitoring capabilities. This may include the use of Cognitive Radio techniques where appropriate.

3.8: Ultraviolet (UV) light hardware and software design

The Contractor shall develop Ultraviolet light communications hardware prototypes with the appropriate protocols. These will be for evaluation by ARL and military end-users to evaluate the utility of Ultraviolet light communications.

3.9: Hybrid Networking protocols The Contractor shall develop and refine hybrid networking protocols to enable heterogeneous networks with multiple physical layers. These physical layers may include, but are not limited to, omni-directional Radio Frequency (RF), directional RF, Ultraviolet/Visible, infrared light, and any other appropriate media. These protocols may include the use of Cognitive Radio techniques where appropriate.

3.10: Directional Networking The Contractor shall develop directional networking techniques for mesh networking to provide improved performance, especially under contested environments. The Contractor shall develop the network protocols for these directional networks. The Contractor shall develop appropriate hardware or alternatively identify and purchase Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware that can be modified for this application.

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.

ii. Access and general protection/security policy and procedures. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within Army controlled installation, facility, or area. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

iii. For contractors that do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

iv. For information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) training. All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of appointment to IA/IT functions.

5 Data Deliverables

Data deliverables will be specified in the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL), DD- 1423-1 for individual Delivery/Task Orders.

6 Inspection And Acceptance Final inspection and acceptance of all work performed, reports 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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7 Reporting

7.1 Monthly Progress, Status and Management Report:

The contractor shall provide monthly status reports of the project including status of order delivery and accomplishments.

7.2 Inventory Report

The contractor will provide updates of any inventory in the reports.

7.3 Financial Report/ Management

The contractor will provide status of financial including spend plan, invoice, and spending to date. Quarterly financial report is required from the start of the contract.

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