Scientific Management Advice for Research and Technology (SMART)

Description of Services:

The scope of this work shall encompass professional services related to military space and directed energy research for: strategic and technology planning for, business, leadership and organizational development for, and integration of, space, directed energy and missile defense technology developments with Air Force Major Command needs; cooperative requirements and technology planning with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) space technology development centers; and technical analysis and management support of joint technology development programs with the Missile Defense Agency, High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office and the Operationally Responsive Space Office. The effort will encompass the planning, coordination, analysis, and evaluation of the development and/or production of systems/subsystems/technologies to meet cost, schedule and performance criteria as well as the ability to plan, analyze and evaluate research and development, engineering and technical efforts used to define total weapon system/subsystem/technology space and directed energy requirements. In addition, the services of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in the fields of space and directed energy may be required on a full time, part time, or temporary basis to review the status of ongoing programs, provide recommendations for redirection of existing or establishment of new programs and develop and/or deliver information (in the form of briefings, papers, participation in meetings, etc.) to higher level AF, DOD and other organizations. This effort will not include any physical laboratory research, testing, development, or production of any hardware or software systems/subsystems/technologies.