Special projects in electromagnetic transmissions

Added: Sep 21, 2010 8:54 am The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) conducts basic research, exploratory development, and advanced technology demonstrations in the collection, transmission, and processing of information to provide a basis for improving the conduct of military operations. NRL's current research and development efforts in computer science, networking, and communications focuses on the IT technologies necessary to provide the information superiority and distributed networked force capabilities that underlie all three Naval warfare missions: Global War On Terrorism (GWOT)/irregular warfare, homeland defense, and conventional campaign. NRL research programs span the four areas that require fundamental advances for Netcentric Warfare to proceed: improved communications and network technology; improved technology for assured computing; improved technology for information processing, discovery, integration, dissemination, and presentation; and improved technology for intelligent and autonomous systems. The contractor will be required to provide scientific, engineering, technical and analytical support for a wide range of NRL research services and activities. The Contractor will be required to support unclassified and classified tasks, with each task capable of being performed at a level up to and including Top Secret/SCI. Foreign nationals require Government approval for performance on unclassified task orders. Research support shall require on-site and offsite performance.
The requirement is hereby issued as a Full and Open Competitive requirement. A Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite Quantity type contract is anticipated with Cost Plus Fixed Fee type Delivery Orders. The anticipated period of performance in which orders may be issued is projected to be five years from date of award. The actual closing date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the solicitation when issued. NRL uses Electronic Commerce (EC) to issue Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and amendments to RFPs. Paper copies of the RFP will not be provided. Any resultant contract will be DO Rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). The Contract Specialist must receive any questions concerning the RFP no later than 7 (seven) business days before the response date of this solicitation.
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