Reconnaissance and Surveillance Payloads, Sensors, Delivery Systems and Platforms

This solicitation is for technical/cost proposals for research and development support in technologies that are applicable to Communications Relay, Electro-Optical (EO), Radio Frequency (RF), Acoustic Sensors, Manned and Unmanned Airborne Payloads, Persistent Surveillance Technologies, Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS), and Special Sensor Systems for Navy Aircraft and Manned/Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs). Technologies proposed should emphasize rapid development, Test and Experimentation (T&E), and technology insertion to the warfighter.

NAWCAD develops advanced sensors (Acoustics, EO, Radar, Magnetics, and other special sensors) and systems. The purpose of these sensors and surveillance systems is to support a variety of Aviation missions including Air-Under-Sea-Warfare (USW), Airborne Strike, Air Warfare, Counter-Air, Close Air Support and Interdiction, Defense Suppression, Electronic Attack, Naval Warfare and Amphibious Strike, and Anti-Surface Warfare. Most of the sensors will be air deployed (via manned or unmanned aircraft), but ground, surface and undersea deployable sensors will also be included when mission driven.

This BAA not only includes the sensors, sensor data processing and sensors systems, but mathematical modeling of the sensor, communication techniques between the sensors and/or platforms, interfaces, the fusion and exploitation of multi-sensor data, and any other technique to develop advanced capabilities and to reduce the cost of transitioning sensors technologies into the fleet. Furthermore, the BAA shall cover development and/or analysis of related sensors air, sea and land clutter detection models using relevant sensor data.

All interested parties should review the attached BAA document for more information.